U.K. and India-based production outfit Avani Films is developing an eclectic slate including three feature films and a limited drama series. Avani Films is led by Anu Vaidyanathan, a filmmaker, comedian and previously a long-course triathlete representing India. The company’s output, which includes several shorts
Typically, the narratives comprising our origin story begin long before birth, often stretching back generations and centuries, linking us with ancestors we will never know and places we might never visit. For Maya Lopez, aka Echo (Alaqua Cox), the deadly former leader of Wilson Fisk’s
Taking an old film score and dropping it into a new film is “like wearing somebody else’s underwear,” veteran composer Earle Hagen used to say. Hagen, the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning composer of such classic themes as “The Andy Griffith Show,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and
Sony Pictures Entertainment general counsel Leah Weil is exiting her role after almost three decades with the company. The longtime senior executive vice president is the studio’s most senior legal advisor with oversight across film and TV production, acquisition and distribution, media networks, digital content
“Succession,” “Lessons in Chemistry,” “The Bear,” “Ted Lasso” and “American Born Chinese” are among the frontrunners as the Directors Guild of America has announced the 2024 nominees in television categories, including Dramatic Series; Comedy Series; Movies for Television and Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled
Fresh off an early workshop of “The Light in the Piazza,” the actress Kelli O’Hara had a passing thought: What if there was an ambitious musical adaptation of “Days of Wine and Roses,” the 1962 addiction drama that starred Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick? It
“Our Flag Means Death” has been canceled at Max. The pirate comedy aired two seasons at the streamer. The series originally debuted in March 2022, with the second season launching in October 2023. “While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of
“Barbie” is projected to lead the SAG Awards nominations with five, which would tie the record as the most nominated movie in the 30-year awards history. Expected nominations are cast ensemble, stunt ensemble, and three individual acting mentions for Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and America