Brazilian animation projects “Matías” and “Utopia,” arthouse titles “The Devil’s Well,” “Madre Pajaro” and “Missing” and genre pics “I Need to Be Loved” and “The Braid” looked like some of the big winners at this year’s Ventana Sur. Announcing industry prizes on Dec. 5 in
In a revealing talk about her career at the Red Sea International Film Festival, the multihyphenate also revealed an all Latino heist movie project with Robert Rodriguez and a project with Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour.
The “Malcolm in the Middle” revival is officially coming to Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in 2026. Disney dropped the first teaser for the four-episode limited series, officially titled “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” which confirmed that the new episodes will debut in
Other top film nominees include 'One Battle After Another' with 14 nods and 'Hamnet' and 'Frankenstein' with 11 nominations each.
After a few weeks into a new NBA season, both the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers had high expectations to run at the top of the west and east, respectively. However, the reality is both teams are banged up with injuries to key players, while the Warriors and Cavs
Every year has its outlier hits, but it’s hard to think of a song from the last 50 years that sounds even a little like the Marías’ “No One Noticed.” Yet the tune’s languid groove, smoky vocals and yearning atmosphere have created what singer María Zardoya has described as an
Nominations for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards are being announced for both film and TV on E! The organization unveiled four new competitive categories this year: sound, stunt design, casting and ensemble for film, along with variety series for television. Chelsea
In the early pre-production stages of Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” not everyone involved in the project backed Ana de Armas’ casting as Marilyn Monroe. Speaking at the Red Sea Film Festival, the actress recalls meeting with Australian director Andrew Dominik and some of the
The Hollywood Reporter caught Collins, Martin and presenter Stephen Fry on the red carpet ahead of the star-spangled event in central London on Friday.
Netflix’s proposed $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business has elicited opposition from one of the most prominent Democrats on Capitol Hill, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. “This deal looks like an anti-monopoly nightmare,” the
A long-awaited docuseries about the life of late hip-hop star Nipsey Hussle may finally be released next year. The filmmakers behind the series say the interviews, music and footage are all in place — now they’re on the hunt for a network or streaming home. Director One9, who
On the latest episode of Variety‘s Strictly Business podcast, Theron Thomas discusses the ins and outs of being one of the music industry’s most consistently successful songwriters, reminiscing on his early days making music in his native St. Thomas and tracing his trajectory
Miss Benny has joined Jordan Firstman’s directorial debut “Club Kid.” The actress, best known for her starring work in the Netflix dramedy “Glamorous” opposite Kim Cattrall, joins previously announced cast members Firstman (he also wrote the script), Cara Delevingne and Diego
By order of the Peaky Blinders.
The fifth edition of the Red Sea Film Festival opened its doors on Thursday night in Jeddah, with the regional premiere of “Giant,” telling the story of ’90s British boxing icon Prince Naseem Hamed, raising the curtain. For director Rowan Athale, the experience was enthralling
Footage from a script table read captures the cast's reactions as series co-creator Matt Duffer narrates the last scene from Season Five, Volume One's final episode
It’s time to return to Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza because “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is back at the box office. Universal and Blumhouse’s PG-13 horror sequel “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” has made $7.2 million in Thursday previews at the box office. It’s projected to make between $35
Kriti Sanon may be one of Bollywood’s busiest stars today, but at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia on Friday, she won over a packed audience by revisiting a moment from early in her career when she found herself on set with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and felt, in her
Emma Corrin and Maika Monroe didn’t have to try to establish the chemistry needed for their roles in Julia Jackman’s indie fantasy “100 Nights of Hero.” “It was really easy,” Corrin tells Variety, seated next to Monroe at the Soho Hotel in London. Echoes Monroe with a smile:
Birmingham’s most notorious crime gang is back in March. Netflix has unveiled teaser art for “The Immortal Man,” the upcoming “Peaky Blinders” film which will serve as a continuation of the hit crime drama series. The film will be released in select theaters on March 6, 2026,
A PSA for L.A.-area e-scooters and food delivery robots: “Platonic” is coming back. Apple TV has renewed the series, starring and executive produced by Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, for a Season 3. The streamer announced the news on Friday morning. Sony Pictures Television is the
A new video game based on the beloved kids’ series “Bluey” will launch this month from creator Joe Brumm and “Fruit Ninja” game developer Halfbrick Studios. Titled “Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen,” the mobile, console and PC title is described as a game for “Bluey” fans who are
After more than two years in the works, Markiplier’s feature-film directorial debut — horror sci-fi movie “Iron Lung” — is set to open in theaters in late January 2026. Markiplier, the popular YouTube creator whose real name is Mark Fischbach, produced, wrote, directed, edited,
“Materialists” star Dakota Johnson, who founded production label Tea Time Pictures back in 2019, said producing has emphasized a “love-hate” relationship with her career. During an in-depth conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival on Friday, the actor said she feels she is “in
UDPATED: Netflix’s stock ticked up slightly in early trading Friday after the company announced a debt-fueled deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and HBO Max streamer — while investors pushed WBD stock to its highest levels in more than three years. Shares of
BuzzFeed announced that Brian Moreno, formerly a video producer at Paramount Global and TMZ, has joined as head of video editorial for the Tasty food brand. Moreno leads Tasty with Ross Yoder, head of editorial. Moreno is tasked with overseeing the vision and editorial
The acclaimed playwright and actor has been in custody since last month, with customs officers just recently referring his case to prosecutors
As Fox Sports gears up to broadcast all matches during the FIFA World Cup starting on Thursday, June 11, 2026, 48 of the best national teams from around the world — including the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and others — come
Adam Sandler and Ariana Grande have more in common than you’d suspect. He dominated pop culture as a Gen X comedy icon — with “Big Daddy,” “The Waterboy,” “Happy Gilmore” and more — before taking art house risks such as “Uncut Gems” in the back half of his career. She, of
Ted Sarandos insisted that Netflix has no “opposition to movies in theaters,” as the streamer said it “expects” to release Warner Bros. films theatrically if it completes its $82.7 billion deal for the studio and HBO Max. On a conference call with investors and press on Friday,
Guillermo del Toro’s latest opus is, in many ways, about birth. But during a talk at the Marrakech Film Festival in Morocco, the “Frankenstein” director turned his attention toward death. “Why should you want to live longer?” he asked the crowd of festival attendees,
Jessica Alba recalled shooting a “humiliating” scene in Tim Story’s 2005 Marvel adaptation of “Fantastic Four” while giving an in-depth career talk at the Red Sea Film Festival on Friday. Asked about her memories of the shoot, she said her “least favorite scene” was of
Now that that’s settled...
The Tony-nominated playwright has been detained in Okinawa since mid-November and was quietly dropped from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, where he was due to appear for his indie road movie 'Erupcja,' co-starring Charli XCX.
It’s official: In a move that will dramatically reshape the entertainment business, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement Friday under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and TV studios, HBO Max and HBO. The deal has a total
BUENOS AIRES — Daniela Vega, star of Sebastián Lelio’s Academy Award winning “A Fantastic Woman” has boarded as executive producers of “Desierto Rosa,” the debut feature film of Constanza Majluf. Produced by Chile’s Espejismo Cine and Peru’s Mestizo Studios, “Pink Desert”
Colombian-Canadian filmmaker Juan Andrés Arango returns to features with “Where the River Begins,” a Colombian-set drama that follows a young, widowed Emberá mother and her daughter as they leave a violent Bogotá neighbourhood and attempt to reach the Andágueda River, the
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5 of “Stranger Things.” The jaws of “Stranger Things”s cast literally dropped when the Duffer brothers revealed the shocking twist of Season 5 Volume 1 where Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) becomes “a sorcerer.” The YouTube page
Set against a Puerto Rico still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane María, Raisa Bonnet’s debut feature “Braided” (“Trenzadas”) brings a ground-level perspective to a national trauma whose aftershocks continue to shape the island’s social fabric. Screening this week in
Jeremy O. Harris, whose boundary-pushing “Slave Play” earned a record number of Tony nominations, has been detained in Japan for nearly three weeks following his arrest on drug smuggling charges at an Okinawa airport. The multihyphenate writer-actor, whose work spans Broadway,
The Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner is currently in Oscar contention, for the second year in a row, for her portrayal of Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West, opposite Ariana Grande.
The trailer for “Sholay: The Final Cut” has been unveiled, previewing the Dec. 12, 2025 worldwide theatrical release of India’s most celebrated blockbuster in its 50th anniversary year. For the first time, audiences will experience the original uncut version of Ramesh Sippy’s
Prime Video has set Dec. 19 as the global premiere date for the final season of its International Emmy-nominated original series “Four More Shots Please!” The Indian series, which has become one of the streamer’s most-watched originals, will close out its run with a fourth and
Resplendent in costume and production design, but shaky in overall execution, the star-studded fantasy romance “100 Nights of Hero” is the second feature from writer-director Julia Jackman. Based on the graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg, it takes its cues from “One Thousand and
From his iconic portrayal of Shang Tsung to Trade Minister Nobusuke Tagomi, Tagawa famously played characters rich in drama
Netflix has entered exclusive talks with Warner Bros. Discovery to acquire the company’s film and television studio, as well as the HBO Max streaming service, Variety confirms. The development comes after a weeks-long bidding war for the assets at Warner Bros. Discovery between
Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain, known for her powerful women-centric films, has completed principal photography in Dhaka on her feminist supernatural drama “The Difficult Bride,” unveiling a cast led by three Bangladesh National Film Award winners. The
The White Lotus star will act alongside Don Lee and Squid Game ’s Lee Jin-uk
At the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival in China, jury president Marco Müller urged audiences and industry to rethink the event’s place on the calendar, arguing that its slot between AFM and Berlin gives Hainan a unique chance to premiere the films that will define
Tagawa's first film role was in Bernardo Bertolucci's 'The Last Emperor,' which won nine Academy Awards, including best picture.