“Dugout Dads,” the nine-episode series streaming on YouTube, is seeking a bigger playing field. The short-form series, created by Patrick Renna and Kyle Howard’s Hambino Media, reunites the cast of 1993 hit “The Sandlot” for a new coming-of-age sports story. The comedy, which
Season 16 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has a new marquee star: The Bravo show has landed actor/anti-Scientology activist Leah Remini as a full-time cast member. Remini won’t be the only new cast member on “RHOBH.” Tracy Tutor, the real estate agent and former
Beyoncé has announced that she will make a personal donation of $1 million to support relief efforts in Colombia following the country’s recent earthquake. According to a release from Parkwood Entertainment on Tuesday, the donation will provide food and housing supplies to
Judge decides to invoke law that limits how much survivors of sexual harassment can collect in final resolution of It Ends With Us suits
“The Witcher” Season 5 co-producer Rae Benjamin, who is also the cowriter of the animated feature “The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep,” has been selected to receive this year’s Starz #TakeTheLead award at the Humanitas Prizes awards show and toast next month, one of several honors
“Superman: Man of Tomorrow” is one step closer to soaring into theaters. Writer and director James Gunn revealed on Threads that “Superman: Man of Tomorrow” has officially wrapped filming. “That’s a wrap on principal photography for ‘Man of Tomorrow,’” Gunn wrote in his post,
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart and Hasan Minhaj will headline the 20th annual Stand Up for Heroes event in New York City. The variety show, taking place at Lincoln Center on Nov. 9 as part of the New York Comedy Festival, doubles as a fundraiser for the Bob Woodruff Foundation,
As U.K. public service broadcaster ITV prepares to be swallowed up by Comcast-owned Sky (the pact still needs to clear regulators, which could take up to a year), managing director Kevin Lygo is staying positive. “I think everybody understands the logic of it and why it’s such
X will really mark the spot for NFL content. The social-media outlet is launching “NFL Gametime,” a new project that offers an NFL feed weaving data, news and creators into the overall user experience. X users can choose to put the new topic-focused stream alongside mainstay
Dolly Parton’s music has significantly surged on Spotify following her death on Tuesday, with total streams increasing over 1,260% globally and 2,320% in the United States compared to the prior seven-day daily average. The country icon saw substantial boosts across her catalog
When it comes to picking IP that’s prime for adaptation, it’s hard to find a story — or rather, stories — with more staying power than “One Thousand and One Nights.” During video game trade event Gamescom’s Opening Night Live presentation in Germany Tuesday, new Saudi
Chile’s Film Academy has selected “The Meltdown” (“El deshielo”) by Manuela Martelli, her post-Pinochet mystery drama set in an Andes ski resort, to represent the country in the Best International Feature category at the 2027 Academy Awards. Martelli’s follow-up to her
The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' star died at the age of 80 in Los Angeles, his longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz announced Wednesday.
The Universal feature already has Jonathan Daviss portraying Snoop Dogg and Myles Bullock Be as Dr. Dre.
Peacock has renewed “Love Island USA” for Season 9, with Ariana Madix set to return as host following a record-breaking eighth season. To accompany the news, Peacock has also released a sneak peak at the “Love Island USA” Season 8 reunion, which airs Monday at 6 p.m. PT and is
The inimitable, irreplaceable Dolly Parton passed away on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80. The country legend and cultural icon was perhaps our last universally beloved celebrity, bridging the widening political and social divide in America. In addition to
There might not be an “Insidious: Out of the Further” without franchise star Lin Shaye. The sixth installment of the hit horror franchise was in the works, but after a behind-the-scenes change, the movie was pulled from Sony’s release slate. “Fuck this,” Shaye thought after
James Franco’s glittering career first showed signs of faltering in 2014, when a 17-year-old girl shared messages the then-35-year-old sent her on Instagram, trying to coerce her into showing up at his hotel despite knowing her age. At the time, Franco brushed off his behavior,
New Amazon MGM Studios global TV head Peter Friedlander is continuing to round out his executive team, naming Carina Walker to head of YA. “Carina has a collective 9.5 years at Amazon where she’s worked across drama, international and most recently developed a deep
Jaye P. Morgan, a singer, actress and frequent game show panelist in the 1970s, died Monday in Washington. Her family announced her death and said she resided in Castle Rock, Washington. Morgan’s singing career took off in 1953 with “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” closely
Ridley Scott does not seem to be thinking of retiring anytime soon. Not only does the director, 88, have Jacob Elordi starrer “The Dog Stars” opening Friday, he’s planning to put his own stamp on “Treasure Island” next with Hugh Jackman. And at some point after that, he’s
“Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure,” a special primetime crossover between the kids’ series and PBS’s “Nature,” has released its first look at Elmo and his friends as they explore Kenya. Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Nina travel to Kenya to meet an orphaned elephant they
How do we count the ways in which we will always love her — do we go from 9 to 5,000? Here’s a compromise: We’ve selected 30 of Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, from among hundreds. This task is taken on knowing that among the omissions will be cuts that are most meaningful to
It’s a golden age for television about teens and twentysomethings right now, and there is no shortage of shows about the epic highs and lows of high school and early adulthood. Yet none of them have nailed believable dialogue, roommate dynamics and new job struggles the way
After its landmark 50th season, explored at length in a Variety cover story, “Survivor” is back for another round. CBS kicked off a new phase of the popular competition series, titled “The Open Era,” with a livestream on Wednesday announcing 21 all-new castaways. They range in
The actor, who starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Clue , and Home Alone 2 , died Tuesday at age 80
Pedro Pina, YouTube’s vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, used this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival to challenge the narrative that the platform is a villain in British television’s decline. Instead, he argued that it is
Robert Pattinson plays the former 'Dateline NBC' correspondent in the Sept. 25 release.
The Universal feature already has Jonathan Daviss portraying Snoop Dogg and Myles Bullock Be as Dr. Dre.
Busy Philipps revealed she had a malignant brain tumor removed weeks before she was set to start filming her new CBS show “Cupertino.” “I’m grateful that I’m alive,” Philipps told People. What started as an unnecessary, but precautionary full-body MRI that checks for more than
KimStim has acquired all North American rights to Katharina Rivilis’ debut feature “I’ll Be Gone in June,” following its world premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. Set in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in the months surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks, the coming-of-age drama follows
Producer Todd Black will receive the inaugural Career Producer Honor at the 39th annual Virginia Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 21-25 in Charlottesville. The Virginia Film Festival Career Producer Honor celebrates the artistic impact of a standout producer and is
Tyler Perry launched a new specialty division of his production company Tyler Perry Studios called “Maxscene.” According to the company, the label is “dedicated to expanding theatrical opportunities for filmmakers with distinctive voices.” Named after Perry’s mother Maxine, the
Pedro Almodóvar’s “Bitter Christmas” and Diego Luna’s “Ashes” are among the AFI Latin American Film Festival lineup. The AFI Latin American Film Festival will take place Sept. 16 through Oct. 7 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. The
David Fincher directs the feature follow-up to 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' from Quentin Tarantino's script.
“Final Fantasy VII” received a new gameplay trailer during gamescom Opening Night Live. The third and final entry in the “Final Fantasy VII” remake series sees hostile giants called Weapons arriving to save a world undergoing a crisis. But, unable to determine who’s a true
There has been an outpouring of love for Tim Curry — the English actor best known for playing villains in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Annie,” “Clue” and more — since news broke of his death at age 80 on Wednesday. Carol Burnett shared a clip from “Annie,” in which she
Scott gave an update on the long-awaited 'Covenant' sequel, shared his thoughts on 'Blade Runner 2099,' and talked how he believes he can compete with AI.
A judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively about $400,000 in attorneys’ fees in her dispute with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, well short of the $8 million she had sought. Lively and Baldoni settled their 18-month legal war in May, avoiding a federal trial that was
Miley Cyrus has paid tribute to her godmother, the late country music legend Dolly Parton, in an emotional message posted to Instagram. “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind
Writer-director Manuela Martelli’s period mystery, her second feature, premiered at Cannes and "overlaps the transition of a kid and the transition of a country and the world as well."
Julie Huntsinger has spent two decades as the guardian of the Telluride Film Festival — a jewel box of off-duty movie stars and power players relaxing in the mountains and a consequential launchpad for the fall awards season. As festival director, Huntsinger has her hallmarks.
I am sitting on a couch in a hotel suite in midtown Manhattan. I have two tape recorders on the coffee table ready to document my interview with one of my idols. I hear someone whistling from behind French doors. It’s not just any person whose whistle I hear. It’s Dolly Parton
The actor, who starred in films and TV, including portraying Stephen King’s murderous clown Pennywise, died Tuesday night
Five months after ABC pulled Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette,” fans are getting their first on-screen updates about her life. Hulu set a Sept. 10 premiere date for “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Season 5, which will run for only five episodes compared to
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei and Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler form a mother-and-daughter bond in the first look image from upcoming comedy drama “She Gets It From Me.” The film — which wrapped production in New York in July and is currently in post-production — comes from
After announcing the documentary series in June, HBO has revealed the release schedule for “Jay-Z in 8,” which will feature the rapper sitting down with music producer and record executive Rick Rubin to discuss the lyrics and ideas for songs across eight episodes. The first two
Hollywood has been smiling all summer long, and not just because of the box office revival. There’s also silent gratitude for the cloud cover provided by Paramount’s ongoing attempt to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. The merger has been sucking the oxygen out of the industry
Netflix has released the trailer for “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket,” an upcoming reality competition show that pits contestants against each other in challenges taking place inside a replica of Roald Dahl’s iconic chocolate factory. The nine-episode show will stream on Sept. 23.
