SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses plot elements from “The Fall Guy,” now playing in theaters. Long before Taylor Swift embarked on the Eras Tour, director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick had the idea to use “All Too Well” as a key moment in “The Fall Guy.”
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated drama “Io Capitano,” about the odyssey of two young African men who decide to leave Dakar to reach Europe, and Paola Cortellesi’s feminist dramedy “There’s Still Tomorrow” were both the big winners at Italy’s 69th David di Donatello Awards. “Io
Manu Rios made his way to Mexico last month to attend the Platino Awards, held for the third time in 11 years at the Gran Tlachco Theater at Xcaret Park in Riviera Maya. Rios, a breakout star from the steamy Netflix series Elite, was among a long list of boldfaced names to make
Matteo Garrone’s refugee drama Io Capitano, an Oscar nominee this year for Italy in the best international feature category, was the big winner of this year’s 2024 David Di Donatello Awards, Italy’s equivalent to the Oscars, winning best film and director for Garrone. Io
When Jensen Huang’s software company Nvidia invented the graphic processing unit, it fundamentally changed the world. Huang is set to receive the Gold House A1 honor in business and technology. The GPU was one step ahead of the CPU (computer processing unit) and being one
Kevin Spacey has responded to abuse allegations against him in the new doc “Spacey Unmasked” via a video response posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Journalist Dan Wootton interviewed Spacey in a lengthy video titled “Right of Reply,” and Spacey asserted, “I’ve got nothing
The female drivers of Formula 1’s F1 Academy have a docuseries about them currently in the works at Netflix courtesy of Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine Variety has learned exclusively that the docuseries, which was announced as being in development last
Inside Out, Toronto’s LGBTQ+ film festival, has revealed the full program lineup for its 34th edition, including its opening night selection, My Old Ass, from Canadian director Megan Park. My Old Ass, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival where is was acquired by Amazon
The Maze Runner is back at the starting line. 20th Century Studios is rebooting the sci-fi action adventure franchise, which ran as a trilogy from 2014 to 2018. The Disney arm is in negotiations to tap Jack Paglen, perhaps best known for writing the Johnny Depp-starring sci-fi
Longtime Vanity Fair editor Britt Hennemuth is departing his role as the publication’s West coast director to join Universal Pictures. Hennemuth has been named senior vice president of production development and special projects at the studio, where he will work with
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major spoilers from “Go Home,” the sixth episode of “Sugar,” now streaming on Apple TV+. If you had “Colin Farrell’s new noir detective series is really a front for an ethereal alien drama” on your 2024 TV predictions, then take a bow, because
Matthias Glasner’s epic dysfunctional family drama Dying has won the top prize for best film at the 2024 German Film Awards, the Lolas. Dying was one of the critical favorites at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, where Glasner won the Silver Bear for best screenplay. The film
A muse, a mother, a fashionista, an actor, a rock ‘n’ roll icon — it’s hard to describe exactly why Anita Pallenberg remains such a compelling figure more than a half-century after the captivating blonde sang backing vocals on the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” and
The summer movie season kicks off in theaters this month with “The Fall Guy,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Furiosa” and more big budget studio tentpoles. Streaming platforms are also going big with buzzy originals (from Prime Video’s “The Idea of You,” starring Anne
All hope seemed to be lost when the zombie cowboy faced off against the putrid walrus in the final boss battle of “Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern,” which opens at Stage 42 on May 5 in New York City. The cowboy, played by actor Madelyn Murphy, only had one health
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary film “Somm: Cup of Salvation,” an exploration into the world of wine. “Cup of Salvation” is the fourth film in the “Somm” documentary series. It follows a father and daughter on a mission to resurrect the
In a preview from his conversation with Willie Geist for Sunday TODAY, Chris Pine looked back at how much his role as Anne Hathaway’s love interest in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement impacted his career. Pine recalled the exact moment he got the life-changing call
The child actors from “Mrs. Doubtfire” recently reunited nearly 31 years after the movie’s release for a joint interview on the “Brotherly Love” podcast, where Lisa Jakub revealed that Robin Williams wrote a letter to her school principal when she got expelled for taking time
Breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day. It’s also long been a fixture of Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy — from “The Tonight Show” routines about Cookie Crisp to the Honeycomb and Raisin Bran boxes lining the shelves of his cupboards on “Seinfeld.” His directorial
The Hollywood Reporter and Campari are pleased to invite attendees of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival to a very special event at the fest: a live in-depth interview with Kevin Costner, the legendary actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker, followed by a cocktail reception. On
Maggie Rogers is headlining arenas for the first time this fall, but she didn’t want it to feel like moving into bigger spaces for her concerts would mean a more impersonal experience. So for 11 shows that just went on sale in late April, she went out and personally manned the
UPADTED: After months of M&A talks, Paramount Global and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone might be going it alone after all — for now. Insiders tell Variety that the expectation at the company is that neither of the two offers in play — Skydance Media-RedBird Capital
In a recent interview, the actor admitted that if he could do one movie over, it would be the acclaimed 2017 film solely because he thinks his hand looks weird on the promotional poster
Andy Serkis and Matt Reeves, who collaborated on 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes, may not lead the new adaptation, but still played a role in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. At the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Thursday,
The “Night Court” sequel series has been renewed for Season 3 at NBC, Variety has learned. The multi-cam comedy aired its second season between December 2023 and March 2024, with the season finale airing on March 26. Per NBC, the 13 episode season has reached 24 million viewers
The American Film Institute is accepting applications for this year’s Cinematography Intensive for Women, presented by Panavision. Led by AFI Conservatory Cinematography Discipline Head Stephen Lighthill, the intensive will take place July 27- 30 at the AFI Campus in Los
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses plot elements from “The Idea of You,” which is now streaming on Prime Video. “Don’t you miss those bombastic, blown out pop choruses of the 2010s?” asks Savan Kotecha, the executive producer behind the music of August Moon — the fictional boy
This semester, I’m teaching a course on priests, nuns, and monks in film at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television in Los Angeles. The most common question people ask after I tell them this — after “Why,” of course — is “Who are the top priests, nuns, and
Immersive art production company Meow Wolf has unveiled its plans to open its sixth permanent exhibition in a Los Angeles movie theater sometime in 2026. Organizers said the location would be on the Westside of Los Angeles, though it’s unknown which movie theater would have the
John Leguizamo said during an interview on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM radio show that it was “difficult” working with Patrick Swayze on their 1995 movie “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.” The cult classic starred Leguizamo, Swayze and Wesley Snipes as three drag
Siân Heder, director of best picture winner “Coda,” has signed on to direct the adaptation of “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” for Paramount Pictures. The bestselling 2022 novel by Gabrielle Zevin was adapted by Mark Bomback from a draft written by Zevin. The sprawling
It’s the first week of April, and Netflix vice president of stand-up and comedy formats Robbie Praw is severely under the weather. He’s just a month out from the launch of the second Netflix Is a Joke Comedy Festival, so there’s no time to be sick. “Every day there’s another
Padma Lakshmi has been a model, host of “Top Chef ” and producer and host of Hulu series “Taste the Nation.” Now as she pursues new avenues, the recipient of Gold House’s inaugural Gold Legend Award, which will be given to her on May 11 at a celebration in Los Angeles, says
Season 2 of “Criminal Minds: Evolution” has set its premiere date at Paramount+. The new 10-episode season will debut its first two episodes on June 6, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays thereafter. The official description of the new season states that it “picks up
Siân Heder, whose CODA won the Oscar for best picture in 2022, has signed on to direct Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of the best selling novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and Isaac Klausner will produce via their
Apple and Disney have joined forces, so to speak, for a Star Wars-themed ad. The clever commercial (below) is timed for “Star Wars Day,” May the 4th, and touts iPhone 15’s “Precision Finding for Find My Friends” feature. The setup: A Star Wars fan cosplaying as a Mandalorian
A documentary about harrowing loss and fleeting joy, Agnieszka Zwiefka’s “Silent Trees” follows a grieving family of Kurdish refugees escaping legal limbo. With animated interludes that function as flashbacks, it captures the world through the bespectacled eyes of a soft-spoken
Ryan Gosling was recently asked by The Wall Street Journal Magazine if there is any role from his Hollywood career that he’d like to do over again. The answer is surprisingly “La La Land,” Damian Chazelle’s acclaimed 2016 musical that earned Gosling an Oscar nomination for best
Up-and-comer Clara McGregor has landed the lead role in new genre-bending feature from French filmmaker Xavier Palud (“Them,” “The Eye”). McGregor will topline “Noon,” the story of a young woman named Sasha. Kidnapped in a shroud of mystery after an attempted sexual assault,
“Sound of Metal” star Olivia Cooke, soon to be returning to “House of the Dragon” for its second season, and BAFTA winner Jamie Bell, recently seen in “All of Us Strangers,” are set to star in “Takes One to Know One.” The film is billed as an “unconventional and contemporary
Olivia Cooke and Jamie Bell have signed on to star in Takes One To Know One, a contemporary romance from Italian director Nathalie Biancheri (Nocturnal) based on Brooke Baker’s 2022 Black List script. The Ready Player One and House of the Dragon actress and the All of Us
A+E Networks has promoted David Bank to chief financial officer for the cable group that includes Lifetime, A&E Network and History Channel. Bank will replace Art Vomvas who is retiring after nearly three decades as a member of A+E Networks’ finance and business planning team
“Deadpool and Wolverine” is poised to be one of the biggest movies of the year thanks to the pairing of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who is returning to his iconic X-Men role for the first time in seven years. Jackman’s return is skyrocketing buzz around the comic book film,
Jerry Seinfeld is having an odd time lately. Fans and critics really enjoyed his appearance in HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale — which creator Larry David used to both comment on, and improve upon, the much-maligned Seinfeld closer. But this week, the 70-year-old
In “Prom Dates,” two high school besties are sent reeling after their carefully orchestrated plans for the future take an abrupt turn, forcing them on a wild overnight adventure across town. If this set-up sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because director Kim O. Nguyen and
Maverick Film and Complex Corp have acquired “Murder Company,” an action film set during World War II. The film will be released in theaters, on demand and digital on July 5. “Murder Company” was written by Jesse Mittelstadt (“Altitude”) and directed by Shane Dax Taylor (“The
Jean Smart is ready for the red carpet. The Emmy and Golden Globe winner is dressed in a midnight-blue gown with gold accents. Her blonde hair is styled and piled as high as the gods. Her makeup? Flawless. “I’m nervous,” I tell her. “You have nothing to be nervous about,” she
Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer are heading to Sherwood Forest for one last hurrah. The “Wolverine” star and the “Killing Eve” actress are attached to star in “The Death of Robin Hood,” a cheery-sounding new film from Michael Sarnoski, the director of the critically-acclaimed
“Deadpool 2” and “Joker” star Zazie Beetz and “The Crown” royalty Elizabeth Debicki are teaming up for “This Blue Is Mine,” the English-language debut of Brazilian director Iuli Gerbase. International sales on the the film, described as an “original, psychosexual sci-fi drama,”
