K-pop soloist Wonho is making his return to the music scene with a pre-release single dropping this June, marking his first new material in approximately seven months since November 2024’s English-language track “What Would You Do.” The upcoming single serves as the opening
Michael Cera has been spending the last few weeks on a global press tour for “The Phoenician Scheme,” which marks his first time starring in a Wes Anderson movie. Jackie Chan has been on his own promotional tour this month on behalf of “Karate Kid: Legends.” The two actors
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “The Better Sister,” now streaming on Prime Video. When building out the whodunit of Prime Video’s “The Better Sister,” the series’ co-creators Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado wanted the audience to believe anyone could have
James Lowe, who fronted the psych-garage-pop group the Electric Prunes in the late 1960s, best known for their top 10 hit “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night),” died May 22 at age 82 his family reported. Following the breakup of the Electric Prunes, Lowe became an engineer and
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto recently appeared on the “Nothing Left Unsaid” podcast and revealed he has an idea for a new story that would bring back the characters of Rust Cohle and Marty Harty, memorably played by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the
Elizabeth Debicki and Scott Caan have joined the cast of David Fincher’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” follow-up at Netflix, Variety confirms. The pair will star alongside Brad Pitt, who is reprising his Oscar-winning role as the zen stuntman Cliff Booth for the feature,
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Karate Kid: Legends,” currently playing in theaters. The most dramatic moment in “Karate Kids: Legends” is its final fight – a 12-minute sequence called the Five Boroughs Tournament that takes
The Hulu limited series about the Murdaugh family has added Tyner Rushing to its cast in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned exclusively. Rushing is the latest addition to the cast of the series, which already includes Jason Clarke, Patricia Arquette, J.
The Avengers will have to wait to assemble in San Diego for another year. Marvel Studios will have a smaller presence at Comic-Con this year, skipping its annual blockbuster presentation in Hall H on Saturday, Variety has confirmed. With “Avengers: Doomsday” moving its release
Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” continues to break records at the global box office. Over Memorial Day weekend, it made a record-breaking $183 million domestically and $341 million worldwide. The live-action film is a retelling of the studio’s 2002 animated feature, as its beloved
And just like that, everyone’s favorite love-to-hate show is back on our screens. The third season of the “Sex and the City” reboot returned on Thursday, May 29. New episodes will continue to drop on a weekly basis on Max. But if you don’t have a Max subscription, the most
The McCallum Theatre has announced Yvonne Bell will be its new CEO. Her appointment comes after holding a top role as SVP of development since 2021. In her previous role, Bell increased programming at McCallum Theatre. Her expansion included renewing the Muses & Patroness
PBS sued the Trump administration on Friday, arguing that Trump’s move to cut off funding violates the First Amendment. The lawsuit also argues that Trump has violated the statutory framework that established the service in 1969, and which was designed to keep its editorial
Over the years, the White House has long been a staple set as shows have explored looks into the machinations of America’s highest office. This season, “The Residence,” “Zero Day” and “Paradise” are among those series taking audiences into the hallways and bedrooms of 1600
Quentin Taraninto wrote the script but is not directing the feature, which is set up at Netflix and stars Brad Pitt in his Oscar-winning role of Cliff Booth.
X, formerly known as Twitter, briefly experienced serious malfunctions for thousands of users Friday. Many users accessing X suddenly saw their entire feeds disappear, and the ability to post messages stopped working. On the home screen, this message appeared for logged-in
It was late November, just after the election, and Jesse Armstrong was trying to resist telling another story about unfathomably rich tycoons. It’d been less than two years since “Succession” — his Emmy-winning, culture-defining series about the corrosive family behind a
Every so often, a new comedy series taps into something bigger than laughs. It can connect to the awkwardness, beauty and heartbreak of becoming who you are, especially when the process is messy, loud and absolutely hilarious. Prime Video’s coming-of-age comedy
Alf Clausen, the composer who made “The Simpsons” even funnier with his music for 27 years, died early Thursday after a decade-long battle with Progressive Supernuclear Palsy (PSP). He was 84. Clausen won two Emmys and another 21 nominations for the long-running animated Fox
It’s the start of a new Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) season with eight teams competing to win the Cash App Championship Trophy at the very end. Defending champions Utah Archers are looking to repeat, while the rest of the league is trying to take the crown for themselves. For
Kevin Williamson is opening up about working with Neve Campbell again on “Scream 7.” Williamson, who wrote the original script for 1996’s “Scream,” has never directed the franchise, but came back for the upcoming film for multiple reasons — first, because of the story. “The
At the end of June, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is expected to extend invitations to a new class of members who meet the professional qualifications to join the most prestigious club in Hollywood. This annual membership expansion is attracting particular
President Trump has exercised the authority of his office to pardon several celebrities lately, including reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley and rapper NBA YoungBoy. On Friday, he was asked whether he would consider pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is
Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on seminal TV comedy “MASH,” died Friday at her home in New York City. She was 87. Her rep Harlan Boll said the New York police reported her time of death at 12:01 p.m. on May 30, of suspected natural causes. For her
The Emmy-winning writer-actor Lena Waithe (“The Chi,” “Master of None”) recently sat down with the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning new play, “Purpose,” now up for six Tony Awards including best play. Waithe was interested in talking
A box office smash, the new Disney film has sparked discussion about colonialism, with one analyst telling The Hollywood Reporter that the ending "contributes to the narrative of displacement of Hawaiians from their ancestral lands."
Voice actor Toby Huss has been tapped to take over as the voice of unsuccessful exterminator and conspiracy theorist Dale Gribble on “King of the Hill” as the show is revived for a Season 14. Huss is no stranger to “King of the Hill,” having voiced Kahn Souphanousinphone and
MRC is behind the film from writer-director Ninian Doff.
Kevin Bacon may star as demon hunter Hub Halloran in the Prime Video drama “The Bondsman,” but the real power lies with his boss, Midge Kusatsu. Jolene Purdy inhabits the role of a no-nonsense bureaucrat whose existence is shattered when she learns about a conspiracy from the
RIO DE JANEIRO – Netflix and Embratur, the Brazilian Tourism Board, announced Friday a cooperation agreement aimed at boosting tourism through Brazilian audiovisual productions, establishing a model which could be used in other countries. Embratur President Marcelo Freixo and
Gersh has made a total of 14 promotions across multiple departments, Variety has learned. Valentijn Sloot has been named vice president, while Brittany Albis, Benjamin Atkins, Ariadne Bazigos, Jimmy Cheng, Shannon O’Halloran, Lyra Tan, Alyssa Urgo, and Caroline Welker have all
Four years before Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” premiered at Cannes on May 18, the idea for the film was born at the festival as the visionary director presented “The French Dispatch.” Benicio del Toro had a small yet memorable role in the movie as an imprisoned
Taylor Swift’s long, very public and very personal battle to own the rights to her first six albums, from her self-titled debut to “Reputation,” came to a happy conclusion for the singer this week, as she announced on Friday that, after the catalog, originally owned by and
As part of its Emmy for Your Consideration campaign for “The Boys,” Sony Pictures TV and Prime Video are embracing the show’s topicality. The satirical series, about a group of superheroes who are actually anything but, feels a lot less fictional every season it’s on the air.
Hulu has given out a pilot order to a new comedy from Megan Ganz, Variety has learned exclusively, Currently titled “Don’t Get High,” the official logline for the comedy project states, “An alpha dork and her merry gang of dweebs start an anti-drug group at their high school to
Andy Shauf was making a disco record. It was quite a curveball from the Canadian folk artist, whose music is often defined by its rich storytelling and warm acoustic guitars. “Then the pandemic hit, and I quit drinking. It caused me to take stock of my life,” Shauf says. “When
Benjamin Norris and Zión Moreno have joined the horror-satire “Corporate Retreat.” Norris is best known for his recurring role as Trent Harrison in the award-winning TV series “Never Have I Ever” and his performance in the second season of the Disney+ show “Andor.” Most
For a long time in the popular cinematic imagination, the French countryside was a golden place, of haybales, wildflowers and uncannily beautiful goatherdesses. More recently, mainly thanks to the darker sensibilities of Bruno Dumont and Alain Guiraudie, it has become the dank
Ariana Grande has found her next movie role — starring opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in Universal’s “Meet the Parents 4.” Fresh off her Academy Award-nominated performance as Glinda in “Wicked,” Grande continues her relationship with the studio by joining one of its
Hulu has released the first-look at the “King of the Hill” revival, marking the show’s return to TV after 15 years. The 14th season of the beloved animated series will debut all 10 episodes on Aug. 4. In addition to the first-look photo that can be seen above, Hulu also
With pro sports championship season upon us, it might be the best time to pick up a digital smart home projector to watch the NHL Stanley Cup Final, or the NBA Finals in a big way. We found two top-rated projectors and they’re both on sale on Amazon. On sale for $59.47 (reg.
For the first time, fans of “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.” will be able to get behind the scenes access to the entire franchise with the official “One Chicago Podcast.” On Friday, during the “One Chicago” panel at ATX TV Festival, Steven Weber of “Chicago Med”
Following a highly competitive, multi-studio bidding war, Paramount Pictures has purchased “Guys with No Friends,” a spec script from Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, in a seven-figure deal. Kaplan and Elfont, the writer-director duo behind films such as “Can’t Hardly Wait” and
John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, penned the screenplay for the new installment and is set to direct the comedy for Universal.
When Addison Rae released her debut single “Obsessed” in 2021, she was better recognized as a TikTok star than a budding singer with staying power. All the glitter, gloss and side-eye in the world couldn’t have prepared Rae — or the general public — for the string of viral
The investment company run by Steve Mnuchin, the Hollywood producer who was treasury secretary during Trump’s first term, has amassed a bigger stake in Lionsgate Studios, the company behind such film franchises as John Wick and the Hunger Games. In a press release Thursday,
In one of the more dramatic business developments in pop music history, Taylor Swift has purchased her catalog of recordings that were initially released through Big Machine Records, after six years of transfers and turmoil. She acquired those six albums and associated visuals
If you look up the definition of “Renaissance man,” you might just find a photo of Ricky Gervais staring back at you — smiling, of course. Comedian, actor, writer, producer, series creator, director, songwriter and children’s book author (yeah, you read that last one right).
Four centuries and 32 years after Christopher Marlowe’s death, the playwright is getting a West End resurrection alongside William Shakespeare — and Variety has an exclusive first look at the stars bringing this literary rivalry to life. In a video interview with director
“Karate Kid” is kicking its way back to movie theaters this weekend. The latest installment of the classic franchise, “Karate Kid: Legends,” has made $2.3 million in previews so far at the box office. It’s projected to make $25 million in its opening weekend, with some
