Kevin Bacon: Last News

Todd Gilchrist In 1999, there was a film released about a child who sees ghosts that was a massive hit. Five weeks after it came out, “Stir of Echoes” was released.

Timothee Chalamet honored Bob Dylan at the premiere of his new movie A Complete Unknown held at Dolby Theatre on Tuesday (December 10) in Los Angeles.

Michelle Thompson, a costume designer and stylist with dozens of credits including Cha Cha Real Smooth, Jungleland and TV’s Threads, died Monday of breast cancer at her Los Angeles home. She was 40.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor John D. Kimble, a prominent longtime Hollywood talent agent at agencies including DHKPR, Triad and William Morris, died Sunday in Dallas. He was 79.

John D. Kimble, a longtime talent agent who worked for the William Morris Agency and helped launch Triad Artists in the mid-1980s, died November 10 in Dallas, where he retired in 2022 to be close to family. He was 79.

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon are taking the title of their next film to heart. They’re set to direct the horror-comedy project “Family Movie” and star alongside their children, Travis and Sosie Bacon. The foursome will produce for Mixed Breed Films alongside Norman Golightly at Dark Castle Entertainment.

J. Kim Murphy Paul Morrissey, a fixture of New York’s cinema scene whose collaborations with Andy Warhol in the ’60s and ’70s reinvented the American underground and made local legends of amateur actors and transgender performers, died Monday at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 86.

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and other industry figures are among those who have signed a statement against using creatives’ work to train AI.The statement, which you can find here, reads: “The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.”It follows ongoing legal issues between the creative world and tech firms over the use of their work to train artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT.Among the 11,500 signatories from across the music, film, theatre and writing world pushing back against the use of intellectual property without permission are Billy Bragg, Kevin Bacon, Robert Smith, Julianne Moore, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ann Patchett, Rosario Dawson and more.Today we’re publishing a statement on AI training, signed by 10,000+ creators already:“The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.”Signatories include… pic.twitter.com/AqVaEThMs4— Ed Newton-Rex (@ednewtonrex) October 22, 2024Following the release of the statement, Gee Davy, the interim CEO for the Association of Independent Music has said: “On behalf of the UK’s independent music community – businesses who are proud to work in partnership with artists – we support this statement from Fairly Trained.“To achieve the benefits of AI for creativity, we urge policymakers not to lose sight of the need for strong copyright protections.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The live-action “She-Ra” series in development at Amazon MGM Studios has found its writer. Variety has learned exclusively that Heidi Schreck has joined the project as writer and executive producer. It was previously reported that Nicole Kassell is attached to direct and executive produce.

Warner Bros Discovery announced on Friday that A24‘s recent films MaXXXine and Tuesday from filmmakers Ti West and Daina O. Pusić will debut on HBO and be available to stream exclusively on Max in the U.S. this October.

Peter Dinklage wants more people to see The Toxic Avenger and opens up when the film will have a wide release.

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Camp, who is currently starring in Apple TV+’s hot new legal thriller Presumed Innocent, is the latest cast member to join Netflix‘s female-driven, dark comedy limited series Sirens.

EXCLUSIVE: Before you watch the Oz Perkins-directed crafty serial killer thriller Longlegs that won last weekend, and you have to first go through a dizzying parade of derivative horror film trailers. Genre is hot again, especially titles with proven concepts.

Selena Kuznikov Hollywood glamour meets reality for “MaXXXine,” where the titular aspiring actress and former adult film star finally sees her big break on the 1980s silver screen. In the movie, the premiere for Maxine Minx’s (Mia Goth) breakthrough role takes place at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Coming full circle, the final movie in the “X” trilogy made its world premiere on June 24 at the historic movie palace.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kevin Bacon revealed in a recent interview with Vanity Fair that he commissioned facial prosthetics so he could try going out in public without being noticed as an iconic actor. As the actor said: “I’m not complaining, but I have a face that’s pretty recognizable. Putting my hat and glasses on is only going to work to a certain extent.” “I went to a special effects makeup artist, had consultations, and asked him to make me a prosthetic disguise,” Bacon continued, saying he got fake teeth and a slightly different nose made so that he could test out what it would be like not to be Kevin Bacon in public.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Kevin Bacon and Glenn Howerton are joining the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series “Sirens,” Variety has learned. The pair join previously announced leads Julianne Moore, Milly Alcock, and Meghann Fahy in the dark comedy. Variety exclusively reported in February that the series was coming to Netflix.

Kyra Sedgwick is enjoying a rare day out with her son.

Cue the Beverly Hills Cop main theme, the Pointer Sisters’ “The Neutron Dance” and many more as Eddie Murphy reprises his role of Axel Foley in the fourth film installment —  Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F — 40 years after the first film came out in 1984.

It’s interesting to see how different Hollywood figures react to being famous. There are folks like Daniel Day-Lewis, who would regularly go back to his normal life between gigs.

William Earl Welcome to Horror Explorer, a new curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the editor of Variety.com and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at wearl@variety.com if there’s something I should check out for next month’s missive. Congrats to “A Quiet Place: Day One” for officially becoming one of the highest-grossing horror franchises of all time for Paramount Pictures, just three films into its run.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The upcoming Netflix limited dark comedy series “Sirens” is adding eight new cast members, Variety has learned. The new recurring cast members are: Josh Segarra (“Scream,” “Abbott Elementary”), Felix Solis (“Ozark,” “The Recruit”), Trevor Salter (“She-Hulk”), Britne Oldford (“Dead Ringers,” “Umbrella Academy”), Lauren Weedman (“Hacks,” “Looking”), Jenn Lyon (“Claws,” “Dead Boy Detectives”), Erin Neufer (“Fellow Travelers,” “Julia”), and Emily Borromeo (“Blue Bloods,” “FBI: Most Wanted”). Full character descriptions can be found below.