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20.06.2022 - 20:09 / variety.com
Emily Longeretta It’s no secret that during 2020, many networks and streaming services leaned hard into nostalgia. Everyone was watching old feel-good movies and TV show reruns; famous casts were getting back together over Zoom for reunion specials that made people feel warm and fuzzy when the world was anything but.
However, it’s a method that MTV’s “The Challenge,” produced by Bunim/Murray Prods., has been using for decades.The whole premise of the reality competition series, which debuted in 1998, is about bringing back stars from past shows. Originally former “The Real World” and “Road Rules” cast members competed for a cash prize, but that has now expanded to include alumni from “Are You the One?,” “Big Brother,” “Survivor” and many more.
In fact, over the 37 seasons, 27 outside franchises from around the globe have been incorporated. Season 37, titled “The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies,” expanded that even further, featuring international players from 17 countries, including Germany, Turkey, Romania, Spain and Nigeria.
The group competed in Croatia, one of 27 countries the show has filmed in over the past 23 years. The season went on to air in more than 190 countries.“English is a second language to some of these new casts and we feel grateful that these new faces are willing to come and join us — knowing how tough the game is when English is your native tongue,” says casting director Skye Topic.
“Logistically, getting them all to location is incredibly complex. It’s a massive task.”Logistics aren’t easy, especially for such a busy crew: The team filmed four seasons between 2020 and 2021 — two seasons of the flagship series and two seasons of “All Stars.” Plus, for Season 37, Bunim/Murray stepped up the game’s
.A major change to National Insurance (NI) payments comes into force today which will boost the pay packets of workers across the UK. From Wednesday, July 6, the threshold at which people make NI contributions will increase.
$43 million merger that formed Warner Bros. Discovery in April 2022, the company is cutting costs by adjusting its strategy for HBO Max in parts of Europe.
Job cuts are expected at HBO Max Europe following a major strategic review that will see development of local originals halted in the Nordics and Central Europe.
With prices continuing to rise for food across the UK, shoppers are trying their best to find the cheapest deals possible at supermarkets like ASDA, Aldi, Iceland, Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. But shoppers have been horrified to find packets of butter for an eye-watering cost at one supermarket.
Manori Ravindran International EditorWarner Bros. Discovery’s post-merger growing pains and an eye-watering $3 billion cost-savings target are hitting its programming strategy in Europe, Variety can reveal.As the media conglomerate looks to recalibrate its streaming priorities, it will no longer produce originals for HBO Max in the Nordics (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland), Central Europe, the Netherlands and Turkey, and will also remove some content from its platform in order to free up licensing deals elsewhere.In a statement shared with Variety, a spokesperson for Warner Bros.
Guy Lodge Film CriticEven upon its release 52 years ago, Lionel Jeffries’ adaptation of “The Railway Children” was something of a throwback: a kindly, low-conflict family entertainment, faithfully drawn from E. Nesbit’s 1905 children’s novel, that hearkened back to an Edwardian-era England of steam trains, rolling green fields and close-knit village communities.
Greta Thunberg being read by young actors. Also among the winners was 11-year-old Alex Ribes Cooke from Edinburgh, who won Best Animation Ages 11 and Under for his animation The Lonely Polar Bear.
Love Island fans are predicting a major twist to the show as Casa Amor is set to return next week - with as many as seven contestants set to head back to Mallorca. Producers have got fans in a speculation frenzy, with certain former Love Island stars believed to be holidaying in Mallorca at the moment - and viewers are convinced it's more than just a coincidence.
Sugababes will be coming to Manchester as part of their huge UK reunion tour. Fans will be able to see the original lineup of the band at the O2 Apollo later this year.
Jessica Chastain wears a bright pink mini dress on her way to the Finch & Partners dinner event held at Chiltern Firehouse on Tuesday night (June 21) in London, England.
Emily Longeretta MTV has greenlit “The Challenge” for seasons 38 and 39, Variety exclusively confirms. T.J.
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The stars of Teen Wolf are back together again!
Naman Ramachandran Streamer Paramount+ is set to make a splash at its U.K. launch in London on June 20, with a galaxy of stars from its original shows set to feature at the hot ticket event. Graham Norton (Paramount+’s “Queen of the Universe”) will host the event which will feature stars from Paramount’s series and films including Gillian Anderson, Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer (“The First Lady”); Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon (“George & Tammy”); Miranda Cosgrove (“iCarly”); Kevin Costner and Kelly Reilly (“Yellowstone”); Tawny Cypress and Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”); Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris and Bill Nighy (“The Man Who Fell To Earth”); Joey Essex, Chloe Ferry, Bethan Kershaw and James Tindale (“All Star Shore”); Matthew Goode and Juno Temple (“The Offer”); Shelley Hennig, Tyler Hoechlin, Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed and Holland Roden (“Teen Wolf”); Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (“1883”); Sonequa Martin-Green (“Star Trek Discovery”); Natascha McElhone and Pablo Schreiber (“Halo”); Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek Prodigy); David Oyelowo (“Bass Reeves”); and Sylvester Stallone (“Tulsa King”).