The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Jimmy Fox Joins Fremantle as Exec VP of Unscripted Development and Sales, as Jayson Dinsmore Shifts Roles [586d]
• Christopher Nolan Was ‘a Little Afraid’ of Robert Downey Jr. When They First Met for ‘Batman Begins’: ‘I’d Heard Stories About How Crazy’ He Was [586d]
• Will Country Radio Play Beyoncé’s New Songs? A Superstar’s Surprise Move Will Put Old Rules to the Test [586d]
• ‘American Fiction’ Director Cord Jefferson Boards Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Just Cause’ Amazon Series, John Wells to Co-Write (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• John Cleese Defends Monty Python Manager After Eric Idle Called Group’s Income Disastrous: ‘We Always Loathed and Despised Each Other’ [586d]
• Jon Stewart’s Return Boosts ‘The Daily Show’ to 1.9 Million Viewers, Biggest Episode Since 2018 [586d]
• Disneyland Workers Seeking to Form Union for 1,700 Character Performers With Actors’ Equity [586d]
• Music Industry Moves: Kylie Minogue Inks Deal With UTA for Live Entertainment and Acting [586d]
• Paramount Layoffs Hit 20 CBS News Staffers [586d]
• Cillian Murphy Calls Press Tours a ‘Broken Model’ Because ‘Everybody Is So Bored,’ Says ‘Red Eye’ Is a Fine B-Movie but ‘I Don’t Think It’s a Good Movie’ [586d]
• The 50 Greatest Romantic Movies of All Time [586d]
• Roy Wood Jr. Says Hasan Minhaj Was ‘Going’ to Be ‘Daily Show’ Host Before It ‘Fell Apart’ Amid Joke Controversy; Wood Planned to Stick Around Longer [586d]
• ‘Tacoma FD’ Canceled After Four Seasons at TruTV [586d]
• Margot Robbie and LuckyChap Get the Key to Warner Bros. Studio in Starry Celebration of New First-Look Deal (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• Porsha Williams Guobadia Returning to ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ in Bravo Reboot [586d]
• Latest ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Episode Reaches 5 Million Viewers Through Super Bowl Weekend [586d]
• Travis Kelce’s Debut as a Film Producer Is Also the First Movie Financed by Joe Biden’s Green Energy Tax Credits (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• ‘The Baxters’: Amazon Prime Video Unveils Roma Downey Series Premiere Date, First-Look Clip [586d]
• Stephen Amell to Lead NBC’s ‘Suits’ Spinoff ‘Suits: LA’ [586d]
• Russell Simmons Sued for Alleged Rape of Def Jam Producer in ’90s [586d]
• Charles Melton and Elizabeth Olsen Teaming Up for Todd Solondz’s ‘Love Child’ [586d]
• Tom Sandoval’s Assistant Tells All: Why Ann Was ‘Crushed’ When He Cheated, How She Kept the Peace With Ariana and Her ‘Vanderpump’ Future [586d]
• Box Office: ‘Bob Marley’ Biopic Faces Off Against ‘Madame Web’ Over Holiday Weekend [586d]
• Variety Promotes Katcy Stephan to Film Reporter [586d]
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse Announce First National Tour in 10 Years, Behind New Retrospective Album, ‘Fu##in’ Up’ [586d]
• Pearl Jam Announces New Album ‘Dark Matter,’ Plots World Tour [586d]
• ‘Deadpool 3’ Dethrones ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ as Most-Viewed Trailer Launch With 365 Million Views [586d]
• Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Finds New Podcast Partner in Lemonada After End of Spotify Pact [586d]
• Jon Stewart Announces Limited-Run Standup Tour [586d]
• Tom Cruise’s ‘Jack Reacher’ Director Reflects on Box Office Bomb: ‘I Certainly Don’t Blame Tom for Not Being 6’2″‘ [586d]
• ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough Become Hairy, Horny Beasts in Absurdist Comedy [586d]
• ‘Tracker’ Premieres to 18.4 Million Viewers on CBS Boosted by Record-Breaking Super Bowl [586d]
• Sarah J. Maas’ Blockbuster Series ‘Crescent City,’ ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ and More: What’s the Best Order to Read Them? [586d]
• Michael Jackson’s Nephew Recreates the King of Pop’s Iconic Dangerous Tour in ‘Michael’ Biopic First Look [586d]
• Jennifer Lopez Says Ayo Edebiri ‘Apologized With Tears in Her Eyes’ Over Resurfaced Comments Slamming Lopez: ‘She Was Mortified’ [586d]
• ‘You’ve Reached Sam’ Spinoff Novel From Dustin Thao Sells to Penguin’s Dutton in Seven-Figure Deal (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• Kate Mara, Travon Free and Tabitha Brown to Be Honored at Mercy for Animals 25th Anniversary Gala (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• Less Than 2% of Console Video Games Have LGBTQ Representation Despite 17% of Gamers Being Queer, GLAAD Report Says [586d]
• Netflix Plans to Put Advertisers Into Interactive ‘Squid Game’ for TV Upfront [586d]
• Metrograph Pictures Buys Sundance Breakout ‘Good One’ (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• Michael Bublé Talks Whiskey, ‘Spicy Margarita,’ Music and Mushrooms [586d]
• ABC Is Advertising the Oscars by Having Ryan Gosling and More Scream in Horror Over Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Director Snub [586d]
• ‘The Crown’ Director Christian Schwochow Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• Paramount Global Laying Off 800 Employees as CEO Bakish Cites Need to Cut Costs [586d]
• Kiah Roache-Turner’s WWII Shark Thriller ‘Beast of War’ Sells to U.S., U.K (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• ‘Madame Web’ Review: Any Way You Spin It, Dakota Johnson’s Marvel Entry Feels Superfluous [586d]
• H.E.R. Signs With Lighthouse Management and Media [586d]
• Lulu Wang, Mimi Leder, La La Anthony and More to Speak at Women in Entertainment Summit (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• BAFTA Awards Will Broadcast Ceremony, Including Best Film Category, With Two-Hour Delay [586d]
• ‘Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret,’ Documentary About Religion and Animal Cruelty, Scores March Release Date [586d]
• IGN Aims to Fill E3 Gaming Event Void With In-Person Fan Convention [586d]
• Berlinale Workers Demand ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ in Gaza and Call on Festival Leadership to Do the Same: ‘We Need Stronger Institutional Stances’ [586d]
• Berlin Title ‘The Undergrowth’ Gets Trailer as Director Macu Machín Defends Canary Islands as More Than a ‘Backdrop’: ‘There Is a Whole World in the Islands’ (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• Beta Film Sells Ukrainian War Drama ‘In Her Car’ to NHK Japan as Creator Eugen Tunick Speaks Out: ‘We Are Still Here and We Are Still Fighting’ (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• Irish Sundance Hit ‘Kneecap’ Lands Further Sales for Charades in Germany, Australia, Spain and More (EXCLUSIVE) [586d]
• John Wilson to Be Special Guest at Visions du Réel Documentary Film Festival [587d]
• Kylie Minogue to Be Honored at Brit Awards – Global Bulletin [587d]
• Choi Yoonhee Set as CEO of Barunson E&A as Korea Sales Firm Expands Berlin Footprint [587d]
• Detroit Techno Music Producer Carl Craig Doc ‘Desire,’ From ‘Harley’ Director Jean-Cosme Delaloye, Wraps Production (EXCLUSIVE) [587d]
• Katy Perry Set to Exit ‘American Idol’ After This Season [587d]
• Karan Johar, Sara Ali Khan, Emraan Hashmi Indian Freedom Fight Film ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’ Sets Prime Video Bow (EXCLUSIVE) [587d]
• In Self-Deprecating Return to ‘The Daily Show’, Jon Stewart Beats His Critics to the Punch: TV Review [587d]
• Tony Hale on Playing Beyoncé’s ‘Emasculated Sidekick’ in Verizon’s Super Bowl Commercial and Hiding the Role From His Daughter [587d]
• Super Bowl 2024 Was the Most-Watched Telecast of All Time, Reaching 123.4 Million Viewers [587d]
• Blackpink’s Lisa Joins ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE) [587d]
• ‘Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive’ Review: Doc Proves the Disco Legend Still Has Life to Live [587d]
• Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and the Dog From ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Steal the Show at Oscar Nominees Luncheon [587d]
• Mark Ruffalo Isn’t Going to Be In ‘Captain America: Brave New World’; Actor Misspoke About Hulk Return During Festival Q&A (EXCLUSIVE) [587d]
• Toby Keith Posthumously Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ’35 Biggest Hits’ Album [587d]
• A ‘Suits’ Reunion, Judge Judy and ‘Jury Duty’: Inside e.l.f. Cosmetics’ Splashy Super Bowl Ad [587d]
• ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Producer Wins Cesar-Hosted Toscan du Plantier Award in Paris [587d]
• David Beckham, Cate Blanchett and Dua Lipa Among BAFTA Awards Presenters [587d]