Leslie Odom Jr. on playing soul legend Sam Cooke: “I’ve been a fan my whole life”

Clayton Davis One of the big awards season question marks has been answered. Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” will campaign Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Malcolm X in the period drama and Eli Goree, who plays Cassius Clay, in the best actor race.

The music video for “Love Me Like You Hate Me” by Rainford begins with an extended short-film and an artful sex scene between Margaret Qualley and Shia LaBeouf. The film is formatted with a split-screen portraying their relationship at different stages, as what begins as an exciting new romance approaches the brink of expiration and love turns to fear, turns to heartbreak.

urged fans to boycott Love’s version of the Beach Boys after they chose to perform at an annual convention for Safari Club International, an organization that supports trophy hunting.

John Legend has spoken out following the loss of pregnancy suffered by his wife Chrissy Teigen late last month. The formel model announced on Twitter on Sept.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSecuring Endeavor Content to represent a second season of a cross-cultural fantasy rom-com four years after the show’s debut was good news for “Dramaworld” and its producer, Korean-American company Third Culture Content.So, too, was the attachment of major talent, including Daniel Dae Kim, Henry Lau, and feted Korean actor Ha Ji-won (“Secret Garden,” “Duelist”).But, arguably, the greater triumph was managing to produce the show this spring.

This week, viewers have been treated to blasts from the past in Love Island: What Happened Next with former contestants returning to divulge what they've been up to since leaving the villa. On Wednesday night's episode, viewers caught up with the villa inhabitants from series three and series four.

Arguably the biggest group in the world, BTS, took over the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

One lucky new homeowner can recreate the iconic pool scenes from “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”.

One Night in Miami made its world premiere in Venice. King’s feature directorial debut is an adaptation of the Kemp Powers play of the same name, which follows Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown through a night of celebration, conflict, fellowship, and moral and political epiphany after Clay defeats Sonny Liston to claim the world heavyweight boxing championship title.Weeks later, King accepted her fourth prime-time Emmy for playing Sister Night, a.k.a.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorHanWay Films is launching international sales on multi-Grammy Award-nominee Sia’s feature directorial debut Music.The film stars Golden Globe-winner Kate Hudson (Almost Famous), Tony-winner Leslie Odom Jr.(Hamilton), and Sia-protégé Maddie Ziegler (West Side Story).Hudson plays Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, who suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music (Ziegler, a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThanks, but no thanks, San Francisco Mayor London Breed.While San Francisco County gave the go-ahead for movie theaters to reopen today, members of the National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada have agreed unanimously to remain closed in the City by the Bay.Why? San Francisco’s current ban on movie concessions “makes it economically impossible for our members to reopen and significantly limits the moviegoing experience

Will Thorne Staff WriterLeslie Jordan is reaching for his sponge and rubber gloves.The legendary TV actor has signed on to host “Squeaky Clean,” a cleaning competition series in the pipeline at Quibi, Variety has learned exclusively.“Squeaky Clean” will pit three cleaning-obsessed contestants against each other in two competitive rounds – “Quick Scrub” and “The Big Clean” – from shiniest floor in studio competition history.

Jennifer Lawrence wears a mask while stepping out with husband Cooke Maroney on Monday (October 5) in New York City.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.