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This year is shaping up to be a big one for Jude Law. Not as big as 2004, when he starred in six films, all within four months — including playing a cad in “Closer,” a womanizer in the remake of “Alfie” and Errol Flynn in “The Aviator” — but this is the most the public has seen of him in years. Law has embodied a young Dumbledore in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise and Watson in “Sherlock Holmes,” but mostly he relishes flying under the radar as a character actor.   His next project puts him back in the spotlight. Over the summer, Law took a break from filming “Black Rabbit” to fly to the Venice Film Festival, where, for his turn as a 1980s FBI agent in the drama “The Order,” he was showered with rave reviews. After “The Order” won over Venice, Law jetted to the Toronto Film Festival for the unveiling of “Eden,” Ron Howard’s trippy drama. In his Variety cover story, the actor spills on “Star Wars,” going full frontal in “Eden,” Marvel and the homoeroticism in “Ripley.” Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gQugTKkw 

Variety Intelligence Platform presented insights from its research on the emerging state of generative AI in TV content at this year’s Mipcom Cannes, as part of its “Applied AI Summit.”

YouTube generated a cool $8.92 billion in advertising revenue for the third quarter of 2024. YouTube’s ad revenue, reported as part of parent Alphabet‘s Q3 earnings, was up 12.2% year over year. https://bit.ly/3YLgcsz

The Variety Studio presented by Canva featured conversations with top executives and creative talent during Advertising Week New York. Additionally, Variety and Canva hosted an intimate dinner at Don Angie for select studio participants and marketing and advertising leaders. Watch more of the conversations: https://lnkd.in/gqU8yWxJ

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy, according to a new complaint in the cascade of lawsuits filed against him. The suit, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, is the latest from attorney Tony Buzbee, who announced plans in early October to file 120 new lawsuits against the mogul in the coming months. https://bit.ly/3Uvfmi3

It’s time to jump back into the game: “Jumanji 3″ is officially headed to theaters on Dec. 11, 2026. The film will also screen in IMAX and premium large formats. Get the details here: https://lnkd.in/gkjT83Cz

Disney will no longer allow new subscribers to its streaming services to sign up through Apple’s App Store, requiring subscriptions instead to be purchased via Disney’s own site. What’s most surprising about this maneuver is that Disney waited so long to execute it.

At Mipcom, Meryem Uzerli shares her experience on starring in age-gap romance ‘RU,’ produced by Medyapım: "It’s about speaking up for yourself as a woman." Read more: bit.ly/4dX8gKh Madd Entertainment MEDYAPIM

Turkish actor Can Yaman talks about playing a real-life hero in ‘El Turco’ at Mipcom. Yaman plays an Ottoman Janissary who finds refuge in an Italian village after the battle of Vienna in 1683 and slowly convinces the villagers to fight for their rights. bit.ly/3YjUtYq Madd Entertainment Ay Yapım

"[Director Sam] Gold’s 'Romeo + Juliet,' while using Shakespeare’s language, feels like it’s designed to draw in tweens, teens and theater-averse adults who might not otherwise be interested in Shakespeare; the trick is to woo them and then keep them in their seats with a fun hipster spectacle led by a British TV heartthrob (Kit Connor from 'Heartstopper') and a movie star with good pipes (Rachel Zegler, from Steven Spielberg’s 'West Side Story')," writes Variety's Trish Deitch.⁠ ⁠ "Throw in a couple of original tunes by singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff and a gaggle of young actors in high-tops and baggy jeans humping teddy bears and dancing to club music, and you’ve got two hours of fun. Who needs tragedy or relevance when you’ve got pop music and disco balls?"⁠ ⁠ Read the full review: https://lnkd.in/ggnZiJJ5