SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale” sequel series, “The Testaments,” now streaming on Hulu. The first season of “The Testaments” came to an end Wednesday with its Season 1 finale. And blessed be the fruit, because
Gayle King is once again speaking out about the long-standing rumor that she was dating Oprah Winfrey, and explaining why the iconic host refused to publicly shut it down on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Speaking with Alex Cooper on her viral “Call Her Daddy” podcast, the CBS
Studio execs are seeing what's happening with 'Obsession' and the upcoming 'Backrooms' — both from filmmakers who cut their teeth on YouTube — as a watershed moment in Hollywood.
Apple TV has revealed a first look at “Last Seen,” a new six-episode Australian thriller. The show will debut with the first two episodes on the platform on September 9, followed by a new episode every Wednesday. “Last Seen,” formerly known as “The Dispatcher,” follows police
Former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden recently told CBS Sunday Morning that she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke on stage during his now infamous 2024 debate with Donald Trump. “I don’t know what happened,” Dr. Biden said. “As I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my god,
The A24 film stars Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen alongside Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, and Bokeem Woodbine
Get ready to step into the shoes of James Bond. Amazon MGM Studios and independent video game developer IO Interactive have officially launched “007 First Flight,” a new game that reimagines James Bond’s origin story as the 26-year-old fights his way through MI6’s elite
Media entrepreneur and stand-up comedian Byron Allen now is the majority owner of BuzzFeed — the struggling digital media player that Allen plans to use to launch a free-streaming platform that he imagines will rival video colossus YouTube. “Our vision is to build on the iconic
Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on Wednesday following Perry’s fatal ketamine overdose in October 2023. Iwamasa was charged for his role in obtaining and repeatedly injecting Perry with the drug,
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Megastar Annita will play the lead role of a still unnamed feature film that will be lensed beginning June 1 at giant media group Globo’s Estúdios Globo in Rio, Amauri Soares, executive director of Estúdios Globo and TV Globo told Variety. Soares will
The internet can be a strange place. Toxic fandom is real, and social media will run with the most unfounded rumor when fans love (or hate) the trajectory of a show’s central character. One of those rumors has been circling since Season 2 of “The Pitt,” the HBO Max medical
Keanu Reeves is seeking leniency for Carl Rinsch, the director of “47 Ronin” who faces years in prison for swindling Netflix out of $11 million. In a letter to Judge Jed Rakoff, Reeves called the director an “exceptional artist” and urged the judge to show “leniency and mercy”
The Malta Film Commission, led by Johann Grech, will present the Mediterrane Film Festival on the island’s capital city of Valletta from June 21-28.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” executive producer Jeff Jenkins knows his morning news diet isn’t healthy, but it’s a function of the life that he’s chosen. “My alarm goes off, I pull out my laptop and the first thing I do is go to TMZ,” he says. That’s how he learns what
Jennifer Lopez really is an “Off Campus” fan. “The show is so cute and I love it,” she told me Tuesday night at the premiere of her new Netflix romantic comedy “Office Romance.” Jenny from the Block recently went viral with “Off Campus” star Mika Abdalla. The two teamed up for
In the classic musical “Brigadoon,” the Scottish townspeople who inhabit the mysterious town of the title keep referring to “the miracle,” which confounds the two American travelers who stumble across it one dark and shroudy night. Our two Yank interlopers spend some time
The Associated Press and OpenAI are back in business. The wire service said Wednesday the AI giant will license its elections data starting this year through the 2028 U.S. elections, making use of the AP’s vote counts across local, state and national races in major U.S. cities.
Kenneth Iwamasa "fed" Perry 70 vials of ketamine in the month before he died, including at least three injections on the day he died, prosecutors said
Los Angeles mayors usually coast to a second term — the last two defeated token opposition in the primary. Karen Bass’ chances for a smooth reelection likely vanished on Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades fire destroyed some 6,800 structures, including the home of reality star
It may have been a gay romance novel that propelled Hudson Williams to superstardom but the “Heated Rivalry” actor’s literary proclivities span much wider than one might expect. Since his rise to fame, Williams has not been shy about sharing his thoughts on his favorite novels,
Ted Danson has joined the untitled Liz Heldens & Matt Ward comedy series currently in the works at Apple TV, Variety has confirmed. Danson is the latest addition to the series, alongside previously announced star Elizabeth Banks and fellow cast member Rob Delaney. The logline
Dreams of Violets , made over three months, dramatizes the civil unrest in Tehran from this past January
Spielberg's return to UFO genre is getting early praise: "A dense roller coaster ride blending chase film, love story, & mystery."
The two fall in love in the new Netflix project, which Goldstein co-wrote specifically for Lopez.
The irony of writing a piece for Variety’s Don’t Forget About series about an actor playing President James Garfield is not lost on me. Often relegated to a footnote in U.S. history, Garfield was president barely six months before he died after being shot by Charles Guiteau in
Howard Storm, the veteran television director known for helming episodes of “Taxi,” “Full House” and “Mork & Mindy,” died on Tuesday in Beverly Hills. He was 94. Storm’s death was due to natural causes, as confirmed to Variety by his publicist. Storm found his love for
Nicolas Cage’s superhero journey’s been packed with more twists and turns than Howard Hawks’ “The Big Sleep.” It began in the late-‘90s, when the enigmatic actor was all set to play the Last Son of Krypton for director Tim Burton in “Superman Lives,” only to have the plug
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “And the World Was All Around Us,” the series finale of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz. While the ending of “Outlander” has closed a chapter in lead stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan’s lives, they’re still debating the
Amazon MGM Studios is reaching out to “Reacher” to for a new deal. The studio has sealed a three-year, first-look TV pact with “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson to develop and produce new projects for prime video. Ritchson, who stars in and executive produces “Reacher” for Prime
Amazon MGM Studios is touting the power of AI to help create “cinematic” entertainment in a big new initiative — although execs are quick to say it will empower human creative professionals, not replace them. The studio announced the GenAI Creators’ Fund, which is providing
Wheelhouse has acquired Anomaly Entertainment, Variety has learned. Anomaly was orignally founded in 2017 by former Discovery Channell Commissioners Matthew Kelly and Michael Sorensen. With the acquisition, Kelly and Sorensen will continue creating series and formats across all
The Television Academy really, really wants to honor hit hockey romance “Heated Rivalry.” But because it was produced solely by Canadian producers and didn’t originate on a U.S. network, the show isn’t Emmy-eligible. It’s actually quite head-scratching: International projects
Mubi has released the full trailer for the queer satirical slasher “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” The film stars Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, and is set for theatrical release via Mubi on August 7. “Camp Miasma” marks writer-director Jane Schoenbrun’s third
The Chicks will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their multiply Grammy-winning “Taking the Long Way” album with a 10-city, 16-date run through U.S. theaters this fall. It marks the trio’s first trip out on the road in America since they did an arena tour in 2023. The tour has
“When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!” read the tagline for Stan Dragoti’s 1983 comedy “Mr. Mom.” The line could just as easily be plastered across the poster of “The Breadwinner,” an unimaginative update of the househusband formula directed by Eric Appel and starring the
Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker have signed with UTA for representation in all areas, Variety has learned. The duo continue to be repped by Adventure Media and Allison Binder at Goodman Genow Schenkman. Halpern and Schumacker and their company, Delicious Non-Sequitur
Marvel Comics has long resurrected iconic characters for second acts. Now ElevenLabs is doing the same for Marvel’s most famous creator, Stan Lee — in a sense. The AI audio company on Wednesday said it struck an expansive deal with Stan Lee Universe, the joint venture between
Mika Abdalla and Stephen Kalyn, best known as Allie Hayes and Dean Di Laurentis in Prime Video’s “Off Campus,” will star in Quinn’s three-episode immersive original audio romance “Rent Free.” This marks the second Quinn Originals duet production, following Hudson Williams and
Sharyn Alfonsi, a veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who has worked on the venerable newsmagazine since 2015, said Wednesday she believes CBS News has removed her from the program after she raised issues about the way Bari Weiss, the news division’s editor in chief, handled an
Cyrille Bolloré, who took over from his father Vincent at the helm of the Bolloré Group in 2019, has rejected accusations that his family or Canal+ are pursuing any political agenda, telling shareholders at the group’s annual general meeting in Paris on Wednesday that there is
Tribeca X, the Tribeca Festival’s flagship program dedicated to brand-supported storytelling, has announced that A$AP Rocky will be honored with the inaugural Tribeca X Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes the rapper for his work in music, fashion, film, design, and
The video version of Jay Shetty’s popular motivational podcast “On Purpose” is moving exclusively to Netflix and Spotify — making him the latest big-name podcaster to land a big-money distribution deal. Spotify, Netflix and Shetty on Wednesday announced a new partnership to
As Israel steps up air strikes in Lebanon, Beirut’s beloved Metropolis Cinema – championed by Lebanese filmmakers as an indie cinema beacon amid bombings, despair and dysfunction – has announced it is forging ahead with the second edition of its South Screens (Écrans du Sud)
Toho has confirmed that “Dorohedoro” is in production on a third season. The anime’s second season concluded in April. “Dorohedoro” is adapted from Q Hayashida’s manga of the same name, which debuted in 2000 and ran for 18 years across 23 volumes. The property built a dedicated
Producer Jess Devaney has been tapped to lead Perspective Films, a documentary co-production initiative launched by Perspective Fund. The initiative will provide both funding and producing support for culture, narrative and change-focused documentaries. Perspective Films’ first
When Cynthia Erivo describes life inside the “Wicked” machine — the double-feature adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical — it’s hard not to picture a woman swept up by a cyclone. “We were holding on by threads,” Erivo says of the past four years, “and we were really
“Backrooms” is poised for breakout status at the box office. A24’s eerie horror film, from YouTube creator-turned-director Kane Parsons, should earn $40 million to $50 million in its opening weekend. It’s a massive result, one that would shatter the record for A24’s biggest
John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, died Monday due to complications from a fall, a rep for the estate confirms. He was 71. Estate
In director Sam McConnell’s new feature “Test,” Brock Yurich stars as Eddie, a competitive bodybuilder who suddenly finds himself attracted to his new coach (Mike Edward). In an exclusive first look at the film’s first teaser trailer, Eddie is seen pumping, primping and posing
Reality TV alum Spencer Pratt has been running a mayoral campaign in Los Angeles, and he took to the cover of Us Weekly to speak more about his campaign and distance himself from the persona he cultivated on “The Hills.” “I’m not trying to convert anybody who’s caught up in
