On 23 October 2011, Variety reported that Elwes will make his directorial debut with an independent film, Elvis & Nixon.

On August 3, 2007, GameSpot reported that Variety confirmed Return to Castle Wolfenstein and that the writer / producer team that was involved with Silent Hill will be involved with the Wolfenstein project.

Variety reported that Ledger's involvement had been a " key factor " in the film's financing.

On 16 December 2010, Variety reported that Gilliam is to " godfather " a film called 1884 which is described as an animated steampunk parody of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, with several former Pythons lending their voice talents to the project whereas Gilliam will be credited as " creative adviser ".

On 12 August 2008, Variety reported that Universal Pictures had optioned the rights to produce feature film adaptations of The Wheel of Time books.

Variety reported, " No other 1999 movie has benefited from such universal raves.

Variety reported that the producers were looking for a " faithful adaptation " of the novel, and " consider its theme of finite ecological resources particularly timely.

In October 2011 the show-business paper Variety reported that Disney Theatrical Productions, linked to Miramax through former owners Disney Corporation, intend to mount a stage version of the movie in London.

Variety reported in October 2008 that Donner had met with Broadway entertainment attorney John Breglio, and is " confident things are moving in the right direction.

It was reported in Variety that Morris's Brylcreem expenses exceeded any other item in the film's budget.

It was reported on April 4, 2008, in Variety that Clooney had quietly resigned from the Writers Guild of America over controversy surrounding Leatherheads.

For the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, " The Daily Variety " reported that Zimmer purchased an out-of-tune piano for 200 dollars and used it throughout the scoring process because of its " quirkiness ".

On January 30, 2008, Variety reported that CBS TV Distribution terminated The Montel Williams Show when key Fox-owned stations chose not to renew it for the 2008 – 09 season.

On June 30, Variety reported three major nationwide theater chains were willing to exhibit the film, and it went into general release on July 8.

On December 16, Daily Variety reported that the pope had seen the film, and on Dec. 17, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan reported that John Paul II had said: " It is as it was ," sourcing McEveety, who said he heard it from Dziwisz.

Just hours later, Variety reported that NBC was lashing out and threatening legal action against ABC Studios.

On June 18, 2007, Variety reported that Ziering had auditioned the previous week for the opportunity to succeed Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right.

In the weeks following Jackson's " wardrobe malfunction " debacle during the 2004 Super Bowl, however, Variety reported that Horne demanded Jackson be dropped from the project.

In July 2011, Variety reported that Universal replaced Rothenberg with Blake Masters of Law & Order: LA to do a new draft of the script.

Variety reported on June 27, 2011 that Osment will star in Wake the Dead, a modern day retelling of the Frankenstein story, with production to begin the last quarter of 2011.

On July 1, 2010, Variety reported that only six months into its second life, Jay Leno's Tonight Show posted its lowest ratings since 1992.

Variety reported in 2003 that Abandon Pictures had acquired the film rights to the comic strip, and planned a live-action theatrical feature based on the character.

In 2010, Variety reported Mýa currently has already completed 10 tracks for her next studio effort with producer Junior Sanchez.

Cruz's performance in the film was praised by film critics, with Jonathan Holloland of Variety magazine writing " if confirmation is still needed that Cruz is an actress first and a pretty face second, then here it is.

Lisa Nesselson of Variety magazine praised the performances of both Cruz and her co-star, Harold Perrineau, saying they " burst off the screen ," and added that Cruz has a charming accent.

David Rooney of Variety wrote that Cruz " adds a serviceably malevolent edge to Chole's apparent madness.

Variety of keys, melodies, rhythms and dynamics ( using crescendo, diminuendo and sforzando ), along with frequent changes of mood and timbre were more commonplace in the Classical period than they had been in the Baroque.

Kaye had an invitation to return to London for a Royal Variety Performance in November of the same year.

The trade newspaper Variety claimed that Segal had cost the industry $ 750, 000 in production, tape delays and lost advertising revenue.

According to a Variety article by Peter Bart in the May 15, 2005, issue, Nichols had become obsessed with Simon and Garfunkel's music while shooting the film.

Variety shows wove patriotism through their comedy and music segments ; dramas and soaps had characters join the service and go off to fight.

According to a June 2009 report in Variety, Zoë Green had been hired to write the series, with George Clooney and Grant Heslov of Smokehouse Productions as executive producers on the project.

In reviewing the film's sequel twenty-three years later, Variety noted that though the original film was " Intended as a cautionary tale on the pitfalls of unchecked ambition and greed, Stone's 1987 original instead had the effect of turning Douglas ' hugely charismatic ( and Oscar-winning ) villain into a household name and boardroom icon -- an inspiration to the very power players and Wall Street wannabes for whom he set such a terrible example.

On February 1, 2004, Variety announced that Utopia Pictures & Television had acquired the rights to produce adaptations of three of Dick's novels: Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said, VALIS and Radio Free Albemuth.

According to a 1986 Variety interview with Frank Capra, Jr., his father had wanted to shoot the film in color, but because the only suitable stock footage he intended to incorporate into the film, such as scenes from a documentary about the Himalayas, was in black and white, he was forced to change his plans.

He also featured in the show's radio spin-off The TV Lark as Fatso Johnson, a camera operator, and as a trainee chef in Crowther's Crowd in 1963, and had roles on Variety Playhouse.

Eric Merriman had previously written material for Kenneth Horne on Henry Hall's Guest Night and Variety Playhouse and written some stand-up comedy material for Barry Took.

Morecambe had been appearing with Wise during a week of midnight performances at the Variety Club in Batley, Yorkshire.

In December 2007 Variety announced Spears had signed on to guest appear in the ABC Comedy Sitcom series Miss Guided.

Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called it " dismal " and Steven Suskin of Variety wrote that it had " a tunestack only one quarter as imperishable " as Jersey Boys.

Variety < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s film reviewer complimented the actor, writing that he had enjoyed his performance, stating that he displayed " a winning, if rather deadpan, personality along with good comic timing ".

The staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, " Sumptuous Technicolor mounting and a highly exploitable story lend considerable importance to Leave Her to Heaven that it might not have had otherwise ... Tierney and Wilde use their personalities in interpreting their dramatic assignments.

( In its year-end report, Variety said the film had ranked # 15 at the box office with a gross of $ 3. 5 million.

Variety noted that it was the first time in years that the Legion had condemned a major American film which had received the approval of the Code.