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- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
‘John Henry’ Producers on Their Netflix Ratings Smash, Dwayne Johnson Controversy and Potential Sequel
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Producers behind the Terry Crews micro-budget drama “John Henry” are taking a victory lap this week, as their film...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Pornhub Offers to Stream Germany’s Oldenburg Film Festival Amid Coronavirus Shutdown (EXCLUSIVE)
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Digital juggernaut Pornhub has offered itself as a streaming partner to Germany’s Oldenburg Film Festival, a 26-year-old indie movie...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Beanie Feldstein Graduates to Leading Lady in ‘How to Build A Girl’
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – It’s hard to bring Beanie Feldstein down. The on-screen effervescenceshe’s delivered to breakout performances in Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” and Olivia Wilde’s...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Russo Brothers Name Jason Bergsman CEO of AGBO
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Jason Bergsman has been named chief executive officer at Joe and Anthony Russo’s entertainment company AGBO. Bergsman, a veteran...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Gravitas Ventures Buys Worldwide Rights to ‘Looks That Kill’ With ’13 Reasons Why’ Star Brandon Flynn’
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Looks That Kill,” a black comedy starring “13 Reasons Why” actor...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Veteran CAA Agent Jeremy Plager Departs to Form Production, Management Firm
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Longtime CAA agent Jeremy Plager has departed the company to launch his own management and production entity. A 25-year...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Boeing 737 Max Disaster Doc From Rory Kennedy Lands at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Netflix has acquired a new documentary about the Boeing 737 Max disasters from noted filmmaker Rory Kennedy. First developed...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Talent Voiceover, Endorsement Gigs Bring Revenue and Relief at UTA During Pandemic
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – In the past three weeks, Emmy winner Bryan Cranston booked a job driving down America’s highways, Tiffany Haddish and...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Slow and Furious: Inside Vin Diesel’s Long Battle For Street Cred at the Producers Guild
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Actor Vin Diesel has been mired in a years-long struggle for an illustrious credit from the Producers Guild of...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
MGM Hit With Layoffs Across Studio, United Artists Releasing Furloughs Third of Staff (EXCLUSIVE)
By Matt Donnelly LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – MGM has enacted a round of companywide layoffs, Variety has learned exclusively. The studio’s marketing and distribution arm United...