Nayeema Raza, the creator and host of the podcast “Smart Girl Dumb Questions,” has signed CAA for representation. Raza, previously a senior staff editor with The New York Times’ opinion section, ran the “Sway” podcast for the media outlet, and has co-hosted Semafor’s “Mixed
The first-ever mobile version of Rockstar Games’ “Red Dead Redemption” launched Tuesday on Netflix. Per the streamer’s announcement revealing the game’s mobile debut, “In 2010, the legendary developers of The Grand Theft Auto Series surprised everyone — going from metropolitan
The Marty Supreme Invitational takes place in the Lower East Side on Dec. 17 to celebrate the upcoming release of the A24 film starring Timothée Chalamet.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is headed back to TV screens in January 2026 with a brand new batch of drag queens who are ready to slay — and the brand new tagline, “In shady times, let there be light.” Season 18 of the main show returns to MTV with 14 new queens who will enter the Werk
The 37th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will open and close with Maryam Touzani’s “Calle Málaga” and Brian Cox’s “Glenrothan,” respectively. The full line-up includes 168 films from 72 countries, including 53 premieres and 44 of the International Feature Film
The 37th edition of the desert festival runs Jan. 2-12.
Goldie Hawn will be honored with the Power of a Wish Award at the Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles Wish Gala on Dec. 5 at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Her son, Oliver Hudson, will present her with the award. “My life has always been guided by the pursuit of joy,” Hawn said in a
David Letterman’s Netflix talk series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” will return with Season 6 on Dec. 16. Letterman’s next interview subjects include “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan, YouTube extraordinaire MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and “Ozark” Emmy winner Jason
MrBeast will also appear on the interview series when it returns to Netflix on Dec. 16
While Mike White is in France writing the fourth season of his hit anthology “The White Lotus,” his 2014 book “Past Lives” is being brought on stage today (Dec. 2) by Sawyer Spielberg and Anne-Sophie de Villeroy in New York. Spielberg and de Villeroy will do a live reading of
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Brian Steinberg details a deal between TelevisaUnivision and JCPenney to produce microdramas and microdrama branded content. And Chris Willman discusses the unique pleasures of standing in line with fellow music lovers on
French cinematographer Yorick Le Saux, whose recent films include “Father Mother Sister Brother” and “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” will be the recipient of the Robby Müller Award. Le Saux will be presented with the award at the 55th edition of the International Film Festival
The second someone told a teenage Sarah Paulson she resembled Julia Roberts, it was over. To be fair, her locker at her NYC performing arts high school was plastered with photos of America’s Sweetheart, so the comparison wasn’t totally out of the blue. Nevertheless, she ran
Skrillex, the Strokes, Noah Kahan and more are slated to headline Bonnaroo 2026, taking place from June 11-14 in Manchester, TN. Additional headliners for the annual festival include Griz, Role Model, Turnstile, Teddy Swims, the Neighbourhood, Rufus Du Sol and Kesha, who will
Sabrina Carpenter slammed Donald Trump’s White House for using her hit song “Juno” in a video montage depicting ICE raids. The Grammy winner responded to the video on X with the following takedown: “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to
Carín León has signed a new deal WME for representation across all areas, led by Global Co-Head of Music Kirk M. Sommer. Together with manager Jorge Juarez, Sommer intends to grow León’s business and presence in territories beyond his current base. A five-time Grammy award and
The second round of offers for all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery are in from Paramount Skydance, Netflix and Comcast. And the new, higher offer for all of WBD from David Ellison’s Paramount is backed in part by the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu
The finale releases globally on both Netflix and in participating theaters Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.
The end is near for “Stranger Things.” Netflix has confirmed the theater locations that will screen the series finale. Per the streamer, the finale of the global hit series will screen in over 500 theaters across the U.S. and Canada starting Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. PT and run through
Jack Alldridge has been cast in the lead role of Hulu’s “Foster Dade” pilot, Variety has learned. Alldridge will appear alongside previously announced cast members Chloe East, Matt Bomer and Cameron Mann in the pilot, which is based on the Nash Jenkins novel “Foster Dade
Variety has announced the final eight honorees for its ninth annual Hitmakers celebration. Spanning a wide range of musical genres and experience, all recipients are being recognized for their breakthrough success over the past year. In no particular order, they are: Megan
Scopely will launch a collaboration between its mobile game “Monopoly Go!” and the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Harry Potter film franchise on Dec. 10, bringing characters, collectables, mini-games and more from the Wizarding World to an original and enchanting Monopoly
Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones are teaming up with “The Great” and “Poor Things” scribe Tony McNamara for a new Disney+ comedy series titled “Mosquito.” Described as a “sardonic look at a young couple’s relationship,” the British stars play Kate and Ed, a “recently
The David Lowery film featuring original music from Charli XCX, FKA Twigs, and Jack Antonoff will arrive in theaters next spring
The group's annual awards are being determined.
The itinerant Spanish Screenings on Tour will make a splash Dec. 4 returning to Buenos Aires’ Ventana Sur, Latin America’s most important mart-meet. Proving in the past a significant promotion platform for Spanish movies, Spanish Screenings on Tour, the 4th edition, organised
The home of “The Walking Dead” and the TV adaptations of Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe is about to become the U.S. destination for viewing TNA Wrestling. AMC Networks and TNA Wrestling announced Tuesday they have set a multi-year agreement to bring TNA’s flagship weekly
The John le Carré series “Legacy of Spies” has been picked up at the BBC in the U.K. and MGM+ in the U.S., Variety has learned exclusively. The series was first reported to be on the marketplace back in March with Matthew Macfadyen attached to play legendary spymaster George
Aishah Hasnie will anchor two daytime hours on Saturdays for Fox News Channel after being promoted to anchor and White House correspondent — the latest member of the outlet’s news team to get a new program on the weekends. Starting January 10, Hasnie will anchor the noon to 2
Foo Fighters are playng a special benefit concert on Wednesday, January 14 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, with proceeds benefiting organizations that Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn and the band have long supported, including Hope the Mission and Los Angeles Mission. The only
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” now streaming on Netflix. The long-awaited docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” — which was announced in late September 2024 — has arrived on Netflix, and the four-episode chronicle of the life of
BritBox has promoted Alana McGaughey to senior vice president of publicity and communications for the British TV streamer’s North America division. Most recently vice president of global PR and communications, a role she’s held since she joined BritBox in December 2023,
The former Full House star is currently undergoing radiation treatment and expects to be cancer-free again by the end of the year
Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, the filmmaking duo and married couple whose short “Two People Exchanging Saliva” is vying for an Oscar nomination, have signed with WME for representation in all areas and Ithaka Media for management. Singh is a Franco-Indian visual artist
“Full House” star Dave Coulier appeared on NBC’s “Today” and revealed he has been diagnosed with tongue cancer, nearly seven months after beating Stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He assured fans his prognosis is far better than his last bout with cancer and has “a 90% curability
Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) the Delegation of the European Union to the United States has selected BIFF as the inaugural U.S. festival partner for its newly launched Transatlantic Rising Stars Project. The initiative
“Return to Silent Hill” has unveiled its first international trailer in the run up to its anticipated theatrical launch in 2026, marking the 20-year anniversary of the original “Silent Hill” movie. The third opus in Christophe Gans’ cult psychological horror thriller franchise,
AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer is sending an unmistakable message about the Academy’s ambitions. “The Academy is a global organization,” Kramer said at Marrakech Film Festival on Tuesday. “We’re not the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.” Underscoring that mission, Kramer has been a
A24 has released the official trailer for “Mother Mary,” the music drama starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Directed and written by David Lowery (“The Green Knight,” “A Ghost Story”), “Mother Mary” follows Hathaway as a pop star who, after abandoning her tour due to an
Fans can finally get a full-length look at the Netflix adaption of Henry's best-selling romance novel
Fans of Emily Henry’s bestselling rom-com “People We Meet on Vacation” can hang with best friends Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth) as they travel the world on Jan. 9 — as long as they promise not to fall for them. Well, that’s at least what Poppy and Alex are trying not
Netflix has pulled out all the stops for “Stranger Things 5” consumer products and brand partnership deals, with the biggest such programs for the company to date. The fifth and final season “Stranger Things” is being split into three parts; the first four episodes premiered
YouTube released its annual end-of-the-year trending lists for 2025 — and launched the first general iteration of YouTube Recap, a personalized, shareable highlight sizzle reel of users’ overall watch history for the year. In their YouTube Recap reels, users will get a set of
The French creative's "visual language is defined by close observation and a deep attachment to reality, supporting and elevating the story without ever overshadowing it."
Rosé, Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar and SZA have emerged atop Apple Music’s year-end global charts, as the service has revealed the highest-streamed songs of 2025. Rosé and Mars’ “APT.” dominated across several charts, ranking at No. 1 on the top global music tally, Shazam, global
The New York Film Critics Circle is gathering in Manhattan this morning to select the best films and performances of 2025. The esteemed membership of more than 50 journalists — including Variety’s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman — has never been shy about going against the
The Berlinale's industry event next year will include a three-day focus on the international animation industry, as well as a new section, EFM Beyond, focused on cross-media collaboration.
Top Mexican production house Woo Films – behind banner Netflix Spanish-language titles “The House of Flowers,” “Sagrada Familia” and “Pedro Páramo” as well as Toronto Platform premiere “The Good Girls” – has boarded “God’s Favorite Girl” from Spain’s Funicular Films, a key
The second feature from writer-director Yorgos Zois stars Vangelis Mourikis and Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Angeliki Papoulia.
Netflix’s one-shot series “Adolescence” created much more than simply record-breaking viewing figures. Not long after debuting on the streamer, it sparked widespread debate in both the U.K. and overseas about knife crime, incel culture and the impact of social media on young
