National Amusements Confirms Cyberattack; Paramount & CBS Parent Says 82,000 People Affected

Ryan Gosling hit the red carpet ahead of receiving his big award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Heyday Films’ Wonka continues its sweet run, crossing the $500M mark globally this weekend. The worldwide cume through Sunday is $505.3M including $329.1M from the international box office and with Korea, which has a fondness for Hollywood musicals, still to release at the end of the month.

Valerie Wu Intern A film adaptation of R.L. Stine’s 1992 “Fear Street” novel “The Prom Queen” is in development at Netflix, the author himself reports.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime Video Southeast Asia is cutting its originals team in Singapore and moving to a “leaner operating model,” as part of the globe wave of redundancies announced earlier this week.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Tom Cruise may be headed back to the danger zone. Paramount has tapped “Top Gun: Maverick” co-writer Ehren Kruger to work on a script for a sequel to the action blockbuster, according to Puck. The studio is also reportedly hoping that “Top Gun: Maverick”director Joe Kosinski will get back into the cockpit for another installment in the series, which would potentially see Cruise’s younger co-stars Miles Tiller and Glen Powell return for more high-altitude excitement.

As awards season switches up a gear, with the handing out of the Golden Globes and the publication of the Bafta shortlists, one major title stands out in the International categories of both: Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall. It would be a reasonable bet for the Oscar win in any year — if it were actually eligible. In lieu of Triet’s film, which fell well within Academy rules in terms of the amount of English spoken, the French selection panel opted instead for period gourmet drama The Taste of Things to do battle for the country’s honor, a move that is sure to cause a lot of confusion in the coming weeks.

Globally, including most everywhere overseas, 2023 box office was led by a mix of Barbie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Oppenheimer, curious bedfellows who nevertheless proved that cultural phenomena can come in different forms and set turnstiles spinning.

A family home has gone up for sale for a bargain price of just £10,000 - but it is in such a sorry state that interested buyers aren't allowed inside. The three-bed semi-detached property sits on a corner plot and boasts plenty of space, as well as a large wrap-around garden.

Valerie Wu Intern “Barbie” and “Shang-Chi” actor Simu Liu will host the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, which honors crowd favorites across entertainment. Hosted at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, this year’s two-hour telecast will air live on NBC, Peacock and E! on Feb.

EXCLUSIVE: France‘s Folivari is setting up an international distribution arm for its toons.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Skydance Media and Paramount Global‘s controlling shareholder are engaged in talks that could fold the home of CBS, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central into a new entity controlled by the people who produce starry Hollywood franchises such as “Mission Impossible” and “Tranformers.” Shari Redstone, who controls Paramount’s corporate parent, National Amusements Inc., is in early discussions with a consortium of investors led by Skydance founder David Ellison,. (above, pictured), according to a person familiar with the matter.

Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho is edging closer to re-signing for Borussia Dortmund, with the England international dropping the biggest hint yet over a transfer.

A new scenario has surfaced in the ever-swirling speculation about Paramount Global’s fate.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor If anyone should be able to engineer a reunion of “Saturday Night Live” alumni, it should be Dan Aykroyd. A member of the show’s first cast of “Not Ready for Prime-Time Players,” Aykroyd was also among the first to jump from “SNL” to Hollywood and continues to tour with a band based on The Blues Brothers group he and John Belushi originated on the NBC mainstay.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Sting, Isabella Rossellini, and U.S. director Roger Ross Williams (“The Apollo,” “Life Animated”) came out to support the recent New York launch of Matteo Garrone’s Venice prizewinning immigration epic “Io Capitano” at the Museum of Modern Art. The movie – which is Italy’s now shortlisted Oscar candidate for best international feature film – narrates the Homeric journey of two two Senegalese teenagers, Seydou and Moussa, who decide to leave Dakar to reach Europe in pursuit of a better life.

Three energy firms have been given permission to once again force some customers to have prepayment meters fitted in their homes.

Emma Stone has said that a sequel to the 2021 film Cruella is a “work in progress” in a new interview.While on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Thursday (January 5), Stone spoke with Variety about the sequel to Cruella, a prequel to Disney’s animated 1961 film 101 Dalmatians in which Stone played the titular villain, Cruella de Vil. “You tell me,” Stone said, responding to a question about when the sequel will be released.

FBI: International is almost here!

Valerie Wu Intern The National Society of Film Critics has announced its awardees for 2023’s best achievements in film. This year marks the 58th annual awards, which are voted upon by the prestigious organization’s slate of film critics, including Variety‘s chief film critics Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge.

Billie Eilish has an update for fans regarding her upcoming album!