Since Stan Lee and Steve Ditko first created Spider-Man more than six decades ago, the character has been one of the most enduring superheroes in popular culture. From comics to animated series and a slew of live-action films (as well as 2018’s animated, Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”), Peter Parker and his alter-ego have been […]
Since its release in late November, “Moana 2” became a huge box office performer taking in more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. And in case you missed it in theaters, the film is now streamable at home. The sequel arrives on premium video on-demand on Tuesday, Jan. 28. It’s available to rent […]
Hudson Thames, who voices the titular web-slinger in the upcoming Disney+ show “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” recently shared some worries he had about leading Marvel’s latest animated series. While speaking with Collider, Thames said his “biggest fear” was that “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” would be “annoying and woke,” but ended up thinking the show was […]
Sony Corp. is shaking up its leadership ranks in Tokyo and San Mateo, elevating Hiroki Totoki to the top CEO post while Hideaki Nishino takes the reins of Sony Interactive Entertainment as the solo CEO of the unit that houses PlayStation. The corporate shuffle, effective April 1, was approved late Tuesday by the electronics and […]
Season 2 of “The Night Agent” was the most-watched Netflix series of the week of Jan. 20-26, debuting with 13.9 million views in its first four days of availability. The season’s success is unsurprising given how Season 1 performed when it debuted in 2023 — landing at No. 7 on Netflix’s list of its most […]
Andrew Hampp has been promoted to managing director of music and consumer partnerships at Variety. Since joining the Variety team in 2022, Hampp has extended Variety’s partnerships significantly, creating first-to-market opportunities with several brands including TikTok, AFEELA, Sony Audio, Expedia, Kinesso, Cash App and many more. “Andrew Hampp is respected by his clients and colleagues […]
What’s great about a Goop gift guide is that the list itself is as much a gift as the extravagant, over-the-top offerings that Gwyneth Paltrow and her team curate every year. More important than whether you can actually afford earrings that cost more than four years of college tuition, or how much use you’d really […]
The visual approach in “Heightened Scrutiny” — Sam Feder’s documentary following a transgender lawyer prepping for a U.S. Supreme Court case — seems familiar at the outset. Its straightforward approach to locked-off sit-down interviews, interspersed with graphics and other B-roll footage, is hardly novel. However, an immense amount of care and detail goes into its […]
Caroline Kennedy wrote a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions strongly discouraging them from confirming her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary. Robert will be questioned by senators this week before being confirmed to President Donald Trump’s cabinet. “Overseeing the FDA, the […]
Acclaimed director Thomas Vinterberg and Goteborg’s artistic director Pia Lundberg addressed controversial remarks of Swedish Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand. Lundberg admitted she was “surprised” by the Minister’s statement during the opening ceremony Jan. 24, which made for a “tumultuous” start of the event. “The Swedish film industry [which has around $50.5 million a year […]
