Wolfgang Puck Partners With Genius Brands to Create and Star in Children’s Animated TV Series (EXCLUSIVE)

The brand new trailer for Apple TV+‘s Luck invites viewers into a world with only good fortune.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePeacock’s upcoming mystery thriller “The Resort” will hold its world premiere at San Diego Comic-Con, the streamer revealed on Monday. A special advance screening of the first episode will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 5:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion with creator Andy Siara and stars William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Nina Bloomgarden.Variety TV editor Michael Schneider will moderate the panel, which takes place in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel.Siara (“Palm Springs”) executive produces “The Resort,” along with Sam Esmail (“Mr.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Duncanville” will end its run after three seasons. Amy Poehler executive produced “Duncanville” and starred in the show as Duncan, an ordinary 15-year-old with a wild imagination and his sights set on the freedom of adulthood. Fox confirmed on Thursday that the show wouldn’t be back for a fourth season.

is lending his voice across the pond for “Love Island USA.”Set to the tune of Lizzo’s “About Damn Time,” the trailer promises that the new season of “Love Island USA” will be “this summer’s ultimate destination.”Peacock acquired “Love Island USA” from CBS in February and has already promised that the streamer’s version will be sexier and steamier in ways that the reality show couldn’t be on linear television. It is expected to lean more in tone and style toward the U.K.

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Wilson Chapman editorThis fall, “Hocus Pocus 2” will reunite the cast of the beloved Halloween comedy, including Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy and Doug Jones. One member of the cast who won’t be making his return is Jason Marsden, who voiced the cursed cat Thackery Binx, Entertainment Weekly reported.When the trailer for the sequel premiered on Tuesday, eagle-eyed fans noticed a black cat that looked similar to Thackery from the first movie.

Kaley Cuoco has a lot of new projects on her plate, and she's gearing up for the return of one that's particularly exciting and even raunchy.MORE: Kaley Cuoco and ex-husband Karl Cook finalize divorce nine months after announcing splitThe actress shared that the third season for DC's Harley Quinn animated series would be debuting in just about a month.VIDEO: Kaley Cuoco cheered on by new boyfriend during unusual date nightSporting a higher pitched voice for her portrayal of the title character, the season will explore the blossoming relationship between Harley and Poison Ivy with a lot more trademark debauchery and chaos to ensue.Kaley excitedly wrote on social media alongside the trailer for the new season: "The wait is almost over!!! @DCHarleyQuinn Season 3 premieres July 28th on @HBOMax! LFG!"MORE: Kaley Cuoco reveals new project coming soon after The Flight Attendant finaleHer fans were equally as enthusiastic about the season and said so with their comments, with one writing: "Hurrrrrrrrrrrry so good your best work."A post shared by Kaley Cuoco (@kaleycuoco)Kaley revealed that season three of Harley Quinn would drop in a monthAnother said: "YESSS I CANNOT WAIT," and a third commented: "Seems like an eternity since Season 2 ended," with many simply using flame emojis to express their excitement.It was only recently that Kaley marked the end of a season of another HBO Max show, The Flight Attendant, and she's already moving on to other things.MORE: Kaley Cuoco introduces boyfriend Tom Pelphrey to BFF – but does she approve?MORE: Kaley Cuoco wows in bridal look as she pays tribute to close friendThe star took to Instagram to share all the preparations she's had to undergo for her next unannounced big role, which

Universal and Illumination’s Nintendo movie Super Mario Bros about the famed videogame plumbers, kart drivers and squashers of turtles is zipping from its planned December 21 release date to April 7, which is Easter weekend 2023.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs Emmy nominations voting comes to a close this Monday, UCP and Starz have found one more way to expose their limited series “Gaslit” to potential voters: Free, over-the-air broadcast TV.The first episode of “Gaslit,” starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, will air on NBC-owned TV stations in key markets including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, this weekend in a final push to expose the series to as many people as possible. (Episodes, originally rated TV-MA, will be edited for broadcast standards.)Universal Studio Group’s UCP produces “Gaslit” for Starz. And in a case of Comcast/NBCUniversal synergy, USG and UCP have turned to their sister NBC broadcast station unit for help.

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are teaming up for another movie together.

Apple and Skydance have unveiled the voice cast for their upcoming animated musical film “Spellbound,” adding Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem to lead the cast alongside the previously announced Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”). Vicky Jenson (“Shrek”) is directing “Spellbound.” Additional cast includes John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, André De Shields and Jordan Fisher. Kidman will voice the role of Ellsmere, Lumbria’s kind and just queen; Bardem will voice Solon, the boastful and big-hearted king.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNicole Kidman and Javier Bardem will lend their voices to “Spellbound,” an animated fantasy musical from Apple Studios and Skydance Animation. The project reunites the pair, who just scored Oscar nominations for playing Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s 2021 biographical drama “Being the Ricardos.”John Lithgow, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis, André De Shields and Jordan Fisher have also joined the call sheet.As previously announced, “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler is leading the cast as Princess Ellian, a young royal who embarks on a daring journey to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms them into monsters and threatens to cover Lumbria in darkness forever.

The animated film Spellbound led by West Side Story‘s Rachel Zegler has expanded its voice cast, with the Being the Ricardos duo of Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem signing on for roles, along with John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon), Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building), Jenifer Lewis (I Love That for You), André De Shields (tick, tick… BOOM!) and Jordan Fisher (The Flash).

Karen Idelson Georgia Fu was dying to get back behind the camera when she discovered Indeed’s Rising Voices competition.Fu hadn’t directed in nearly four years, but the idea of exploring the meaning of work resonated with the filmmaker. Her previous short films all had traditional narratives but Fu wanted to push herself as far as possible; she went all in with “Maps,” an ambitious, 15-minute film that spans 30 years in the life of a small Asian family, struggling to stay connected as work and ambition pulls them in different directions.“The script for ‘Maps’ was a beautiful and moving articulation of the meaning of work,” says LaFawn Davis, Indeed’s senior VP of environmental, social and governance. “The intergenerational narrative that Georgia weaved within the story was the singular vision that Rising Voices looks for in a final selection.” The title “Maps” is metaphor for the way the film charts the distance work puts between a mother and daughter.

One of the more redeeming qualities of The Offer, Paramount+’s much-talked series that chronicles the making of The Godfather, is the performance by Matthew Goode as Robert Evans. Here, the English actor best known for his work in The Crown and The Good Wife talks about stepping into the shoes of the iconic studio executive, along with what it was like to see the 10-parter scrutinized over its authenticity.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeI’ve long banged the drum that television is better than film, yet even now, the TV industry still carries a bit of an inferiority complex.It’s why those of us who cover TV cringe at filmmakers who finally enter the episodic world — only to proclaim their series is actually a “10-episode movie.”It comes from decades of the small screen being seen as the stepping stone to true stardom and success in the movies. But of course, “prestige TV” has always been around, and it only intensified in the past two decades.The industry has itself to blame for playing second fiddle.For a long time, the Television Academy included a loophole in which Oscar doc contenders could turn around and try again for sloppy seconds at the Emmys — even though the Motion Picture Academy didn’t allow Emmy titles to do the same.

Everett Peck, whose comic-book creation Duckman was adapted into a late-1990s animated series with Jason Alexander voicing the lewd private-eye title character, died Tuesday, June 14, of cancer in California. He was 71.

“The Dragon Master is here.” So proclaims Jack Black’s Po the Panda in the official trailer for Netflix/DreamWorks Animation’s new animated series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.