Actor Brendan Fraser revealed the drastic lengths he went to in a desperate bid to achieve his ideal appearance for his role in “George of the Jungle.” The actor, 54, spoke to Adam Sandler as part of Variety’s “Actors On…
BBC’s ‘Les Miserables’ recreates the dark world of Victor Hugo’s novel (Variety)
Director Tom Shankland didn’t want his Les Miserables to be anything like the stage-musical version of Victor Hugo’s sweeping historical novel, nor like the 2012 Tom Hooper feature-film musical. For the BBC limited series — a drama starring Olivia Colman,…
Kanye West sues Universal, EMI over his record and publishing contracts (Variety)
In a free-form rant posted online back in October, Kanye West said he’d tried to purchase his publishing catalog from Sony/ATV Music and they declined. “I have the money to buy [back] my publishing,” West says in the video. “And…
Another Suspicious Package Addressed to CNN Found in Atlanta (Variety)
CNN disclosed Monday that another suspicious packaged addressed to the all-news cabler has been discovered at a postal facility in Atlanta. The news comes five days after a pipe bomb was mailed to CNN’s New York headquarters. The discovery of…
Warner Bros. Film Group Cuts Staff in Marketing, PR in Reorganization (Variety)
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group has cut roughly 15 jobs in New York and Los Angeles, several insiders familiar with the company told Variety. The reduction comes with a consolidation of the marketing and public relations teams under Blair Rich,…
