Netflix has ordered an adult animated series titled “Dad’s House,” Variety has learned. The show hails from showrunners and executive producers Michael Cusack (“Smiling Friends,” “YOLO”), Dario Russo (“Danger 5,” “Italian Spiderman,” “The Fox”), and David Ashby (“Danger 5,”
The Mammoth Lakes Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 12th annual event, which runs May 20-24 in the California mountain resort town. The festival will open with the Sierra Spirit Award being presented to Oscar winning actress Marlee Matlin, along with a 40th
Dr. Abbott wants the Emmys to support him as a supporting actor. “The Pitt” star Shawn Hatosy just delivered one of the Emmy season’s most notable curveballs, announcing that for his role as Dr. Jack Abbott in the HBO Max medical drama, he will submit in the supporting drama
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick will be honored at the Museum of the Moving Image’s Moving Image Awards, MoMI’s Board of Trustees Co-Chairs Michael Barker and Ivan L. Lustig announced Wednesday. Adam Aron, chairman and CEO of AMC Entertainment, will also be honored with the
Cornerstone and Logical Pictures Group will launch sales for Aoife McArdle's movie in Cannes.
In a highly-competitive situation, Netflix has landed the drama “Lovesick” from Sarah Treem with Claire Danes attached in a lead role. Variety has learned that Netflix has given out a straight-to-series order to the project, which is based on the Israeli series “The Best Worst
Canal+ Distribution is bringing the Viu Originals Boys’ Love catalog to the U.S., with Thai titles including “The Rebound,” “4 Minutes,” “Shadow” and “Close Friend” having already attracted interest from major American streaming platforms. Boys’ Love, also known as BL, is a
Midway through “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” as Runway magazine faces the latest of many challenges to its future integrity and potentially even existence as a publication, now-jaded journo Andy Sachs bemoans the corporate repackaging of so much media into a smaller, cheaper, more
“Ransom Canyon” is officially returning this summer, with Netflix announcing that Season 2 will premiere on July 23. The eight-episode second season will continue the sweeping western drama, alongside newly released first-look images and an official synopsis. Set against the
Universal Pictures has released the trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy “One Night Only,” starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner. The film is directed by “Anyone but You” helmer Will Gluck. Per the logline, Barbaro and Turner “star as Allie and Owen, two love-starved
Shudder has acquired “Hallowarrior,” a post-apocalyptic thriller that marks the feature debut of writer and director Ben Sottak. The Halloween-set film stars Milly Shapiro (“Hereditary”), Ajani Russell (“Skate Kitchen”), AJ Bowen (“You’re Next”) and Shannyn Sossamon (“A
BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Tessa Thompson (“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Hedda”), Golden Globe and Emmy award-winner Owen Cooper (“Adolescence,” “Wuthering Heights”) and two-time Emmy award-winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear, The Fantastic Four: First Steps”) are attached to star in
A revival of “Evita,” starring Rachel Zegler as the Argentinian first lady Eva Perón, is transferring to Broadway in the spring of 2027. Director Jamie Lloyd’s new take on the musical, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, was a massive hit last year in London. The
It all comes out in the wash, as the saying goes, and that’s the upshot of Kacey Musgraves’ “Dry Spell,” which may be the sexiest song ever written about sexlessness. When asked for her favorite lyric on her new album, “Middle of Nowhere,” the singer doesn’t hesitate to cite a
CANNES, France — When Cannes’ MipTV disappeared in 2025, some pundits wondered if Canneseries, running parallel to MipTV, could now last as a go-it-alone event. One year later, Canneseries has delivered a star-stacked edition galvanized by ‘A-list’ pop culture icons – Kpop star
When “The Devil Wears Prada” was released in 2006, the biting comedy set in the world of fashion was scheduled as light counter-programming against a comic-book behemoth, “Superman Returns.” Now, 20 years later, there’s no question that Miranda Priestly and company are the box
At the annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards Tuesday night, the performing rights organization announced the winners of its Composers Choice Awards, a set of honors voted upon by members, with trophies going to the scorers for “Wicked: For Good,” “Palm Royale,” “Stranger Things,”
The actress will host the British spinoff series on May 2, just over a year after the U.S. version parodied her in a sketch she slammed as being “mean and unfunny”
For the first time since Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling novel “The Devil Wears Prada” was published more than two decades ago, the real-life inspiration behind Miranda Priestly’s antagonistic senior assistant Emily Charlton is speaking out. Celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar came
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is a MAGA loyalist, but he thinks the Republican-controlled FCC stepped over the line in accelerating the renewal process for broadcast licenses of Disney’s eight ABC-owned local TV stations — seemingly in response to a joke Jimmy Kimmel told about
From 'Disturbia' director D.J. Caruso, the film is inspired by Welsh poet and author Dylan Thomas' much-loved short story.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined Anthony Hopkins in “A Visit to Grandpa’s,” directed by DJ Caruso, whose credits include “Mary” and “Disturbia.” Also in the cast are Aneurin Barnard (“Dunkirk”), Artie Wilkinson-Hunt (“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”), Geraldine James (“Sherlock
Triple Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro is set to be honored with a special prize by Italy’s David di Donatello Awards in tandem with Rome’s Cinecittà Studios during the upcoming edition of the country’s top film prizes. Storaro — who has won Academy Awards for
“Jeopardy!” contestant Jamie Ding’s winning streak came to an end on Monday after 31 victories and $882,605 earned, which puts him in the No. 5 spot on the list of most consecutive games won and highest all-time winnings in regular-season play. Ding’s beloved run on the show
Based on Isabel Allende’s acclaimed 1982 novel and adapted for television by Francisca Alegría, Fernanda Urrejola and Andrés Wood, Prime Video’s “The House of the Spirits” is a spectacular and heart-wrenching saga that chronicles three generations of women in the Trueba family.
Janet Jackson is set to make an appearance at the Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, while Erykah Badu has been added as a performer to the already announced lineup. For the event, taking place on May 8 at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton, Jackson will make a special appearance to celebrate
Fast-rising British star Florence Hunt (“Queen at Sea,” “Bridgerton”) is set to lead the cast of “Bare,” the feature directorial debut of writer/director Lorna Tucker. Based on Tucker’s own memoir of the same name and drawn from her own lived experience, the film is now in
Alongside receiving an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Peter Jackson is now set to sit down for a special conversation. The acclaimed “Lord of the Rings” has been named as part of the festival’s “Rendezvous at the Festival de Cannes” program of public
Approximately 800 hours of college football and basketball, professional bull riding, WWE action, NASCAR races, PBA bowling and professional volleyball that air each year on Nexstar’s CW broadcast network will steam from a venue that might be considered surprising: ESPN. Under
Gerry Byrne, vice chairman of Variety parent company PMC and a longtime media business executive, will be recognized by his alma mater, New York’s Fordham University, with an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the school’s commencement ceremony on May 16. Byrne will
Motion Picture Exchange (MPX) has acquired world sales rights to U.S. indie horror film “Swipe,” directed by Sean Whalen and featuring a murderous family of sadistic mute women. MPX will be presenting the female-driven chiller to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Marché du Film.
The Iranian director's fifth feature film will launch worldwide sales at Cannes with Paradise City.
“Fool Me Once” star Michelle Keegan is reuniting with Netflix and Harlan Coben for another of the writer’s adaptations, “The Woods.” She will star in the eight-episode series alongside Tom Bateman, Mandeep Dhillon and Pearce Quigley, among others. “The Woods” tells the story of
“White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood has addressed the “SNL” teeth-controversy head-on ahead of her “SNL U.K.” hosting gig this weekend. To recap: Last April the original “Saturday Night Live” saw Sarah Sherman parody Wood’s character from “White Lotus” by donning a pair of
This year's cohort reflects "the breadth and vitality of contemporary European filmmaking" and "underscores a strong focus on female-driven storytelling."
U.K. sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has taken on worldwide sales rights to “Recluse,” Henry Chaisson’s horror feature slated to world premiere in the Escape From Tribeca section of the Tribeca Film Festival in June, with the company set to launch the title at
“Shakti,” the debut narrative feature from filmmaker Nani Sahra Walker, will make its digital bow on Prime Video across the U.S. and U.K. on May 22, with a trailer unveiled ahead of the launch. Buffalo 8 handles distribution. The film unfolds in Kathmandu, where a mother races
Keira Knightley, “Bridgerton” star Luke Thompson and Stephen Dillane (“The Hours,” “Game of Thrones”) are set to lead a stage adaptation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Oscar-winning 2007 film “The Lives of Others” on London’s West End. Adapted and directed by Olivier
“Bobby, please Bobby! Can I see my brother one last time? He’s in your freezer,” Triumph shouted at RFK Jr.
The host also discussed CBS’s decision to cancel the show in a new interview with The New York Times
European Film Promotion and its member organizations have revealed the 20 up-and-coming producers selected for the 27th edition of its networking program Producers on the Move, taking place during the Cannes Film Festival. The credits of the selected participants include
Yash fans will have to wait a bit longer for their idol’s much anticipated next film. The release of “Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” has been postponed from its June 4 date to accommodate a broader global theatrical rollout following strong reception at CinemaCon, producers
“Sherman’s work asserts the inalienable right to self-expression and to the authorship of one’s own narratives in a moment in which alternative realities have increasingly started to replace the truth.”
Canneseries competition entry “Sneakermania,” helmed by Ima Iduozee, choreographer of Netflix’s “Dance Brothers,” has been swooped on by Norsekey Distribution which has acquired global distribution rights outside Finland. The deal was announced by high-profile Finnish writer
Leading Indian multiplex chain PVR Inox will mount a week-long retrospective dedicated to director David Dhawan beginning May 8, screening five of his most celebrated Hindi-language comedies across 40 venues in 25 cities. The festival arrives as Dhawan prepares to release “Hai
“Malcolm in the Middle” star Justin Berfield, who plays Malcolm’s older brother Reese, told the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast that he feels bad that his former co-star, Erik Per Sullivan, was thrust back into the public eye even though he declined to return as Dewey in the
Stephen Colbert recently told The New York Times that, after an uneven first couple of months of “The Late Show,” his producer encouraged him to lean back into his political roots. Colbert said at first, the plan was to back away from politics after his transition from “The
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the seventh episode of “Daredevil: Born Again” Season 2, now streaming on Disney+. “Daredevil: Born Again” has killed off another major character — but the fatal murder scene was originally shot with a much happier ending.
Roger Sweet, the creator of the He-Man action figure, which spawned the popular ‘80s cartoon series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,” died on Tuesday after a battle with dementia, TMZ reports. He was 91. Sweet was the lead designer for Mattel’s Preliminary Design
The filmmaker-advocate is launching a Web portal dedicated to human-led work.