After weeks of rumors, Variety can confirm that the estate of the Notorious B.I.G. and Primary Wave Music have struck a partnership encompassing the late rapper’s music publishing and recordings, as well as his name, image, and likeness. The estate and Primary Wave will collaborate
Tom Cruise is set to receive the British Film Institute’s highest honor, the BFI Fellowship. The Hollywood star — currently in the U.K. shooting Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s as-yet-untitled film for Warner Bros. and Legendary — is being recognized for both his “achievements as an extraordinary, versatile actor,”
At first, Peter Wolf — best known as the limber-limbed solo artist and former lead singer of the J. Geils Band — may not seem like a day-one Bob Dylan fan who saw some of the legendary bard’s earliest New York concerts and witnessed his meteoric rise
Comedian Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talker “Sherri” is a go for Season 4, Lionsgate’s producer/distributor shingle Debmar-Mercury announced Thursday. The news comes as “Sherri” has now been renewed in more than 95% of the country, including station groups like the Fox TV Stations, Nexstar, Hearst, Sinclair,
The eighth and final season of “Big Mouth” has set its eye on a May 23 premiere date, with Cynthia Erivo, Quinta Brunson, Holly Hunter and more guest stars joining the voice cast. The half-hour animated comedy returns for one last ride as the Bridgeton
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Elizabeth Lo’s “Mistress Dispeller,” a new documentary that had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Produced by Anonymous Content and Impact Partners, the film follows a woman in China who is desperate to save her
Fons PR, a boutique public relations agency, is elevating two staff members, Brad Johnson and Christine Lemchi, to senior executive roles. News of their promotion comes as Fons PR celebrates its 15th anniversary. Johnson, a veteran publicist who has worked at Fons PR for nearly
It’s often said that television is a writers’ medium, but that’s because scripts are a delivery device for the format’s true lifeblood: plot. However interesting a project’s themes may be, it requires structure and momentum to propel the action multiple episodes. So to develop the