When Will Poulter’s agents sent him the script for “Union County” and writer-director Adam Meeks’ accompanying 2020 short film, he was struck by the filmmaker’s approach to telling a recovery story. The thing that set it apart from other takes on the opioid crisis, Poulter told
“The Lincoln Lawyer” fans certainly will not object to this news. The popular Netflix legal drama has been renewed for Season 5 at Netflix ahead of the launch of the show’s fourth season. Season 4 of “The Lincoln Lawyer” will debut on Feb. 5 and is based on the Michael Connelly
“The Boys” baddie Antony Starr will next star in a scripted Netflix series titled “Breakers,” from the creator of “Somewhere Boy” and production company behind “Baby Reindeer.” “Breakers” follows two best friends from America who go on a backpacking trip in Australia. There,
Legendary Oscar-nominated producer James Schamus, who oversaw films like “Brokeback Mountain,” “Lost in Translation” and “The Pianist” during his tenure as CEO of Focus Features, spoke at length about issues such as AI, Netflix’s Warner Bros. deal and the pitfalls of
Grammy Week is always full of star-studded events, but the courtyard at the Chaplin Lot before the second annual Resonator Awards was the kind of scene that makes you feel like you’re in a documentary. Olivia Rodrigo and St. Vincent are laughing together over there while Dave
Dean DeBlois, who spearheaded the original trilogy from DreamWorks Animation, is back as writer and director for the next live-action installment.
Actor Paul Dano has finally spoken out after Quentin Tarantino dissed his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s seminal 2007 film “There Will Be Blood.” Tarantino also called Dano — himself an Emmy, Golden Globe and Indie Spirit Award nominee — the “weakest fucking actor in
“The Housemaid” has sliced through $300 million at the global box office, a major milestone for the mid-budget movie. So far, the R-rated psychological thriller, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, has earned $116 million domestically and a particularly impressive
Meta, the world’s most massive social-media company, keeps scarfing down more digital ad dollars — and it’s planning to plow billions more into AI initiatives this year, betting that will propel future growth. The company blew past Wall Street expectations for the fourth
Many Ariana Grande fans were left empty-handed after tickets went on sale for her “Eternal Sunshine” tour in September 2025, and shows sold out in minutes. But now, Ticketmaster has revealed that it worked with Grande and her team to claw back tickets purchased by people who
It's an unprecedented deal for the author, whose 'Mistborn' series and 'The Stormlight Archive' are being eyed for film and television adaptation, respectively.
Giancarlo Esposito says it’s “time for a revolution” in the U.S. as political tensions rise with the actions of ICE agents in Minneapolis. “This is time for a revolution — and they don’t even know that’s what they’re starting,” the actor told Variety on Tuesday night at the
Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson have been announced as performers during the In Memoriam segment during this Sunday’s Grammy Awards, while Ms. Lauryn Hill will perform in honor of D’Angelo and Roberta Flack and a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne will feature Post Malone
Fast weight-loss methods have never been easier or more readily available, but they come at a cost — and for the young, dangerously experimenting protagonist of “Saccharine,” that’s higher and more damaging than a monthly Wegovy subscription. The third feature from
Brooke Nevils, the former NBC employee who accused Matt Lauer of sexual assault, is releasing a new book next month titled “Unspeakable Things” in which she goes into greater detail about her relationship to the former “Today” anchor. Nevils first went public with her story in
Rachel Keller has landed a lead role opposite Mike Colter in the upcoming CBS legal drama “Cupertino,” Variety has confirmed. Along with Colter and Keller, the cast of the series also includes Renee Elise Goldsberry and Ella Stiller. The logline states that the show is “a David
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Natalie Portman, Rob Lowe, Daniel Kwan, Kiernan Shipka, Judd Apatow, Salman Rushdie, Gregg Araki and more sound off on industry issues in interviews conducted at Variety’s Sundance Film Festival studio, presented by Audible. Music
At the “Variety Culture & Storytelling presented by World of Hyatt” event at the Sundance Film Festival, a panel of creatives in the film industry sat down with Variety senior entertainment and media writer Matt Donnelly to discuss the role of cultural experiences in shaping
Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj doubled down on her controversial support for President Donald J. Trump with a short speech at a “Trump Accounts Summit” session on Wednesday, telling the assembled audience that Trump is being “bullied” and “smeared” and declaring herself
Noomi Rapace discussed her “angry” public image at Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival. “The first time I went to the U.S., well, the Americans can be blunt. They would say: ‘Oh, you are funny. You are not angry and aggressive.’ I went: ‘Why would I be?’ Everyone thought I would be
Will Pouter and Odessa Young have joined the cast of “Rabbit, Rabbit,” a Netflix hostage thriller series starring and executive produced by Adam Driver. Per the official logline, Driver plays an escaped convict who “is cornered by law enforcement at a truck stop” and “takes
Obscured Releasing has acquired rights to Siobhan McCarthy's feature that premiered at SXSW and earned a Film Independent Spirit Awards nod for Misha Osherovich's performance.
Love, sex and death loom over the suburbs of Missouri in HBO’s upcoming comedy series “DTF St. Louis,” starring Jason Bateman and David Harbour as middle-aged dads caught in a love triangle. The seven-episode limited series kicks off on March 1 at 9 p.m. on HBO and will also
Kayvan Novak, Bonita Friedericy, and Jon Pointing have all joined the upcoming Peacock comedy series “Dig” in recurring roles. The series, which is based on the Kate Myers book “Excavations,” was originally announced back in May 2025 at the NBCUniversal streamer. Per the
Will Sam Raimi’s survival thriller “Send Help” answer the box office S.O.S.? It’s not that the nation’s movie theaters are floundering, but they could use a jolt after a recent winter storm contributed to the lowest collective weekend of the (nascent) year. Disney and 20th
‘Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen,’ a new series executive produced by ‘Stranger Things’ creators Matt and Ross Duffer, will premiere on Netflix on March 26. Created by Haley Z. Boston, the show will be an eight-episode limited-series. Taking place at an ill-fated
Noah Kahan has announced that his fourth album, “The Great Divide,” will be released on April 24. The singer-songwriter revealed the news of his upcoming project on social media, posting the album cover and explaining his process in putting together the record. Kahan, who is
At the “Shaping the Future – Voice of Next-Gen Filmmakers” event presented by Variety and Adobe at the Sundance Film Festival, a panel of up-and-coming filmmakers whose work has been supported and nurtured through Adobe’s creative programs sat down with Variety’s Angelique
“Paradise” Season 2 is filled with even more mystery. In the first full trailer for the Hulu series, Sterling K. Brown’s Xavier seemingly survives the plane crash and continues to search for his wife, alongside a new friend. Shailene Woodley, whose character has been kept
CBS News has begun to seek an unspecified number of buyouts at “CBS Evening News,” according to two people familiar with the situation, part of a bid to cull some jobs that are not tied to the union agreement that governs the majority of the staff. The buyouts were offered by
Bruce Springsteen released a freshly written song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” on Wednesday, in response to what he called “the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis,” which he dedicated to the city, “our immigrant neighbors” and in honor of the residents slain by
The American Film Market is set to return to the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles for its 2026 edition which will take place Nov. 10–15. “The industry response to our Los Angeles homecoming in 2025 confirmed that the Fairmont venue, coupled with screenings at the AMC
Electronic Arts’ “Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes” mobile game will soon be launching a major update incorporating characters from the Emmy-winning Disney+ series “Andor.” The forthcoming in-game content, which will include new versions of the character Cassian Andor, as well as
Justin Bieber, who is nominated for four Grammy Awards at the big show on Sunday, will make his first major public performance in four years on the program, the Recording Academy announced on Wednesday. Details are slim but it seems likely that “Daisies,” from the first of his
2025 was a good year for final seasons of streaming shows, with “Stranger Things” and “Squid Game” topping the Nielsen chart for the most-streamed original titles of the year. As part of their annual Artey Awards, Nielsen data has revealed that “Stranger Things” was far and
“KPop Demon Hunters” viewership went up, up, up. According to end-of-year Nielsen data, the Netflix title is by far the most-streamed movie of 2025 with a whopping 20.5 billion viewing minutes in the U.S. alone. Dividing that by the film’s 99-minute runtime gives the equivalent
“Bluey” was 2025’s most-streamed title in the U.S. in 2025 — of any kind, including adult series and films — with 45 billion minutes watched, per Nielsen. This is the second year in a row that the animated children’s series has claimed the No. 1 title. The achievement doesn’t
Seth MacFarlane has been named the inaugural “Streaming Icon of the Year” by ratings giant Nielsen. The honor comes ahead of Nielsen’s ARTEY Awards, the winners of which will be revealed on Wednesday. MacFarlane’s TV catalog racked up a whopping 60 billion viewing minutes
Music supervisor Justin Kamps is ready for audiences to dive head-first into the magic with orchestral covers of pop-star hits
When the last few seconds tick away during NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl LX, the NFL season will come to a close. At Disney, it will just be getting started. The media giant, which in 2027 will air its first Super Bowl in more than two decades, aims to get football fans excited
It’s the IP that grows! The media rights behind the Chia Pet brand have been acquired by writer and producer Adam Jay Epstein and producers Ari Daniel Pinchot and Jonathan Rubenstein via their IP holding company, Rakia Media, and their film and TV production banner, Crystal
The late night host ripped into Amazon's new documentary about the first lady.
Harry Styles will perform at this year’s BRIT Awards, marking the live television debut of music from his forthcoming album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” Taking place on Feb. 28 at Manchester’s Co-op Live, this year’s BRIT Awards will see Styles grace the stage as
Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted what he characterized as crony capitalism by President Trump, claiming that the Trump administration’s deal making TikTok’s U.S. business majority-owned by American investors will give Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison “control” over the video app’s
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and CEOs Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca will co-chair the MPTF’s 24th annual Night Before Oscar benefit in Los Angeles on March 14. The evening will include a DJ set by Grammy winner Diplo. “The Night Before is a meaningful reminder
Mike Tirico arrives at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium in late December only to find something that has been in short supply in his life in recent months: a little time to himself. In just a few hours, fans will stream into the venue to watch the Baltimore Ravens take on the New
Henry Cavill has traded in his Superman trunks and Witcher sword for a new action role: the “Highlander” reboot directed by “John Wick” filmmaker Chad Stahelski. The action star dropped two first-look images on Instagram Wednesday morning. “Happy First Look for Highlander!”
“Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass,” the story of a naive young hairdresser who travels to Hollywood hoping to sleep with Jon Hamm, has been described as an absurdist, deeply meta, gloriously raunchy comedy since it debuted at Sundance. But the new film from “Wet Hot
“I’m really happy he doesn’t know about it,” says the actor’s wife, Emma Heming Willis
The English-language debut of festival favorite Midi Z, the feature boasts an all-star creative team and will launch sales at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.