Inside The Shifting Theatrical Release Dates: How Studios Changed Up The Movie Calendar As WGA Strike Clocks 100 Days

William Earl Variety is adding to its video team. The industry’s leading entertainment publication has hired Ethan Bellows, a veteran video producer with a strong background in digital storytelling, as the head of production. Bellows, who spent a decade at Entertainment Weekly as a senior producer, will be overseeing video coverage for Variety‘s live events as well as producing the magazine’s biggest video series such as Directors on Directors, which last year featured everyone from James Cameron to Ryan Coogler to Taylor Swift.

Charlize Theron opened up about the one thing you won’t see her offer to do for a role again.

Laura Muir qualified for the women's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, having finished in second place in her 1500m heat. The 30 year old middle and long distance runner clocked four minutes 03.50 seconds, with Sifan Hassan, representing the Netherlands, just seconds in front of her. Laura, who is the Great Britain captain, qualified for Sunday's final alongside Great Britain's Katie Snowden and Melissa Courtney-Bryant.

Neon’s re-release of Park Chan-Wook’s 2003 Oldboy grossed an estimated $495k on 250 screens this weekend for a total cume of $880k over five days. It’s set to cross the $1 million in its first week back – surpassing a cumulative North American gross of $707k with original distributor Metro Tartan Film. The classic revenge thriller came out in 2003 and was released Stateside in 2005. It was the first South Korean film to win the Grand Prix in Cannes in 2004 and took in $15 million worldwide.

teaser trailer for the docuseries entitled “Heart of Invictus” dropped Wednesday and will premiere on the streamer on Aug. 30.The sporting games were founded in 2014 by the Duke of Sussex, 38, as an Olympic-style tournament for injured men and women who served in the armed forces.The show will involve the royal meeting with different players, as well as interviews with wounded participants who want to share their inspirational stories.“The Games doesn’t focus on what causes the injury but really about the recovery and how to be part of a community again,” Harry said in the teaser.“Everyone is going to struggle at some point,” he went on.In the clip, footage of Harry speaking during a previous Invictus Games’ opening ceremony is shown.Shots of veterans talking about their service and the pain from their ailments are also featured.

Ethan Shanfeld Ryan Knapp woke up before sunrise one morning in July and left his home in northern New Hampshire at 5:30 a.m. to catch a movie. It wasn’t just any day at the cinema.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses several major plot developments in the feature film “Red, White & Royal Blue,” currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, as well as the novel it’s based on. Over this past weekend, certain corners of the internet were hyperventilating with excitement over the release of “Red, White & Royal Blue,” the romantic comedy about how Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the First Son of the United States, and Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine), third in line to the British throne, transform from enemies to friends to lovers.

Red, White & Royal Blue, the new Prime Video rom-com starring Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine, is a retelling of a queer love story that was first told by novelist Casey McQuiston.

Things got a little chilly at Bravo with the trailer drop of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 4. The network revealed that the show will be premiering on Tuesday, September 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with episodes available the next day on Peacock. Watch a preview of the new season in the video posted above.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is heading into the quarterfinals in Australia and New Zealand. After the dramatic Round of 16, the World Cup is down to its final eight nations. Spain, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, England, France, Colombia and Australia — which is the host for this year’s tournament alongside New Zealand — are competing for the coveted FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy.

Terry Dubrow is opening up about his frightening experience suffering from a ministroke, and how his wife, 's Heather Dubrow, managed to save his life.Terry spoke with ET's Brice Sander on Wednesday and reflected on what exactly led to the moment he began suffering from a transient ischemic attack, which is known as a TIA.«So we were at the Ivy, my favorite restaurant, the place actually that Heather and I met, and where we have all of our wedding anniversaries, and we're there with my son [Nicholas]» the star said, recalling how he began to have trouble speaking during the dinner — much to the fear and confusion of those with him, including his very concerned wife.«I looked at her and I said, 'What? what is wrong with you?' And she stands up and she looks at Nicky and says, 'Call 9-1-1.' I said, 'Do not call 9-1-1!' And within, I don't know, a minute, it was already over,» Terry said. «And so we got into an argument.

Seattle on Aug. 12-13, you picked the right weekend to be in the Emerald City.Over those two days, the annual Day In Day Out Festival will swoop into the Fisher Pavilion and bring along some of the biggest names in music to celebrate the occasion.Just a few of the stars set to take the stages at this year’s festivities include Bon Iver, Leon Bridges, Dominic Fike, Willow and Yaeji.Alex G, BadBadNotGood, Ethel Cain, Surf Curse and Indigo De Souza are on the lineup too.Plus, as an added bonus, Explosions in the Sky will perform their seminal 2003 “The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place” album in its entirety.And if you need last-minute tickets to the multi-day indie extravaganza, we’re here to help.At the time of publication, our team found two-day general admission passes going for as low as $220 before fees on Vivid Seats.Looking for a few more details before making definitive weekend plans?In that case, here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Day In Day Out Festival.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all ticket types — from general admission to VIP — for the 2023 Day In Day Out Festival can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Last week Billy Ray frightened everyone with the disruptive potential of AI by interviewing the technology and having it respond in the familiar voices of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. In his Week 14 outing, Ray pivots. On a day when the WGA and AMPTP plan to return to the bargaining table just short of the 100 days it took to settle the last strike, Ray explores ways that both sides can find common ground in a future that nurtures an ecosystem that will perpetuate and reward creative growth, leading to a renaissance that will be profitable for all. He’s got a killer panel to parse the issue, three guests who have had outsized success in their domains: The Matrix series co-director Lilly Wachowski, The Last of Us and Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin, and Blumhouse principal Jason Blum, whose trajectory came from an inventive formula that involves transparency, and artists who bet on themselves and share mightily in success. It’s an electric exchange of ideas to heal the rifts between artists and commerce-minded studios, one that might have then rowing in the same directing, toward better and more imaginative film and TV.

premieres on August 11. Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Casey McQuinston, the romantic comedy follows a complicated and unexpected journey from distain to friendship to love.You won't want to miss this entertaining rom-com that's perfect for movie night when it comes to Prime Video on August 11. To watch, you'll just need an Amazon Prime membership or a membership to Prime Video.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Paul Reubens, who died July 30 after a six-year battle with cancer, is a pop-culture figure so entwined with the character that catapulted him into international fame that it can be hard to separate the two.

Fans of The Notebook and Broadway have something to celebrate: A musical based on the Nicholas Sparks love story is set to premiere in 2024!

Devo‘s Mark Mothersbaugh has paid tribute to the late Paul Reubens, saying that creating the music for Pee-wee’s Playhouse and the 2016 movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday “changed the trajectory of his career”.Reubens died on July 30 at the age of 70 after privately suffering from cancer.“He always had a good personality and a good heart,” Mothersbaugh told Yahoo Music. “It’s just shocking and sad that he’s gone.” He admitted that he had no idea that Reubens had been diagnosed with cancer, adding, “We’d even been talking about working on an animated version of Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”Mothersbaugh and Reubens met at the comedy improv theatre the Groundlings when Mothersbaugh was dating founding member Laraine Newman (who was also part of the original Saturday Night Live cast).

A writer from The Witcher is facing backlash online.

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has set a September 28th nationwide theatrical release date for The Kill Room, the darkly comedic thriller from Yale Entertainment (Bucky F*cking Dent, Parachute) that marks the first reteam for Pulp Fiction stars Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson in decades.

Catherine Tyldesley's latest sensational appearance has left fans floored as the former Coronation Street showed her 'divine beauty' in a string of black and white snaps. Fans best know the actress for appearing in the ITV soap but she couldn't have looked further from her days on the cobbles.