The second season of Apple TV+’s psychological thriller “Surface” has a new trailer for its eight-episode season, teasing Sophie’s (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) ambitious venture to London. The new chapter of the show follows Sophie as she is forced to unravel the secrets of her past with an injury that has wiped her memories clean. She embeds […]
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Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick’s ‘A Simple Favor’ Sequel Gets Official Title and Sets SXSW Opening Night Premiere
The sequel to “A Simple Favor,” the 2018 comedic thriller directed by Paul Feig and starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, has gotten an official title and been set as SXSW’s opening night premiere. In “Another Simple Favor,” Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) travel to Capri, Italy for Emily’s wedding to a rich […]
‘I’m Still Here’ Gets More International Release Dates After Oscar Nominations
“I’m Still Here,” the Brazilian political drama that is nominated for three Academy Awards including best picture, is getting additional international release dates, Sony Pictures Classics announced on Tuesday. Newly-announced Latin American and European release dates include: Feb. 6 for Mexico, Chile, Venezuela and Bolivia; Feb. 13, for Colombia; and Feb. 20, where it will play […]
‘How to Die Alone’ Canceled After One Season on Hulu; Creator-Star Natasha Rothwell Is ‘Baffled’ and Shopping Series Elsewhere (EXCLUSIVE)
“How to Die Alone,” the comedy series created by and starring Natasha Rothwell, has been canceled after one season on Hulu. The series hailed from Onyx Collective, a Disney content brand that produces projects created by people of color and from underrepresented communities. Onyx gave “How to Die Alone” a series order in November of […]
Music Publishers Begin ‘Extensive’ Spotify Podcast Takedowns Over Licensing Violations
Just hours after Spotify announced its first-ever annual net profit, the National Music Publishers’ Association has launched an ongoing takedown initiative against the streaming giant for the unlicensed use of music in podcasts on its platform. Beginning today (Feb. 4), notices will be sent to remove thousands of unlicensed uses of NMPA members’ works, according […]
‘Neuromancer’ Series at Apple TV+ Casts Mark Strong
Mark Strong is the latest addition to the Apple TV+ series adaptation of “Neuromancer,” Variety has learned. Strong will appear alongside previously announced leads Callum Turner and Briana Middleton in the show, which is based on the William Gibson novel of the same name. It was picked up to series at Apple in February 2024. […]
Fox Corp. Expects to Launch New Stand-Alone Streamer By End of 2025
Fox Corporation expects to launch a new stand-alone subscription streamer by the end of 2025, as the company, which has resisted the call to plunge millions into developing premium content for broadband audiences, sees new allure in the business. Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company believed it could reach a new audience separate […]
Jesse Eisenberg Says ‘I Don’t Want to Think of Myself as Associated’ With Mark Zuckerberg: He’s ‘Doing Things That Are Problematic’ and ‘I’m Concerned’
Jesse Eisenberg, who received an Oscar nomination for playing Mark Zuckerberg in 2010’s “The Social Network,” is distancing himself from the Facebook and Meta chief. In an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s “Today” on Tuesday, Eisenberg admitted that he hasn’t been following the tech giant’s “life trajectory, partly because I don’t want to think of […]
Lay’s Chooses Sweet Over Salty for Potato Chip Pitch in Super Bowl
Frito-Lay is getting ready to turn traditional notions of potato-chip advertising into mash. The snacking giant, part of PepsiCo., will run a minute-long Super Bowl commercial for its flagship Lay’s that will try to do for potatoes in the Big Game what Budweiser has done for Clydesdale horses and Chrysler did for an American plagued […]
Brian Murphy, ‘Man About the House’ and ‘George and Mildred’ Star, Dies at 92
Brian Murphy, an English actor and comedian best known for his roles in the ’70s sitcoms “Man About the House” and “George and Mildred,” died on Sunday. He was 92. Murphy’s agent confirmed the news to the BBC, calling him a “joyful and profoundly good-hearted man.” His wife, “Hi-de-Hi” star Linda Regan, posted a photo […]