Casey Wasserman will remain as the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics amid calls for his resignation due to his Jeffrey Epstein ties. The LA28 executive committee of the board — which was hand-picked by Wasserman and includes Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jeanie Buss, Kevin
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and “Chopped” producer Propagate Content has secured a $50 million investment from Ares Management that will allow the media company to expand its stable of digital influencer-focused content. Per the Ben Silverman and Howard Owens-founded
Was “Melania” worth it? Amazon MGM’s controversial documentary about the first lady of the United States has earned $13.5 million after two weekends of release. It’s projected to end its theatrical run with $16 million to $20 million, which would place “Melania” among the
The OG crew of Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, and John C. McGinley will be joined by several newcomers, including Vanessa Bayer
James Van Der Beek, who grew up onscreen on the teen drama “Dawson’s Creek” and grew into an actor who was often in comedies and dramas — and never afraid to poke fun at his celebrity — has died at 48 years old.
The producers behind Broadway’s biggest night are getting a shake-up. Tony Award Productions announced that Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall and Jack Sussman will serve as executive producers of the upcoming 79th Tony Awards, set to return to Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June
Hollywood is mourning the loss of James Van Der Beek, the “Dawson’s Creek” star who died on Wednesday at the age of 48. Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023 and made his diagnosis public the following year. The actor’s family announced the news of his death
The 22nd annual Puppy Bowl put up impressive numbers on Super Bowl Sunday. The program pulled in 15.3 million viewers across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, HBO Max, and Discovery+ on Feb. 8, airing at 2 p.m. ET/11amPT. That is the show’s best performance since 2018 and a
The Oscar race is on. The acting races at this year’s 98th ceremony are anything but straightforward. Across lead and supporting categories, the field is defined by generational clashes, overdue narratives, potential history-makers and a few spoilers who could upend what
The actor, who impressed in a wide range of comedic and dramatic roles, revealed colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2024
Actor-singer Bijou Phillips has been hospitalized for a second kidney transplant and is urgently seeking a donor, a rep tells Variety. A previous transplant, in 2017, was unsuccessful; the rep says she is in stable but fragile condition, and a donor is needed soon. “I’m asking
James Van Der Beek, the actor known for playing Dawson Leery on “Dawson’s Creek” and for numerous other TV and film roles, died on Wednesday. He was 48. Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023 and made his diagnosis public in 2024. Van Der Beek’s family
Ryan Coogler, Josh Safdie, Joachim Trier and Zhao all received the outstanding director of the year award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Tuesday.
Soccer legend Abby Wambach has cut ties with Casey Wasserman’s management firm after his name surfaced in the Epstein files. “I have left the Wasserman Agency,” Wambach wrote in a post on Instagram Wednesday. “I read Casey Wasserman’s correspondences in the Epstein files. I
Bud Cort, who personified the role of Harold in the 1971 Hal Ashby classic “Harold and Maude,” died Wednesday in Connecticut after a long illness. He was 77. His longtime friend Dorian Hannaway reported his death. Cort also starred in Robert Altman’s “Brewster McCloud” and had
Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti (PEAK) has announced its second cohort for the 2026 PEAK Producer and Executive Fellowship. The fellowship includes Celia Kaleialoha Kenney, Lowen Kainoa Rudolfo, Donato Fatuesi, Kayla Caldeira and Anette Arinix Amazing Aga. Funded by
Jac Schaeffer has signed a three-year television overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, Schaeffer will develop, write, executive produce, and direct original series for Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. Schaeffer was previously
The Eagles could come to an end in 2026, as Don Henley suggested in an interview last week. But if so, the group is still adding shows without making any official declarations about an end run just yet. On Wednesday, the Eagles announced two additional dates for the band’s
Paris-based company The Party Film Sales has unveiled the first trailer for Alain Gomis’s “DAO,” in the run up to its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. The movie marks Gomis’ comeback to the Berlinale where he won the Silver Bear with his previous film,
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Michael Schneider discusses “The Simpsons” reaching another astounding industry milestone, Episode No. 800. He details his reporting with producers and longtime cast members on how the beloved Fox animated series, now
“Bosch: Start of Watch” is starting to build out its main cast, with Ariana Guerra joining the series. The “Bosch” prequel, which was picked up to series at MGM+ in October 2025, will star Cameron Monaghan as a young Harry Bosch in his rookie days in the LAPD, while Omari
ABC has dropped the first full-length trailer for its revival of the beloved medical sitcom “Scrubs.” The trailer shows Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes reprising their iconic characters alongside new and familiar faces in the series’
Joseph Purcell dropped out of community college three months after watching Heath Ledger’s interrogation scene from “The Dark Knight” in his apartment. Now he’s one of the breakout faces in microdramas, the mobile-first format generating billions in revenue and reshaping how
Morning viewers are rushing to NBC’s “Today” as the program grapples with one of the most surreal moments in its nearly 75 years on air. The nation is transfixed by the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, and “Today” has over the past
Seasoned media executive Erik Logan has taken the top role at Robbins Research International, the corporate entity that houses 121 businesses owned by thought leader Tony Robbins. The former president of Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network, Logan joins the Robbins operation as chief
Riding a wave of festival momentum with “It Was Just an Accident,” ”Sentimental Value” and “The Secret Agent,” MK2 Films has boarded “Nagi Notes,” the latest feature from Cannes prizewinning Japanese auteur Koji Fukada. MK2 Films handles international sales and will introduce
A Nov. 10, 2027 theatrical release has been set for the Sony Pictures/PlayStation Productions project.
Jason Momoa will star in the action adventure “Helldivers,” a movie version of the popular video game. Sony Pictures and Playstation are backing the film, which is slated to release in theaters on Nov. 10, 2027. Justin Lin, best known for the “Fast & Furious” franchise, is
Highlighting breakout actors, visionary writers and boundary pushing filmmakers, Variety celebrates its list of 10 Brits to Watch. The group will be feted at the Newport Beach Film Festival U.K. Honors at the Raffles at the OWO Hotel in London Feb. 19. The class of 2026 has had
Yang was in conversation at Sundance with ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ filmmaker Noah Segan at THR and Autodesk’s AI and Independent Filmmaking panel, done in partnership with the Berggruen Institute.
“Animals in War,” a Sean-Penn starring anthology telling the true stories of animals impacted by the war in Ukraine, has been picked up by Omnibus Entertainment for North American distribution. The anthology was made by Ukrainian filmmakers in response to Russia’s invasion of
The American Australian Association and G’Day USA will honor Milly Alcock, Yvonne Strahovski and Olympian Ian Thorpe at this year’s G’Day USA Arts Gala. Taking place on Feb. 26 at The Lot at Formosa in Hollywood, the annual black-tie event will be hosted by comedian Monty
Is MAGA going woke? It’s a question Piers Morgan is currently floating as Trump’s fanbase continues to be outraged over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. While the left is often accused of being political snowflakes, Morgan sees MAGA’s complete meltdown over Bad Bunny to be
Four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Anthony McCarten will direct a political thriller set during the pivotal 1945 Potsdam Conference, with Guy Pearce, Jared Harris and Merab Ninidze leading the cast. “The Price of Peace” chronicles the historic meeting between President Harry
NEW HIRES The Tinopolis Group has tapped Gill Brown, Tammy Hoyle and Yonni Usiskin as creative directors for three of its unscripted labels. Brown joins Tinopolis Scotland, Hoyle joins Firecracker and Usiskin joins Mentorn.Tinopolis Unscripted U.K. CEO Hannah Wyatt, who
Season 3 of “XO, Kitty,” Netflix’s hit rom-com following teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart), will premiere on the platform on April 2. The forthcoming season will follow the series standard format of eight 30-minute episodes. Created by Jenny Han and showrun and
Kenan Thompson and Lamorne Morris are teaming up for a new action comedy, based on the popular QCode podcast “Unwanted.” Morris and his longtime creative partner, Kyle Shevrin, wrote and directed the original series, which topped the fiction podcast charts upon its release in
Supermodel Ashley Graham is familiar with the spotlight. From the moment she landed her first modeling gig over 25 years ago, she’s been a champion for diverse representation of bodies in the media landscape. Now, she’s ready to embark on a new, albeit intertwined, journey:
E.W. Scripps Co. is expecting to make layoffs in the near future as the company, which operates more than 60 local TV stations in the U.S., has embarked on a plan aimed at boosting adjusted earnings by up to $150 million over the next three years. This week at its headquarters
"Crime 101" includes crime aplenty, but at heart it’s a character study — or, rather, four character studies in one. Based on a novel by Don Winslow, the film is just moody and intricate enough to feel the-Michael-Mann-of-"Thief"-adjacent, but it’s really a portrait of lost
Priyanka Chopra Jonas winces — only slightly, but unmistakably — when the word “crossover” enters the conversation. It’s a frigid January afternoon in Manhattan, but the Hudson River gusts can’t penetrate the interior of the Upper West Side high-rise apartment she shares with
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is set to star as Truman Capote, the brilliant and troubled literary legend, in the first New York revival of “Tru.” The solo show by Jay Presson Allen was a triumph for “Mad Man” actor Robert Morse, who won a Tony Award for his performance when “Tru” ran
Jennifer Hudson is telling you, she is going to produce the Broadway revival of “Dreamgirls,” which will open in the fall. Hudson won the Oscar for portraying Effie White in the 2006 movie version of “Dreamgirls,” a musical about the struggles of an R&B girls group amid their
Warner Bros. Discovery has posted significant viewership gains for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics across its European streaming and pay-TV platforms, with the HBO Max series “Heated Rivalry” emerging as one of the most-watched entertainment titles among Games viewers.
BBC Studios has promoted Robert Schildhouse to CEO of its rebranded direct-to-consumer business, including streamers BritBox in North America and BBC Select. Most recently, Schildhouse served as president of BritBox, which launched its BritBox Premiere offering in North America
Nicole Kidman is Dr. Kay Scarpetta in the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling book series, premiering on March 11. Per the logline: “With skilled hands and an unnerving eye, this unrelenting medical examiner is determined to serve as the voice of
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains some details about the new movie “Crime 101.” In “Crime 101,” Halle Berry plays an insurance agent for the rich and powerful. In one of the film’s most heartbreaking scenes, her character is humiliated by her ageist and misogynistic boss (Paul
Disney wants to turn the 2027 Super Bowl into a “football holiday,” and it’s not waiting until next year to kick off the effort. When the company’s ESPN and ABC telecast Super Bowl LXI from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, they will do so on Sunday, February 14 —
The 'Teacher's Lounge' filmmaker discusses setting his Turkish story in Germany, working with ambiguity and why he's an even bigger Philip Glass fan after the composer pulled his Kennedy Center premiere.
Paris Hilton is adding Madison Tevlin’s “21 Questions” interview podcast to the portfolio of her 11:11 Media’s podcast division. Under a new pact, 11:11 Media will co-produce “21 Questions” with Hilton serving as executive producer, alongside continued partners By Coastal and
