Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has been quietly backing a bill to launch a federal tax incentive for film, with support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, multiple sources said. Variety. Ellison has spent at least six months in exploratory meetings for the proposed legislation, two sources added, and on Monday night he
The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations announcement is underway. Among the early nominees: recently completed talkers “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (nod for talk series and talk host) and “Sherri” (with a nod to talk host). The Daytime Emmy Awards, administered by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, recognize daytime drama, talk
On today’s episode of the “Daily Variety” podcast, in our weekly box office segment, VarietyDisney’s Rebecca Rubin looks at what went wrong with Disney’s live-action remake of “Moana.” And Jon Erwin, the filmmaker behind “Young Washington,” explains how his Wonder Project brand is making independent films work like a business. The box office dynamics around
With Paramount Skydance’s deal to take over Warner Bros. Discovery still pending, WBD CEO David Zaslav continues to cash out his shares in the company he will leave in the coming months. Zaslav filed to sell about 2.18 million shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, valued at $59.47 million, according to an SEC filing on Monday.
“My So-Called Life” creator and “Wicked” writer Winnie Holzman has been chosen to receive Humanitas’ Kieser Award, while writer and comedian Ashley Nicole Black has been named host of this year’s Humanitas Awards Show & Toast, the organization announced Monday. Also on Monday, Humanitas announced the nominees for this year’s ten Humanitas Awards and revealed
Tye Blue, director and co-creator of the Tony-winning “Titanique,” has joined the creative team of “The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms’ Musical,” a new parody written by longtime “Dance Moms” fans James Stryska, Isabel Grace, Erica Molfetto and Molly Russo. The original musical is directed by lead producer Logan Clark, whose career spans more than
