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Godzilla vs. Kong Sets China Release Date Ahead of U.S. Debut Rebecca Davis, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “Godzilla vs. Kong” has set a China release date of March 26, five days ahead of its U.S. debut in theaters and on streaming. The past two installments of the franchise have made more money in China than in North America, and with U.S. cinemas still closed in much of the country and taking a continuous beating from the COVID-19 pandemic,...

ViacomCBS Overhauls Film Strategy With New Theatrical Windows, Epix Pact Brent Lang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Paramount Pictures is entering the streaming era in a big way, one that will see the 108-year old studio overhaul the way it releases and licenses the movies it makes. As part of that effort, Paramount will substantially shrink the amount of time its films are in theaters. At the same time, the studio has adjusted its pay TV output deal with Epix in order to provide thousands o...

New York City Movie Theaters Can Finally Reopen. Will People Return? Rebecca Rubin, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail For the first time in nearly a year, New York-based movie theater operator Nicolas Nicolaou can breathe a sigh of relief. That’s because Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that cinemas across the five boroughs could reopen starting next month, a potential reprieve for a sector of the entertainment industry that’s been walloped by the coronavirus pandemic. Nicolaou owns three theate...

Halo TV Series Jumps From Showtime to Paramount Plus Jordan Moreau, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Variety has confirmed. The official announcement will be made during ViacomCBS’ Wednesday press conference event showcasing upcoming titles on Paramount Plus, the fledgling streaming service. The series will debut on Paramount Plus in the first quarter of 2022. More from Variety Pablo Schrieber will star as Master Chief, the lead protagonist in several of the “Halo” video games who is a h...

How Can We Catch Up? Mortgage Denials Stack the Deck Against Black and Hispanic Buyers How Can We Catch Up? Mortgage Denials Stack the Deck Against Black and Hispanic Buyers The American dream of homeownership is not an equal opportunity ambition. Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be denied mortgages or get pricier loans. Clare Trapasso, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The American dream of homeownership is not an equal opportunity ambition. Black and Hispanic home buyers are more frequ...

Spotify Launches Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Podcast Audio giant announces podcast pacts with Russo brothers and Ava DuVernay, expanded DC deal Todd Spangler, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Barack Obama sat down with Bruce Springsteen for a series of wide-ranging conversations that will hit Spotify as an exclusive original podcast — the newest entry in the company’s expanding slate of audio programming. “Renegades: Born in the USA” is an eight-episode podcast featuring the former...

New York City Movie Theaters Can Reopen at Limited Capacity, Gov. Cuomo Says Rebecca Rubin, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail After nearly a year of closures, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given movie theaters in New York City permission to reopen at limited capacity starting on March 5. During his daily press briefing, the Empire State leader said cinemas in the city will be permitted to operate at 25% capacity, with no more than 50 people. Moreover, other safety measures such as masks, socia...

Mortal Kombat Trailer Promises Plenty of Blood, Guts and Fatalities Eli Countryman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail “Get over here!” — because Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming “Mortal Kombat” movie, full of blood, guts and fatalities. The movie, which is the third live-action feature based on the popular video game series, will not have any connection to its underperforming 1995 and 1997 predecessors. Instead, director Simon McQuoid, in his directorial de...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Tim Story on the Feuding Characters in His Tom & Jerry Reboot: Its Not War; Its Sibling Rivalry Terry Flores, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In tackling one of the most notorious feuds in pop culture history, director Tim Story used one guiding principle: “It’s not war; it’s sibling rivalry.” Those rivals would be Tom and Jerry, the beloved Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters who first came to exist out of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1946. The duo are n...

The Undoing Becomes HBOs Most-Watched Series of 2020, Surpasses Big Little Lies Audience (EXCLUSIVE) Mónica Marie Zorrilla, provided by Feb. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail “The Undoing” has now surpassed 12.3 million viewers, with 48% coming from digital viewing, Variety has learned. This makes the HBO miniseries headlined by Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant the premium cable network’s most-watched show of 2020, surpassing the audience for both seasons of “Big Little Lies.” The psychol...