Jonah Hill said during a recent appearance on “The Zane Lowe Show” that it was “bizarre” when Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, took to Instagram in 2023 and wrote that Hill’s performance in the 2012 comedy film “21 Jump Street” made him “like Jewish people again.”
Actor David Schwimmer took to social media Monday to thank several corporate sponsors who have pulled their support from the U.K.’s Wireless Festival, where Ye, formerly Kanye West, is set to headline for three nights in June. He is asking the remaining sponsors to do the same,
Alden Ehrenreich might be lucky “Solo: A Star Wars Story” was such a box office bomb. Because what was bad for his bank account was fantastic for his creative freedom, liberating Ehrenreich, who had been trapped on the anesthetizing career trajectory that’s a prerequisite for
Rapper Offset was shot in Hollywood, Florida on Monday, and is currently in stable condition. A spokesperson for Offset said in a statement to Variety that he’s being treated for the gunshot wound and is currently under observation. “We can confirm Offset was shot and is
The Oscar winner played Miranda Priestly in the 2006 film and reprised her role in the upcoming sequel.
Fox has just unearthed more killer memories. The network has given a Season 2 order to “Memory of a Killer,” its freshman drama starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli. This brings the series, which just wrapped its Season 1 on Monday night, through the 2026-2027 TV
Warner Bros. Discovery may no longer show NBA games on TNT each week, but that doesn’t mean the company is no longer playing basketball. Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands Group and Warner’s TNT Sports will launch “Dunkman,” the first professional league tied to dunking, in
Don’t worry, “Shrinking” fans: Jimmy, Gabby and the rest of the gang will be back for Season 4. “Shrinking” wraps its Season 3 this week on Apple TV with what creator Bill Lawrence has said ends a three-season arc about grief, forgiveness and moving forward. That’s why, in an
For almost 15 years Vivian Sorenson was surrounded by some of the world’s best food as one of the original architects of the Food Network show “Chopped.” But, while her fellow producers were captivated by the chefs’ stories or their creative recipes, Sorenson always found
It’s hard not to imagine that, for around 140,000 people over two nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium last week, a sort of collective willful amnesia took place — as if the man onstage had never declared “Death Con 3 on Jewish people,” had never said “I love Hitler,” “I’m a
With Emmy buzz already gaining momentum for “Euphoria” Season 3, the HBO show’s all-star cast is set to appear at its premiere screening on Tuesday night in Hollywood. Series regulars Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Martha Kelly
Queen Latifah is set to host the 52nd American Music Awards, taking place on May 25 in Las Vegas. Latifah will serve as emcee 30 years after she first co-hosted the award show in 1995. “I am so excited to return to the American Music Awards stage to host this year,” said
After the Final Four, the NCAA National Championship game takes place on Monday, Apr. 6 with the top two teams in college basketball competing to win the 2026 March Madness tournament. The final game has the No. 2-ranked UConn Huskies taking on the No. 1-ranked Michigan
Peacock is hoping the Emmys will ride the “Ponies.” Peacock and Universal Television’s “Ponies” is set to mount a full-court Emmy Awards campaign in the comedy series field, Variety has exclusively learned. The spy dramedy will submit across 20 categories at the 2026 Primetime
Three years after the release of Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” Halle Bailey is looking back at the experience of playing Ariel and how she ultimately felt freed by the discourse that erupted around her casting. Racist trolls were outraged at Disney for casting a
Steven Sunshine, an award-winning TV and movie writer-producer who worked “Webster,” “The New Odd Couple” and on the news broadcast show “Extra,” died on March 15 from progressive supranuclear palsy in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 81. Sunshine’s family friend Diane Weder confirmed
James Cullen Bressack, once a low-budget horror fixture, returns to the genre with 'I Have Proof' after spending a decade largely in the action space.
Stephen Colbert recently revealed his unexpected next career move after “The Late Show” will come to an end on CBS in May: He will be co-writing a new “Lord of the Rings” movie titled “Shadow of the Past.” He may have hinted at the announcement on Monday’s episode of the
SAG-AFTRA will resume its negotiations with the major studios on April 27, thanks to an early agreement with the Writers Guild of America. The performers’ union broke off talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on March 15. The two sides had been at
A managing director for the organization behind Wireless Festival has come out in support of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, asking that people “offer some forgiveness and hope” to the rapper as sponsors have begun dropping out of the event. Melvin Benn, who serves
Sean Giambrone and Lulu Wilson also star in the Hulu comedy that has drummed up plenty of social media chatter.
Amy Poehler seems destined to be another guest at the Emmys. While she was a cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” Poehler received two Emmy nominations for supporting comedy actress in 2008 and 2009. In addition, despite the Television Academy’s updated rules barring former
President Donald Trump said the “person that did the story” for an unidentified media outlet about a missing U.S. fighter jet crew member who was missing in Iran after his plane was shot down “will go to jail” if they do not reveal who provided the information. Trump made the
“The Pitt” is a popular hit, and its fandom on social media isn’t holding back from expressing strong feelings about this season’s direction as it winds down. All that attention puts the medical series in prime position for significant Emmy attention again this year. Last year,
Lil Nas X is one step closer to having his felony assault charges dismissed after a judge granted him entry into a mental health diversion program. The rapper, whose real name is Montero Hill, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, when Judge Alan Schneider determined
If you’ve ever wanted a chance to snag some of the antique furniture Carrie Bradshaw bought for her Gramercy mansion or maybe Charlotte’s adorable swimsuit, Julien’s Auctions will be selling off dozens of costumes and props from the late Max series “And Just Like That,” which
The news isn’t official, but the Emmy-winning actress suggested the series finale was near on The Drew Barrymore Show
Ashley Hesseltine, the stand-up comic and co-host of the “Girls Gotta Eat” podcast, has announced her debut comedy special, “Here Comes the Bride.” The marriage-themed hour will debut live on YouTube on April 30 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by a release on Amazon Prime Video on May 1
Cristin Milioti and Madelyn Cline also star in the Universal Pictures feature that centers on a fallen country western star.
Steven Spielberg is returning to the science-fiction genre with this summer’s “Disclosure Day,” and he’s starting his press tour by singling out another sci-fi franchise for praise. Gracing the cover of Empire magazine, Spielberg declared Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” films some of
Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen is giving Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” two thumbs up. Hansen, along with fellow Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, got to see the blockbuster before they set out on their own space expedition; the
It seems that “Euphoria” is coming to an end. Zendaya, who leads the cast of the HBO series, teased the news while being interviewed on “The Drew Barrymore Show.” When Barrymore asked if the upcoming third season would be the last, Zendaya said, “I think so, yeah.” Barrymore
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the big worldwide opening for Universal and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” The moviegoing galaxy was big enough for Amazon MGM Studios’ “Project Hail
“Saturday Night Live” star Chloe Fineman faced scrutiny over an unexpected story in a Vanity Fair video about her pantsing a six-year-old boy when she worked at a summer camp as a teenager. Her “SNL” co-stars expressed shock at the story, which ended with Fineman getting fired
Netflix has set the release dates for new episodes of “Sesame Street” and “Ms. Rachel” as it expands its kids’ content offering with renewals for more existing shows, a new series pickup and even the launch of a gaming app, Netflix Playground. The streamer has renewed “Trash
As “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” ends its run next month, CBS has opted to turn its 11:35 p.m. ET post-local news timeslot into a time buy, selling the slot to Byron Allen — who will move back-to-back episodes of his “Comics Unleashed” series down an hour. The time buy
20th Century Studios has released another trailer for the upcoming film, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” including a first listen at the new original song “Runway” by Lady Gaga and Doechii. The track, which features an upbeat dance rhythm, plays over the trailer. “The Devil Wears
The four-part film contains the final interview with the controversial wrestling superstar, who died last July while production was ongoing
Select theaters worldwide have posted tickets for 70mm screenings of the highly anticipated sequel for one showing a day, which have now sold out.
Busfield was charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, but Gilbert says she is “100 percent confident he will be exonerated”
Ryan Murphy Productions released three set photos from “American Horror Story” Season 13. Each shot shows Jessica Lange peering out of an old window, wearing a blue dress and heels. Lange is only visible from the back, but the behind-the-scenes photos nonetheless sparked “AHS”
If you thought “The Boys” was dark before, just remember that the penultimate season of the pitch-black superhero satire aired prior to the reelection of President Donald J. Trump. That chapter, you may recall, concluded with archvillain Homelander (Antony Starr) assuming
Variety has hired Guy Lodge as its new chief film critic. Lodge, who has contributed criticism to Variety since 2011, will partner with the magazine’s other chief film critic, Owen Gleiberman, to review major studio releases and arthouse films, as well as cover film festivals
The fan favorite (and much longer) edit of David Fincher's film contains a different version of the much-maligned 'Alien' film. Here's what's new.
Prime Video is renewing “La Oficina,” the Amazon MGM Studios Mexican adaptation of global hit “The Office”, after the successful March 13 launch of Season 1. “La Oficina” is set in Aguascalientes in central Mexico and follows the misadventures of the employees of the
Sabrina Carpenter’s glamorously felonious behavior continues in her latest video, for “House Tour,” the third single from the singer’s 2025 album “Man’s Best Friend” — except this time she’s got two accomplices, actors Margaret Qualley and Madelyn Cline. In the clip, which was
Dan Soder has set his first full-length Netflix comedy special. He’ll tape the hour on June 13 at the Throckmorton Theatre in San Francisco. The deal comes amid the stand-up comic, actor and podcast host’s 25-city “The Golden Retriever of Comedy” national tour, which is
Shudder has acquired “Find Your Friends,” the feature debut of writer and director Izabel Pakzad. The film stars Bella Thorne (“Divinity”), Chloe Cherry (“Euphoria”), Helena Howard (“Madeline’s Madeline”), Sophia Ali (“Uncharted”), Zion Moreno (“Gossip Girl”). “Find Your
Vietnamese psychological thriller “Bunny!!” has cleared $1 million across North America and Europe in its first week of international play, distributor 3388 Films has revealed, marking the second-strongest opening week for any Vietnamese title in those combined markets. The
