Joe Otterson TV ReporterLila Byock has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Signature, Variety has learned exclusively.Byock spent five years on the editorial staff of The New Yorker magazine.
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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn one of its biggest premium plays to date in an already strong line in Spanish-language series, ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has greenlit “Bosé,” a new Paramount Plus original recounting the life story of international actor, Latin Grammy and Billboard winning recording artist Miguel Bosé.Produced in collaboration with Shine Iberia, part of Banijay Iberia, Elefantec Global and Legacy Rock, the series will go into production in early 2022
.Joe Otterson TV ReporterLila Byock has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Signature, Variety has learned exclusively.Byock spent five years on the editorial staff of The New Yorker magazine.
sent a letter to several major studios including Netflix and Disney, offered a “$14.5 billion economic incentive package” to bring productions to New Jersey, including a 30% tax credit on film projects that matches those offered by Georgia.Last month, Netflix opened a facility in the Bushwich area of Brooklyn. Two series, Ryan Murphy’s “The Watcher” and the drama “Jigsaw” are shooting there.
Netflix, which quietly opened a studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn last month, wants to set up shop in New Jersey as well and said Tuesday it plans to bid for a site at the Fort Monmouth military base.
strict regimen currently boasts 4.1 million views. The hilarious sketch, entitled “An inside interview with the Michael Myers,” shows Myers (actually TikTok user @gavinblake23) boasting about how he’s “one of the greatest ever” while sitting on a plush chair a la “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” In lieu of his iconic boiler suit, the faux co-ed carver is wearing a swagtastic baller jacket and sunglasses — although he still rocks the classic “William Shatner as Captain Kirk” mask.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Gandolfini and Zack Schor have joined the cast of “The Offer” at Paramount Plus, which tells the story of the making of “The Godfather.”“The Offer” is a 10-episode series based on the experience of Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy (Miles Teller), detailing the behind-the-scenes events of the original 1972 film.
Might and Magic 10 from sale in July, Ubisoft has fixed the game and rereleased it onto the Ubisoft Store and Steam.Might and Magic 10 players had a bit of a disastrous time earlier this year when the game’s servers were shut down in June and the game was rendered unplayable.
Ed Meza @edmezavar“Dating & New York” helmer Jonah Feingold is set to direct the Paramount Plus original film “At Midnight,” toplining Diego Boneta, star of Telemundo/Netflix smash hit “Luis Miguel” and “Rock of Ages.”Part of the robust Spanish-language production slate at ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS), the romantic comedy, scheduled to begin production in January, follows two people who have made the “safe” choice not to fall in love.
A new report on Friday from the U.K. Health Ministry indicated the rising prevalence of a new offshoot of the Delta variant of Covid-19. The offshoot is so new that it does not have an official Pango lineage designation — such as B.1.167.2 for the original Delta variant — which is the nomenclature used by most scientists. The new Delta sub-lineage is being labeled as AY.4.2. More commonly, it’s being called “Delta Plus.”
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson’s ambitious attempt to revolutionize space exploration. Ahead of its November premiere, ET has an exclusive preview of, showing how these three entrepreneurs are launching a new wave of innovation as they spark renewed interest in something only a select few astronauts have ever been able to do in the 50 years since NASA landed on the moon.
Paul McCartney seems to have reignited the longstanding rivalry between The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.
“blues cover band” in an interview with The New Yorker.Jagger, 78, and his mates played at the LA’s SoFi Stadium on Thursday, where he called out the plethora of celebrities that were at his concert, including A-listers like Megan Fox, Lady Gaga and Leonardo DiCaprio.Then Jagger added, “Paul McCartney is here.
Mick Jagger has some shade to throw.
ViacomCBS has set its debut Italian original for Paramount+, a retelling of the life of Hollywood journalist Oriana Fallaci co-produced by Viacom International Studios (VIS) and Italian producer Minerva Pictures.
Kate Beckinsale is looking for the truth.The actress stars on Paramount+'s new dark comedy, as beleaguered reporter Beth Burgess, who is desperate to salvage her career, latching on to the story of a young mother, Toni (Jules Latimer), who has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her husband, a crime she claims she didn’t commit.
Paula Patton is ready to take the reins on her new BET+ series, and she's looking fierce while doing it!The actress leads the streamer's upcoming series, , playing dangerously cool entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez and in ET's exclusive sneak peek of the first season, fans get their first look at the fascinating cast of characters in her world.Based on the BET+ original movie of the same name, the series follows Daniella's life in the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles as she mitigates the
Little Mix star has said she “never intended to offend anyone” after she faced accusations of ‘blackfishing’ following the release of her music video for her new solo single. ‘Blackfishing’ refers to when non-black people may alter their appearance or take on a characteristic to try to appear black for profit, commerical gain or to raise their profile.
Manori Ravindran International EditorFilmRise has struck an exclusive deal with Japan’s Fuji Television Network for the iconic Japanese culinary competition series, “The Iron Chef.”The New York-headquartered studio and streaming network made the deal with Fuji’s distribution arm, Fuji Creative Corporation. The pact, which spans 7 seasons, covers all SVOD and AVOD rights for domestic and international, and includes the FilmRise Streaming Network.“Iron Chef” first launched on Fuji in 1993.
David Fincher‘s upcoming Netflix movie, “The Killer” starring Michael Fassbender, was supposed to shoot this fall in Paris with Oscar-winning “Mank” cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt behind the camera. That’s now slightly changed, but we’ve also received confirmation about something we’ve been hearing about for months: Tilda Swinton is going to co-star in the assassin thriller based on a French graphic novel series.