Variety Hires Veteran Video Producer Ethan Bellows as Director of Production

The TIFF Tribute Awards took place and Pedro Almodóvar acknowledged the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes while accepting an award.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Patricia Arquette, Lulu Wang, Finn Wolfhard, Barry Jenkins, Camila Morrone, Willem Dafoe and Colman Domingo mixed and mingled at Variety and Chanel’s annual female filmmaker dinner during the Toronto Film Festival. At the glamorous event, held on Saturday night at Soho House and hosted by Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, VIP attendees nibbled on tuna tartare, striploin steak and heirloom tomato salad as they toasted the recipients of Chanel’s Women Writers’ Network. The year-round program is designed to advance the careers of women and non-binary alumni of the TIFF Writers’ Studio.

Fall Out Boy and Metro Boomin have been added to the list of performers for next week’s 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.The ceremony will take place at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, and will also feature the recently-announced Olivia Rodrigo.Others to perform at the 2023 VMAs will be Måneskin, Doja Cat and more, alongside the newly announced Peso Pluma. It will be Fall Out Boy’s first performance on the show since 2007.Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead the list of nominations, which was revealed last month.Swift is leading the way with eight nominations, SZA earned six and Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Sam Smith have all earned five each.

Todd Longwell Felipe Dieppa never thought he would set foot in Kentucky. A native of Queens, N.Y., he had a successful career as a child actor, originating the voice of Diego on the animated series “Dora the Explorer” and essaying roles in everything from “Law & Order: SVU” to the movie “Dan in Real Life” before segueing to a career as a producer.

Ethan Shanfeld Alejandro Monteverde, the director of 2023’s surprise box office hit “Sound of Freedom,” has set his next film, “Cabrini,” for a theatrical release on March 8, 2024. From “Sound of Freedom” indie distributor Angel Studios, “Cabrini” tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian American religious sister who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and became the first U.S.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “The Terminator” producer Gale Anne Hurd revealed on X/Twitter that James Cameron removed a crucial scene from the 1984 action movie after financiers forced him to use their friends in it. The scene in question provided important context about how Cyberdyne Systems, the tech corporation responsible for the creation of Skynet, came into possession of the technological chip that gets placed inside of Terminators.

William Earl Variety and the Golden Globe Awards continue their tradition of festival events with an exclusive invite-only party celebrating Italian cinema and talent attending the Venice Film Festival. The event will take place on Aug.

EXCLUSIVE: In a whopping deal, Amazon and Netflix are battling ferociously for Crime 101, a package based on a novella by Don Winslow that has Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal attached to star. American Animals helmer Bart Layton is attached to direct. The deal has been going on for months, and started before the strike. It came down to Amazon and Netflix, sources said. Amazon appears to have the edge.

EXCLUSIVE: Grant Singer has signed with LBI Entertainment, hot off making his feature directing debut in Reptile. Benicio Del Toro stars with Justin Timberlake in the thriller for Black Label Media and Netflix. The pic will be released October 6 after its Toronto premiere.  

Shakira is set to be presented with the Video Vanguard Award at next month’s 2023 MTV VMAs.The 2023 VMAs will take place on Tuesday, September 12 at 8pm ET at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center.The Video Vanguard Award was previously won in 2022 by Nicki Minaj, while other past winners include Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.See the announcement of her nomination below.Elsewhere at the 2023 VMAs, Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead the list of nominations, which was revealed earlier this month.Swift is leading the way with eight nominations, SZA earned six and Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith have all earned five each. The entire group of artists are also in the running for this year’s Video of the Year category.This year’s edition of the VMAs also features a slew of first-time nominees, 35 to be exact.

Diego Luna has a hit with “Andor.” The Disney series is an expansion of the “Star Wars,” first introduced on the film “Rogue One,” which starred Felicity Jones and Luna himself. Following the series’ success, Luna has talked about the project and why it was vital for him to be involved as a producer before taking on the role of the lead star. Emmys: Pedro Pascal is the first Latino to land nomination in Drama category since 1999Diego Luna, Selena Gomez and more Emmy snubsLuna calls “Andor” a project where the whole team was deeply involved in making something that was good and important aside from being succesful.

Taylor Swift fans have been treated to a preview of a re-recorded song from the star's Reputation album. Amazon Prime Video announced on Wednesday (August 24) that Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor's Version) would be included in the soundtrack for UK Original drama Wilderness, starring Jenna Coleman.

EXCLUSIVE: Talent and Literary Manager/Producer Maritza Cabrera— formerly of Zero Gravity Management—is launching a new company, Limitless Management, with her existing clients, Cassandra Blair (Jury Duty), Julia Harnett (Schmigadoon!) and Raphael Corkhill (Rebel Moon, Mrs. Davis).

Måneskin, Demi Lovato, Karol G, and Stray Kids have been announced as the first performers at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.All four acts will perform at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12.During the ceremony, Måneskin will take to the stage for the second consecutive year for the premiere performance of their forthcoming new single ‘Honey (Are You Coming?)’.The Italian band are also up for the Best Rock award for their single ‘The Loneliest’ from their recent album ‘RUSH!’.Lovato meanwhile will make her return to the VMAs after six years. She is set to make the appearance just days before the release of her new album ‘Revamped’.

Thania Garcia MTV has announced the first round of performers for the 2023 Video Music Awards, taking place live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. Charlene Lee and Claire Koonce want actors to succeed. At CLCK casting, which they founded in 2019 after working together on various projects, they share similar work ethics and values.

Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift have been working together since 2013, and in that time they've created some of the most popular and celebrated tunes of the entire decade.By co-writing and producing some of Swift's most enduring tracks, Antonoff's work as a producer has taken off in a big way, and led to collaborations with Lourde, St. Vincent, Florence + the Machine, Lana Del Rey, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Chicks, Tegan and Sara, the 1975 and many others.However, Antonoff recently appeared on 's Person of the Week podcast, and shared his praise for Swift specifically for taking a chance on him and sparking this chapter of his music career.«She’s the first person who recognized me as a producer,» Antonoff said, looking back at their work together on the song «Sweeter than Fiction,» followed by his contributions to her 2014 album which included the single «Out of the Woods» which Antonoff producer and co-wrote.«A lot of people are afraid to sign off on something that isn't done by a proven person.

William Earl Variety has promoted Elsa Keslassy to Executive Editor of International, according to an announcement from Variety‘s co-editors-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and Cynthia Littleton. In her new role, Keslassy will lead the magazine’s global team of award-winning correspondents, while helping guide its reporting at the leading international film and television festivals and markets.

Leave David Archuleta alone! Or if you don’t, at least keep the lies really absurd like this guy! LOLz!

Ellise Shafer Plimsoll Productions, an ITV Studios company, has promoted veteran producer James Smith to head of adventure. In his new position, Smith will focus on adventure programming and report to Martha Holmes, Plimsoll’s chief creative officer of natural history and science.