FORMAT Japan’s Nippon TV has teamed with Finland’s Rabbit Films for the Finnish-language version of Nippon TV’s unscripted format “Silent Library.” The Finnish version, hosted by popular presenter Riku Rantala, will air from Feb. 15 on Star Channel and is titled “Silent Library Suomi.” Since its launch as an international format in 2007, local versions have been developed…
How VES Awards’ New Emerging Technology Category Will Spotlight Cutting-Edge Visuals
The Visual Effects Society is celebrating the awards season with an evening that features an unprecedented number of nominations for one film, a significant new awards category and a changing of the guard at the top of the organization. “Avatar: The Way of Water” (pictured) received a whopping 14 nominations, breaking the record of 13…
Selena Gomez No Longer Feels Haunted by Her Disney Past: ‘I Definitely Feel Free of It,’ but ‘Sometimes I Get Triggered’
Selena Gomez told Vanity Fair as part of its 2023 Hollywood Issue that she no longer feels haunted by her Disney past. The “Only Murders in the Building” actor rose to international fame as the star of Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place,” but being a Disney star put a limit on what she could…
Fox Launches ‘Masked Singer’ Web Community With Live-Voting Polls, Member-Exclusive Videos and Online Rewards Store (EXCLUSIVE)
Fox and its Web3 media company Blockchain Creative Labs has launched “The Masked Singer Experience,” a new online, interactive community for fans, featuring live show voting polls, exclusive paid-member content, a points leaderboard and an online rewards store. The new experience went live at maskverse.com on Wednesday morning ahead of the “Masked Singer’s” primetime Season…
Kaitlin Olson to Star in Drew Goddard’s Detective Drama Pilot at ABC
Kaitlin Olson is set to lead the drama pilot at ABC based on the French detective series “HPI,” Variety has learned. In addition, Rob Thomas (“Veronica Mars,” “Party Down”) has signed on to serve as showrunner while Alethea Jones (“Dollface,” “Shining Vale”) will direct and executive produce the pilot. The project was first ordered to…
Dolphins name Fangio as defensive coordinator
After reportedly agreeing to terms Jan. 29, the Miami Dolphins have officially named Vic Fangio as the team’s new defensive coordinator.
Yankees lose pitcher Montas to shoulder surgery
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Frankie Montas will need shoulder surgery on Feb. 21 but could possibly return in the second half.
Pereira joins LIV as circuit starts ’23 roster reveal
Mito Pereira, who last year squandered a chance to become the first man from Chile to win a major championship, has officially joined the LIV Golf League.
Charades Drops Trailer for Berlin Golden Bear Contender ‘Disco Boy’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Charades has dropped the trailer for “Disco Boy,” the anticipated feature debut of Giacomo Abbruzzese, starring Franz Rogowski (“Passages”) which is competing at the Berlin Film Festival. The movie is produced by the rising French production company Films Grand Huit. Shot across two continents by Hélène Louvart (“Invisible Life,” “Happy as Lazzaro”), the movie boasts…
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Producer SK Global Teams With Elefantec Global for Spanish Content (EXCLUSIVE)
Independent film and TV studio SK Global Entertainment (“Crazy Rich Asians”) has set a strategic alliance with global Latino audience focused Elefantec Global to produce original Spanish-language content. The alliance will self-finance original Spanish language content in partnership with broadcasters and platforms around the world and will leverage the combined expertise, market knowledge and relationships…