Wall Street Docuseries 'The Con' Set for Virtual Premiere (Exclusive)

Public media station WETA Washington, D.C. and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are teaming to host a one-hour virtual town hall to launch Well Beings, a public media campaign to address the health needs of Americans with a focus on the Youth Mental Health Project.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentDanish writer Karen Blixen, whose memoir “Out of Africa” and short story “Babette’s Feast” were both turned into Academy Award-winning films, is now the subject of another big-screen makeover with an adaptation of her short story “The Immortal Story” set to be penned by Argentina’s Daniel Rosenfeld and Lucía Puenzo.Argentine-French actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (“BPM (Beats per Minute)”) and Leonardo Sbaraglia (“Pain and Glory,” “Wild Tales”) have

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorWhat to do with the kids while you enjoy Hamilton?The out-of-this-world animated movie Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, from Disney Television Animation, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on Friday, August 28.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Pablo Larrain’s Princess Diana movie Spencer, which is set to star Kristen Stewart as the former royal, was a hot seller for FilmNation out of the Cannes virtual market.The New York-based firm all but sold out on the project, closing deals for the UK, France, Italy and Benelux (STX Entertainment), Germany and Switzerland (DCM), Australia/NZ (Roadshow), Latin America, Spain and Portugal (Sun), South Korea (Green Narae) and Japan (Tohokushina).Buyers

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe latest project from acclaimed independent filmmaker Justin Chon, “Blue Bayou,” has been acquired by Focus Features, Variety can report exclusively.The studio brokered a worldwide deal for the film’s distribution rights out of the Cannes 2020 virtual market, which was financed by MARCO and Entertainment One.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent“The Bachelorette” is heading back into production, Variety has learned exclusively.While no exact start date set, the ABC reality dating show will be revving up imminently — with heavy-duty safety precautions placed on the production, due to concerns surrounding coronavirus.“The Bachelorette” will mark the first major show to head back into production in the United States, following the industry-wide shutdown due to the pandemic.Warner Horizon

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.Shot during the Covid-19 crisis, the two stars’ works are part of the streaming service’s new compendium of shorts, Homemade, which features five to seven-minute shorts by 17 filmmakers that capture the experience of quarantine.According to Variety, the project, which has been overseen by filmmaker Pablo Larrain, who will direct Stewart in a new Princess Diana biopic, can also be watched as one

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.

election in small-town Wisconsin that draws big-time strategists of each party (Steve Carell, Rose Byrne) along with enormous amounts of money and a media circus. A satire in the mold of Preston Sturges, it's American politics in microcosm.

Soko is sharing an exciting, live performance of her new song “Are You A Magician?” exclusively for Just Jared readers.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain may be set to direct Kristen Stewart in Lady Diana film “Spencer,” but the pair will first collaborate in a new collection of short films from Netflix.Filmed during COVID-19 and across various states of global lockdown, “Homemade” unites 17 leading filmmakers in a compendium of short films — available to watch separately as five to seven-minute shorts or as one long feature — that captures the shared experience of quarantine.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s ChorMedia and Holmgard Ltd are adapting Joe Dever’s popular fantasy-adventure gamebook series “Lone Wolf” as a live-action interactive series.Set in the fictional world of Magnamund, the series follows the adventures of Lone Wolf — the last surviving member of the Order of the Kai, an ancient caste of warrior monks who have mastered various natural and supernatural abilities.The gamebook series spans 32 books that have sold over 12 million copies worldwide,

performances, summits and panels from Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti Labelle, Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Doug E Fresh, BBD, Nas, Andra Day, Master P, Tank and The Bangas, PJ Morton, India.Arie, Kelis, Kirk Franklin, The Clark Sisters, Egypt Sherrod and more.Leading a special tribute to the city of New Orleans will be Mayor LaToya Cantrell,PJ Morton, Big Freedia, Irma Thomas, Tank and The Bangas and Big 6 Brass Band.

On June 17, CAA held a Town Hall event under its Amplify banner that saw agency brass, talent, activists and organizers discussing actionable steps that can be taken to create more equitable industries. Started in 2017, the Amplify Conferences are meant to bring together leaders from across entertainment, media, sports and tech for a series of panels and conversations to discuss the equity in Hollywood and beyond, with the overwhelming majority of attendees being people of color.

Deadline, Pablo Larraín explained: ‘We all grew up, at least I did in my generation, reading and understanding what a fairy tale is. Usually, the prince comes and finds the princess, invites her to become his wife and eventually she becomes queen.’‘That is the fairy tale.

With the coronavirus scuppering Comic-Con this year, Warner Bros. has announced it is bringing together some of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe for a 24-hour digital gathering.

Dave McNary Film ReporterWarner Bros. has unveiled a virtual fan experience for Aug.