South by Southwest London, which runs June 1-6, will close with “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” ahead of its U.K. theatrical release on Aug. 21. Jane Schoenbrun’s film stars Emmy Award-winner Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”) as a filmmaker set to remake a cult slasher film
Netflix has released the first trailer for “Office Romance,” a Jennifer Lopez-led romantic comedy. The film will be released on the streamer June 5. Described as a “raunchy romantic comedy about a secret office romance and the trouble two workaholics get in when they start
Alauda Ruíz de Azúa’s San Sebastian and Goya best film winner “Sundays” (“Los Domingos”) has been co-acquired for U.S. distribution by Outsider Pictures. The deal announcement comes just weeks after “Sundays” swept picture, director, actress (Patricia López Arnaiz), supporting
Sony has released the trailer for the upcoming horror film “Resident Evil.” Based on Capcom’s hugely popular horror video games, “Resident Evil” is co-written by Shay Hatten and “Weapons” helmer Zach Cregger, who also serves as director. The film does not feature established
Austin Abrams is a medical courier on the run in the first look at the video game adaptation.
It was no April Fool’s joke when Fortnite announced on April 1 that it would enable developers to create “Star Wars”-inspired islands in Unreal Editor for Fortnite and Fortnite Creative. Starting May 1, developers will be able to take characters, templates, tools and gameplay
The Rolling Stones are re-launching their rum brand with a new focus on a country close to their hearts — and decades-spanning careers. First unveiled in 2023, the band’s Crossfire Hurricane Rum rum was inspired by the rockers’ longtime association with Jamaica, which has
Cornerstone has picked up sales rights to the feature, adapted from Edward Chisholm's memoir about a Brit struggling to make it as a Parisian waiter.
Leo Woodall continues to cement his status as one of the U.K.’s most in-demand actors since breaking out in “The White Lotus.” The “One Day” and “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” star has now been set as the lead alongside co-star Clémence Poésy (“The Walking Dead: Daryl
Schoenbrun's hotly anticipated American slasher film will close the Screen Festival.
Horror thriller “Mother Knows Best” has recently wrapped production in Auckland, New Zealand after shooting under the radar, with Frankie Adams (“The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” “The Wrecking Crew”) leading the cast. Rhona Mitra (“The Last Ship,” “Underworld: Rise Of The
Olivia Rodrigo has announced dates for “The Unraveled Tour,” a huge 65-date run across North America, Europe, and the UK. The tour supports her third studio album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” out June 12, 2026 via Geffen Records. Promoted by Live Nation, the
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick admitted that he’s wrestling with some nervousness around the long-awaited launch of “Grand Theft Auto 6” in November. He also addressed the turnaround at Take-Two’s Zynga and the importance of investing in original properties during his
Herman Yau’s Hong Kong social drama “We’re Nothing at All” will open in British and Irish cinemas on May 29 after Trinity CineAsia closed a deal with Golden Scene for U.K. and Ireland rights. The film launched on Hong Kong screens April 3, picking up the Audience Choice Award
Chinese auteur Bi Gan has completed the story of his fourth feature film, which will “focus on human existence itself,” following “Resurrection,” the Cannes prize winner that drew international attention. “After ‘Resurrection,’ I discovered that people around me are filled with
David Zaslav, in what could be his last full year leading Warner Bros. Discovery, saw his compensation more than triple in 2025 — largely thanks to nearly $110 million in one-time stock options the company awarded him for leading a plan to split WBD into two entities, which now
Abel Ferrara is set to appear alongside emerging French actress Raika Hazanavicius (“Colors of Time”) and Italy’s Giovanni De Maria (“Robbing Mussolini”) in Italian director Angelica Gallo’s gritty Rome-set drama “The Night Burns.” “Night Burns” depicts contemporary Rome youth
With upcoming Gothic thriller “Victorian Psycho” confirmed for Cannes, an additional member of the cast has now been announced. Evie Templeton, the rising British star best known for her breakout turn as Agnes DeMille in the second season of Netflix hit “Wednesday,” stars in
“MasterChef Asia” is coming back. Banijay Rights has closed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery and CreAsia Studio – part of Endemol Shine India – to produce a new 10-episode series of the pan-Asian cooking competition, marking the format’s return to the region after a 10-year
“Nimrods: A Green Day Story,” writer-director Lee Kirk’s comedy based on the rock band’s adventures while living in a van before the success of their 1994 album “Dookie,” will be rolling into the Cannes market. Palisades Park Pictures has acquired international sales on the
Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date. In the satirical short “Vote Gavin Lyle” — from WePresent, the arts platform of WeTransfer — the Emmy nominee portrays a middle-England
ITV has commissioned a feature documentary about former England captain Terry Butcher from “McEnroe” producer Sylver Entertainment. Directed by Stuart Burley, “Terry Butcher: Invisible Wounds” will follow Butcher’s journey from extraordinary highs to tragic lows, including the
Netflix’s latest action thriller, “Man on Fire” — based on A. J. Quinnell’s acclaimed 1980 novel and adapted to television by Kyle Killen — brings the infamous John Creasy to the small screen. Though the story was first adapted as a 1987 film with Scott Glenn in the leading
Suspense thriller “Safe,” which is in post-production, has been added to the Reinvent Yellow Sales lineup. The film is directed by Thomas Sieben, also behind the Netflix hit “Prey.” When a young girl becomes trapped inside an airtight safe, firefighter Alex and her partner
The bingo card asks you to pick a side: McDonald’s fries or pineapple pizza? The answer, apparently, says something about who you are. It’s the kind of playful, low-stakes self-interrogation that K-pop group Cortis have built their brand around – and inside a neon-drenched
David Allan Coe, the controversial outlaw country star best known for songs like “The Ride,” “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” and “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” has died, according to Rolling Stone. He was 86. Coe, born in 1939 in Akron, Ohio, got his start in 1960s Nashville
The Seoul-based sales and production house will launch the zombie thriller at next month's Cannes Marché du Film.
The actor died on Sunday, April 19
Amazon is considering a potential reboot of the Donald Trump-hosted reality competition show “The Apprentice” for its Prime Video streamer, according to a report late Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal. But the newspaper added that instead of the President at the helm, it
While “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is chock full of cameos from fashion and media celebrities, a few roles were left on the cutting floor, including Conrad Ricamora’s part as Andy’s (Anne Hathaway) roommate. But Ricamora — best known for “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Fire
“Mission: Impossible” actor Ving Rhames is “on his way home” and feeling fine after a health scare in a Los Angeles-area restaurant on Wednesday, his rep confirmed. “He sounded like everyday Ving and cracked a joke over the phone,” manager Brad Kramer told Variety. The
Some of the most interesting moments from AMC Global Media in months to come won’t be available on traditional screens The company that owns AMC, IFC, HiDive and other properties is accelerating a move into unexpected venues, setting up connections with communities in places
The media company behind such iconic TV characters as Don Draper, Rick Grimes and Walter White wants advertisers to give a stronger gaze at first looks. Recognizing that many fans don’t watch TV series when they are first made available via linear TV or streaming video, AMC
AMC Global Media is known for high-level dramas such as “Mad Men,” “Dark Winds” and “Better Call Saul.” Now the peak-TV purveyor thinks it can make a scene by playing sports. The company, which operates AMC, Shudder and BBC America, among other outlets,has no massive deal ready
Golf is no longer just a game—it’s a vibe. Once boxed into country clubs and tradition, the sport has exploded into pop culture thanks to a wave of celebrity superfans and buzzy tournaments that feel more like music festivals. And with that shift, golf fashion has taken on a
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Stadium,” Episode 6 of “The Testaments,” now streaming on Hulu. It’s been clear since the beginning of Hulu’s “The Testaments” that Aunt Vidala (played by Mabel Li) is not Aunt Lydia’s (Ann Dowd) biggest fan — and now we know
Video game streamers are getting scarier than ever, thanks to a new gaming psychological thriller that adds a new deadly troll to the mix. “Streamer,” a new film from writer/director Justin Hughes, has added four players to its cast, Variety can confirm. Freddy Piazza (the
Prime Video has unveiled “Hanzaisha,” a Japanese original drama series adapted from Ota Ai’s novel of the same name. The series will roll out weekly over four consecutive weeks. Matsunaga Daishi – whose feature “Egoist” drew critical recognition in Japan and abroad – directs,
“Saturday Night Live” writer Jimmy Fowlie took to Instagram on Wednesday to share that his sister, Christina Downer, is “no longer alive.” The post comes four months after Fowlie revealed that she had gone missing. “The LAPD has informed our family that Christina is no longer
At La Quinta Resort & Club, Curio Collection by Hilton, the arrival sets the tone long before check-in. Sun-baked tile driveway, bougainvillea spilling over whitewashed walls and panoramic views of the Santa Rosa Mountains all signal where you are: deep in the Coachella Valley,
The topic of “ceremonial matcha” became an unlikely plot point and instantly meme-able moment on the latest season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” as cast newbies Rachel Zoe and Amanda Frances clashed over the latter’s super specific drink order. “Is your matcha
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from “The Bridge,” the finale of Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women.” Were Mary (Elisabeth Moss), Eleanor (Kerry Washington) and Nancy (Kate Mara) — the trio at the heart of “Imperfect Women” — ever truly best friends, despite the
“Who’s Madeline?” is still the year’s preeminent pop-music question. But coming up close behind that: “Where the eff is Randy Newman on the New York Times’ list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters?” Or, you can fill in that blank with some other name of your
The Polo Lounge is packed during lunchtime in late March. A boys’ club of agents chomp artisanal breadsticks, and about 15 ladies lunching after a corporate award ceremony gab into the void of a twinkling baby grand piano. None of them seem to realize that Renny Harlin is
When it comes to the barrage of nonsense coming from this White House, sometimes no response is the best response. Disney has clearly learned its lesson from last year’s Jimmy Kimmel media firestorm, when it temporarily benched the late night host in the wake of threats from
'Obsession' filmmaker Curry Barker directs the feature, which he co-wrote with star Cooper Tomlinson.
Eva Longoria and the team behind Amazon Prime Video’s “The House of the Spirits” will be among the notable multihyphenates, actors, writers and producers who are set to take part in the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Diverse Women in Media Forum, set for
The follow-up to the 2006 pop culture phenomenon sees Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt return 20 years later to reprise their roles in a new digital age when the film hits theaters Friday.
Jeremy Strong will star in “The Passenger,” a historical escape thriller from Magnus von Horn. FilmNation Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights, excluding German-speaking territories and Poland, to the film. This marks the English-language debut of von Horn, a Swedish and
