RuPaul will trade the runway for the big screen, starring in a new and, as yet, untitled action-comedy from “Hairspray” director Adam Shankman. Bleecker Street has teamed up with Emmy-winning media company World of Wonder to acquire North American rights to the film. The film,
Franchise producer World of Wonder is behind the first multiplex outing for the glam drag queen competition series.
The animated series “Hulk Hogan’s Rock’n’Wrestling” is coming to the WWE Vault YouTube channel. WWE will begin running episodes of the the cult classic cartoon series, which originally aired from 1985-1986, in batches of four episodes every Saturday morning beginning Sept. 6 on
With the college football season in full swing, there are dozens of games scheduled, but so little time to watch them all. However, Sling TV lets you watch what you want to watch at low subscription prices. If you don’t have a lot of time to watch college football games this
Were the alleged smear campaigns against Blake Lively and against the producers of Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut “The Deb” intertwined? Lawyers for the latter say yes, according to a cross complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court that names a new defendant
Lisagay Tomlinson and Mario Silva are also among the cast additions for writer-director Ivo Raza's crime movie.
What’s 20 years of waiting for consummation, among friends? That’s how long it took for the long, long “NCIS” flirtation between Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David — played by Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo — finally to come to real fruition in the form of the spinoff series
AMC Networks has released the trailer for its newest series in Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe, “Talamasca: The Secret Order,” which premieres on Sunday, Oct. 26, on AMC and AMC+. The first season will consist of six episodes, each airing weekly on Sundays. “Anne Rice’s
“The Blacklist” co-executive producer Taylor Martin has been selected as the winner of Humanitas’ 2025 Starz #TakeTheLead Award, the org was set to announce Wednesday. Humanitas also announced winners for its New Voices Fellowship and College Screenwriting awards, all of which
The beloved franchise stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.
If deals make, Stiller would direct while White would star in the adaptation of the non-fiction book by Seth Meyerowitz.
“Christy,” a sports drama that features a transformative performance from “Euphoria” star Sydney Sweeney as a female boxer, will be released by Black Bear in theaters in the thick of awards season. Heading into the Toronto Film Festival where it will premiere, “Christy” was one
Famed The Police guitarist Andy Summers is launching a new docuseries that explores his signature instrument around the world. “Global Guitar” is an eight-part unscripted series where Summers will travel to various countries and learn how different cultures embrace the guitar.
When “Chicago Med” Season 10 wrapped in May, it ended with a huge question: Who is the father of Hannah’s (Jessy Schram) baby? While it appeared she was on her way to tell her ex, Dr. Ripley (Luke Mitchell), that she was pregnant, the finale faded out with her showing up on
John C. McGinley is the latest original cast member to join the “Scrubs” reboot currently in the works at ABC, Variety has learned. McGinley will reprise the role of Dr. Perry Cox in the upcoming new iteration of the beloved comedy in a recurring guest star role. He is the
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Ravi Ahuja discussed the studio’s breakout movie of the summer, “KPop Demon Hunters,” on Thursday at Bank of America’s Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference in New York. Speaking with analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich about Sony’s
The film will be the inaugural release for Black Bear’s U.S. theatrical distribution arm, headed by CAA vet Ben Kramer.
Paramount Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have finalized a new multi-year worldwide film distribution deal, which will kick off with the upcoming “Street Fighter” movie, now dated for next fall. Under the three-year deal, Paramount will market and distribute
The project has an Oct. 16, 2026 release date as Legendary inks a three-year deal with Paramount.
Tame Impala has announced his fifth full-length album, “Deadbeat,” due for release on Oct. 17, led by fuzzy singles “End of Summer” and “Loser.” Kevin Parker, the sole member of Tame Impala, released “Loser” on Sept. 3 alongside a music video directed by Julian Kristofski and
Jane Krakwoski is set to guest star in the upcoming second season of “Brilliant Minds” at NBC. Krakowski will appear in the fourth episode of the season as Arianna Burnett, who is described as “a high-powered businesswoman who fights her conservatorship despite her family’s
John Malone, the billionaire power broker and investor who has shaped the cable and media industries for more than five decades, has made his share of savvy deals. But he expressed regret that he didn’t get a granular financial picture of WarnerMedia before Discovery
The Estonian Film Institute has chosen Meel Paliale’s youth-centered comedy-drama “Rolling Papers” (Pikad Paberid) as its official submission for the 98th Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. The film is directed and written by Paliale, based on a
Sydney Sweeney told Vanity Fair ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival that she will not be discussing her controversial American Eagle ad campaign while on the ground at the annual event for the world premiere of her indie boxing drama “Christy.” Sweeney stars in the
If you’re waiting for the fall TV season to start watching some great stuff, let us tell you: There’s some great stuff already here! There’s FX’s “Alien: Earth,” already at its midway point, and as of this week, we now have the full second season of “Wednesday.” But yes, if
Paramount+ has released the first teaser trailer for “Landman” Season 2. As previously announced, the second season of the hit drama series will debut on Nov. 16. In the teaser, Cami Miller (Demi Moore) asserts herself as the new sole owner of M-Tex oil following the death of
Scott Spiegel, “Evil Dead II,” “The Rookie” co-writer and executive producer of the “Hostel” franchise, died on Sept. 1. He was 67. Spiegel was a frequent collaborator with filmmakers Sam Raimi, Boaz Yakin, Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino. After co-writing “Evil Dead II,” which
“Best Medicine,” Fox’s upcoming U.S. adaptation of the British dramedy “Doc Martin,” has added seven new cast members — or eight, if you count the one with four legs. John DiMaggio, Didi Conn, Clea Lewis, Stephen Spinella, Jason Veasey, Carter Shimp and Cindy De La Cruz have
The new NFL season is here with teams competing to win, make the playoffs and advance to Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California in Feb. 2026. Although most regular season games broadcast on NBC, ABC, ESPN, CBS and Fox, international games air on NFL Network.
A few years ago, Greg Daniels was looking for a partner to help executive produce “The Paper,” his new mockumentary chronicling the cubicle drones tasked with saving a dying Toledo, Ohio, newspaper. But as he pitched the idea to “Saturday Night Live” alum Michael Koman, he left
“The Golden Bachelor” is back for Season 2, and ABC and Hulu have revealed the 23 women who will compete for the heart of 66-year-old NFL veteran Mel Owens. The group of lovely ladies of Season 2, who range from 58 to 77 years young, has increased by one from last year’s crop
Before Amazon Prime Video subscribers can get to “Thursday Night Football,” they’ll hear a few words from Shaboozey. The singer-songwriter has devised a new song, “Let ‘Em Know,” that will serve as a show open for “Thursday Night Football” as well as its accompanying “Thursday
Monica Barbaro and Yura Borisov are among those on top of the call sheet for the Amazon MGM feature.
The feature documentary about the comedy legend from director Hanks and producer Ryan Reynolds will have a world premiere on Thursday night to open the Toronto Film Festival.
The NFL 2025-26 season is here! it’s going to be a tough season for all 32 NFL teams to win their divisions and make into the playoffs for a chance to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the end of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California (home of the San
When the details of a killing are as grisly as they are in Leonardo di Costanzo’s “Elisa,” which concerns a young woman convicted of kidnapping her own sister, keeping her under sedation for days and finally strangling her and setting fire to her body, the temptation to go
Votiv, a film and television production company, is developing a feature adaptation of the horror-comedy novel “Patricia Wants to Cuddle.” The book, a satire of American media culture that blends slasher and queer romance genres, is the debut work of fiction from Samantha
Paramount Skydance doesn’t want to keep all of its workers — but for those who are going to stay with the media giant, it wants them to stay very close. The company told employees Thursday that it would all staffers would be expected to work in the office five days a week
Taiwan is making a powerful statement at the 2025 Toronto Intl. Film Festival with a robust lineup led by female filmmakers, highlighting the nation’s growing influence in international cinema through diverse storytelling approaches. Shu Qi’s directorial debut “Girl” anchors
“The Paper,” a new mockumentary comedy series set in the universe of “The Office,” debuted all 10 episodes of its first season on Peacock on Sep. 4. The pilot episode reveals that “The Office’s” Dunder Mifflin was acquired by Enervate — an Ohio-based paper company — in 2019.
Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” a series about podcasters, is about to get an official one of its own. Disney Entertainment Television is embarking on a major push in the video podcast space, launching companion chat series centered on shows like “Only Murders,” “Dancing
Director Colin Hanks and producer Ryan Reynolds’ feature documentary will world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night, ahead of an Oct. 10 Prime Video debut.
Clairo is bringing her signature charm to a new jewelry collection. The 27 year-old singer-songwriter has translated the quiet intimacy of her music into a new artistic medium with “Kismet,” her debut jewelry collection in collaboration with Catbird. The Brooklyn-based jeweler,
The animated series “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft” will end with Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively. The second season of the Legendary Television series will debut on Dec. 11. The show originally premiered in October 2024 and was renewed soon after,
The 'Succession' star makes his feature debut behind the camera with 'Glenrothan,' a tender, whisky-soaked drama co-starring Alan Cumming, which premieres at TIFF.
Fandango will parnter with TikTok on a new venture that will let users purchase movie tickets directly in-app. The first-of-its-kind deal will be run through TikTok Spotlight, a vertical launched by the Chinese company in 2024 to specifically highlight new movies and TV shows.
Wizards of the Coast is launching Magic: The Gathering’s new set centered around Marvel’s Spider-Man later this month, and Variety has an exclusive first look at two of the cards from the new web-slinger collection. Per the Hasbro-owned Wizards of the Coast, this full set
The macabre, medieval-set feature, now shooting in Prague, follows a knight who marries his devoted love after murdering her father — only to betray her for a wealthier bride.
Indie streaming service Nebula has expanded its scripted division with the addition of Patrick Willems as its new director of scripted development. Willems joins the scripted development team with Marvel Studios alum Trenton Waterson and cinematographer Valentina Vee. Within
FilmQuest, one of the largest and fastest growing film festivals specializing in sci-fi, fantasy and horror, has announced its 2025 lineup. The festival’s 12th edition takes place from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1 in Downtown Provo, Utah. This year’s lineup includes features and short
