Andrew Garfield & Wyatt Russell Promote 'Under The Banner Of Heaven' During FYC Emmy Event in LA

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorWhen Lorne Michaels first heard the pitch for “Schmigadoon!,” the comedic love letter to the Golden Age musicals of the 1940s and 50s, he didn’t have to look far for his leading lady – he offered it to “Saturday Night Live” star Cecily Strong. Asked why, Michaels simply states: “I didn’t think of anyone else.”Having seen the show, the first season of which premiered last year on Apple TV Plus, it’s obvious why Strong was the right match for Melissa Gimble, a New York City doctor who finds herself and boyfriend Josh Skinner (Keegan-Michael Key) trapped in a mystical land, only able to leave when they find true love.

Director, actress, writer, producer, and editor Isabel Sandoval is a trans Filipina filmmaking Auteur who made history with her third feature film Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori section. It is the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color to screen in competition. Lingua Franca was nominated for the 2021 Film Independent John Cassavetes Spirit Award. 

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, co-host Mike DeAngelo dives back into “Under the Banner of Heaven.” The show follows a devout Mormon detective Jeb Pyre (played by Andrew Garfield) whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder seemingly connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into LDS Mormon fundamentalism and their distrust in the government. There’s a terrific supporting cast involved too, including Gil Birmingham, Sam Worthington, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Chloe Pirrie, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, and more.

Rosario Dawson is debuting her new, shorter hair!

Elizabeth Taylor Chanel hosted its 15th annual Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner on Monday night in New York City.“This festival and Chanel’s support of it couldn’t be more important at this moment in time, particularly for so many artists and so many women filmmakers,” Judith Light told Variety on the red carpet about the event’s in-person New York City return from a two-year pandemic pause.“Here we are with a level of diversity and inclusivity that is bringing us all back together just like Tribeca did after 9/11,” she continued.The summer night blossomed inside the elegant soirée at tony Balthazar where the well-heeled of Hollywood and the art world came to celebrate artists who contributed original artworks to the festival’s award-winning filmmakers. Penélope Cruz shared her own grateful enthusiasm for being at the film festival event on the heels of her U.S.

So many celebrities were in attendance at the Chanel’s Artists Dinner held during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival!

Ariana DeBose got very close to Andrew Garfield during Sunday night’s Tony Awards.

Tony Awards returned to Radio City Music Hall, where relaxed mask mandates made it easier than ever (OK, easier than last year’s ceremony) to spot the stars mixing and mingling during Broadway’s biggest night.For some, it was an opportunity to reunite with old friends; for others, it was a rare chance to meet luminaries they’ve only admired from afar. Before the broadcast began, “Spring Awakening” co-stars Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff walked through the front door holding hands.

Ariana DeBose performed a musical number during the Tony Awards on Sunday (12 June), where she interacted with many audience members, including Andrew Garfield. The 31-year-old actor, who was hosting the award ceremony, delivered a hilarious musical performance that celebrated the audience.

Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews are together again!

Andrew Garfield suits up sharp for the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 12) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Selena Gomez and Martin Short are hitting the red carpet!

Mira Sorvino towers above her co-stars at the Impeachment: American Crime Story FYC Event held at El Capitan Theatre on Friday (June 10) in Los Angeles.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWhat’s harder to work with when it comes to writing a limited series — true stories taken from real life, or the stuff of fiction? A panel of top writers debated the challenges of working with headline-driven and historical material during the final hour of Variety‘s Night in the Writers’ Room on June 9 at 1 Hotel in West Hollywood.“There’s a little bit of a tightrope-walk in a true story that you don’t necessarily have to walk in fiction,” said Dustin Lance Black, the writer-producer behind FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven.” He noted that the series, about the 1984 murder of a woman and her infant daughter in Salt Lake City, deals with three intertwined stories, one of which is fictional. “That one to me, I had a slightly easier time with.

Melissa McCarthy is reminding fans of Andrew Garfield’s many claims that he wasn’t going to be appearing in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, only to later have to eat his words when he actually was in the movie, reprising his iteration of Peter Parker alongside fellow Spidey Tobey Maguire.

Andrew Garfield is gushing over Zendaya! ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Garfield at the 100 Gala in New York City Wednesday night, about being honored and his new interview with Zendaya that has everybody talking.«It's just funny,» Garfield said of receiving the honor. «For me, personally, I had to kind of laugh at it, and also  suddenly went majorly down in my estimation, because who would want to be part of a club that would have me as a member.»He continued, «I don't think you would find one person here who didn't have those kinds of thoughts.»While Garfield was grateful to accept the honor, he couldn't help but feel that tinge of self-doubt that he's sure everyone in attendance Wednesday night was also feeling as they made this year's list of most influential people.«I think that's what's kind of beautiful about this, is I imagine everyone here is riddled with self-doubt, just s much as I am.»Garfield's mission for the night? To ask his fellow honorees where their self-doubt lives.«I intend to speak to as many people as I find inspirational and impressive tonight as possible and ask them where their own self-doubt lives,» the  actor said.Garfield's entry in the mag was penned by the legendary Martin Scorsese.

The stars are stepping out for the 2022 Time 100 Gala!