Beauty and the Beast, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Cinderella, Aladdin, and The Lion King are just a few Disney classics that have gotten updates. So what’s left for the company to reimagine? The Little Mermaid, of course.
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Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentTo celebrate Variety’s 115th anniversary, we went to the archives to see how some of Hollywood’s biggest stars first landed in the pages of our magazine. Read more from the archives here.Eight years before “Hamilton” became a Broadway (and worldwide) phenomenon, Variety wrote about that musical’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda on Feb.
Beauty and the Beast, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Cinderella, Aladdin, and The Lion King are just a few Disney classics that have gotten updates. So what’s left for the company to reimagine? The Little Mermaid, of course.
Beyonce is sharing a special look into her life with three children.
Guy Lodge Film CriticAfter “Hamilton” made an earwormy global phenomenon from the life story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, no chapter of history can be declared too dour for spangly, heart-on-sleeve musical treatment — though the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 is still a pretty unlikely candidate.
Sally Dynevor and Nina Wadia are among the celebrities who have been honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. The seven-time Formula One world title winner is to become Sir Lewis Hamilton after being awarded knighthood.
Deserving Britons across the UK have been named to the annual New-Year Honours list, published today as part of the British honors system.
Will Thorne Staff WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the second season finale of “His Dark Materials.”Fans of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, Lin-Manuel Miranda included, have known all along that Lee Scoresby was sailing his balloon towards certain death.
José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” has been given a star-studded music video to celebrate its 50-year anniversary.
Hamilton Accies: Fulton (Gourlay 62); Stirling, Martin, Easton (Hamilton 86); Hodson, Odoffin, Hughes (Johnson 62), McMann; Munro, Mimnaugh; Moyo (Winter 66). Subs: Scully, Trafford, Stanger, Owolabi Livingston: Stryjek; Devlin, Fitzwater, Guthrie, Serrano; Sibbald, Holt; Mullin, Pittman, Forrest (Emmanuel-Thomas 77); Robinson.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHBO Max is streaming “Wonder Woman,” the iconic ’70s TV series starring Lynda Carter in the title superhero role — all 60 episodes of the live-action show — starting Wednesday, Dec. 23.The nostalgia trip is designed to get fans geared up for the Christmas Day premiere of “Wonder Woman 1984,” starring Gal Gadot, being released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max (at noon ET on Dec.
Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentThe entertainment industry had been under fire for irresponsible depictions of violence from the early days, including 1930s gangster movies and the glut of 1950s TV Westerns.
Leslie Odom Jr. was devastated to lose out on a role in The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Lin-Manuel Miranda To make sense of all that has transpired in 2020 and what it portends for the media and entertainment sectors going forward, Variety spoke with a cross section of industry leaders about the broad theme of change. For more, click here.The loss to the theater community is already incalculable.
Pearl Jam song as part of a political awareness campaign.The Hamilton creator and His Dark Materials star said in a statement that Pearl Jam’s music “has made an impact on me since I was a teenager”.
Angelique Jackson Captain America is going “to infinity and beyond!” Chris Evans is set to voice the animated superhero Buzz Lightyear in an all-new animated film due in theaters on June 17, 2022, Pixar’s Pete Docter announced on Thursday during Disney Investor Day.The animated pic is billed as the “definitive story of the original Buzz Lightyear,” voiced by Tim Allen in four “Toy Story” films, from 1995 to 2019.Blasting into theaters June 17, 2022, Lightyear is the definitive story of the
irected by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith as co-director and writer. The film is set for release in November.This Fall, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new film Encanto takes you to Colombia, where a magical family live in a magical home.