Summer Movies 2021: Everything Coming to Reopened Theaters (Hopefully)

Hannah Berner is (unsurprisingly) in the hot seat during the Summer House season 5 reunion — at least according to the trailer for the upcoming two-part special.

season 5, Carl Radke says, «Thank God it’s over.»«Truthfully, I think for everybody, [between the] pandemic up and downs … it just was a tough year,» the 36-year-old admits to ET over video chat. «I'm grateful for it, but I'm glad it's over.»Season 5 was different for a number of reasons, especially for Carl who experienced the death of his older brother, Curtis, while cameras were rolling.

There’s something for everyone coming to Netflix in May!

EXCLUSIVE: The Boy George movie biopic, which is to be called Karma Chameleon, has moved from MGM to Millennium Media and is eyeing a summer 2021 start in London and Bulgaria, we can reveal.

EXCLUSIVE: Dove Cameron, star of CW’s upcoming live-action Powerpuff series, and Hamilton‘s Jordan Fisher, will star in the HBO Max movie Field Notes on Love based on the Jennifer E. Smith 2019 YA romance Ember novel.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWith the debut of the teaser trailer for “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” on Monday, Marvel Studios has finally pulled back the curtain on the first major superhero movie backed by an American studio to star a predominantly Asian cast.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIn a sign that red carpets may slowly be returning to the entertainment landscape, FX and 20th Television are throwing a glamour-filled premiere event for the third and final season of “Pose” on April 29.The festivities at the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City will feature a 200-foot red carpet for socially distanced media outlets. Interviews will be conducted with eight feet between talent and journalists.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentIn the COVID era, we have been forced to rethink everything. And with home viewing becoming even more dominant as cinemas closed, the question has arisen: What exactly is a movie?Pundits and industryites focused this debate on streaming vs.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety“…Yvette Nicole Brown says after four years of Donald Trump, this year’s Emily’s List pre-Oscar event is “like a burst of sunshine.” As always, the organization, which works to elect female Democratic candidates, will host a keynote panel with industry figures on April 20 (see Must Attend for details).

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe news that the Arclight Cinemas are closing permanently — part of the larger closure that includes Pacific Theaters in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic — hit the film industry, and the greater Los Angeles community, like a shockwave.Filmmaker John August was one of the first to tweet about the news: “Oh no.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterFrom giant apes to giant robots: Filmmaker Jordan Vogt-Roberts (“Kong: Skull Island”) is set to direct and produce a live-action adaptation of wildly popular anime series “Gundam” for Legendary and Netflix, the streamer announced on Monday.Famed comic book writer Brian K.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFrom the newly built Avengers Campus at California Adventure Park, Disney Parks head Josh D’Amaro revealed at a press conference that the new land will be open to the public on Friday, June 4 — two days after Marvel chief Kevin Feige’s birthday, he noted.The immersive land will be made up of “several heroic locations, each hosted by a different Avenger to share their unique powers, technology and knowledge with recruits,” according to the Disney Parks blog.

Fox has unveiled its summer schedule, setting premiere dates for Season 3 of Rob Lowe-hosted Mental Samurai (May 25), Hell’s Kitchen Young Guns (May 31), Season 2 of Lego Masters with Will Arnett (June 1), Masterchef: Legends (June 2) and Season 4 of Beat Shazam (June 3), hosted by Jamie Foxx.

A sterling final lineup of talent, filmmakers and stars, will be participating in the all-new Deadline’s The Nominees Film virtual event this Saturday. Among nominated actors appearing  are Leslie Odom Jr.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterLauren Kisilevsky, most recently vice president of original movies at Disney Channel, has been promoted to senior vice president of original movies at Disney Branded Television, where she will develop and oversee production of Disney Channel and Disney Plus’ growing slate of films.The exec has already overseen a wide range of Disney Channel and Disney Plus originals, including “Upside-Down Magic,” “Descendants 3,” “Zombies 2” and the upcoming “Spin,” as well as

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThundercats are on the move, again.“Godzilla vs.

Spring is officially here and with it, a new crop of movies and TV shows is coming to Netflix in April of 2021. Now that it’s easier to get some fresh air, people will have to choose more wisely what they stream in between all of their various outdoor activities.

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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterLast night, I saw something I didn’t quite believe I ever would get to see: An openly gay music superstar indulging in a sex-and-drugs-and-sin video fantasy.

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