Markian Tarasiuk and Sean Harris Oliver were two Vancouver-based artists who ran neighboring theater companies. But when the pandemic hit in 2020, they came to a bleak realization. “Theater’s dead — really dead — right now,” Tarasiuk says. “What can we do to stay creative?” One
“Maybe I could be at the bar, swilling a martini, saying nothing.” So Louis Partridge told Variety just last year while discussing potential ways to impress Steven Knight at the premiere for “House of Guinness.” At the time, Knight — who created the boozy Netflix show starring
Netflix’s Olympic gymnastics drama “Perfect” is no longer moving ahead at the streamer after Millie Bobby Brown exited the project due to creative differences, two sources with knowledge of the project have confirmed. Brown was set to star as Kerri Strug, a member of the 1996
At the end of March, Sonos released a new home speaker to its growing roster of audio gear. It promises excellent home audio and portability at the same time. Priced at $299, the Sonos Play is the company’s latest wireless speaker that delivers the same level of premium audio
The actress walked the red carpet for Lorne in New York City
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson focused much of the HBO series’ third season around Fezco, the character played by Angus Cloud, before the actor’s death from a fentanyl overdose in July 2023. In an interview with the New York Times, Levinson spoke about a version of Season 3
Lionsgate has promoted Laurel Pecchia to the tole of senior vice president of corporate communications, Variety has learned. In her role, she helps lead Lionsgate’s corporate media relations strategies and initiatives, executive communications, employee communications and
The actor opened up about his past mental health struggles in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter
Vertical has acquired the U.S. rights to writer-director Andrew Niccol’s 'Lords of War.'
On Zohran Mamdani’s 100th day in office as mayor of New York City, his office released a video in collaboration with documentarian John Wilson about new policies designed to reduce the amount of scaffolding in the city. The video was shot in the style of HBO’s “How To With John
Vertical has picked up U.S. rights to Andrew Niccol’s crime thriller “Lords of War,” starring Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård. The early pre-sale deal for the film from “Coda” studio Vendôme Pictures comes ahead of CinemaCon next week in Las Vegas, where Vertical will preview
Is the great movie theater reset truly, finally, actually upon us? Hollywood keeps prophesizing about the industry’s long-awaited recovery… only for domestic box office grosses to remain frustratingly behind pre-pandemic levels. Already, 2026 has started strong — and cinema
Looks like Gabriel may be whisking Emily off to Greece in Season 6 of “Emily in Paris.” Darren Star’s hit Netflix romantic comedy series is kicking off production in May, with Greece and Monaco set as new glamorous locations for the globe-trotting series, which previously
You don’t need to be a tech mogul to watch “The Audacity,” the new AMC drama that tells the story of a Silicon Valley guru who must navigate his way around a consumer data scandal. But if you want to get people to watch the show, a little experience with platforms, devices and
FX has renewed the hit docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham” for an additional three seasons, Variety has learned. The news means the show will run through at least its eighth season. It also comes roughly one month ahead of the premiere of Season 5, which will debut on FXX and Hulu
Several Tisch programs, including the Hypercinema Lab, have made a deal with Runway AI.
ATX TV Festival is shining a light on TV leaders at their 2026 fest, set for May 28-31 in Austin, Texas. Bill Lawrence will return with “Bill Lawrence and Friends,” a marquee conversation with the executive producer and collaborators from his past and current projects, from
This week's rundown of Hollywood's biggest winners and losers, from a beloved power couple to the "Black Snape" uproar to Warner. Bros' fan-frustrating flex.
Natasha Lyonne walked the red carpet at the April 9 premiere of Focus Features’ “Lorne” documentary in New York City, hours after calling out a Page Six report that claimed she was kicked off a flight from Los Angeles to New York before it took off. The Emmy nominee was
YouTube Premium subscribers are getting socked with “streamflation”: The Google-owned video giant is hiking prices in the U.S. for its YouTube Premium ad-free plans and YouTube Music — the latest streaming services to ratchet up fees in recent months. The YouTube Premium
Jimmy Kimmel is calling B.S. when it comes to Melania Trump denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The First Lady held a surprise public address at the White House on April 9, apparently blindsiding husband Donald and other White House officials, in order to declare she’s “never been
An investigative documentary titled “All the Evil in the World” — about the murder of leftist Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni, who in 2016 was tortured to death in Cairo, allegedly by Egypt’s secret police — is sparking outrage in Italy over the fact that it has been
AI studio Moonmax has unveiled a slate of features signifying a push into more mainstream film production, including a project based on J. M. Barrie’s famed pirate antagonist, Captain James Hook. The company, known for its AI courses and delivering talks and workshops at places
With the 2025-26 NBA regular season coming to a close, a number of players are making decisions about next season. One of those players is Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies. Although he’s the team’s star player, his future is undecided — despite having one of the most popular
Alex MacCallum returned to CNN to oversee an effort to make the storied news outlet more relevant to digital audiences. Now she may be poised to do a lot more. MacCallum, a media-industry veteran who has helped The Washington Post and The New York Times manage their own digital
The BAFTA board has admitted the British Academy did not "adequately anticipate or fully prepare for the impact of such an incident in a live event environment."
BAFTA has revealed the outcome of the independent review into the N-word controversy that erupted at its recent film awards on Feb. 22., which it said revealed a “number of structural weaknesses in BAFTA’s planning, escalation procedures and crisis coordination arrangements,”
The Match Factory will handle international sales for “The Dreamed Adventure,” the latest feature film from Valeska Grisebach. The film marks the director’s return to the Croisette, having been selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the
There are not many K-pop groups whose catalog spans a viral TikTok earworm and a Pink Floyd classic, but Fifty Fifty are not a typical K-pop group. The South Korean act first announced themselves to the world in 2023 with “Cupid,” a track that entered the Billboard Hot 100 and
New and emerging Brazilian directors to track – Jô Serfaty, Thais Fujinaga and filmmaking duo Maju de Paiva and Bernardo Florim – feature at this year’s Festival do Rio Goes to Cannes, a pix-in-post showcase teasing films coming out of Brazil after its Oscar and Golden Globes
Popular U.S. voice actor Troy Baker (“The Last of Us”), Grammy-nominated video game composer Austin Wintory (“Journey,” “Assassin’s Creed Syndicate “) and Japanese manga magazine editor Kazuhiko Torishima — who has been instrumental to shepherding the “Dragon Ball” franchise —
Vietnamese distributor Mockingbird Pictures has boarded “Zero Meets Hero,” the latest film from director Huynh Lap, and will present the title to international buyers at the Beijing International Film Festival as the company steps up its push to place Vietnamese commercial
SC Films International has acquired worldwide sales rights for “Fujiko,” the second feature from Japanese director Kimura Taichi, produced by Megumi, whose Netflix series “Badly in Love” broke records on the platform. The film assembles an ensemble cast led by Katayama Yuki,
Composer Shashwat Sachdev didn’t score two films. He scored one. When Sachdev sat down to work on the “Dhurandhar” films, there was no duology to speak of – just one sprawling script, one protagonist, one emotional arc. By the time the filmmakers decided during post-production
The sequel could strut to as much as $65 million in the U.S. over the May 1-3 frame, the official start of summer at the multiplex. Tracking is also strong for biopic 'Michael,' which opens a week earlier.
Don’t count out a “Hacks” reboot just yet. When asked about the possibility of coming back for one, Hannah Einbinder told Variety, “Of course I would. Any excuse to be with my people.” Showrunners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky, who have shepherded Deborah Vance
Leslie Vernon will rise again. It’s been 20 years since the 2006 slasher mockumentary “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon” became an indie horror hit, and a long-discussed sequel is officially underway, Variety can confirm. Titled “Behind the Mask II: The Return of
Poor Willy Loman is once again trying to convince his lousy sons that when it comes making a sale, reputation is everything. He’s right, of course: The fourth Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” in some 25 years is crowding the cavernous Winter Garden Theatre with outsize
They were born for the “Runway.” Lady Gaga and Doechii have released their new single, “Runway,” which is featured in the upcoming 20th Century Fox film “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” The upbeat dance track has Doechii singing “Serve a little sass, with a little side of ass, do a
When Bruce Springsteen brought his “Land of Hope and Dreams Tour” to the Los Angeles area this week, it followed the same template as the opening night of the tour in Minneapolis exactly seven days prior. There was one addition to the setlist Tuesday, in the first of two Kia
Disney elevated April Carretta to EVP of communications, reporting to chief communications officer Paul Roeder. As part of her expanded duties, Caretta will be the day-to-day communications lead for Dana Walden, who last month took on the newly created role of president and
Eligibility rulings for three Broadway productions are now set as the Tony Awards race gets underway. The administration committee clarified key category placements that could have an effect this year’s contenders. At its third meeting of the 2025‑26 season, the committee
It’s One Rating Win After Another for Disney’s syndicated talk strip “Live With Kelly and Mark,” which saw this year’s “After the Oscars” episode jump by double digits vs. last year with total viewers and other demos. The morning after “One Battle After Another” won the best
CBS has made decisions on its two comedy pilots this year, with the network picking up the single-cam laffer “Eternally Yours” to series for the 2026-2027 broadcast season. “The Tillbrooks” (fka “Regency”) is not moving forward. The news comes less than a week ahead of CBS
Steven Spielberg revealed to Empire magazine (via Total Film) on his “Disclosure Day” press tour that he was attached to direct “Interstellar” for only a year before dropping out and being replaced by Christopher Nolan. The Oscar winner was brought onto the project by producer
Highlighting a rift in the right-wing political spectrum, President Donald Trump lashed out against four widely followed conservative influencers — Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones — who have spoken out against the recent Trump-led attack on Iran. In a
Entertainment industry veteran Thai Randolph has taken the wraps off her new venture: NILE & Co., described as a content and commerce platform that works with “creators who move culture.” Randolph is the former CEO and co-founder of Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, which she exited in
“Broken Snow,” a psychological drama set inside an abandoned, snow-bound house, will premiere at Theatre 71 this month. It stars Tom Cavanagh of “The Flash” and “Ed,” Tony Danza of “Taxi” and “Who’s The Boss,” and former “SNL” star Michael Longfellow. “Broken Snow” was written
Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper, producer and DJ who created arguably the first fusion of rap and electronic music with 1982’s “Planet Rock” and others hits but whose legacy was later tarnished by multiple instances of sexual abuse of young men, died on Thursday. He was
She’s known as a modern scream queen, and 23-year-old Jenna Ortega could’ve had another horror title on her résumé: “It's funny to think that I went in for that because I just didn't make any sense for it.”