Variety Promotes Angelique Jackson to Senior Entertainment Writer

Angelique Jackson Matt Damon and Adam Driver face off in the first trailer for “The Last Duel,” 20th Century Studios’ historical epic from four-time Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott.It’s a clash of movie titans — at least as far as awards pedigree goes — with Oscar winner Damon as Jean de Carrouges and Oscar nominee Driver as Jacques Le Gris, the two friends turned bitter rivals who participated in France’s last sanctioned duel.Emmy winner Jodie Comer stars as Marguerite de

Angelique Jackson Anthony Mackie, David Harbour and Jahi Di’Allo Winston will star in Netflix’s upcoming family adventure “We Have a Ghost.”The movie, written and directed by Christopher Landon (“Freaky,” Happy Death Day”) also stars Tig Notaro and Jennifer Coolidge.Mackie and Harbour are both coming off of major Marvel moments, with Mackie officially assuming the mantle of Captain American in his Disney plus series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and Harbour stealing scenes in “Black

Angelique Jackson “Mogul Mowgli” director Bassam Tariq is talks to direct Marvel Studios’ “Blade” movie, starring Mahershala Ali.The two-time Oscar winner was announced to portray the vampire hunter at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019.

Rita Ora, 30, has already branded her new beau Taika Waititi, 45, 'family' during a group meal in Los Angeles, on Saturday evening. The pop star and the Kiwi director - who have been dating for a few months - dined out with Paris Jackson, 23, Ashley Benson, 31, and real estate agent Michael Braun.

, starring Joshua Jackson, Christian Slater and Alec Baldwin, is the latest scripted drama based on a true crime. This time, the terrifying real story is centered around a neurosurgeon in the Dallas medical community whose patients end up permanently maimed or dead.

One person who had a hard time watching Joshua Jackson take on the title role in his new series “Dr. Death” is the Canadian actor’s wife, Jodie Turner-Smith.

Not an easy role to pull off — but Joshua Jackson did it. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Death was forced to push back production, causing its former lead, Jamie Dornan, to drop out. Luckily, it didn’t take long for creator Patrick Macmanus to realize that the Little Fires Everywhere star, 43, had exactly what it took to portray the hideous Dr. Christopher Duntsch.

Angelique Jackson Bert Marcus, founder and CEO of Bert Marcus Productions, has signed with Range Media Partners. Marcus will be represented by a core team consisting of Matt Graham, CJ Cook, Tyler Henry, Ben Grayson and Rich Cook.“Bert is a creative engine, his mind works at a million miles an hour,” Graham, Range Media Partners’ managing partner and head of music, said announcing the signing.

Jackson Hastings will miss Friday's game with Huddersfield Giants after Wigan failed to overturn his ban.

Wigan Warriors will be without another key player for Friday's trip to Huddersfield after Jackson Hastings was handed a one-match suspension by the Rugby Football League's disciplinary.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterToday Variety announced that two key members of the Variety Content Studio (VCS) have been promoted. David Cohen has been upped to creative director, Variety Content Studio and Holly Dillon has been promoted to executive producer, Variety Content Studio.Variety is experiencing exponential growth in branded content and sponsored editorial, both of which fall under the umbrella of VCS.

Angelique Jackson “One Tree Hill” stars Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton Morgan and Bethany Joy Lenz are taking fans down memory lane with their new iHeartRadio podcast “Drama Queens,” which recaps all of the onscreen drama from the show’s 187 episodes and provides behind-the-scenes insight from the women behind the characters of Brooke Davis, Peyton Sawyer and Haley James Scott.But for the “Drama Queens'” next episode, the trio will add one of Tree Hill’s finest to the conversation.“Lee Norris

Angelique Jackson In the days since legendary filmmaker Richard Donner’s death at age 91, his longtime wife, Lauren Shuler Donner, has taken comfort in the outpouring of love and support from the “Superman” director’s fans and colleagues.“Each one is more remarkable than the next,” Shuler Donner tells Variety about the stories she’s heard about her late husband. “He was a prankster, a lover.

EXCLUSIVE: Curtis Jackson, otherwise known as rapper 50 Cent, is getting back into the non-scripted business with hip-hop competition format Unrapped.

Clayton Davis The two leading characters of Amazon Prime Video’s “The Underground Railroad,” portrayed exquisitely by Joel Edgerton and breakout sensation Thuso Mbedu, are undeniably complex. Their performances are heightened by the work of the supporting players around them, particularly William Jackson Harper and newcomer Chase W.

Angelique Jackson “When They See Us” and “This Is Us” actor Asante Blackk is set to star with Tiffany Haddish in MGM and Plan B’s upcoming adaptation of “Landscape With Invisible Hand.”Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, Blackk will play Haddish’s son in the pic.

Wigan Warriors star Jackson Hastings insists he is not fretting about playing for England after helping the Combined Nations All Stars to beat them in Friday’s mid-season international.

Angelique Jackson MGM landed global distribution rights to “Pussy Island,” Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut, which has also tapped BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie as its lead.Ackie will join Channing Tatum, who was previously announced to star in the project, written by Kravitz and E.T.

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live alums Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer have teamed to write, executive produce and star in A Clüsterfünke Christmas, described as “a celebratory parody of the corny and ubiquitous traditional TV movie holiday romance genre.” Vella Lovell (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story) and Ryan McPartlin (L.A.’s Finest) also star in the MTV Entertainment Studios movie, which has started production in Vancouver with Anna Dokoza directing.

Angelique Jackson Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Netflix dark comedy “Strangers” has found the remainder of its cast and the already star-studded ensemble, which features Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Rish Shah and Sophie Turner, just got more high-wattage with a host of rising stars signing onto the movie.The newly announced cast includes Austin Abrams (“Dash & Lily,” “Chemical Hearts), Alisha Boe (“13 Reasons Why”), Talia Ryder (“West Side Story,” “Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Paris Berelc