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Tilly Norwood Creator Doubles Down on AI ‘Actors’ and Says It’s a ‘More Ethical Way to Perform,’ Urges Human Actors to ‘Future-Proof’ Themselves With AI
Eline van der Velden is the CEO and founder of AI company Particle6, which is behind AI “actor” Tilly Norwood. The creation became the center of a Hollywood hailstorm in late 2025 after Van der Velden suggested on a panel in Zurich that she was set to sign with an agency. The
Why NBC Is Reviving Pilot Season: The ‘Process Worked So Well for a Long Time,’ Execs Admit
NBC’s surprising return to a traditional pilot season might give some TV insiders a sense of nostalgia. But despite the desire to turn back the clock to a more fruitful time in network TV history, this is not an exact replica of pilot seasons past. The Peacock network has so
‘Muppet Show’ Revival Trailer: Kermit, Miss Piggy Return for 50th Anniversary Special With Maya Rudolph and Sabrina Carpenter
The lights are back on at the Muppet Theatre, and Kermit the Frog is ready to wrangle Miss Piggy and the rest of his unruly ensemble for a brand-new special. Disney+ and ABC unveiled the trailer for “The Muppet Show,” a special revival event marking the franchise’s 50th
‘Lady’ Review: The Vibrant Street Life of Lagos Energizes a Rough-Edged Character Study
The wide, still, often unblinking stare of feature film newcomer Jessica Gabriel’s Ujah burns a hole right through “Lady,” galvanizing the camera and issuing the audience with a challenge to look away first. Few will dare. It’s a deliberately confrontational style of
Judd Apatow Says Trump’s America Has Become ‘Heinous’ and ‘There’s a Weird Normalization’ Going On: ‘We’re Going Skiing Today So I Guess ICE Isn’t Terrorizing Everybody’
Judd Apatow believes that Americans need to “think long-term, get involved, and make sacrifices” to survive the turbulent state of the world. The director, at the Sundance Film Festival for the documentary “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story,” elaborated on the
How the Adams Family Stays Close By Shooting Wild Horror Movies Together in the Woods, Including ‘Mother of Flies,’ Their Most Ambitious Work Yet
There’s DIY filmmaking, and then there’s the horror factory that the Adams Family has created in the Catskill Mountains woods near their New York state hometown. The collective — father John Adams, mother Toby Poser, and their daughters, Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams — spend their
Harry Styles Reveals Album Track List and Does Hand-to-Hand Combat — and Choreography — With a Stranger in ‘Aperture’ Video
Harry Styles’ launch of the music video for his new single “Aperture” both puzzled and delighted fans Friday morning — even as a thumbnail image for the clip further intrigued his followers by apparently revealing a track list for his forthcoming album, “Kiss All The Time.
‘Presumed Innocent’ Season 2 Casts ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star Ji-young Yoo
Season 2 of “Presumed Innocent” has cast Ji-young Yoo in a recurring role. She joins previously announced stars Rachel Brosnahan, Matthew Rhys, Courtney B. Vance, Fiona Shaw, Jack Reynor, John Magaro, Michael Hsu Rosen and Lesley-Ann Brandt. Ji-young recently voiced the role of
Jason Momoa Is Lobo: James Gunn Unveils First Look at Antihero in ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’
James Gunn has shared footage of Jason Momoa as antihero Lobo in “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.” In a video posted to Instagram on Friday, Momoa is seen stepping out of his film trailer wearing fangs. “Finally,” he says to the camera before driving off to set. The video then
‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Returning to Imax 70mm After Oscar Nominations (EXCLUSIVE)
Many of the Oscar contenders for best picture will return to the big screen before Hollywood’s biggest night. A few of them are even coming back to beloved Imax 70mm screens, Variety can exclusively report. While specific dates have yet to be announced, “Sinners” will return to
Magenta Light Studios Launches New Label for Bold Indie Films; Acquires Fantastic Fest Breakout ‘Appofeniacs’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Magenta Light Studios, the upstart production and distribution label founded by Bob Yari, has launched a specialty offshoot called Magenta Edge Films. Intended for bold independent storytelling for platform and theatrical releases, the company said Friday that Magenta Edge will
NBA on Sling TV: How to Watch L.A. Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks Live Online Without Cable
It’s been just under a year since former-Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers — which sold for an estimated $10 billion to businessman Mark Walter — for Anthony Davis and now the superstar Slovenian basketball player
Crystine Zhang Talks Busy Year With 3 Movie Premieres at Sundance: “You Have to Hustle”
The Channing Tatum-starrer ‘Josephine,’ ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ and ‘Bedford Park’ all have heat this week for the Los Angeles and Toronto-based film producer and financier.
‘Clika’ Film Review: Mexican American Music Trends Get Hollywood’s Attention in Otherwise Uninspired Drama
A first wade into feature filmmaking for L.A.-based indie Mexican American music label Rancho Humilde, “Clika” recalls the low-budget films that first cashed in on the newfangled rock ’n’ roll craze of the mid- to late 1950s … or the hip-hop-centric ones that arrived a
Sundance Competition Title ‘Levitating’ Director Wregas Bhanuteja on Finding Joy in Trance Rituals, Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
For Indonesian filmmaker Wregas Bhanuteja, trance rituals aren’t about the supernatural or exotic — they’re about joy, community, and the many different ways humans find happiness. In “Levitating” (Para Perasuk), his latest feature competing in the World Cinema Dramatic
Team USA Skiers Nick Page, Tess Johnson and Lauren Macuga Toast the Winter Olympics at Variety On the Road to Cortina Presented by J. Crew
Olympians were bundled in cashmere and vintage wool on the opening night of Sundance, courtesy of J. Crew’s new U.S Ski & Snowboard collection. Team USA skiers Nick Page, Tess Johnson and Lauren Macuga found reprieve from the sub-30 degree weather on Thursday night at Main
SCAD TVfest Sets 2026 Lineup With ‘Scrubs’ Cast Honor, ‘Landman’ and a ‘Survivor’ 50 First Look
The SCAD TVfest is back for its 14th year, with big honors and all-star casts. The Atlanta festival, taking place Feb. 4-6, will highlight both unscripted and scripted series, as well as new and returning programs. “We are truly living in a golden era of television — one where
‘Black Beauty’ Director Ashley Avis Launches ‘Lost Horses’ Campaign With PSA Set to Billie Eilish’s ‘What Was I Made For?’ at Sundance
Writer and director Ashley Avis, best known for the Disney+ adaptation of “Black Beauty” and the upcoming film adaptations of “City of Angels” and “American Wolf,” has launched a new initiative through her nonprofit, the Wild Beauty Foundation (WBF). The Lost Horses campaign
Sam Asghari Stars in New PETA Campaign Calling for End to ‘Inhumane’ Dog Ear Cropping (EXCLUSIVE)
Sam Asghari is speaking out against dog ear cropping. Britney Spears’ model and actor ex-husband stars in a new PETA campaign urging people to stop cropping their dogs’ ears. Asghari appears shirtless in the ad, alongside his dog Porsha and shot by photographer Shayan
How to Watch 2026 Winter X Games: Aspen Live Online Without Cable for Free
Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, the best of the best athletes from all around the world — like Scotty James, Chloe Kim, Mikaela Shiffrin and others — to Colorado to compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals during the 2026 Winter X
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Partners With Fragrance Brand Scentbird, Launches New Scents Inspired by Season 18 Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
Scentbird is stepping onto the runway. The fragrance subscription platform has signed on as the first-ever scent brand to integrate directly into “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The partnership will debut with the Jan. 23 episode, which will introduce a Scentbird fragrance wall in the
Diane Sawyer Special on Turpin Children Case to Air Next Month on ABC (EXCLUSIVE)
Diane Sawyer and ABC News Studios are behind “The Turpins: A New House of Horror – A Diane Sawyer Special Event,” which will air on ABC on Feb. 3 at 10 p.m. ET. The one-hour interview will be available to stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. The Turpin case made headlines
Inside Swedish Writer Karin Arrhenius’ Banijay Series ‘My Brother,’ a Psychological Mystery-Thriller of Elemental, Carnal Passions
“Maybe the Messiah will come back. Even you came back. That’s even more unbelievable,” twin brother Bror tells Jana in “My Brother” Episode 1. Any viewer of the four-part mystery thriller soon gets his drift. Sold by TrustNordisk and from “The Bridge” and “Caliphate” producer
‘Saturday Night Live U.K.’ Sets Lisa Clark as Commissioning Executive
Sky has tapped Lisa Clark to serve as commissioning executive on “Saturday Night Live U.K.,” where she will collaborate with the broadcaster’s unscripted entertainment division under Phil Edgar-Jones to develop the series for British audiences. Clark brings more than two
Anne Hathaway, Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Ford Among Film and Fashion Celebrities Paying Last Respects at Valentino Funeral in Rome
Anne Hathaway, Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Ford, Anna Wintour and Donatella Versace are among the global film and fashion celebrities that attended the funeral on Friday of beloved designer Valentino Garavani, who died aged 93 at his Rome residence Monday. Valentino, as the iconic
In ‘Earth Song,’ Three Generations of a Family Go on a Journey of Truth and Reconciliation (Exclusive IFFR Trailer)
A Kurdish-Finnish woman travels to Kurdistan with her young daughter to reconnect and come to grips with family secrets in Sarajevo winner Erol Mintaş' second feature, world premiering at Rotterdam.
Prime Video Greenlights U.K. Crime Thriller Series ‘Dirty’ From ‘Bridge of Spies’ Writer Matt Charman
Prime Video has ordered U.K original series “Dirty,” created by Oscar-nominated writer Matt Charman (“Bridge of Spies,” “Treason,” “Hostage”) and described as a “gripping, emotionally charged crime thriller.” The ongoing series — which marks the first greenlight by Nicole
‘Dept. Q’ and ‘House of the Dragon’ Breakouts Aaron McVeigh and Emily Carey to Star in Brit Thriller ‘Stray’ From Director David Blair (EXCLUSIVE)
Rising stars Aaron McVeigh and Emily Carey are set to star in “Stray,” the latest feature film from BAFTA-winning director David Blair. Written by Darren James King, “Stray” is a billed as a “gritty, character-driven British thriller set on a London housing estate ruled by fear
Marcus Carlsson and ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Star Adam Lundgren Talk Göteborg Opener ‘The Quiet Beekeeper’ and Regaining Swedish Audiences
Opening the Göteborg Film Festival on Jan. 23 with “The Quiet Beekeeper” is not only an honor for “Love & Will” director Marcus Carlsson and “The Ugly Stepsister” actor Adam Lundgren – it’s a long-awaited homecoming. The two met at the festival several years ago and vowed to
Snake Milkers, Queer Iranian Mozart in Exile, Cursed Toilets, ‘Sicko’ and Orgies: A Look at Envelope-Pushing Films at Rotterdam
IFFR keeps "championing filmmakers forging new paths in cinema," such as a creative tortured for his participation in a pro-democracy movement, who uses the pseudonym Socrates Saint-Wulfstan Drakos.
Brazilian Janaína Marques’ Berlinale Forum Player ‘I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival’ Swooped on by Patra Spanou (EXCLUSIVE)
Düsseldorf-based boutique outfit Patra Spanou Film has boarded international sales on Brazilian Janaína Marques’ debut feature “I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival” (“Fiz Um Foguete Imaginando Que Você Vinha”). The pickup comes ahead of the film’s world premiere at the
Raabta International Launches as New Spanish Sales Player and Sets Berlin European Film Market Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
Raabta International is stepping into an increasingly crowded global marketplace as a new Spanish international sales outfit. The Madrid-based company has launched with a mandate to represent indie features and documentaries with clear commercial upside, aiming to strengthen
Paris Hilton Reflects on Sex Tape That Leaked When She Was 19: ‘It Was Abuse’
The singer and reality TV star spoke out in support of the DEFIANCE Act, a bill that would protect victims of AI-generated, sexually explicit content
‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Constructs an Entire Film Around a Subject No One Cares About
With “The History of Concrete,” John Wilson takes the least interesting subject imaginable — the dull gray composite used for sidewalks, overpasses and pretentious art films like “The Brutalist” — and crafts what’s likely to be the most entertaining documentary of the 2026
Sundance: Chris Pine, Jenny Slate and Judd Apatow Kick Off Bittersweet Opening Night of Final Park City Edition
“We are sad it’s the last Sundance in Park City, but we will see what Colorado is all about,” Judd Apatow said at Thursday’s opening night premiere of the documentary “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story.” The director vocalized the uneasy feeling that many
Sony Executives Criticize Blake Lively’s Behavior Around ‘It Ends With Us’ Release: “She Did Bring It All on Herself”
According to recently unsealed messages, Tom Rothman, Sanford Panitch and others with the studio behind the film expressed concern as rumors of a rift between the film's star and director and co-star Justin Baldoni began to spread.
‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: Rinko Kikuchi Dances Through Grief and Uneven Tones
A cross-cultural tale of grief and dance, Josef Kubota Wladyka’s “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!” stems from an intimate place, but ends up emotionally inert thanks to its style. Its key strength is a committed lead performance from Rinko Kikuchi, who fits effortlessly into a role
‘The Pitt’ Star Noah Wyle and Producers on Honoring Muslim Community After Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Attack: ‘The Most Underreported Aspect of the Story’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “9:00 a.m.,” Episode 3, Season 2 of “The Pitt,” now streaming on HBO Max. When storyline conversations began for Season 2 of “The Pitt,” star and executive producer Noah Wyle and executive producers R. Scott Gemmill and John
‘Carousel’ Review: Chris Pine and Jenny Slate in a Painfully Languid Neorealist Drama of Lonely-Hearts Romance
Did I believe that Chris Pine, with his waxed and coiffed Beverly Hills look, is a sad-sack divorced physician who wears a stethoscope around his neck as he runs his quaint office as a general practitioner in Cleveland, Ohio? Not quite. But as Noah, Pine gives a performance
Kerry Washington Receives Elevate Foundation Catalyst Award, Boards Pro-Democracy Series ‘Nevertheless’ Season 2 as Executive Producer
Kerry Washington was honored with the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at the Democracy on the Screen – and on the Line event Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival. The star also announced she’ll be joining the upcoming second season of Elevate Studio’s “Nevertheless” as an
Jameela Jamil Defends Her Feminist Views After Calling Blake Lively a “Villain” in Unsealed Texts
With her previous messages to Justin Baldoni's publicist having caused a media stir, Jamil took to Instagram to clarify her stance on gender equity: "You can actually beef with other women."
Oscars: Warner Bros. Wows With 30 Nominations as Other Major Studios Snubbed
The bounty includes 16 nominations for Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' – the most ever bestowed to a single film. Otherwise, there was little love for Hollywood's legacy movie studios.
TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal Closes, Former Warner Bros. Exec Adam Presser Named CEO
ByteDance has closed a deal to form TikTok U.S., a joint venture that is majority-owned by American investors — finally bringing the popular video app into compliance with a U.S. law that went into effect last year. In the U.S., more than 200 million individuals and 7.5 million
Eddie Izzard on Bringing ‘Hamlet’ to L.A. as a One-Person, 23-Character Show, After 200 Global Performances: ‘I Want to, as a Trans Person, Give Honor to All the Characters’
“Comedy is my day job,” says Eddie Izzard. “Shakespeare started with his comedies, then he moved to his dramas and tragedies, and that’s what I’m doing.” Even the Bard might have to step back marvel at the malleability of Izzard on her current global tour, though, as Izzard
Why ‘Saccharine’ Director Natalie Erika James Made a Horror Film About Disordered Eating: ‘Weight Stigma Permeates Every Facet of Our Culture’
Natalie Erika James’ new film “Saccharine” opens with a shot of a jelly donut getting devoured, and then the footage is spun in reverse, with the bloody-looking goo getting sucked back into the donut. It’s an intentionally disorienting start to James’ new horror film, which is
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Listen to Episodes With 25 of 2026’s Oscar Nominees, From A (or B, as in Bruckheimer) to Z (Zhao)
Tune in to Scott Feinberg's career-encompassing conversations with nominated actors, actresses, writers, directors, producers, documentarians, costume designers, production designers and songwriters.
Chris Pratt Pitched Marvel a ‘F—ing Great’ Idea for Star Lord’s Return and Sent James Gunn a Photo Wearing a Batman Mask: ‘I Photoshopped It’ and He Laughed
Chris Pratt appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast on his press tour for “Mercy” and revealed that he has a “fucking great” idea for how to bring Star Lord back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What that idea is remains under wraps. Pratt last played Peter
Harry Styles Hits the Dance Floor on New Single ‘Aperture’
A few days after announcing the first single from his new album, Harry Styles has released “Aperture,” the first taste of his upcoming fourth album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” “Aperture,” which Styles previewed for fans at global record stores on Wednesday, is a
‘The Lake’ Review: Climate Change Doc From Leonardo DiCaprio, Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi Raises Alarms About the Fate of the Great Salt Lake
After seeing Abby Ellis’ urgent Sundance documentary “The Lake,” on the imminent collapse of Utah’s Great Salt Lake due to water overconsumption and rising temperatures, strolling around Park City, Utah, feels inevitably upsetting. This January might be an anomaly, but the
