That’s quite a golden parachute: David Zaslav is set to receive an estimated $887 million in compensation with the closing of Paramount Skydance’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. On Monday, WBD disclosed the estimated amounts of compensation for each of WBD’s named
The show's star and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dakota Mortensen have both made allegations against each other, police in Utah say
The first image from the highly anticipated film comes ahead of the expected release of the film's trailer.
When Amy Madigan accepted the first Oscar of the night during the March 15 ceremony, she shouted out her “Weapons” writer and director Zach Cregger for creating her witchy role of Aunt Gladys, saying he “wrote a dream part, and he let me just grab it by the throat.” It seems
Get ready for one more trip to Arrakis. Timothée Chalamet has revealed the first look at “Dune: Part Three,” the epic finale of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy. The movie is currently on the release calendar for Dec. 18, where it will face off against “Avengers: Doomsday.”
From hanging out in the lobby with Emma Stone and Jacob Elordi to the deafening sound of Michael B. Jordan's win, this is what couldn't be conveyed on television.
Kpop juggernaut BTS is gearing up for one of the year’s biggest pop releases with the upcoming arrival of its fifth studio album, “Arirang” — and vinyl collectors can now get in on the action early. A new Target-exclusive pressing of the album is available to pre-order ahead of
The Writers Guild of America began its talks with the major studios on Monday, as its striking staff members picketed outside. The talks were held at SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard. Shortly before noon, the Writers Guild Staff Union marched a few blocks from WGA
Crunchyroll dropped the trailer for its upcoming “Sekiro” anime adaptation Monday ahead of the show’s panel at the SXSW Festival in Austin. Based on FromSoftware’s critically acclaimed 2019 action-adventure game “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice,” which follows shinobi warrior Wolf on
Debra OConnell, a longtime Disney business executive who has overseen the financial structures of many of the company’s best-known TV properties, has been named chairman of Disney’s entertainment-TV operations, a new role that makes her the central creative leader across the
Jane Levy is the latest addition to the cast of Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici’s NBC comedy pilot about private investigators. Levy joins previously announced cast members Jake Johnson and Keith David in the pilot, which was picked up at NBC in January. Few plot details are
When director Drew Kirsch and producer Nate Bolotin began conceptualizing the film “He Bled Neon,” they knew they needed a score that elevated its dark tone. “We had aspirations of grandeur, but we wanted to give audiences not just a film they remember, but a score and songs
Production has paused on Season 5 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” due to allegations of domestic violence Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen have made against each other. A source tells Variety that cameras are down as the Draper City Police
Zendaya brought romantic polish to the Dolby Theatre while presenting alongside her “The Drama” costar Robert Pattinson on Sunday night. Hairstylist Ursula Stephen styled her newly cropped bixie — somewhere between a pixie and a bob — into a sleek, side-parted shape tucked
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has announced a new intitiative, the Institute for the Moving Image, a major new year-round training and educational initiative. Launching in 2026, the Institute will expand “VIFF’s commitment to artist development and industry
Legendary singer-songwriter Judy Collins will embark upon what is being described as her farewell tour, “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes,” on July 4, 2026. “Spanning iconic venues and cities across North America and beyond, this milestone tour will run through the winter of 2027, offering
“The Last of Us” Season 3 has cast both Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson in recurring roles, Variety has confirmed. In addition, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, and Spencer Lord have all been promoted to series regular status for the show’s third season. The trio first joined the
After winning four Academy Awards for best original screenplay, best cinematography, best score and others, “Sinners” is one of the most celebrated movies of 2025. If you haven’t watch it yet, or if you want to watch it again, the Michael B. Jordan’s Academy Award-winning
The actress, who was nominated for her role in Best Picture winner One Battle After Another , noted that she won’t “tolerate disrespect, especially when it’s unwarranted and unprovoked”
Jane Fonda is questioning why Barbra Streisand — rather than her — paid tribute to Robert Redford on the Oscars stage Sunday night during the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Fonda was asked about her
Given his line of work as a hitman, Quick Draw Mike (James Marsden) should probably have a better idea of what chloroform is than he does. But in “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice,” when Nick (Vince Vaughn) asks him before embarking on a job whether he’s seen any of the many movies
The predictions markets got the same five categories (of 24) wrong.
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin unpacks the rise of the Hoover-verse as author Colleen Hoover’s latest film adaptation, Universal’s “Reminders of Him,” is No. 1 at the multiplexes. And Disney latest from Pixar,
Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard and Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Walton Goggins will star in “Job,” a provocative adaptation of the biblical Book of Job. In the film, from writer-director Yuval Adler, Goggins (“The White Lotus,” “Fallout”) and Cotillard (“La Vie en
Jeff Shell, president of Paramount Skydance, is accusing a “fixer” who has demanded $150 million from Shell over a purported deal for crisis communications consulting of trying to extort and defame him, by creating “an utterly false tale that Shell had disclosed confidential
“Saturday Night Live” alum Tina Fey is set to pass the baton across the pond as she returns to the franchise to host the very first episode of the show’s U.K. version, “Saturday Night Live U.K.” She will be accompanied by the show’s inaugural musical guest, Wet Leg, on March
The movie from the filmmaker behind 'Something’s Gotta Give' and 'The Holiday' is expected to be released on Christmas Day 2027.
They weren’t kidding at the end of last night’s Oscars: Conan O’Brien, if you want it, the Academy Awards “host for life” job is yours — well, at least for the final two years of ABC’s deal. “Oh, that is no joke, Conan is host for life, yes,” Walt Disney Television’s Rob Mills,
This feels like a good occasion for Bert Kreischer to rip his shirt off and celebrate: Netflix has given the stand-up comedian’s scripted sitcom “Free Bert” a Season 2 renewal. The renewal comes in advance of the streamer’s 2026 edition of its “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy
Two months ago, Julia Roberts held the Golden Globes audience captive as she presented the best musical or comedy trophy. In a couple of minutes of screen time, Roberts accepted the audience’s spontaneous standing ovation, laughed that famous laugh and poked self-deprecating
John Krasinski is directing the long-awaited installment in Paramount's sci-fi horror movie series.
Fremantle, the company behind “American Idol” and the upcoming “Baywatch” reboot, has promoted Jimmy Fox to president, content and strategy, where he will oversee development as well as strategic business initiatives. Fox joined Fremantle in 2024 as executive VP of unscripted
"It was perhaps the most magical part of this process," co-director Alexandre Singh said of the pop star posting to Letterboxd about 'Two People Exchanging Saliva.'
“A Quiet Place” director John Krasinski announced Jack O’Connell (“Sinners”), Jason Clarke (“House of Dynamite”) and Katy O’Brian (“Love Lies Bleeding”) will join returning stars Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe for the upcoming horror threequel.
Sean Penn won his third Oscar Sunday night for supporting actor for his role as Colonel Lockjaw in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” but he was missing from the awards show. Penn skipped the ceremony to meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The
Matt Clark, a prolific character actor whose decades-long career spanned film and television, including roles in “Back to the Future Part III,” the sitcom “Grace Under Fire” and numerous Westerns has died. He was 89. Clark died Sunday at his home in Austin, Texas, from
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav touted the company’s big Oscar haul in a staff-wide note on Monday morning following an awards night that saw the studio’s “One Battle After Another” crowned best picture. Warner Bros. releases racked up 11 prizes, including six for “One
Allison Janney, Jeff Bridges and Jesse Eisenberg will lead the voice cast of “Minions & Monsters,” the latest “Despicable Me” spinoff. They’ll be joined on the call sheet by Christoph Waltz, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan and “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker. A prequel to
In a viral video, the 'One Battle After Another' best supporting actress nominee had a confrontation an apparent security guard.
The Star Wars character made his Academy Awards debut on Sunday night as part of a bit with Weaver and 'The Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal.
Gaumont, the venerable French studio which recently turned 130, reported stable revenue at €150 million (€172 million) in 2025 but saw its losses soar by 153% to €19.5 million, challenged by declining library deals and showdown in animation commissions. But while its cinema
He appeared in ‘The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,’ ‘Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,’ ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales,’ ‘Hearts of the West’ and so many other films in the genre.
The BBC has officially filed a motion to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over the editing of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech in a “Panorama” documentary. Trump filed the lawsuit in a Florida court in December, alleging defamation and trade practices
The U.S. recorded-music industry reached a record high of $11.5 billion in revenue in 2025, according to the Recording Industry Association of America’s year-end revenue report, with premium paid streaming subscription revenues growing 6.8% to $5.88 billion and vinyl sales
Giovanna Dell’Orto was doing some of the hardest work a reporter can, talking to people who had just seen a shooting. And then, in the middle of her difficult labor came a voice that offered just a little hope. “Say, don’t I know you?” a woman asked. “I saw you with the Pope.”
Elle Fanning got a pre-Oscars facial last night — as any nominee should — but her esthetician says the real secret behind the actress’s glow was a high-frequency wand. Celebrity esthetician Louis Dechamps says she finishes Fanning’s facials with the NuDerma Clinical High
Leading Middle East broadcaster MBC Group reported a 28.5% year-on-year increase in revenue to SR 5.4 billion ($1.43 billion) for the full fiscal year 2025, and an 8.1% yearly net profit to SR 437.5 million ($116.66 million) boosted by double-digit growth of its Shahid
Over the weekend, Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed FCC chair, scored another win in an area he seems to believe is a key part of his job: rage-baiting the libs. Carr on Saturday posted a message on X that he knew would stir outrage on the left. He strongly implied the FCC
“One Battle After Another” star Teyana Taylor had an argument at the Oscars with a man she claims shoved her. In a viral video, the best supporting actress nominee is seen scolding a man in a crowd of people. “You’re a man putting your hands on a female,” she says in the video,
Only one actress could win best lead actress last night, but nearly all the nominees took home the prize for best red lip. Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”), Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You”) and Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”), all nominated in the leading category,
