Stacey Sher and her Shiny Penny production banner have signed a first-look deal with MGM Television, Variety has learned. Under the deal, acclaimed producer Sher will develop and produce TV series for the studio across all platforms. “Stacey is a visionary producer with an
The Directors Guild of America has extended the employment contract of Russell Hollander as national executive director through the end of 2029. The extension comes about two weeks before the DGA is set to begin its collective bargaining process with the Alliance of Motion
Meaghan Oppenheimer is following up “Tell Me Lies” with a new drama series currently in the works at Hulu. Variety has learned that Oppenheimer is developing the series “Bastards” at the streamer, on which she will serve as writer and executive producer. 20th Television, where
Shayndi Raice, a longtime reporter and editorial executive at The Wall Street Journal, is expected to be named foreign editor at CBS News, according to two people familiar with the matter. A CBS News spokesperson declined to comment. But in a memo that circulated Monday, CBS
Dylan Carter, who appeared in Season 24 of the singing competition “The Voice,” died in a car accident in South Carolina on Saturday night. He was 24. “Our family is heartbroken to hear about the passing of Dylan Carter in a car accident,” wrote Thomas Hamilton Jr., the mayor
Variety has hired award-winning journalist Marlow Stern as Chief Correspondent where he will focus on covering the film industry. In his new role, which begins today, Stern will write about Hollywood studios and talent agencies, as well as profile leading artists and
Blink49 Studios is launching a new global initiative, Creator Studios, and has tapped producer, entrepreneur and media leader Mickey Meyer to lead it as president of Global Creator Studios. Creator Studios will focus on “partnering with creators who have built meaningful,
Sabrina Carpenter and Madonna are officially releasing their Coachella duet. The song, titled “Bring Your Love,” is dropping on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT, the pop stars revealed in a joint Instagram post. The track is rumored to be part of Madonna’s forthcoming album, “Confessions
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivison unveiled a surprise overhaul of its ad-sales structure Monday — with just weeks to go before the TV industry opens its annual “upfront” marketplace. The company replaced Tim Naividad, who had been in place since June of 2025, with a
Now that’s a box office thriller. “Michael,” an origin story about Michael Jackson, electrified the box office with $97 million domestically and $217 million globally in its first weekend of release. The PG-13 film wildly exceeded expectations to secure the biggest opening of
Sophie Thatcher (“Heretic,” “Companion”), Erin Kellyman (“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,” “Eleanor the Great”) and Joe Alwyn (“The Brutalist,” “Hamnet”) are to star in “Cavendish, an “irreverent and original” thriller set against the witch hunts of 17th-century Britain. From
Taylor Swift has taken a new legal step seemingly aimed at protecting her identity in the age of AI — following in the footsteps of actor Matthew McConaughey. On Friday, April 24, Swift’s company filed three trademark applications with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Two
Melania Trump is urging ABC to “take a stand” against Jimmy Kimmel, claiming his “hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country.” Two days before the White House Correspondents Dinner was evacuated due to a shooter, Kimmel parodied hosting the event on “Jimmy
Nielsen has for years been the subject of criticism from some of its flagship TV clients. One way to address the squabbling? Hire more TV executives. Julie DeTraglia, a veteran research executive, has joined Nielsen as head of content and strategic insights, and will oversee
Film and TV veteran Dan Steinman has joined Gigi Pritzker’s Madison Wells production venture as president and chief content officer. He takes the reins as Madison Wells is on a roll with high-profile original film, TV and stage productions including Netflix’s “Nonnas,” the CNN
“House of the Dragon” Season 3 has an official premiere date at HBO. The third season of the “Game of Thrones” prequel will launch on June 21 at 9 p.m. ET and streaming at the same time on HBO Max. The eight-episode season will air new episodes weekly until the season finale on
A construction worker who was helping set up for singer Shakira’s upcoming Brazil concert died in a stage accident on Sunday, concert organizers announced in a statement. Translated from Portuguese, the statement from the Todo Mundo No Rio concert said, “The event organizers
EKKL Entertainment have acquired global distribution rights to biblical epic “Daniel: The Fiery Furnace,” starring Mena Massoud (“Aladdin”) and Elijah Alexander (“The Chosen”), which will release in U.S. cinemas in September. “Daniel: The Fiery Furnace,” which is directed by
Universal’s “Minions & Monsters,” the latest installment in the “Minions” franchise from Illumination, is set to open this year’s Annecy Animation Film Festival June 21. Directed by Academy Award nominee Pierre Coffin, co-directed by Patrick Delage and produced by Illumination
Vantage Media has acquired North American distribution rights to a documentary chronicling the career of Boy George and the legendary band Culture Club and dropped the first trailer for the film. Directed by Alison Ellwood, “Boy George & Culture Club” made its world premiere at
Enola Holmes is ready to solve her next mystery — and walk down the aisle. Netflix has dropped new first-look images from the third installment of the action-adventure franchise — which follows Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock Holmes’ equally clever younger sister — revealing
With the Samsung Frame TV, Hisense CanvasTV, TCL NXTVISION, converting a 4K TV into a framed art piece to seamlessly blend into a home’s decor is a growing trend in 2026. And now, Amazon just released its own. With prices starting at $899.99, the Ember Artline 4K Ultra HD Fire
Something of an anomaly in the age of multi-screen households and fragmented viewing, the genuine all-ages family movie gets a canny but uncynical revival in “The Sheep Detectives.” As bracingly odd a proposition to hit the multiplex as any we’ve seen in the last couple of
Colin McIvor, the Northern Irish writer/director behind recent thriller “No Ordinary Heist,” has signed with Anonymous Content for representation. The news comes on the heels of Epic Pictures having released the film theatrically in North America on April 24, with a VOD release
Rolling Stone magazine is launching its first-ever festival, Stateside, which will be headlined by folk-pop hitmaker Noah Kahan. The music and culture fest is set to take place on July 4 at Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, New York and will channel the “timeless spirit of
Legendary Italian actor Franco Nero will also make a "special appearance" in the movie about a renowned pianist who discovers that the musical talent of his young nephew "could surpass his own."
Knoxville and his team say farewell in the trailer for the gross-out stunt franchise's final film.
Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to Norwegian creature feature “Kraken” from TrustNordisk. Directed by Pål Øie (“The Tunnel”), and written by Vilde Eide, Kjersti Jelen Rasmussen & Natasha Arthur, “Kraken” Kraken follows marine biologist Johanne who
Matt Buechele’s new podcast “That Sounds Like a Lot” might have music. It might veer into absurdity. But he promises it will always deliver laughs. Buechele’s weekly video podcast, produced by Vox Media and creator studio AND Media, will premiere Friday, May 1, featuring an
The new biopic “Michael” covers Michael Jackson’s rise from precocious frontman of the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to launching his solo career in the mid-80s. So, as one would expect, the film recreates the making of Jackson’s legendary music video, “Thriller,” in 1982. But when
Welcome back to Jackass: Paramount Pictures has released a trailer for the stunt-comedy franchise’s fifth and final film. “Jackass: Best and Last” will be released in theaters on June 26. Originally beginning as an MTV show 26 years ago, “Jackass” has since become a
Webtoon Entertainment and Genies, an AI avatar technology company, are partnering to bring new character-driven chat and digital experiences to the company’s platforms. The collaboration will allow participating creators to extend characters into 3D, interactive formats through
Roku wants to give advertisers new ways of determining whether their commercials are really helping to spur purchases and other kinds of valuable customer behavior. The company, which helps consumers stream many of their favorite programs, on Monday unveiled Roku Curate, a new
Oprah Winfrey, the “Queen of Talk,” is bringing her podcast, book club and old episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to Amazon under an exclusive multiyear deal. Under the deal with Winfrey’s Harpo Productions, Amazon’s Wondery podcast network will have video and audio
Years before Spotify even launched, music was a core part of many people’s fitness routines. Now Spotify is expanding into the fitness category with an array of videos and guided workouts, available in the app alongside music, podcasts and audiobooks. Spotify’s new guided
Marketecture Media, a publishing and live event outfit that focuses on the nexus of media and technology, has recruited Jackelyn Keller to serve as chief revenue officer as the company looks to scale its business events and content operations. The company just completed a $1
“Adolescence” and “The Celebrity Traitors” led the BAFTA Television Craft Awards with two wins each.Netflix’s hard-hitting teenage drama won a fiction director award for helmer Philip Barantini while the sound team also won in the fiction category. Meanwhile “The Celebrity
“Missing You” writer Victoria Asare-Archer is developing a new environmental legal drama for Eleventh Hour Films. Asare-Archer was lead writer and executive producer on Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation “Missing You” and previously wrote on “Stay Close” for Netflix and VR Game
A number of major U.K. networks and industry partners have teamed to launch a new masterclass-focused training initiative aimed at raising industry standards when it comes to textured hair and dark skin tones. The ‘Textured Hair & Make-up for Deep Skin-Tones Accelerator,’ comes
When Nakadai Tatsuya, one of Japan’s most celebrated actors, decided that his young student’s surname was too dull for the stage, he reached for an unlikely inspiration. Hashimoto Koji — as the actor was called then — had been working at a Tokyo municipal office before
Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar is set to travel to Italy’s Riviera International Film Festival on May 5 to attend the international premiere of of documentary “Spring Wind – The Awakening.” The doc charts the political journey that culminated with his historic April 12
Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert, who co-created “For All Mankind” and now its spin-off “Star City” with Ronald D. Moore, are adamant that people are dreaming of space exploration again. “With the Artemis II launch that just happened, I felt that excitement again. It wasn’t about
Program director Yi Wang discusses the program for the seventh edition, the fest's growth since its launch during the COVID pandemic and how the past can elucidate the future.
Indian National Film Award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria is producing two debut features under his Four Line Films banner – Mumbai social drama “Pech” and Silicon Valley creature-feature “Silverfish” – with the latter having screened as one of five projects selected for the
Hill came quick with compliments — “I mean 'Flirting With Disaster' and 'Three Kings,' he’s so goated” — while getting real about Russell’s notorious 2004 production, which he said was drowning in drama as he screamed at Lily Tomlin and wrestled with production designer K.K.
Netflix has begun production on “The Generals” (working title), a Korean political drama directed by Yoon Jong-bin in which Son Suk-ku and Ha Jung-woo play real-life historical figures Roh Tae-woo and Chun Doo-hwan. The film is Yoon’s first feature since “The Spy Gone North” in
The local horror-thriller “Salmokji: Whispering Water” maintained its dominance at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Apr. 24–26, 2026. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film earned $2.4 million from
The Oscar nominee was the guest at SiriusXM’s ‘Smartless LIVE’ at Hollywood’s Palladium where he teased his new chapter: "I'm about to go on a run of just the dumbest shit you've ever seen in your entire life.”
Universal’s biographical drama “Michael” debuted at the top of the China box office during the April 24–26 weekend, earning RMB32.6 million ($4.8 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. With $217.3 million, “Michael” is also the No. 1 film in the world, per Comscore.
"I went to the movie theater so much with my family," the actor recalled after joining Jon Favreau onstage for the Disney film's CCXP Mexico panel.