EXCLUSIVE: Goalhanger, the company formed by legendary England striker Gary Lineker, is looking to further expand its audio output after signing its podcast division with WME.
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EXCLUSIVE: Emma Laird has signed with CAA. She was most recently seen her star-making role in the Paramount+ series The Mayor of Kingstown starring Jeremy Renner. The first season was huge success for the streamer and was recently renewed for a second season and will go into production this fall.
Laird will next be seen opposite Tom Holland in Kornél Mundruczó’s limited series The Crowded Room for Apple TV+, written and executive produced by Akiva Goldsman..
Laird continues to be represented by Kirk Whelan-Foran at United Agents; Luke Dennerline at Unbreakable Entertainment;Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich & Gellman; and Imprint PR.
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EXCLUSIVE: Goalhanger, the company formed by legendary England striker Gary Lineker, is looking to further expand its audio output after signing its podcast division with WME.
EXCLUSIVE: Zahir McGhee has signed with CAA for representation. Additionally, the Queens creator/executive producer has extended his existing overall deal with ABC Signature for an additional two years.
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's children are growing up fast and their oldest son Kingston is now on social media, where he often shows his support for his famous parents. MORE: Blake Shelton's ex Miranda Lambert shares heartbreaking tribute after devastating family newsThe teenager follows his mom and dad on Instagram and has even appeared in videos at home with his musician father - revealing their close bond in the process. The Bush frontman often shares his thoughts and feelings on social media and memorably penned a touching message to his fans at the beginning of the year, when he reflected on life after the pandemic.
Following the massive success of the nostalgia-driven “Spider-Man: No Way Home”—$1.9 billion at the global box office, surpassing all previous ‘Spider-Man’ film outings even without playing in China—Sony is looking to swing Spidey back into theaters. Yesterday, the studio announced late last night via Twitter (see below) that “Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version” will hit theaters in the U.S.
K.J. Yossman 101 Studios, the company behind series including “Yellowstone” and “Mayor of Kingstown,” has inked a first-look deal with PZAJ, Variety can exclusively reveal.PZAJ, a global film and television production label formed by Phillip Glasser, Jason Brown, and Ash Greyson, is owned by Nasdaq-listed Vinco Ventures Inc. Vinco Ventures is currently merging with Zash Global Media.Already in development under the new partnership are a feature film adaptation of LA Times columnist Bill Plaschke’s “Paradise Found,” a story about a small California town ravaged by fires that finds new hope in a football team that rises from the ashes of the devastation.
-- it's returning to theaters with an extended cut.Sony announced on Friday that it's releasing ahead of Labor Day weekend.
Following the massive success of the nostalgia-driven “Spider-Man: No Way Home”—$1.9 billion at the global box office, surpassing all previous ‘Spider-Man’ film outings even without playing in China—Sony is looking to swing Spidey back into theaters. Yesterday, the studio announced late last night via Twitter (see below) that “Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version” will hit theaters in the U.S.
Sony Pictures announced that “Spider-Man: No Way Home — The More Fun Stuff Version,” a cut of the December 2021 Marvel film with added and extended scenes, will hit theaters over Labor Day Weekend.The news came Friday evening in celebration of 60 years of the Spider-Man comic book character and 20 years of Spider-Man films, along with a teaser featuring a clip from the movie where Tom Holland and previous “Spider-Man” actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield unite.“This is so cool.
social media platforms in honor of the 60th anniversary of Spider-Man’s comic book debut, as well as a celebration of the two decades of Spider-Man movies (the first Sam Raimi-helmed “Spider-Man” premiered May 3, 2002). In a clip no longer than 15 seconds, stars of the latest Marvel and Sony production — Tobey Maguire, Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield — teased the extended cut by fighting over who the real Spider-Man is.
Jordan Moreau Even superheroes have to pass their driver’s ed classes, and nobody in the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels that more than “Ms. Marvel” herself, Kamala Khan.Played by 19-year-old Iman Vellani, Kamala learns how to control her mysterious, energy-projection powers while balancing the challenges of high school guidance counselors and traditional parents who won’t let her stay out too late.
Award-winning writer and producer Sarah Treem has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.
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Angelique Jackson Lamorne Morris has signed with CAA for representation.Best known for starring as Winston on the hit Fox comedy “New Girl” opposite Zooey Deschanel, Morris currently leads the hybrid live-action and animated series “Woke.” The second season of the Hulu series premiered in April and followed the aftermath of Morris’ cartoonist character Keef Knight being thrust into the spotlight after standing up against the white police officer who had racially profiled and assaulted him in the series premiere. The eight new episodes explored how Keef, an apolitical artist-turned-activist, grappled with the responsibility of gaining a following.“The question for Keef this season is, what else can you do? Are you a one-trick pony?” Morris told Variety TV business writer Jennifer Maas ahead of the season’s launch.
EXCLUSIVE: Maria Shriver has signed with CAA for representation. The agency will now help to identify opportunities for the Peabody and multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist, and for her company Shriver Media, through unscripted and scripted television content, film, summits—like her recent Sounds True collaboration, Radically Reframing Aging—and podcasting. CAA will also pursue opportunities in the publishing space for her digital outlet The Sunday Paper and her Penguin Random House imprint The Open Field, while repping Shriver for speaking engagements.
Lifetime;s Buried in Barstow is just the first in a series of movies, the network confirmed.
When Are the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards?This year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards and Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED will take place Sunday, June 5 starting at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, with both ceremonies airing during one epic telecast.Will the MTV Movie & TV Awards aBe Streaming?The MTV Movie & TV Awards will be streaming live on Paramount+, for which you can get a weeklong free trial.
This week’s panel discussion featured Michael Shellenberger, a California gubernatorial candidate, cofounder of the California Peace Coalition, and author of San Fransicko: W,hy Progressives Ruin Cities; and Douglas Murray, columnist for the New York Post and The Sun, and author of War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason.
EXCLUSIVE: Interdisciplinary artist Josh Nelson Youssef has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.
EXCLUSIVE: Range Media Partners has signed rising star Monica Barbaro, who is currently starring as Lt. Natasha ‘Phoenix’ Trace in Paramount’s massive hit sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. The follow-up to the original 1985 film has received rave reviews and a coveted A+ Cinemascore since debuting at Cinemacon and following a robust global rollout including premieres in Cannes, San Diego, London, Mexico and Japan. The film smashed Memorial Day opening records with $156m domestic and a WW cume currently over $300m.
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed actor-producer Katherine Heigl (Firefly Lane) for representation.