
Zack Sharf
Managing Editor at Variety
Managing Editor @variety. Previous: 7 years at @indiewire. “Do The Right Thing." "Sunset Blvd." "Iron Giant." Film lovers are sick people - Truffaut.
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3 weeks ago |
variety.com | Zack Sharf
Dakota Johnson recently told the Los Angeles Times on her “Materialists” press tour that “Madame Web” flopping with critics and audiences wasn’t her fault. The Sony-backed comic book movie was a notorious punching bag in winter 2024, earning a dismal $43 million at the domestic box office and an 11% on Rotten Tomatoes. Johnson headlined the film as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic who gains the ability to see the future after a near-death experience.
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3 weeks ago |
variety.com | Zack Sharf
Tom Cruise was awarded a Guinness World Record during the production of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” by doing 16 burning parachute jumps while filming the climactic plane sequence. Yes, Cruise jumped to his potential death while his parachute caught fire 16 times during the making of the latest “Mission: Impossible” film. Paramount marked the record with a new behind-the-scenes video touting the wild aerial stunt (watch below).
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msn.com | Zack Sharf
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variety.com | Zack Sharf
Brad Pitt‘s summer tentpole “F1” has been unveiled to members of the film press, and the first reactions are praising the racing thriller as “action-packed” with strong visuals. Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay highlighted the “flawless” craft of the film, with its sound, score and cinematography.
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au.lifestyle.yahoo.com | Zack Sharf
Zack Sharf4 June 2025 at 8:03 pm·4-min readBrad Pitt’s summer tentpole “F1” has been unveiled to members of the film press, and the first reactions are praising the racing thriller as “action-packed” with strong visuals. Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay highlighted the “flawless” craft of the film, with its sound, score and cinematography.
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Dakota Johnson says "Madame Web" flopping "wasn’t my fault." "A lot of creative decisions are made by people who don’t have a creative bone in their body... I’ve done even tiny movies that didn’t do well. Who cares?” https://t.co/oZDn2XH7tm

RT @Variety: Dakota Johnson says "it wasn’t my fault" that "Madame Web" flopped. “There’s this thing that happens now where a lot of creat…

RT @Variety: Dakota Johnson Says 'Madame Web' Flop 'Wasn't My Fault': Decisions Are Made in Hollywood by 'People Who Don’t Have a Creative…