The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Mark James, Songwriter of ‘Suspicious Minds,’ ‘Always on My Mind’ and ‘Hooked on a Feeling,’ Dies at 83 [457d]
• Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Loses Second Director as Yann Demange Exits Film [457d]
• Gus Van Sant Recalls Getting Benched for ‘Good Will Hunting’ and the Surprising Resonance of School Shooter Drama ‘Elephant’ [457d]
• Christian Bale’s ‘American Psycho’ Method Acting Was ‘Very Intimidating’ and ‘Challenging’ to Work With for Chloë Sevigny: ‘Why Aren’t You Being Social?’ [457d]
• Jude Law Turned Down Superman Because It Just Felt Off and ‘a Step Too Far,’ but He Did Try on a ‘More Metallic’ Suit for His Audition [457d]
• Music Publishers File Legal Complaint Against Spotify With Federal Trade Commission, Claiming ‘Unfair, Deceptive and Fraudulent Business Practices’ [458d]
• Nickelodeon Star Kel Mitchell Says Dan Schneider Brought Him Into a Closet and Yelled ‘All This Wild Stuff’ on ‘All That’ Set: We ‘Kind of Bump Heads’ [458d]
• How Michael Crichton’s Widow Sherri Ushered in a Renaissance of His Work With New Book ‘Eruption’ [458d]
• Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi Hot Dog-Eating Contest Set by Netflix After Nathan’s Bans the 16-Time Champ [458d]
• Production Designers Behind ‘The Sympathizer,’ ‘Shogun’ and More Discuss Creating the Look of Sprawling Asian Cities [458d]
• Judge Puts Temporary Ban on ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli From Streaming Rare Wu-Tang Clan Album [458d]
• Ben Platt and Brandy Clark on Their Haunting Duet, ‘Treehouse,’ a Joint Summer Tour, and How Platt’s ‘Honeymind’ Album Expands the Queer Americana Space [458d]
• Rebecca Ferguson on Making ‘Silo’ While Claustrophobic, Tom Cruise’s Booty Exercises and Telling Hugh Jackman to Put His Shirt Back On [458d]
• Disney’s Live-Action ‘Moana’ Casts Catherine Laga’aia in Lead Role Opposite Dwayne Johnson, Filming Starts This Summer [458d]
• Quavo Partners With Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention for Inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit [458d]
• ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Jason George Returning as Series Regular After ‘Station 19’ Conclusion [458d]
• ‘Inside Out 2’ Review: New Feelings Propel a Pixar Sequel Enchanting Enough to Second That Emotion [458d]
• ‘Klitschko: More Than a Fight’ Director Kevin Macdonald on Capturing Ukraine’s Heavyweight Boxing Champion Turned Wartime Mayor — and His Beef With Zelenskyy [458d]
• Quincy Jones, James Bond Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and More to Receive Honorary Oscars at Governors Awards [458d]
• ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘Ten Thousand Ships’ Back in the Works After Being Scrapped, Says George R. R. Martin [458d]
• The Newton Brothers Talk Revisiting the Original Series and Making Eight Versions of the ‘X-Men ’97’ Theme on Variety’s Behind the Song [458d]
• Paramount Co-CEOs Address End of Skydance Deal Talks, Say They’re Focused on Go-It-Alone Strategic Plan [458d]
• Don’t Forget About: ‘Masters of the Air’ Stars Nate Mann and Anthony Boyle This Emmys Season [458d]
• ‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Review: A Tight, Poised Belgian Debut About the Challenges of Holding It Together [458d]
• Edward Norton’s Challenging New Role Could Put Him in TV’s Battle for Advertising Dollars [458d]
• ‘Wakfu’ Creator Ankama Expands Scope With Minority Stake in French Animation Studio InTheBox [458d]
• Alexi Hawley to Create TV Series About Hostage Recovery Efforts for Lionsgate TV [458d]
• ‘Ultraman: Rising’ Review: New Take on an Iconic Superhero Wrestles Kaiju and Daddy Issues in Netflix’s Overcrowded Cartoon [458d]
• UTA Taps Bob Roback as Chief Operating Officer, Who Takes Over Role From Andrew Thau [458d]
• ‘House of David’ Biblical Drama at Amazon Casts Its David, Goliath, King Saul and More (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• Charli XCX Brings ‘Brat’ to Brooklyn — Along With Lorde, Matty Healy and More — in a Blaze of Beats and Eye-Blasting Lights: Concert Review [458d]
• Luis Fonsi Rom Com ‘Say a Little Prayer’ Partners with New Cadence Productions for Theatrical and Streaming Release Plan [458d]
• ‘Ghostlight’ Father-Daughter Stars Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupfere Teaming for Alex Thompson’s Body Swap Comedy (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• ‘Ghostlight’ Father-Daughter Stars Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupferer Teaming for Alex Thompson’s Body Swap Comedy (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• Metallica Brings Fuel, Fire and Fury to ‘Fortnite Festival’ [458d]
• NBA Legend Jerry West Dies at 86 [458d]
• Tom Hiddleston and Anna Sawai on What Connects ‘Loki’ to ‘Shogun’ and Why Saying Goodbye to the Marvel Antihero Is a ‘Wash of Relief’ [458d]
• Prime Video Wraps Its Most Ambitious Action Thriller in Latin America, ‘A Billion to One’ With Omar Chaparro and Alejandro Speitzer (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures for Key International Territories, Including the U.K. and Spain [458d]
• Charli XCX Tops TikTok’s Song of the Summer Predictions for U.K. and Ireland; Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Also Contenders (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• Why Does Hollywood Care About Box Office Opening Weekends? [458d]
• Netflix Shares Early Looks at ‘Wallace & Gromit,’ ‘Twilight of the Gods,’ ‘The Twits’ at Annecy [458d]
• Russell Crowe Says He’s ‘Slightly Uncomfortable’ With ‘Gladiator 2’: ‘There’s Definitely a Tinge of Melancholy’ and ‘Jealousy’ [458d]
• ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Star Rebecca Henderson, ‘The Bear’ Actor Liza Colón-Zayas’ ‘Driven’ Series Boarded by Mise En Scene Company (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Studio Blue Spirit Launches In-House Development Label, Plans North American Expansion (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• ‘Paddington in Peru’ Trailer: Britain’s Beloved Bear Is Back for Another Adventure, This Time With Olivia Colman as a Guitar-Wielding Nun [458d]
• All Things Go: How to Buy Tickets to New York’s Female-Forward Festival, Featuring Chappell Roan, Reneé Rapp and More [458d]
• ‘Winx’ Creator to Launch New Series ‘Mermaid Magic’ on Netflix — Watch Teaser [458d]
• Ariana Grande Is ‘Reprocessing’ Her Time on Nickelodeon’s ‘Victorious,’ Watches Old Clips and Thinks: ‘Damn, Really? Oh S—’ [458d]
• ‘Adult Best Friends’ Review: A Sporadically Funny Comedy About Growing Up and Moving On [458d]
• BTS’ Jin Celebrates End of Military Service by Hugging 1,000 Fans [458d]
• Daniel Radcliffe Has Never Seen ‘The Sopranos’ or ‘Breaking Bad’ Because He Avoids ‘Heavy, Hour-Long’ TV in Favor of Cartoons and Reality Shows [458d]
• ‘Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence’ Sets 4K Limited Rerelease – Global Bulletin [458d]
• Annecy Attendees Go Looney for ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ at Its Annecy Premiere [458d]
• India’s IPL Cricket Valuation Rises to $16 Billion, Says U.S. Investment Bank [458d]
• ‘Transformers One,’ ‘The Smurfs Movie’ Makers on Expanding Franchises: You Have to Show Audiences ‘Something They Don’t Know They Want to See’ [458d]
• Pixar Boss Shoots Down Live-Action Remakes of Studio’s Movies: That ‘Sort of Bothers Me’ and ‘It’s Not Very Interesting’ [458d]
• ‘The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer’ Review: A Lurid Comedy That Skips Past Its Best Ideas [458d]
• Henry Selick Developing ‘Coraline’ Companion Piece ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ With Neil Gaiman, Will Revive ‘The Shadow King’ as Graphic Novel [458d]
• Gallic Steampunk Superhero Series ‘The Chimera Brigade’ Unveiled by Louis Leterrier, Sacrebleu Productions (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ Review: Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Save the World in Side-Splitting Looney Tunes Movie [458d]
• Annecy MIFA Pitch Projects ‘Hide & Seek,’ ‘Rising Tides’ Find Indian, French Backing (EXCLUSIVE) [458d]
• Asia Streaming Analysis: U.S. Content Is Losing Ground, But Remains Important for Subscription Trends, Report [458d]
• Celine Dion Took Potentially Fatal Dosages of Valium to Cope With Symptoms of Stiff Person Syndrome: ‘I Did Not Know Honestly That It Could Kill Me’ [458d]
• After Paramount Merger Talks Collapse, Skydance CEO David Ellison Tells Staff: ‘We Are Stronger Because of This Process’ [458d]
• Seth Meyers to Lose ‘Late Night’ Band in Budget Cuts [458d]
• ‘The Last Of Us,’ ‘Poker Face,’ ‘Family Guy,’ ‘The Masked Singer’ Among Top Rockie Awards Winners at Banff World Media Festival [458d]
• Ricky Martin Talks Navigating Hollywood After Coming Out in 2010: ‘Would You Ask Brad Pitt If He’s Afraid’ of ‘Being Typecast as a Straight Man?’ [458d]
• Françoise Hardy, French Singer and Actor Who Became International Icon in 1960s, Dies at 80 [458d]
• Laurence Fishburne Talks Meeting Doc Rivers for ‘Clipped’ and His Sauna Scenes With LeVar Burton [458d]