Crypto market drops as Iran launches missile strikes into Israel. Bitcoin falls to $62k; Ethereum drops below $2,500. The global crypto market cap declines by 2.72% to $2.18 trillion. The global cryptocurrency market has witnessed a sharp decline following reports of Iran firing missiles into
John Amos, the star of “Good Times,” “Roots” and more, died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, his representative confirmed to Variety on Tuesday. He was 84. “It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned,”
Nicholas Alexander Chavez says his final callback audition to play Lyle Menendez in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” was not like others he had ever been on. “Usually when you go to a callback, there’s four or five other people
In a bid to tap the burgeoning international interest in content from Latin America and Spain, Chile’s Rizoma, run by Sebastian Freund, and Ángel Zambrano’s Atlanta-based Condeco have launched international sales company, Rizco Content Sales. The new sales agency follows their successful partnership in the
Elle Kennedy’s “Off-Campus” books are getting the screen treatment from Amazon Prime Video, which has ordered a series adaptation of the romance novels. Louisa Levy (“Death and Other Details,” “The Flight Attendant”) will serve as showrunner of the series. The first season of the show
Phish are helping ring in the New Year at Madison Square Garden in New York City for a string of four shows. From Dec. 28 through Dec. 31, Phish will play four consecutive nights at the venue, bringing Phish’s total number of shows at The
“Industry” co-creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay are staying in business with HBO, Variety has confirmed. Down and Kay have inked a new three-year overall deal with the premium cabler that begins in January 2025. Their current overall deal runs through the end of 2024.
One of the biggest movies of the year will soon be streaming. Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is a huge hit, taking in more than $374.1 million at the worldwide box office, and now you can watch it at home — if you missed the sequel