Cinnabon has ended its partnership with “The Bachelorette” and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” in light of allegations of domestic violence between reality star Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen. “Cinnabon has made the decision to terminate its
Suddenly, “CBS Evening News” is back where executives at the news division behind the show hoped never to return. Viewership for the program has once again dropped below 4 million, a critical demarcation point that previously spurred alarm at the Paramount Skydance news
Sony Music Nashville and singer-songwriter Kane Brown are celebrating their 10 years together by renewing their vows: Brown has signed a new multi-album, worldwide deal with the label. To launch the new era, Brown just released a new track and music video, “Woman.” “I’m really
Ashley Park also stars in Chelsea Devantez's feature that debuted at SXSW and counts Marc Platt as a producer.
At Variety New Frontiers in Entertainment presented by Adobe during SXSW, innovators across different facets of the entertainment industry came together to discuss the futures they’re working towards. The first panel, moderated by Variety‘s co-editor-in-chief and co-president
This week, Elisabeth Moss and Lindsey McManus are celebrating the debut of Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women,” the first project the pair picked up after launching their Love & Squalor production banner six years ago. “The first thing that we ever discussed together as a partnership,
Paramount+ has released the first look at the eighth and final season of “The Chi,” premiering later this year. Set in the South Side of Chicago, “The Chi” will enter “its coldest winter ever” in the upcoming season. The logline reads, “Life or death choices must be made. The
The nine months until 'Dune 3' may help some of the terminally online to mentally separate themselves from the movie star and give audiences time to miss him.
Lorenza Izzo is the latest addition to the cast of the NBC drama pilot “What the Dead Know,” Variety has learned. Izzo will appear alongside previously announced lead Taylor Schilling and fellow cast member Michiel Huisman in the pilot, which hails from executive producer Dick
For more than 40 years, Sheryl Lee Ralph has been on the frontlines helping raise funds and awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She continued that work Sunday night as a guest at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party. “I’m here because, believe it or
The tale of a young couple of whose collective mood manifests in the world around them, “Wishful Thinking” sounds quirky and cutesy on paper. However, the feature debut by Graham Parkes is something else entirely, merging a magical premise with a starkly realistic,
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, hear from Nancy Grace on Kouri Richins, “Inside Edition” host Eva Pilgrim, producers of “Quiet on Set,” “The Fall of Diddy,” “Lost Women of Alaska,” “Wisecrack” and executives from Investigation Discovery, Audible, Pushkin
French media executive and entrepreneur Dominique Delport was named Knight of the Legion of Honor by President Emmanuel Macron at a ceremony held at the Élysée Palace on Monday evening. The tribute underscored Delport’s far-reaching influence across industries and borders, as
Season 2 of “One Piece” debuted on Netflix with 16.8 million views in its first four days of availability. That’s a slight decrease from the 18.5 million-view debut of Season 1 in 2023, but the live-action manga adaptation still easily became the most-watched TV title of the
“The Altruists,” Netflix’s upcoming series about the rise and fall of FTX, has added six recurring cast members. The new additions are: Hudson Williams (“Heated Rivalry”) as Duncan Rheingans‑Yoo, Jennifer Grey (“Dirty Dancing,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”) as Sarah Fisher
“Stranger Things” fans behold: Audiences will be able to watch the first two episodes of “Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85” in select theaters on April 18. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday at 8 a.m. PT. The screenings, in partnership with AMC Theatres, will take place in 34
This time last year, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy were battling persistent reports that they were on the way out as heads of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, having made too many pricey bets on risky films. That made the studio’s triumph at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday
Oscars showrunner Raj Kapoor dished on what happened behind-the-scenes at the 2026 ceremony
A back injury on set forced Jennifer Aniston to rethink her approach to fitness. While filming “Murder Mystery 2” in 2021 — where she reportedly injured her back during harness work — the actress was sidelined from the high-impact routines on which she’d long. “I’m so
The years-in-the-works changing of the guard atop the C-suite at Disney is happening this week: The CEO mantle is being passed from Bob Iger to Josh D’Amaro, a 28-year veteran of the company most recently in charge of the Disney Experiences theme parks, cruises and consumer
Ramón Rodríguez has never been content with wearing just one hat. As the star, executive producer and now multi-episode director of ABC’s procedural crime drama “Will Trent,” he has built the creative ownership over a broadcast series that few actors achieve. Now in its fourth
RiffTrax and Shout! Studios’ “Mystery Science Theater 3000” revival Kickstarter campaign has closed with some big numbers. The campaign raised a total of $2,695,849 from 22,189 backers, both of which are Kickstarter records for RiffTrax. While not as much as raised by previous
Its Oscar-nominated star Jane Alexander and director Lynne Littman join It Happened in Hollywood to discuss the groundbreaker, which also features Kevin Costner in his first screen role.
Technology journalist Joanna Stern will join NBC News as part of a new partnership between the reporter and the news organization, an arrangement that seems to be increasingly popular as more news personnel test out creator-driven ventures. Stern, who recently departed The Wall
Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer also star in the film that Apple TV releases next month.
Once a month, the Criterion Collection announces new titles set for release in the future. New information drops around the middle of the month for releases that would come out about three months later. These announcements are highly anticipated among movie fans and cinephiles,
In “Project Hail Mary,” Ryan Gosling plays a scientist tasked with saving the planet from extinction. Amazon MGM, which backed the $200 million sci-fi epic, might not have the weight of the world in the balance, but the stakes are high: “Project Hail Mary” needs to become a
Zendaya returns as Chani and Robert Pattinson plays the shape-shifting Scytale in final installment of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy
Jake Shane was one of three influencers that Vanity Fair hired to cover the carpet at its Oscar party, the first such bash thrown under its new editor Mark Guiducci. It cannot have gone how Guiducci might have hoped. Interviewing Kris Jenner alongside fellow host Quen
HBO is continuing to build out the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 4. Variety has confirmed that Max Greenfield (“New Girl,” “The Neighborhood”), Kumail Nanjiani (“The Big Sick,” “Silicon Valley”), Chloe Bennet (“Agents of SHIELD,” “Interior Chinatown”), Charlie Hall
A Las Vegas gambler has added Paramount Skydance and Larry and David Ellison to his lawsuit against executive Jeff Shell, escalating a dispute over purported off-the-books PR services. R.J. Cipriani sued Shell, the president of Paramount, last week, claiming he is owed $150
Five of Variety’s inaugural 10 Creators to Watch gathered at SXSW in Austin, Texas, for a conversation about building careers outside Hollywood’s traditional system, and why, increasingly, they’re not sure they want in. Part of Variety Next Generation Entertainment presented by
Kehlani has announced that her fifth studio album, “Kehlani,” will be released on April 24. Earlier this month, the R&B singer said on social media that the album was finished and had been mastered. According to a release, the self-titled project “captures her at her most
After five and a half tumultuous years at Netflix, are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the outs in the streaming kingdom? That’s been a burning question around Hollywood, as the couple’s company, Archewell Productions, has struggled to release bingeable content. Launched in
Frameline, the queer media nonprofit behind the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, has announced the recipients of its annual Completion Fund grants. Introduced to help filmmakers finance projects that center LGBTQ+ people and their communities, the grant’s 2026
“Conbody VS Everybody,” a five-part documentary series from director Debra Granik, will premiere on the Criterion Channel. It will debut on the streaming service on May 1. Granik is the director of such gritty dramas as “Down to the Bone,” “Leave No Trace” and “Winter’s Bone,”
Row K Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Mister,” an upcoming action-comedy with Walton Goggins and Chloë Grace Moretz. The film marks the directorial debut of legendary second unit and action director Wade Eastwood, whose credits include “Mission:
Hannah Montana is almost back — and now, Disney has released another trailer leading up to the 20th anniversary special’s March 24 debut. The trailer, released Tuesday, shows a very Miley Cyrus as her iconic character Hannah Montana driving through the hills to the special’s
Coachella wants you to go front row without bursting your eardrums. The leading earplug company Loop has returned as the official partner of Goldenvoice’s famed music festival following the sold-out success of their debut partnership in 2025. Like last year, they’ve released
Arriving in Brussels ahead of a review of Europe’s streaming regulations, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos delivered a pointed message to EU policymakers, warning them in that they are overlooking one of the biggest threats to both streamers and broadcasters: YouTube. In an
Paul McCartney is putting on sale two performances in an intimate setting at Hollywood’s Fonda Theater for March 26-27, his first shows since wrapping up an arena tour in November. The concerts could just be one-offs, or a two-off, but the announcement does raise intrigue among
Even the most meticulously organized parent — the one with color-coded packing cubes and a shared Notes app checklist — has that moment on vacation: the split-second realization that the one thing your kid absolutely needs is sitting on the kitchen counter back home. A charger.
Javier Bardem and Anya Taylor-Joy surprised audiences at a launch event to unveil the first look at the final chapter of the trilogy.
“It’s a trailer launch? It looks like a premiere,” Denis Villeneuve joked after introducing the stars of “Dune Part Three” to an AMC theater full of journalists, film critics, bloggers and creators in Los Angeles on the Monday after the Oscars. Returning “Dune” stars Zendaya
Saudi Arabia’s Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) has reportedly acquired a 5.03% stake in “Resident Evil Requiem” publisher Capcom, raising the kingdom’s ownership in the leading Japanese video game developer to 10%. News of the acquisition is being reported by
Anthony Ramos has signed with Range Media Partners, Variety has learned exclusively. Ramos will continue to be repped by CAA and Paul Hastings. Ramos was most recently seen in the Ryan Murphy FX series “The Beauty” opposite Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, and Jeremy Pope. Based on
"There are much better forms of documentary and much better forms of cinema," offers writer, editor and creator Joe Bini.
The American Film Institute and Panavision have unveiled the participants for the 2026 Cinematography Intensive, which takes place from March 18-22 at the AFI Campus in Los Angeles. The selected filmmakers are Alice Boucherie, Alexandria Jones, Karson Kane, Amanda Kowalski,
“Josephine,” a gripping drama about a young girl who witnesses a brutal assault, was the toast of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Not only did critics praise Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan for their performances as parents struggling to help their traumatized daughter, but
The two-time Oscar winner last tackled a union campaign with 1990’s ‘American Dream.’ Now she’s working on a new project, the details of which she shares with The Hollywood Reporter.