After losing her love Vision, Wanda Maximoff undergoes a dissociative event and creates a world where he is alive, and they can start a family. Fueled by Wanda’s comfort in sitcoms, her TV reality embodies an ever-manageable suburban existence, but when Wanda’s denial is challenged, so is the reality.
May
27
2021
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A Q&A with Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Teyonah Parris, Kathryn Hahn, Kat Dennings, and Randall Park of WANDAVISION. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.
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May
27
2021
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May
22
2021
VARIETY: Variety is pleased to announce the final programming for its second annual Virtual TV Festival, presented by Amazon Advertising, airing on June 8, 9 and 10. An exclusive panel with the stars of Marvel’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” “Loki” and “WandaVision” will premiere on Wednesday, June 9. This will be the first time that the stars of all three shows will appear together in one panel. Paul Bettany, Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will come together to talk about the three shows and how they co-exist in the Marvel Universe.
In addition, Variety will host a “Women in Late Night” panel with Samantha Bee (“Full Frontal With Samantha Bee”), Phoebe Robinson (“Doing the Most With Phoebe Robinson”), Amber Ruffin (“The Amber Ruffin Show”) and Ziwe (“Ziwe”). The women will discuss the changing landscape of late-night programming on network and streaming services.
Variety’s Virtual TV Fest features a keynote conversation, “Reaching TV Streaming Audiences With Amazon”, in which Marie Donoghue, vice president of global sports video, Amazon; Ryan Pirozzi, co-head of content and programming, IMDb TV; and Lauren Anderson, co-head of content and programming, IMDb TV discuss Amazon’s ad-supported streaming video content.
“Amazon Advertising is thrilled to partner with Variety on TV Fest, and speak about our robust TV content, including live sports and IMDb TV,” said Mark Eamer, VP, OTT, brand advertising at IMDb TV. “Today’s TV audiences want a compelling and convenient viewing experience, and we look forward to highlighting our on-demand and live options for sports, originals, and catalog favorites with TV Fest attendees.”
A Documentary roundtable with the producers and directors of some of the top Emmy-contending projects will include:
Josh Kriegman, executive producer and director, “Couples Therapy” (Showtime)
Hao Wu, director and producer, “76 Days” (MTV Documentary Films)
Brian Armstrong, executive producer, co-director and co-writer, “Secret of the Whales” (Disney Plus)
Stephen Kijack, producer and director, “Equal” (HBO Max)
Matthew Heineman, director, “The Boy From Medellin” (Amazon Prime)
Jehane Noujaim, executive producer and director, “The Vow” (HBO)
Christina Clusiau, director, “Immigration Nation” (Netflix)
Jane Cha, executive producer, “Dear…” (Apple TV Plus)
Rashidi Harper, executive producer, “Hip Hop Uncovered” (FX)
Variety’s TV Fest will also feature a non-fiction reality roundtable featuring Heidi Schreck, executive producer, “What the Constitution Means to Me”; Padma Lakshmi, host and executive producer, “Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi”; Smriti Mundhra, creator and executive producer, “Indian Matchmaking,” and Steve James, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, “City So Real.”
The panel discussion “Artisans of Unscripted” will feature Jamal Sims, choreographer, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; Leland, music and lyrics, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; James McGowan, set design, “The Challenge: Double Agents and The Real World” and Skye Topic, casting, “The Challenge: Double Agents.”
May
22
2021
DEADLINE: Across five MCU movies, Elizabeth Olsen has played the sorceress Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch, but it arguably wasn’t until the Disney+ series WandaVision that she saw the character in her entire zenith.
A master of chaos magic and a native of the fictional war-torn Eastern European country of Sokovia, Wanda saw the villainous Ultron destroy the capital city and her twin brother Pietro along with it before she teamed with the Avengers. WandaVision takes place in the events following the team’s fight with Bad Guy Thanos in the town of Westview. It’s a town Wanda has taken over quite literally to live an American family life with her android beau Vision.
Westview is a place that Wanda has literally created in her vision, inspired by the sitcoms she grew up watching as a child in Sokovia, i.e., The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, Family Ties and more.
“She for the first time has this sense of agency and making her own decisions that she hasn’t really had. She was kind of moved around a bit based on circumstances. This was something, even if she was aware of it or not, she completely controlled on her own even to a fault and by the end of it has great accountability. That was the newest journey for her and the processing of her experiences,” Olsen said during the series’ panel at Deadline’s Contender Television awards-season event.
Teyonah Parris plays Monica Rambeau, a SWORD agent who is a quiet ally of Wanda’s monitoring her from outside the shell of Westview which she’s created. Monica’s boss at SWORD is looking to defeat Wanda. The last time we saw Monica, she was 11 years old in the 2019 feature Captain Marvel.
In informing her performance, Parris combed the Marvel comics, reading up on the legacy of Rambeau, and “looking at the young actress Akira Akbar and her performance (in Captain Marvel) and her relationship with Carol Danvers and Maria her mom.”
As Agnes, the noisy next-door neighbor-turned-villain Agatha, Kathryn Hahn had a deep sitcom trove to pull from, especially in regards to the former. But there was one person in particular who shined through in her portrayal.
“My maternal grandmother,” said Hahn, who was nominated for a supporting actress comedy series Emmy for Transparent in 2017. “I heard her sing-song voice, definite [during] the ’50s and ’60s [eras]; everything ended on a question. She was in there.”
May
22
2021
May
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2021
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DEADLINE: The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, hosted by Leslie Jones, took place this Sunday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to honor some of the biggest and best in movies and television. Disney+ won big with WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier walking away with 7 Golden Popcorns.
Scarlett Johansson was honored with the Generation Award, which celebrates actors whose diverse contributions to both film and television have turned them into household names. The Black Widow actress joins previous recipients Sandra Bullock, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mike Myers. Additional Generation Award honorees include Chris Pratt, Adam Sandler, Will Smith, Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon.
Sacha Baron Cohen was also honored with the Comedic Genius Award. In his acceptance speech, Cohen tries to get ahead of the curve and cancel his former characters of Ali G, Borat and Bruno, while playing them.
In a touching tribute, MTV honored Chadwick Boseman with the last award of the night for Best Performance In A Movie. Audience members rose to their feet to applaud and celebrate the late actor’s victory.
Read the full list of winners below.
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May
17
2021
This may be just a rumor
That Hashtag Show: Earlier this week we talked about how Ghost Rider would be coming to the MCU. Now, we’re talking about Marvel’s next big team-up film, Midnight Sons.
Marvel has over 20 unannounced films, but with those is a heavy emphasis on branching out with their team-up movies. They want to replicate the success of The Avengers with multiple team-up films. Young Avengers, Dark Avengers/Thunderbolts, etc. Although this week we can exclusively share that Marvel is working on a Midnight Sons movie, which is currently in early development.
THE MIDNIGHT SONS? WHO’S THAT?
Midnight Sons is a group within Marvel Comics that consists of Supernatural heroes that fight Supernatural threats. Marvel Studios is wanting to build Midnight Sons to be the ‘Supernatural Avengers’ more or less.
While there have been previous reports regarding Midnight Sons being adapted, these were inaccurate at the time, as Marvel did not have the characters they wanted in place for such a film. However, with Blade and Moon Knight coming to the MCU and the Doctor Strange sequel bringing a lot of characters into the MCU; it’s now a big priority for Marvel and a realistic one at that.
The roster will start off small and grow in future films as with any team-up film. It will start with Doctor Strange, Moon Knight, Blade, Hannibal King, Hellstrom, Ghost Rider, and Scarlet Witch. Hannibal King and Hellstrom will be introduced in Blade and fleshed out further in Midnight Sons. While Ghost Rider will be utilized in Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness before continuing on in Midnight Sons. Moon Knight and Blade both have a series and movie coming soon.
While plot details are scarce as this is still in early development, we can exclusively share that Blackout will be the primary villain; with teases of Mephisto throughout. From what I’m hearing, Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios are interested in having multiple Thanos-level threats within the MCU.
Only time will tell what larger impact Midnight Sons has on the MCU. Though, with many of its members being fun Supernatural heroes, expect to see a lot more of the Supernatural in the MCU moving forward.
For more on Marvel, make sure to check back to That Hashtag Show.
May
16
2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
5:00pm PDT
Actors Elizabeth Olsen, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris, head writer / executive producer Jac Schaeffer and director/executive produce Matt Shakman of “WandaVision” join Variety’s Angelique Jackson in the Variety Streaming Room presented by Disney+ for an exclusive Q&A discussing clips from the show.
After losing her love Vision, Wanda Maximoff undergoes a dissociative event and creates a world where he is alive, and they can start a family. Fueled by Wanda’s comfort in sitcoms, her TV reality embodies an ever-manageable suburban existence, but when Wanda’s denial is challenged, so is the reality.
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May
15
2021
The special will feature talent including Padma Lakshmi, Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Olsen, Gillian Anderson, Jurnee Smollett, ‘Girls5eva’ star Sara Bareilles and more as it spotlights five female students mentored by top women execs in Hollywood.
Lifetime will air a broadcast special titled Lifetime and The Hollywood Reporter Present Women in Entertainment: The Next Generation, a Voices Magnified program celebrating female trendsetters, industry leaders and potential future female power players.
The special, set to premiere at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, May 24, will be hosted by Padma Lakshmi. The hourlong show also will feature appearances by Anna Kendrick, Anitta, Elizabeth Olsen, Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson, Lana Condor, Jurnee Smollett and Kathryn Hahn. The special also will feature an interview and special performance by Grammy winner and Girls5eva star Sara Bareilles of her hit song “Brave.”
Voices Magnified aims to give “a national spotlight to timely and important conversations on equality and social reform which are occurring across America today.”
THR’s pioneering Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program, which, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, grants $1 million in scholarships to L.A. high school seniors from underserved communities, will be spotlighted in the special. Five of the program’s mentees will share their stories, how they were motivated by their mentors’ belief in what they can accomplish and how their mentors guided them on their journey to college and their future career paths.
The special also highlights Comcast NBCUniversal’s workplace mentorship program with Big Brothers Big Sisters, which has become a mentoring model for corporations nationwide.
Scholarships to Loyola Marymount University and Chapman University underwritten by Spotify, Sony and The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation will be awarded. Lifetime also provides a $10,000 scholarship to each of the girls who participate in The Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program. Cadillac also is a sponsor of Women in Entertainment.
The five mentor/mentees that will be featured in the special include Ali Hoffman (president, domestic networks for Starz) and Emely Menjivar; Cassidy Lange (director, original studio film, Netflix) and Gracie Flores; Deborah Thomas (senior vp entertainment publicity for NBC) and Celine Mendoza; Mioshi Jade Hill (president, Sirens Media) and Miranda Brock; and Terry Kalagian (executive vp creative content, Gaumont) and Wynda Lee.
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May
15
2021
