Curry Barker’s first post-“Obsession” film project, “Mama Bear,” has debuted exclusively on YouTube, giving horror fans a fix just in time for Halloween. The short film, announced just days earlier in partnership with Windows, immediately sparked intrigue from audiences, with some interpreting its title as a nod to “Obsession,” Barker’s breakout film, since one of…
Warner’s sports properties are being assimilated into Skydance, but some aspects of the company’s approach to games and contests may continue. Craig Barry, a senior sports executive at Warner’s TNT Sports who helped cultivate a creative approach to rights and formats, has been named chief content officer at Skydance’s global sports group, which on Thursday…
Actress and comedian Janelle James will host the 32nd annual Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 3. Known for her role as Ava Coleman on “Abbott Elementary,” for which she received five consecutive Emmy nominations, James was named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch in 2020 and will debut her first hour-long stand-up special on…
Amazon’s upcoming series adaptation of “Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone” has added eight new series regulars, Variety has learned. Patricia Clarkson (“Sharp Objects,” “Pieces of April”), Elizabeth Marvel (“Disclosure Day,” “Presumed Innocent”), Daniella Garcia (“Diamond,” “Grey’s Anatomy”), Felix Solis (“Ozark,” “Sirens”), Sean Astin (“Stranger Things,” “The Lord of the Rings”), Annaleigh Ashford (“Happy…
Universal Television is developing a series take on the Natalie Baszile novel “Friends and Family,” Variety has learned. The TV version is currently titled “Good People.” Should the project go forward, it would be the second series based on one of Baszile’s books. Her novel “Queen Sugar” was previously adapted into the series of the…
“The Other Bennet Sister” has revealed more first-look images at its upcoming Christmas special, giving a sneak peek into how Mary (Ella Bruccoleri) settles into married life with Tom Hayward (Dónal Finn). Production recently wrapped in Wales on the three-part special, which is produced by Bad Wolf for the BBC and BritBox. It sees the…
“I just can’t wrap my head around it.” 1-2 Special has revealed the first teaser trailer for the indie sensation titled Everytime, a distinct film about grief made in Germany by director Sandra Wollner. It’s actually Wollner’s third feature film so far, but her biggest yet as many critics are putting it on their Top…
Director and executive producer Glenn Weiss has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. Weiss is a 15-time Emmy Award winner and nine-time Directors Guild of America Award recipient. Among his credits that span awards shows, television shows, scripted musicals and live events, Weiss has worked on the Oscars eight times, also serving as…
The first trailer for “Cunk on Cinema,” a new mockumentary series starring Diane Morgan as her British comic character Philomena Cunk, has been released. The six 15-minute episodes will debut on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two, and on Netflix outside of the U.K. and Ireland, on Nov. 15 Directed by Al Campbell, “Cunk on Cinema”…
Elke Sommer, the German-born actress who starred in movies like “A Shot in the Dark,” “Boy, Did I Get the Wrong Number,” “And Then There Were None” and more ’60s and ’70s Hollywood films, died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles, her stepson Sebastian Walther confirmed to German outlet Bild. She was 85. She…