If real change is to be made in Hollywood for people of color, it has to start from the top. So say some of the most powerful black women in entertainment when Variety asked about the biggest challenges they face in the industry. 15 more words

via Kerry Washington, Aja Naomi King and Sheryl Underwood Talk Representation for Black Women in Hollywood — Variety

HBO urged an appeals court on Friday to throw out litigation brought by the Michael Jackson estate over the 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland.” HBO and the Jackson estate have been locked in a legal war ever since the premium cable network agreed to run the documentary, which chronicles child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson. The…

via HBO Seeks Dismissal of Michael Jackson Estate’s Suit Over ‘Leaving Neverland’ — Variety

In 1985, New Line rushed out a sequel to its breakout horror hit of the prior year. But while commercially successful enough, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” was initially disliked by mainstream horror fans, then later won cult status, for the same reason: It struck many as “the gayest horror film of…

via ‘Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street’: Film Review — Variety

“Father” begins with a mother. Dragging her two sullen, uncomprehending kids along with her, Biljana (Nada Šargin) strides onto the grounds of the factory from which her husband was let go more than a year before and harangues the foreman about the severance package they still have not received. 8 more words

via ‘Father’: Film Review — Variety

Steven Spielberg is out & James Mangold might be in. The Ford v. Ferrari filmmaker is early talks to direct Indiana Jones 5 after it was announced that Steven Spielberg will not be directing the sequel. Spielberg will still be on as a hands on producer on the project. The move is being seen as […]

via James Mangold In Early Talks To Direct Indiana Jones 5 As Steven Spielberg Bows Out — Reel Talk Inc.

With “The Invisible Man,” a terrifying thriller starring Elisabeth Moss, Universal is attempting to revive the cinematic prospects for its classic monster properties. After “The Mummy” with Tom Cruise flamed out theaters in 2017, the studio scraped its plans to form an interconnected Dark Universe and instead retooled its vision to create standalone stories unique…

via Box Office: ‘The Invisible Man’ Eyes $20 Million-Plus Debut — Variety

There’s a school of critical thought that believes no contextual details or backstory to a film — be they to do with its source material, the circumstances of its production, or its makers’ motivation — should be examined or factored into a review of it, that the final product up on the screen is the…

via ‘DAU. Natasha’: Film Review — Variety

Camila Maria Concepción, a trans Latina writer, actor and activist who worked on the Netflix series “Gentefied” and “Daybreak,” died last week by suicide, her representative confirmed to Variety. 30 more words

via Camila Maria Concepción, Writer on ‘Gentefied’ and ‘Daybreak,’ Dies by Suicide at 28 — Variety

We all knew the end was coming. Bob Iger had promised, time and again, that the end was coming. But the rather abrupt announcement Tuesday afternoon that he would relinquish his longtime role as CEO of the Walt Disney Co. 17 more words

via Why Wall Street Is Unhappy (for Now) With Disney’s CEO Change — Variety

They put their homes up as collateral to finance the business in its infancy more than 15 years ago. Today, Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein are getting ready to launch not one, but two new first-run series in the fall, adding to a roster that includes “The Wendy Williams Show” and “Family Feud.”…

via Listen: Why Debmar-Mercury Is Betting on Nick Cannon, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and Syndication — Variety