Nate Bargatze and his “Big Dumb Eyes” just set a Guinness World Record. The Tennessee-born comedian has officially sold the most tickets for a stand-up comedy tour, surpassing the previously record held by Jeff Dunham. Bargatze will be presented with the Guinness World Record
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” led the box office again on Friday despite competition from Anne Hathaway and a horde of hungry dinosaurs. The Warner Bros. sci-fi thriller “The End of Oak Street” landed in second place on opening day with $8.1 million from 3,446 North American
Darren Walker may be new to Los Angeles as he takes the helm of Anonymous Content as president and CEO, but he’s had long relationships with key players in town for years, given his distinguished career in philanthropy and nonprofits. Sally Field is one of those people. So
Romanian director Florin Şerban’s “You Don’t Belong Here,” a somber study of anti-Roma racism in the country, has taken the Golden Lion for best film in the International Competition at the Locarno Film Festival, along with a special mention for its young star Teodor Butănescu.
In the Filmmakers of the Present Competition, 'The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer' by Alessandra Sanguinetti won the Golden Leopard, with the film also receiving the first feature award.
A-list festival acclaimed pics from some of Mexico’s most celebrated talent, many of them female and first-timers, make up this year’s line-up at the Morelia Film Festival (FICM). Running October 16-25, the 24th FICM edition features such luminaries as actor-producer Diego Luna
The death-and-taxes certainty of Hong Sangsoo’s filmography — comparable to Woody Allen’s prime career run in its regularity, consistency and recurrence of ideas and actors across a gently varying tonal spectrum — has lately been infused with some mild unpredictability. Earlier
The pair spoke at Edinburgh Film Festival's keynote industry session on Saturday, lauding the work of 'Obsession,' 'The Odyssey,' and pondering the challenges that lie ahead for the U.K.'s independent film sector.
GRAMADO, Brazil — Vet Brazilian helmer-producer Paulo Nascimento will lense “A Chocolate Christmas,” a Portuguese-language holiday-themed feature film in the mountain resort of Gramado, in southern Brazil, and New York City, he told Variety. The film will shoot over December
Right before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, Slovenian director Urša Menart came across a curious phenomenon on the internet: young people, mostly women, making up tragic life stories to gather the increasingly sparse attention span of their followers. Even more
Director Ugochukwu Azuya's project, inspired by his experience living in Lagos and its "materialistically driven, very classist society," was one of the films in development showcased at Locarno Open Doors.
Thanksgiving 2027 is about to get a lot colder. Disney has revealed the first details about “Frozen 3,” which will release in theaters Nov. 24, 2027, following the previous two films’ tradition of Thanksgiving-centered premiere dates. Set in the fictional land of Arendelle, the
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff are back for a new entry in the hit franchise, releasing Thanksgiving 2027.
The long-awaited X-Men movie is finally coming to the MCU. Marvel Studios exec Kevin Feige made the official announcement that the X-Men movie will release on May 5, 2028. The cast will include Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde
The feature stars Robert Downey Jr. as the villain who faces off against an entire cinematic uinverse.
Ryan Gosling already survived going to space in “Project Hail Mary,” but now he’s ready to blast off to a galaxy far, far away in “Star Wars: Starfighter.” The upcoming “Star Wars” movie previewed footage at D23 and is set to release in theaters on May 28, 2027. Disney and
The news was revealed at D23 on Friday, with a release date set for November 2028.
Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins are joining the cast of Disney’s next animated movie, “Hexed.” The casting news was announced during the Disney Entertainment Showcase presentation at Disney’s D23 fan event in Anaheim, California on Friday. Oscar-winner Foster will play a
Ginnifer Goodwin's Judy Hopps and Jason Bateman's Nick Wilde are coming back for another adventure.
The Shawn Levy-directed project is set to fly into theaters May 28, 2027.
Get ready to head back to Zootopia. Disney has announced that “Zootopia 3” is in the works following the massive success of last year’s “Zootopia 2,” which became the company’s highest grossing animated movie of all time with $1.8 billion at the global box office. The franchise
Ahsoka Tano is returning to a galaxy far, far away as the Season 2 release date of her Disney+ series has finally been revealed. After Season 1 aired in 2023, the sophomore outing for “Ahsoka” will release on Jan. 20, 2027. Rosario Dawson returns as the Jedi after debuting the
The MCU’s X-Men team is taking shape. Marvel Studios exec Kevin Feige announced the inaugural members of the mutant team at D23 on Friday. The cast includes Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher
Broadway star Maya Boyd will play Storm in the feature, which has a May 2028 release date.
Marvel Studios unveiled the second “Avengers: Doomsday” trailer on Friday during Disney’s D23 fan convention, further teasing the massive MCU team-up movie arriving in theaters Dec. 18. The two-minute clip — introduced by “Doomsday” leads Robert Downey Jr. (Doctor Doom), Chris
Paul Bettany is back as Marvel’s most popular android Vision in the upcoming Disney+ series, “VisionQuest.” The eight-episode series’ release date is set for Oct. 14. The trailer opens with Vision in his human form working at a pub and closing up shop for the night. “Before you
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, one of Disney’s earliest characters who predated Mickey Mouse, is back for the 21st century. At the D23 fan event in Anaheim on Friday, Disney revealed the first look at its live action combined with hand-drawn 2D animation series “Oswald the Lucky
Matt Gutman, CBS News’ chief correspondent, has been accused of sexual harassment in a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by a former co-worker at ABC News. Gutman was named in a lawsuit filed by Samira Said, who worked as a field producer for ABC News in its Los Angeles bureau
The film starts as a mystery, but once that’s solved, the only real mystery is why Alex Cox tied his film career to a stone marked "retro Marxist Western punk pretension" and then threw that stone into the water and plunged down after it, sinking to the bottom.
Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim and Kathryn Hahn star in the new film, which is currently filming.
Disney has set a March 31, 2028 release date for its live-action adaptation of “Tangled.” The news was revealed during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at the D23 fan event in Anaheim Friday, where the first footage from the “Tangled” remake was shown exclusively to those in
Disney Theatrical Group’s stage adaptation of “The Greatest Showman” will open at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End in Spring 2027, following a sold-out run at the Bristol Hippodrome. Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks will star as P.T. Barnum and Charity Barnum.
Things are starting to heat up at Camp Half-Blood. Disney+ released the first trailer for Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” which will premiere Nov. 20. In the trailer, Percy grapples with a dream about The Great Prophecy. “Something bad is coming,” he says over
Disney and BBC Studios have released the first look at “The Bluey Movie,” marking the first time the animated children’s series will be adapted for the big screen. Premiering in theaters Aug. 6, 2027, the film continues Bluey’s adventures with her Mum, Dad and little sister,
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has set an October launch for Sony Vizha, its new Tamil-language general entertainment channel, the company confirmed as it revealed the channel’s name and identity on Indian Independence Day through a rendition of “Tamizh Thai Vaazhthu,”
Disney teased the first look at the upcoming “Lilo & Stitch” live-action sequel at D23 in Anaheim on Friday night. Stitch’s love interest Angel, a pink alien, was shown in a new image with glowing antennae. Maia Kealoha, who plays Lilo, came onstage to introduce the film as a
The duo appeared in character to tease the follow-up to their 1997 cult classic.
The follow-up to the $1 billion grosser is set for May 26, 2028.
Pixar has lined up its next original movie — and it’s harkening back to the supernatural. The studio has lined up “Ghost Street,” a film inspired by Asian myths of stores where the living and dead interact, for a spring 2028 release, Pixar chief content officer Pete Doctor
It’s been over a year since “KPop Demon Hunters” premiered on Netflix and the buzz over the hit animated film shows no sign of slowing down. Hot off an Oscar win for Best Animated Film and Best Original Song for “Golden,” Netflix is taking the musical movie on the road with an
An anime TV series based on the hit video game franchise “Kingdom Hearts” has been ordered at Disney+ and Disney Channel. Developed in partnership with video game creator Tetsuya Nomura and game developer Square Enix, “Kingdom Hearts” (the working title for the anime
Miguel is back in the Land of the Dead in the first look at “Coco 2.” At D23, Disney revealed new concept art from the film, which depicts a teenage Miguel alongside his beloved dog, Dante. The company also revealed that the Pixar sequel is set to hit theaters in November 2029
The sequel will also see the return of Benjamin Bratt's Ernesto de la Cruz, who is out for revenge.
Ahead of the summer 2028 release, Disney gave a first look at the third entry in its animated superhero franchise.
Get ready, dahlings: Pixar has released the first look at “Incredibles 3″ ahead of its 2028 theatrical release. “Incredibles 3” sees the return of Pixar’s famous super-powered family, made of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack. Writer Brad Bird confirmed
“KPop Demon Hunters” is getting the Criterion treatment. Netflix’s breakout musical fantasy film is set to get a special Blu-ray release from the prestige home entertainment, with pre-orders available now. Retail listings currently show the film available in Blu-ray and 4K UHD
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.
Netflix filed a motion Friday to throw out Tyra Banks’ defamation suit over a documentary series about “America’s Next Top Model,” arguing that Banks is taking issue with routine editorial decisions. Banks sued in June, accusing Netflix and the show’s directors, Mor Loushy and
Disney is putting the adult in Disney Adult. The Mouse House is famous for warm-and-fuzzy family entertainment — but it also has a stockpile of moody and magical love stories. At D23 in Anaheim, Disney Publishing announced “Disney Cursed Love,” an all-new romantasy initiative
