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Universal Launches Fourth Film Composers Initiative​​Variety
Universal Launches Fourth Film Composers Initiative​​Variety

Universal Launches Fourth Film Composers Initiative​​Variety

Universal Talent Development, in partnership with Universal Film Music and the participation of DreamWorks Animation and Universal Studio Group Music, has launched its fourth composers initiative, a program designed to seek and amplify rising talent in the entertainment industry. Established in 2018, the Universal Composers Initiative was designed to find artists from both traditional and […]​ ​ 

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‘Merry the Christmas Witch’ Director Estimated Movie Would Cost $80 Million — but Says With AI, He Made It for $1.5 Million (EXCLUSIVE)​​Variety
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‘Merry the Christmas Witch’ Director Estimated Movie Would Cost $80 Million — but Says With AI, He Made It for $1.5 Million (EXCLUSIVE)​​Variety

‘Merry the Christmas Witch’ Director Estimated Movie Would Cost $80 Million — but Says With AI, He Made It for $1.5 Million (EXCLUSIVE)​​Variety

AI has come for docudramas, for summer blockbusters, even for adaptations of books about farts. What’s left other than holiday films? Enter “Merry the Christmas Witch.” The film focuses on Merry, the first witch born on Christmas Day, who must defeat a coven of evil witches that has kidnapped Santa Claus in a bid to […]​ ​ 

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Netflix Content Chief Bela Bajaria on Overseeing Global Storytelling: ‘My Super Power Is I Hire Really Great People and I Let Them Do Their Job’​​Variety
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Netflix Content Chief Bela Bajaria on Overseeing Global Storytelling: ‘My Super Power Is I Hire Really Great People and I Let Them Do Their Job’​​Variety

Netflix Content Chief Bela Bajaria on Overseeing Global Storytelling: ‘My Super Power Is I Hire Really Great People and I Let Them Do Their Job’​​Variety

Bela Bajaria oversees 27 local teams around the world who produce content in 50 different languages for more than 50 countries. The secret to the Netflix content chief’s success is finding the right people — and letting them shine. “My superpower is I hire really great people and I let them do their job,” Bajaria […]​ ​ 

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WWE Enters Microdrama Space With ‘Agent of Shadows,’ Drew McIntyre Takes Central Role​​Variety
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WWE Enters Microdrama Space With ‘Agent of Shadows,’ Drew McIntyre Takes Central Role​​Variety

WWE Enters Microdrama Space With ‘Agent of Shadows,’ Drew McIntyre Takes Central Role​​Variety

The WWE Universe is officially a part of the microdrama world. The sports entertainment powerhouse and the microdrama platform ReelShort have released their first collaboration, “Agent of Shadows,” set premiere Oct. 23 on ReelShort and social media. The show follows a secret agent who learns he as a daughter he never knew about and now […]​ ​ 

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Natalie Morales Joins Flow Space Women’s Health Summit in L.A.​​Variety
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Natalie Morales Joins Flow Space Women’s Health Summit in L.A.​​Variety

Natalie Morales Joins Flow Space Women’s Health Summit in L.A.​​Variety

Natalie Morales, award-winning journalist and TV personality, is joining the lineup of SHE Media’s Flow Space Women’s Health Summit this week. The Flow Space Women’s Health Summit will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, at Penske Media Corp.’s Los Angeles headquarters. (Disclosure: PMC is the owner of Variety.) Morales, who has spoken publicly about her family’s […]​ ​ 

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Javier Bardem on Adding Homoeroticism to 007 and Telling Sam Mendes That His ‘Skyfall’ Villain Should Be Someone Who ‘Wants to Have Sex With Bond’​​Variety
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Javier Bardem on Adding Homoeroticism to 007 and Telling Sam Mendes That His ‘Skyfall’ Villain Should Be Someone Who ‘Wants to Have Sex With Bond’​​Variety

Javier Bardem on Adding Homoeroticism to 007 and Telling Sam Mendes That His ‘Skyfall’ Villain Should Be Someone Who ‘Wants to Have Sex With Bond’​​Variety

Javier Bardem’s “Skyfall” villain Raoul Silva is widely considered to be one of the best James Bond baddies across the entire franchise, a sadistic and flirtatious cyber-terrorist with bleached-blond locks who gave 007 arguably his most homoerotic scene to date. “We are the last two rats. We can either eat each other, or eat everyone […]​ ​ 

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Box Office: ‘The Social Reckoning’ Flops With $5.5 Million Debut, ‘Other Mommy’ Tops Box Office With $27.5 Million​​Variety
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Box Office: ‘The Social Reckoning’ Flops With $5.5 Million Debut, ‘Other Mommy’ Tops Box Office With $27.5 Million​​Variety

Box Office: ‘The Social Reckoning’ Flops With $5.5 Million Debut, ‘Other Mommy’ Tops Box Office With $27.5 Million​​Variety

“Other Mommy,” a horror movie starring Jessica Chastain as a double-jointed doppelgänger from hell, scared up $27.5 million in its box office debut. Those ticket sales were enough to lead in North America over this weekend’s other new release, “The Social Reckoning,” which crumbled in fifth place with $5.5 million. “Other Mommy” landed above expectations […]​ ​ 

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John Malkovich Says the Oscars Race Was a ‘Different World’ When He Was Last on the Campaign Trail: ‘Now, That’s the Only Way to Get People to Go to Theaters’​​Variety
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John Malkovich Says the Oscars Race Was a ‘Different World’ When He Was Last on the Campaign Trail: ‘Now, That’s the Only Way to Get People to Go to Theaters’​​Variety

John Malkovich Says the Oscars Race Was a ‘Different World’ When He Was Last on the Campaign Trail: ‘Now, That’s the Only Way to Get People to Go to Theaters’​​Variety

John Malkovich has been highly tipped for an Oscar nomination for his performance in Martin McDonagh’s CIA black comedy “Wild Horse Nine,” making it his first real shot at an Academy Award in three decades. The 72-year-old actor was previously nominated for best supporting actor in “Places in the Heart” (1984) and “In the Line […]​ ​ 

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‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight Reflects on Animated Feature’s 16-Year Journey at London Premiere: ‘When We Started This, Barack Obama Was a Fresh-Faced President’​​Variety
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‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight Reflects on Animated Feature’s 16-Year Journey at London Premiere: ‘When We Started This, Barack Obama Was a Fresh-Faced President’​​Variety

‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight Reflects on Animated Feature’s 16-Year Journey at London Premiere: ‘When We Started This, Barack Obama Was a Fresh-Faced President’​​Variety

Stop-motion animation is a notoriously time-consuming method to make a film, with most features taking several years of painstakingly detailed work by vast teams of creatives. But few have likely taken as long as Laika’s sweeping fantasy epic “Wildwood,” which had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday. Speaking on stage […]​ ​ 

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New York’s AMC Kips Bay Theater Closes on Jan. 3; CEO Says ‘AMC Wants to Stay’ but NYU Langone ‘Wants Us Gone’​​Variety

New York’s AMC Kips Bay Theater Closes on Jan. 3; CEO Says ‘AMC Wants to Stay’ but NYU Langone ‘Wants Us Gone’​​Variety
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Box Office: ‘Clayface’ Lands at No. 1 with $10.4 Million Debut, ‘You Can See Everything’ Adds $6.14 Million on Friday​​Variety

Box Office: ‘Clayface’ Lands at No. 1 with $10.4 Million Debut, ‘You Can See Everything’ Adds $6.14 Million on Friday​​Variety
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Andrew Garfield and Gabrielle Union Attend Ferragamo Dinner in Beverly Hills and More Red Carpet Photos: October 2026​​Variety

Andrew Garfield and Gabrielle Union Attend Ferragamo Dinner in Beverly Hills and More Red Carpet Photos: October 2026​​Variety
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Quentin Tarantino Surprises Fans With 17 Minutes of ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ at AFI Fest​​Variety

Quentin Tarantino Surprises Fans With 17 Minutes of ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ at AFI Fest​​Variety
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Dalton Smith vs. Alberto Puello Livestream: Here’s Where to Watch the WBC Junior Welterweight Title Boxing Match Online​​Variety

Dalton Smith vs. Alberto Puello Livestream: Here’s Where to Watch the WBC Junior Welterweight Title Boxing Match Online​​Variety
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‘Slow Horses’ Director on Season 6 and That Final Jack Lowden Scene: ‘We Had Two Endings and One of Them Was Happy’​​Variety

‘Slow Horses’ Director on Season 6 and That Final Jack Lowden Scene: ‘We Had Two Endings and One of Them Was Happy’​​Variety