Elizabeth Stone, Netflix’s top technology executive, is now adding oversight of the streaming giant’s product teams to her purview. Stone has been promoted to chief product and technology officer, leading Netflix’s product, engineering and data teams. She joined Netflix in 2020
LuckyChap is attached to produce the project that has studios and streamers throwing their hats in the ring.
“The Lincoln Lawyer” is filming the second episode of Season 4, and the Lincoln Lawyer himself, Mickey Haller, played by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, sits at the defense table in the courtroom that’s been carefully recreated at L.A. Center Studios. Watching from the stands is Legal
Harry Styles has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Aperture,” the lead single off his upcoming album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” “Aperture” marks his third song to hit the peak on the singles chart. “As It Was” bowed atop the chart in April 2022 and
Finally, the long Meyers movie drought is over, as Warner Bros. gives it the greenlight and a 2027 release date.
Bust out the cashmere and fire up the wood burning stove in that perfectly appointed Hamptons house – Nancy Meyers is back. The woman whose name is synonymous with the genre she created – glossy, aspirational, heartfelt features boasting massive stars – will write and direct a
The BAFTA Film Awards have set E! as their home across the pond this year. Hosted by “The Traitors” star Alan Cumming, the awards ceremony — which celebrates the best in British and global film — will broadcast on E! in the U.S. on Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Britbox previously
The actor, who’s set to play Dumbledore in the new Potter series, suggested Rowling’s rhetoric conflicts with the way her books examine “good versus evil, kindness versus cruelty”
“The Sandman” and “Good Omens” author Neil Gaiman released a lengthy statement Monday in which he once again denied sexual misconduct accusations that were originally made against him nearly two years ago. This marks the first time Gaiman has spoken out about the accusations
It definitely will not be stick season when Noah Kahan makes use of temperate summer climes for his first stadium tour this year. The “Great Divide Tour” will feature 23 dates in North American stadiums, beginning June 11 in Orlando and ending Aug. 30 in Seattle. Key dates
When Puerto Rican-born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — better known as Bad Bunny — walked onto the Grammy stage at the end of the night, tears coming down his face, he was holding more than a historic album of the year statuette. Bad Bunny held the weight of every abuela who
We’ve got movie sign! Again! Again! Variety has learned exclusively that RiffTrax and Shout! Studios have teamed to produce four new episodes of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” RiffTrax has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the new episodes and to provide production
Jelly Roll and Post Malone are teaming back up for “The Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2,” the sequel to their joint global trek in 2025. The tour, which features opener Carter Faith, will mix festival appearances with standalone shows at various college football stadiums. The
“The Meltdown,” Manuela Martelli’s follow up to her critically acclaimed feature debut “1976,” has been boarded by Losange Films for international sales ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin. Set in 1992, in post-dictatorship Chile, “The Meltdown” is a mystery drama that
The disappearance of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom Nancy Guthrie is being treated as a crime, according to the sheriff of Pima County, Ariz. “We saw some things at the home that were concerning to us,” Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters on Monday. “We believe now, after
What was your favorite part of the 2026 Grammys, if you watched? Was it seeing the succession of artists who spoke up to address the deportation raids that are roiling the nation, with either blunt-force language about federal agents or thoughtful appreciation of immigrants?
Christopher Nolan is a busy man. When he’s not working on “The Odyssey,” his sprawling adaptation of Homer’s epic, he is tackling all the other challenges facing Hollywood as the new president of the Directors Guild of America. The union’s 20,000 members are dealing with a
In Season 4, Episode 4 of “Industry,” Henry Muck (Kit Harrington) is intent on convincing everyone, including himself, that he’s finally become the man he’s always wanted to be. His clothes play no small part in that performance. The erratic British aristocrat — who, just two
Former Sundance Film Festival chief Tabitha Jackson has been named the director of New York’s Film Forum. Jackson will assume the role on Feb. 23. An industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in independent and non-profit media, Jackson joins Film Forum after two years
Brittany Noble is about to begin her second week as anchor of “The Breakdown,” the daily live newscast that the former local TV news anchor leads for Roland Martin’s Black Star Network. Noble has worked as a news anchor and correspondent for local TV stations in St. Louis
“Star Wars,” Steven Spielberg and the Minions are getting ready for the Big Game as Hollywood taps the Super Bowl to generate hype for several of its more anticipated blockbusters. Disney is expected to air a trailer for “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” the first theatrical “Star
Ricky Gervais appeared to laugh at this year’s crop of Grammy winners for their politically-charged speeches, taking to X after the 2026 ceremony to share an excerpt from his 2020 Golden Globes monologue in which he told the actors in the room not to turn their acceptance
Filipino-Australian director James J. Robinson is bringing his debut feature “First Light” to the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where the drama explores the intersection of faith, colonialism and institutional corruption through the story of an elderly nun confronting
“The Housekeeper,” the evocative romance that fictionalises the inspiration behind Daphne du Maurier’s “Rebecca” and was first announced by Variety in 2024, is gearing up to start production. BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown,” “One Life”), BAFTA
Oscar winner Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine are teaming for a prestige project launching at the upcoming European Film Market. “This Is Pleasure,” based on Mary Gaitskill’s novella, will be directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the married filmmaking duo who
Awedacious Originals has boarded Bangladeshi filmmaker Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s “Roid” as executive producer. The film is in the Tiger competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. International Emmy Award-winning producer Apoorva Bakshi of Awedacious is executive
YouTuber Markiplier got emotional about the remarkable turnout for “Iron Lung,” a very independent filmmaking adventure that debuted at No. 2 in North America with $17.8 million from 3,015 theaters. “Iron Lung” also earned $3 million internationally for a global tally of $21.7
The long-time Today anchor was absent from the show as she works with local authorities in Arizona to find Nancy Guthrie, who is considered a “missing vulnerable adult” due to her age
L.A.-based sales firm Concourse Media has snagged worldwide sales rights to Costa Rican family drama “April” (“Abril”) ahead of its Feb. 7 world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The company aims to kick off sales at the festival before continuing at
Berlin-based international sales agency Pluto Film has added Marina Andree Škop’s and Vanda Raýmanová’s “warm, funny and imaginative” detective tale “Extraordinary” to its European Film Market slate. The company expects to announce which festival will host the film’s world
As ways to spend an indecent amount of money go, James “Fergie” Cox Chambers Jr. hit on a pretty decent-sounding one. A former heir to the multibillion Cox Enterprises fortune, since gone rogue with ample millions of his own, the now 40-year-old political activist decided to
FX has released the trailer for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming series, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.” The show is the first installment in Murphy’s “Love Story” anthology and is inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of
Comcast is taking a little time out of the telecast of Super Bowl LX on NBC to conduct some business. The cable giant, which is also NBC’s corporate parent, will run a 60-second commercial for its Xfinity video service during the Super Bowl that reimagines the premise of 1993’s
The neighborhood is getting bigger. The Jon Hamm-starring “Your Friends & Neighbors” has been renewed for Season 3 at Apple TV ahead of the series’ Season 2 debut. Apple announced the news while dropping a minute-long teaser for the second season, premiering April 3. The second
HiddenLight has partnered with Universal Pictures Content Group to co-produce Sam Pollard’s feature-length documentary “Tutu,” which makes its world premiere in the Berlin International Film Festival. Pollard (Oscar nominee for “Four Little Girls”; “MLK/FBI,” “Citizen Ashe”)
The president threatened to sue the comedian over his bit at the Grammys about Trump and Bill Clinton hanging out on Epstein’s island
U.K. production outfit Kwanon Films (“Charlie Chaplin: A Man of the World”), the company established by Carmen Chaplin and Ashim Bhalla, has come aboard Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s political thriller “Master” as executive producer ahead of the film’s world premiere Monday at the
Jaafar Jackson, the nephew of Michael Jackson, portrays the King of Pop in the film releasing April 24, which now has a full trailer.
Disney CEO Bob Iger hasn’t left the building yet, and on Monday’s earnings call he said didn’t want to get too “nostalgic” about his two-decade run at the company. The Disney board is expected to select Iger’s successor by midweek. As he gets ready to depart as the Mouse
Tony Award-winning producers Hal Luftig, Cathy Dantchik and Kevin Connor are teaming up to launch Halcyon Theatricals, a new producing and consulting theatrical company. The Halcyon team has worked on such acclaimed shows as “Angels in America,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie,”
Malek Bensmaïl, Marie-Rose Osta, and Marwan Hamed featured on an IFFR Pro panel, discussing arthouse cinema, U.S. studios and global streamers, and the lasting impact of colonialism.
The King of Pop is about to reclaim his throne on the big screen. Lionsgate has released a new trailer for “Michael,” its highly anticipated biopic tracing Michael Jackson’s journey from his early days with the Jackson 5 to his ascent as a global superstar. The film aims to
Moviegoers, critics and even some industry insiders are blasting Alamo's new mobile ordering system which seems to go against decades of brand-building as a distraction-free cinema.
Don’t say goodbye to Hawkins just yet. Though the flagship “Stranger Things” series concluded with its fifth and final season, Netflix is keeping the Upside Down open with an all-new animated adventure. Netflix has unveiled the trailer and premiere date for “Stranger Things:
Paramount's next installment in the series of slasher movies hits theaters Feb. 27.
To celebrate his 63rd year, Oscar-winning Steven Soderbergh is partnering with Singani 63 and Nitehawk Cinema to highlight some of his favorite movies, as well as 500-year-old Bolivian spirits. Over the course of 63 days (nine weeks), from Feb. 18 through April 15, 2026, the
“Sinners” filmmaker Ryan Coogler has been named “Creative of the Year” by the Creative Collective NYC, the innovative organization behind the CultureCon conference. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker, producer and founder of Proximity Media leads the Creative Collective’s 2026
Even AI companies see the value in sports alliances. Anthropic, the company behind the AI interface known as Claude, has struck a multi-year partnership deal with the Atlassian Williams F1 team, making one of the first big tie-ins between a growing artificial-intelligence
Savannah Guthrie was not behind the desk on “Today” Monday morning amid the search for her 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie, but gave a statement to her co-hosts Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones asking for the public’s help. “On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone
Trinity CineAsia has acquired U.K. and Ireland distribution rights to “Scare Out,” a contemporary counter-espionage thriller from acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, from Damai Entertainment. Written by Chen Liang, the film follows a National Security squad racing to
