AMC unveiled a fresh sneak peek Thursday of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, the latest Dead spinoff that features Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprising their roles as Rick and Michonne.
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Terry Flores The Italian premiere of Illumination and Universal Pictures’ upcoming animated feature “Migration” rounds out the lineup for this year’s VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy. The conference, which brings together top industry professionals, thought leaders and enthusiasts to celebrate the latest achievements in animation, VFX and games, runs from Oct. 15 through Oct.
20. “Migration” director Benjamin Renner will offer a presentation on the making of the film, which follows the Mallard family on a surprising journey outside of their New England home. Lending their voices to the project are Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Carol Kane and Danny DeVito.
The film opens in the U.S. on Dec. 22.
“It is an honor to welcome Benjamin Renner to our live stage at VIEW Conference 2023,” says conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez. “This Italian premiere event will give our global audience an exclusive preview of this highly anticipated movie, which enjoys its theatrical release this coming holiday season. ‘Migration’ looks incredible, and I cannot wait to hear what Benjamin has to say about the creative journey he went on to bring it to the screen.” Renner is among a number of speakers scheduled to appear in person at the conference, which in recent years has been a hybrid of in-person and virtual sessions.
Among those appearing in person are Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, directors of the Netflix animated film “Nimona,” who will be joined by ND Stevenson, the creator of the graphic novel upon which the film is based. Joaquim Dos Santos, who directed “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” along with Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, will also be presenting.
AMC unveiled a fresh sneak peek Thursday of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, the latest Dead spinoff that features Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprising their roles as Rick and Michonne.
wcinkala pmc-editorial-manager For the first time, Variety will host an Interview Studio during Advertising Week featuring three days of programmed interviews with marketing leaders in the industry presented by Canva. The studio will take place from October 17-19 featuring conversations with marketing veterans participating alongside new marketing leaders.
Attorneys for Daystar Peterson (Tory Lanez) have filed a motion for his release on bail pending the appeal of his sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. It’s the second such motion submitted by his defense team since Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Herriford sentenced him in early August to 10 years in prison.
Manchester United managed to do something they'd never done before in the Premier League era during their stunning win over Brentford.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Animated feature directors of “Elemental,” “Nimona,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” and “Trolls Band Together” will attend the second annual “Sketch to Screen: Top Animated Contenders” panel at SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Hosted by Clayton Davis, senior awards editor for Variety, the panel will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Politico that the governor has not placed any limitations or preconditions on Butler, meaning she could potentially enter the race and run for a full six-year term next year. The primary is in March, with the top two “runoff” in November.
Liza Foreman SAN SEBASTIAN — Legendary Spanish writer-director Victor Erice received a standing ovation from a packed press conference on Friday, ahead of receiving the festival’s Donostia Award tonight. The award ceremony for San Sebastian’s accolade for career achievement follows on from the San Sebastian screening this morning of his first feature film in 30 years, “Close Your Eyes,” which, already pre-sold to France’s Haut et Court, world premiered in Cannes Premiere in May with the Basque director notably absent. “Close Your Eyes” sparked highly positive reviews.
BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical will have its world premiere production in Chicago at the end of the year and full casting has been announced!
A Married At First Sight UK couple has been labelled "the perfect match" by viewers "with instant chemistry" after they tied the knot. Fans of the hit Channel 4 show were delighted on Monday, 25 September as two new couples said "I do" after meeting for the first time at the altar. While we've already seen a fair share of awkward encounters in this series, Shona Manderson and Brad Skelly seemed to hit it off from the moment they met.
Selome Hailu After three years of anticipation and two renewals for extra seasons before audiences even got to see the show, Dan Harmon’s adult animated comedy “Krapopolis” finally arrived with two episodes on Fox on Sunday night, bringing a solid audience with it. An average 3.6 million viewers tuned in to the first episode of “Krapopolis” on Sunday night, according to Live + Same Day data from Nielsen.
EXCLUSIVE: A new take on the classic Hollywood Squares game show is headed to VH1. The network has teamed with Jesse Collins Entertainment and Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat on Celebrity Squares, a modern twist on the classic game show format featuring Black pop culture trivia.
Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions have revealed the full cast for the world premiere of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a live stage show that’s based on the Netflix hit.
Fans of Married At First Sight UK were rooting for Ella and Nathanial after they met for the first time at the altar on the second episode of the show, which aired on Tuesday, 19 September - before a surprising preview for tomorrow night's show left them shocked. Ella, is trans (someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth), and Nathanial identifies as pansexual (attracted to people of all genders).The pair certainly made for a stunning couple as they exchanged vows in front of their family and friends, with Ella breaking down as she spoke hers, as Nathanial encouraged her to get through it in an adorable moment for the show.
Olivia Rodrigo has cancelled her publicity tour in Australia days before it kicks off due to “unforeseen circumstances”.The pop star was due to host a Q&A with fans on September 22. She was also booked for a number of media interviews in promotion of her new album ‘Guts‘.A spokesperson from Universal Music Australia said [via MusicNews]: “Olivia is devastated that she won’t be able to make it, however she’s so excited to see her Australian Livies [fans] in 2024.”Rodrigo recently announced her ‘Guts World Tour’ for next year, which opens in Palm Springs, California on February 23, 2024.The singer-songwriter was set on a promo tour of Australia following her record-breaking success in the country.
Katy Perry just made a massive music deal.
It’s odd to think that there once existed a time when the mere idea of women participating in a World Cup match was, to say the least, seen by some as farfetched; indeed, as the 1960s faded into a new decade, women who wanted to play professional football weren’t just frowned upon, it was not allowed. One would think that a somewhat secretive World Cup featuring team rosters that were 100% female taking place at this time would make enough of a sound that history would look back upon such an event with the sort of reverence generally reserved for the most outstanding achievements in the world of sports.
Manchester City have sold out of every ticket they have offered up for all 19 Premier League home games this season.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Southern California Public Radio president/CEO Herb Scannell has announced his plans to retire after four years at the organization, which operates KPCC-FM (“LAist 89.3”), LAist.com and LAist Studios. Scannell, the Nickelodeon vet who later ran BBC Worldwide North America and Mitú, will remain in the role until a new successor is named. The SCPR board has started a search for Scannell’s replacement.
The San Sebastian Film Festival has issued a statement standing by its decision to screen a film about Josu Urrutikoetxea, the former leader of the Basque separatist militant group ETA.
Clean, green Switzerland, land of chocolate, cuckoo clocks and direct democracy, is revealed to have a history of racial abuse as ugly as any other in Giorgio Diritti’s rolling epic Lubo, showing in competition at the Venice Film Festival. German actor Franz Rogowski plays the title character, a street performer and paterfamilias who is part of Switzerland’s community of Jenisch, a nomadic people originating in Germany. Lubo’s story is a dramatically terrible one – his wife is killed in a spat with heavy-handed police and his children are taken away, all while he is being marched off to serve time in the army – but it speaks to the truth.