Richard Linklater’s feature film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical “Merrily We Roll Along” is merrily rolling again, with “Aftersun” and “Normal People” star Paul Mescal stepping into the lead role of Broadway composer Franklin Shepard, replacing original star Blake Jenner. Mescal joins Ben Platt, who plays Franklin’s creative partner and lyricist Charley,…

Afro Nation is heading to Miami for the first U.S. edition of the Afrobeats-focused music festival. The two-day event, dubbed “the world’s biggest Afrobeats festival,” will be headlined by Burna Boy and Wizkid at LoanDepot Park on May 27 and 28. The first slate of performers also includes Nigerian artists Rema and Asake, along with…

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “M3GAN.” “M3GAN had to be perfect. We couldn’t have one hair out of place,” director Gerard Johnstone says of the murderous AI doll at the heart of his latest film. “It was actually a horrifically difficult shoot. It was so hard.”  “I had a really great team around me,…

Prime Video unveiled the official trailer for the second and final season of “Carnival Row” today, foreshadowing the bloodshed to come as a result of a continuous power struggle between humans and mythical creatures. The 10-episode season sees ex-inspector Rycroft Philostrate (Orlando Bloom) continue to make headway in a serial murder investigation as his former…

Don Cheadle has been a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for nearly 12 years as James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War Machine, but the MCU isn’t the only franchise the actor has under his belt. Cheadle starred as explosives expert Basher Tarr opposite George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt in Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s Eleven” trilogy between 2001…

Kate Winslet’s press tour for “Avatar: The Way of Water” has included several memorable moments, but none come close to matching Winslet’s decision to help motivate a first-time interviewer during an international press junket. A video of Winslet sharing words of encouragement to a shy young reporter has gone viral on social media, with the…

Since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and its subsequent U.S. release on Oct. 7, Todd Field’s “Tár” has become a rare thing: a much-discussed art-house film that demands your attention, if not your obsession. On repeat viewing, Cate Blanchett’s performance as the famous conductor Lydia Tár deepens and becomes more complicated, beautiful and…

Variety and A+E Networks’ Category 6 Media Group have reached a first look agreement to develop and produce unscripted, reality and documentary content based on Variety‘s articles, books, podcasts and other material. The announcement was made on Monday by Sharon Scott, president of A+E Networks Factual Division and Dea Lawrence, Variety‘s chief operating and marketing…

Rain or shine, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will celebrate the 2023 Golden Globes, executive producer and showrunner Dionne Harmon revealed to Variety. “This weather dealt us a hand,” she said. Speaking via Zoom from the Beverly Hilton, Harmon continued, “We had plans to do these beautiful arches, and it was a refresh of the…

Kelly Rizzo, the widow of “Full House” star and comedian Bob Saget, marked the one-year anniversary of his death by taking to Twitter to ask owner Elon Musk to reinstate a verified check mark on Saget’s account. Saget’s Twitter account still boasts 2.2 million followers. The page has not been active since Saget’s passing last…