Will Forte told Entertainment Weekly in a new interview that he’s hopeful the mess Warner Bros. created when it canceled the release of “Coyote vs. Acme” will “get more eyes” on the film when it finally opens in theaters this August. “Extreme frustration, fiery frustration, a
To the dismay of ’90s paparazzi, only a handful of photos — and just two fleeting, alluring 10-second video clips — exist of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy during her marriage to JFK Jr., a scarcity that has only fueled the enduring mythologizing of the inarguably chic fashion
TAIT, for decades a juggernaut in providing technology and equipment for concert touring and other live experiences, has acquired Silent House, one of the foremost production studios and creative agencies in the industry, after more informally partnering for many years, it was
Jeff Fowler helms the latest film in the Paramount franchise adapting the Sega video game property.
Megan Moroney made a smashing debut this week as her album “Cloud 9” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The country star earned her first chart-topper as “Cloud 9” began with 147,000 equivalent album units. This denotes the biggest week for a country album by a woman in
Eiza González co-stars in writer-director BenDavid Grabinski's Hulu feature that premieres later this month at SXSW.
Carole Radziwill — who was on “The Real Housewives of New York City” from Season 5 through Season 10 — will be rejoining the cast in the role of “friend” for the 16th season of the Bravo series. Filming begins in New York City this week. Radziwill, an author and journalist,
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the weekend that roared with the opening of Paramount’s “Scream 7.” And Reilly Steel, associate professor at Columbia Law School, discusses how the fight between
Social media loves an anniversary, and, earlier today, I kept seeing commemorations of something that happened exactly 12 years ago: The “Oscar selfie” featuring host Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts and all the rest was snapped on March 2. Now, this may sound
“Sorry to Bother You” filmmaker Boots Riley’s latest feature film, “I Love Boosters,” is set to premiere on the West Coast as the Centerpiece of the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival. The screenings will take place April 28 at Oakland’s historic Grand Lake Theatre,
The actor delivered a whole speech in French at the ceremony in Paris, and people still thought it was a fake or a clone
Anna Camp has apologized for sharing a social media post about “Scream 7” that touted the film’s commercial success amid the ongoing boycotts in response to the firing of former franchise star Melissa Barrera. Camp, who plays Jessica Bowden in “Scream 7,” reposted an image to
Kristen Bell is not disclosing her payday for the upcoming “Frozen” sequels, but she is denying recent reports that claim she’s earning $60 million to reprise her voice role of Anna in “Frozen 3” and “Frozen 4.” Reports also stated that Bell’s co-stars, Idina Menzel and Josh
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Hijack” Season 2, streaming now on Apple TV. “Hijack” Season 2 is on track for its season finale on March 4, with audiences set to find out whether Idris Elba’s Sam Nelson can save a train full of passengers — and expose
“Ever feel like you’re losing touch with who you really are?,” Lizzo said about halfway through her Sunday night set at the iconic Blue Note jazz club in New York’s Greenwich Village. “I have,” she admitted. “I had to remind myself, ‘I am 100 percent that bitch!,’” quoting
The “God of War” series adaptation at Amazon Prime Video has added for new cast members, Variety has learned. Louis Cunningham (“Marie Antoinette”) has been cast as Modi alongside Ben Chapple (“Good Cop Bad Cop,” “Playing for Keeps”) as Magni, with Evelyn Miller (“Foundation,”
Thundercat Productions and Crybaby have tapped Australian actor and radio host Yaz Haddad to headline “Bloody Legend,” a comedy-horror feature that begins principal photography in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains of New South Wales this month. Haddad, who co-hosts the
The CBS comedy pilot “Eternally Yours” is rounding out its cast with three new additions. Variety has learned that Rose Abdoo (“Hacks,” “Gilmore Girls), Tristan Michael Brown (“Pretty Freakin’ Scary” “Bunk’d”), and Shylo Molina (“The Afterparty,” “The Really Loud House”) have
Fox has renewed “Best Medicine” for Season 2. The show is an American remake of the hit British series “Doc Martin,” with Josh Charles playing the lead role in the Fox version. It is currently airing its first season, which debuted on in January. The season finale is slated to
Harry Styles is celebrating the release of his new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” with a Netflix concert film. The pop star’s first show in nearly three years — taking place this Friday in Manchester, England — is being filmed and will be available to stream on
What places "Hoppers" in the first rank of Pixar movies is that the story, while wild enough to begin with, keeps twisting and turning with let’s-try-it-on surrealist nonchalance. The director, Daniel Chong, has crafted a tale of woodland creatures fighting to save their
The Gotham Film & Media Institute and Laika Animation have launched an animation accelerator program which is designed to support early and mid-career animators. The Laika x Gotham Animation Accelerator aims to support animation creators in developing pitches with an emphasis
Jesse Collins Entertainment, the production company behind the Emmys and so many more live events, has been tapped to produce the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. This year’s event takes place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater on Thursday, March 26, and will air live on Fox that
Hope Davis has joined the NBC drama pilot “Protection,” Variety has learned. Davis is now the second cast member announced for the pilot, following the casting of Peter Krause. The project was picked up to pilot at NBC in January. The logline for the show states: “When a U.S.
Casper Van Dien and Bastiano Ferrari have joined Josh Webber’s dark romantic thriller “Love Me Dead,” which will soon wrap principal photography in Los Angeles. Starring Dove Cameron (“Descendants”) and RJ Mitte (“Breaking Bad”), “Love Me Dead” follows a young mortician named
“Saturday Night Live” U.K. has set its writing team, led by head writer Jonno Johnson (“Parlement”). “The number of funny, talented writers we have got to work on “SNL” U.K. is ludicrous,” said Johnson. “Some of them have been doing this for years, some of them it’s their first
Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof has spoken out on the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Saturday in a combined U.S. and Israeli military strike. In a social media post that marks the first public comment by a major Iranian director on
Nippon TV is heading to the Series Mania Forum (March 24-26) in Lille with two new scripted formats and, for the first time, its most senior executives for scripted series and global strategy – a sign of the Japanese broadcaster’s accelerating push into international markets.
The upcoming film adaptation of “The Odyssey” looks to be epic in scope, and to achieve that vision, director Christopher Nolan apparently maintained a high level of intensity on set. Logan Marshall-Green, who has starred in films such as “Prometheus” and “Upgrade” and is one
The Joburg Film Festival kicks off its eighth edition March 3 in the heart of South Africa’s entertainment industry, with an event that organizers say will celebrate the “unseen hands behind filmmaking.” Paying tribute to the many below-the-lines artisans who help bring films
The fourth edition of JBX, or Joburg Xchange, an industry conference running from March 4 – 6 parallel to the Joburg Film Festival, takes place against a backdrop of surging optimism around African cinema, which in recent years has increasingly cemented itself on the global
South African filmmaker John Barker (“Umbrella Men”) will be following the fate of Africa’s soccer squads at this summer’s World Cup, as he preps a documentary that will look at the continent’s efforts to finally triumph on the sport’s biggest stage. “Rising Giants” is a
A fifth “Zombies” movie has been greenlit at Disney Channel and Disney+, but franchise stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly are not returning to their roles of Zed and Addison. “Zombies 5” will instead be led by Malachi Barton and Freya Skye, who will reprise their roles as
“Frankenstein” producer Scott Stuber has spent the last lap of award season fielding questions from industry insiders about his thoughts on the future of Warner Bros. and HBO amid “Succession”-level drama unfolding about its future. Stuber has perspective on running one of the
Upon first glance at Machine Gun Kelly — with his bleached-blond hair, fully inked skin and rockstar persona — Tommy Hilfiger might not be the first partnership that comes to mind. The American heritage label, long synonymous with polished prep and red-white-and-blue optimism,
Cat&Docs has acquired international sales rights to “Derek vs. Derek,” a documentary about two feuding farmers at odds over how to manage their land, ahead of its world premiere in the international competition of the Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival. Directed by James
Tracy Vilar of “The Pitt” shined a spotlight on heart health at the Actor Awards. Villar, who plays ward clerk Lupe Perez on the hit HBO Max series, wore an American Heart Association red dress pin to the SAG-AFTRA ceremony and gala to bring attention to cardiovascular health.
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to “Underland,” a critically acclaimed documentary from Robert Petit that takes viewers beneath the surface of the Earth. Based on the book “Underland” by Robert Macfarlane, the film premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film
The Last Week Tonight host joked about the company’s successful bid for HBO parent company Warner Bros., cracking, “How the fuck do I get out of this?”
Content creator turned Netflix star Mark Rober is launching a new competition series for the streamer titled “Schooled!” Rober, a former NASA engineer, will also exec produce the series alongside Scott Lewers for CrunchLabs and Jimmy Kimmel and Scott Lonker for Kimmelot. Daniel
David Ellison reaffirmed his pledge to release 30 films theatrically once Paramount merges with Warner Bros. Discovery. “As we have said consistently, we are committed to delivering a broad pipeline of high quality storytelling, including 15 theatrical films per year per
On a continent beset by problems and challenges, Zoey Martinson’s colorful, postcard-beautiful indie “The Fisherman” literally tells a fish-out-of-water story – with the magical-realist comedy representing a courageous leap that she feels African film needs to take. Martinson
The long-awaited revival of the Wayans brothers' horror spoof franchise tackles some political topics, while mocking 'Wednesday,' 'M3GAN,' 'Sinners,' Ghostface and more.
Paramount Pictures has unmasked the trailer for the latest installment in the “Scary Movie” franchise. “Scary Movie 6” reunites the Wayans Bros., Marlon, Shawn and Keenen, for the first time in 18 years to write a new installment in the horror parody series. It’s the first
Paramount Skydance plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service, upon the completion of the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. However, Paramount will want HBO as a brand to “operate with independence.” “As we said, we do plan to put the
On the surface, this seems like a tough time to open a soundstage facility in the San Fernando Valley. TV and film production volume has plummeted since 2023. But Cinespace Studios Los Angeles formally opens the doors today of its 180,000-square-foot campus in Woodland Hills.
Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble has created some of the advertising industry’s most durable icons, from Mr. Clean and Mr. Whipple to, more recently, a family of cartoon bears for Charmin. The company hopes to add something new to the list. Weed-killers don’t usually
Inspired by Andrew Lane’s “Young Sherlock Holmes” novels and with Guy Ritchie as director, Prime Video’s “Young Sherlock” is sensational. The series, which was adapted by Matthew Parkhill, remixes the beloved figure to deliver all the traits fans know and love — with more than
“Saturday Night Live’s” Tourette’s sketch has been condemned by John Davidson’s charity Tourette’s Action. Emma McNally, CEO of Tourette’s Action — a charity that has a longstanding relationship with John Davidson and was involved in the production of biopic “I Swear” — said in
