Dave Chappelle will receive the NAACP President’s Award at the 56th NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Feb. 22. Previous recipients of the prestigious award — presented “in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service” — include Usher, Gabrielle Union-Wade and Dwyane Wade, Rihanna, LeBron James,
UTA has announced the promotion of 114 colleagues across six office locations and 28 divisions, including MP Lit, TV Lit, Talent, Unscripted Television, Entertainment & Culture Marketing, Creators, News & Broadcasting, Production Arts, Independent Film, Comedy Touring, Ventures, Technology, Finance & Accounting, KLUTCH Sports, Media
The final Oscar voting period has begun, and the year of multiple contenders has finally found its frontrunner. For months, Hollywood has searched for its strongest best picture candidate. Now, with a sweep at the Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of
Hulu’s Onyx Collective has dropped the first trailer for the single-camera comedy series “Deli Boys.” The series will debut with its full 10-episode season on March 6. In the trailer, Pakistani-American brothers Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh) Dar discover that their father’s convenience
Sean Bean has joined the upcoming “Robin Hood” series at MGM+, Variety has learned. Bean will star alongside previously announced series lead Jack Patten, who will play the titular outlaw folk hero. Bean will star as the notorious Sheriff of Nottingham. The official description of
A lot needed to happen during “Wicked’s” “The Wizard and I.” As Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) “I want” song, it expresses the character’s innermost desires: to meet the wizard who she believes will help her, and to feel accepted by everyone, including the audience. Director Jon
A former marketing staffer for Kanye West sued him on Tuesday, alleging that he fired her after calling her ugly and texting her “Hail Hitler.” The staffer, who is Jewish, alleges that West routinely targeted his Jewish employees with hateful and antisemitic comments. The lawsuit,
A retired soldier’s descent into crisis and its rippling effect through a working-class Bengali family forms the emotional core of “Shadowbox” (“Baksho Bondi”), set to world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Perspectives strand. The Bengali-language feature marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Saumyananda Sahi