Jon Bernthal’s Punisher is wreaking havoc in the first trailer for his Marvel TV special, “Punisher: One Last Kill.” It will release on Disney+ on May 12, one week after the Season 2 finale of “Daredevil: Born Again.” The violent trailer shows Bernthal getting set on fire while
Another chapter of “Rooster” is on the way. The comedy series starring Steve Carell has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO. The first four episodes of the college-set show averaged 5.8 million U.S. viewers, according to the cabler, which says “Rooster” is pacing as the most
Twenty-six years after its debut on Fox, the hit sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle” has returned as a four-episode miniseries reboot on Disney+. The show, which is titled “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” catches up with Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) and his family as they
Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports division has no problem showing up on the college basketball court, the professional hockey rink or the big-league baseball field. In recent years, however, it hasn’t climbed regularly into the boxing ring. Starting in July, it will. Warner’s TNT
CAA has signed Iranian-Greek American filmmaker, writer and actress Izabel Pakzad for representation. The signing comes as Pakzad’s feature directorial debut, “Find Your Friends,” is set to be released on Shudder on June 12. The thriller follows a group of friends (including
The Belgian director’s period drama and his third to launch on the Croisette follows a soldier grappling with cowardice and heroism in the trenches of the First World War.
Fresh off the heels of its blockbuster adaptation, Andy Weir’s “Project Hail Mary” has a new deluxe edition available online. The new book release features an intricately designed stenciled edges, new cover art on a premium jacket, full-color illustration endpapers and a
Noah Wyle really loves Hollywood. The actor, a third-generation Angelino, grew up just north of Hollywood Boulevard and has taken thousands of steps over the stars on the Walk of Fame. “There was a point in time where I had blocks and blocks of those names memorized, and I
Horror movies have always reflected the social climate of their times. From post-WWI trauma in the ’20s to feminism and bodily autonomy in the ’70s to 9/11 anxieties in the early aughts, even if the films weren’t overtly political, they reflected real-life jitters. Today, as
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
Lisa Kudrow recently appeared on “CBS Sunday Morning” to promote the latest season of her HBO comedy series “The Comeback” and reflected on how much Hollywood has changed since the 1990s. She summed things up by revealing work was made to be such a priority at that time that
Bandai Namco Filmworks has unveiled a new trailer for “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe,” the second chapter in the Hathaway film trilogy, ahead of its U.S. theatrical opening on May 15. The film has already completed a strong run in Japan, where it
Magic: The Gathering‘s latest mainline set, “Secrets of Strixhaven,” will be released later this month and Variety has this exclusive reveal for a pair of new cards from the collection. Available for prerelease April 17 and set for tabletop release April 24, “Secrets of
Keith Wood, former manager of LCD Soundsystem and co-founder and longtime head of Caroline Records, died Wednesday after a long struggle with ALS (motor neuron disease), according to a social media post from his family. “He managed well with this horrible disease for over four
WIF Los Angeles (WIF LA) and WIFT Africa (Women in Film and TV Africa) have united to bring a delegation of women creatives from 10 African countries to the Cannes Film Festival. In a historic first, WIFT Africa will be represented at Cannes with an official booth in the Marché
Paramount Skydance has completed a series of transactions to restructure the debt financing for its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. In an SEC filing, Paramount said it had reached a deal to syndicate its previously disclosed debt funding for the WBD
One of fashion’s most indomitable duos have finally come together to design a collection. Zendaya and Law Roach, who co-designed the Cloudzone Moon sneaker with On last year, have returned to the athletic performance brand for their first full head-to-toe lineup. The new
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
“Wednesday” Season 3 has added three to its cast in guest star roles. Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones,” “The Abandons”), Andrew McCarthy (“St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Brats”), and James Lance (“Ted Lasso”) will all appear in the third season of the hit Netflix series, which is currently
After news organization posts tribute video to the actor, his reaction is, rightfully, “WTF”
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
Minutes after unveiling a lineup dominated by European auteurs for Cannes’ 79th edition, festival chief Thierry Frémaux was hit with a barrage of questions about Hollywood’s absence. This year’s roster features a nearly unprecedented number of French-language films and, for
Dolby Atmos sound and Imax giant screens have been staples of the- aters for a while now, upping the audience experience. But there’s another player giving cinemagoers quality viewing: HDR by Barco. HDR projectors use Lightsteering technology, which has deeper blacks and more
Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson are the leading nominees for the 2026 ACM Awards, the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday. Moroney leads the pack with nine nods, followed closely by Lambert with eight and Langley
Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Tom Waits have joined Brad Bird’s “Ray Gunn” voice cast. Johansson, Rockwell and Waits will join voice actor John Ratzenberger in the Skydance Animation feature. According to the logline, “Ray Gunn” is set in Metropia, a gigantic city in an
Inaugural Entertainment has acquired Lee Kirk's feature that stars Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace and Jenna Fischer.
Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary spends a lot of time on the road, checking in with movie theater owners as they engage in a long, often painful, comeback from COVID. It’s been six years since the pandemic forced cinemas to close, and while the box office has rebounded
Actor, director and producer Andy Serkis will speak at the APOS Summit 2026, scheduled for June 16-18 at the Mulia Resort in Bali. The annual gathering, organized by Media Partners Asia, has confirmed a first wave of 37 speakers drawn from across the streaming, broadcast,
Jane Alexander (“Kramer vs. Kramer,” “All the President’s Men,” “Severance”), a four-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, is set to star in “Lillian, Next Door. The film begins production this month in Nova Scotia under the direction of SXSW
Jeff Shell, who resigned Wednesday as president of Paramount Skydance amid a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against him and the company by a professional gambler, is set to receive $5 million in severance payments plus several million dollars in stock. On April 8, Paramount
The Masters Tournament starts on Thursday, Apr. 9 with the top 91 players in golf competing for the iconic Green Jacket and Augusta National Clubhouse Trophy at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The tournament ends on Sunday, Apr. 12. Rounds airs on ESPN, CBS and
When Lindy Littlejohn (Elizabeth Banks) complains her husband Les (Matthew Macfadyen) “made me small,” she assures her audience that the condition is “not a metaphor”: Les, a scientist, has made his spouse the inadvertent subject of the experimental “miniaturization process”
Action Xtreme, the London-based action studio co-founded by Chee Keong Cheung and Andreas Roald, is moving into music publishing through a new division – AX Music Publishing – formed in partnership with Atlantic Screen Group. The venture will be responsible for developing and
To the outsider’s eye, Germany might not be famous for its sense of humor. But new series “The Flaws” is ready to change that. “I think we are being pretty brave. And also, we don’t care,” said director Arne Feldhusen. “In Germany, everything is always about thrillers. Few
True-crime podcaster Jake Brennan is bringing his podcasts “Disgraceland” and its celebrity spin-off “Hollywoodland” to Exactly Right Media (ERM), the podcast network behind hit show “My Favorite Murder” that is affiliated with iHeartMedia. “Disgraceland” and “Hollywoodland”
Michael J. Fox is alive and well, the “Back to the Future” icon assured fans on Threads after CNN sparked a death scare by releasing a video on its content platforms titled “Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox.” “How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is
James Gray’s anticipated next film “Paper Tiger” has been acquired by SND for French distribution. The independently produced film is a gritty crime thriller starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller. Rumored to be Gray’s best film yet, “Paper Tiger” follows two
Ryan Gould, who helps oversee U.S. ad sales for Warner Bros. Discovery, has been appointed chairman of Open AP, the consoritum of media and tech companies working to make new digital ad-buying pracitces more interoperable among different publishers. He replaces John Halley, the
A decade in the making, the director's follow-up to his cult supernatural thriller 'The Wailing' pairs Korean and Hollywood stars — and reportedly carries the biggest budget ever committed to a Korean feature.
Anubhav Mohanty, one of Odia-language cinema’s most prominent stars, has come on board as presenter for the musical romance drama “Bindusagar,” which opens across Indian theaters on April 17. The film, produced by Platoon One Films in association with Blackbuck Films, received
Dish Network’s Sling TV is giving you a way to watch ESPN — for less than Disney. Sling TV has launched Sling Essentials, a new internet-streaming TV package touted as having the “unbeatable price” of $19.99/month for ESPN, ESPN2 and 10 other entertainment channels. The company
Simu Liu, Sepideh Moafi and Tramell Tillman are among the actors set to perform in “Stories from the City of Immigrants,” an evening that will feature stories that illuminate the role immigrants play in New York City’s past, present and future. Presented by the performing arts
The 2026 selection has been revealed, but not all big names will have "only" one film in the lineup.
"When the studios are less present in Cannes, they are less present full stop," said artistic director Thierry Fremaux at the top of the lineup announcement on Thursday.
“Cactus Pears” (Sabar Bonda), the Marathi-language drama that made history at Sundance as the first Indian fiction feature to win the World Cinema Dramatic grand jury prize, will open in U.K. and Ireland cinemas on June 19, in a release led by producers Neeraj Churi of Lotus
Steven Soderbergh, Andy Garcia, Marie Kreutzer, László Nemes, Volker Schlöndorff, Jane Schoenbrun, Lukas Dhont and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi will also bring films to the Croisette for the fest's 79th edition.
Cannes Film Festival will favor the auteurs this year, with Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Paweł Pawlikowski, Ira Sachs, Hirokazu Kore-eda, László Nemes and Ryusuke Hamaguchi all premiering new films in competition. After a 2025 edition which had a large Hollywood presence
The countdown to the 2026 edition is on as artistic director Thierry Frémaux unveils the program for the world's biggest film festival.
Ego Productions, the French premium label within the Mediawan Group, and Seoul-based Flix Oven have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and produce films and series. The agreement was formalized during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Korea
Banijay Entertainment has secured worldwide rights to “Battleground,” a fitness-driven competition format originated by Mumbai-based Rusk Media. The format fuses athletic competition, reality-style drama and audience interactivity, following fitness creators through a
