Author Rebecca Yarros’ first novel was published in 2014, and she’s since cemented herself as a cornerstone of the romantasy genre through The Empyrean Series, which includes bestselling novels “Fourth Wing,” “Iron Flame,” and “Onyx Storm.” Expected to be a five-book series,
The 80s-set drama, starring Rami Malek, was greeted with a stirring standing ovation at its competition premiere Wednesday night.
Rami Malek shed a tear as he soaked up the love in the Palais for his deeply emotional turn in Ira Sachs’ “The Man I Love,” which earned an eight-minute standing ovation Wednesday in Cannes. The film is notably one of only two American features competing for the Palme d’Or at
“The Bear” might be ending soon, but the show’s landmark Italian Beef sandwich isn’t going anywhere: It was recognized as the official state sandwich of Illinois on Wednesday. Corey Hendrix, the Chicago native who plays Gary “Sweeps” Woods in “The Bear,” was present in
Ring Every Bell shows how the late actor visited Capitol Hill with the nonprofit group I Am ALS, which also released a new PSA featuring Dane and other celebrities
Malek colors him in with shades of anger, tenderness, psychosis, and the sheer pesky individuality of Jimmy. He makes him a morosely charismatic flake — the kind of flamboyant narcissist who’s got a gift, but one he doesn’t quite know what to do with.
Jon Favreau's feature adaptation of his Disney+ series is making a big play for families thanks to Grogu, aka Baby Yoda.
Marine Atlan's directorial debut, about a group of French teenagers on a school trip to Naples, took top honors in the Cannes sidebar for first and second features.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Lock and Load,” the Season 1 finale of “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” now streaming on Apple TV. In the first episode of “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” college student Margo (Elle Fanning) is led to believe she’s throwing her
Sitting in front of an expansive wall of floor to ceiling bookcases, David Michôd, the director behind films like “Animal Kingdom” and “The King,” confesses that for the first ten years after film school, he was “stone cold broke.” “I really didn’t know if there was a career
“Lost” and “Watchmen” mastermind Damon Lindelof has detailed why he was fired from writing a Star Wars movie and teases what the tale would’ve been about. Lindelof was a guest on the May 18 episode of The Ringer’s “House of R” podcast and, early on in a lengthy discussion about
Three-part docuseries will reexamine both sides of the 2005 trial in which Jackson was acquitted of molesting boys
Michael Jackson’s biopic might have left some critics cold, but it’s a runaway success by every other measure. Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” just passed $700 million at the global box office, while renewed interest in the late superstar’s catalog has sent classics like “Billie
The film arrives in Imax theaters globally Thanksgiving and stars Brad Pitt.
Cliff Booth is returning to the big screen. “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” the unofficial title for the sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” will debut in Imax this Thanksgiving. Netflix has announced the film will get an exclusive two-week run on
The film is based on Mitchell Zuckoff's forthcoming book and marks Bay's second collaboration with the journalist following '13 Hours.'
Michael Bay is working on a new film about a major military operation. Bay, who previously directed the 2016 military drama “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” is working with Universal Pictures to direct a film about the two pilots who were rescued from Iran during
Matt Damon is in talks to star in the next movie from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. He’s being eyed for the lead after Ryan Gosling, who had been circling the role, exited the project due to creative differences and scheduling
“Victorian Psycho” is a film that lives up to its brazen title. Maika Monroe plays Winifred Notty, a young governess who arrives at the sweeping Ensor House in the 1850s, ready to work for the well-to-do Pounds family. But Winifred also harbors a violent past and dark impulses,
JB Smoove has signed a multi-year, first-look deal with Fox Entertainment Studios for unscripted content. Under the pact, Smoove will serve as an executive producer and creative collaborator on a programming slate that will span formats and genres. Smoove’s banner Alternate
The ‘Paper Tiger’ star still feels burned by a 2015 Esquire magazine story that accused him of looking to "charm the world with his dickishness."
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The 2026 edition of Rio2C, the largest creativity gathering in Latin America, looks set to consolidate the event as a top international meeting, particularly of talents and execs from Spanish-speaking countries in the region, said Rafael Lazarini,
A new three-part Netflix series about the explosive 2005 Michael Jackson trial, “Michael Jackson: The Verdict,” is set to premiere on June 3. The docuseries covers the pop icon’s 2003 charges of child molestation, the resulting trial and the media circus that revolved around
Marine Atlan’s “La Gradiva” claimed the top honor at the 65th edition of Critics Week, winning the Ami Paris Grand Prize, while Aina Clotet’s “Alive” won the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award. The section, which is curated by Ava Cahen and runs parallel to the
Ryan Gosling previously engaged on the role but wanted changes to the script. This feature is shooting this summer in L.A. come hell or high water, and there was no time to accommodate the star.
S&P Global Ratings already has placed Paramount Skydance’s credit rating in junk-status territory — indicating that the media conglomerate’s debt securities are considered speculative-grade. But if and when Paramount completes its megadeal for Warner Bros. Discovery, the
Stephen Colbert in 2016 tried to bring together a nation that was coming apart. On Election Night, Colbert and crew mounted a live special for the Showtime cable network, and as more electoral votes were called for Donald Trump, cementing a victory that set many Americans on
Davis Guggenheim had given notice and was on the way out of his job as a Participant Media creative executive in 2005 when producers Lawrence Bender and Laurie David came to him with an idea. At the time, former Vice President Al Gore was touring the country giving slideshow
Xbox has hired Matthew Ball, a video game analyst best known for his popular annual state of video gaming report, as its new chief of strategy. The decision was announced by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Wednesday, along with the new hires of Scott Van Vliet as chief technology
In Pixar’s “Hoppers,” the protagonist is Mabel, an animal rights activist who fights a greedy mayor over a development project that threatens to replace a beloved beaver habitat with metal trees. On the CBS drama series “Fire Country,” the heroes battle increasingly ferocious
It is a common call for consumers to demand improved conditions on factory farms and in slaughterhouses—as it should be. But May invites us not to speak about animals, but another stigmatized issue that deserves attention and care. Mental Health Awareness Month allows us to
Greece arrived at the Cannes Film Festival buoyed by a string of recent international shoots — like Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in the Peloponnese and “The Riders,” the Brad Pitt-led A24 title that filmed on the island of Hydra and across mainland Greece earlier this year
“Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” will be racing back into theaters this summer to celebrate the comedy’s 20th anniversary. The film will return to theaters nationwide on June 28, June 30 and July 1. “NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is
“The Testaments” has been renewed for Season 2 at Hulu. The series, which serves as followup to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” originally debuted in April. The renewal news comes just ahead of the Season 1 finale, which is scheduled to drop on May 27. The series stars Ann Dowd, Chase
Quinta Brunson is stepping into the world’s most famous flapper. The “Abbott Elementary” creator and Emmy winner will develop and star as Betty Boop in a feature film adaptation of the nearly century-old animated icon, Variety has learned exclusively. Brunson’s company, Fifth
In 2015, Esquire alluded to Teller being “kind of a dick,” he recalled in a recent conversation, “It felt like such a violation of what actually transpired”
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the series finale of “The Boys,” now streaming on Prime Video. After seven years, the Boys have finally won their battle against Vought — but it came at a steep price. In a climactic battle that fans have been waiting for since
Iman Vellani, known for playing Kamala Khan in “Ms. Marvel,” will make her solo comics writing debut with “Chachu,” a five-issue neo-noir miniseries illustrated by Marianna Ignazzi and colored by Jordie Bellaire, set for release from Image Comics and Tiny Onion on Aug. 5. Set
Claudie Jessie has signed with Range Media Partners for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be represented by Hatch Talent, Sloane Offer Weber & Dern, and Multitude Media. Jessie is best known for her role in the hit Shondaland Netflix series
NewFest executive director David Hatkoff is stepping down after seven years with the New York City LGBTQ film festival. Lesli Klainberg, longtime president of Film at Lincoln Center and a former NewFest executive director, has been appointed in the interim. Kevin Chase
Broadway’s biggest night has locked in its opening act. Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” the official live pre-show ahead of the 79th Annual Tony Awards, announced by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League. The free streaming
LACMA has launched Very LACMA, a new public-facing promotional campaign timed to the opening of the new David Geffen Galleries. The citywide Los Angeles billboard campaign hopes to attract new museum visitors and reintroduce the art institution to communities throughout Los
CNN has hired Anna Frost, formerly a top marketing exec at NBCUniversal’s Peacock — and a CNN alum — as head of marketing for CNN Worldwide. In the role, Frost will oversee CNN’s consolidated brand marketing and growth marketing groups. She will oversee creative, brand strategy
In these terrible, wounded times, when geopolitical upheaval has consequences so personal we might trip over them at our own doorsteps, and when our own attempts to live normal lives come freighted with guilt that we’re essentially dancing while others die, there is sobering
Spencer Pratt appeared last year in “Got to Get Out,” an eight-episode Hulu series about reality stars living in a mansion. At the time, his home had just burned down, and he and wife Heidi Montag were taking whatever offers came their way. On the press tour, he was asked
Jeff Bezos insists that Amazon MGM Studios’ decision to acquire and release “Melania,” a documentary about the First Lady, was smart business — and not an attempt to curry favor with her husband. In an interview Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the Amazon founder was asked
A few days ago, Milly Alcock flew from Kyoto to Los Angeles after finishing production on a new movie. Then, after a fitting, she traveled to Las Vegas to do some press and appear onstage as part of DC Studios’ CinemaCon presentation for “Supergirl.” She’d gotten one hour of
Kwak Jae-young’s “My Sassy Girl,” the 2001 Korean romantic comedy credited as one of the first major international breakthroughs of the Hallyu wave, will reach North American theaters in a new 4K restoration following an acquisition by Film Movement Classics. The deal was
