It’s trouble in paradise as director Martin McDonagh sets his dark comedic drama on Easter Island and ahead of the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat in his latest movie to hit theaters on Nov. 6, 2026.
Anyone wondering why Leonardo DiCaprio was sporting a mustache at the 2026 Oscars has their answer courtesy of the first look at Martin Scorsese’s “What Happens at Night,” a haunted marriage drama that is likely to have the Oscar-winning filmmaker back in “Shutter Island”
The Indian theatrical release of Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated feature “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” which was planned for this month, is being blocked by the country’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for political reasons, according to the film’s local
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has claimed it has “confidence in the speed and certainty of its regulatory pathway” in closing the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a $111 billion deal. But the proposed Paramount-WBD deal is still undergoing antitrust review at the
“Stranger Things” fans will soon be able to return to Hawkins through a whole new medium. Arrow Films and Netflix have teamed up to release “Stranger Things: The Complete Series” for Blu-Ray and 4K UHD, available for pre-order now. Releasing on July 27 in the UK and July 28 in
The next steamy hockey obsession is on its way. Amazon Prime Video has announced the premiere date of the “Off Campus” TV series adaptation. The show, based on Ella Kennedy’s book series of the same name, will debut its entire first season on May 13. Amazon has also released
The HBO late-night series “Neighbors” has been renewed for Season 2, Variety has learned. The news comes ahead of the first season finale, which will air on March 20 on HBO and HBO Max beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Per the official logline, “This explosive series explores the chaotic
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.
Prime Video India unveiled 54 new series and movies Thursday at its “Prime Video Presents” showcase, spanning Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages, alongside a theatrical slate from Amazon MGM Studios India and a significant lineup of licensed post-theatrical titles. The event,
Joseph Duggar, who starred on the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting” alongside his family, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. His arrest comes several years after his older brother, Josh Duggar, was accused of molesting five
McDonald’s, famous for serving hamburgers, fries and other fast-food staples, on Thursday is dishing out something else: history. The chain, one of America’s best-known corporations, on Thursday will see the release on Amazon Prime Video of “Meal Ticket,” a documentary about
Producers Pilar Flynn and Rafael Agustín have pacted with famed Chilean novelist Isabel Allende to craft an animated short based on her short story “Dos Palabras” as an animated short film. Canada’s ICON Creative Studio will produce the short. The deal marks the first time the
Ella Purnell, the Brit star best known for lead roles in “Fallout,” “Sweetpea” and “Yellowjackets,” is joining Nicholas Galitzine in upcoming feature “The Return of Stanley Atwell.” The film, described as as seductive thriller, comes from Hera Pictures, the Oscar-nominated and
Taylor Swift will make an in-person appearance on the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards program, iHeartMedia and host network Fox announced Wednesday. Although she will not be taking part in a performing capacity, any live participation by the world’s biggest music star is a
Searchlight Pictures has released the trailer for “Wild Horse Nine,” the latest film from Oscar winner Martin McDonagh. The filmmaker reunites with Sam Rockwell after directing him to a best supporting actor Oscar in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The official
Ben Kingsley and Nick Offerman are joining the Sonic universe. The pair are among the new voice cast members for “Sonic the Hedgehog 4,” the latest adventure for the anthropomorphic speedster, led by Ben Schwartz. (Offerman’s casting makes for a fun “Parks and Recreation”
“Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris has partnered with Offscript Worldwide — the employee-run parent of the Revolt TV brand — to launch Revolt Labs, a new company focused on working with creators. Barris and Offscript will run Revolt Labs as a joint venture, with Barris serving as
Sipur (“Bad Boy”), Fox Entertainment Studios and Bitachon365, a Fulwell Entertainment company (“The Kardashians”) are set to co-produce “Blood Brothers,” a new feature documentary from Emmy-winning filmmaker Yariv Mozer, the director of the Oct. 7 Nova music festival doc “We
Ellie Heisler has joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips as a partner in its entertainment practice as the law firm looks to expand its activity in the creator economy and the emerging world of creators, influencers and brands. Heisler comes to Manatt after more than 11 years with
Nexstar Media’s proposed $6.2 billion takeover of local TV station rival Tegna is being challenged in court by eight state attorneys general, who argue that the merger represents an illegal consolidation of broadcasters that would raise prices for pay-TV customers and “degrade”
Taaha Shah Badusha, Paresh Pahuja, Aakanksha Singh and Nikita Dutta are set to lead “Nazdeekiyan,” a new series from Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment at Prime Video India. Variety understands that the project is an adaptation of Johar’s 2006 film “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.”
Though Sarah Michelle Gellar is disappointed about Hulu scrapping Chloé Zhao’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot, she hopes the pilot they shot actually never sees the light of day. During an appearance on Page Six’s “P6 Radio” show on Wednesday, hosts Danny Murphy and Evan
Daniela Elstner, managing director of Unifrance, has filed a police complaint against French singer-songwriter and actor Patrick Bruel over alleged attempted rape and sexual assault. The exec’s complaint was confirmed by the Mediapart investigative news website alongside
Daniela Elstner, who, without naming Bruel, has spoken about the alleged assault in the past, accuses the French star of forcing himself on her in 1997. Bruel’s lawyer has denied all allegations against his client.
Piers Morgan walked out of a heated interview with controversial influencer Harrison Sullivan, aka HSTikkyTokky, whose inflammatory rhetoric was spotlighted in Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary “Inside the Manosphere.” In Theroux’s documentary, Sullivan is seen chanting
The honors were evenly distributed at the 2026 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) awards with three film projects winning two prizes each and several others picking up one award apiece. The event concluded with the announcement of Asian Stories – Next Gen, a new feature
"Updated Reflections on Contemporary Palestinian Documentary Filmmaking," a panel during the industry conference of CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, drew a crowd.
SXSW London has unveiled the first music acts for its 2026 edition, including Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage, rapper Earl Sweatshirt and singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri. After its inaugural edition last year, the festival returns to London’s Shoreditch neighborhood from
NCAA March Madness games starts on Thursday, Mar. 19 with the top 68 teams in college basketball competing for the 2026 National Championship. The tournament ends on Monday, Apr. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The action tips off with No. 9-ranked TCU Horned
The Oscar-winning actor has continuously denied all of the allegations made against him.
The Doha Film Institute’s Qumra Arab film industry incubator — which has been scrapped as a physical event and moved online due to the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war — has unveiled the 49 projects from 39 countries that will be on digital display from March 27-April 8. Features
The HBO cult icon shared how Street photography inspired him and why "I really don't like manipulating the image" during an on-stage interview at the industry conference of CPH:DOX in Copenhagen.
Kevin Spacey has reached a settlement with three men who sued him over sexual assault claims, according to BBC News, avoiding a civil trial in London that was set for October. The men alleged that Spacey had assaulted them between 2000 and 2013, and in November it was
Russell T Davies’ award-winning drama “It’s a Sin” is set to be adapted as a dance by leading U.K. dance company Rambert. Davies will exec produce the project alongside pop duo Pet Shop Boys and Glyn Fussell. Rambert’s artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer will choreograph and
Who would have thought that Kevin Spacey, after his Hollywood career ended amid various sexual assault allegations, would feature in a blockbuster? Well, it’s happened, at least in Spain. “Torrente for President,” featuring Spacey in a cameo role and released by Sony Pictures
Bangkok-based production company N8 and “Drag Race” producer World of Wonder have released the official trailer for “Heals,” a feature documentary on Thai drag star Pangina Heals, directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Pailin Wedel. The film traces Pangina’s path from a
Swedish artist Ester Bergsmark merges art forms, an approach for which she has developed a reputation: "This film is about the human pulse that keeps so many transgender people alive today."
Italy’s The Open Reel has picked up international sales rights to Daniel Nolasco’s Brazilian hybrid feature “Little Tragedies” (“Pequenas tragédias”), winner last week of the Malaga Festival’s WIP Ibero-América Award. The film collected a €5,000 ($5,752) cash prize at MAFIZ,
“Everyone’s hilarious and I’m laughing out loud,” the actress admitted on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
With the first tournament in Africa of the season, the 2026 LIV Golf South Africa tees off starting on Thursday, Mar. 19 and goes until Sunday, Mar. 22 at Club at Steyn City in Midrand, South Africa. In its inaugural year of play in South Africa, the pro golf season extends
Pophouse Entertainment, the Sweden-based company co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, has completed a transaction that sees Pophouse becoming an owner alongside BMG in “the music interests of the music catalogue” of the late, legendary R&B singer-songwriter Tina Turner.
Berry plays an American housewife who reinvents herself as a high-end Parisian dominatrix in the upcoming drama from 'Our Father, the Devil' director Ellie Foumbi.
Zazie Beetz, Myha'la and Patricia Arquette star in the horror-comedy film that Warner Bros. releases later this month following its SXSW premiere.
In 2010, British journalist Louis Theroux went to Israel to interview ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers who believed it was their religious and political obligation to populate the West Bank for the BBC doc “Ultra Zionists.” Last year, over a decade and a half later, the
How many phenomenal young British female singers can one world withstand? It’s hard to imagine a more enjoyable onslaught than the wave that has brought us Olivia Dean, Raye and Sienna Spiro, among other standouts — and, of course, Lola Young, who may count as the edgiest of
Brisbane’s Red Empire Prods. and Taipei- and Los Angeles-based Organic Media Group have unveiled their first animated vertical series, “Home Away AI.i.Ce,” at Hong Kong FilMart. Created and written by Cherelynn Baker and directed by Amie Casey, the 12-part sci-fi microseries
Mei Ah Entertainment may be one of the biggest and oldest media distribution companies in Hong Kong – it is currently in its 42nd year of operations – but it has always learned to adapt quickly with the times, from its roots as a VHS distributor during the city’s golden age of
Anjali Patil, who co-produced “The Shadowbox,” which played at Berlin in 2025, is producing Sailesh Rathnakumar’s debut feature “Selvi,” a work-in-progress project selected for the 24th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum. The Tamil-language drama centers on Selvi, a homecare
Fresh from its acquisition by Japanese entertainment giant Toho, Glasgow-based Anime Limited is positioning “Godzilla Minus Zero” as a defining theatrical release for Japanese cinema in the U.K. and Ireland, building on the record-breaking success of its predecessor. The highly
Taiwan is mounting a significant presence at Hong Kong FilMart, where the Taiwan Pavilion is hosting 106 companies showcasing 243 titles spanning film, television and cross-platform projects, underscoring the territory’s expanding ambitions in international co-production and
