Quentin Tarantino’s new play is officially coming to the West End. After Variety confirmed last week that Tarantino’s next project would be a play possibly premiering in London, further details were revealed in a press release on Wednesday. Titled “The Popinjay Cavalier,” the
Canal+ reported full-year 2025 results that topped its own guidance on profitability and cash flow, even as MultiChoice, the African pay-TV giant it acquired last September, posted a 6% revenue decline and continued to lose subscribers. The company also unveiled partnerships
Academy Award-winning French actor Juliette Binoche took a playful jab at Timothée Chalamet on Wednesday when asked to weigh in on the “Marty Supreme” Oscar nominee’s recent comments about ballet and opera. During “A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event” last month, Chalamet said that
The iconic EGOT winner will make her Cannes debut this year, accepting a lifetime achievement honor at the Cannes awards ceremony on May 23.
Jens Schanze’s doc, premiering at Copenhagen, confronts "past colonization and present-day resource politics" in Bolivia and beyond with epic images, an observational approach, and, yes, llamas.
Colman Domingo hopes that Paris Jackson will “eventually love” the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, despite her comments distancing herself from the film last year. In September, Jackson denied having any involvement in “Michael” after People magazine quoted Domingo as saying
Emma D’Arcy, known for playing Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” has been cast in “Last Train Home,” a U.K. short film from director Jessi Gutch, rooted in Gutch’s own experience of living with incurable cancer. D’Arcy will play Eve, who reconnects with a
The ongoing reverberations from Timothée Chalamet’s remarks about ballet and opera don’t appear to be dying down anytime soon, with fresh backlash this time coming from someone who helped market his last film. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland — who was used in the promotion for
Barbra Streisand is set to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May. “It is with a sense of pride and deep humility, that I’m honored to join the company of past Honorary Palme d’Or recipients whose work has long inspired me,” Streisand said in a
BENGAL BECKONS EndemolShine India is reviving “Bigg Boss Bangla” for Indian platform JioStar‘s Star Jalsha, marking the reality format’s return to Bengali-language television after a decade. Cricket legend Sourav Ganguly will host the series. The revival expands Banijay
Director Karl Friis Forchhammer, who was born in the community and debuts his doc about one of the world's largest social experiments at CPH:DOX, discusses its timely lessons for our age and making a film that can be viewed by people across the political spectrum.
The anniversary lineup features 215 films from 71 countries, Jia Zhangke as director in focus, and a live orchestral performance of Wong Kar-wai’s ‘In the Mood for Love.’
"Can you imagine the size of the egg Sean Hannity would lay if a Democrat had spent millions of dollars on lobster tails and sushi preparation tables?"
The landmark 50th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival will open with Anthony Chen’s “We Are All Strangers” and close with Philip Yung’s “Cyclone,” with both films receiving their Asian premieres at the event. HKIFF50 runs April 1-12 under the theme “50 and
Jukka Kärkkäinen says about his film, getting its international premiere at Thessaloniki: “After a period of artistic emptiness, I found my way back to filmmaking through Henri, his father Tero, and their family.”
Adam Sandler produces the comedy feature that also stars Chloe East, Sarah Sherman and Natasha Lyonne.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmakers Emma Wall and Betsy Hershey (“Guerrilla Habeas”) jumped on a life-changing Zoom call organized by a lauded host: Oscar-winning director Adam McKay. The “Don’t Look Up” helmer would become a direct influence on the duo’s
As major film festivals struggle with tackling complex political issues at a time of great global unrest, CPH:DOX is pushing forward with prodding at the root of sensitive conversations surrounding politics, censorship and how fast-evolving technologies such as AI are changing
“Heated Rivalry,” Jonathan Bailey, Lady Gaga and Cynthia Erivo were among the winners at the 14th annual LGBTQ Queerties Awards on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. “Heated Rivalry” was named best TV Drama. Bailey received the Badass award, considered the top honor of the ceremony.
Ivana Lisette Ortiz, the 35-year-old Florida woman who was accused of targeting Rihanna’s home in a shooting on Sunday, has been charged with attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearem and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, Los Angeles
The Writers Guild of America went on strike three years ago in large part out of fears of writers being replaced by artificial intelligence. That has not happened — whether due to copyright issues, or because AI doesn’t write well, or because of protections the WGA won in the
The actor admitted he voluntarily went to rehab amid allegations of sexual misconduct in 2017 but told jurors he does not suffer from sex addiction
The ‘Euphoria’ actor stars as Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson.
A new survey of Casting Society members reveals which Academy Awards contenders prevailed over the past 15 years — if the category had existed.
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
This year’s Governors Ball, following the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, will offer Wolfgang Puck’s signature menu items like chicken pot pie and Oscar-shaped smoked salmon crackers. However, the evening will feature some new additions, including a sushi and salmon station with
“There's a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years,” the ballerina said.
Rachel Zegler recently opened up to Harper’s Bazaar about the backlash she faced for playing “Snow White” in Disney’s 2025 live-action remake. Because of her Colombian heritage, Zegler faced aggressive pushback from conservative circles, who thought the title role of Snow White
Thomas Mazloum has been named Chairman of Disney Experiences. Mazloum succeeds Josh D’Amaro, who will take over the top job at Disney from current CEO Bob Iger. In his role, Mazloum will lead a diverse portfolio of global businesses including Disney’s theme parks, cruise ships,
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers through the end of “One Piece” Season 2, now streaming on Netflix. The Going Merry will be a little more crowded in Netflix’s “One Piece” Season 3, as the Straw Hat pirates have taken aboard two new crew members by the Season 2
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, made his first formal appearance in front of Warner Bros. Discovery’s senior ranks Tuesday, talking about Paramount’s pending $111 billion deal for WBD and taking about a dozen questions from the assemblage. The meeting kicked off with
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we’ll hear from Variety’s Antonio Ferme and Harper Mays on how the two assembled Variety’s 10 Creators to Watch list this year reflecting fast-rising, entertainment-centered social media stars. And Variety’s Payton Turkeltaub
American Cinematheque’s film festival, “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair,” will return for its fifth edition in Los Angeles from June 1-7. This year, American Cinematheque has partnered with independent cinemas, film organizations and filmmakers, including Sean Baker (“Anora”) and
“Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams is going to the Oscars. Sources tell me that the actor will be attending the 98th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Williams and his “Heated Rivalry” co-star Connor Storrie made their awards show presenting debut at the Golden Globes in
Blair Underwood is scrubbing in on Fox’s “Doc.” The hit drama, which just landed a Season 3 renewal, is celebrating that news by adding Underwood to the cast as a series regular. “Doc” viewers will first see Underwood as a guest star in the Season 2 “Doc” finale, which airs
Walt Disney Animation's highest grossing film in history hits streaming just ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, for which it's nominated.
The filmmaker, via Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, also joins the producer ranks for the reimagining of the Korean action crime thriller.
The Emmy-winning 'Law & Order: SVU' star, who is back in Emmy contention for 'My Mom Jayne,' the HBO documentary that she directed about her mother Jayne Mansfield, will be at the fest on April 24.
“We strive to move forward,” the TFCA in a statement said as another three active members are understood to have resigned in the last week.
The 'Gilmore Girls' star has taken on back-to-back dramatic roles in 'Twinless' and now in the Colleen Hoover adaptation 'Reminders of Him.'
Barbara Hershey and Paul Williams will receive tributes, and Bruce Goldstein will be presented with the Robert Osborne Award.
“I know I can be scary and difficult,” the convicted rapist told The Hollywood Reporter. “But that’s a long way from sexual assault”
Following the $6.9 million domestic success of a 'Princess Mononoke' rerelease last year, Gkids is continuing its campaign to bring Studio Ghibli’s catalog back to screens in newly remastered 4K editions.
The film about two aspiring Scottish musicians who reinvent themselves as California rappers is expected to be released later this year.
“The tragedy of that loss for his family is enormous,” Jackson told the Today show Tuesday morning
Omar Raja often takes to social media to showcase some of the most surprising or complex plays in sports. On Sunday, he will find himself right in the middle of an intricate maneuver. When ABC wraps its NBA coverage mid-Sunday afternoon, the task of keeping sports fans hanging
Former BET chairman and CEO Debra Lee will receive the Icon Award at the inaugural Black Women in Entertainment honors ceremony. Black Women in Entertainment is a national network and inclusive collective dedicated to “uplifting, connecting and advancing Black women across
After Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey’s viral town hall, CNN and Variety are teaming up again to give audiences a front-row seat to one of Hollywood’s biggest nights. CNN and Variety will host an Oscars red carpet pre-show, which will air live on March 15 on CNN and
Two film producers have been quietly building a slate of feature films under the banner Roosevelt Film Lab, which they’re now officially launching at SXSW. Founded by Jon Wroblewski and Christian Sosa, the Austin-based Roosevelt will specialise in development, packaging and
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's sci-fi epic, starring Ryan Gosling and breakout star "Rocky," hits theaters March 20.