A group of high-profile film and television creatives is calling on Hollywood to support more social impact storytelling following the demise of Spotlight, Roma and An Inconvenient Truth backer Participant Media. In an open letter to the entertainment industry made public on
Dozens of top Hollywood creatives and activists have signed an open letter in response to the shuttering of production company Participant — imploring the industry to continue to effect change through film and television as the defunct company once did. George Clooney, Aflonso
Chris Pine is sharing his thoughts on DC axing a third installment of Wonder Woman. The actor, who starred in 2017’s Wonder Woman and 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984, recently told Business Insider that he was “stunned” after learning a third movie in the superhero franchise wasn’t
The first reactions are here for George Miller’s latest venture into the post-apocalyptic wasteland. The embargo broke for social media reactions to Furiosa, the eagerly anticipated prequel to the 2015 stunner Mad Max: Fury Road. This new entry has Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator
The sun has set on “NCIS: Hawai’i,” leaving the show on a wild cliffhanger. The series, which ran on CBS for three seasons, said its final aloha on Monday night with a season finale-turned-series finale. At the end of last week’s episode, the Compound X bioweapon was in the
The video-on-demand streaming sector in Southeast Asia delivered record subscription numbers and subscription revenues in the first quarter of the year, according to a new study. Those trends represent recovery after a tough 2023. Data from consultancy firm Media Partners Asia
The first reactions for George Miller’s “Furiosa” have trickled in on social media ahead of the movie’s world premiere later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, and it appears the “Mad Max: Fury Road” director has another amazing action epic on his hands. “Brings me great
Tom Selleck isn’t ready to bid farewell to “Blue Bloods” yet. In an interview with CBS News, Selleck said he still believes that “CBS will come to their senses” and reverse its decision to end the police procedural with Season 14. “We’re the third-highest scripted show in all
While gliding across the Met Gala red carpet Monday night, Ariana Grande — dressed in a custom Loewe ball gown — stopped to discuss her first day on the set of “Wicked” with Variety‘s Marc Malkin. “My first day on set for ‘Wicked’ was the most emotional day of my life,” Grande
At the Met Gala on Monday night, Baz Luhrmann teased that he may not be quite done with Elvis Presley-related projects, following his 2022 Austin Butler-starring film. The director told The Hollywood Reporter, “The fans really want to know if all that footage we found in the
Roadmap Writers, a screenwriting education and training platform based in Los Angeles, is partnering with Hollywood producer Barry Josephson to identify short stories fit for film and television adaptation. The competition, open now and running through June 14, seeks
“There’s a river of love that runs through all times,” the singer-producer T Bone Burnett sang in a signature song of his back in the 1980s. But that’s not a river he’s necessarily always been riding. A lot of music from his debut solo album, 1980’s “Truth Decay,” on forward
With the appetite of a hungry grizzly, “The Bear” could gobble up a few Emmy records for its sophomore season. Fresh off a smashing first season that set a new benchmark for comedy series wins with 10 trophies, FX’s awards-gobbling show shows no signs of letting up. Its second
The 2024 Met Gala is live and the fashion is in full bloom. Anna Wintour’s co-chairs for the evening are Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth. This will be Hemsworth’s first time attending the ball, while the other three co-chairs have participated in
Ruth Landers, who created the 1990s PBS kids show The Huggabug Club with her daughters, actresses Audrey Landers and Judy Landers, has died. She was 85. A longtime resident of Sarasota, Florida, Landers died April 18 of natural causes, her family announced. Audrey Landers, 67,
Keanu Reeves is more than confident that he and Sandra Bullock could pull off a third “Speed” movie. Jan de Bont’s action thriller “Speed” became the fourth highest-grossing movie of 1994 with $350 million worldwide, largely in part due to the sizzling chemistry between Reeves
The Transgender Film Center has unveiled the first-ever Career Development Lab cohort. Eight creatives working in film and TV were selected by the nonprofit, which focuses on advancing the work of transgender film creators, to participate in this intensive 12-week career
Warner Bros. Discovery is staying on the sidelines of the Paramount Global acquisition drama — at least for now. That was the signal sent Monday by WB Discovery CEO David Zaslav during his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. Zaslav was pressed
James Gunn’s first official look at David Corenswet in 2025’s “Superman” brings a new version of the Man of Steel and his iconic costume to the big screen. Hollywood has been depicting Superman in the live-action format for 76 years and counting, as the first actor to assume
Andrew McCarthy, Faye Dunaway and Harvey Keitel have been tapped to lead the cast of Jonathan Baker’s supernatural love story “Fate,” which begins shooting later this month for Baker Entertainment in Vancouver. Baker’s previous credits include Gina Gershon and Nicolas Cage
Virginia-bred singer Tommy Richman makes his Billboard Hot 100 debut with “Million Dollar Baby” after the single experienced staggering growth in a rollout that started April 13 when Richman posted a snippet of the song online. The song, which makes the most of its catchy
Bravo has announced the date for the Season 11 “Vanderpump Rules” three part-reunion, the first of which premieres May 14 at 8 p.m. ET with extended and uncensored versions available to stream the next day on Peacock. The reunion will feature Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix,
Kim Godwin hoped to build ABC News’ future by cutting out some of its past. Tasked, ostensibly, with shaking up a culture of the Disney-backed news organization that pit anchors against one another and led to claims of intolerable behavior behind the scenes, Godwin was supposed
Over the past couple of decades, John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles has been seen in a new light, with many calling out its portrayal of foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong, played by Gedde Watanabe, as racist. For the 40th anniversary of the 1984 classic, Watanabe reflected on
Documentary short “Alt Shift Life,” by Oscar nominee Laura Checkoway (“Edith+Eddie”) will premiere during the Tribeca Film Festival in June. The film examines the impact of AI on the modern job market and rather than evoking fear as some portrayals of AI do, it provides a
Fashion’s biggest night is here. Dozens of the most stylish stars will descend on the Met steps on Monday night for the 2024 Met Gala, celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s new exhibit “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” This year’s dress code is
North.Five.Six has come on to handle international sales of “Dutch & Razzlekahn” and will introduce the project to buyers at Cannes later this month. CAA Media Finance will represent domestic rights. BAFTA-nominated Jon S. Baird (“Tetris,” “Stan & Ollie,” “Filth”) will direct
In October 2018 while sharing beers in a frigid Milwaukee bar with his soon-to-be leading man Ryland Tews, director, visual effects artist and editor of “Hundreds of Beavers” Mike Cheslik conceived the film based on three simple elements: his After Effects skills, familiarity
Apple TV+ is rounding out the cast of the upcoming drama series “Firebug” with four new additions. Greg Kinnear (“As Good as It Gets,” “Little Miss Sunshine”), Rafe Spall (“Trying,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”), Hannah Emily Anderson (“The Purge,” “Jigsaw”), and Ntare Guma
Adam and Craig Malamut have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, Variety has learned exclusively. The brothers are currently at work on the animated comedy series “Universal Basic Guys,” which was ordered to series at Fox in November 2022. Sony is co-producing
For Kristen Stewart’s adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir The Chronology of Water, which marks her feature film directorial debut, the actress is stepping away from Hollywood. Instead of filming the Imogen Poots-starring biographical drama in Los Angeles, Stewart is
Camila Cabello has announced that her upcoming album “C, XOXO” is slated for release on June 28. The singer initially launched this new era with the project’s debut single “I Luv It” featuring Playboi Carti in late March. The track, produced by El Guincho and Jasper Harris,
The days are getting longer everywhere, except Palm Springs, where darkness is on the ascent each May. That’s when the city plays host to the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary May 9-12 with a program of a dozen classic films from the
Vin Diesel is officially returning to the world of Pitch Black and galactic antihero Riddick, the sci-fi action franchise that gave the actor his first major leading role. Riddick: Furya, which was announced in February 2023, is now moving full steam ahead toward an Aug. 26
Vin Diesel will suit up again as Richard B. Riddick this summer. The “Fast and Furious” star is set to begin production on “Riddick: Furya,” the fourth installment of the “Riddick” franchise, on Aug. 26. The film, which follows 2000’s “Pitch Black,” 2004’s “The Chronicles of
It’s been almost a year since the devastating wildfire ripped through the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, killing at least 99 people, and destroying most of the Maui town. Capt. Jay Fujita, a Maui firefighter, led his crew as they fought against the intense flames. At one point, he
In horror, bodies are usually split into parts, not the movies themselves. Lots of slasher icons are revived for sequel upon sequel over the years (just look at Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees) but very few franchises — in any genre — have released a trilogy of
Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin (Miracles From Heaven) are getting into business with Netflix to make faith-based movies together. The first film under their new partnership will be R&B, written by Mike Elliott (Brown Sugar) and Cory Tynan, and described as a modern-day
Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin (“Flamin’ Hot,” “Miracles From Heaven”) are teaming up to produce faith-based films under a multi-year and multi-picture first-look deal at Netflix. The films will be produced by the duo in conjunction with Tyler Perry Studios in the latest
Ariana Madix will return to the Ambassador Theatre this summer for another round of all that jazz. Madix, the reality TV personality who has appeared in “Vanderpump Rules,” and “Love Island Games” will pick up where she left off as the main character in Broadway’s “Chicago.”
After releasing in theaters March 8, the thriller-crime film “Love Lies Bleeding” is now available to rent or purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+. The movie follows Kristen Stewart as Lou, a lonely manager of a gym who falls in love with an ambitious bodybuilder Jackie (Katy
Tracy Morgan will star in a new Paramount+ comedy series that is set in the same world as the CBS show “The Neighborhood,” Variety has learned. The half-hour multi-cam comedy is titled “Crutch.” Morgan stars in the series as Francois “Frank” Crutchfield, or Crutch to those who
Billie Eilish will host two album listening events ahead of her third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” slated for release May 17. The free events presented by American Express, and produced by Live Nation, will take place on May 15 in New York City’s Barclays Center in
MadRiver Pictures, together with CAA Media Finance, has closed a multi-year equity financing and distribution deal with some of the world’s biggest indie distributors to allow them to fully finance a slate of mid-budget ($25 million – $75 million) theatrical films. Under the