Scott Kenyon, a longtime agent at Innovative Artists, died suddenly on February 15. He was 39. Kenyon’s death was confirmed by Innovative Artists. A GoFundMe page established in his honor explains that “he unexpectedly passed away of a heart-related issue while playing beach volleyball.” Kenyon
Al Pacino is opening up about his upbringing and life in Hollywood like never before in his upcoming memoir “Sonny Boy,” set to release this October. The legendary 83 year-old actor, known for his roles in iconic films such as “The Godfather” trilogy, “Scarface” and
As more than 125,000 visitors and nearly 2,000 documentary industry professionals are expected at leading documentary festival CPH:DOX, its managing director Katrine Kiilgaard and new head of industry and training Mara Gourd-Mercado spoke to Variety on the eve of the festival’s kick off March 13.
Rachel Bloom has signed with WME for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be repped by Sugar23, Ginsburg Daniels Kallis LLP, and April Tombs at YMU. Bloom is perhaps best known for the CW musical dramedy series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Bloom
The Avenue has landed North American rights to the action comedy “Old Guy,” starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman. Simon West (“The Expendables 2,” “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “The Mechanic”) directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.
At a festival known for raucous audiences, Dev Patel’s “Monkey Man” made for the rowdiest screening yet. During the SXSW premiere of the actor’s directorial debut, Austin’s Paramount Theater was filled with cries of “We love you, Dev!” and “India!” that can only be described
As the vast reorganization of Universal Music Group’s labels continues, as expected, the company’s East Coast operations are uniting under the Republic Corps umbrella. The move reflects the company’s reorganization of its labels under the domains of Republic’s Monte Lipman (East Coast) and Interscope’s John
It’s like the slow-burn origin story of a righteously vicious, hellbent street fighter. And while I’m all for an action movie that’s trying to be more than a ride, the truth is that “Monkey Man” takes itself awfully seriously.