Listen: ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Star Jane Levy Names the Singer She’d Love to Cover in Season 2

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorOne would assume that the powers that be at Disney and Marvel have approached Charlize Theron about joining the MCU.But no, Theron says, she hasn’t heard a peep. “I swear to God.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMatt Bomer already knew Derek Simonds, the creator and showrunner of “The Sinner,” before being approached about starring in the third season of the USA Network series.“I had met with Derek years ago when he was involved in ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ and we’d hit it off creatively and had a great conversation,” Bomer, 42, says from his home in Los Angeles during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorShortly after Shira Haas auditioned for “Unorthodox,” she visited her grandmother, who is in her 90s and was in the hospital at the time.“She gave me a ring, and she told me that this one will give me luck, and that she really hopes that I will get this role, and she feels that I’m going to get it,” the Israeli actor says during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “This was kind of like

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorTogether, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner make up more than half-century of romantic partnership and comedy gold. Their work together — Tomlin, the legendary actress and sketch comedian, and Wagner, the writer who has penned most of Tomlin’s famous characters, comedy albums and television specials — has shaped a specific, irreplicable canon in American social commentary.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorBetty Gilpin insists she doesn’t know exactly what’s going happen during the fourth and final season of “Glow.” The Netflix series had started production on the season when the coronavirus pandemic hit.“I know generally what’s going to happen,” Gilpin, who has earned two Emmy nominations for work as Debbie Eagan on the show, says during an appearance on Thursday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “We were about

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHenry Cavill admits he thought about easing up on his workout regime in quarantine.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhen Darren Criss was filming “Hollywood,” he was also shooting his Quibi series “Royalties” and traveling to Las Vegas for a series of concerts he was headlining with Steve Aoki.“There was, like, a Sprinter van with an editing bay in it that would come to set on ‘Hollywood,’ to where I’d be shooting a scene on ‘Hollywood,’ and then I would go edit music videos in the van for like 20 minutes on my break and then go back to shooting

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorFor Diane Guerrero, taking on the role of Crazy Jane in HBO Max’s “Doom Patrol” isn’t as easy as just playing a kooky character from a comic book series. Jane actually has 64 personalities, the result of childhood sexual trauma.“It’s like, ‘Of course I’m doing this role.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMark Duplass is a man of many hats — he’s a writer, director, producer and actor.

was renewed for a second season on June 11, Jane Levy — who plays the titular heroine on NBC’s breakout musical comedy — felt a wide range of emotions. There was gratitude and excitement, of course, in returning to a character and a job she cherished.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMandy Moore insists she doesn’t know the complete history of Rebecca Pearson and Miguel Rivas’ relationship on “This Is Us.”“I know as much as the audience knows at this point — Rebecca and Miguel were in each other’s lives,” Moore, who earned an Emmy nomination last year for her work as Rebecca, says on Tuesday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.”“I think she particularly leaned on him a little heavier,” she

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPriyanka Chopra Jonas remembers when she was a teenager watching Sarah Michelle Gellar in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” in her native India — and later, when she moved to the U.S. for high school.“I was like, ‘That’s who I want to be,’” Chopra Jonas, 37, tells Variety.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIf exposing his life in the semi-autobiographical ABC comedy “Black-ish” wasn’t enough, Kenya Barris now plays a fictionalized version of himself in “#BlackAF.” The Netflix series — the first project under the $100 million overall deal that Barris signed with the streamer in August 2018 — is a satirical look at himself, his family (series co-producer Rashida Jones plays his wife) and his career.

Mae Whitman and Jane Levy, who met via mutual friends on a night out at Los Feliz mainstay the Dresden, have shared many adventures as best friends of eight years, and in February they became neighbors (on NBC's Sunday night lineup, that is) as Levy's musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist led into the third-season premiere of Whitman's Good Girls.

Stevie Wong In the musical dramedy fantasy Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, lead actress Jane Levy took on the principal role of Zoey, a young computer programmer who discovers she not only has the ability to hear people’s innermost thoughts, but that, even more surprisingly, they come to her through the medium of song and dance. Premiering during the winter, the show quickly gained many passionate followers who were looking for a bit of heartfelt escapism during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorZoë Kravtiz wasn’t exactly jumping at the chance to star in Hulu’s “High Fidelity” reboot.“’Oh no, please don’t,’” she recalls about her first reaction to the pitch. “Genuinely, that was the first thing that went through my mind.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPaul Mescal remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when he found out he secured the lead role of Connell in Hulu’s “Normal People.”He was participating in a play workshop in London when he missed a call from his agent. “I was like, ‘Oh God, Christ Almighty,’ he recalled during the Variety Virtual TV Fest.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorBest known for playing Captain Boomerang in “Suicide Squad,” Jai Courtney first gained attention in 2010 portraying Varro on Starz’s “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” Since then, the Aussie actor has appeared in “Jack Reacher” and “A Good Day to Die Hard,” followed by “Divergent” and its sequel, “Insurgent.” He’ll next be seen in “Stateless” as Cam Sanford, a guard at an immigration detention center in the Australian desert.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorShooting Candy’s funeral scene on season two of “Pose” resonated in many ways with the cast and crew.Candy, played by Angelica Ross, was murdered by a john in a seedy motel room during the season’s fourth episode.Her funeral was filmed the same day the cast found out that a 23-year-old Black trans woman named Muhlaysia Booker was shot and killed in Dallas a month after cellphone footage showing a group of men attacking her made national

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMiley Cyrus was one of the first celebrities to adapt to the new COVID-19 world order. Not long after stay-at-home rules were implemented, the singer-actor launched “Bright Minded,” a talk show on Instagram Live with a guest list that has included Elton John, Demi Lovato, Kerry Washington and Selena Gomez.