Ethan Hawke had a memorable first visit to Miami on Nov. 2, where he accepted the Miami Film Festival’s Variety Virtuoso Award and sat down with Variety‘s co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh for a discussion about his long and illustrious career. The actor-producer discussed his
“Wicked” fans can find themselves back in Oz with the premiere of “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,” a musical special co-hosted by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on Thursday night. Following the events of “Wicked,” “Wicked: One Wonderful Night” will offer audiences the
The actor stars alongside Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner in the A24 afterlife-set film.
Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller seem like birds of an eternal feather, having played together frequently over the decades, but there is a first time for everything. And for these two, that first time was the tour Harris did with Miller supporting her on guitar that is
Kelvin Yu has inked a multi-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, Yu will develop and produce scripted comedy, drama, and animated series for the independent studio. “I’ve had the privilege of working with Kelvin, and
Rebecca Coley’s hybrid surfing feature documentary “Point of Change” will make its sales launch at AFM through Michael Ryan at Gleneagles Films. The film won best documentary feature film at the Los Angeles Film Awards, and the Committee Choice Award at the Bali Intl. Film
Carol Burnett has been brewin’ something big with the Bruins. The UCLA alum and Hollywood icon has announced two major gifts to the school: An endowment to establish a scholarship at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, as well as a donation of the more than 140
The Oscar-nominated, Tony-winning British actress also appeared in 'Upstairs, Downstairs,' 'Paradise Road,' 'Albert Nobbs' and a slew of sitcoms.
Colleen Atwood is no stranger to creating dazzling costumes for musicals, counting such spectacles as“Nine” and “Chicago” among her credits. Now, she can add Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” to that list. In Condon’s adaptation of the Broadway musical, Atwood crafted a
The already tense relations between Condé Nast and the union representing many of its editorial workers hit a new flash point this week. The media and publishing company said it fired four employees “due to conduct that violated company policies.” In addition, Condé Nast said
Timothée Chalamet opened up in a new Vogue cover story about his disappointment when it comes to losing awards. The 29-year-old has lost two Oscars, four Golden Globes and four BAFTA Awards, although he did take home the SAG Award for best actor in February thanks to his
Sean Astin came into his new role as president of SAG-AFTRA with a big agenda. Days after he was elected in September, his to-do list got even longer when the Jimmy Kimmel-ABC crisis erupted, followed by the arrival of AI ingenue Tilly Norwood and the Sora 2 flap involving
The Paley Center for Media’s New York headquarters, the Paley Museum, is kicking off its 50th anniversary this week by unveiling a makeover — including two newly renovated theaters, a new exhibition and gathering area and more. The Paley Museum, located in midtown Manhattan,
The legal drama “Reasonable Doubt” has been renewed for Season 4 at Hulu, Variety has learned. The Onyx Collective series debuted its third season in September, with the season finale set to premiere on Nov. 13. Emayatzy Corinealdi leads the series along with series regulars
Glen Powell, naked except for a towel, dangles from a rope eight stories in the air in below-freezing Bulgaria as director Edgar Wright watches from the ground in a parka, sipping an espresso. It’s February, and they’re sprinting toward the end of production on “The Running
Sarah Paulson is reuniting with Ryan Murphy, this time in “Monster.” Variety has learned from sources that Paulson is nearing a deal to appear in the upcoming fourth season of Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Netflix anthology series, in which she would play notorious serial killer
It’s Day 7 of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube TV — and the patience of the internet TV service’s subscribers is wearing thin. Disney’s nets went dark on YouTube TV service just before midnight ET on Thursday, Oct. 30, after Disney and Google were
Joseph Kosinski is in early talks with Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler to star in his big-screen reboot of “Miami Vice.” Speaking at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards, Kosinski, who was there to present to the “F1” sound team, opened up about why the two would be an
The Walt Disney Animation buddy cop adventure reunites voice stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman, with franchise newcomers including Ke Huy Quan.
It marks the first collaboration between the two companies, though they share DNA.
Tony Wash is making some big moves in the horror space. Wash has been promoted to director of programming and original productions at Screambox, Variety has learned. He previously held the position of channel manager. Screambox is the horror-themed streaming service owned by
Skims gets cozy in its newest holiday campaign, which stars TikToker Nara Smith and her model husband Lucky Blue Smith — a family-forward rollout that serves as a continuation of the brand’s pop-culture-driven marketing. Shot by Cass Bird, the campaign features three of the
For the holiday season, Nintendo is beefing up its titles for the Nintendo Switch 2 with more games, like “Mario Kart World,” “Donkey Kong Bananza” and others. In addition, the gaming company just dropped a new title to play that revisits a fan-favorite franchise and extends
The Country Music Association rolled out an initial lineup of performers for the upcoming CMA Awards, with all three of the leading nominees — Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney and Ella Langley, tied with six noms each — set to sing., Close runner-up Zach Top, who has five
The upcoming series adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s “Off Campus” books at Amazon Prime Video has rounded out its recurring cast, Variety has learned exclusively. The new cast members include: AJ Abell (“Bad Times at the El Royale,” “Deadly Class,” “Tobot Galaxy Detectives”),
GLAAD reports that 201 LGBTQ+ characters are unlikely to return to their respective series due to show cancellations and other reasons
Roku has found its new top legal exec: Chris Handman, who joined the streaming media and devices company as senior vice president and general counsel last week. Handman takes over the role after Roku’s former head lawyer, Louise Pentland, left the company to join Adobe as chief
Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”), Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi (“Predator: Badlands”) and Grace Palmer (“Animal Control”) are set to star in “God Bless You, Mr Kopu,” the anticipated debut feature from rising Tongan-New Zealand filmmaker Alex Liu (“The Red Room”). Liu penned the
Season 2 of “Percy Jackson & the Olympians,” premiering with two episodes on Dec. 10, has a new trailer. The trailer opens with Percy (Walker Scobell) narrating about his nightmares, which either “tell me the future or try to kill me.” As he speaks, Grover (Aryan Simhadri) is
There was a lot a talk about death Wednesday night at the premiere of “Eternity,” A24’s new romantic dramedy starring Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller — and for good reason. Olsen plays a woman who has died and must decide where she’d like to spend eternity — and with whom:
The Upside Down is getting animated. Netflix dropped the first look and teaser at “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85,” an animated spinoff of the streamer’s beloved sci-fi series arriving next year. It’s set between Season 2 and 3 of “Stranger Things” and features a new cast
Spanish director Fernando Souza’s dark hybrid feature “Tonight Is Forever” and Serbian filmmaker Stefan Djordjević’s docu-drama “The Leaves Hang Trembling” took home the top honors at the Thessaloniki Film Festival’s industry awards Wednesday night. Set in the world of Tokyo’s
The world of Wordle is expanding: The New York Times Games is launching a “Create Your Wordle Puzzle” feature that will allow users to go beyond just playing the popular word game, and instead develop their own one-word challenges. Debuting Thursday, Create Your Wordle Puzzle
In the fall of 1987, Ronald Reagan was president, Bon Jovi was the breakthrough band of the year, and mullets were still worn without irony by people who were not country musicians. Into that world dropped an orange-vinyl EP called “Screaming Life” by a band named Soundgarden —
SZA isn’t an artist who regularly gets involved in controversies, but when challenged, she will push back. That was the situation last summer when firebrand rapper Nicki Minaj publicly accused SZA’s manager, TDE’s Terrence “Punch” Henderson, of bullying her. SZA responded
Playboy and Hefner Capital are partnering on “Dead After Dark,” a Cold War-era horror-thriller set inside the iconic Playboy Club in Miami. The film will be produced by Cooper Hefner, managing partner of Hefner Capital and former chief creative officer and chief of global
Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples, age 86, is walking into the front row of the audience at the intimate Soho Sessions, leading a singalong on the chorus of “I’ll Take You There,” the iconic 1972 hit she recorded with her father and siblings, the Staples Singers. “Come on
Apple TV is reteaming with “Carême” director Martin Bourboulon on a new French-language thriller, “La Décision,” starring Raphaël Personnaz (“The Richest Woman in the World”), Diane Kruger (“Inglourious Basterds”) and Louis Farge (“Culte”). The seven-episode series also stars
Marissa Irvine, the protagonist of the Peacock thriller “All Her Fault,” bears a superficial resemblance to Siobhan Roy. For one thing, both characters are played by Sarah Snook, the Australian actor who broke out as the ambitious, oblivious heiress on “Succession.” Both women
Fox Corp.’s Red Seat Ventures signed a deal with entrepreneur and media personality Jillian Michaels making the creator-focused digital media company the new production partner for her podcast “Keeping It Real.” Fox Corp. this February bought Red Seat Ventures, a production
It may not yet be time to stop believin’, but the band Journey is announcing plans to hang it up after a farewell tour. An exact end date is not being announced, but the veteran group will mark the beginning of the end by embarkig next year on what is billed as the “first leg”
For Milan-based producer Massimo Fabbro, the upcoming U.S. release of “Trifole” — which he calls “this tiny film from a tiny corner of Italy” — marks a feat on a par with scoring the mythically rare white truffle at the core of the ultra-indie drama. On Nov. 14, Cohen Media
Antoine Fuqua’s musical drama for Lionsgate is set for an April 24, 2026 theatrical release.
Columbus is on board to also direct the new sequel to the Warner Bros. 1984 classic, which the studio dated on Thursday for a 2027 release.
The trailer for “The Testament of Ann Lee,” a historical drama starring Amanda Seyfried, has been released. “The Testament of Ann Lee” takes place in the 18th century and follows Ann Lee (Seyfried), the founding religious leader of the Shaker Movement, who is proclaimed as the
Lionsgate has released the trailer for “Michael,” Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic chronicling the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The teaser will make its theatrical debut ahead of “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.” Jackson is played by his nephew, Jaafar Jackson. The trailer opens
“Hamnet” won the audience award for best feature film at London Film Festival amid its highest attendance ever, the BFI announced on Thursday. Chloé Zhao’s moving drama was the Mayor of London’s Gala on Oct. 11 and was introduced by the director, stars Paul Mescal and Jessie
The direct-to-video trend that emerged in the late 1980s “left a lasting mark on contemporary film culture,” organizers said. The focus program will “feature early works by now-famous auteurs, through to discoveries that have rarely been seen outside Japan.”
A whopping 235,853 people attended screenings and events across the 12-day event in October, a new record for the British film festival.
Say adieu to the Altice USA name: The cable operator has changed its corporate name to Optimum Communications, effective immediately, to match its services brand identity. The company will cease trading under New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol “ATUS” and begin trading under
