On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety‘s Peter Debruge and Matt Donnelly break down the Sundance Film Festival lineup and what to expect at the event’s nostalgic final outing in Park City, Utah. And Jennifer Maas previews The Game Awards to explain how the event
From ‘Elf’ to ‘Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas,’ The Hollywood Reporter has assembled a list of family-friendly movies to celebrate Dec. 25.
Deal will allow users to create short-form videos featuring Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters
“He sees the good in everyone. And I see the truth.” DC Studios released the first “Supergirl” trailer online Thursday, following a private Manhattan preview party hosted by co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, director Craig Gillespie and star Milly Alcock. Both the trailer —
French studio UGC and Xilam Animation, the Oscar-nominated animation banner behind “I Lost My Body,” are joining forces on a hybrid live-action/CG adaptation of Bernard Werber’s cult thriller novel “Empire of the Ants.” Published 35 years ago, “Empire of the Ants” has
The award-winning documentary “Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?” will have its television premiere across three Weigel Broadcasting-owned channels simultaneously. The film will air concurrently in a “road block” on Weigel’s Dabl, Start TV and Story Television networks on Feb.
The Paley Center for Media’s PaleyFest LA is revealing the first programs set for next year’s PaleyFest LA: Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” Apple TV’s “Shrinking” and HBO Max’s “The Pitt.” The org also announced that PaleyFest LA 2026 will return once again to the Dolby Theatre
Everyone is juggling a multitude of problems in “Goodbye June” — some bigger than others, though they combine to give this holiday-season drama a greater-than-usual air of December frazzlement. “All I want is a cancer-free mother and some fucking sheep’s yogurt,” moans Andrea
Ecommerce video platform company TalkShopLive has hired digital media sales veteran Sandie Hawkins — who spearheaded the launch of TikTok’s shopping feature in North America — as CEO. With Hawkins’ appointment, TalkShopLive co-founder Bryan Moore will transition from CEO to
Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books series are coming to the small screen, as Paramount+ has greenlit “The Pigeon Show! Starring the Pigeon” and “The Elephant & Piggie Show.” The two animated series mark the first collaborations between Paramount+ and Hidden Pigeon Company,
The DC Studios co-chief spoke to influencers and media at a New York event ahead of the teaser trailer’s drop Thursday
Hugh Laurie is set to star opposite Amy Poehler in the Peacock comedy series “Dig,” Variety has learned. The series, which is based on the Kate Myers book “Excavations,” was originally announced back in May at the NBCUniversal streamer. Per the official logline, the show is
James L. Brooks had his first encounter with showbiz royalty as a student journalist at Weehawken High School in New Jersey in the 1950s, when he managed to wrangle a one-on-one interview with legendary jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. “I asked him a question that
As the calendar barrels toward late December and the onslaught of holiday parties begins, one unexpected retailer keeps emerging as the most reliable source for festive menswear that actually feels stylish, accessible and party-ready: Men’s Wearhouse, whose holiday collection
“Ted” Season 2 officially has a premiere date at Peacock. The prequel to the comedy film franchise will debut all eight episodes of its second season on March 5, 2026. The show originally debuted on Peacock in January 2024 and quickly became of the streamer’s top original
The “Survivor” and “Beast Games” worlds are officially crossing over. In the first trailer for Season 2 of Prime Video’s “Beast Games,” led by Jimmy “Mr. Beast” Donaldson, “Survivor” host Jeff Probst makes an appearance as the cast heads to Fiji to compete. The crossover of the
Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just super. These were a few of the Variety music staff’s favorite things in 2025,
"An ode to nature, family, and love," the film marks the third time that a film from the writer-director is picked to represent his country in the best international feature film race of the Academy Awards.
London is set to become the next destination in the “Cities of Love” franchise of anthology features, following romantic stops over the last two decades in Paris, New York, Rio and Berlin. “London, I Love You,” which will reportedly start production in April 2026, will follow
“Friday Night Lights” is coming back to Texas. At the 2026 ATX TV Festival, the cast will get back together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the hit drama. Confirmed participants include Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Adrianne Palicki, showrunner and executive producer
NewsNation is opening its borders. The Nexstar-owned cable-news outlet has put the bulk of its resources into coverage of events taking place in the United States, but in 2026, it will commit to chronicling affairs around the globe by naming Robert Sherman its first
Egyptian director Omar Hilal, who made a splash with breakout hit “Voy! Voy! Voy!,” is back behind the camera with “His Weakest Creatures.” The Cairo-set feature marks the first pairing between Hend Sabri and Ahmed Helmy, who are two of the Arab world’s most bankable stars. In
Long-running series concludes its anti-MAGA season with a nod to Jeffrey Epstein's demise
Tarik Saleh’s politically charged thriller “Eagles of the Republic,” Sweden’s official Oscar submission for the international feature race, is leading the Guldbagge Awards with 11 nominations. “Eagles of the Republic” completes Saleh’s co-called Cairo Trilogy exploring the
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” pulled out all the stops Tuesday night in New York City to celebrate the show’s upcoming 18th season. Not only were the latest gaggle of contestants there, but a surprise ru-veal featured 16 past winners on stage together for the first time, including
On a cool October evening, Timothée Chalamet summoned New Yorkers to arguably the least desirable part of Manhattan to preview a movie they wouldn’t be able to see until the end of the year. “Show up here. 9pm. I’ll show you the first 30 minutes of ‘Marty Supreme,’” the
As Disney has gone into business with OpenAI, the Mouse House is accusing Google of copyright infringement on a “massive scale” using AI models and services to “commercially exploit and distribute” infringing images and videos. On Wednesday evening, attorneys for Disney sent a
The Recording Industry Association of America has announced its annual tally of 2025 gold and platinum certifications for albums and singles, with Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” topping the lists, respectively. “RIAA is proud to recognize the
It can be disorienting to watch the Paramount+ limited series “Little Disasters” so soon after the surprise breakout success of Peacock’s “All Her Fault,” because the two shows share so many story beats and influences. (Though technically, “Little Disasters” got there first;
Disney is trying to take control of its destiny in an AI-flooded world. The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform, bringing the companies
Apple TV has released the first trailer for Season 2 of “Hijack,” the Idris Elba thriller series that returns with a new eight-episode story starting Jan. 14, 2026. New episodes will release every week thereafter, leading up to the season finale on March 4, 2026. The trailer
Tyler Perry’s “Beauty in Black” has been renewed for a third and final season at Netflix, ahead of the March 19 debut of Season 2, Part 2. The final batches of episodes promise to bring “Kimmie’s journey with the Bellarie family to an epic conclusion,” per Netflix. “Beauty in
Ethan Hawke, 55, is a girl dad, which shows when he sits down to speak with Sydney Sweeney. At 28, the actor-producer who first broke out on HBO’s “Euphoria” is close in age to Hawke’s oldest daughter, “Stranger Things” star Maya Hawke, and Hawke seems to take beaming pride in
"This year’s constellation of artists and filmmakers explores different dimensions and uses of film: as catharsis, as memory’s vessel, as a map of the subconscious, as a call to awareness."
HanWay Films has come aboard Nigerian-born writer-director Olive Nwosu’s debut feature “Lady,” which was recently unveiled as among the world premieres in Sundance 2026. Starring Jessica Gabriel’s Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye, Bucci Franklin and Seun Kuti, the film
Egyptian-British actor Amir El-Masry was presented with the Variety International Vanguard Actor Award at the Red Sea Film Festival, recognizing a career that has moved fluidly between Arab and Western cinema and continues to gain international momentum. Born in Cairo and
'Walls – Akinni Inuk' from Sofie Rørdam and Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg is not only a documentary about prison but also a contemplation of trauma, colonial pain and how to overcome them.
Palestinian filmmaker Maha Haj’s “Playhouse” was the major winner at the Project Market Awards of the Red Sea Souk, the industry arm of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. The Red Sea Fund backed 10 jury-granted awards – two for works-in-progress, six for projects in
MarketCast has recruited Lana Busignani, a veteran advertising and media research exec, as CEO. In addition, the company named Paul Shortley as chief revenue officer and Kerel Cooper as chief marketing officer. At MarketCast, Busignani takes over the chief executive role from
Films Boutique has picked up international sales rights to “Hot Water,” which has been selected for Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Competition. Cinetic Media is handling North American sales. “Hot Water” is Syrian-American filmmaker Ramzi Bashour’s feature debut. Bashour, who wrote
Directors, and brothers, Lauris and Raitis Abele discuss their provocative and edgy takedown of dogmatic thinking and how its appeal has transcended the genre audience.
Film4 has announced the appointment of Cate Kane as senior commissioning executive. Kane will join the creative team in January 2026 and report to Farhana Bhula, director of Film4, alongside senior commissioning executive David Kimbangi. Kane joins Film4 from Mubi where she was
She has been serving as Mubi's co-head of global acquisitions, acquiring such films as 'Aftersun,' 'The Substance' and 'My Father’s Shadow.'
Kan Muftić’s “With Blessings on Your Way,” Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair’s “Touch Me” and “Oriental Snatch,” from “Hundreds of Beavers’” co-creator Ryland Brickson Cole Tews have been selected for the Berlin Film Festival’s inaugural, EFM Frontiéres Focus, a five-movie genre showcase
Radial Entertainment has secured a licensing agreement with Telus Communications to bring five fan-favorite FAST channels to the telecom giant’s streaming platforms in Canada. The deal makes Radial’s “Iron Chef,” “Forensic Files,” “Hot Ones,” “Unsolved Mysteries” and “Untold
“What I said was pretty damn factual and I’m free to have an opinion,” the actress said in a new interview
Taylor Swift revealed two of her favorite songs from her own catalog during a Wednesday night appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Colbert initially asked Swift for her top five, a question he previously asked Dolly Parton, Elton John, Paul Simon and Bruce
New Europe Film Sales has acquired “How to Divorce During the War,” the third feature by Lithuanian director Andrius Blaževičius, ahead of its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition. New Europe described the film as “a sharp,
The iconic actress reflected on her career at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Film Festival.
The Golden Globes honored Tunisian actress Hend Sabry and Indian actress Alia Bhatt at a glitzy gala dinner late Wednesday evening during the fifth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. Sabry was named the recipient of the Omar Sharif Award and Bhatt received the
