At Variety, we talk a lot about the soft power of the red carpet. We live in an age where “image architect” is a vaunted job title, thanks to the serious economic and cultural impact the right look can offer stars and brands. We can largely thank Valentino Garavani, who died at
The actor was set to appear alongside Meghann Fahy and Penn Badgley in the film.
Timothy Busfield will be edited out of the upcoming Amazon MGM film “You Deserve Each Other” after he was accused of groping a 7-year-old boy on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” Variety had learned. This is the second project involving Busfield to be affected in the wake of his
Don’t doubt the hustle of Marty Mauser. A24‘s “Marty Supreme,” a sports dramedy starring Timothée Chalamet as a fictional table tennis champ, has surpassed $100 million globally. It’s the fourth A24 release to ever cross this box office milestone after 2022’s Oscar best picture
After thrilling Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl games, the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship is set with two college powerhouses competing to win the CFP Trophy to finish out the 2025-26 season. Scheduled for Monday, Jan. 19, the game airs on ESPN — who is
The Beckham family feud has boiled over from tabloid fascination to a burning Hollywood scandal. Brooklyn Beckham released a lengthy statement to his Instagram Stories on Monday morning, accusing his parents, David and Victoria, of trying to “control the narratives” around his
Karine Jean-Pierre is ready to take the stage. The former White House press secretary for President Joe Biden is stepping into a new kind of spotlight as the host of this year’s 17th annual African American Film Critics Awards, revealed exclusively to Variety. Jean-Pierre, 51,
Matthew McConaughey recently joined Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson on their “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast. During the episode, Harrelson recalled there were “so many times” he wanted to “punch” McConaughey while filming the first season of “True Detective” because
The former West Wing actor is charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse. He denies the claims
Amanda Seyfried recently told The New Yorker that winning an Oscar is not important to her. She said that she’s “gotten this far” without an Academy Award, so “why would I need one now?” “Do you remember who won in the past ten years? It’s not the win that’s important. It’s the
Genre distribution label Chroma has acquired North American rights to a trio of international features including “Mash Ville,” described as a whiskey-soaked kimchi western that earned its director best director honors at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The South
Valentino Garavani, the fashion designer and mogul behind the Valentino brand, died on Monday. He was 93. His foundation announced the news on social media, writing: “Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones.” The Italian
Subject Matter, an organization that provides funds and resources to nonprofits and documentary films highlighting urgent social issues, will award $120,000 in grants at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Recipients include Sharon Liese’s investigative thriller “Seized,” the
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from Season 2 of “Landman,” now available to stream on Paramount+. When we first see Sam Elliott, he’s watching the sunset, waiting to die. The veteran actor joined the second season of “Landman” as T.L., the estranged father of the
Martin Bobb-Semple, the fast-rising British actor who recently nabbed a leading role in the upcoming “Tomb Raider” live-action series at Amazon MGM Studios, has signed with CAA. Bobb-Semple was most recently seen as series regular Orlando “Lando” Johnson in “All American:
Olivia Wilde, Kerry Washington, Ryan Coogler, Dave Franco, Channing Tatum and Chloe Zhao are just a few of the names making the rounds at the Sundance Film Festival from Jan. 22 through Feb. 1.
Singer Yulee Choi wasn’t the only one making her acting debut in the comedy “Food Truck: Stolen Love…and Moo Deng.” The viral pygmy hippo who charmed the world after she was born in 2024 also appears in a feature film for the first time in the Thai family movie. Choi, a Korean
When Katie Pavlich launches her new 10 p.m. show on NewsNation on Monday night, she will be taking on a unique competitor: the guy who gave her a start in the TV business. At an earlier time, Pavlich, then working for the conservative site Townhall.com, was trying to network at
Launched in 2023, few physical markets have come together so fast as Miami’s Content Americas. Attendance stood at 2,278 delegates in 2025. This year, all exhibition space has sold out. Yet just as it has fast consolidated as the No. 1 international TV meet and mart for Latin
The NBA on MLK Day pays tribute to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a slate of games that promote equality and activism. In 2026, there are nine games on the schedule, including four nationally-televised NBA games on Monday, Jan. 19. MLK Day tips off with the
After Paramount’s 2023 “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” featured Peru extensively, interest in the South American country spiked, particularly in the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu, the colonial city of Cusco and the Peruvian Amazon, which formed key backdrops to the latest
International sales agency Pluto Film has picked up Paul Negoescu’s “Atlas of the Universe,” which explores the fragile shift from childhood innocence to early independence. The Romanian-Bulgarian co-production is set for its world premiere in the Berlinale’s Generation K+
There’s more to Peru than Machu Picchu, Cusco and the Nazca Lines. Indeed, the Andean city and region of Arequipa reveal a surprising wealth of lesser-known but equally compelling locations. The Arequipa capital is known as the “White City” due to the bleached volcanic sillar
Daisy Duck gets the high fashion treatment in a new capsule collection from Disney and the Copenhagen fashion label Ganni.Their second limited-edition collection is centered on Daisy Duck, pairing a 16-piece fashion drop with a collectible fanzine designed to deepen fan
Kirk Herbstreit usually describes Hail Mary passes when he sees them. In recent weeks, he’s been helping fans to throw them. The ESPN and Amazon Prime Video sportscaster is part of a promotion from AT&T called “Clutch Calls:” that helps fans send messages to college football
Indian streaming giant JioHotstar has unveiled a restructured subscription model that introduces monthly payment options across its entire service lineup while raising prices on several tiers. The updated pricing framework, which takes effect Jan. 28, for new subscribers,
FIPRESCI, the international body for film critics, is to launch the Documentary Grand Prix at Millennium Docs Against Gravity, a documentary film festival in Poland, whose 23rd edition takes place from May 8 to 17. The award will be given to the best documentary film of the
Multi-Emmy nominated TV exec Leonardo Aranguibel, who spearheaded the production of Disney Latin America’s hit local adaptations of “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” is leaving the company effective Feb. 22. Aranguibel is currently production VP and head of
"It is essential to show the harm transphobia enacts on the community, but equally important to show is the joy they can never take away," Steele told The Hollywood Reporter.
Prince Harry is set to appear in London’s High Court on Monday as his privacy case against the publisher of U.K. tabloid Daily Mail kicks off. The Duke of Sussex is one of several big names — including Elton John and his husband David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost —
One of the most lauded authors in the history of the Brazilian telenovela, Aguinaldo Silva is responsible for iconic works such as “Tieta,” “Anything Goes” and “Her Own Destiny,” having penned some of the most infamous villains in the catalogue of Brazil’s media giant Globo.
Brussels-based Syrian artist Rand Abou Fakher's debut feature, world premiering at IFFR in Rotterdam, "was born from both grief and hope, at a time when death had become almost ordinary."
U.K.-based sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Imposters,” a sci-fi thriller marking the feature directorial debut of Caleb Phillips. The film is set to world premiere in the Midnighter section at SXSW 2026. It centers on a couple
Bangladeshi filmmaker Leesa Gazi is set to helm “Shasti” (Punishment), a contemporary adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore’s 1893 short story, with an international production lineup backing the project. The psychological drama stars Pori Moni, Chanchal
The first selection of Asian projects from the influential Asia Film Financing Forum's 2026 edition includes dramas backed by filmmakers Stanley Kwan and Anthony Chen.
Clare Binns, the creative director of film exhibition company Picturehouse Cinemas and its distribution arm Picturehouse Entertainment, will be presented with BAFTA’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the BAFTA Film Awards next month. The award is presented to
Beta Film has secured several key deals across Europe for its slate of premium Spanish drama series. German-French public service broadcaster ARTE and German public broadcaster SWR have acquired two Beta drama series by writer/director/actress Leticia Dolera: drama “Pubertat –
Local romance “Once We Were Us” maintained its position at the summit of the South Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, according to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. While the local hit continued to draw the largest
The popular stand-up and digital voice, who has in the past also made headlines by playing pranks on the likes of Donald Trump, Kanye West, and FIFA, "is truly in the Premier League of U.K. stand-ups."
"Her belief in the power of cinema, and her ongoing work championing emerging independent filmmakers, is inspirational."
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” remained the top film in China for the Jan. 16–18 weekend, as the market continued to soften ahead of the Lunar New Year corridor. The animated sequel added RMB36.2 million ($5.1 million), according to Artisan Gateway, pushing its cumulative gross to
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFF) has unveiled the initial slate of 17 in-development projects selected for the 24th edition of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), set to take place March 17-19 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Zee Studios and Bhansali Productions have unveiled a teaser for Bollywood romantic drama “Do Deewane Seher Mein.” The film stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Mrunal Thakur in what is billed as a “perfect love story between two imperfect people” and as a “modern romance that feels
Ajay Devgn and Danish Devgn have launched their first original property from Lens Vault Studios, marking the entertainment company’s entry into AI-driven content creation with “Bal Tanhaji,” an expansion of the “Unsung Warriors” franchise. The generative AI-powered narrative
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the premiere of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” now streaming on HBO Max. Westeros is not ready for “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” The new “Game of Thrones” prequel, which takes place about 100 years before the main series
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains plot details for “The Commander and the Grey Lady,” Season 4, Episode 2 of HBO’s “Industry,” now streaming on HBO Max. All is not well in the House of Muck. After underlining his credentials as a failed entrepreneur in Season 3, “Industry”
India’s Junglee Pictures has tapped filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta to helm a tentpole theatrical feature, bringing together the studio behind “Badhaai Ho” and “Raazi” with the director of the “Raid” franchise. Gupta, whose credits include “Raid,” “Raid 2,” “No One Killed Jessica”
Medialink Group Limited is launching Con-Con Hong Kong 2026, billed as Asia’s first comprehensive intellectual property extravaganza, set for April 4-5 at AsiaWorld-Expo. The inaugural two-day gathering aims to merge IP-focused programming with a large-scale music festival and
It’s time to journey back to Westeros. HBO’s latest “Game of Thrones” prequel spinoff, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” goes back in time and zeroes in on a lowly hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), rather than focus on the grand politics of the Iron Throne. The
Ben Affleck recently told Fox 32 Chicago that he had food poisoning while shooting his emotional goodbye scene with Bruce Willis in the 1998 disaster blockbuster “Armageddon.” “When we shot that scene, I had food poisoning,” Affleck said. “I wasn’t an experienced enough actor
