Comedy streaming service Dropout has announced that the eighth season of “Game Changer,” the panel game show with a constantly changing premise, will premiere on May 18. The season will release its 10 episodes on Dropout biweekly and will host Brennan Lee Mulligan, Vic
The FCC, led by Trump-appointed chairman Brendar Carr, wants feedback about whether the TV industry’s voluntary ratings need to be tweaked — specifically with regard to how shows with child-friendly ratings treat content with “transgender and gender nonbinary” themes. The
Neon has picked up North American rights for the crime drama from the 'Armageddon Time' director starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller.
“Look for mirrors.” When I told some friends I would be profiling the mentalist Oz Pearlman — with the vague promise of being victimized by his mind-blowing mind-reading act — I received a list of instructions like the one above. “When you talk to Oz, he (or others) might be
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Never After Dark.” The Japanese horror movie, written and directed by Dave Boyle and from XYZ Films, premiered at SXSW and went on to win the Midnighter Audience Award. “Never After Dark” stars SAG Award and Critics’
Hilary Duff reflected on her child star upbringing at the TIME100 Summit in Manhattan, where Time executive editor Dan Macsai asked if documentaries like “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” or “Framing Britney Spears” changed her perspective on being a child star in the
ABC’s “High Potential” ended its second season once again living up to its name. Season 2 of the Kaitlin Olson starrer ended on April 7 with 12.69 million total viewers according live+7 multiplatform numbers. That’s a smidge down from the show’s Season 1 finale in February 2025
The Mediterrane Film Festival will return for its fourth edition from June 21–28, expanding across Valletta and several of Malta’s landmark locations. Organized by the Malta Film Commission, the festival is set to grow in both scale and ambition this year, with an enlarged
The commission, led by commissioner Johann Grech, will present the festival on the island’s capital city of Valletta from June 21-28.
“Michael” will moonwalk to the top of box office charts. Lionsgate’s film about the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is aiming for $65 million to $70 million from 3,900 North American theaters in its opening weekend. Some exhibitors are predicting the final number will be closer
Coyote vs. Acme hits theaters on Aug. 28 following a battle for release with Warner Bros., which shelved the film in 2023 before selling it over to Ketchup Entertainment for global distribution
Bill Nye told NBC News that Donald Trump is making a “huge mistake” when it comes to a proposal to cut NASA’s budget by 23%, which was announced earlier this month amid national attention around NASA’s Artemis II flyby moon mission. “NASA is the best brand the U.S. has. People
Country-pop crossover superstar Shania Twain will host the ACM Awards in May, the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced Wednesday. It will mark Twain’s first time as host. “I’m thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels
It’s Earth Day 2026 — and Netflix is using the global day of eco-consciousness to tout progress it has made in cutting its carbon footprint on some original productions. A large potion of Netflix’s carbon footprint comes from the productions for its films and TV series. Fuel
Naomi Watts is set to star in romantic drama “Margot & Rudi,” which tells the true story of ballet legends Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. The film, to be directed by “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” filmmaker Anthony Fabian, has been boarded by world sales agency WestEnd Films.
WestEnd handles sales on the romantic drama from 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris' director Anthony Fabian, which looks at the star's Swinging Sixties pairing with Rudolf Nureyev and will be introduced at Cannes.
Emilia Clarke, Victoria Pedretti, Marlon Williams, and Natascha McElhone star in the Bleecker Street title, which Cornerstone has boarded for international sales.
Cornerstone has acquired international sales rights to James Ashcroft’s upcoming horror feature “When Darkness Loves Us” and will handle sales and distribution, excluding New Zealand and Australia, on behalf of Bleecker Street. The film is set to be launched to buyers at the
Justin Long (“Barbarian”), Ron Perlman (“Hellboy”) Harry Shum Jr. (“Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Martin Starr (“Tulsa King”) and Jarrett Austin Brown (“Stumble”) have signed up to star in “Hellhound,” the upcoming action comedy that Variety announced in Cannes 2025. The
After weeks of suspense, James Gray’s anticipated next film “Paper Tiger” has joined the Palme d’Or race at the Cannes Film Festival. The gritty crime thriller, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, will world premiere in competition, while Neon has secured
“Heartstopper” is set to say goodbye this summer. The hit Netflix series based on the graphic novels by Alice Oseman will end with a movie, titled “Heartstopper Forever,” which is set to drop on the streamer on July 17. In the film, Kit Connor and Joe Locke reprise their roles
After canceled gigs in the U.K., France, Switzerland and Poland, Kanye West’s upcoming concert in Italy is sparking an uproar due to the rapper’s antisemitic remarks. West, now known as Ye, is scheduled to headline the Hellwat Festival on July 18 at the RCF Arena in the
The trailer for “Coyote vs. Acme” has been released, offering a first look at the long-delayed live-action/animation hybrid ahead of its theatrical debut Aug. 28. Directed by Dave Green, the film follows Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the Acme Corporation,
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will serve as president of the jury for the 65th edition of Critics’ Week in Cannes. She will be joined on the jury by Quebecois actor Théodore Pellerin, singer-songwriter Oklou, Ghanaian-British producer Ama Ampadu, and journalist and director of
Trailer for rescued Looney Tunes comedy gets billed as "The Film Acme Didn't Want You to See."
French filmmaker Camille Delamarre is set to direct “The Godforsaken Sea,” an epic true story set against the 1996–1997 Vendée Globe, considered to be the toughest solo ocean race in the world and often described as “The Everest of the Seas.” The project is set to be introduced
'Lurker' actor Théodore Pellerin and 'My Father's Shadow' producer Ama Ampadu are also on the jury of the Cannes festival sidebar.
Google and YouTube sell billions in advertising every month. But now they’re partnering with SiriusXM to handle a specific bucket of inventory: audio ads that run against YouTube content like podcasts, talk shows and music. SiriusXM struck a deal with Google making SiriusXM
Seventy per cent of India’s films made before 1950 are gone forever. Film Heritage Foundation founder Shivendra Singh Dungarpur is trying to save the rest. Not long ago, a food-delivery worker turned up at Mumbai’s Regal Cinema on a Thursday evening, caught a screening between
Shawna Thomas, a veteran journalist who has enjoyed stints as a Washington producer, news executive and a morning-show honcho, is joining MS NOW after wrapping up a stint as the executive producer of “CBS Mornings.” Thomas has been named political director, and will direct
Rebekah Vardy, who infamously took fellow footballer’s wife Coleen Rooney to court over an Instagram post, is set to get her own reality show. Titled “The Vardys,” the series, from Orchard Studios, is due to hit U.K. network ITV (and its streaming platform ITVX) later this
As the Swedish show “Summer of 1985,” based on a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist (“Let the Right One In,” “Border”), is set to make a splash at Canneseries’ competition, its production banner Media Res International is sitting on a possible sequel. According to the series
“The American story keeps repeating itself,” U.S. filmmaker Kelly Reichardt told the audience of her masterclass Tuesday at Visions du Réel, a documentary film festival in Nyon, Switzerland. During an onstage conversation that is part of a wider tribute to the director,
Dave Mason, solo artist, a founding member of the band Traffic, writer of the classic rock songs “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe” and sideman to the Rolling Stones, George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix, has died, according to an announcement from his publicist. No cause of
Production on Season 5 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has resumed after going on pause weeks ago amid a domestic violence investigation involving Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. It has not yet been revealed whether Paul or Mortensen will be
It’s easy to get depressed about national politics. The people running things are nasty, brutish and eager to appeal to baser instincts rather than better angels. As “The Balusters,” the story of a neighborhood association riven by prejudice and petty skirmishes, demonstrates,
The film, led by the superstar's nephew, Jaafar Jackson, is dancing into theaters on Friday.
Netflix is among the potential buyers of the Radford Studios lot in Studio City, according to a source familiar with the talks. The streamer’s interest in the lot, which went into foreclosure earlier this year, was first reported on X on Sunday by Michael Trujillo, a political
The rising horror filmmaker will team with Roy Lee and Steven Schneider as among the producers on the project.
Upstart filmmaker Curry Barker continues his mainstream Hollywood takeover with a big new gig: director on A24’s anticipated film reboot of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Variety has learned exclusively that Barker will take the lead on the project, billed by insiders as a
The jury may still be out on whether the Emmys will embrace “Company Retreat” — but Amazon is going for it anyway. Prime Video has revealed its Emmy strategy for the second season of the reality hoax series exclusively to Variety, submitting across 19 categories. The
Stephen Merchant’s 2019 film “Fighting With My Family,” starring Florence Pugh and Dwayne Johnson, is being adapted into a stage musical. Producers include Merchant, Johnson and Dany Garcia for their Seven Bucks Productions, Tilted Musicals, Kevin Misher and Birmingham
Drake has announced that his ninth studio album, “Iceman,” is scheduled for release on May 15. Waiting for Drake’s official “Iceman” release date was something akin to… well, watching ice melt. On Monday, he revealed that he’d buried the album date in the middle of blocks of
Denise Richards took to Instagram on Tuesday morning to remember her friend Patrick Muldoon, who died on April 19 at 57 years old. “This is so hard for me to put into words,” Richards wrote. “I am deeply heartbroken & devastated losing you. You were my best friend & my family.
Jeff Probst is ready to play “Survivor” … or is he? In a new exclusive sneak peek of the Wednesday, April 22, episode, the host and showrunner steps in to compete in his first immunity challenge (“Wrist Assured” or “Water Weight,” depending on what season in the past you’ve
“On the Road (En El Camino)” led the winners at the 43rd Miami Film Festival, taking the festival’s top jury prize, the $10,000 Marimbas Award. Directed by David Pablos, the film was recognized as the narrative feature that best exemplifies “richness and resonance for cinema’s
Indie genre distributor The Horror Collective has acquired worldwide rights to “213 Bones,” the well-received throwback slasher steeped in ’90s nostalgia. The label is owned by Shaked Berenson’s Studio Dome, a multi-platform distribution company that will also sell global
The pair met while filming 1997's Starship Troopers and dated for nearly five years, remaining close friends afterwards
Meryl Streep made headlines last month after revealing that her co-star Anne Hathaway consulted producers on the set of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” to avoid featuring models who were too “skeletal.” “I was struck by how not only beautiful and young — everyone seems young to me —
