The calamitous weather of recent years has taken many lives, caused billions of dollars’ worth of damage and is changing the climate and economies of countries all over the globe. But the Steve Miller Band’s 2025 North American tour may be the first to be canceled due to the
The previous owner was director Joe Dante, who “had the honor of protecting this piece of cinematic history for decades.”
Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who worked on the cases of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the highly publicized trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, was fired by the Department of Justice Wednesday, according to the New York Times.
James Gunn’s “Superman” has ignited an online debate over whether or not its storyline is intentionally reflecting the Israel-Palestine conflict. In the movie, Nicholas Hoult’s villainous Lex Luthor has started a foreign war between two fictional countries. Superman is thrust
The infamous September 2024 onstage altercation between Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell and other members of the band is far from over, as the two parties filed separate lawsuits on Wednesday. Farrell filed a legal complaint — not a countersuit — against former
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which will be the production home for HBO’s “Harry Potter” television series, is building a temporary school so that the show’s dozens of young actors can keep up with their studies amid filming, the BBC reports. HBO announced July 15 that “Harry
Of Paolo Genovese’s 2016 Italian phenom “Perfect Strangers,” the original Variety review warned “remakes will be rampant,” and sure enough, Guinness made it official last fall: The hooky dramedy — about a dinner party where a group of friends agree to read their private text
"Smurfs" might be the best of the Smurfs films. But while it’s an amiable diversion for kids, with its blue McDwarfs crusading to be "guardianeers of good," it’s still hard to escape the feeling that "Smurfs" is a movie that puts the innocuous in innocence.
“Love Island USA” Season 7 winners Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales walked away as a new couple with $50,000 each, but it was a long and twisty road to get there. The show started as a challenging journey for Espinal, whose connections with Ace Greene, Austin Shepard and Zak
Electronic music festival Tomorrowland will go ahead as planned, despite the main stage being destroyed by a massive fire on Wednesday — just one day before festivities were set to begin. In a statement shared on Instagram, organizers of the festival in Belgium wrote, “Due to a
With comedian Shane Gillis to host, the biggest names in sports are set to attend the 33rd annual ESPY Awards to recognize nominees and honorees in more than 20 categories, including best athlete, men and women’s sports, breakthrough athlete, athlete with a disability,
Netflix has acquired “I Don’t Know Who You Are Anymore,” a spec script penned by writer Matt Lawton. Plot details for the project remain under wraps, but it’s described as “Palm Springs” meets “The Family Man.” Lawton was most recently a co-executive producer on FOX’s animated
Lionsgate has partnered with a long list of international distributors to release “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” to audiences around the globe. The studio is set to release “Sunrise on the Reaping” in North America and the United Kingdom on Nov. 26, 2026, but it
Daniel Gold penned the script as a spec about two henchmen who "break free from the criminal underworld and rewrite the rules as they abandon their ruthless boss and dodge the elite assassin on their trail."
It’s early days on the project as A2R2 is on the hunt for a “visionary female director” to breathe life into Sindy’s story, which the company is eyeing as “a funny, fierce and emotionally honest fairy tale.”
Metallica and the Eddie Munson character might be out of the picture in the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” but judging by the show’s latest trailer, released today, heavy metal most definitely is not. Amid now-familiar apocalyptic scenes with the show’s cast, we
Although it was one of the biggest horror movies of the late ’90s, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” had a negative reaction from author Lois Duncan, who wrote the novel the film is based on. This anecdote comes from an exclusive passage from entertainment writer Clark Collis’
Jack Lowden has been cast in the lead role of Apple TV+’s upcoming drama series adapted from Philip Kerr’s “Berlin Noir” book series. Tom Shankland has joined the production as director and executive producer. Lowden will play detective Bernie Gunther. The series begins based
"Welp now everyone knows we had sex," Hewitt joked on Instagram
Sports and showbiz have gone hand in hand since newsreels in the 1920s showcased the skills and charisma of Babe Ruth. Athletes still deliver those thrills but in a media landscape completely unrecognizable to the Great Bambino’s Bronx Bombers. The industry veterans and experts
Netflix kicks off the second-quarter cycle of media and tech earnings reports on Thursday with its after-market disclosure that is expected to deliver a solid if not spectacular quarter. The forecast for Netflix is the top story in today’s episode of “Daily Variety,” a new
With “The Summer I Turned Pretty” kicking off its final season, Variety is looking back at the famous love triangle’s origin story in Jenny Han’s bestselling trilogy. The third season of the Prime Video series, which follows Belly (Lola Tung) and the two loves of her life,
UPDATED: The upcoming Fox event series “The Faithful” has found its first three cast members. Minnie Driver, Jeffrey Donovan, and Natacha Karam are all attached to star in the first part of the three-part series. Driver will play Sarah, Donovan will play Abraham, and Karam will
Netflix just raised prices in the U.S. six months ago. But a recent survey suggests that the No. 1 premium streaming service could hike its fees again and the majority of customers would be OK with that. Wall Street research firm TD Cowen fielded a survey of 2,500 U.S.
In a federal lawsuit filed in December, Blake Lively claimed that a mysterious Texas-based social media guru ran an untraceable smear campaign against her at the behest of Justin Baldoni. On Wednesday, a judge granted Jed Wallace’s motion to dismiss himself as a defendant in
“The Walking Dead: Dead City” has been renewed for Season 3 at AMC, Variety has learned. The news comes a little less than a month after the Season 2 finale, which premiered on June 22. In addition, Eli Jorné is stepping down as showrunner, with Seth Hoffman set to helm the
UPDATED: Ryan Murphy’s FX series adaptation of “The Shards” has added a trio of actors to its cast and has been officially greenlit. Variety has learned from sources that Igby Rigney will play a young Bret Easton Ellis in the series, with “The Shards” based on Ellis’ book of
Millie Bobby Brown and Gabriel LaBelle will get a glimpse of their future in “Just Picture It,” an upcoming romantic-comedy set at Netflix. They’ll star as two college students who are surprised when their phones glitch and start showing them pictures from 10 years in the
The Red Ghost has escaped! Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as Ivan Kragoff, aka the Red Ghost, one of the earliest villains to battle the superhero quartet in the comics. Director Matt Shakman confirmed the
Jane’s Addiction members Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins filed a lawsuit Wednesday against lead singer Perry Farrell, following an onstage altercation in September 2024 that they claim derailed both their North American tour and a planned album. The band members
“Hot Tub Time Machine” director Steve Pink’s newest sci-fi feature takes a decidedly different tone than that raunchy comedy. “Terrestrial,” which is set to debut at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 20, is a twisty thriller that stars Jermaine Fowler (“Sorry to
Matt Shakman owes his career to a Superman costume. Before Marvel Studios hired him to direct “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” one of the most consequential movies in the company’s history — before he helmed more than 130 episodes of television, from “Everwood” and “Ugly
Shudder has acquired “Mother of Flies,” a new horror feature from the indie filmmaking family known as the Adams Family. Written, directed, and starring Toby Poser, John Adams, and their daughter Zelda Adams, the film also features their older daughter, Lulu Adams, in a
Lee Toland Krieger, known for helming the drama 'The Age of Adaline' and episodes of Netflix’s hit 'You,' is directing the feature.
Haley Kluge One of my favorite Disneyland memories was spending an evening at 21 Royal, the private dining experience located in the “dream suite” above Pirates of the Caribbean. It was 2023, and I went with family and friends, and from the moment we arrived, it felt like
Cinephiles, rejoice! You can now watch Natalie Portman do bloody battle with a pesky hangnail on the widest screen imaginable. This summer, Searchlight Pictures is teaming up with Imax for special screenings of Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” the horror masterpiece that did
It will be the first time Darren Aronofsky's acclaimed movie — starring Natalie Porman in her Oscar-winning role as a tortured Ballerina — will be shown on Imax screens.
Tessa Thompson and her production company, Viva Maude, have signed with CAA. Thompson will next be seen in the titular role of “Hedda,” Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures forthcoming adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler,” written and directed by Nia DaCosta. Producers
The official trailer for Charles Pellegrino’s book “Ghosts of Hiroshima” is here. The non-fiction title is due out on Aug. 5 from Blackstone Publishing and The Story Factory, a date which coincides with the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. The book
Brie Larson is set to star opposite Olivia Colman in the limited series “Cry Wolf,” which has officially been greenlit at FX. The show was first reported to be in the works in February with Colman attached in one of the lead roles. Sarah Treem serves as writer, executive
Rome’s Il Cinema in Piazza summer screenings series has wrapped its annual six-week event with more than 120,000 spectators including Al Pacino who showed up to catch Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher,” introduced by the director and star Mark Ruffalo. The unique program featuring
Ariana Grande has reassured fans that music remains a priority, even after her ventures into the “Wicked” universe and her upcoming role as part of the voice cast in John M. Chu’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” film. The pop star took to social media to explain that she has read
"Taking this time is necessary for me to become the best version of myself," Taylor said.
Parades and performers have been a key component of Disneyland — in fact, a parade kicked off the opening of the park in 1955, and the beloved Disneyland Band played for guests — and they continue to entertain at Disney parks around the world. Disneyland Live Entertainment
Timothée Chalamet’s next big-screen role might not be as complex as some of the one he has previously inhabited. The actor is taking part in an new campaign from Cash App, a mobile payment service that also allows users to make investments in stocks and bitcoin. The “digital
Ahead of the world premiere of James Gunn’s “Superman” on July 7, DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran took the stage to thank the most important person seated in the audience — Warner Bros. Discovery president CEO David Zaslav — “for your faith and trust in James and in me to make
Walt Disney had spent the previous decades perfecting the animated film and building his studio, making it synonymous with innovative storytelling — he had invented the multi-plane camera to take animation to new levels and had made the first animated feature in Technicolor,
The dramatic thriller starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, and Andrew Garfield will release in theaters this October
The knotty question of whether Jax Taylor would return for Season 3 of “The Valley” has now been answered: Through his team, Taylor has issued a statement saying he is stepping away from the Bravo show himself in order to focus on his recovery and mental health. The statement,
Do we care about the central characters? Not a bit. It isn’t that the actors are bad; it’s that the movie’s format encourages us to want to see them get killed — because there’s really nothing at stake outside of that.
