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Nicole Kidman may be a nominated for her fifth Oscar for her work in “Being the Ricardos,” but she wasn’t at the annual nominees luncheon on Monday at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel.Variety can exclusively reveal that Kidman is at home in Nashville under doctors’ orders, recovering from a torn hamstring. She was filming the upcoming Amazon series “Expats” in Los Angeles when the pre-existing injury flared up.The show is continuing to shoot this week but will temporarily pause while producers figure out when they can resume and if they need to shoot around Kidman until her return, according to an Amazon rep.“Expats,” based on Janice Y.

Film Independent has set animator Javier Barboza, cinematographers Gemma Doll-Grossman, Phillip Jackson, Garland McLaurin, Lidia Nikonova, Michael Tanji and Akina Van de Velde, directors Hannah Bang, Jaime Castañeda, Logan Jackson and San-San Onglatco, editors Calvin Chin, Marcus Heleker, Christopher Ma, Ziyang “Lucia” Wang and Skylar Zhang, executives T’Essence Minnitee, Eboni Robinson and Danni Xin, producers Sarah Al-Qatou, C.A. Barrow, Ebony Elaine Hardin, Trent Nakamura, Jera Wang and Rui Xu, writers Danielle Ellen, Henry Alexander Kelly, Justin Omori and Tumelo Tladi, and writer-director Jesus Celaya as the filmmakers for the 2022 edition of Project Involve, a free nine-month program for creatives from diverse backgrounds.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLulu Wang and Dani Melia have signed a first-look television deal with Amazon via their newly formed production company, Local Time.Wang and Melia first worked together on the critically-acclaimed 2019 feature “The Farewell.” Under the deal, Local Time will develop shows from emerging storytellers for Amazon. Wang is currently directing and executive producing the Amazon drama series “Expats,” based on the Janice Y.K.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefApple has tapped mainland Chinese director Zhang Meng for “The Comeback,” a heartwarming film that is releasing in time for the Lunar New Year holidays. It was shot entirely using the latest iPhone devices.The company’s Chinese New Year movie tradition is now into its fifth edition.

EXCLUSIVE: Space Jam: A New Legacy actress Xosha Roquemore has joined comedy Charlie In The Pandemic, which is now filming in the Hamptons.

Lulu Wang is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Riz Ahmed is one of the most versatile and interesting actors and producers around.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRiz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films and Lulu Wang’s Local Time are partnering to develop the comedy series “The Son of Good Fortune” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the novel of the same name by Lysley Tenorio, the series is about an undocumented Filipino teenager in the Bay area navigating a tumultuous relationship with his former B-movie action star mother, falling in love for the first time, and working out how to pay back a massive debt before his whole

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Chicago Med‘s Brian Tee plays a lead opposite Nicole Kidman in Expats, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming drama series based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel The Expatriates, from Lee, director-showrunner Lulu Wang, Kidman and Per Saari’s Blossom Films and Amazon Studios. Additionally

Nicole Kidman will star in the upcoming series “Expats” as expected.

Over the weekend, reports suggested that Nicole Kidman had walked off the set of her upcoming Amazon series, Expats.

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings star Awkwafina has confirmed that she has no new music currently in the works.The actor and comedian, known also as Nora Lum, rose to fame via her online rapping career.

Hong Kong government has confirmed it has given Nicole Kidman an exemption from the city’s strict quarantine procedures, while currently tightening inbound travel restrictions for ordinary residents.Through her Blossom Films production company, Kidman is attached as an executive producer on “The Expats,” an Amazon Studios series directed by U.S.-based Chinese helmer Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”) that is currently shooting in the city.

Jack Huston is set as a male lead in Expats, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming drama series based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel The Expatriates, from Lee, director-showrunner Lulu Wang, Nicole Kidman and Per Saari’s Blossom Films and Amazon Studios.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJack Huston has been cast in the upcoming Amazon series “Expats,” the adaptation of Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel “The ExpatriatesSet against the fabric of Hong Kong, “Expats” is the story of an international community whose lives are bound together forever after a sudden family tragedy.Huston will play David Starr, who has long lived in the shadow of his impressive wife Hilary.

When Elise Henderson joined MRC as President of Television in April 2019, the company had one series on the air, Netflix’s Ozark, was about to start production on HBO limited series The Outsider and had just finished a pilot for Hulu’s The Great.

Antonio Ferme editorThe 36th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which recognizes the best work in the independent space, is kicking off on Thursday night.Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” cast member Melissa Villaseñor, the fully immersive virtual ceremony is streaming live on IFC and AMC Plus. Celebrities such as Adam Sandler, Renee Zellweger, Daveed Diggs, Julia Garner, Kathryn Hahn, Annie Murphy and Lulu Wang will serve as presenters during the ceremony.

Lulu Wang, Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim, Mindy Kaling and more celebrities are speaking out in support of the Asian American community following news of shootings in Atlanta on Tuesday evening that left eight people dead, a majority of them women of Asian descent. The Farewell director Lulu Wang responded to a tweet by former NPR reporter Kat Chow that read "I want to know their names, who and what they loved, the people they had waiting for them at home, everything they hoped for.

Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim, Mindy Kaling and Lulu Wang were among celebrities to speak out following Tuesday’s horrific shooting in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Lulu Wang, Olivia Munn, Mindy Kaling and Daniel Dae Kim are among the celebrities who have spoken out in support of the Asian American community following shootings in Atlanta. Eight people were killed in shootings at a number of Georgia massage parlours on Tuesday (16 March), a majority of them women of Asian descent.

Preproduction quarantines are the new norm in Hollywood, with cast and crews holed up in hotel rooms around the world for two to three weeks before ever stepping on set.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple tapped director Lulu Wang to showcase the cinematic features of the tech company’s latest iPhone.Wang, who wrote and directed 2019 feature film “The Farewell,” directed a new short for Apple in celebration of Chinese New Year, “Nian,” which puts a fresh twist on a well-known Chinese folktale.

Debbie Allen, Cynthia Erivo, Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang, among others — has unveiled its 10 best movies of 2020. Indicative of the year that was, the list is heavy on titles from Netflix, with additional streaming offerings via Amazon Studios, Disney+ and HBO Max.«All of the honored works advance the art of the moving image, inspire audiences and artists alike, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America's art form and make a mark on American society,» reads the press release.

Chanel Connects” this month.The 35-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star’s reasoning is twofold: “It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze,” she explained during the conversation with filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer Diane Solway. “I feel very uncomfortable now trying to portray the male gaze.

The American Film Institute (AFI) has released its list of the movies and TV shows of the year.

Keira Knightley is opening up about why she won't film nude scenes with male directors.The 35-year-old actress was recently a guest on the Chanel Connects podcast with filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer Diane Solway.

Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley spoke with filmmaker Lulu Wang and journalist Diane Solway about her change of mind, and why performing nude “in front of a group of men” makes her uncomfortable.“It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze,” Knightley said.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar-nominated actor Keira Knightley (“The Imitation Game”) has revealed her discomfort in falling under the “male gaze” while filming intimate scenes.In conversation with “The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer-producer Diane Solway on the Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley said her decision to add a no nudity clause to her contract since becoming a mother was partly due to vanity.“It’s the male gaze.