Bill Lawrence will receive the 2026 Project Healthy Minds Storyteller of the Year Award. The TV creator will be honored at Project Healthy Minds’ annual World Mental Health Day Gala on October 8 at Spring Studios in New York. Lawrence currently serves as the executive producer
As Chile boasts a milestone presence in Cannes this year with new or consolidating companies leading the charge — including Domingo Sotomayor’s drama about a woman adopting a stray dog, “La Perra,” and Lisandro Alonso’s “Double Freedom” (“La libertad doble”) both competing in
Kathleen Eagan Murray was as surprised as everyone else when her college friend Nithya Raman announced she was running for mayor of Los Angeles in February. She sent off a quick text — and soon found herself organizing a slew of fundraisers and meet-and-greets. Eagan Murray and
The Croisette will host a star-studded movie by Nigerian-born twins, the first film by a Rwandan director in the Official Selection, a landmark co-pro and the latest from a Moroccan auteur.
We generally hear the words “careful what you wish for” enough times in life that you’d think, if you ever were to be granted your heart’s desire by supernatural means, you’d at least be really particular about the wording. But an impetuous request to an invisible genie-like
“CoComelon: The Movie” has unveiled its cast, with SZA, Nicholas Hoult and Sarah Sherman set to voice new characters in the theatrical spinoff of the beloved children’s series. Other newcomers to the movie’s cartoon universe are Ike Barinholtz, Ego Nwodim, Josh Johnson, Matt
SZA, Ike Barinholtz, Nicholas Hoult, Sarah Sherman, Ego Nwodim, Josh Johnson, Matt Friend, Rhys Darby and Cristo Fernández will voice new characters for the 2027 Universal Pictures theatrical rollout.
Jodie Comer has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming HBO limited series “The Chain.” The series was originally announced in January under creator Damon Lindelof’s overall deal with HBO. “The Chain” is based on the book of the same name by Adrian McKinty. HBO has given the
Claire Danes will receive the Performer Tribute at this year’s Gotham Television Awards. The third annual event takes place lie on June 1 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The recognition pays tribute to Danes’ storied career across film and television, including her
With 6.5 million average viewers, “Rooster” achieved HBO’s most-watched debut season for a comedy series in more than 15 years, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. That stat puts the show in good company: “Hung” (2009) and “Sex and the City” (1998) are the only HBO comedies
The National Recording Registry, the list of historic audio treasures compiled and added to annually by the Library of Congress, is now 25 entries richer with the addition of 25 albums, singles or broadcasts that run the gamut from Taylor Swift’s “1989” and Beyoncé’s “Single
Famed magazine editor Graydon Carter has launched the full-scale production company Par Avion Pictures, in partnership with writer and former Vanity Fair and Air Mail editor Harrison Vail. Emmy and Peabody winner Carter marked the announcement out of this year’s Cannes Film
Jonathan Anderson gathered some of Hollywood’s most famous faces for the front row at his Dior Cruise Collection 2027 fashion show at Los Angeles’ LACMA on Wednesday night. Spotted taking their seats underneath the new David Geffen Galleries were Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter,
AMC+ has landed the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the 13-season run of BBC’s revived “Doctor Who” TV series. Beginning June 11, the platform will now be home to 13 seasons and 176 episodes (including specials) of the award-winning series “Doctor Who.” Airing in the U.K.
Britain's Bectu and sister unions in France have launched a joint campaign to highlight “unsustainable” working hours in the film and TV industries.
Over the past 25 years, Jordana Brewster has raced around the globe with the “Fast and Furious” movies — from the franchise’s home base in Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro and San Juan, plus London and Rome. But Cannes was never on the road map, until now. “It’s super validating,
With Japan’s animation industry recording its highest-ever market value — JPY3.8 trillion ($23.7 billion), according to the Assn. of Japanese Animations — Toei Animation is in Cannes this week to make the case that the next chapter of anime’s global story is one of co-creation,
Hit animated series “PAW Patrol” and the spinoff “Rubble & Crew” have been renewed for two more seasons each at Nickelodeon. Both shows have been picked up for 26 more episodes. That will bring “PAW Patrol” to its 14th and 15th seasons, while “Rubble & Crew” will now be back
‘The Bend in the River’ and ‘Room to Move’ were also acquired by the streamer.
BET Studios has announced a partnership with microseries company aTwist, aiming to create storytelling “rooted in Black culture and community.” Through the partnership, the companies will produce multi-platform original microseries, including long-form episodic content for
“Fujiko,” the Kimura Taichi drama that Japanese actor-producer Megumi spent four years producing and starring in, departed the 28th Far East Film Festival in Udine with two prizes: the Golden Mulberry Audience Award and a shared Black Dragon press jury citation alongside Korean
Sanford Panitch came to the Cannes Film Market with a thesis he wanted the Japanese entertainment industry to hear: theatrical is still the only window that creates lasting global IP, anime’s moment has arrived, and Japan’s rights holders are leaving opportunities on the table
Italian sales agent Intramovies has acquired worldwide sales rights to Japanese film “Children Untold” (“Watashi no Shiranai Kodomotachi”), a WWII historical drama written and directed by Nishikawa Miwa and produced by Koide Daiju for Japan’s K2 Pictures. Set in Tokyo during
Four years ago, Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight premiered Chilean actor Manuela Martelli’s superb directorial debut “Chile ’76,” which tracked with sinister precision the stirring of a complacently bourgeois housewife’s political conscience during the repressive Pinochet regime.
French-Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch has assembled an international cast led by Noomi Rapace and Maryam Touzani for his next film, “Run, With No Tears,” a psychological thriller that will shoot in French and English. The project, which starts filming in September, has been
Pete Townshend — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, solo artist and legendary main songwriter for the Who — has partnered with powerhouse publisher Primary Wave Music in a nine-figure deal that sees the company acquiring certain music rights, along with name, image and likeness
Even the most casual soccer fan knows “The Hand of God,” Argentine legend Diego Maradona’s controversial goal against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The volleyball-like palm strike should have been disallowed, but paved the way for some of the most magical sporting moments
Ahead of its world premiere as a special screening in Cannes, Steven Soderbergh’s doc feature “John Lennon: The Last Interview” is now launching in the market. Patrick Wachsberger’s Legendary-backed sales and production company 193 has boarded the film, which features exclusive
His novel adaptation about a 21-year-old woman leaving Mexico for Madrid, particularly timely amid the global immigration debate, world premieres during the Special Screening section.
Matthew McConaughey sat before a roomful of aspiring young actors and filmmakers this February at his alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin. He was speaking at Variety and CNN’s town hall that featured the “Dallas Buyers Club” Oscar winner alongside his “Interstellar”
Will Smith is slated to star in “Supermax,” an action thriller directed by “Halloween” filmmaker David Gordon Green. Amazon MGM acquired the worldwide rights to the movie from Miramax for $70 million, according to Deadline, which broke the news of the deal. The studio won’t be
Fresh off the Cannes world premiere of “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” Hannah Einbinder joined Variety’s Angelique Jackson at the Kering Women in Motion Talks to discuss Jane Schoenbrun’s queer slasher, the final season of “Hacks” and the importance of speaking up for
Gap Inc. has enlisted former Paramount executive Lourdes Arocho as part of the retailer’s “Fashiontainment” strategy to ink partnerships for its apparel brands in music, TV, film, sports and more. Arocho will join the company May 15 as senior VP and head of licensing, reporting
Film i Väst has presented eight new co-productions at Cannes, including Lone Scherfig’s romantic spy thriller “Honeytrap,” Levan Akin’s next film “Summer in Heat” and “Ruben,” a documentary about Ruben Östlund. For her 12th film, Scherfig (“Italians for Beginners,” “An
Sola Media has acquired global sales rights to animated feature film “Fast Forward,” and will be unveiling first footage at the Cannes Film Market. The project is produced by Jørgen Storm Rosenberg at 74 Entertainment, in co-production with Expanse, where Fredrik Fottland
A couple of new super-faces are coming to Metropolis. Variety can exclusively reveal the first trailer for Season 3 of Adult Swim’s “My Adventures With Superman,” which introduces the evil Cyborg Superman and young hero Superboy to the series. The new season premieres on
WTFilms has acquired worldwide rights for Pascal Plante’s “King’s Daughters,” a historical survival drama spiced with folk-horror undertones, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Laurie Babin, Lauréna Thellier, Zoé Adjani and newcomer Marguerite Champoux. Plante previously directed
The 'Veep' alum sat for an hour-long career retrospective conversation on Thursday in Cannes with ‘Awards Chatter’ host Scott Feinberg at Meta House.
Freya Allan, who stars in “The Witcher” and was a lead in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” and María Pedraza, who appeared in “Money Heist” and “Elite,” have joined the cast of “Europa,” from Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, the filmmaking duo behind “Salvable,”
Paul McCartney appeared on the latest episode of “The Rest Is Entertainment” podcast (via The Daily Beast) and touched on Trump’s America when discussing the power of music to bring divided audiences together. “Particularly these days, you do something like ‘Hey Jude’ and you
Most comedies rely on a certain amount of established tropes: the obsessive best friend, the stereotyped psychotherapist, the randy 20-year-old. Besides offering comfort, this kind of familiarity can function like a reassuring blanket wrapped around such potentially
Versant Media said profit in its first fiscal quarter fell due to erosion at its TV operations and higher corporate costs tied to its recent spin-off from NBCUniversal, even as some of its direct-to-consumer businesses showed strength and buoyed its efforts to diversify revenue
An exclusive still of the film, released to THR, shows the stars in pilot attire ahead of an ill-fated flight that crashes in deadly, shark-infested waters.
When Spanish actor-turned-director Aina Clotet received a call that her directorial feature debut “Viva” was shortlisted for Cannes’ prestigious Critics’ Week sidebar, she thought she was dreaming. When the selection confirmation call came a month later, she felt almost “dizzy”
Following a banner year in 2025 with Carla Simón’s “Romería” and Oliver Laxe’s “Sirāt” in Cannes competition, Catalan cinema makes a strong return to the Croisette this year with seven titles, incñuding six features, across the festival, taking in Maria Martínez Bayona’s “The
Peter Jackson is discussing for the first time what it’s like working with Stephen Colbert on his recently-announced “Lord of the Rings,” saying he’s “never met anyone who knows more about Tolkien” than the late night talk show host. “He phoned me up a year ago — before he knew
Some awaited films in the pipeline from Catalonia: The Rift Director: Àlex Lora (Inicia Films, Scope Features) Lora’s follow-up to his 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, “The Masterpiece,” tells the story of a young man with a Catalan mother and a Moroccan father who
Disruptive Element Films has secured U.K. Global Screen Fund backing for a four-feature slate to be produced in Thailand, launching with “Nak Muay,” a Muay Thai action drama executive produced by Michelle Yeoh and directed by BAFTA-winning writer-director Tinge Krishnan. The
A birthday party in a British pub erupts into drunken dancing, singing and general rowdiness in the first clip from “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,” the latest feature from BAFTA-nominated writer/director Clio Barnard. The film — set to have its world premiere in Cannes
International sales have launched on the romance in Cannes.