Jeff Bezos is making headlines in Italy, where the Amazon founder and executive chair plans to marry Emmy-winning journalist, pilot and entrepreneur Lauren Sánchez this summer. Bezos and Sánchez were spotted in Venice on Tuesday making preparations for the three-day celebration
“In focusing attention on profoundly enriching creative relationships in my life, we share the narratives and atmospheres that inspire us,” says the Scottish star who recently announced a break from making movies.
Val Kilmer, who died on Tuesday at the age of 65 after battling throat cancer, became one of the biggest stars of the ’80s and ’90s with a diverse array of films, ranging from action thrillers to biopics and comedies. After scoring his first movie role in the 1984 action comedy
CINEMATIC CELEBRATION Legendary Japanese director Takeshi Kitano‘s samurai epic “Kubi” will open the sixth edition of London’s Queer East Festival on April 23 at BFI Southbank. The festival, running through May 18, will showcase over 100 titles exploring LGBTQ+ experiences
The 2008 Oscar-nominated documentary “La Corona” will soon be adapted for the big screen as a narrative feature film. A collaboration between an accomplished international team of producers and filmmakers, the adaptation seeks to bring new life to the gripping story of a beauty
News Corp said Wednesday it has finalized the sale of Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel Group to global sports streaming provider DAZN. It was revealed in December 2024 that DAZN was buying Foxtel Group from majority shareholder News Corp and minority shareholder Telstra in a
A harrowing 2006 Navy SEAL mission in Ramadi, Iraq, comes to brutally authentic life in “Warfare,” the latest collaboration between “Civil War” director Alex Garland and military veteran Ray Mendoza. At Tuesday’s U.K. premiere, the filmmakers revealed how their refusal to
The much-loved actor died on Tuesday from pneumonia after battling throat cancer for several years.
Tributes have poured in for Val Kilmer. The actor who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” and channeled as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone‘s “The Doors” and starred in several other 1980s favorites, has died, The New York Times has confirmed. He was 65. He had been battling
"I’ve tried to see the world as one piece of life," the Batman Forever and Tombstone actor said in his documentary, Val
Charismatic and versatile, he also won praise for memorable roles as Iceman in 'Top Gun' and Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone,' but his unpredictable behavior ruffled some feathers in Hollywood.
Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia. He was 65.
"Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and don’t f*** with that!'" Murphy recalls.
James Gunn and his cast brought DC Studios' first movie to Las Vegas.
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s DC’s last, best chance to make a movie that rivals Marvel. James Gunn, who was hired by Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav to reinvigorate DC’s cinematic universe after a series of duds like “The Flash” and “Justice League,” took the stage
The mood inside the Colosseum Theater at Caesars was nevertheless subdued as the two executives presented their upcoming films — even when the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio took to the stage.
David Fincher is directing a sequel to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” with Quentin Tarantino writing the follow-up to his Oscar-winning epic. Variety confirms the project, which does not have an official title, is being set up at Netflix, where Fincher has a first-look deal.
Despite what the calendar says, this is not an April Fool's joke.
Film character Caine, played by Donnie Yen, will also get his own spinoff
In two decades at Variety, I have reviewed precious few slasher movies. Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t take much pleasure in what Roger Ebert called “dead teenager movies” — and yet, for some reason, this week I am writing about three. The clearest explanation I can point
Director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer hit the stage to share unseen footage from "the cinematic experience of the summer."
It’s lights out and away we go at CinemaCon, where director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer took the stage at Caesars Palace to talk up the upcoming racing drama “F1,” starring Brad Pitt. “We believe this is going to be the cinematic event of the summer,”
‘Weapons’ marks the follow-up to Cregger’s breakout hit ‘Barbarian.’
“Barbarian” mastermind Zach Cregger is officially back, bringing a deeply unsettling look at his latest film, “Weapons,” to CinemaCon 2025. During a robust Warner Bros. presentation at the Las Vegas gathering, Cregger proved why he’s one of the most coveted directors currently
New Line's video game adaptation shared clips at CinemaCon, including Karl Urban as the sunglasses enthusiast.
Warner Bros. recently confirmed that it would be pushing the release date on Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein pic ‘The Bride’ from Sept. 26, 2025, to March 6, 2026.
It’s alive! “The Bride!,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punk rock take on Frankenstein’s monster and his betrothed, debuted a terrifying first look at CinemaCon on Tuesday as part of Warner Bros.’ presentation to theater owners. The $90 million-budgeted film stars Christian Bale as
Leonardo DiCaprio hit CinemaCon on Tuesday to debut a new look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” an $130 million adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel that’s one of those big, bold bets that studios rarely make anymore. It’s the first time DiCapro and
The Oscar winner arrived at CinemaCon with new footage from the Paul Thomas Anderson feature that hits theaters later this year.
Ariana DeBose has clarified that she did not know she was quoting a criticism of her “West Side Story” co-star Rachel Zegler when she posted a quote reading “Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged” in a since-deleted Instagram post Tuesday. “I post quotes all
Morgan Wallen is currently selling hats and t-shirts on his official website with the viral quote “Get Me to God’s Country” on them. The quote is now closely associated with the country star’s controversial walk-off exit from “Saturday Night Live” during the March 29 episode,
Fandango would like to be the one-stop shop for all things movies. Will McIntosh, the CEO of the company, argues that Fandango has moved far beyond selling movie tickets. Thanks to a series of acquisitions, it now owns Rotten Tomatoes, an aggregator of film reviews, and Vudu
The creators of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” went into the project with one goal top of mind: They wanted to make theater legitimately scary. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: “Stephen said to me, ‘Have you ever been really frightened by something you’ve
Leo Lewis O’Neil’s documentary “Slauson Rec” chronicles the rise and fall of a free acting school Shia LaBeouf started at the Slauson Recreation Center in Los Angeles in 2018. O’Neil spoke for the first time to Vanity Fair about the project, which was pulled together from 800
The co-director spoke at the U.K. premiere of his next film, which boasts an ensemble cast including Charles Melton, Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Cosmo Jarvis and Noah Centineo.
Hulu is developing an original crime drama series from Eliza Clark with Media Res producing, Variety has learned. Titled “Durango,” the official description of the series states: “‘Durango’ is the story of two Gen Z nobodies, Bunny and Mikey, one a down-and-out waitress, the
If Sam Mendes’s four-part Beatles movies set to come out in 2028 is not enough to satiate your Beatlemania, worry not: a new book about John Lennon and Paul McCartney releases this April. Aptly titled, “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” the newest Beatles book delves into
Paddington is back in action: here's where to stream the new family-friendly movie at home before summer.
Neil Young is concerned that he may be barred from returning to the U.S. by the Donald Trump administration after he embarks on a forthcoming European tour, saying that he fears his outspokenness against Trump may make him a target, in light of recent deportations of activists.
Jenna Ortega stars in the film, which unveiled its second trailer at CinemaCon, where the Weeknd performed
Eddie Murphy revealed during an interview for the Apple TV+ documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood” (via Entertainment Weekly) that Sidney Poitier advised him not to star in “Malcom X,” which was originally being put together by Poitier’s “In
Loira Limbal has been appointed president and CEO of Firelight Media. Limbal succeeds Marcia Smith, who co-founded the nonprofit organization with her husband, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson (“Attica”) in 2000. Firelight supports, provides resources to and advocates
Season three of The White Lotus has brought no shortage of memes and merch, but it’s also inspired online discussions about the characters’ makeup. One things fans want to know: just how did the actors’ looks stay so pristine in the searing Thailand heat? According to the
Here we go again! TikTok faces a potential shutdown in the U.S. after Saturday, April 5, if its Chinese parent company doesn’t reach an agreement to sell a controlling interest in the hugely popular video app. Will TikTok go dark? With just days to go before the deadline set by
“Adolescence” was being talked about as this year’s “Baby Reindeer” when it first debuted, being another surprise hit Netflix limited series from the U.K. making huge ratings wins without a massive marketing campaign, but it’s now in a class of its own. The series has joined
The global superstar, aka Abel Tesfaye, turned up in Sin City to promote his first feature 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' with a set that included "Blinding Lights."
The largely corporate crowd at CinemaCon, rocking credential lanyards and jeans and button-ups, got to live the Sin City fantasy on Tuesday morning with a surprise performance from The Weeknd. The top-selling artist thrilled the Colosseum theater at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace
Co-star Brandon Sklenar and Paul Feig also hit the CinemaCon stage to promote the Lionsgate feature.
Merry Christmas to Amazon: The ecommerce giant’s Prime Video will get one Dec. 25 football game for the NFL 2025 season, joining Netflix on the streaming front, which will again have two games on the holiday. The NFL confirmed that Prime Video will have a Dec. 25 game, as part
“The Housemaid,” Paul Feig’s adaptation of the best-selling novel by Freida McFadden, debuted a terrifying first look at CinemaCon. The film stars Sydney Sweeney as Millie, a housemaid for a seemingly picture-perfect family. Amanda Seyfried plays her employer Nina, an
