A “V for Vendetta” TV series is currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively. According to sources, Pete Jackson is attached to write the series adaptation. James Gunn and Peter Safran of DC Studios will executive produce, as will Ben Stephenson via Poison Pen and Leanne Klein of Wall to Wall Media, which is part of Warner Bros. Television Studios UK. Warner Bros. Television will ... Read more
Behind the scenes of ‘Heated Rivalry,’ actors admit sexual tension ignited during auditions in moments fans never expected.QN
“Heated Rivalry” stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie recently spoke with Out Magazine about the intense chemistry that emerged during the audition process for the LGBTQ hockey romance series. “Hudson was the third actor that I read with,” recalled Storrie, who plays Ilya Rozanov, a Russian American player for the Boston Raiders. “The first two I was like, ‘OK, this is cool,’ and then Hudson came on. Jacob ... Read more
Timothée Chalamet delivers a singularly enervating performance in ‘Marty Supreme,’ where even ping-pong becomes mesmerizing.QN
Built like a two-by-four with acne scars, freckles and a pencil mustache, Marty Mauser is simultaneously blessed and cursed with absurd quantities of unearned self-confidence. The movies have rarely given us such an entitled underdog, and it’s both mesmerizing and maddening to watch this arrogant table-tennis prodigy ricochet from high to low for nearly two and a half hours. In the defining performance of his still-burgeoning ... Read more
Jafar Panahi receives a one-year prison sentence in absentia in Iran, sparking international concern over the Cannes laureate.QN
Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced in absentia in Iran to one year in prison, according to his lawyer via the AFP news agency. Panahi’s lawyer, Mostafa Nili, said the sentence includes a two-year travel ban and prohibition of Panahi from membership of any political or social groups. He added that they would file an appeal. The charges against the filmmaker were that he had engaged in ... Read more
The rapper calls out Netflix for an unauthorized documentary, denouncing it as unfair, illegal, and a betrayal of trust.QN
A spokesperson for Sean “Diddy” Combs has has slammed 50 Cent’s upcoming Netflix docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” — which launches globally on the streamer on Dec. 2 — as a “shameful hit piece,” and accused Netflix of using “stolen footage that was never authorized for release.” When reached for comment about the allegation of stolen footage, a representative for Netflix directed Variety to a quote from ... Read more