With “Solo,” the story of a young drag performer navigating a volatile new relationship, Sophie Dupuis delivers a film every bit as mesmerizing as her main character. Affectionately chronicling the drag world, as well as what happens to its inhabitants when the make-up comes
Two-time Oscar-nominated animation producer Bonnie Arnold was recognized with the Annecy Animation Festival’s Golden Ticket on Thursday during a festival reception for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Arnold first attended the international animation
Netflix viewership isn’t the only thing “Bridgerton” has boosted. According to Netflix, the Shonda Rhimes-produced series has added over a quarter of a billion pounds to the U.K. economy since its launch in December 2020, benefitting over 5,000 local businesses. To mark the
Jude Law is revealing why he turned down the opportunity to portray the legendary Man of Steel onscreen. The Oscar-nominated actor recently opened up on The Playlist’s The Discourse podcast about once being considered for the superhero role in a potential film directed by Brett
Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, the recently-combined genre giants, will produce a new film from “Evil Dead Rise” director Lee Cronin at New Line Cinema. Cronin will write and direct the top secret project, one that has been suggested will remain in his horror wheelhouse. The
Lee Cronin is rising with a new, mysterious project described as a modern take on something ancient. The filmmaker, known for Evil Dead Rise, has set a new movie with James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse. New Line Cinema will release the project, and has given
Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for Tyler Perry’s “Divorce in the Black,” starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict. The thriller will be available to stream globally on Prime Video starting July 11. Per Amazon’s official logline, the film follows “Ava, a young
For anyone who hoped that the Eras Tour might get an extension into its third calendar year with added dates in 2025, Taylor Swift has disabused them of that notion, affirming that her global trek really will come to a close with its currently scheduled final dates in North
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from Season 3 of “Bridgerton,” now streaming on Netflix. In the Season 3 finale of “Bridgerton,” when Lady Whistledown steps into the light of her true identity — Penelope Bridgerton (Nicola Coughlan) — her husband, Colin (Luke
Some of the best MMA fighters in the world are in Connecticut for PFL 4. For the fourth event of the 2024 regular season, the main card pits Russian fighter Valentin Moldavsky (13-3-0) vs. Brit Linton Vassell (23-9-0) in a heavyweight bout. In the co-main event, you’ll find
Emily Blunt is in early talks to star in Steven Spielberg’s next film. The movie, like all of Spielberg’s productions, is shrouded in secrecy, but it is an “event film,” so think special effects and vast scope. It’s based on a story that Spielberg conceived and boasts a
Griffin in Summer won the Founders Award for best U.S. narrative feature as well as two additional awards at the 2024 Tribeca Awards: special jury mention for new narrative director for Nicholas Colia and best screenplay in a U.S. narrative feature, which also went to Colia.
The Black Opry, an advocacy group and artists’ collective that has promoted showcases for Black country artists in Nashville and other cities, has launched its own label, in conjunction with Thirty Tigers. The first release on the imprint, a single by Jett Holden, is out now,
Pop singer Bebe Rexha shared some harsh words for former collaborator G-Eazy on Instagram, posting a story where she called him a “stuck up ungrateful loser.” On her Stories, Rexha shared a screenshot of a group chat where someone was asking her if she had interest in shooting
“Hollywood’s Brat Pack: Rob, Emilio, Sean, Tom, Judd and the rest — the young movie stars you can’t quite keep straight,” read the headline of an article in the June 10, 1985 New York Magazine, a few months after “The Breakfast Club” was released. Nearly 40 years later, most
Anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean is getting some help of Kim Kardashian in the documentary Rebel Nun. In a clip from the documentary, directed by Dominic Sivyer, Sister Prejean is seen getting a text from Kardashian and then calling the star to enlist her help
Despicable Me 4 got the crowd going bananas over big moments at its French premiere during the Annecy Animation Festival. Director Chris Renaud and co-director Patrick Delage took the stage Thursday to introduce the latest installment in Universal Pictures’ popular film series.
When Hulu and Oynx Collective’s “The Other Black Girl” hit the airwaves, audiences weren’t ready for the cornucopia of hairstyling about to infiltrate their screens. How women of color have their hair styled is a direct reflection of their identity. And that was just as
If you want to see the latest fire sale, just turn on your TV. The nation’s big media companies are facing significant headwinds in the industry’s current “upfront” market, when TV networks try to sell the bulk of their commercial inventory for their next cycle of programming.
First-time feature film director Kelsey Mann dug deep into his own emotions while making “Inside Out 2.” As he imagined a story about the confusing journey we all go on through puberty, he knew he would need to add new emotions to the ones from the first animated hit — so
Pat Sajak has officially passed his “Wheel of Fortune” hosting baton to Ryan Seacrest in a new promo for the long-running game show that touts Seacrest’s hosting debut this fall. Sajak signed off as “Wheel of Fortune” host after more than 40 years on June 7. “I think what
Emotions are running high at Pixar and Disney as they open Inside Out 2 at the global box office this weekend, including a jolt of excitement over a last-minute bump in tracking. On Thursday, Hollywood’s leading tracking service the National Research Group upped its domestic
Derek Connolly, the franchise scribe whose work includes Jurassic World movies and Detective Pikachu, has a new sandbox in which to play. Connolly has been tapped to pen the script for Paramount’s untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover action project that is to star Chris
After working with blockbuster auteurs such as Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve, Emily Blunt is now adding Steven Spielberg to her impressive list of collaborators. Blunt is in early talks to join Spielberg’s next feature, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The
Liberty Global is buying a stake of Formula E from Warner Bros. Discovery, giving the media company controlling interest in the all-electric version of the motorsport. A publicly traded company led by billionaire John Malone, Liberty Global announced Thursday it is in the
Liberty Global is buying a stake of Formula E from Warner Bros. Discovery, giving the media company controlling interest in the all-electric version of the motorsport. A publicly traded company led by billionaire John Malone, Liberty Global announced Thursday it is in the
A new season of “American Horror Story” is still TV’s best leap of faith. Each season, the FX anthology series takes pleasure in deploying a twisted new nightmare that offers up its cast of familiar faces to whatever fresh hell awaits. For fans, showing up for each year for the
Thrill-seeking is nothing new for Orlando Bloom, who has cracked his skull three times and brokenbones in his back, ribs and all four limbs. Most of those injuries were sustained between action-packed projects such as “Black Hawk Down,” “Kingdom of Heaven” and three blockbuster
Jimmy Fallon has renewed his deal with NBCUniversal, holding onto his position as the host of “The Tonight Show” through 2028. The extension comes just after Fallon’s 10-year anniversary on the show, which NBC celebrated with a two-hour primetime special on May 14. Fallon has
French shark movie “Under Paris” made a sneak underwater attack on worldwide streaming last week, scoring the best launch for a non-English language film on Netflix with 41 million views in its five first days on the service. Dropping a month before the start of the summer
Disney dropped its appeal on Thursday in its First Amendment lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, officially ending the two-year battle sparked by the company’s opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. The move came a day after a state board approved a new 15-year
The first footage for “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story” was filmed over a decade ago by co-directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz, who have followed Perry throughout his career over the past 10 years. Ortiz said that had he known Bekele was planning on working on the
"We could not be more thrilled to continue the story of House Targaryen," said HBO exec Francesca Orsi
Dwayne Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded by Dany Garcia, have signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company. The agreement will see Johnson and Garcia develop films for theatrical and streaming platforms, with Johnson to potentially star in the
Matthew López knows better than most that adapting a fan-favorite novel can be a dangerous game. Readers who live and breathe an author’s words are a tough crowd, especially toward filmmakers looking to put their personal touch on a beloved story. But López, who won a Tony for
After the much-storied, one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” has been the subject of ownership issues as recently as this week, current rights holder PleasrDAO is finally making it available to the public — at least, five minutes of it. The company has
Nicola Coughlan recently told People magazine that body-shaming trolls claiming Netflix has photoshopped her waist to appear skinnier on “Bridgerton” are entirely misinformed. While it’s true her body shape might be changing, that’s only because of the amount of corsets
David Lawenda, the chief digital advertising officer at Paramount Global, is leaving the company after a long stint, and is the latest in a series of veteran ad-sales executives to exit in recent months. Lawenda, who has over the course of his career helped launch the UPN
At times, watching Brats is like watching a high school reunion, if the high schoolers in question frequented the Sunset Strip in the 1980s and the theater teacher was John Hughes. In the doc, director Andrew McCarthy asks members of the Brat Pack to reflect on and unpack what
Of the many blessings bestowed upon the world by the internet, there may be none greater than the revelation that, at some point in life, just about everyone has secretly lusted after a hot dad in an animated movie. Perhaps none are more desired than Riley’s dad from Pixar’s
PR leaders Craig Radow and Eric Schultz have launched World’s Fair Communications, a new strategic communications agency. The company will focus on organizations at the intersection of entertainment, technology and the creator economy. Digital studio TheSoul Publishing and
Rising star Chappell Roan tearfully told her concert audience on Wednesday night that she is having a “really hard time” keeping up with the sudden speed of her fame. In the last few weeks, the Missouri-born singer-songwriter has surged in popularity, thanks largely in part to
It’s often hard to pinpoint the precise origin of a cultural phenomenon. The opposite is true when it comes to Hollywood’s Brat Pack. The catchy moniker that came to define the ’80s cineplex can be traced to June 10, 1985, when New York Magazine published a cover story pegged
If you’re looking to revisit the magic and whimsy of the Owens women following the exciting news of a “Practical Magic” sequel this week, you’re in luck: the original film is available to rent/purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+. The 1998 classic stars Sandra Bullock and
Cam’s got a very interesting arc,” Lily Gladstone says of her police officer character in Hulu’s “Under the Bridge.” The eight-part limited series is a true-crime drama adapted from Rebecca Godfrey’s bookabout the murder of teenager Reena Virk. In the series, Riley Keough plays
The Rock is moving to the Magic Kingdom. Seven Bucks Productions, the film and TV content label founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, has signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company to develop films for theatrical and streaming, Variety has learned exclusively.
After weeks of FYC events and relentless campaigning from studios, voting for the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations has officially begun, with Television Academy members holding ballots in hand. Nearly 24,000 industry professionals, divided among 31 professional peer
John Leguizamo is on board to return for a second season of “The Green Veil,” which has been renewed by new independent, ad-supported streamer The Network. According to the outlet, Leguizamo and the rest of the Season 1 cast will be back as the show picks up between 10 and 15
When actress and producer Riley Keough received the first episode of Hulu’s “Under the Bridge,” she was apprehensive. Keough wanted to make sure this story was more than just entertainment and the story wasn’t an exploitative one. “I’m really trying to be thoughtful about what
