It’s Paramount earnings day, so it’s a great time to release a ton of news as the stick upticks 0.6% to $11.32.
It’s Paramount earnings day, so it’s a great time to release a ton of news as the stick upticks 0.6% to $11.32.
Katcy Stephan A long-gestating reboot of the “Naked Gun” franchise with Liam Neeson is finally moving forward at Paramount, landing a release date of July 15, 2025. The currently-untitled project will be directed and executive produced by Avika Schaffer, who co-wrote the draft script alongside Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins are producing via their company Fuzzy Door.
EXCLUSIVE: Buoyed by the overperformance of music-driven films Bob Marley: One Love and Mean Girls, Paramount Pictures has slotted Better Man for an exclusive qualifying release on December 25, followed by a wide theatrical release on January 17 in the heat of awards season. The film is an original musical by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, based on the life and music of singer Robbie Williams.
Sundance dealmaking was buoyant, the awards season is coming to a head with a number of critically acclaimed movies having done well at the box office, and apparently peak TV is over. Whisper it quietly, but after years of movies being almost a dirty word compared to the lustre of TV, is independent theatrical film staging a comeback?
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Bastille’s Dan Smith, Paloma Faith, Jimmy Somerville, Metronomy’s Joseph Mount and Damon Albarn are among the musicians featured on a new cover of the song ‘A Million Dreams’ from ‘The Greatest Showman’. The new track is being released in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity and Brainstrust, and was the idea of seven year old Ravi Adelekan – son of Metronomy bassist Olugbenga Adelekan – who was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year.Ravi’s illness was initially diagnosed as a build up of ear wax but, when an ear, nose and throat specialist requested an MRI scan, a tumour was discovered on his brain stem.
Marks and Spencer has revealed its new Christmas clothing ad which is set against the vocals of ‘Treat People with Kindness’ by Harry Styles.
The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey is returning to create this year’s Christmas advert, having done so in 2018. The acclaimed Australian filmmaker, who is best known for directing the musical featuring Hugh Jackman, was rumoured to have been hired to helm the supermarket chain’s festive commercial, with an insider spilling that it will ‘tug at people’s heartstrings. ’A source had shared: ‘Michael has some magical ideas for the Sainsbury’sadvert.
Naman Ramachandran Singer Robbie Williams is “sure” that there will be a second reunion of Take That, the band he was formerly with. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the singer said that the reunion would depend on how his former band members receive “Better Man,” a biopic on Williams being made by “The Greatest Showman” director Michael Gracey. Take That was formed in 1990 with band members including Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Williams. In 1995, Williams left the band for a solo career. In 1996, Take That disbanded. In 2006, Take That regrouped, without Williams. And in 2010, Williams rejoined the band for smash hit album “Progress.” In 2011, Williams left the band again, amicably.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “History of a Pleasure Seeker” pilot is not moving forward and will not be be picked up to series at Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively. The show was first ordered to pilot at the streaming service back in March 2022. It was based on the Richard Mason novel of the same name. Per the official logline, the show was a musical drama “set in Amsterdam in 1907, a tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.” The cast for the pilot included Carla Woodcock, Callum Kerr, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Olumide Olorunfemi, and Bebe Bettencourt. “History of a Pleasure Seeker” was based on the Richard Mason novel of the same name. Mason adapted the novel for the screen and also served as an executive producer. Julie Anne Robinson directed and executive produced the pilot. Christopher Read executive produced in addition to serving as composer. Fremantle executive produced along with Jimmy Mulville of Hat Trick Productions and Michael Gracey. ABC Signature was the studio behind the pilot.
Robbie Williams is reportedly set to appear in a new documentary about his life and career.The film, which will be a television documentary, is reportedly being made by the same production company behind Liam Gallagher’s 2019 film, As It Was, and has been in the works for several months.As reported in The Sun, a source close to the project said: “Robbie is one of the most entertaining men in music and the documentary will be hilarious and heart-felt in equal measure. He has been through a hell of a lot and battled lots of demons in his personal life.“But he’s also had an incredible career in music, started a family, and racked up plenty of celebrity anecdotes, so there will be loads to talk about in the documentary.”Williams last did a fly-on-the-wall documentary about his life almost 20 years ago.Williams is also set to appear in a new biopic about his life, Better Man, which is directed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey. Speaking about the project to Deadline previously, Gracey said: “As for how we represent Robbie in the film, that bit is top secret.
EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of us revealing their Katy Perry animated musical Melody, The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and The Pale Blue Eye outfit Cross Creek Pictures and animation specialist Zag have set an agreement to develop and produce a slate of ten animated, live-action and hybrid format features, the majority of which will be musicals.
EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has begun on Better Man, and Deadline has the first image from production. This is the musical feature film based on the life of singer Robbie Williams, with Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey at the helm. Gracey’s debut film, The Greatest Showman, grossed over $435M at the global box office.
EXCLUSIVE: Singer/songwriter Katy Perry will star as the title character in Melody, an animated musical created, directed and produced by Zeremy Zag. Cross Creek’s Tyler Thompson will produce alongside Perry, Zag and Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman director who helmed the upcoming big budget animated film Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening, done by Zag’s Zagtoons.
Hulu pilot History Of A Pleasure Seeker continues to add to its cast.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Hulu musical drama pilot “History of a Pleasure Seeker” has added Olumide Olorunfemi and Bebe Bettencourt to its cast, Variety has learned.The pair join previously announced cast members Carla Woodcock and Callum Kerr in the pilot, which is based on the Richard Mason novel of the same name.“History of a Pleasure Seeker” is set in Amsterdam in 1907 and tells the tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.Olorunfemi will play Sisanda, a Xhosa woman raised in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. She’s used to being the most admired young lady in her village. She did not imagine she’d spend her life cleaning other people’s floors.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterCarla Woodcock and Callum Kerr are set to star in the Hulu pilot “History of a Pleasure Seeker,” Variety has learned.The project is described as a a musical drama set in Amsterdam in 1907, a tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.Woodcock will play Constance, the most magnetic girl in Amsterdam and the undisputed queen of the city’s gilded youth. Kerr will play Piet, tutor to a very troubled child and an extreme empath, with the confidence to back himself against the odds.
EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has handed a pilot order to History of a Pleasure Seeker, a one-hour musical drama based on Richard Mason’s novel of the same name. Mason is adapting his book himself with Bridgerton director Julie Anne Robinson helming the pilot and exec producing.
Robbie Williams has said that he doesn’t have anywhere to live currently after selling all of his properties.The former Take That singer turned solo star reportedly sold his mansion in Los Angeles, California to Drake for £35million in a private deal, though it has not been confirmed (via the Mirror).Williams is also said to have sold his house in Wiltshire for £6.75million in January, and is now looking for a new family home.“We’re actually nowhere,” he told Australian DJs Kyle and Jackie O. “We’ve pretty much sold everywhere.”Williams, who splits his time between the UK and US, added: “We don’t live anywhere and we’re trying to figure it out.”The singer lived at his previous home with his wife Ayda Field and their four children: Theodora, Charlton, Colette and Beau.“The four kids are constantly a Rubix Cube puzzle that we’re trying to sort out because if they are schooled, then they don’t see me because I’m all over the place,” Williams explained.“And if they are home-schooled then they have another set of things that are a problem.”He also addressed the reports that Drake was the new owner of his former LA home, saying: “If it was true I would have signed a non-disclosure agreement with any Canadians that it happened with.”Williams is currently in Australia shooting a biopic of his life called Better Man.
Robbie Williams biopic Better Man is due to begin filming in Melbourne, Australia, in early 2022.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRobbie Williams biopic “Better Man” will begin filming in Melbourne, Australia in early 2022 under the direction of Michael Gracey (“The Greatest Showman”).Williams is one of the U.K.’s most prominent entertainers and one of the best-selling artists of all time. He first found fame with the group Take That, from 1989 to 1995, and then segued into a successful solo career.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentUniversal Music France and Mediawan’s Method Animation (“The Little Prince,” “Miraculous”) are joining forces on “Jam,” a animated music anthology which will showcase the greatest talents in both music and animation.Co-developed with Universal Music France’s original contents department, the 15-part series will be directed by Michael Gracey, the revered helmer of “The Greatest Showman,” and is being created by Method Animation’s roster of talent,
Flag Day,” which is playing in competition and was just picked up by MGM.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Pink: All I Know So Far,” streaming on Amazon Prime Video starting May 21, is not a concert documentary, says the film’s co-editor Cindy Mollo.
Robbie Williams biopic will “reimagine” the pop icon’s seminal hits, his songwriter and close friend Guy Chambers has said.Better Man is being helmed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey and will tell the story of Williams’ rise to global fame.Speaking exclusively to NME, Chambers explained that the new project will see Williams’ hits undergo a dramatic reinvention – similar to the big-screen treatment received by Elton John‘s music in 2019 biopic Rocketman.“I know Michael Gracey who
Pink, the Grammy-winning musician, is a larger than life personality, who is giving her fans and everyone a peek through her curtain as a rockstar mum, juggling her hectic work life with her demanding family life. Directed by Michael Gracey, the 41-year-old musician's dazzling documentary Pink: All I Know So Far has finally released today, i.e.
Grammy-winning musician Pink's 'rockstar mum' life gets the central spotlight in her uplifting documentary Pink: All I Know So Far.
Pink has shared a trailer for her Amazon Prime Video documentary All I Know So Far – you can watch it below.Helmed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, the film follows Pink on her 2019 ‘Beautiful Trauma Tour’ as she tries to balance being a mother of two, wife, businesswoman and performer.Announcing the doc back in March, Pink wrote: “Directed by the one and only Michael Gracey. Starring the cutest kids, made by me.
Is pop-star P!NK worthy of her own documentary, and also, can you believe I was forced to type pink as “P!NK”? Regardless, directed by Michael Gracey, the film “P!nk: All I Know So Far” follows Pink on her Beautiful Trauma World Tour, as she balances being a performer with her role as a mother, wife, and boss.
P!nk has announced a new live album titled All I Know So Far: Setlist.
Pink has announced details of a new documentary on Amazon Prime Video.P!NK: All I Know So Far, which is helmed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, follows the singer on her 2019 ‘Beautiful Trauma Tour’ as she tries to balance being a mum of two, wife, businesswoman and performer.Announcing the release, Pink wrote: “Directed by the one and only Michael Gracey. Starring the cutest kids, made by me.
Pink's Amazon Original Film 'P!NK: All I Know So Far' will launch on Prime Video on May 21. The documentary follows the Grammy-winner's 2019 'Beautiful Trauma' world tour, which the chart-topper spent mostly accompanied by her husband Carey Hart and their daughter Willow, nine, and son Jameson, four.
Pink's life on tour got the documentary treatment!The singer and Amazon Prime Video announced the upcoming documentary on Thursday. The project follows Pink during her record-breaking 2019 world tour, as she travels, balances being a mom, a wife, a boss and a performer.✨MAY 21st.
Amazon Original Film P!NK: All I Know So Far, a documentary featuring the performer and musician, plans a worldwide launch via Prime Video on Friday, May 21.
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