Starz Casts Gus Birney, Dylan Gage in Horror Comedy Pilot ‘Shining Vale’

After striking gold with period drama “Bridgerton” in a $100+ million deal with Netflix, Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland has debuted its latest bid for streaming success: “Inventing Anna.” Based on the too–good–to–be–true story, “Inventing Anna” draws inspiration from the work of journalist Jessica Pressler, whose article “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It” chronicled the exploits of Anna Delvey, a young Russian woman who successfully posed as a German heiress, conning New York’s elite out of thousands of dollars worth of clothes, shoes, vacations, and private jets.

Ethan Shanfeld Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley have joined Michael Mann’s racing film “Ferrari.”The big-budget biopic follows ex-racecar driver and auto manufacturing giant Enzo Ferrari in the summer of 1957. With his marriage in crisis over the mourning of a son, and the threat of bankruptcy looming over the company he and his wife built 10 years earlier, Ferrari embarks on a bold race — the Mille Miglia, 1,000 miles across Italy.Driver replaces Hugh Jackman, who had initially signed on to play the title character.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKevin Liles is a name that people in the music industry have been hearing for more than 30 years, for an impressive variety of reasons. He was a top executive at Def Jam and Warner Music, he managed Mariah Carey, D’Angelo and Trey Songz, and he was even a recording artist who had one of his songs covered by Milli Vanilli, of all people, on their multi-multi-platinum 1990 debut album.But he got his biggest look yet in January, when the company he co-founded, 300 Entertainment, was acquired by Warner Music for a reported $400 million.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are officially divorced. A judge signed off on the pair’s divorce settlement on Tuesday, Feb. 8, according to TMZ. In October, the two came up with their agreement and signed it, but it took four months for a judge to make it official. Megan filed for divorce from Brian in Nov. 2020 amidst her relationship with Machine Gun Kelly and his budding romance with Sharna Burgess.

Joe Rogan, 54, addressed his recent controversies, including his anti-COVID vaccine rhetoric on his Spotify podcast, during a stand-up show in Austin, Texas on Feb. 8. The former actor and UFC commentator told the live audience he “talks shit for a living,” which is why he finds it “so baffling” that his listeners would rely on his opinions about the vaccines.

Naman Ramachandran The BBC has commissioned six factual entertainment shows. In BBC Two series “Trailblazers,” produced by Studio Ramsay, Ruby Wax, Melanie Brown and Emily Atack follow in the footsteps of pioneering traveller Isabella Bird as they set off on their own American adventure across the Rocky Mountains.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeRed light, klieg lights: “Squid Game” is hitting the big screen. As Screen Actors Guild Award voting continues, Netflix is screening the Korean-language thriller via two-night theater engagements in both New York and Los Angeles.The first season of “Squid Game” will be screened over two successive Saturday afternoons, on Feb. 12 and Feb.

For years, Michael Mann has been trying to make his “Ferrari” biopic. Back in 2015, the film seemed on the right track with Christian Bale in the lead role.

American Idol star Caleb Kennedy was arrested and charged with felony driving under the influence on Tuesday after allegedly causing a deadly crash.

Is something going on with this case we’re not aware of?

Kanye West appears to be at it again on Instagram.

Julia Fox is totally confident in her relationship with Kanye West.

Jennifer Lopez has learned a thing or two about dating in the public eye, and now she’s revealing how she and Ben Affleck stay connected amid the busyness of parenting and work!

Adam Driver is taking on a new role!

Ever since Chrishell Stause and Simu Liu were featured on Selling Sunset together, fans have wondered if they might be more than just friends.

Olivia Rodrigo.The star made one hell of an appearance at Sam Fender’s rowdy Brits 2022 after-party, with a booze bus loaded with celebrities hauling star-power from the O2 to south London for what we can only assume was one massive knees-up.After taking home a gong at the sparkling event, the Sour hitmaker, just shy of turning 19, fronted up to Peckham’s Four Quarters for Sam’s shindig and, well, we need to know if the US starlet knew what she was in for.Earlier in the night viewers cringed as Olivia was awkwardly left out of a round of shots with host Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama, which raised all sorts of questions – did she want to do shots? Was she denied the shots? Did someone get her shots at the after-party? Dear god, is Olivia having a good time? Please will someone just make sure she’s having a good time?Good 4 U hitmaker Olivia – who didn’t appear to have hustled onto Sam’s party bus at the O2 – was seen wearing the dress of hootenanny dreams as she arrived to the party venue with pals, kitted out in a black, web dress and knee-high boots.She sure was dressed for a celebration as she joined a proverbial super stellar list of celebs who scored coveted invitations to the party, including Raye, Mollie King and Liam Gallagher’s model daughter Molly Moorish-Gallagher, who were seen boarding a bus with a sign on the front which read ‘champagne tours London’.And we know it was bound to be a riot with Sam himself, who landed the rock/alternative award, seen headed to the party with his statuette in hand before swapping it for a Red Stripe beer can.Sporting a bright pink T-shirt and jacket, the Seventeen Going Under singer looked to be loving the atmosphere and enjoying a well-deserved celebration after his brilliant

Kim Kardashian has opened up about what may have caused her split from ex-husband Kanye West, a year after she filed for divorce.As Keeping Up With The Kardashians came to an end, cameras were on hand for the moment the 41-year-old became emotional about the end of their six-year marriage, telling mom Kris Jenner that she wants ‘the little things’ in a romance.In a new interview for Vogue US – accompanied by a stunning cover shoot – the mom-of-four shed light on how her outlook changed over the last few years, as she learned to become her own cheerleader.Speaking to the publication, she said: ‘For so long, I did what made other people happy. And I think in the last two years I decided, I’m going to make myself happy. And that feels really good.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned.The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Power” fans eagerly awaiting the continuing adventures of Tommy Egan just caught a break. Variety has learned that the Starz spinoff series built around the character will no longer be the last “Power” spinoff to debut.When Starz originally ordered the four “Power” spinoffs earlier this year, the Tommy spinoff was slated to debut last and was titled “Power Book V: Force.” Instead, it has been redubbed “Power Book IV: Force,” meaning it will debut after the prequel series “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” which is set to resume production soon for a 2021 debut.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGus Birney (The Mist) and Dylan Gage (PEN15) are set as series regulars opposite Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear in Shining Vale, Starz’s horror-comedy pilot from Divorce creator Sharon Horgan and Trial & Error co-creator Jeff Astrof. The half-hour show hails from Warner Bros.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAn animated “X-Files” comedy series is in the works at Fox, Variety has confirmed.The project is currently titled “The X-Files: Albuquerque.” It has received a script and presentation commitment at the broadcaster. The show would revolve around an office full of misfit agents who investigate X-Files cases too wacky, ridiculous or downright dopey for Mulder and Scully to bother with.