372 stories by "Dave McNary"
“Inside Out” co-writer Meg LeFauve has been tapped to join Nathan Greno in directing Disney Animation’s “Gigantic.” “Gigantic” was first unveiled in…
“Harry Potter” is flying back to theaters. Imax and Warner Bros. are teaming up to screen all eight “Harry Potter” films for one week, starting on Oct. 13. The showin…
The Middleburg Film Festival has booked “La La Land” as its Centerpiece selection on Oct. 22 and a keynote conversation with Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Moti…
Walt Disney Co. has cut 250 jobs, or about 5% of its 5,000 employees in its consumer products and digital media staff, a spokesman said Wednesday. About half of the layoffs were among vid…
The Chicago International Film Festival will open with the Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling musical “La La Land” on Oct. 13 and close with Amy Adams’ sci-fi thriller “Arrival&…
Magnolia Pictures has bought the U.S. rights to Ruben Ostlund’s art world drama “The Square,” starring Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, and Claes Bang. “The Sq…
Mobile movie ticketing platform Atom Tickets is partnering with Lionsgate to bring back the studio's teen thriller "Nerve" to at least 600 theaters nationwide for $5 per ticket. It’s t…
AMC theaters and Warner Bros. are bringing back a pair of Gene Wilder films " “Blazing Saddles” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” " in honor of the late act…
Former Disney and Paramount executive Bob Bacon, who oversaw “The SpongeBob Movie,” has been tapped as chief executive officer of China-backed Alpha Animation. The new divisio…
Sam Mendes is in “very early” negotiations with Disney to direct a live-action version of “James And The Giant Peach.” Nick Hornby is also in preliminary talks to …
“Divergent” director Neil Burger has been tapped to direct The Weinstein Company’s remake of “The Intouchables,” starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston. TWC pla…
Patrick Wilson is coming aboard the Liam Neeson thriller "The Commuter," joining his “The Conjuring 2” star Vera Farmiga. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the film, markingÃ…
Leslie Odom Jr. is in talks to join the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s remake of “Murder on the Orient Express” at Fox, Variety has learned exclusively Branagh will star as dete…
Ben Whishaw is in talks to join Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda in Disney’s sequel “Mary Poppins Returns.” The movie, directed by Rob Marshall, is set 20 years after the…
James Earl Jones has joined the independent romantic drama “Atlas of the Soul” opposite Lauren Fox, Andy Powers, Connor Paolo, and Emily Bergl, Variety has learned exclusively. J…
STX Entertainment has backed away from financing Barbra Streisand’s remake of "Gypsy" with Barry Levinson directing and Joel Silver producing. STX had no comment about the project. In …
Sony is in talks with Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn to write the screenplay for the movie reboot of "Charlie's Angels." Auburn’s play “Proof” won the 2001 Pulitzer …
Paramount has given an awards-season December release to Denzel Washington’s “Fences” with a limited opening in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 16 and a wide release on De…
“Hamilton” co-star Daveed Diggs is in talks to join Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay and Owen Wilson in Lionsgate's drama "Wonder." Diggs, who departed the Broadway production of &#…
Misty Copeland is joining Disney’s “Nutcracker” movie project and will play the lead ballerina role in the sole dance sequence in the film. She made the announcement via he…
Michelle Williams is in talks to join Hugh Jackman in the P.T. Barnum biopic "The Greatest Showman on Earth." The project has been in development since 2009 with Jackman attached. The contem…
Paramount Pictures is developing a movie adaptation of “Clifford the Big Red Dog” — a live-action/CG hybrid. Paramount has tapped Justin Malen to write the screenplay…
Gravitas Ventures has secured all worldwide rights to Aaron Tveit’s dating comedy “Better Off Single,” Variety has learned exclusively. Gravitas has set an Oct. 7 date f…
Fox is in negotiations with Zac Efron to join Hugh Jackman in the P.T. Barnum biopic "The Greatest Showman on Earth." Fox had no comment on Efron’s possible attachment. The project has…
