Many workplaces sell themselves as a family, but broadcast morning shows are somewhat unique in doing so on live TV for hours each day, beamed into people’s living rooms. Long before podcasts popularized pop sociology terms like “parasocial relationship” or ballooned into
Trachtenberg has signed a three-year first-look directing and producing deal with the studio.
Hit films like “The Housemaid” and “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” helped lift Lionsgate’s quarterly earnings, off-setting a softer period in its television operations. Revenues at the studio increased 15.3% to $724.3 million. However, losses at the company widened from $21.9
Lionsgate is leaning into AI, hiring Kathleen Grace to serve as its first-ever Chief AI Officer. In this new role, Grace will lead the studio’s AI strategy and execution. Lionsgate says her duties will include providing “tools to serve the creative vision of its filmmakers,
Kate Hudson, currently the in the best actress awards race for “Sung Song Blue,” and Oscar winner Javier Bardem are set to begin a long-distance relationship in the upcoming romantic comedy “Hello & Paris.” Elizabeth Chomko (“What They Had”) is set to write and direct the film,
Amazon’s shopping cart spilled over in the fourth quarter of 2025: The ecommerce behemoth raked in a record $213.4 billion in revenue that beat Wall Street expectations. But the company’s shares fell in after-hours trading Thursday after Amazon said it expected to increase
The FBI arrested someone who sent a fake ransom demand in connected to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, it was revealed at a Thursday press conference. Heith Janke, FBI Phoenix’s special agent in charge, joined a press conference with the Pima County, Ariz., Sheriff’s Department
Arguably the greatest of all living film craftsmen, the 80-year-old — whose credits also include 'Badlands,' 'Carrie,' 'Days of Heaven,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'There Will Be Blood,' 'The Revenant' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' — is Oscar-nominated for the fourth time — and
Zayn has announced his biggest solo tour yet in support of his upcoming fifth album “Konnakol.” “The Konnakol Tour,” produced by Live Nation, will span 31 dates and mark the singer’s first time headlining arenas and stadiums across the globe. The trek kicks off on May 12 at
Six years ago, a low-quality web animation on Muslim Kids TV sparked an idea that would become “Time Hoppers: The Silk Road,” the first theatrically released animated feature made by and for the Muslim community. The film opens Feb. 7 in over 660 U.S. theaters, marking a
Tim Ellis is the CMO for the force behind America’s annual marketing Olympics: the Super Bowl. The NFL’s executive VP and chief marketing officer is heading toward the summit of the league’s season as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in
Amir Bar-Lev directs the doc about the “last great prize in mountaineering,” which has killed several climbers.
Apple Original Films has landed global rights to “The Last First: Winter K2,” a sports documentary that recently premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Amir Bar Lev, “The Last First” captures a 2021 extreme mountain climbing expedition to scale K2, the second-highest
Following his big wins at the Grammy Awards this past weekend, Bad Bunny now has his sights set on this Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, teasing that his performance is going to be a “huge party” and that viewers “don’t have to learn Spanish” to enjoy it. The Puerto Rican
While other Super Bowl sponsors like Instacart, Pringles and Bud Light will trot out famous faces like Ben Stiller, Sabrina Carpetner and Post Malone, Tecovas will do nothing of the sort. Instead, the small leather-apparel company will run a commercial that has already streamed
T-Mobile is highlighting its 5G Home Internet service with new deals designed for streaming-heavy households. Right now, T-Mobile 5G Home Internet has a limited-time offer aimed at making the switch to 5G Home Internet easy. The service is delivered via T-Mobile’s 5G cellular
Neon, the studio behind behind “Parasite” and “Anora,” has prevailed in a heated bidding war for U.S. rights to “Once Upon a Time in Harlem.” The documentary was conceived and filmed in 1972 by the late William Greaves and restored and directed by his son David Greaves. It
Anthropic has released a set of four ads as part of its 2026 Super Bowl marketing push that take a swing at artificial-intelligence rival OpenAI’s push into advertising. The spots each carry the tagline, “Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude,” referring to Anthropic’s AI
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
The FBI, which is jointly investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, has announced a $50,000 reward in the search for the mother of “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. FBI Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke told reporters on
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Jennifer Davidson to the newly expanded role of Chief Marketing, Communications and Content Officer. In addition to her current responsibilities overseeing marketing, audience development, communications, digital and
Some of the world’s best cricket squads are in the host countries India and Sri Lanka for the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup. The tournament starts on Saturday, Feb. 7 and goes until Sunday, Mar. 8, and features the top 20 national cricket squads from around the world, like India, Sri
The well-liked PR vet, who has been with the Academy since 2019, will now serve as chief marketing, communications and content officer.
Ever since Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s luxuriantly lengthy “Drive My Car” waited until after a 40-minute prologue to announce itself on screen, the late title-card drop has become a mark of the sophisticated, cine-literate art film that works to its own schedule and rulebook. But
Steve Carell heads back to college in the trailer for “Rooster,” a new HBO comedy from “Ted Lasso” and “Shrinking” co-creator Bill Lawrence and his former “Scrubs” collaborator Matt Tarses. The 10-episode series will debut on March 8 at 10 p.m. on HBO. Episodes will air weekly
Jodie Foster, Chelsea Clinton and Ava DuVernay will help mark Women’s History Month by speaking at the inaugural Making Their Mark Forum in Washington, D.C. Taking place March 5-7, the program coincides with the Making Their Mark Foundation’s exhibition “Making Their Mark:
Intramovies has completed further sales ahead of EFM for the Slovak Oscar entry “Father,” directed by Tereza Nvotová. The film world premiered in the Horizons section at the Venice Film Festival. The latest sales are to Cultural Life Inc. for Japan, Arti Film for Benelux,
Late filmmaker's daughter says family may publish unproduced scripts
Laurence Fisburne is joining Scarlett Johansson and Mike Flanagan for a new nightmare in “The Exorcist” universe. An Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner, Fisburne boards the franchise reboot with a previously announced ensemble led by Johansson, Jacobi Jupe (“Hamnet”),
The feature, which is launching worldwide sales at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, has Thunder Road and Seven Bucks Productions amongst its producers.
With all eyes on NBC for the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LX, the peacock network also broadcasts the 132nd season of the Six Nations Championship rugby tournament. Game play lasts for five rounds spread over five weeks, as six men’s national teams, including England, France,
Casalegno will star alongside actor and screenwriter Jennifer James in the indie romance, which MSR Media is pitching to buyers in Berlin.
With her new documentary, the actor and activist takes on the fossil fuel industry’s extraction and export of liquefied natural gas in Texas and Louisiana.
GKIDS has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “Labyrinth.” “Labyrinth” is the first original feature-length anime film directed by Shoji Kawamori (“Macross,” “The Vision of Escaflowne”) with a screenplay by Taishi Hashimoto. The animated feature will be released in
Iconic horror classic “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is getting a contemporary reimagining from the Dowdle Brothers, who have tapped Michael Shannon, co-star of their Emmy-nominated “Waco” mini-series, to lead the project. “Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders” will be directed
In a new photo from the upcoming third season of “Euphoria,” Sharon Stone appears to be playing a studio executive. The first look at Stone, who is new to the “Euphoria” cast, shows her in an all-black professional outfit while sitting at a desk and smirking at someone off
Christoper “Kid” Reid, half of the hip-hop duo Kid ‘n Play, has revealed he has a new heart. During an interview with Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, Reid said he underwent the life-saving procedure after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure last
Kerry Washington is set to executive produce and star in “An Innocent Girl,” Jaume Collet-Serra’s next film for Netflix. James Marsden and Chloe East co-star in the psychological thriller, about a young and ambitious woman seduced by a high-powered D.C. couple who draw her into
The first trailer for “Exit 8,” released Thursday, is giving fans a glimpse into the anticipated film adaptation of the global hit video game of the same name. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on April 10. Directed by Genki Kawamura, the Japanese thriller
Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel enjoyed spit-roasting the doc’s trumped-up numbers on Wednesday night
AMC has given “Dark Winds” a Season 5 renewal ahead of the premiere of its fourth season. “Dark Winds” is set in the 1970s and follows three members of the Navajo Tribal Police — Zahn McClarnon as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Kiowa Gordon as Jim Chee and Jessica Matten as
Anime media giant Crunchyroll is now developing original video game titles under its Crunchyroll Games banner. Full details on these games, which will be added to the Crunchyroll streamer as Crunchyroll Game Vault exclusives, will be announced later this year. Crunchyroll
Bill Nye is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards next month. NATAS on Thursday also announced its 2026 Children’s & Family Gold Circle and Silver Circle Honor
Gaumont has already scored a raft of pre-sales on two highlights of its slate, “Just an Illusion,” Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s (“The Intouchables”) coming-of-age film, and “Rays and Shadows” by Xavier Giannoli (“Of Money and Blood”), a €30 million WWII-set drama.
Jimmy Kimmel won’t stop ragging on “Melania,” the Amazon MGM-backed documentary that follows Melania Trump in the 20 days leading up to her husband Donald’s second presidential inauguration. During his latest “Jimmy Kimmel Live” monologue, the late-night host questioned the
“Wasteman,” the BAFTA-nominated pressure cooker prison thriller starring BAFTA Rising Star winner David Jonsson (“The Long Walk,” “Alien: Romulus”) and Tom Blyth (“People We Meet on Vacation,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) has been picked up for North
Kamala Harris, more than a year after she was defeated by Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, is leveraging the digital presence she built during the campaign with a new media initiative: Headquarters, intended to “mobilize” young people against “far-right
Marcello Hernandez is taking some of the energy he displays regularly on “Saturday Night Live” and lending it to Wells Fargo. In a new campaign from the financial-services company that will debut on specific local English- and Spanish-language stations playing NBC’s telecast of
Mariah Carey will be singing in Italian at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Andrea Bocelli will belt out arias in Italian, English, French and Spanish, duetting with Chris Stapleton and Colombia’s Karol G. But for all of the organizers’ efforts to create a
Icon Creative Studio has tapped European sales and finance outfit Global Constellation to handle international sales on its upcoming CG-animated family feature “Dragoons,” directed by Shea Wageman (“Charlie the Wonderdog”), and written and designed by Geoff Taylor. Global
