It wouldn’t be “Scary Movie” without the Wayans brothers. When Jonathan Glickman took over as head of Miramax a year ago, the studio was struggling to reboot the franchise. Glickman knew that a successful relaunch required one essential ingredient — the involvement of Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans, the siblings who gave […]
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Jeezy Announces Symphonic Black-Tie Tour to Celebrate ‘Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101’ 20th Anniversary (EXCLUSIVE)
Jeezy is planning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his seminal breakthrough album “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101” with “TM:101 Live,” a black-tie symphonic tour featuring DJ Drama as a special guest. The tour, announced exclusively with Variety, will honor his third studio album and commercial debut with national performances through the summer. It […]
Pete Davidson on Going Tattoo-Free and His Concern for Young Men and Social Media: ‘They Don’t Even Have a F—ing Shot’
When Pete Davidson joined “Saturday Night Live” in 2014, becoming one of the sketch show’s youngest (and most inked) cast members ever, he was the exact breath of fresh air needed to propel the show forward and cater to a younger generation — one of the defining attributes that has allowed Lorne Michaels’ NBC series […]
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Teaser: Jenna Ortega Returns as Netflix Sets Two-Part Release Date Starting in August
Netflix has released the first teaser and a handful of new images for “Wednesday” Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega and launching on the streamer in two parts on August 6 and September 3. According to an official series logline, the show follows “Wednesday Addams’ years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging […]
YouTube Says It Now Hosts More Than 20 Trillion Videos, Unveils New Features and Easter Eggs in 20th Birthday Celebration
Blow out the candles! YouTube has been pumping out videos for two decades — and to give you one idea of how massive the Google-owned platform has become, YouTube says more than 20 trillion videos have been uploaded to date. Wednesday (April 23) marks the 20th anniversary of the the first video shared on YouTube: […]
Damon Wayans Is ‘Walking Away With Deep Gratitude’ After ‘Poppa’s House’ Cancellation: ‘This Show Gave Me More Than I Could’ve Ever Imagined’
Damon Wayans has reacted to the news of his show “Poppa’s House” being canceled by CBS, writing in a lengthy Instagram post that he’s “walking away with deep gratitude.” CBS announced on Tuesday that it had canceled both “Poppa’s House” and “The Summit” after one season each. Created by Wayans and Kevin Hench, the sitcom […]
John Garfield, Star of ‘Body and Soul’ and ‘Force of Evil,’ to Be Subject of Tribute at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The 59th Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival will feature a tribute to 1940s American screen star John Garfield. “We are excited to remember the exceptional but somewhat forgotten career of a pioneer of what, in his day, was an unusually realistic approach to acting by showing 10 titles,” KVIFF’s artistic director and the tribute’s curator […]
The Hive Studio Opens New Branch in Greece to Boost Its Mediterranean Presence
Renowned animation powerhouse The Hive Studio, best known for co-producing Tal Kantor’s Oscar-nominated short “Letter to a Pig,” has officially launched a new European outpost in Greece. The Hive Greece, established in partnership with Athens-based Animasyros Productions, aims to bring together Southern Mediterranean talent and enhance cross-European animation co-productions. The collaboration marks a strategic move […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ‘Rise and Fall’ to Be Examined in BBC Documentary
The BBC has announced a new documentary set to examine the “cultural powerhouse” Sean “Diddy” Combs, the world that propelled him to stardom and “the system that may have protected him for years.” “P Diddy: The Rise and Fall” — not the first and unlikely to be the last documentary about Diddy’s dramatic fall from grace […]
‘Andor’ Star Adria Arjona on Grappling With the Most Intense Storyline in ‘Star Wars’ History: ‘It Felt Really Liberating to Be Able to Do That’
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in Season 2, Episodes 1–3 of the Disney+ series “Andor.” TRIGGER WARNING: This story includes a description of an attempted sexual assault. If you look very, very closely at the inside of Adria Arjona’s right arm, you can see a small tattoo of an “X.” The actor […]