The son of Rob and Michele Reiner, now charged with their murders, was on medication that appeared to be working but was changed last fall due to side effects, The New York Times reported
The Tokyo Broadcasting System has made a strategic investment in Legendary Entertainment, the producer of “Dune” and the Godzilla franchise, that will allow the Hollywood company access to more Japanese intellectual property. TBS – which operates broadcast networks, streaming
Taye Diggs is entering the vertical drama space, a growing industry around content made to be watched on smartphones. CandyJar, which bills itself as the first microdrama streaming platform out of the U.S., has set Diggs as the star and executive producer of a series titled
The change in leadership may mean a new hope for the storied franchise or it could be an attack of the clones by giving fans more of the same.
Kathleen Kennedy will end her 14-year run at Lucasfilm. She will be replaced by not one, but two executives when she leaves the Walt Disney Company this year. Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni and President and General Manager Lynwen Brennan will both lead the company behind
Pamela Anderson told Andy Cohen during an SiriusXM radio interview (via TMZ) that it was “yucky” being in such close proximity to Seth Rogen at the Golden Globes earlier this month. Rogen won two prizes at the ceremony for his Apple TV comedy “The Studio,” including best actor
The 'Mr. Robot' creator wrote the script and will direct the feature.
NBC has picked up its third drama pilot of the week, greenlighting an untitled crime investigation drama from writers/executive producers Dean Georgaris (“Quantum Leap”) and John Fox (“The Equalizer”). Universal Studio Group’s Universal TV is the studio on the show, which also
Alan Cumming has signed with UTA for representation in all areas, Variety has learned. He will continue to be repped by Bond Artists and by B-Side in the UK. Although Cumming has enjoyed a highly-successful career that spans over four decades, he has found remarkable success in
Timothy Busfield will get a court hearing next Tuesday on whether he should be held in jail pending a trial on child sex abuse charges. Busfield remains at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque after turning himself in on Tuesday. At a press conference on Thursday,
Manhattan’s Sunset Pier 94 Studios has found its first tenant ahead of the studio’s opening later this month. Paramount Television Studios has signed the facility’s first lease to film Showtime’s “Dexter: Resurrection” Season 2. The series will take up 70,000 square feet,
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Jem Aswad analyzes the prospects for BTS’ massive world tour plans and other big treks in music. And in advance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, host Cynthia Littleton looks back at how King emerged as a media
Anderson told Andy Cohen it felt “weird” and “yucky” to see Rogen at the Golden Globes last year, when she attended as a nominee for The Last Showgirl
“The Pitt” made a massive leap in audience size with its Season 2 premiere. Releasing on Jan. 8, the opening episode hit 5.4 million viewers over three days, marking a nearly 200% increase from the series premiere in 2025. The episode has continued to accrue past that point as
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a budget proposal that, among other things, funds both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities at levels essentially consistent with last year’s appropriations – $207 million for each. The
Dakota Fanning will star as an undercover agent of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in a new Apple TV series created by Emmy-winning “Homeland” producer Alex Cary. The yet-to-be-titled thriller follows Fanning as a mole operating within a multi-billion dollar international
“The Housemaid” has cleared a notable box office milestone, surpassing $200 million in global ticket sales. The R-rated film, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, has generated $100 million domestically and $100 million internationally after four weekends of release.
Fox’s upcoming “Baywatch” reboot is headed to the beach to find its new cast. The network and Fremantle have set an open casting call in Los Angeles on Feb. 18 to populate the series with both actors and non-actors. Adults of all ethnicities and genders are welcome to audition,
Los Angeles production showed no sign of a rebound in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the industry is still waiting for a hike in state incentives to have an effect. Production days for film, TV and commercials fell 12.3% compared to the prior quarter, according to data from
The 60-year-old Oscar winner and the 30-year-old Oscar contender spoke exclusively with THR prior to a conversation in front of 600 Academy, BAFTA and guild members that took place at Downey's instigation.
When Johnny Knoxville announced a new “Jackass” movie coming to theaters in June, fans of the slapstick stunt franchise wondered what type of role the 54-year-old ringleader would have in the production. In 2022’s “Jackass Forever,” Knoxville performed a stunt where he was
Less than a year after he jigged terrifyingly into Ryan Coogler’s supernatural horror “Sinners” as an Irish-dancing vampire, Jack O’Connell is back with an even more bonkers baddie. Sir Jimmy Crystal — who the actor admits is the “maddest character” he’s ever seen — may have
Disney+ has boarded “The Last Man on Earth,” a French remake of Will Forte’s hit 2015 sci-fi comedy series which will be headlined by French star Artus. An original series created by Forte, a “Saturday Night Live” household name, “The Last Man on Earth” is produced by 20th
DDA, a global content PR corporate communications firm, has made two key hires in Los Angeles. Matt Andrée Wiltens (above, right) joins the company from talent agency Gersh, in the role of senior vice president of U.S. Entertainment and Strategy. Ryan Smith (left) has been
“Industry” returned to HBO for its fourth season on Sunday night and reached more than 800,000 viewers in its first three days of availability, marking a 20% increase from the drama series’ Season 3 opener in 2024 and its best season premiere ever. That number was calculated
Timothée Chalamet revealed during a recent Q&A with Robert Downey Jr. at New York’s DGA Theater that he was threatened by a background actor while filming a scene for Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme.” “I won’t say who, but in that motel sequence, there are a lot of non-actors…that
Young people are more focused on safety, kindness and self-acceptance than fame and popularity, according to new research from the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA. Published Jan. 14, the full report examines at how people aged 10 to 24 rank the importance of 14
Paramount+ has greenlit the true crime series “Fear Not” with Anne Hathaway attached to star, Variety has learned. The limited series is based on the Vanity Fair article “True Crime, True Faith: The Serial Killer and the Texas Mom Who Stopped Him.” written by Julie MIller. Bash
Director Melanie Scrofano's Tubi Original feature is currently in production and centers on a teen aiming to sabotage her mom's new romance.
The actors previously played half-siblings Sansa Stark and Jon Snow on the HBO drama series.
The backstage farce “La Comédie-Française” took a well-deserved bow as the opener at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris — an auspicious spotlight for a project not originally meant to be a film. Sold by Charades, the crowd-pleasing feature began as a pandemic-era mashup
“Amadeus,” Sky’s five-part series about the rivalry between composers Mozart and Salieri starring Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany, has been acquired by Starz for the U.S. Based on Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play and adapted by “Black Doves” creator Joe Barton, “Amadeus” premiered on Sky
David Linde, former Participant head and Universal Pictures chairman, has been named CEO at the Sundance Institute, where he’ll lead all areas of the nonprofit organization and film festival, which moves to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027. Linde succeeds interim CEO Amanda Kelso,
Kit Harington and Sophie Turner are reuniting for the first time since playing siblings on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” together for eight seasons — but their new movie “The Dreadful” makes for an awkward family reunion. The two play lovers in Lionsgate’s gothic horror movie, which
Cate Blanchett is revisiting the mythical village of Berk. The two-time Oscar winner will star in the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon 2” as Valka, reprising the role she voiced in the original animated trilogy. “How to Train Your Dragon” follows the adventures of a
The former CEO of Participant Media and Universal Pictures chairman will begin his tenure on Feb. 17.
Mubi has acquired global SVOD rights to “Pictures of Ghosts,” a feature documentary by filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, whose “The Secret Agent” is shortlisted in the International Feature Film category of the 98th Academy Awards. Produced by Cinemascópio and Vitrine Filmes,
Stars — and their publicists — are learning that the one thing almost as good as being signed as the next 007 is being rumored for the part.
The Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, is getting a Met Gala-inspired glow up. The guild announced Thursday morning that the awards will have a “fashion theme” on the red carpet for the first time ever: “Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s
The Pay-1 deal will roll out gradually, with Netflix having full global licensing rights to Sony titles by early 2029.
Dean DeBlois, who spearheaded the original trilogy from DreamWorks Animation, is back as writer and director for the next live-action installment.
Susan Kelechi Watson is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of “High Potential.” Watson will appear in the Jan. 27 episodes of the ABC procedural, which is titled “NPC.” The desciption for the episode states, “When a former esports champion is mysteriously murdered, both
Global theatrical rights to the feature length documentary “Billy Idol Should Be Dead” have been acquired by Evan Saxon Productions. The doc, which screened at last year’s Tribeca Festival followed by an awards-qualifying run, is directed by Jonas Åkerlund and produced by Live
Wonder Project is the latest media brand to embrace the creator economy in an effort to drive viewership of its shows and to better understand the core audience for its TV series and movies. Wonder Project quietly enlisted a group of eight social media creators last year to
Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have signed a new multi-year deal for the streaming service to get the exlusive global rights to the legacy studio’s film after their full theatrical and home entertainment runs. Netflix currently has Pay-1 rights, the industry’s term for
The anime-inspired project marks the latest expansion of Korine’s experimental studio, following its Venice-launched film-videogame hybrids and AI-driven work.
Antonio Banderas and Danny Trejo will lead the cast of the fantastical sports drama “Armadillo United.” The feel-good film marks a reunion between Banderas and Trejo, who have shared the screen over the years in 1995’s “Desperado,” 1996’s “From Dusk Till Dawn” and the “Spy
Michael Karrer and Kim Allamand’s “First Days,” which will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, has debuted its trailer (below). The film will premiere in the Harbour program of the festival. In the film, two spirits encounter each other in a
Artist management and production company Entertainment 360 has promoted Nicola Chomiak, Yang Fei, Erica Kennedy, Jonah Koppelman and Dustin Rios from assistant to manager. All five are based in the company’s Los Angeles office and now represent clients across both the literary
Harry Styles has announced his new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,” releasing on March 6. The singer revealed the album cover and release date for his fourth album on Thursday morning. The 12-track project will be executive produced by Kid Harpoon, who also
