After launching last year in Berlin and being tapped as South Africa’s official entry for the international feature Oscar race, “The Heart Is a Muscle” comes home to South Africa this week, where it screens out of competition at the Joburg Film Festival alongside a nationwide
Amazon MGM Studios has hired Buddy Marini to serve as its top executive in Japan, effective March 6. Based in Tokyo, he will drive the slate of local originals spanning film, TV series and anime, build out the studio’s network of creators and production partners, and work with
After Donald Trump fired Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel was having the last laugh. On Thursday night’s edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the late night host poked some fun at the embattled Noem, who was finally let go after several scandals.
“Heated Rivalry,” “Stranger Things” and “Traitors” were among the big winners at the GLAAD Media Awards Thursday night in Los Angeles. “Heated Rivalry,” the hit HBO Max/Crave series created by Jacob Tierney that follows the love story of two professional hockey players (Connor
Sanford “Sandy” Wernick, the longtime talent manager of clients including Adam Sandler who became partner and senior executive VP at Brillstein Entertainment Partners, died Thursday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 86. Wernick signed Sandler as a client when Sandler was just 22
The actress starred in the 2004 comedy alongside Ferrell.
For a wedding originally intended to be as private as possible, photos — and some low-resolution camcorder videos — from Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.’s intimate Cumberland Island, Georgia nuptials are as ubiquitous among brides of today as they were when the
“I’m glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee. Here at the end of all things.” The final Oscar voting period has closed, and anyone telling you the race is over is lying. The mystique of the Oscars depends on sealed envelopes and silent voters. Yet every season, the ballots speak.
S. Epatha Merkerson and Danielle Brooks are among the honorees at the annual Black Women Film Network summit in Atlanta. Founded in 1997, BWFN has served as a platform for mentorship, advocacy and industry access for Black women working in entertainment. The award presentation
A female member of the Academy’s 719-person documentary branch who has no connection to any of this year’s nominees, granted a cloak of anonymity in return for candor, speaks with THR about her ballot.
“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan told Elle UK magazine that she was once confronted by a drunk fan of the Netflix smash hit while in a bathroom. The inebriated woman proceeded to openly discuss Coughlan’s body while right in front of her, much to the actor’s dismay. Coughlan
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers for the first season of “Young Sherlock,” now streaming on Prime Video. In 2012, the Guinness Book of World Records declared Sherlock Holmes as the most portrayed literary human character in film and TV history. In the last
Justin Timberlake’s legal team bought some time in his suit against Sag Harbor Village Police Department to block the release of body camera footage from his 2024 DWI arrest. Suffolk County Judge Joseph Farneti approved a temporary restraining order on Thursday to prevent the
Oscar-nominated star Jacki Weaver has been added to the cast of NBC’s “The Rockford Files” reboot pilot, joining previously cast star David Boreanaz, as well as Michaela McManus. Weaver has been cast in the pilot as Karma, an original character that is not derived from the
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” is FX’s most-watched limited series ever on Hulu and Disney+, according to the cabler. The first five episodes of the Ryan Murphy series have been streamed more than 25 million hours since the series premiere on Feb. 12. The
Disney goes punk in a new collection with Blackpink. The limited-edition apparel line, timed to the Kpop group’s record-breaking world tour, launched March 5 exclusively on Complex.com. The capsule reimagines classic Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse imagery through a punk lens
My Book of Days will address the late actor's thoughts on "family, resilience, faith, sobriety, fatherhood, and what it means to live fully in the face of terminal illness"
Brooks Brothers is hoping a trip to “The White Lotus” will give women more of a reason to shop the legendary fashion brand. Leslie Bibb, who starred in the latest season of the hit HBO series, now fronts a new ad campaign for Brooks Brothers, out today. Officially titled “Make
Christina Applegate recently appeared on “The View” to promote her new memoir, “You With the Sad Eyes,” and she discussed how Will Ferrell and Adam McKay gave parts of their “Anchorman” salaries to her when the studio’s original offer for her to play Veronica Corningstone came
Melissa Fumero has joined the CBS original dramedy “Einstein.” The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Grosse Pointe Garden Society” alum will star opposite Matthew Gray Gubler, who plays Lewis Einstein, the brilliant but directionless great-grandson of Albert Einstein. Per the series
The sibling of Hollywood’s resident M&A king David Ellison is quietly rebuilding after a splashy Sundance sale and the hiring of co-heads of film, Chelsea Barnard and Matthew Budman.
“Vladimir” may be one of the most literary TV shows in memory — but don’t take that to mean that it isn’t hot-blooded. Our unnamed protagonist, played by Rachel Weisz, is consumed by the idea that she’s a heroine of fiction — fueled by the literature she teaches as a college
In today’s episode, we’ll hear from Variety’s Marc Malkin on how the somber mood in Hollywood and geopolitical uncertainty will affect this year’s Oscar week celebrations leading up to the Academy Awards on March 15. And Ethan Shanfeld paints a colorful picture of all that he
Nicole Kidman and Rosy McEwen, who share the role of the titular forensic pathologist in the Prime Video series “Scarpetta,” worked with medical examiner Dr. Amy Hawes to ensure the autopsy scenes felt authentic. “[Hawes] taught them how to hold a scalpel, how to remove an
Tim Miller is directing the Warner Bros. feature that also adds Nicholas Duvernay and Steven Waddington, among others, as it begins production this week.
The festival, co-founded by Micah Gottlieb and Sarah Winshall and co-presented by Kino Film Collection and Mezzanine, is set to take place April 9-12, closing with Sophy Romvari’s film.
Disney is looking to crank up its streaming subscriber numbers for the first quarter of 2026 — introducing a 62% price discount on the ad-supported Disney+/Hulu bundle for a three-month period. The Mouse House launched a special deal offering Disney+ and Hulu with ads for
Jean-Luc Picard is doing The Bard. Sir Patrick Stewart is lending his iconic voice to an audiobook in which he reads William Shakespeare’s sonnets — all 154 of them — and “shares reflections on his creative process that can guide listeners’ deeper appreciation of the poetry,”
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Paul Mescal will also take the stage at the Academy Awards, set to be hosted by Conan O'Brien.
ABC has renewed three of its scripted series for the 2026-2027 broadcast season: “High Potential,” “9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Nashville.” “High Potential” was renewed for its third season. The series stars Kaitlin Olson as “a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional
Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal, Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Gwyneth Paltrow are set to present trophies at the 98th Academy Awards. Raj Kapoor, the show’s executive producer and showrunner, and Katy Mullan, an executive producer, announced the group as
“DTF St. Louis” hit 2.5 million viewers in the U.S. its first three days of availability. That total comes from a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers who tuned into HBO’s cable channel on Sunday night plus Warner Bros. Discovery’s own data regarding streams
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returned her trophy, the president resigned and 16 members have quit — with more considering their position: "This Is Killing the TFCA."
Hammerstone Studios has appointed Karina Manashil as senior vice president (SVP) of creative and brand development. Manashil brings over a decade of experience in media and entertainment, most recently serving as founder and president of Kaijo, a production company focused on
Referring to the merger of Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, Marco Bassetti, CEO of Banijay Entertainment and Banijay Live, said, “This has been nothing short of a monumental week for our business,” as he revealed the company’s annual results Thursday. He said that the
Vincent Cassel, Corentin Fila and Nadia Tereszkiewicz have been cast in Season 4 of “The White Lotus.” They join previously announced cast members Sandra Bernhard, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Dylan Ennis, Ari Graynor, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig,
Other honorees include 'Aquanauts' writer Rachel Caccese, 'Happy Birthday' director Sarah Goher and 'The Syndrome' writer Tamar Feinkind.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the two-part Season 1 finale of “The Beauty,” now streaming on FX on Hulu and Disney+. After years of portraying serial killers, ghosts, and deeply disturbed individuals on various Ryan Murphy shows, Evan Peters is no stranger to
“Stranger Things” executive producer Curtis Gwinn has found his rightside up. The scribe has sealed a multi-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, where he will write and produce scripted fare for the studio. The news was announced Thursday by Sony. Andrew Plotkin,
Gaming industry veteran Ben Jones has joined Range Media Partners to lead the management and talent representation firm’s newly created game publishing division. The move makes Range the first entertainment management firm to offer game development and publishing capabilities,
Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in Paramount’s upcoming adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s best-selling novel “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.” It’s the story of two friends whose lives first intersect in childhood and college, and follows them as they become creative partners
Will Paramount Skydance turn CNN into a right-leaning Fox News 2.0? With David Ellison’s media company poised to snap up CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, in a deal valued at $111 billion, staffers at the news cable outlet have expressed fears that the
Documentary festival Visions du Réel, which runs April 17-26 in Nyon, Switzerland, will shine a spotlight on the work of Moroccan visual artist and videographer Meriem Bennani as it hosts the Swiss premiere of her film “Bouchra,” co-directed by Orian Barki. On April 24, Bennani
The end of “The Boys” is nearly here. Amazon Prime Video has released the trailer for the fifth and final season of the superhero drama, which will begin streaming on April 8 with its first two episodes. The series finale will drop on May 20. “In the fifth and final season,
The Climate Reality Check once again looked for climate change visibility in this year's awards season films, with 'Arco,' 'The Lost Bus' and 'Sirāt' also satisfying the requirements.
From “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence and co-creator Matt Tarses, HBO’s newest comedy series, “Rooster,” follows Greg Russo (Steve Carell), a best-selling author known for his trashy beach reads. Despite his professional success, he’s still reeling from the end of his marriage
“Gen V” star Asa Germann has joined the cast of Paramount+’s “Frisco King” opposite series star Samuel L. Jackson. A spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s “Tulsa King” franchise, the new series starts production later this month in Ft. Worth, Texas. Also added to the cast: Kai Caster
The 'Lord of the Rings' filmmaker will be honored at this year's Cannes festival in May.
New Zealand filmmaking icon Peter Jackson will be awarded an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The three-time Oscar-winning director — best known for the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” trilogy — is set to receive the honor during the opening ceremony of
