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Naman Ramachandran “Crazy Rich Asians” producer Janice Chua has boarded global production company Third Culture Content (TCC) as co-founder and producer, as the banner simultaneously reveals development on a U.S. adaptation of Korean drama hit “King the Land.” The Los Angeles and Seoul-based outfit, which produced the English-Korean bilingual series “Dramaworld” that bowed on Netflix globally before its second season hit Prime Video (U.S.), ITV (U.K.), CBC (Canada), iQiyi (Southeast Asia), Tving (Korea), and U-Next (Japan), is plotting an ambitious growth strategy for 2025.

‘Bridgerton‘ & ‘Derry Girls’ Star Nicola Coughlan Set For Canneseries

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is lining up Korean Cinema programmer Jung Hanseok for its new festival director role, though the selection process isn’t yet complete.

Adrien Brody is in Paris for Fashion Week after his big win at the 2025 Oscars!

Doechii will receive the Woman of the Year Award at Billboard’s 2025 Women in Music Event.

Abigail Lee The Variety Podcasting Brunch presented by YouTube at SXSW featured creators Sean Evans, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal and Marques Brownlee discussing their video content amidst YouTube’s 20th anniversary. The discussion, moderated by Variety‘s Clayton Davis, was a live taping of the Variety Awards Circuit podcast. Evans spoke about his YouTube series “Hot Ones,” which features celebrity guests answering questions while eating chicken wings.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor In a special live taping of Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast at SXSW, some of YouTube’s most influential creators sat down to discuss the platform’s evolution as it approaches its 20th anniversary this April. Joining the conversation were Sean Evans, Host of “Hot Ones” and Chief Creative Officer, First We Feast; Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, Hosts of “Good Mythical Morning” and Founders, Mythical Entertainment; and Marques Brownlee, Host of “Waveform Podcast.” Each reflected on their unexpected journeys to digital stardom and the changing landscape of content creation.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Lupus LA will honor Cedric the Entertainer as well as Paramount Pictures’ Michael Ireland and his wife Jay at the organization’s Cuisine for a Cause in April in downtown Los Angeles. Rheumatologist and Lupus LA Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Wesley Mizutani will also be honored at the event.

Thania Garcia The NVision Latino Film and Music Festival, a three-day event celebrating Latin creatives in film and music, is moving to Miami for its 11th edition on Sept. 5 to 7. The festival, founded by Danny Hastings in 2015, and acquired by Ntertain and Neon 16’s Lex Borrero, Tommy Mottola and Tainy last year, has taken place in New York and Palm Springs for the last 10 years.

Thania Garcia The iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17 will feature performances from Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Glorilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long and Nelly, among others. LL Cool J will return as a host for the annual show airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

EXCLUSIVE: Punch, the acclaimed new play by the Olivier Award winning James Graham, will open on Broadway this fall as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club‘s 2025-2026 season.

Brut Post TikTok Subscriber MilestoneFrance’s young adult-focused, online news-skewed platform Brut is sounding its own bell after hitting 10 million subscribers on TikTok, making it the top French publisher on the Chinese-owned platform. The subscriber gains also make the platform the second most followed European news publisher on TikTok after the Daily Mail. “Making news on TikTok was a challenge. A successful bet with 10 million subscribers, which makes us the leading news media in France on a platform historically focused on entertainment,” said TikTok Editor in Chief Laurent Lucas in a release. “This symbolic milestone reflects the success of an editorial policy developed especially for new uses of information consumption in France and around the world.”  Launched by Guillaume Lacroix and Renaud le Van Kim in 2016, the Paris-based platform employs some 250 people. It has had its financial ups and down over its existence but reported last year that it had gone into profit in the final quarter of 2023.  The company is also pushing into the U.S., Africa and India.

St. Vincent has announced a new set of UK and European tour dates in the summer – check them out below.The new run of dates are part of the latest leg of the ‘All Born Screaming‘ tour, named after the musician’s 2024 album, which was released last April.It will kick off in Udine in Italy on June 23, before calling at Vienna, Budapest, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Berlin, Utrecht and Cologne before wrapping up in Prague on July 14.

Jack Dunn Amanda Seyfried says Glen Powell saved her from a catastrophic wardrobe malfunction at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards. “My boobs fell out of my dress at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards. I was wearing this amazing vintage dress.

American Idol is back tonight (Sunday, March 9) with a brand new season, starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABC!

Following Ofgem's announcement of a new price cap, typical household energy bills are set to increase by over £100.The price cap is rising by 6.4% - although the exact amount you pay depends on how much gas and electricity you use.The average dual fuel household paying by direct debit will see their annual energy bill increase from £1,738 a year to £1,849 from April 1 - a rise of £111 a year, or £9.25 a month. Dehumidifiers can be lifesavers for Brits who struggle with high levels of humidity, and therefore condensation and mould - but not only that, they can help cut down on the price of bills, which can be especially helpful as those prices are set to rise.

J. Kim Murphy Lady Gaga spun some comedy out of some of her less glamorous career developments in her return to “Saturday Night Live,” cracking jokes about incarcerated singer and producer R. Kelly’s appearance during her prior hosting gig and scoring some laughs for the notoriously bad reception for “Joker: Folie à Deux.” “I’m so happy to be back at ‘SNL.’ The last time I hosted was in 2013.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert is one of the world’s leading documentary directors, but he remains “humble,” he told an audience Saturday at Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, which had presented him with its honorary Golden Alexander award the previous evening. Among other honors, Philibert won the European Film Award and was BAFTA nominated for “To Be and to Have,” and won Berlin’s Golden Bear for “On the Adamant.” In a discussion Saturday, Philibert said he doesn’t like to be described as an “observational filmmaker.” He is not merely recording reality, but “re-writing” it, he said. Philibert, who edits his own films, added that the most important thing was to construct a narrative.

Karla Sofia Gascon opened up about the controversy that consumed the end of awards season for her.

Amanda Seyfried opened up about having a serious wardrobe malfunction during a conversation with Glen Powell.

Amazon shoppers are snapping up a Welsh whisky that's now a third off. Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky would usually cost £42 for a 70cl bottle, but has been reduced down to just £28 as part of a limited time deal.