SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the season premiere of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” now streaming on Apple TV. Just as Coop starts to glue his life back together, a new neighbor threatens to tear it back apart. James Marsden swaggers into the Season 2 premiere
Matthew Shear’s “Fantasy Life” is, for all intents and purposes, his first real screenplay. “I had dabbled,” Shear says. “[But] I’d never completed anything.” So it’s all the more impressive that the film, which expands to theaters nationwide Friday, is his debut feature as a
Savannah Guthrie is set to make her return to NBC’s “Today” this week and the network is expecting big ratings, for the episode as the beloved anchor is welcomed back to Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza after a two-month absence due to her mother’s ongoing disappearance. Guthrie
Hulu has opted not to pick up the comedy pilot “Group Chat,” Variety has learned. The show was inspired by La La Anthony’s book “The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness” and hailed from writer Kenya Barris and executive producer Kim Kardashian. The project was
Sharon Stone appeared on “CBS Mornings” (via The Daily Beast) to promote her upcoming role in “Euphoria” Season 3, widely regarded as one of the raciest shows on TV. But the Oscar nominee has a bone to pick with modern media when it comes to sex scenes and nudity, mainly that
“We kindly ask that you do not believe or share any information unless it comes directly from the Norris family or an official family representative,” the family urged.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the finale of “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” now streaming on Prime Video. Anthony Norman, a 26-year-old father from Nashville, can finally update his résumé with a particularly odd job from more than a year ago. After
Brian Cox is never one to mince his words when it comes to fellow Hollywood talents, having targeted his “25th Hour” co-star Edward Norton (“a pain in the arse”), Ian McKellen (“not to my taste”) and Kevin Spacey (“a stupid, stupid man”) in the past. In a new interview with The
During the 98th Oscars on March 15, the Academy announced a rare two-way split with both “Two People Exchanging Saliva” and “The Singers” taking home the prize for the best live action short film. Only the seventh tie in Oscar history, the result was a surprise to the audience
The latest “Super Mario” movie is flying into theaters and along with it comes a host of new “Mario” merch, including an official Monopoly collaboration. In the new version of the popular board game, players work to buy locations from “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” as they
After debuting as FX’s most streamed limited series ever, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” has remained a hit. The series recently crossed 65 million hours streamed across Hulu and Disney+. Measured by Disney, that total refers to worldwide viewership to
"I am extraordinarily thankful to the heroic people that pulled me from the car," Mirman wrote to fans. "I am thankful beyond words to be here and doing relatively alright, all things considered"
Following Chuck Norris’ death in March, fake, AI-generated posts about the actor began flooding the internet. Now, the action star’s family is asking fans not to share — or believe — any of the content they might see. “We are aware that since Chuck’s passing, there have been a
Dakota Mortensen will not be part of the upcoming season of “Vanderpump Villa,” Variety can confirm. “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” cast member’s storyline will be edited out of Season 3 of the reality series, which is set to debut on April 16. Hulu did not immediately
John Lithgow recently appeared on “The New Yorker Radio Hour” and continued to discuss taking on the role of Dumbledore in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series reboot despite the ongoing controversy around author J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans views. While the actor previously called
The iconic fantasy hero role played by Viggo Mortensen in the beloved trilogy will be played by a different actor in 'The Hunt for Gollum.'
“Hacks” tackles A.I. in Season 5, and star Hannah Einbinder isn’t holding back. During a recent press conference discussing the show’s final season, Einbinder and Jean Smart shared their take on the impact of artificial intelligence on entertainment and the culture — as did
An “Animorphs” TV series is in early development at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively. Bayan Wolcott is attached to write and executive produce the adaptation, with Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Zinzi Coogler executive producing on behalf of Proximity Media. Iole
Glorify and Great American Media have partnered to bring more faith-focused content into the world. The Christian devotional app and entertainment network have set a multi-project slate of content inspired by the media company’s original films and series, the first of which is
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is shaping up to have a King Koopa-size opening weekend after adding $24.6 million to its haul on Thursday. The animated sequel has grossed $59.1 million domestically through its first two days in theaters. Illumination and Universal are backing
Eugene Mirman, the voice actor best known for playing Gene Belcher in “Bob’s Burgers,” has spoken out after surviving a fiery car crash earlier this week. “Hello everyone! Thank you so much for all the well wishes, love and kind messages from friends and strangers,” he wrote in
“The Chosen” Season 6 has set its premiere date on Amazon Prime Video. The new season of the epic Biblical series will premiere with its first three episodes Nov. 15, followed by weekly releases through Dec. 6. The season finale will later receive a standalone theatrical
The 'Succession' star lets loose (again) in latest interview, where even Margot Robbie gets criticized as "too beautiful”: "F**k it! I’m gonna say what I want to say."
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon may have focused on being an independent journalist after being fired from CNN in 2023, but he might have even more ambitious plans in mind for the future. On the March 29 episode of the podcast “Pod Save America,” Lemon discussed his potential
One late night a few weeks ago, a mechanical noise on the floor below my hotel room was keeping me awake — a muffled, wheezing, grinding sound like a garbage truck that would rev for a few minutes and then stop for a few more before resuming, vibrating the floor just enough to
CNews, France’s equivalent to Fox News, is under formal investigation for possible hate speech following allegedly racist comments targeting the newly elected Black mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko. The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday that it has opened a formal
There’s no better example of the power of BBC Studios-owned streamer BritBox than its British crime drama “Lynley,” which marks the rare case of a British TV series made by a U.S.-focused platform that then became a hit with traditional British audiences. “This is a show that
Viggo Mortensen will not be reprising the role of Aragorn in Andy Serkis’ “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” Serkis, who is directing the movie and returning in front of the camera as Gollum, confirmed in an interview with ScreenRant that Aragorn will be recast in
The run time of average major-release films have ballooned in recent years. And, yes, Marvel movies are partly to blame.
YouTube star Alan Melikdjanian, the creator behind the popular channel “Captain Disillusion,” has set a first-look deal with indie streaming service Nebula. Additionally, Melikdjanian’s existing back catalog will now be available for streaming on Nebula. Per Nebula,
James Marsden will host a special reunion episode of “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” in which he will interview the cast of the social experiment series and its unwitting hero, Anthony Norman. Out April 10, the episode will also include never-before-seen footage from the
While in South Korea on an official visit French President Emmanuel Macron, announced, alongside South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, that both countries will co-chair a landmark international summit dedicated to cinema, series and video games. Dubbed the “Cinema & Moving
Meryl Streep is channeling Miranda Priestly with a series of precisely chosen looks on the “The Devil Wears Prada 2” press tour. If the famously exacting editor-in-chief couldn’t find a garment in the exact shade she had in mind — say, a cerulean blue as a cheeky nod to one of
WIN Sports Group named veteran agent Brent Hamilton as a partner who will lead a new golf division, a sign the organization intends to work in more sports beyond its immediate expertise in representing talent tied to football. “Brent has an exceptional eye for identifying
When Savannah Guthrie returns Monday, April 6, to NBC’s “Today” after two months of grappling with the surreal abduction in Arizona of her mother, Nancy, producers and staffers will breathe a sigh of relief. Here is the scene many have hoped for: the morning program’s mainstay
“Oasis Live ’25” might have been the hottest ticket of last year, but nearly as intense was the frenzy to buy the reunion tour’s merchandise. The mammoth merch campaign around the band’s first tour in 16 years — orchestrated by Warner Music Group’s WMX division — has finally
Actor Dennis Quaid will be honored with the Patriot Ally Award at the military-themed MV Awards, set for May 23 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The recognition will be presented as part of the second annual ceremony spotlighting storytelling that highlights the
The event, which takes place in the Italian city of Udine, is set to honor Fan Bingbing and Koji Yakusho with lifetime achievement awards.
Saudi-owned Middle East broadcaster MBC has unveiled plans to air a high-end TV series titled “Embassy 87” shot in 2022 – that it had previously seemingly shelved – about Saudi diplomats who were held hostage in Iran. MBC’s move to tease dropping “Embassy 87” on its Shahid
On July 8, 2010, during free agency, LeBron James starred in a TV special about where he wanted the play in the upcoming 2010-11 season. “The Decision” was an infamous piece of TV where James made the decision to “take his talents to South Beach” and leave the Cleveland
Toho is marking the tenth anniversary of “My Hero Academia The Animation” with a new key visual, an updated visual for the upcoming special episode “More,” and a global free-streaming campaign, timed to the exact decade since the anime’s first broadcast in 2016. The
Screenplay Films has greenlit a feature film adaptation of “Zona Merah,” the Indonesian horror series that drew strong audience response on its debut. Production is set to run from April to May 2026, with the shoot kicking off April 7. Sidharta Tata and Fajar Martha Santosa
Viz Media has picked up North American and select international streaming rights to the anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s “Mao,” with the series launching April 4 on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ across Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America. The series
U2, which until this year had not released a batch of newly written material since 2017, is really starting to prolifically make up for lost time. At the stroke of midnight on the east coast, as Good Friday was ushered in, the band released “Easter Lily,” its second six-song EP
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “7:00 pm,” the 13th episode of “The Pitt” Season 2, now streaming on HBO Max. Katherine LaNasa says that her charge nurse character, Dana Evans, on “The Pitt” would never use the word “triggering,” but the Emmy winner can’t help
The lifestyles of the rich and famous are so often discussed and portrayed that it feels tawdry. These stories become dull tapestries of self-absorbed people doing self-obsessed things. However, in his Apple TV dramedy, “Your Friends & Neighbors,” Jon Hamm manages to paint an
The duo will come together this Saturday as host and musical guest of S aturday Night Live
Tzruya “Suki” Lahav, an Israeli songwriter and poet who is best remembered by American music fans as a violinist who recorded and toured with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in the mid-’70s, died in Jerusalem Wednesday at age 74. Her son, musician Yonatan Lahav, wrote
News of Gosling’s initial casting came on the heels of a huge debut for ‘Project Hail Mary.’
Ryan Gosling will no longer star in the next film from the Oscar-winning directing duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Variety has confirmed. Gosling’s departure is attributed to a scheudling conflict. Universal had originally dated the secret project for June 12, 2027,
