“Foul Play With Anthony Davis,” a new hidden camera prank show hosted by the NBA star, premiered to big numbers on April 6 as it was simulcast across TBS, TNT and TruTV following the NCAA men’s basketball championship game. After viewers watched the University of Michigan
“Never tell me the odds!” What more does Harrison Ford have left to prove before the Television Academy finally calls his name on Emmy night? In “Shrinking,” the 83-year-old screen legend delivers some of his finest work as Dr. Paul Rhoades, a brilliant therapist grappling with
The Emmys are back up for grabs. For a show built on outlasting, outwitting and outplaying, “Survivor” has done all three for more than two decades. The question now, smack in the middle of its milestone 50th season, is whether the Television Academy is finally ready to reward
Barbie Ferreira is reflecting on her departure from HBO’s “Euphoria,” saying she left the hit series after Season 2 because she no longer felt her character had a meaningful creative path forward and wanted to focus on more demanding acting roles. In a recent appearance on
Nicolas Cage and Osgood Perkins are expanding the “Longlegs” universe with a second installment of the now-horror movie franchise. Paramount Pictures picked up the rights to the mysterious new project after the serial killer thriller “Longlegs” was a massive hit for Neon in
Get ready for the 'Longlegs' horror universe.
Food Network star Guy Fieri, facing a social-media backlash over his friendly greeting of controversial “manosphere” influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate at a recent UFC fight, released a statement about the exchange — in which he claimed he doesn’t actually know them and does
With the 2025-26 NBA regular season over, the NBA Play-In Tournament begins to see which teams will take the last four spots (the 7-seed and 8-seed east and west, respectively) in the NBA Playoffs. Once in the playoffs, 16 teams (8 in the east and 8 in the west), in total,
For all the intense backlash Lena Dunham received following her first memoir in 2014, “Not That Kind of Girl,” one might think she would be cautious about the stories she chose to share in her second memoir. But the “Girls” creator didn’t hold back in her long-awaited book,
Florence Pugh and Pedro Pascal are adding their names to the now more than 2,000 Hollywood industry professionals who have signed an open letter opposing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. New Signatories also include Edward Norton and Atsuko Okatsuka. Joaquin Phoenix, Ben
Neon teased Chloe Domont's feature at CinemaCon ahead of its December release.
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety music mavens Jem Aswad, Chris Willman and Steven J. Horowitz unpack the first weekend of the Coachella music festival. The three debate the experience of attending the desert gathering in person versus taking it in as
The actor has scored the co-leading role of Gus Everett.
“The Madison” has been renewed for Season 3, Variety has learned. The series originally debuted on Paramount+ in March, while a second season has already been filmed. No premiere date is set for Season 2 at the time of this publishing. Per Paramount, “The Madison” reached 8
The ‘War Witch’ director’s ninth movie is shooting in Spain, Morroco and Montreal through to mid-May.
“His & Hers” broke onto Netflix’s list of its most popular English-language TV titles of all time. Replacing Season 1 of “The Night Agent,” premiered in 2023 and was No. 10 on the chart until now, the limited series crossed 98.2 million views during Netflix’s April 6-12 viewing
“Maybe there is a beast…maybe it’s only us.” More than 70 years after William Golding introduced that chilling idea in his 1954 novel, “Lord of the Flies” is being reimagined for television and positioning itself as a major Emmy contender this season. Netflix and the BBC’s new
Devis will be stepping into the role previously held by Josh Welsh.
Juan Devis has been named president of Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, acting president Brenda Robinson announced on Tuesday. Devis will step into the role on April 20. An accomplished media executive, creative
Justin Bieber’s Coachella headlining performance is proving the Beliebers right. The performance has delivered a significant post-show streaming surge, driving 21 of his songs into Spotify’s Global Top 200 — the most of any artist following the festival set. According to
Over the last eight years, Gov. Gavin Newsom has presided over a major increase in state support for Hollywood. But with Newsom on his way out, and the industry still floundering, Hollywood leaders are working overtime to build relationships with whoever his successor will be.
Adria Arjona is officially entering the new DCU. The actress landed the coveted role of Maxima in James Gunn’s “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.” Fans had previously expressed that Arjona would make a great Wonder Woman — and the DC Studios co-chief agreed — but it turns out
The Superman movie is the next DC Studios feature to go into production.
Director Takashi Yamazaki hit CinemaCon to debut footage from the follow-up to 'Godzilla Minus One' that launches this fall.
After announcing the tour last week, Usher and Chris Brown have revealed the dates for their co-headlining “R&B” — or Raymond and Brown — trek, kicking off this summer and running through the end of the year. The 33-date stadium tour kicks off on June 26 at Denver’s Empower
As expected, former top Warner Music execs Julie Greenwald and Max Lousada have launched 26.2, a new record label in partnership with Sony Music, the pair confirmed in Music Business Worldwide on Monday. The pair — who stress that their new company is a label, not a JV,
Jennie Garth avoided associating with Dan Schenider while starring in “What I Like About You,” despite that he co-created the WB sitcom. Garth recalled her experience on the show, in which she starred opposite Amanda Bynes, during an episode of Dax Shepard’s podcast “Armchair
Motion Picture Association Chairman Charles Rivkin walked a fine line at CinemaCon on Tuesday morning, acknowledging concerns about artificial intelligence, while also stressing its creative and commercial potential. “We’ve entered the era of AI,” Rivkin told cinema operators
Hathaway stars alongside Michaela Coel in the story of an iconic pop star staging her comeback.
Godzilla stomped its way to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners that’s underway at Caesars Palace. The first trailer for Toho’s upcoming sequel “Godzilla Minus Zero” was shown to attendees in the room. “Minus Zero” is a direct sequel to the
AMC has “The Audacity” to mount Emmy ambitions. The freshman drama series from creator Jonathan Glatzer is gearing up for a major Emmys push, Variety has learned exclusively, submitting in the drama categories. The series will position its two leads, Billy Magnussen and Sarah
The multi-hyphenate wrote in her new memoir, Famesick, that while filming the HBO series, she found herself on unsure footing around Adam Driver
“Young Sherlock” has been renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned. Guy Ritchie will return to direct the first episode of the second season, with Ritchie having directed the first two episodes of Season 1. Hero Fiennes Tiffin will return as the titular
The notable timepiece and the accompanying archive will be sold during Sotheby’s “important watches” sale in New York on June 15. The estimate? Between $500,000 – $1,000,000.
If you’ve taken the time to carefully choose the perfect 4K Ultra HD TV or projector for your home theater, you should pair it with a speaker system that allows you to appreciate the soundtrack of your TV show or movie as much as the video. A home theater system used to require
Held shortly after the Oscar nominations announcement and shortly before the final round of voting, a mere 90 miles from Los Angeles in a coastal city that is home (or second-home) to many Academy members, the fest annually attracts a sizable number of top contenders.
After being blocked from entering the U.K., Kanye West is now facing a potential ban from French authorities over his antisemitic remarks. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez is exploring legal options to officially ban the American rapper from performing at a June concert
For Spain’s film industry, the Goyas are more than a night of trophies. In the wake of the 40th edition, the awards are still functioning as a visibility boost, a prestige marker and, for some titles, an effective lever in sales and international positioning. The timing is
“The Spanish Cinema has only had one genius: Rafael Azcona,” Oscar winner Fernando Trueba has said. Screening “Belle Époque,” the film which won Trueba his Academy Award and was lead written by Azcona, this week’s New York showcase, The Goya Goes To – New Spanish Films,
City of Hope, one of the top cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced that Larry Mestel, Founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music, will receive the 2026 Spirit of Life Award for the Music, Film and Entertainment Industry. He will be honored
Disney is making layoffs this week to “streamline our operations” in various parts of the company, CEO Josh D’Amaro said in a memo to employees Tuesday. The media company is eliminating about 1,000 roles, primarily as a result of Disney’s formation of a consolidated enterprise
Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler and Tramell Tillman are set to join the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming movie musical “Octet.” Seyfried will play Jessica, Zegler will play Velma and Tillman is set to play Marvin. Joining them are Sheryl Lee Ralph ad Paula, Phillipa Soo as
Cindy Mabe, one of the most prominent execs in country music, has been quiet since stepping down from her job as chair and CEO of Universal Music Nashville early last year. Fourteen months later, she has revealed ambitious plans as founder-CEO of a multifaceted new company,
Veteran music executive Mark Pitts has officially stepped down from his role as president of Sony Music‘s RCA Records and will launch his new venture Cofvnders, a multi-media management company, he announced on Tuesday. Pitts will maintain his relationship with the RCA/Sony
The 1979 cult classic “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” gets a new physical media release from the Criterion Collection. And while the comedy is streamable on Prime Video and Peacock or rentable online on Apple TV, the film has better picture and audio quality, premium artwork and
The world premiere screening at New York's Beacon Theatre, kicking off the 25th edition of the festival, will be followed by a live performance by Earth, Wind & Fire and The Roots.
Janus Films has secured all U.S. distribution rights to “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s adaptation of Yonezawa Honobu’s prize-winning historical novel, ahead of the film’s world premiere in the Cannes Premieres section. Janus will reveal theatrical release
Janus Films has acquired all U.S. rights to the veteran Japanese auteur’s first samurai period feature, which stars Masahiro Motoki and Masaki Suda and is based on an award-winning Japanese novel.
The Tribeca Festival has announced the HBO original documentary “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World)” will open the 25th annual festival on June 3. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the film will be
Legendary music executive Clive Davis will hold a one-on-one conversation with his son Fred Davis, partner at the Raine Group and one of the music industry’s top investment bankers, at the Amplify Music Investment Summit on May 8. The conference, which explores music as a
