StubHub had a disappointing stock-market debut: The company, which operates the leading secondary-ticketing marketplace for live events, saw its shares close 5.7% below the IPO price Wednesday. Shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 17 under the ticker
"Nobody got up and played trumpets when he walked in the room," Ordinary People star says. "He allowed us to run alongside him"
Chloe Bennet has joined the cast of Hulu’s upcoming drama series created and written by Dan Fogelman. Bennet will play the youngest daughter of an NFL team owner named Hank, who is played by William H. Macy, Variety has learned. Other previously announced cast members include
The Canadian Academy supporting homegrown talent and productions with rulebook changes comes amid U.S.-Canada tensions, including from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff and annexation threats.
The news comes 15 years after 'Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam' arrived as the once believed end to the Disney film franchise.
Country-hip-hop star Jelly Roll is in the middle of a European tour, but he flew himself and his entire band to New York to play a full set at the T.J. Martell Foundation’s 50 th anniversary celebration at Cipriani 42nd Street, which raised more than $2.2 million for cancer
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” story is not over yet. Amazon Prime Video has officially greenlit a feature film that will conclude the story of the hit YA series. Exact plot details are under wraps, aside from the fact it will continue the story of the series, which just aired
'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,' the writer-director's latest film, will screen at the fest.
Over the last year and a half, few if any other major Latin American company has expanded as fast as Los Angeles-based MFF & Co. Just last year alone, Brazil’s Maria Farinha Filmes opened L.A. offices, headed by former Participant Media exec Miura Kite. MFF & Co also took a
Colombia has picked Cannes Un Certain Regard jury prizewinner “A Poet” as its submission to the 98th Academy Awards international feature category. Expressing his delight at the honor, helmer-scribe Simón Mesa Soto said: “Since its release in Colombian theatres, ‘A Poet’ has
This is real. This is “Camp Rock 3.” A third movie in the beloved Disney Channel series “Camp Rock” has entered production in Vancouver, with the Jonas Brothers set to reprise their roles. They will also serve as executive producers alongside Demi Lovato, who starred with them
Shari Redstone is “all in.” About year ago, Redstone meant Israeli media entrepreneur Emilio Schenker when he was seeking partners for his Oct. 7 documentary “We Will Dance Again.” This week, the former Paramount Global chair announced that she has made an investment in his
Filmmaker Cameron Crowe got his start interviewing touring musicians for Rolling Stone, and now he’s finally going on tour himself. Crowe will be taking on the role of headliner in seven cities for appearances behind his new memoir, “The Uncool,” joined by guests who will
Director Shawn Levy shared an image from the Disney film's shoot in the Mediterranean.
The much in-demand director is making the film for Universal Pictures and will begin shooting next year.
A reboot of “Miami Vice” is heading to theaters in 2027 from Universal and Joseph Kosinski, the director behind this year’s racing hit “F1” and billion-dollar blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick.” It will release in theaters on Aug. 6, 2027. The new movie “explores the glamour and
Plan B has optioned the rights to Mark Ronson’s memoir “Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City,” with plans to adapt the Oscar and Grammy winner’s coming-of-age story into a feature film. Ronson’s memoir is an electric reminiscence of his early career before he
From a galaxy far, far away to somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea… Director Shawn Levy has revealed the first look at “Star Wars: Starfighter,” a spinoff in the space opera series starring Ryan Gosling and newcomer Flynn Gray. In the behind-the-scenes shot, Gosling and Gray’s
Montclair Film has announced this year’s Montclair Film Festival Honors, set to be presented at the 14th edition of the east coast event. The ceremony will take place from Oct. 17 to Oct. 26 in Montclair, New Jersey. To officially open the festival, New Jersey Governor Phil
The episode that was supposed to air tonight, Sept. 17, will now air next week, Sept. 24
Sony's new take on the video game franchise is set to hit theaters next year.
The Iranian drama won the Palme d'Or in Cannes and is considered an award frontrunner.
Amanda Seyfried is speaking out after she found herself in the middle of social media backlash for calling Charlie Kirk “hateful” in an Instagram comment she posted after his shooting death. The Oscar nominee clarified her remark in a new post, which included the caption: “I
Production has begun on “holySmoke,” the post-apocalyptic horror film starring Will Yun Lee (“The Odyssey”), Don Benjamin (“HIM”) and digital creator Adam W. Rounding out the cast are Terrence J. (“Think Like A Man”), Alexis Knapp (“Pitch Perfect) and Yancey Arias (“Queen of
Roger Deakins, already venerated as one of cinematography’s great masters, adds a new chapter to his legacy with a visual memoir “Reflections: On Cinematography,” set for release on Nov. 11. Across some 416 pages, the Oscar-winning cinematographer offers fans and film
The Lilith Fair music festival of the late 1990s was named after Lilith, a figure of ancient myth who gained a modern cult following as the biblical Adam’s supposed first wife, who was more interested in setting up her own Eden than going along with her husband’s. Now, Lilith
The “Dawson’s Creek” reunion all started with Michelle Williams. One month after James Van Der Beek announced that he’d been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer, Williams reached out to creator Kevin Williamson. “I jumped at the idea,” Williamson tells Variety exclusively.
In partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures, Fathom Entertainment will release “The Family McMullen” in theaters nationwide for one night on Oct. 15. Written and directed by Edward Burns, “The Family McMullen” takes place 30 years after the original indie hit “The Brothers
Variety is pleased to announce the honorees for its upcoming Power of Women issue on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and event that same evening in Beverly Hills. The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will each appear on the cover of the issue,
Mario Lopez has been tapped to host the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which are set to take place on Oct. 17 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed the news Monday, as well as a partnership with syndicated entertainment
Jerry Spinelli’s young adult novel “Dead Wednesday” is heading to the big screen with a film adaptation in the works. Alex Haughey will direct the project. He will also produce alongside Noam Dromi in collaboration with Inspired Girl, Jennifer Tuma-Young and Tara
Sidney “Omen” Brown, a producer who had credits on records for Beyoncé and Drake, has died at the age of 49. Brown’s body was discovered in his New York apartment on Saturday by family members after the producer had not appeared for a DJ gig. “He was holistic and healthy. So we
Lynette Howell Taylor knows how to get things done. She’s produced everything from action movies (“The Accountant”) to indies (“Half Nelson”) to Lady Gaga’s big-screen debut (“A Star Is Born”), all while dealing with movie-star egos, unforgiving budgets and punishing shooting
Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi‘s “It Was Just an Accident,” which won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will represent France in the Oscar race. The film was chosen by France’s Oscar committee over other shortlisted films such as Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle
On the morning of Sept. 12, President Donald Trump sat down on the couch with Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones on “Fox & Friends.” Typically, the network would have widely touted an in-studio visit from a sitting president given the rarity of the occasion.
Miley Cyrus is continuing her “Something Beautiful” era with the announcement that the deluxe edition of her ninth album will be released on Friday. In a teaser posted to social media, Cyrus revealed that in addition to the standard 13 tracks, the project will feature two new
“This glamour image can be a real handicap,” Robert Redford told The New York Times in 1974. “Image is crap.” It was a blistering admission for one of the most popular movie stars on the planet. After all, Redford’s striking looks and magnetism had turned the likes of “Butch
The popular “In Proximity” podcast is set to return for Season 3, this time hosted by Proximity Media’s head of audio Paola Mardo. In a trailer for the new season, Proximity co-founder and “Sinners” director Ryan Coogler passes the microphone to Mardo and explains why they
Comedy Central will not air a new episode of “South Park” on Wednesday due to a delay in production. The news came in a statement from series co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. “Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done,” they
The surprise of "One Battle After Another" is that while it speaks with a big vision to the dangers and anxieties of our moment, it’s also a drama that’s totally grounded and relatable. There’s a thematic heft to it, and the movie is frequently quite funny in a sidelong way,
Happy PAW-lidays! CBS has announced the hour-long animated special “A PAW Patrol Christmas” will premiere on the network on Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. The program will provide viewers with a new holiday tradition with the pups from “PAW Patrol,” Spin Master Entertainment’s top-rated
The CW is firing up the old cathode-ray tubes and taking a nostalgic trip back to the heyday of broadcast TV via the new multi-part docuseries “TV We Love.” The show, which bows Monday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET, will focus on eight iconic series: “I Love Lucy,” “The Brady Bunch,”
Animation Is Film has announced the lineup for its eighth year. The festival will showcase theatrical premieres, special events, panels and shorts collections, set to take place on Oct. 17-19 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. This year’s opening night will feature the
A primary school teacher fights back against state propaganda in David Borenstein’s Sundance award-winning film.
Thirty years after Woody and Buzz Lightyear changed the animation landscape, Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story” is heading back to the frontier — this time in denim. To commemorate the landmark anniversary of the first computer-animated feature film, Levi’s has partnered with
So far, the September box office has been propelled by sleeper hits. After the back-to-back surprise successes of “The Conjuring: Last Rites” and “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” will this weekend’s newcomers continue the trend? At least heading into the
The Virginia native showed up in ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Love & Basketball’ and ‘The Artist’ and founded Dream Loud Official, dedicated to restoring and preserving music and art programs in schools.
The “NBC” is coming out of MSNBC — and so too are many of the NBC News personnel who appear regularly on the cable network. A day will come in the not-too-distant future when NBC News correspondents and personalities will no longer appear on MSNBC, part of the split between the
If you liked Timothée Chalamet as the nascent, scrappy, early-career Bob Dylan, you may love the real thing. The newest release in Dylan’s series of retrospective collections of unreleased material will go all the way back to his musical beginnings. “Bootleg Series Volume 18:
