One of the world’s most famous baby daddies is getting a Netflix docuseries to chronicle his hectic life. Nick Cannon, the actor, comedian, TV host and 12-time father, is set to star in the untitled series, set ot premiere in winter 2026. The show — which appears to have at one
Bella Maclean also stars in the feature from filmmaker Harry Bradbeer.
Ben Stiller, Nicholas Galitzine and Bella Maclean will team up for “A Matter of Time,” an upcoming feature about an unlikely angel sent from heaven to convince a reclusive man to give up his life for the greater good. Harry Bradbeer (“Enola Holmes”) will direct for producers
Let’s get chocolate wasted: “Grown Ups 3” is officially in development at Netflix. The Adam Sandler threequel has long been rumored, with cast members David Spade and Kevin James teasing that the project was in the works. But this announcement marks the first time Netflix has
Kyle Newacheck, who directed last summer's 'Happy Gilmore 2,' is attached to helm the follow-up to Sony's hit 2010 comedy.
The adaptation of the hit Vault Comics title will be showrun by Sheldon Turner ('X-Men: First Class') and Robert Rovner, who shepherded CW series 'Supergirl.'
When you’re done keeping up with the Kardashians and devouring the secrets of “Calabasas Confidential,” enter the gates of “Calabasas,” a scripted series set in the Los Angeles enclave. The project, led by “Bridgerton” creator Chris Van Dusen and executive producers Kim
Netflix says its influence among people who want to watch commercrials is growing. The streaming titan said Wednesday during its “upfront” presentation to advertisers that its ad-supported subscription tier reaches reaches more than 250 million global monthly active viewers, up
Netflix is plunging deeper into the Harlan Coben business with a new series based on his Myron Bolitar novels. The 12-novel thriller series will make its screen adaptation debut with help from David E. Kelley (creator of “Big Little Lies,” “Ally McBeal” and more), who will
Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of the New York Times and Serial Productions podcast “The Retrievals.” The announcement was made as part of the Netflix upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Wednesday. Molly Smith Metzler serves as writer, executive producer
Erick Fleming had asked for a year in custody, noting he cooperated with prosecutors to help them identify his supplier, Jasveen Sangha, also known as the "Ketamine Queen"
Morgan Wandell is exiting Apple TV as head of international development after nearly a decade at the company, and has launched his own production shingle, dubbed Kismet. The company will focus on producing premium scripted series for the international market. Wandell announced
The intimate doc, the feature directorial debut of Tom Fontenille, world premieres in ACID, the Cannes Film Festival sidebar run by France’s association of film directors.
Tracking the movements and insights of film sales agents – especially in the indie market – is about as inside baseball as it gets in Hollywood. They are hardline negotiators, wining and dining, cajoling and haggling to get filmmakers and producers the best deal possible.
The event emanated from London in 2024 and New York in 2025.
Shami's indie record label is expanding its collaboration with 'American Doctor' distributor Watermelon Pictures to provide soundtracks and music licensing for Watermelon releases.
This year’s Student Academy Awards presentation ceremony will be held at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. The awards will take place inside the TIFF Lightbox on Sept. 14. Student Academy Award winners
There’s a new film marketing and distribution company on the market: Aero Films. The theatrical-first company, founded by Warner Bros. veteran Ryan Pallas, will launch with its first film acquisition, Steve Pink’s “Terrestrial.” “Our goal with Aero Films is to curate bold,
There’s a new film marketing and distribution company on the market: Aero Films. The theatrical-first company, founded by Warner Bros. veteran Ryan Pallas, will launch with its first film acquisition, Steve Pink’s “Terrestrial.” “Our goal with Aero Films is to curate bold,
o paraphrase a famous baseball film: If you legislate it, they will come. That has been the experience of the Australian film industry after the government boosted the Location Offset from 16.5% to 30% in July 2024 after a period of uncertainty. Another sweetener was the
Breeda Wool and Natasha Halevi are set to lead Sander Gusinow’s female-driven thriller “Cottontail.” Wool stars as Gwynnie Vail, described as a “cunning escaped convict hiding out in a remote cabin near the Idaho–Oregon border.” Per the official logline, “When sisters Autumn
Variety and NBCUniversal have partnered on a cross-platform content initiative tied to NBC’s yearlong 100th anniversary celebration. Starting next month, Variety will publish a recurring series of NBC100 editorial and branded content across Variety’s digital, print, social,
Showrunners and writers for some of TV’s hottest shows including “Hacks,” “Nobody Wants This” and “Jury Duty: Company Retreat” took to the stage at Variety’s Night in the Writers Room: The Comedy Series on May 7 in Los Angeles to give audiences a behind-the-scenes look into the
CBS has unveiled that “Big Brother” Season 28 premieres on July 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The show’s companion series, “Big Brother: Unlocked,” returns the following day in the same time slot. After the Season 28 premiere, subsequent episodes will air Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8
The star discusses playing "a crippled, bitter villainess with a deep resentment toward progress" in her first big role since 'Emilia Pérez' and that Oscar season controversy, with CEO Silvia Carvalho touting the film as "distinctive" and a "statement" title heading into the
Palestinian-American stand-up comedian Mohammed “Mo” Amer, who was behind Netflix’s critically acclaimed comedy series “Mo,” will host the 86th annual Peabody Awards ceremony on May 31 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. “Heated Rivalry,” “The Pitt,” “Adolescence”
“Anaïs in Love,” the 2021 debut feature by writer-director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, was a sunny portrait of idealized French womanhood that turned cooler and stranger the longer you stayed with it: Its title character, outwardly a maddeningly winsome ingenue of a
How do you recreate one of the most famous nuptials in modern American history? The team behind Episode 6 of “Love Story” — aptly titled “The Wedding” after JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s church ceremony –– took to the stage at the Variety FYC TV Fest on May 6 to discuss the
The writer-director says his upcoming romantic thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal could be his best yet.
Over 2025-26, no country anywhere in the world outside France, not even the U.S., has had more Cannes Palme d’Or contenders than Spain. Pedro Almodóvar, Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo have made Cannes’ 2026 main competition cut; Oliver Laxe and Carla
The International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) officially launched its new guidelines on the use of AI in casting. They were announced during the Cannes Film Festival, to address the growing ethical, creative, and professional challenges posed by the increasing use of
Phuong Mai Nguyen is opening Cannes Critics’ Week with the animated film “In Waves,” about shy teenager AJ who falls in love with Kristen. She loves to surf, and slowly, AJ starts to appreciate it as well. But “In Waves” isn’t just about surfing. “Before making this film, I
Japan has not had three directors simultaneously in the running for the Palme d’Or since 2001 – and as Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Fukada Koji bring that once-in-a-generation confluence to the 79th Cannes Film Festival, Japan is celebrated as the Cannes Marché’s
Four Japanese films that each competed at the Cannes Film Festival will screen on May 16 as part of Japan’s Country of Honor program at the Cannes Film Market, spanning 36 years of the country’s Cannes history. The lineup opens with Ichikawa Kon’s “Her Brother” (1960), which
Spanish cinema hits Cannes with momentum. Now comes the market test: turning festival attention into sales deals. After one of Spain’s strongest Cannes festival selections in years, the country’s sales agents arrive with stronger talking points, but also a tougher market to
For the first time, the USO is opening its archives to share a curated collection of intimate World War II letters, written by service members between 1942 and 1944 from the frontlines in Europe to the loved ones waiting at home. Andrew Scott, who stars in the Focus Features
Warner Bros. Discovery opened its annual upfronts presentation to advertisers Wednesday with a tribute to the late, great Ted Turner led by CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Following a sizzle promoting every modern WBD property from James Gunn’s new “Superman” movie to HBO’s upcoming
Elon Musk has doubled down on dissing Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” via new X posts and replies that mock the upcoming tentpole for casting Lupita Nyong’o and Elliot Page, the latter of whom previously worked with Nolan on “Inception.” Musk already came out swinging against
Veteran singer-songwriter-actor Steve Earle and veteran actor-director Steve Buscemi are two people who would seem to have known each other for ages. Their work, whether it’s Earle’s vast catalog of songs (“Copperhead Road,” “Guitar Town”) and acting roles (“The Wire,” “Treme,”
Spanish titles to track at Cannes: 5 More Minutes Director: Javier Ruiz Caldera A Movistar Plus+ Original comedy written by top Spanish comic Berto Romero that follows a couple in crisis experiencing a time loop during a rural getaway. Sales: Filmax Aida the Movie Director:
Robbie Kruithoff, a filmmaker and investor, and William Nobel, a writer and producer, have launched Wrong Turn Productions, an independent studio that will develop and produce movies for a global audience. The duo says they will focus on making “entertaining” independent films
Innovation drives the Georgia production sector — it’s adapting in the face of a production decline and increased competition from Europe. “Studios are really looking inward. They’re incorporating more vertical integration. They’re doing partnerships and acquisitions,” says
No pressure, but Hollywood has a lot riding on summer movie season. The busy stretch from May to August is crucial for the industry, representing 40% of the annual box office. But consumer tastes have been rapidly shifting since the pandemic, so this year’s slate should reveal
Laika has unveiled the teaser trailer for “Wildwood,” its upcoming stop-motion feature film directed by Travis Knight with a script written by Chris Butler. The film is set to open nationwide in theaters on Oct. 23, and marks the studio’s first film since 2019’s “Missing Link.”
HBO Max unveiled the first teaser trailer for the “Big Bang Theory” spinoff “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.” The teaser was released during the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Monday. Series stars Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian
It’s June 24, 2025, on the remote Fijian island of Mana, a pocket of the Mamanuca archipelago that’s about half the size of Central Park. A sunburned camera operator is observing the jungle from the highest rung of a 10-foot ladder, while several more aim their lenses along the
It’s gonna be, gonna be Shark Week. Discovery Channel has set a new Shark Week special that nods at Netflix’s smash hit animated film “KPop Demon Hunters.” Titled “KPop Shark Heroes,” the special stars Ken Jeong and Rei Ami, who is the singing voice of the “KPop Demon Hunters”
Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills 90210”), Ken Jeong (“Community”), Mae Martin (“Wayward”) and Tantoo Cardinal (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) have been selected as this year’s Rockie Awards Gala honorees at the Banff World Media Festival. In addition, the Banff World Media
The classic film about female empowerment premiered on the Croisette in 1991, with its stars gracing this year's official film festival poster.
No voices are raised in “Nagi Notes,” in the course of a tranquil week or so spent in a remote rural village in western Japan. No seismic incidents disrupt the film’s mellow day-to-day flow, and though we hear sporadic background rumbles from a military base in the area, no
