NewJeans transform into ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ in ‘New Jeans’ MV

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Over a single weekend, 28-year-old Toronto resident Daniel Konikoff will experience two life-changing events. On July 23, he’s getting married. Two days before, he’s going to the movies with his bride-to-be and their entire wedding party for a double feature of Greta Gerwig’s very pink romp “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s extremely dark historical drama “Oppenheimer.” “It stemmed from a joke, and then we started to actually create a plan,” Konikoff says. “So, the double bill is a little wedding-adjacent party.” As soon as the second movie lets out at 1 a.m. — “it’s bed!” he adds. “And then we drive to the venue. There’s not a lot of sleep, but you gotta do what you gotta do.”

EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Atwell predicted that she’d be on strike now.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Specialty distributor, Trinity CineAsia is releasing China’s summer blockbuster “Lost in the Stars” in the U.K and Ireland on some 30 screens from Friday. “I was fortunate to watch the film when it opened in China and once I saw it I just knew we had to have it,” said Cedric Behrel “‘Lost In The Stars’ is a very clever, uncanny thrill of a ride that harks back to classic Hitchcock and any noteworthy thriller since – the master himself had in fact once optioned the rights to the same story. We organized the fastest turnaround premiere known to man and we’ve been delighted by the reactions to the early previews. It epitomizes the best of what new Chinese cinema can bring to audiences.”

William Earl “Hotels on Screen” is a new five-episode video series in partnership with Variety and Hotels.com, spotlighting fictional worlds in fan-favorite TV shows and movies where real-life hotels were used as locations and sets. The series, featuring interviews with actors and artisans, aims to inspire fans and audiences to travel and explore hotels around the world. The new sponsored editorial series launches July 13, featuring the newly released film “Joy Ride” with interviews from stars Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu and director Adele Lim. “It’s exciting for us to partner with a marquee brand like Hotels.com to support artisans and actors who create content that stimulates imagination and fosters a desire in their audiences to experience these locations for themselves,” said Dea Lawrence, Variety’s chief operating and marketing officer.

K-pop girl group NMIXX have made a comeback with their third single album ‘A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream’.On July 11 at 6pm KST, the JYP Entertainment girl group released their new single album ‘A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream’ alongside a visual for its title track ‘Party O’ Clock’.In the new music video, the girl group frolic in a lush forest in celebration of summer, dancing to the song’s choreography. As night arrives, colourful fireflies appear in the shapes of sea creatures, flying around NMIXX as they continue to dance.“Come on over right now, come on over right now /  ‘Cuz a party’s not a party without you / Waiting for you right now, waiting for you right now / A night spellbound, we keep on dreaming,” they sing on the chorus.In addition to ‘Party O’ Clock’, ‘A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream’ also includes the pre-release track ‘Roller Coaster’, which the girl group released last week alongside its own music video, and the instrumental versions of both songs.The new single album marks NMIXX’s second release in 2023, following their debut mini-album ‘expérgo’ in March.

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are parents to a third child!

The official “Wonka” trailer is here.

Vanessa Kirby handled a wardrobe malfunction like a pro at the Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One premiere in New York City on Monday, July 10. 

Wonka,” starring Chalamet as the eccentric chocolatier created by renowned author Roald Dahl. The musical fantasy film follows the adventures of a young Willy Wonka, including how he met the Oompa-Loompas. Along with Chalamet, the film stars Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Keegan-Michael Key, Matthew Baynton, Matt Lucas, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Natasha Rothwell, Simon Farnaby, Paterson Joseph, Tom Davis, Rakhee Thakrar, Justin Edwards, Colin O’Brien, Ellie White, Freya Parker and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

The Big Apple is back on Bravo with the return of The Real Housewives of New York City. Following a complete overhaul of the cast, Season 14 introduces a whole new set of women to The Real Housewives franchise, a whole new intro and fresh taglines.

Charna Flam “Gladiator” star Joaquin Phoenix and director Ridley Scott have reunited to conquer one more historical military epic. Sony and Apple have released the first trailer for “Napoleon,” directed by Scott and starring Phoenix as iconic French commander Napoleon Bonaparte. According to the film’s official logline: “‘Napoleon’ is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Joséphine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.”

Zombieverse.Zombieverse will star K-pop idol Tsuki of Billlie, Sweet Home actress Lee Si-young, TV personality Noh Hong-chul, comedian Park Na-rae, 2 Days And 1 Night star DinDin and more.The series will feature the aforementioned celebrities as “survivors” of a zombie apocalypse in Seoul who will have to band together in order to find food, transport, shelter and more. They will also have to complete daily tasks while avoid being “bitten” to stay in the game.The new teaser for the series shows the cast of Zombieverse trying to escape from the zombies in different places across Seoul, including a theme park, a supermarket and the popular nightlife district of Hongdae.“There will be new zombies, survivors and unique scenes, which have not been seen in the existing zombie-themed projects.

Popular Korean singer Lee Sang Eun was found dead on July 6 shortly before a performance, according to police reports.

Both Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga will be back for season 14 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Us Weekly can confirm.

Taylor Swift dropped a handful of never-before-heard songs with the release of her latest rerecorded album — and one track has fans wondering if it’s about Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield.  

EXCLUSIVE: Yesterday, Scotland’s STV confirmed one of the bigger deals in UK television so far this year when it announced the acquisition of indie production network Greenbird Media.

Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cynthia Erivo, Russell Brand, Troy Kotsur, Rita Ora, Daveed Diggs, and Tatiana Maslany are several famous people who test their survival abilities in the new season of Nat Geo’s “Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge,” which premieres Friday.

NewJeans have shared a snippet of their upcoming pre-release track ‘Super Shy’.On July 5, K-pop girl group NewJeans uploaded a short instrumental preview of their upcoming song ‘Super Shy’ to their YouTube channel. It arrives on July 7 alongside the song ‘New Jeans’, ahead of the girl group’s sophomore mini-album ‘Get Up’ later this month.‘Get Up’ will be released in its entirety on July 21.

NewJeans have performed their upcoming single ‘ETA’ live for the first time. Watch it below.NewJeans performed the unreleased song for the first time during their ‘Bunnies Camp’ fanmeeting in Seoul on July 1.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In “Into the Woods,” the audience laughs at the gluttony of the Little Red Ridinghood character, especially in the earliest, most deliberately cartoony parts of the production. But in a sense, the crowd is getting off on gorging, as well, since this is the ultimate having-your-cake-and-eating-it-too show. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine weren’t too proud to cook up their 1987 classic with copious amounts of Mad magazine-style spoofery — or Looney Tunes-level laughs, even — and yet you can feel like those seemingly empty calories are justified, knowing you’ll be gulping back salty tears by the end. “Into the Woods” is as overstuffed with characters and ideas as any musical ever has been, but if everyone does their job right, you leave feeling like you’ve just been fed a perfectly balanced meal, and not a morsel more.