Don Lemon confirmed that he will appear the 2026 On Air Fest podcast conference later this month in Brooklyn, the event’s organizers said. His appearance at the festival will come just weeks after Lemon, the former CNN anchor who is now host of the independent “The Don Lemon
Joshua Jackson has been cast in “How to Survive Without Me,” an HBO Max drama pilot from Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran. The official logline for the project reads, “In the wake of matriarch Beverly’s passing, the De Angelis family have begun to drift, unsure how to manage their
Whitney Leavitt’s world is widening. The 32-year-old is best known for Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” the addictive reality TV series she broke out from as the villain in Season 1, though she’s garnered more sympathy over time. But if everything goes Leavitt’s way,
Jennifer Esposito took to Instagram on Friday to share that she must move out of the house she mortgaged to finance her directorial debut, “Fresh Kills.” “Yeah, I’m looking like ass right now because I’ve been crying because I’m moving out of my home that I mortgaged to make my
Dennis Quaid and Stephan James also star in Patrick Hughes' action movie that begins streaming next month.
Most of the Oscar prognostication action happens around the best picture, acting and directing races, leaving the poor writing nominees metaphorically stuck alone in a room, staring at a blank screen. Not wanting to compound their feelings of loneliness, neglect and — let’s
What do you get when you combine Pink Floyd with Katseye? No, not pink-eye… you get the wild-ranging roster for Record Store Day 2026. The full lineup of exclusive releases, mostly but not entirely in the vinyl format, includes more than 350 titles that will be offered only in
Ryan Coogler of 'Sinners,' Josh Safdie of 'Marty Supreme,' Joachim Trier of 'Sentimental Value' and Chloé Zhao of 'Hamnet' will sit down — individually and then collectively — with THR's Scott Feinberg on Feb. 10.
Emily Longeretta has been promoted to director of features for Variety’s Focus editorial department. Longeretta will oversee all features and new business development for Focus, which encompasses sponsored edit as well as a range of other subjects, including festivals, FYC
The contest allows screenwriters to turn their scripts into comic books or graphic novels.
Netflix will globally release the Oscar-nominated live-action short film “The Singers” on Feb. 13, Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by Sam Davis, the film marks a major opportunity for voters and audiences to watch the acclaimed movie from the filmmaker, who previously
Sports veteran Mary Carillo will take up co-hosting duties for coverage of the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremonies, NBC Sports announced Wednesday, replacing Savannah Guthrie, who is focused on the abduction of her mother, Nancy. Carillo, who will be working her 17th Olympic
The No. 1 reaction inside Disney on Tuesday? Relief. As the white smoke hung over Burbank and the Disney conclave finally named its new corporate pope — with the added twist of a new creative pontiff — there’s a sense that a cloud of uncertainty has finally lifted. With the
Commercial director Jess Coulter of production outlet O Positive Films has signed with Gersh for representation. Coulter is the only woman to have directed four Super Bowl commercials, and her latest will air Sunday during NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl LX. She also has a
An Oregon theater poked fun at Melania Trump and Amazon wasn't amused.
Rise Literary has partnered with television producer Joy Gorman (“13 Reasons Why,” “Unprisoned,” “Little House on the Prairie” to adapt new book-to-screen projects. As part of the deal, Gorman’s Joy Coalition and Rise Literary will launch a new publishing imprint through Simon
It may be Super Bowl weekend, but in Hollywood, another playoff-style contest is commanding attention — one Oscar pundits and awards analysts will be watching closely. The Directors Guild of America will hold its 78th annual DGA Awards on Saturday, hosted by Oscar and
Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the cast of Mike Flanagan’s “The Exorcist,” which is set for release on March 12, 2027. Ejiofor joins previously announced cast members Scarlett Johansson, Jacobi Jupe and Diane Lane. Flanagan’s adaptation of the horror classic is set
Mike Flanagan, who previously tackled Stephen King adaptations 'Gerald's Game' and 'Doctor Sleep,' is writing and will direct the feature film.
Fandom has appointed Jay Sullivan, a former executive at Mozilla, Groupon, Facebook and Twitter, as its new CEO. Sullivan joins following the exit of Perkins Miller from the top post at the the fan-community-driven media company last October. Launched in 2004, Fandom is best
Zayn has announced his fifth studio album “Konnakol,” releasing on April 17 via Mercury Records. The singer, who recently finished his Las Vegas residency, will release the project’s first single “Die for Me” this Friday. According to a release, “Konnakol” “expands on the sound
"He's my brother," Coulier says. "He wore a bald cap and when he came around the corner dressed like that, I dropped to the floor laughing"
‘Love Island USA’ star Olandria Carthen has signed with United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. UTA will work to secure opportunities for Carthen across publishing, television, digital media, and more. Carthen was among the buzziest characters to break out from
Radio.com and Mark Cuban’s interactive creator operating platform Fireside platform have been acquired by ad tech company Consumable Inc., which has plans to develop “a next-generation streaming platform designed for an AI-driven, creator-first media landscape.” The Radio.com
Growing up in Panama in the 1970s, Roger Durling was obsessed with the Academy Awards. “I had charts. I would track down who was up that year, who deserved the Oscar, etc.,” recalls the Santa Barbara International Film Festival executive director. “I was compulsive.” The first
The Westminster Dog Show honored Catherine O’Hara, who died Jan. 30 at the age of 71, with a video tribute shown on the Madison Square Garden jumbotron on Tuesday night in New York City. The video featured clips of O’Hara’s various roles, notably Cookie Fleck from the 2000
Taylor Frankie Paul will be getting a plethora of advice ahead of her season of “The Bachelorette.” After the Sunday, March 15, live Oscars telecast, ABC and Hulu will air “The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose,” a special preview of Season 22. During the special, 18 former
An ensemble cast including Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education”), Mark Strong (“1917”), Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”), Brittany O’Grady (“The White Lotus”), and Patti Harrison (“Together Together”) have come together for upcoming comedy “Happy.” Described as “what may be the worst
The cast of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” has been unveiled. Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young are the comedians who are set to welcome audiences with the
Anthony Rapp will star in “Touch,” a new solo play about a middle-aged gay man, failed writer and burned-out fifth-grade teacher whose life is thrown into chaos after an unexpected encounter with a former student. The show was written by Kenny Finkle and directed by Jonathan
"The breadth and evolution of this year’s program was a true reflection of our commitment to meeting filmmakers' shifting needs," says head of IFFR Pro Marten Rabarts.
South Korean production companies Barunson E&A and Studio N have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop film and series projects for Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, drawing on Studio N’s library of webtoon and web novel intellectual property. The pact pairs Studio
Since Nancy Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31, police officials and federal agents have aided in finding her, though concerns have grown as details about the alleged abduction emerge
Fans of “The Secret Agent” breakout Tânia Maria won’t have to wait too long for another delightful performance by the 78-year-old Brazilian rising star. Maria features heavily in Tiago Melo’s “Yellow Cake,” playing as part of the prestigious Tiger Competition at the
Jack Thorne, co-writer of Netflix smash “Adolescence,” will talk at a session, In Conversation With Jack Thorne, that looks like one major highlight at this year’s Berlinale Series Market conference program. Also the creator of “Toxic Town” and co-writer of “The Virtues,” for
NBC is counting on Rob Hyland to figure out which way the wind blows during its critical Super Bowl LX telecast on Sunday night. Hyland, 50, will oversee production of the Big Game for the first time in his career Sunday night, when sportscaster Mike Tirico makes his debut
Amid the increasingly caustic back and forth between Netflix and Paramount over who should own the iconic Warner Bros. Studios, principals from Netflix and Warner Bros. were summoned yesterday to the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee to make the case as to why this
In February 2011, Jeffrey Epstein was in need of an assistant. He asked his friend Barry Josephson, a producer of the Fox show “Bones,” if he knew of any “amazing women” in their early 20s who would be available in New York. “I have ‘the’ girl,” Josephson wrote back. “Young,
Ellen Pompeo recently revealed in a pre-taped message at the ALS Network Champions for Cures & Care Gala (via People) that she texted Eric Dane immediately after learning her “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star was diagnosed with ALS. Pompeo headlined the ABC medical drama in the title
Susan Lucci is back. But not as her iconic “All My Children” character Erika Cane. After not appearing on television in almost a decade, Lucci returns to acting in the upcoming dark comedy “Outcome,” starring Keanu Reeves as a Hollywood star who is being extorted with a video
Ben Stiller and Benson Boone make for an interesting pair. Are they fascinating enough to grab the attention of what will likely be one of the biggest TV audiences of all time in Super Bowl LX? Instacart bets they will. Stiller is known for years of playing offbeat characters
Zag, the creative force behind the smash hit animated franchise “Miraculous,” has tapped Rémi Guerin to the newly created role of head of studio. Reporting to Ian Lambur, the EVP of series, Guerin will be based in Paris and will oversee Zag’s production pipeline, creative
“Faces of Death” is one of the most controversial films of all time, but a new version of it is set to come to theaters with a tech-savvy angle. Independent Film Company and Shudder announced on Wednesday that they have acquired North American rights to the new “Faces of Death”
Trixie Mattel will return to the spotlight as host of the 14th Annual Queerties Awards. The ceremony takes place March 10 at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles and will stream exclusively on WOW Presents Plus beginning March 19. The Queerties honor the best in LGBTQ+
“Play Dead,” the latest feature from Jaume Collett-Serra (“The Shallows,” “Carry On,” “Cliffhanger”), is heading to the EFM in Berlin, where WME International are handling worldwide rights. The film — starring Noah Jupe (“Hamnet”) and Matthias Schweighöfer (“Oppenheimer”) and
A lyrical and gorgeously lensed documentary hybrid that explores the interconnection between humans, animals and nature, “The Tale Of Silyan” is the latest from Tamara Kotevska, the Oscar-nominated co-director of “Honeyland.” Benefitting enormously from DP Jean Dakar’s
Dana Walden didn’t get the big CEO job at Disney. But she did get a big new job that will put her in almost as much of a fishbowl in Hollywood as Josh D’Amaro will face as he moves into Bob Iger’s office next month. As president and chief creative officer, Walden is tasked with
Pom Klementieff was in her trailer during reshoots for “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” when she first got her hands on the script for Guillaume Nicloux’s “Mi Amor.” She knew almost immediately that the film was “exactly the kind of project” she wanted to shift into
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, made major layoffs that eliminate more than 300 jobs across the paper, about 30% of its headcount, resulting in the shuttering of its sports and books section and cutbacks in other areas, the New York Times reported.
A24 has won the franchise rights for “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” after a competitive bidding situation. The studio will begin with a TV series, but a film is also in the early stages of development. Glen Powell is an executive producer on the franchise alongside Dan Cohen via
