variety

The ‘American Horror Story’ franchise kicked off in 2011 with the flagship ‘Murder House’ installment The upcoming tenth season of ‘American Horror Story‘ has hit another delay.Production on the latest iteration of the FX anthology series, titled ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’, has been brought to a halt after a positive case of COVID-19 was detected, according to Variety. An actor on the show tested positive, in what is known as “Zone A” in COVID-19 production protocol. Production will pause “for the next few days,” the outlet reported.Production on the series’ tenth season was originally scheduled to begin last year before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season is now scheduled to premiere on August 25 on FX.Earlier this year, show co-creator Ryan Murphy revealed in a social media post that the upcoming season will revolve around “two horrifying stories, one by the sea…the other by the sand.” ‘American Horror Story’ Season 10 Production Shuts Down Due to COVID-19 Exposure (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/WfMxDuNrDR— Variety…

Rapper Biz Markie had been suffering from complications due to diabetes Biz Markie, the pioneering rapper, producer, and beatboxer whose jovial goofiness, off-kilter creativity and innovative music made him a singular presence in hip-hop, died on Friday at the age of 57.According to Variety, in a statement to the media, his representative Jenni Izumi said he died with his wife by his side. It read, “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, hip hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away. We are grateful for the many calls and prayers of support that we have received during this difficult time.”The statement further continued, “Biz created a legacy of artistry that will forever be celebrated by his industry peers and his beloved fans whose lives he was able to touch through music, spanning over 35 years. He leaves behind a wife, many family members and close friends who will miss his vibrant personality, constant jokes and frequent…

Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz, and Patrick Gibson will be heading the cast of ‘The Portable Door’, a new fantasy adventure film Hollywood star Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson will be heading the cast of ‘The Portable Door’, a new fantasy adventure film adapted from the series of novels by Patrick Holt.According to Variety, the film is currently being shot in Queensland, Australia, with Jeffrey Walker directing it from a script by Leon Ford. The story revolves around two lowly, put-upon interns at a mysterious London firm, J.W. Wells and Co., who become steadily aware that their employers are anything but conventional. The charismatic villains who run the company are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices. Hollywood star Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson will be heading the cast of 'The Portable Door', a new fantasy adventure film adapted from the series of novels by Patrick Holthttps://t.co/eIkdWzKF22— WION (@WIONews) June 25, 2021 The film is…

Harrison Ford has suffered a shoulder injury while rehearsing a fight scene for the upcoming ‘Indiana Jones 5’ movie Veteran Hollywood star Harrison Ford has suffered a shoulder injury while rehearsing a fight scene for the upcoming ‘Indiana Jones 5’ movie.Due the ihe injury, the actor is required to take a hiatus from filming while treatment is evaluated. The extent of the injury is unclear. According to Variety, in the meantime, director James Mangold will continue to shoot without Ford. “In the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder. Production will continue while the appropriate course of treatment is evaluated, and the filming schedule will be reconfigured as needed in the coming weeks,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.‘Indiana Jones 5’ started production earlier this month in the UK. Plot details for the sequel have not been announced yet, though the 78-year-old Ford is reprising his iconic role as the fedora-wearing, swashbuckling archaeologist. Phoebe Waller-Bridge and…

Nominations for the 28th Annual SAG Awards will be announced on January 12, 2022 A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards to change its format to virtual with a pre-recorded hourlong special, the awards season staple honouring the best of film and TV will be returning to business as usual.The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place next year on February 27, 2022, reported Variety. This was the date originally reserved for the 94th Academy Awards, but with the Oscars moving to March 27, the SAG Awards will now fill that date.The show will return to a two-hour telecast and be simulcast live on both TNT and TBS at 8 pm ET, the award ceremony’s organisers confirmed. This past year, a pre-taped, hour-long event took place on April 4 due to the health crisis. SAG Awards Sets Date for 2022 Ceremony, Which Will Return to a Live, 2-Hour Telecast https://t.co/DV4lxIisZ0 pic.twitter.com/XpH7kgNoEv— Variety_TV (@Variety_TV) June 21, 2021 As…

Julia Butters currently shooting the Russo brothers’ thriller ‘The Gray Man’ with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans Julia Butters, the young actor who stole scenes outright from Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, will soon be playing a character inspired by Steven Spielberg’s sister in the filmmaker’s untitled semi-autobiographical film about his childhood.According to Variety, she’ll be joining Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Seth Rogen, who are playing characters loosely based on Spielberg’s mother, father, and favorite uncle, respectively, and newcomer Gabriel LaBelle, who is playing the character based on a young Spielberg. For the first time since 2001’s ‘A.I.: Artificial Intelligence‘, Spielberg has been credited as a co-writer of the screenplay, along with regular collaborator Tony Kushner.Spielberg and Kushner are also producing the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger, through Amblin Partners. Production is set to start in the summer, with a release in 2022, most likely through Amblin’s existing distribution deal with Universal.The film will be drawing from Spielberg’s experiences when…

The Lord of the Rings movie franchise, the project is intended to be connected to director Peter Jackson’s six Middle Earth films based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien. New Line Cinema, the studio behind the Oscar-winning ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and ‘The Hobbit’, is teaming up with Warner Bros. Animation for the original anime movie ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’.As per Variety, veteran anime filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama, who helmed Netflix‘s ‘Ultraman’ anime series, will direct the film from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. Joseph Chou is producing the upcoming project. The stand-alone feature will depict the bloody saga behind Helm’s Deep, the fortress depicted in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’, and the man in whose honour it’s named: Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan who spent much of his reign locked in a prolonged and costly war.While the filmmaking team is new to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ movie franchise,…

Stranger Things was created by The Duffer Brothers and is produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment Netflix‘s insanely popular series ‘Stranger Things’ is beefing up its cast as it heads into season four. The show has recently added four new reoccurring stars.As per Variety, the hit Netflix series has cast Amybeth McNulty, Myles Truitt, Regina Ting Chen and Grace Van Dien. The new season is currently in production in Atlanta. McNulty will play Vickie, a cool, fast-talking band nerd who catches the eye of one of our beloved heroes.Truitt will play Patrick, a Hawkins basketball star who has friends, talent, and a good life, until shocking events send his life spiraling out of control.Ting Chen will play Ms Kelly, a popular guidance counselor who cares deeply for her students, especially those struggling the most. Stranger Things Season 4 has added four new cast members including Anne with an E herself: Amybeth McNulty!She'll play Vickie, a cool, fast-talking band nerd who catches the…

Issa Rae is also working on the docuseries ‘Seen and Heard’ for HBO, and for HBO Max Issa Rae, who is an actor, writer, producer and director, can now add superhero to her already impressive resume. The 36-year-old star is entering the Spider-Verse.As per Variety, the ‘Insecure’ star has joined the voice cast of the sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning animated feature ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ as Jessica Drew, better known as Spider-Woman. Rae has joined returning voice actors Shameik Moore (as main hero Miles Morales) and Hailee Steinfeld (as Gwen Stacy, a.k.a. Spider-Gwen).In April, Variety reported that Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson will be directing the feature, with producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also credited as writers on the screenplay, along with David Callaham.Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Christina Steinberg are also producing, and original ‘Spider-Verse’ director Peter Ramsey is returning as an executive producer, with Lord Miller’s Aditya Sood. The `Insecure` star has joined the voice cast of the…

John Mulaney is known for his Broadway show ‘The Oh, Hello Show’ with longtime friend Nick Kroll, who has also collaborated with on the animated series ‘Big Mouth American stand-up comedian John Mulaney recently added 10 new dates to his ongoing standup tour, which he kicked off at Manhattan’s City Winery in May. He is now headed to Boston’s Wilbur Theater for a week-long stint, starting from August 14.According to Variety, the former ‘SNL’ writer, best known for his Emmy-winning 2018 stand-up special ‘Kid Gorgeous’, will be debuting new material in the show titled ‘John Mulaney: From Scratch’, in what marks his first long-term return to the live stage following a months-long hiatus. All 10 shows in Boston sold out within 30 minutes. The 38-year-old comedian took a break from stand-up after checking into a Pennsylvania rehabilitation center in December. In his new material, he allegedly speaks candidly on stage about his experience with substance abuse and mental health issues.A review about the show read,…

‘Poor Things’ is a Frankenstein-Esque tale set in the Victorian era, described as a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring American actor and stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael has joined the cast of ace film director-producer Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming adaptation of ‘Poor Things’, starring Oscar winner Emma Stone in the lead.Variety reported that Carmichael who will be soon seen in his feature directorial debut ‘On the Count of Three’, is the latest addition to the cast of ‘Poor Things’, which is based on Alasdair Grey’s novel. The film from Searchlight, Element Pictures and Film4 also stars Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef. Jerrod Carmichael Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/v9m0aAf2Fc— Variety (@Variety) May 25, 2021 Lanthimos will direct and produce the film from a script by Tony McNamara, after pairing on the 2018 film ‘The Favourite’, for which McNamara earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing the screenplay.‘Poor Things’ is a Frankenstein-Esque tale set in the Victorian era, described as a story…

Peter Rabbit 2′ collected Euro 4,605,673 (USD 6,523,073), while ‘Nomadland’ made Euro 874,785 in second place, according to numbers provided by Comscore ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ from Sony family and Disney’s Oscar champion ‘Nomadland‘ topped the charts as the UK enjoyed its first full week of the box office in months.According to Variety, the vast majority of cinemas in the UK are now open. Some 80 per cent of movie theatres across England, Scotland and Wales opened doors on May 17, with Northern Ireland due to reopen this week. However, cinemas in the Scottish city of Glasgow remain closed, as do all cinemas in the Republic of Ireland, a territory traditionally counted alongside the U.K. for box office collections. ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ and ‘Nomadland’ led the charts on the first two days of reopening, and the films held their positions for the rest of the week.Per Variety, ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ collected Euro 4,605,673 (USD 6,523,073), while ‘Nomadland’ made Euro 874,785 in second place, according to numbers…

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a remarkably intelligent and charismatic actor, embodying charm with an unpredictable edge Hollywood actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to star as CEO of Uber in an anthology series by Showtime, the first season of which will tackle the rise of the ride-sharing app.According to Variety, the series, titled ‘Super Pumped’, was first announced as being in development in 2019, though it was not planned as an anthology at the time. Each season will now explore a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed the culture. Season 1 will be based on Mike Isaac’s book ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star as Travis Kalanick, Uber‘s first CEO and co-founder, who was ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup. The series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.Brian Koppelman and David Levien, creators of the Showtime series ‘Billions’, and Beth Schacter will executively produce, write and…