The two actors took the stage inside Grand Hyatt Deer Valley Friday night during Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford to share reflections of working with the man of honor.
The Timur Bekmambetov-directed film is expected to open to an estimated $12.5 million, in line with expectations and despite the storm, which is impacting a wide swath of the country.
When you’ve only lived for a decade, the next one stretches ahead of you like an apparent eternity. To the elders raising you, it goes by in the blink of an eye. Docmakers Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes maintain both those perspectives in their film “One in a Million,” charting
Sam Raimi, who helmed Sony’s “Spider-Man” film franchise from 2002 to 2007, recently told ScreenRant that his versions of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, played by Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, “have gone elsewhere” with little hope of returning to the big screen. “Stan
For the first main event of 2026, the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels back home to “Sin City” for UFC 324. The main event features American Justin Gaethje (26-5-0) battles English fighter Paddy Pimblett (23-3-0) in a marquee match for the interim lightweight title. It’s
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about “The Beauty” Episode 3, now streaming on Hulu. Amelia Gray, the 24-year old model and daughter of Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, isn’t surprised she’s making her acting debut in a Ryan Murphy project, “The Beauty.” “My household
Rory Kennedy touched down at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as the director of the upcoming documentary “Queen of Chess.” The film chronicles the 15-year success of Hungarian chess prodigy Judit Polgár as she overcomes champion Garry Kasparov and her controlling father over 15
The filmmaker and his star and producer joined The Hollywood Reporter for a joint conversation about addiction, authenticity and why they’re both so bad with compliments.
Chris Pratt led the domestic box office on Friday with the only major newcomer of the weekend: Amazon MGM’s “Mercy.” The sci-fi thriller threatens to end the winning streak of “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which has topped the North American charts for the past five weekends. “Mercy”
The ‘365’ singer has three projects at the festival, debuting two of them back-to-back on Friday night.
In 2018, Iliza Shlesinger wrote down, “what if high school came back to bite you in the ass?” Over many, many rewrites, as well as several false starts and stops, that germ of an idea culminated in “Chasing Summer,” a comedy about a 40-something woman who returns to the Texas
Sir Rod Stewart once counted himself a friend of President Donald J. Trump, but that is being pushed even further back into the past now that the pop superstar has slammed him as a “draft dodger” in a video statement condemning the president’s disparaging remarks about the
SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains mild spoilers. For decades, the Motion Picture Association’s film ratings system — devised by the American studios to advise parents and avoid censorship — offered clear guidelines on whether the material contained in any given
“King,” the keenly anticipated next project from Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has locked its 2026 release date. “King” reunites Khan with his “Pathaan” director Siddharth Anand, marking the superstar’s first theatrical release in three years. The cast also includes
Although Michael Jordan retired (for the first time) from the NBA a month earlier, Nike still released the NBA superstar’s signature basketball sneakers the Air Jordan 9 in Nov. 1993. Instead of spending his retirement at the golf course, Jordan joined the minor league team
"The Moment" simply doesn’t parse, either as satire or as mock drama.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai presided over the foundation stone ceremony for Chitrotpala International Film City and Tribal & Cultural Convention Centre on Saturday, marking a significant infrastructure push for India’s central state to position itself as a
Sure, the devil wears Prada, but what does an aggressive contemporary artist wear to work? How about a see-through dress and stiletto heels? Kinky costumes are just a fraction of the fun in Gregg Araki’s “I Want Your Sex,” which stars Olivia Wilde as Erika Tracy, the most
“Once upon a time, there lived an extraordinary man who connected all of us in this room,” Ethan Hawke narrated to kick off the Sundance Institute’s annual gala, fittingly a tribute to the film festival’s late founder. “We wouldn’t be here without the love and appreciation for
“I Want Your Sex,” an erotic thriller starring Olivia Wilde as a sexually assured artist who embarks on a sadomasochistic relationship with her gallery assistant, got Sundance’s pulse racing on Friday night. Cooper Hoffman plays Elliot, the sub to Wilde’s dom in Gregg Araki’s
Female friendships demand something a little extra. As that famous America Ferrera monologue in “Barbie” reminded us, it’s tough to be a woman — or, in the case of the two off-kilter leads of the uniquely witty “Extra Geography,” to be in that transitional and equally
As a founding member of Duran Duran, you wouldn’t think that much could surprise John Taylor. By 1984, each of the British new wave gods’ first three albums had gone platinum, their cinematic videos were regularly rotated on MTV, and nonstop global touring attracted Swiftian
She also starred in ‘Dragstrip Riot’ and ‘High School Hellcats’ before co-founding Childhelp, the nonprofit organization dedicated to helping abused, neglected and at-risk kids.
Audience members were moved to tears during the world premiere of “Josephine,” one of the first major revelations out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. One of the people who was blubbering at Park City’s Eccles Theater was none other than the film’s star Channing Tatum,
Netflix’s “Skyscraper Live,” which is set to follow free solo climber Alex Honnold as he climbs the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan, has been postponed because of rain — and will move to Saturday night U.S. time (Sunday morning Taiwan time) instead. “Due to weather, we are unable to
Laura Adler, a former Casting Society administrator and casting director, died on Thursday in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 65 years old. For 16 years, Adler worked as a casting director, and was involved with the casting for television shows including “Better
The Kennedy Center has lost another one of the few remaining stars on its 2026 schedule, as the legendary soprano Renée Fleming has dropped out of an appearance at the embattled venue previously scheduled for May. Although many of the musicians who have bowed out of appearances
Chris Pine is in the dark about the future of the “Star Trek” franchise. During a Sundance interview at the Variety Studio presented by Audible, the actor was asked about Paramount’s new leadership and what they have in store for the space franchise. The answer was simple: “You
Casper Kelly says his love of analyzing and dissecting pop culture started when he was very young. “Back in the day, they had Mad Magazine, which had movie parodies and would deconstruct the movies, even the adult movies I couldn’t watch,” Kelly says. “I remember trying to make
Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, offered his opinion that Netflix’s proposed $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.’s studios and HBO Max businesses raises “competition concerns.” However, the FCC does not have any authority to review the Netflix-WB
Filmmaker Liza Mandelup dedicates eight minutes to the cultural obsession surrounding the accused killer in a new short film that just had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Hulu has landed the rights to pioneering media executive Amy DuBois Barnett’s debut novel, “If I Ruled the World,” to adapt into a hour-long drama series. “If I Ruled the World” is inspired by Barnett’s experiences as the first Black woman to helm a major mainstream magazine in
She started out with Marion Dougherty, found actors for ‘What's Up, Doc?’ and ‘The Exorcist’ at Warner Bros. and was a high-ranking exec at Columbia Pictures.
Chappell Roan will join previously announced honorees Chaka Khan, Haim, St. Vincent, Amy Allen and more at the the second annual Resonator Awards, presented by We Are Moving the Needle and taking place during Grammy Week on January 27, 2026 at Los Angeles’ iconic Chaplin
Carlos Ponce has joined the cast of the upcoming indie dramedy “Hurricane Seasons,” which is currently in post-production after wrapping filming in New York and Puerto Rico. Ponce joins the mostly Latino cast of Tony-nominated actress Justina Machado (“One Day at a Time,”
Composer Peter Peter is just as surprised by the runaway success of “Heated Rivalry” as everyone else. “It was an honor and it went so fast,” the Canadian singer-songwriter and producer told Variety about his experience working on the show. “But you can never know. I thought
In the annals of recorded music as collectors’ items, nothing stands out quite like “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” the Wu Tang Clan album that was minted as a limited edition of just one copy, with a prohibition on any reproduction, and sold for $2 million to the highest bidder
Director Christophe Gans helmed the first “Silent Hill” film in 2006, and critics hated it. But then a funny thing happened. “I was very pleased to see how the reputation of the movie has grown,” Gans told Variety. “I did an international press junket, and all the journalists
Atlantic Music Group has named longtime company executive and multiplatinum soundtrack curator Kevin Weaver to the newly created role of president. Based in Los Angeles, Weaver will continue to report to AMG CEO Elliot Grainge and his remit includes soundtracks, strategic
If life is a contest, the way the folks at Guinness World Records seem to treat it, how exactly does one win? Is it by amassing the most assets? The most wisdom? Some might argue that success comes in living the longest — in outliving all your peers, to put it in slightly more
Patrick Schwarzenegger says being “a man of faith” has helped him navigate the challenges of building a career in Hollywood. “I’m here on this earth for a greater purpose and greater meaning than just working in acting,” Schwarzenegger told Variety on Friday morning at the
Nat Boltt’s feel-good comedy, being shopped in Sundance, also stars Miriam Margolyes, Elijah Tamati and Jacki Weaver and will world premiere at the Santa Barbara Film Fest on Feb. 5.