Lumina, a newly launched talent and IP media group, is putting forward a $2 million strategic investment from BAFTA and Grammy-nominated producers Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford towards game studio Creators Corp. Creators Corp., a Webby award-winning studio with a focus on developing through “Fortnite” maker Epic Games’ Unreal Engine for Fortnite (UEFN) tech, was […]

Colman Domingo will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Domingo, who won the outstanding lead performance award at Monday’s Gothams, is set to receive the award on Feb. 14 as the festival celebrates his performance as Divine G in “Sing Sing.” “​​Colman is such a committed […]

The new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White” has officially released, showcasing more of Rachel Zegler’s vocals, the seven dwarfs and Gal Gadot’s villainous turn as the evil queen. The film is directed by Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”) and is the latest Disney remake. Following the 1937 animated […]

After the show’s midseason finale, the trailer for Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star”s remaining episodes dropped — the show will return on Monday, Jan. 20. The 30-second preview teases an asteroid warning that could mean the end of the world as the crew of firefighters must band together. “9-1-1: Lone Star” is a spinoff of the original […]

Silvia Pinal, a Mexican actress known as an icon for her work during the Golden Age of Cinema, died Nov. 28 at the age of 93. Mexico’s cultural ministry on X shared that Pinal had died after starring in more than 60 films and plays over her decades-spanning career. She died after a urinary tract […]

Multihouse has tapped Joe Hernandez to be the inaugural Vice President of Production, Variety has exclusively learned. Hernandez is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker known for his sound work on “Down to Earth with Zac Efron.” Hernandez will oversee the opening of Bungalow Studios within The Preserve LA’s 90,800 square-foot campus and take the lead on several […]

Fans of “Star Wars: Hunters” can soon rejoice as the game will be coming to Steam Early Access in 2025 in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. This will make it the first game published by Zynga to launch on PC. The game is currently available for free on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android devices. On Steam, […]

Netflix has announced that “It Ends With Us,” the Colleen Hoover movie adaptation starring Blake Lively, will begin streaming on Netflix in the U.S. on Dec. 9. The film had its theatrical release Aug. 9 and went on to exceed industry expectations and gross over $350 million worldwide, becoming one of the year’s biggest commercial […]

Greg Weinstein, a former top digital executive for A+E Networks and History Channel, has launched a new AI platform dubbed Aggie through its Audience Genomics data analytics and marketing firm serving Fortune 500 companies. The goal is to help small businesses manage their social media activity. With a $3.2 million investment led by Stephen Esposito, […]

Paul Teal, a TV and stage actor who appeared on shows including “One Tree Hill,” died Friday in Raleigh, N.C. He was 35. Teal’s death was confirmed by a representative for the actor, with the cause of death revealed as cancer. Emilia Torello, Teal’s partner, shared with TMZ that he had been diagnosed with stage […]