Jay Duplass couldn’t help himself. The 52-year-old New Orleans native — best known for his creative collaborations with his younger brother Mark and acting roles in Amazon’s “Transparent” and FX’s “Dying for Sex” — had been working on a script for a film with a
This spring marks a milestone for Disney Channel’s “Big City Greens,” as the beloved animated series airs its 100th episode on linear TV on May 3 and streams on Disney+ on May 7. Launched in 2018, the show has quietly become a cornerstone of modern
Connor Schell’s Full Day Productions has tapped veteran producer Jared Morell as the leading television company expands its growing team, Variety can exclusively reveal. Full Day Productions, which has produced premium live broadcasts inclduding “The Oscar’s Red Carpet Show,” the “Netflix Cup” and “NFL Honors,”
Social-media giant Meta isn’t forecasting a slowdown in business at this point, handily topping Wall Street expectations for the first quarter and issuing Q2 guidance within analyst forecasts. For the first quarter of 2025, Meta significantly exceeded expectations. The company, parent of Facebook and Instagram,
Microsoft’s gaming revenue was up 5% year over year for the January-March quarter. The tech company’s gaming-specific sales reached $5.7 billion for the three-month period, up $270 million from the comparable year-ago figures. Content and services sales increased 8%, which Microsoft attributes to performance across
Kristen Zolner has parted ways with Imagine Entertainment, where she has served as head of television since 2022. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Zolner’s exit came amid broader streamlining measures at Imagine. The parting is said to be amicable, and Zolner’s
Guy Ritchie will direct the sequel to “Road House” with Jake Gyllenhaal set to reprise his lead role as ex-UFC fighter Dalton. “Road House 2” marks the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal and their second for Amazon MGM Studios following “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant.”
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are extending their collaborative era, and they’re bringing more special guests along for the ride. On Wednesday, the pair revealed the deluxe version of their first joint album will be called “I Said I Love You First…And You Said It