Joe Ely, the singer-songwriter who helped drive a new wave of Texas-based music that united rock and country fans in the 1980s and beyond, died Monday. The cause of death was complications from Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia. An announcement from the
Netflix has canceled “Boots” after just one season, Variety has learned. The coming-of-age queer drama series debuted on the streamer on Oct. 9. Executive produced by Norman Lear, who greenlighted the show back in 2023, and created by Andy Parker, “Boots” was based on Greg Cope
President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to sue the BBC over the U.K. broadcaster’s documentary that edited his comments during the rally leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The lawsuit was filed Monday by Trump’s lawyers in the U.S.
“This is unspeakable, the stuff of Greek tragedy,” Reiner’s friend and This Is Spinal Tap collaborator says in tribute
Kevin Bacon was on the verge of tears as he posted an emotional video tribute on Instagram to Rob Reiner, who directed him in the 1992 legal drama “A Few Good Men.” It was nominated for four Oscars. Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday,
Jake Dell, whose family has owned the beloved NYC eatery for five generations, tells The Hollywood Reporter that the filmmaker was "a Brooklyn guy who would come and grab a sandwich."
Cancun, Mexico, is famous for turquoise waters and white-sand beaches, but even the most picturesque destinations can be stressful to navigate. For families juggling kids, couples looking for a romantic escape, or business travelers trying to mix work with leisure, planning
Taylor Momsen revealed in Vulture’s oral history on “How the Grinch Saved Christmas” that Jim Carrey once stopped production in the middle of filming when a stunt involving his child co-star nearly harmed her. Momsen was 7 years old when she filmed “Grinch,” which marked her
In front of an audience at the Miami Film Festival's GEMS event, the two-time Oscar nominee (for directing 'Good Will Hunting' and 'Milk') spoke with THR about his life, career and return to feature filmmaking after seven years away from it.
Welcome to Variety Awards HQ — your weekly command center for the Oscars race. It’s Dec. 15, 2025, and this edition is dedicated to the magnificent Rob Reiner. The news out of Los Angeles is devastating. Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, are no longer with us, and the
Sound is imperative to the story of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” The Scott Cooper film, based on Warren Zanes’ book about the making of Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska” and “Born in the USA,” revolves around the sound of those records, and if he can break through to
Whether drama or comedy, bringing someone new into a beloved show isn’t an easy task. With a camaraderie between the actors, the pressure is on for casting directors to find someone who will mesh well, both in front of and behind the camera. Influencer Jake Shane was presented
Luke Tennie, Travis Van Winkle, Meta Golding and Christopher Thornton have joined the cast of “The Pitt” Season 2. Tennie (“Shrinking,” “Abbott Elementary”) will play Dr. Crus Henderson, a fourth-year resident who works the night shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
When Guillermo del Toro called on production designer Tamara Deverell to work on “Frankenstein,” one thing was clear: there would be no green screen. Everything would be handmade from scratch. “We had 20 sculptors at any given moment working,” Deverell says. Del Toro’s
James Cameron is officially a billionaire, Forbes reports just a few days ahead of the theatrical release of “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” The sequel is the third film in Cameron’s blockbuster “Avatar” film franchise, which includes 2009’s “Avatar” (the highest-grossing movie of all
Released in March 1965, “The Sound of Music” became a smash hit with two Academy Award wins for best picture and best director, while the family classic film now has a 60th anniversary 4K Ultra HD limited-edition home video release — just in time for the holidays. On sale for
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Marc Malkin helps put Rob Reiner’s legacy and impact in Hollywood into perspective. And Rebecca Rubin breaks down a ho-hum weekend at box office as “Zootopia 2” reclaims the No. 1 spot, “Hamnet” impresses and “Ella McKay”
“Allison After NXIVM” — the podcast featuring “Smallville” star Allison Mack, who became both a perpetrator and victim within Keith Raniere’s NXIVM sex cult — concludes on Dec. 15 with the release of its seventh and final episode. The podcast, written and hosted by Natalie
Nicki Minaj has decided that Gavin Newsom is her new favorite sparring partner, although he doesn’t appear quite as eager to engage in a full-on social media battle as she is. She has devoted more than two dozen tweets on X in recent days to slamming the California governor;
“Point Break” is smacking the lip once more, as AMC Networks is developing a TV adaptation of the 1991 surf action flick, Variety has confirmed. The series is set in 2026, 35 years after the events of the original film that starred Patrick Swayze as a beachy bank robber and
“Sore: Wife from the Future” asks much of its audience. From believing in time travel to imagining outlandish fantasy scenarios, Indonesia’s Oscar entry relies on the suspension of disbelief. Many films have managed to convert their audience to a unique story construct. Here,
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce its highly anticipated shortlists on Tuesday, narrowing hundreds of eligible films across a dozen categories ahead of the 98th Academy Awards in March, and becoming the first firm indication of where voters’ mindsets
The next installment of the Netflix series’ last season arrives on Christmas Day
Sources tell Rolling Stone that Nick exhibited “antisocial behavior” at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party
One of Rob Reiner’s last projects before his death was the release of a new book about “Spinal Tap,” his memorable 1984 music mockumentary, and the book has returned to Amazon’s bestsellers charts following the writer and director’s passing. “This Is Spinal Tap” was Reiner’s
Dave Callaham is writing the latest draft for the feature that expands the character who was the primary antagonist for the studio's 1991 animated classic.
Disney is developing a live-action spinoff film about Gaston, the boastful, brawny antagonist in “Beauty and the Beast.” The film will be written by David Callaham, whose co-writing credits include “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” and “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten
Genie Francis is mourning Anthony Geary after her “General Hospital” co-star died on Sunday. The two played married couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber on the long-running ABC series. Drawing 30 million live viewers, their on-screen wedding remains the highest-rated soap opera
Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” (2023), the epic chronicle of greed and murder in the Osage Nation, is getting a physical media release from the Criterion Collection. The film is among five titles in the March slate, which also includes Lynne Littman’s
Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Milk”) has signed on to narrate “Horse Power,” a new project from Plimsoll Productions (“A Real Bug’s Life,” “Hostile Planet”) and EOS Films. The film, set to be distributed globally by SK Films, is described as “an epic journey across continents
Mariah Carey has officially broken the record for the longest reign atop the Billboard Hot 100, as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” spends its 20th week at No. 1. The perennial holiday anthem, which returned to the chart’s summit last week, has now claimed the throne for 20
Joaquin Consuelos, Sam Trammell and Heather Burns have joined the cast of “Foster Dade,” Hulu’s upcoming pilot based on Nash Jenkins’ novel “Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos.” Consuelos, who is the son of Kelly Ripa, will play Colby. The official character description reads,
Twenty years ago, Greg Daniels learned an important lesson about making mockumentaries by way of a basketball game. He was directing the fifth episode of “The Office” — Season 1’s now-famous “Basketball” and his first behind the camera. The hilariously chaotic pickup game in
The 32-year-old son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer battled addiction and was arrested in connection with his parents killing
It has been an impossibly sad day, in Hollywood and beyond, as the industry reels from the shocking death of Rob Reiner, who was found dead along with his wife Michele on Sunday in their home. The son of writer Carl Reiner, Reiner first became known for his role as Meathead in
Sundance has revealed its short film selections for the 2026 film festival. This year’s selections include 54 titles that will be screened across eight distinct programs. Coming from 22 countries and territories around the world, the shorts represent various genres and styles
Peter Straughan, who won best film adaptation at the most recent Scripter Awards for 'Conclave,' is nominated for best TV adaptation for 'Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light' and could become the first person to ever take home the prize in both categories.
The USC Libraries have announced the finalists for the 38th annual Scripter Awards, which recognize excellence in adapting literature for film and television from the year 2025. Among the film finalists are several Oscar hopefuls, each based on acclaimed literary works: Ira
Whoopi Goldberg and her fellow co-hosts on “The View” condemned Donald Trump over his controversial response to the tragic death of Rob Reiner, the legendary actor and filmmaker who died at 78 years old along with his wife in an apparent homicide. Trump reacted to the news by
HYBE has announced a significant expansion into the rapidly growing African music market through a new global management partnership with two influential voices shaping African and diaspora music: Brandon Hixon and Colin Gayle. Together, they are launching a global management
The event will take place on Jan. 16 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Anthony Geary, an eight-time Daytime Emmy winner for playing Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera “General Hospital,” died due to complications from a medical procedure. He was 78. His husband, Claudio Gama, confirmed the news to TV Insider, saying, “It was a shock for
Kathy Bates, Norman Lear, Paul Walter Hauser, Ben Stiller, Stephen King, Paul Feig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more mourn the death of the acclaimed actor, director, and activist
CBS has found some additional footage from its smash “Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion,” splicing it together to create a sequel special, “Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion Pt. 2.” That new bonus hour will air Monday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS
The Sundance Film Festival will be held Jan. 22-Feb. 1, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City.
Geraldine Viswanathan has joined the cast of “Dig,” the upcoming comedy series Amy Poehler and Mike Schur created for Peacock. Per the official logline, the series follows “four women working at an archeological dig in Greece who are at wildly different crossroads in their
“Vanderpump Rules” alum Ariana Madix and “The Traitors” contestant Dylan Efron have signed on to co-host NBC’s live “The Voice” finale pre-show on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The special will air that evening at 8 p.m. ET (and the next day on Peacock) as Madix and Efron recap
Amazon Games has sold its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game “March of Giants,” including the entire Montreal-based development team working on the upcoming project, to French gaming giant Ubisoft. “March of the Giants” is described as an “ambitious new entrant
Laura Fernández Espeso, a major driver of Grup Mediapro dramatic international expansion over the last decade, is leaving the company where she took up the post of its general manager in January 2025. Fernández Espeso’s departure is understood to be amicable, and is part of a
Netflix has appointed Dani Dudeck as chief communications officer. She starts on Jan. 12 and will report to co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Netflix’s prior CCO Rachel Whetstone, who was hired in 2018, departed the post in March. Dudeck is joining Netflix from Instacart, where she serves
