UTA has signed “Union County” filmmaker Adam Meeks for representation. “Union County,” starring Will Poulter and Noah Centineo, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, earning rave reviews and an extended standing ovation. In the film, Poulter and Centineo play
Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, the late Catherine O’Hara, Tom Hanks, and Short's alter ego Jiminy Glick celebrate the actor in the Netflix film out May 12
Movie theaters are girding their loins for the arrival of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” this weekend. The long-awaited sequel from 20th Century Studios has made $10 million at the box office in previews. It’s projected to earn between $75 million and $80 million in its opening
Around the time that he released his debut album “Love/Hate” in 2007, The-Dream had planted his flag as one of R&B’s most promising futurists. Amid the glut of ringtone rap and R&B-rap hybrids ruling radio, Terius “The-Dream” Nash established himself as a leader in pushing the
Snoop Dogg will perform at this year’s Race to Erase MS Gala. The 33rd annual event will take place on June 5 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. “I am thrilled to be able to perform at this year’s MS Gala in LA to bring attention to a great cause and important work
The airline apologized to Pavel Talankin, the co-director and subject of the Academy Award-winning film, after his trophy went missing following a flight from New York City to Frankfurt.
Has a film sequel to a two-decade-old movie ever amassed more excitement than “The Devil Wears Prada 2”? Out in theaters on Friday, audiences couldn’t be more eager to see what Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) are up
As the 2026 box office finishes its spring run with “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” on top and a controversial Michael Jackson film nabbing a record opening for a biopics, no one can argue that transmedia isn’t a key strategy for Hollywood. Nic Hill, co-founder and chief
“Saturday Night Live U.K.” has revealed the hosts for the last two episodes of its inaugural season: Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa. Waddingham, known for “Ted Lasso” and “Ride or Die,” hosts the May 9 edition with Brit Award winner Myles Smith as the musical guest. Gatwa,
Early Friday morning, Infowars.com winked offline — displaying a blank page with the words “Off Air.” The shutdown of Alex Jones’ far-right conspiracy website comes as satire publisher The Onion is trying to complete its takeover of Infowars.com and turn it into a parody of
Russian director Pavel Talankin’s missing Oscar statuette for “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” has been found, a spokesperson for airline Lufthansa told Variety Friday. The Oscar went missing on Wednesday after Talankin, who co-directed the documentary with David Borenstein and is
Capture has boarded worldwide sales on “The Upside of Unrequited” and released a first look image of the new YA romantic comedy, based on the bestselling novel by Becky Albertalli, the acclaimed author behind “Love, Simon.” Currently in post-production, “The Upside of
Robert Smigel is launching a podcast in which he and his comedian friends — including David Letterman, Bob Odenkirk, Ellie Kemper and Jim Gaffigan — try to help zhuzh up the hilarity of everything from a eulogy to a Tinder profile. Smigel, a writer, producer, actor and director
After a month-long hiatus, Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Team Mercedes has 72 points after three races (F1 Japanese Grand Prix was the previous event back in March). His teammate George Russell came in second with 63 points, so Mercedes is in the lead at the top of the leaderboard,
Focus Asia, the industry section of the Far East Film Festival, concluded its 2026 edition in Udine with both prizes going to first-time directors. Haohao Yan’s “Naked in Glendale,” a Chinese-American coming-of-age project produced by Jane Zheng of Seesaw Productions and Julia
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After hooking viewers with French shark movie “Under Paris,” Netflix is finally getting ready for another bite of the cherry as “Under Paris 2” has gone into production in the south of France, Variety can confirm. Original cast members Bérénice Bejo and Nassim Lyes return
Ashutosh Gowariker, director of “Lagaan,” has been appointed festival director of the 57th International Film Festival of India by India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Gowariker succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served a two-year term as festival director across the 55th
Blue Finch Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Indonesian action crime thriller “Queen of Malacca,” excluding select Southeast Asian territories. The U.K.-based outfit unveiled the acquisition ahead of the Cannes Film Market, where the Visinema Pictures production will
On the story level, "Swapped" is quite basic, but there’s a surprise enchantment to it — it’s like a woodland fairy tale for seven-year-olds, yet on that score it’s visually ravishing and quite touching.
A new Korea-Japan content joint venture, StudioMonowa, has been launched by CJ ENM, TBS and U-Next Holdings following a signing ceremony held April 30 at the CJ ENM Center in Seoul, attended by the top leadership of all three companies. The venture pairs CJ ENM’s K-drama
Six independent film projects from across Southeast Asia will share $160,000 in production and post-production support from the Purin Film Fund, the Bangkok-based nonprofit announced for its Spring 2026 session. Four projects received production grants. On the fiction side,
After a roar of applause, Meryl Streep took the stage of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night alongside its embattled host, during her whirlwind promotional tour for the hotly anticipated sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” “How are you?” Streep asked, clearly referring to
President Trump seems determined to get Jimmy Kimmel off the air. First came the pressure applied by Trump administration officials on FCC chairman (and Trump loyalist) Brendan Carr over a crack Kimmel had made on his late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” criticizing the MAGA
A handful of streaming subscribers filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the $110 billion merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. The plaintiffs — three current Paramount+ subscribers and two prospective subscribers — allege that they face increased prices and reduced
Fantaspoa, the Porto Alegre, Brazil-based genre film festival, brought together a record 550,000-plus attendees through in-person and online programming. The 22nd edition of the festival, which took place over 19 days and wrapped with an April 26 award ceremony, brought in more
Documentary filmmakers who use unlicensed video clips can breathe a little easier, after an appellate panel reversed itself Thursday in a closely watched copyright case involving Netflix’s “Tiger King” series. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that
A Utah judge has granted mutual protective orders to “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. The former couple appeared in a Salt Lake City courtroom Thursday to discuss the protective orders that resulted from domestic
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards have announced the shortlist for the 2026 edition, which spans the categories of fiction, non-fiction, animation, student, and future format. The chosen filmmakers will join an exclusive program of interactive sessions and masterclasses at the
Those unfamiliar with the popular anime franchise “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” may be disappointed to learn that goopy substances are pretty much absent from the series’ second standalone movie “Tears of the Azure Sea.” For the uninitiated, the title seems to
The actor, writer, director and producer warns audiences that he’s “about to go on a run of just the dumbest shit you've ever seen in your entire life. I hope you left your brains at home.”
Director Andy Serkis says Viggo Mortensen has no hard feelings towards Jamie Dornan after Dornan took over the role of Aragorn for the upcoming “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” Serkis appeared on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast in an episode released on Thursday and
Steve Hilton, the Trump-endorsed candidate for California governor, joined in calls on Thursday for an unlimited state subsidy for film and TV production. Joined by Gloria Romero, who is running for lieutenant governor, Hilton unveiled his proposal outside the shuttered
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter have teamed up for their collaborative song “Bring Your Love,” the lead single off the former’s upcoming album “Confessions II.” Madonna takes first verse duties before passing it to Carpenter on the single, which has touches of house and disco.
The studio was impacted by recent Disney layoffs, and let go members of its visual development team, including 16-year veteran Andy Park, whom the 'Ant-Man' actress shouted out in a recent Instagram video.
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As if the multiple bomb threats targeting its premiere — impelling a pack of bomb-sniffing dogs, boosted security, and a SWAT team — weren’t enough, “Leaving Neverland,” Dan Reed’s devastating documentary examining Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s child sexual-abuse
Jesse Armstrong, the creator and executive producer behind HBO’s “Succession,” has been added to the list of speakers at this year’s Banff World Media Festival. The writer, whose credits also include the HBO film “Mountainhead,” will conduct a keynote at the fest, to be
The TSA forced Pavel Talankin, the helmer and subject of the film, to check his little gold man, but it never arrived.
Adam Scott, who is starring in the upcoming horror film “Hokum” which opens in theaters on Friday, reflected on his time playing Ben Wyatt on the hugely popular NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” with Variety. The small-town government sitcom, which ran for seven seasons from
“Mr Nobody Against Putin” co-director Pavel Talankin’s Oscar statue has gone missing after the TSA at New York’s JFK airport confiscated his award. Earlier this year, Talankin took home the Oscar for best documentary feature. In a social media post, Talankin’s co-director David
James Cameron’s otherworldly blockbuster “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and the Ryan Gosling-led space epic “Project Hail Mary” resulted in big business for Imax. But those visually striking tentpoles weren’t enough to boost the company’s profits and revenues, both of which were down
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.
You’ve probably heard the adage that Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist, but in hindsight, it feels prescient. Since the start of his career, which rang off with a feature on the inescapable smash “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa in 2015, Puth has gone from wallowing in
Apple hit another high note in the first three months of 2026, delivering an earnings beat driven by a surge in iPhone sales and continued momentum in its Services segment. Apple’s Services business revenue in the quarter grew 16.3% to $30.98 billion. That beat Wall Street
The “Golden” age of women in music was celebrated Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium, as Billboard hosted and livestreamed its annual Billboard Women in Music event, with a heavy-hitting list of honorees from multiple genres performing as well as picking up trophies —
Ian Somerhalder revealed in a new interview with E! News that he was forced to claw himself and his family out of debt in the eight-figure range (an exact number was not given but it was $10 million or more) after he retired from acting. Somerhalder said “financial upheaval” is
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we look ahead at plans for Variety’s TV Week celebration in a conversation with Variety’s Emily Longeretta. And we take a Vintage Variety look back at the momentous launch of television in the U.S. on the opening day of the New
Kamala Harris blasted the Trump administration as “corrupt, incompetent [and] callous” while speaking at Public Counsel’s annual William O. Douglas Award Dinner on Wednesday night in Beverly Hills The former vice president was honored with the organization’s William O. Douglas
Roku beat Wall Street earnings forecasts for the first quarter of 2026 and raised its full-year profit guidance as the company continues its upward rise on the streaming-video tide. In addition, for the first time, Roku reported results for its advertising and subscriptions
