Christopher Nolan has dedicated “The Odyssey” to David Keighley, Imax’s first chief quality officer and a pioneer of large-format cinema, who died after a battle with cancer last year. Nolan announced the news during the London premiere of the film at the BFI Imax Theater. As
“House of David” has been renewed for Season 3 at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned. The Wonder Project series originally debuted on the streamer in early 2025, with Season 2 launching in October 2025. “We are incredibly grateful to fans around the world who have embraced
Filmmakers Chike Ozah and Coodie Simmons are bringing Ernie Barnes’ story to the big screen. Barnes was the first American professional athlete to achieve major recognition as a visual artist. Barnes played five seasons as an offensive lineman with the New York Titans, San
For Margaret Miller and Trevor O’Neil of Nashville-based Hideout Pictures, producers of the horror thriller “The Whistler,” they’ve been scouring their slate to go back and shoot in Colombia as soon as they can. “The Whistler,” was their very first overseas location shoot and
Micheal Ward, the BAFTA-winning British star of “Top Boy” and “Eddington,” has been found not guilty of rape and sexual assault in a London court. The 28-year-old was accused of raping a woman in the back of a car after meeting her outside a New Year’s party in London in
“Star Trek” is back for San Diego Comic-Con with multiple panels, fan activations, and more. Variety has learned exclusively that Paramount+ and CBS Studios are bringing the cast and creative team of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” to Hall H on July 25 at 12:30pm PT for a panel
Larry David, Colin Jost, Miles Teller, Stephen Curry, Jason Kelce and Charles Barkley are just a few of the stars competing in this year’s American Century Championship — the annual celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Now in its 37th year, the tournament
Banijay Entertainment has named Cathy Payne to lead its combined global distribution business following the completion of its $8 billion merger with All3Media, while All3Media International CEO Louise Pedersen is stepping down. Payne, who currently serves as CEO of Banijay
The casting legend behind 14 Bond films opened up at Karlovy Vary about landing Daniel Craig, bringing in Judi Dench — and why she's never read a single Ian Fleming novel.
“Children of Blood and Bone” filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu will preview the fantasy epic on opening night of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. Exclusive footage from the Paramount Pictures film — set in the fictional mystical kingdom
Disney’s “Moana” is setting sail at the box office once again. The beloved 2016 animated musical is the latest Disney film to get the live-action treatment. The new take on the film, starring Catherine Laga’aia as Moana and Dwayne Johnson reprising his role as the buff god
Disney's Dwayne Johnson-led live-action reimagining opens this weekend, as does Warner Bros.' horror offering 'Evil Dead Burn.'
ChaiFlicks has acquired exclusive SVOD rights in the U.S., U.K. and Australia to both seasons of “Kid Sister,” the hit comedy series from Seven.One Studios International. The show will debut on ChaiFlicks this fall. “Kid Sister” was created, written and executive produced by
With the amount of new “Friday the 13th”-themed film, TV and gaming content coming out this year and a wave of new Jason Voorhees merch popping up, a casual horror fan would be forgiven for thinking a big anniversary is afoot. However, the Jason Universe actually celebrated its
Debbie McWilliams, who cast the last 14 James Bond films, has stuck to her guns when it comes to her view that 007 should be white and male. Speaking at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival Friday in an onstage interview moderated by Variety, the casting director was asked by an
Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro has recruited some big names – including Isabella Rossellini, Darren Aronofsky, Olivia Wilde, and Caleb Landry Jones who, in various guises, are expected to be making the trek to the Swiss temple of indie cinema this
Curry Barker’s breakout horror hit “Obsession” will start streaming on Peacock on July 17. Barker’s debut film follows Bear (Michael Johnston), a hopeless romantic afraid to admit his crush for co-worker Nikki (Inde Navarrette). After making a wish for Nikki to love him more
Jeffrey Wright opened up about the racist abuse of football star Kylian Mbappé. After Paraguay’s loss to France at the World Cup, Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla attacked him on social media, describing him as, among other things, “a brute who had not learned to write.”
The crisis of runaway production, both in California and nationwide, never seems to stray too far from the headlines thanks to what a political football the issue has become. Luring more TV and film shoots to Los Angeles though financial incentives remains a critical concern
Music Box Films has acquired North American home entertainment rights to “Wisdom of Happiness,” the Richard Gere executive-produced documentary in which the Dalai Lama reflects on compassion, inner peace and navigating the challenges of the modern world. The docu will debut on
A collection of groups representing musicians and the music industry at large — including the RIAA, IFPI, the Grammys and SAG-AFTRA — have banded together for a new labeling program that aims to provide a unified front on indicating whether a song has been produced with AI. The
Could Letterboxd, the popular film-review social network, end up in the clutches of Netflix or another big entertainment corporation? Letterboxd, founded in 2011, has been shopping itself to interested parties in recent months. The app and website (which also recently launched
In the build-up to the Italian Global Series Festival’s sneak-peeking “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 4 and celebration of “Star Trek” at 60, Nicholas Meyer spoke to Variety about his time with the franchise, famously having directed “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” as
The U.S. star, at Karlovy Vary to receive the President's Award on Saturday, also said that "this idea of genuine freedom [is something that] we take for granted" and film can express "common humanity."
In “Fruit Gathering,” director and writer Aung Phyoe consciously avoided exploring the “social” impact of the relationship between two suppressed women, creating a sense of alienation but also deep intimacy. The film, which is premiering at the Karlovy Vary festival as part of
A 25-foot fibreglass model of a shark — or its rear half, at least — adorning the roof of an otherwise ordinary terraced house in suburban Oxford, England, the Headington Shark is the kind of local curiosity that makes any casual passersby think, “There must be a story there.”
Indie distribution darling Neon is said to be eyeing a launch in the U.K. According to sources, the U.S company — which also has an international sales operation — is considering planting a flag across the Atlantic, with former Studiocanal U.K. boss Danny Perkins reportedly
SAG-AFTRA is urging its members and all Instagram users to take action against Meta’s new Muse Image model, which has been woven into the Instagram app and makes public accounts susceptible to AI generations of their content. Per Wired: “All someone has to do is tag your
One week from today, on July 17, I will take my family to see Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” We will watch it in IMAX, shot on cameras built for the movie. My teenagers and I will turn our phones off and give the expected blockbuster our undivided attention. Millions of
Four years after its debut, Psychic Fever built its second full-length album around a simple idea: none of its seven members sound, look or think alike, and that’s exactly the point. The members of Psychic Fever – Kokoro, Weesa, Tsurugi, Ryoga, Ren, Jimmy and Ryushin – released
The heart-tugging pull of nostalgia tugs hardest on Gen Z, according to a study involving three generations of consumers in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. “Then is Now: A Study on Modern Nostalgia” surveyed 1,800 people, evenly divided among the U.S., U.K. and Australia and
When Michael Jordan played for Team USA on the Dream Team during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was wearing a pair of now-iconic Nike Air Jordan 7 sneakers on his feet. And in 2008, to celebrate the gold medal win, the sports apparel company dropped a colorway in the
When setting up a production company, most filmmakers hope that the first feature out of the gate at least makes a little bit of noise. Thankfully for Dublin-based Wildcard, “Kneecap” didn’t do anything quietly. Rich Peppiatt’s rowdy, raucous, drug-soaked and
The artist and director of 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' and 'Before Night Falls' will receive a retrospective at the Italian event, which runs Sept.26-Oct.4.
Pioneering Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti, who led one of two experiments that led to the discovery of the Higgs boson, which has been nicknamed the “God particle,” is set to be the subject of a biopic titled “The Mysterious Particle.” The high-end biopic is to be directed
It’s the summer for Greek mythology. While Christopher Nolan’s screen adaptation of Homer’s epic “The Odyssey” is set to take the box office by storm, French producer Mediawan is rolling out a high-concept unscripted format called “Trojan Horse.” Created by Kinetic Content,
“Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will make his Menier Chocolate Factory debut playing Truman Capote in Jay Presson Allen’s “Tru.” Rob Ashford directs the production, which opens Sept. 27 following previews from Sept. 19, and runs through Nov. 14. “Tru” arrives at the
The actors both appeared in 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Hom e and 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home
Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios has picked up theatrical distribution rights for Malaysia and Brunei to “Mimpi Kita: Castle in the Air,” the science-fiction fantasy feature that recently participated in the NAFF Project Market‘s It Project strand at the Bucheon International
Anthony Hopkins isn’t just an Oscar-winning actor — for decades, he’s been composing music in addition to his acting roles. The “Silence of the Lambs” actor has signed with Decca Classics for a new recording project encompassing more than six decades of original compositions.
Casper Kelly, known for Adult Swim's 'Too Many Cooks,' helmed the feature that hits theaters next month after premiering at Sundance.
Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui for Disney's live-action take on the 2016 animated original that recently spawned a mammoth hit with 2024's 'Moana 2.'
Three years after he signed off CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” James Corden is having the time of his life hosting the World Cup after show for Fox, “After Hours With James Corden.” On the latest episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, the multihyphenate discusses the joy of indulging
Showrunner Mara Brock Akil’s Writers’ Colony has unveiled two new cohorts for 2026. Programming began June 10 for the summer session and will begin Sept. 2 for the fall session. The three-month screenwriting residency is based in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, next
Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of artificial general intelligence deployment and the company’s No. 2 executive, will step down from her full-time role following a three-month medical leave, she said in a note on X on Thursday. “Three months ago, I had to go on medical leave after a
All mysteries aside, you could say that, this summer, together, Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell are building a sister-y road show. McLachlan is touring behind her 2025 “Better Broken” album, as a followup to her successful “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” 30th Anniversary Tour,
Fox’s coverage of Monday night’s World Cup match between the United States’ Men’s National Soccer Team and Belgium on Monday, July 6, scored record ratings, averaging 33,086,000 viewers — making it the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history. That’s NFL-level numbers for
The live-action “Naruto” movie is launching a worldwide casting search to find its three leading actors. The adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto’s classic manga is backed by Lionsgate. The casting search will fill the roles of Team 7: Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. Additional casting
Paramount's untitled feature adapts Yehudi Mercado's comic about a mishap during a family vacation.
“Big Brother” is back for Season 28, a summer sure to be full of twists, shocking eliminations and even a few rumored “Survivor” players! With a special 90-minute premiere episode airing tonight from 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, episodes will be available to stream on Paramount+
