Starz has released the trailer for “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” Season 2. Claire and Jamie’s parents are once again separated in the trailer for Season 2 of the “Outlander” prequel, as the Jacobite Uprising splits the Scottish Highlands in two. As the two couples fight to
“I Love L.A.” has added five guest stars for its upcoming second season. Variety has learned that the following actors will appear in Season 2 of the HBO comedy: Katy O’Brian (“Love Lies Bleeding,” “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning”), Lindsay Sloane (“Playing House,”
Let’s flashback 20 years to Aug. 27, 2006, and the 58th Primetime Emmys, held back then at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. NBC aired the ceremony that year, which is why it was so early — so as not to conflict with “Sunday Night Football.” (This year, NBC once
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin has licensed her name and likeness to the AI startup Fountain 0, becoming one of the most high-profile figures to provide her image for use in AI-generated films and television shows. The agreement allows the company, which has produced the
FilmQuest has returned with a fresh crop of ambitious and mind-bending films. The Provo, Utah-based genre festival is gearing up for its newest installment, set to take place Oct. 22-31. “FilmQuest has become one of the most beloved and talked about genre festivals in the world
Starring Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Bill Nighy and Charlie Plummer, “Ibelin,” from “The Imitation Game” director Morten Tyldum, loomed large over a French-Nordic producers’ roundtable held today at New Nordic Films in Haugesund. The project became a striking case study in
Marvel launched the “Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast,” a new video podcast on Disney+, YouTube and audio platforms, recapping the films in the MCU’s Infinity Saga leading up to the latest movie. The podcast is hosted by Iman Vellani, the star of Marvel Studios’
The character actor had been on life support after a long battle with severe meningitis amid a months-long hospitalization.
Rafe Judkins has signed an overall deal with Paramount Television Studios, Variety has learned. Under the deal, Judkins will create, develop, and produce original scripted series for the studio. “I have long been a fan of Rafe’s extraordinary writing and producing and am
“Just Play Dead” is a film that seems to come from a bygone, post-“Pulp Fiction” era where studios gobbled up any story involving charismatic criminals perpetrating deadly but kinda funny schemes to outwit and/or murder their counterparts. There’s a reason this subgenre fizzled
Time is often the not-so-secret ingredient in a TV show’s success. This is especially the case for sitcoms, which often need room to experiment with cast and character dynamics to land on a winning, durable formula. Think of the American reboot of “The Office” calibrating Steve
New York Comic Con has unveiled its 2026 professional programming schedule, expanding the offering from last year’s slate. Led by NYCC produced ReedPop, the event will kick off for industry professionals Oct. 7, with Retailer Day and continue with programming throughout the
“It’s been 8 months. It feels like 8 years at the same time,” Rob and Michele Reiner's son told Good Morning America . “Because every moment that I wake up, I’m reminded of my reality”
A new animated film has entered the Oscar race. Independent Film Company (formerly branded IFC) and Sapan Studio have acquired North American rights to “Tangles,” the hand-drawn animated feature and directorial debut of Leah Nelson, and will mount an Oscar-qualifying theatrical
Dolby Laboratories has hired veteran tech exec Marc Whitten as president and CEO. He takes over the position from Kevin Yeaman, who is stepping down as chief executive of the audio and video technology company after 17 years. The company said it selected Whitten to lead the
Utopai Studios has completed the integration of its Asia-Pacific joint venture Utopai East into its global operations, naming veteran media executive Hyun Park president of Utopai Studios APAC region. The move consolidates the company’s Korea-based production arm, its Japan
The 'Doomsday' directors make a case for going to see 'Avengers: Endgame Encore' in theaters: "It's going to connect the story of the two movies."
Anonymous Content has hired Steve Shikiya to serve as the management company’s chief operating officer. In his new role, Shikiya will report directly to Anonymous president and CEO Darren Walker. He will oversee day-to-day business operations, including finance, corporate
Ever since Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads film “Stop Making Sense” picked up its reputation as the best concert movie of all time, David Byrne has kept designing dazzling tours, and prominent directors have kept wanting to capture them. Following Spike Lee’s film rendering of
When he set out to make his third film, “Bunker,” about a slow-burning conflict between two married people who have grown apart, Oscar-winning French director Florian Zeller had Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut” in mind. Like Kubrick, who cast then-married Tom Cruise and
Stephen King’s solitary story set in London is getting the TV treatment. “Crouch End,” based on the horror master’s short first published in 1980 and named after the real-life North London district in which it’s set, has been greenlit by Prime Video as a six-part limited
HBO released a trailer for “Youth,” the upcoming comedy starring by Sharon Horgan, who also created the series and serves as executive producer. Per the official logline, “Youth” follows “a 50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love whilst juggling caring for her ailing
PodcastOne has acquired exclusive sales and distribution rights to “Dropping Names… and Other Things,” an interview podcast co-hosted by Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes, longtime friends who starred on the TV show “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” In each episode of “Dropping
Peter Cullen, the voice actor behind the Autobots leader Optimus Prime in “Transformers” and the mopey Eeyore in several “Winnie-the-Pooh” projects, died on Wednesday, his agent Kevin Motley confirmed. He was 85. Cullen passed at his home in Los Angeles, “surrounded by his
As an admittedly elder millennial, my first encounter with Tim Curry was not his defining role — not for most people, at least. His delicious, lascivious Dr. Frank N. Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” may be the Curry performance that takes up the most real estate in
Andrew Rea, the online creator best known for producing food content on the YouTube channel Binging With Babish, is making his narrative debut with the short film “Old Soul” (working title). Starring Liza Koshy and Dean Winters, “Old Soul” is a fantasy drama set on a subway in
A docuseries about reigning F1 world champion Lando Norris is in the works at Prime Video. The three-part “Lando” (working title) will offer a “never-before-seen look” at the 26-year-old Brit, “a man who is not only defending his crown but also giving unprecedented access to a
The BBC has confirmed that its veteran motoring show “Top Gear,” whose former hosts have included Jeremy Clarkson and “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc, will return. The series, which began in 1977 and became one of the BBC’s biggest exports, was taken off air in 2022. It was rested
Singer Marie Ulven, known to her millions of fans and followers as girl in red, plays a musician in Eivind Landsvik’s drama “Low Expectations.” But she’s not playing herself. “It has been a little frustrating because I’m very different from Maja, and I put a lot of work into
In “Toy Story 5,” the Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang face an existential crisis after technology takes priority over playtime. Now that the film has set its Disney+ premiere date for Sept. 23, it’s only fitting that fans of the beloved franchise can now watch it on their
Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” music video only came out three months ago, but it’s already a museum piece. An exhibit titled “Olivia Rodrigo: The Cure Unraveled” will open at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles Sept. 2 and run through Feb. 22, 2027, highlighting the props,
"Over the past seven years, StudioCanal has invested close to $29 million into the 4K restoration of nearly 1,000 classic feature films," the Canal+ unit says.
Studiocanal has launched Studiocanal Classics, a new worldwide catalogue label, drawing on a library of more than 18,000 titles the company describes as the largest outside the U.S. The library spans 100 years of film history. Studiocanal has put some €25 million ($29 million)
Channel 4 is taking the “Married at First Sight” scandal “very seriously,” says a senior exec, although she declined to comment on the prospect of the hit reality show being axed for good. “‘MAFS’ is something that we’re taking very seriously at the channel,” said Kiran
Sister Group has signed a production and distribution deal with “University Challenge” host Amol Rajan. The news was announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival, where Rajan, formerly the BBC’s media editor, was giving the alternative MacTaggart lecture. The first project under the
Followers of veteran football coach Nick Saban will learn even more about his life, upbringing and philosophy upon viewing “Saban,” a new six-episode documentary series slated to debut 6 p.m. on October 8 on ESPN. The series offers unique insight not only into Coach Saban’s 17
Patrick Holland is set to stay in place as executive chairman and CEO of Banijay U.K. following the company’s merger with All3Media. He will report to Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti. The $8 billion merger with All3Media completed last month resulting in the behemoth
Channel 5 boss Ben Frow said he would never have commissioned a drama about Sarah Everard for his network. Jeff Pope is penning a drama about the investigation into Everard’s 2021 murder for the BBC. Frow, chief content officer at Paramount-owned public service broadcaster 5,
“Nanny McPhee” is coming to the West End. A new musical based on the character and penned by Emma Thompson — who starred in and wrote the screenplay for the beloved 2005 film and its sequel — is set to world premiere in London next summer. “When the mysterious figure of Nanny
Musician and songwriter Sting will narrate Walter Fasano’s documentary “Nino – A Film About Nino Rota,” which is a portrait of “The Godfather” composer Nino Rota. The film will have its world premiere on Sept. 11 in the Open section of the 83rd Venice Film Festival. Rota, who
With Back to Hogwarts Day – the annual Sept. 1 celebration of all things “Harry Potter” — right around the corner, publishers are introducing a new generation to the magic of reading by donating over 200,000 copies of the books worldwide. “Harry Potter” publishers Scholastic,
Austrian filmmaker Manuel Wetscher's feature debut, inspired by his own experiences and starring Moritz Hohlrieder and Finley Brown, world premieres in the Venice Film Festival's Horizons section.
Produced by Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the comic but spiritual road movie debuted in Cannes in May and will make its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival this fall.
Actress Alina Șerban's feature directorial debut, inspired by her own experience and "the first film by a Roma woman to be selected for an A-list festival," also gets a poster before premiering at Venice.
Baobab Studios has secured a strategic investment from Naver Ventures, the U.S.-based venture investment arm of Naver Corporation, the 10-time Emmy-winning transmedia animation studio has revealed. Naver Corporation is one of South Korea’s largest internet companies and the
Global indie animation powerhouse Miyu Distribution has acquired international rights to Fernanda Salgado’s “Ana, en Passant” ahead of its world premiere at the Brasília Brazilian Film Festival and international premiere at the Vancouver Film Festival (VIFF). It will make
Toho and Gkids have released a new behind-the-scenes clip for “Godzilla Minus Zero,” the follow-up to Yamazaki Takashi’s Academy Award-winning “Godzilla Minus One,” ahead of the film’s North American theatrical release on Nov. 6. “Godzilla Minus Zero” will make its world
Parallax has acquired international sales rights to Anuparna Roy’s “Lovers in the Blue Night,” which will have its world premiere in the Horizons competition at the Venice Film Festival. The film brings Roy back to the Lido one year after she became the first Indian filmmaker
