Jun 20, 2017 | New Releases, Trending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Paramount Pictures claims the top spot in spending for the second week in a row with “Transformers: The Last Knight.” Ads placed for the...
Jun 20, 2017 | New Releases, Trending
47 Meters Down looks to be the most terrifying shark movie in years, if the tense trailer for the film is any indication. Don’t let the movies you see on the Syfy network fool you. Sharks are terrifying creatures, and they still can be in movies. There might be dozens...
Jun 13, 2017 | In Production
Woody Allen’s next film will hit theaters this December, Variety has learned. “Wonder Wheel,” a drama set in Coney Island during the 1950s, will debut in limited release on Dec. 1, 2017. That pits it against “The Disaster Artist,” a comedy with James Franco about the...
Jun 13, 2017 | In Production, Trending
O’Shea Jackson Jr. has been set to star in an untitled movie about the life of the late Major League Baseball pitcher Dock Ellis. “Hacksaw Ridge” producer David Permut, Jeff Kwatinetz and Ice Cube are producing from a script by Joey Poach. Jackson is the son of Ice...
Jun 13, 2017 | In Production, Trending
Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” dominated social media buzz last week in the wake of its first trailer with 466,000 new conversations, according to media-measurement firm comScore and its PreAct service. The trailer for the film debuted during Game 4 of the NBA Finals...
