Disney is expected to lay off as many as 1,000 employees through role eliminations in the coming months, Variety has learned. Many of the cuts are expected to come from the media giant’s marketing department. Disney declined to comment. The decision to cut from the company’s
The Michigan Wolverines are the 2026 NCAA national men’s basketball champions after a hard-fought 69-63 win over the University of Connecticut Huskies Monday night in the March Madness final. Now, Michigan national championship merch has arrived online, with Nike selling
“Beef” creator Lee Sung Jin didn’t think twice before agreeing to work on the latest script for the upcoming “X-Men” reboot. “No matter how much you got going on, you have to say yes,” he told me Wednesday night at the Season 2 premiere of “Beef” in Hollywood. Jake Schreier,
Few would stretch as far as calling “Under the Tuscan Sun” a classic, and yet that easy-breezy Diane Lane vehicle from 2003 has an enduring cultural presence of sorts: It still pops up with some regularity on TV schedules and in-flight menus, and in those more quaintly dated
"Families are losing their loved ones. Children have been incinerated," said the actor. "The world’s economy is on a knife’s edge"
Jenna Ortgea said during a recent appearance on Kid Cudi’s “Big Bro” podcast that she was seriously considering giving up acting until she landed the part of Ellie Alves on Netflix‘s “You.” “I didn’t know what else I was gonna do,” Ortega said. “I’ve never really considered
“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden said during a recent interview with USA Today that “it’s time” to unveil her true identity. She said her real name is Sara Cohen, and she works as a brain doctor when not writing books. “I’m at a point in my career when I’m tired of this
Olivia Munn said during a recent appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that one of her former male co-stars refused to be saved by her in a scene and stopped production for “45 minutes” to fight off the story beat. “There have been a few times where I’ve been filming
The Writers Guild of America has reached a deal with the studios, but most of the staff of its West local remains on strike. In a letter on Wednesday, California Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas urged the guild to bring an end to the 51-day work stoppage. “Every day this strike
Entertainment industry leaders including “The Housemaid” director Paul Feig and leading attorney Patricia L. Glaser headlined Variety’s Power of Law breakfast on Wednesday. Presented by City National Bank, attendees gathered in Los Angeles to hear from dealmakers and litigators
The actress says the actor had "no insecurity about being obnoxious and everyone hearing this and being like, 'She can’t save me! We’re not doing this.'"
Earlier in a recent interview, the director noted that he was using AI for his upcoming John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 1, Episode 8 of the “Scrubs” revival, “My Odds,” which aired Wednesday on ABC (and posts Thursday on Hulu). Physician, heal thyself. Dr. Perry Cox (played by John C. McGinley) hasn’t been seen on the 2026 “Scrubs” revival
Sir Ian McKellen says he “fell in love with” Johnny Depp after working together on “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.” “He’s in spankingly good form,” McKellen told Variety on Wednesday evening at “The Christophers” New York premiere. “Effervescent, funny, irreverent, serious — all
Sam Asghari has wrapped his starring role in the action thriller short, “The Good American.” Asghari stars as Ben, an Iranian refugee and rideshare driver in Los Angeles who becomes entangled in a criminal underground when a passenger (Max Reeves) asks him to help save her twin
Stephen Soderbergh has no intention of reviving “The Hunt for Ben Solo” under Disney’s new leadership. During an interview with “The Playlist” on the press tour for his latest directorial effort, “The Christophers,” the filmmaker said “nope” when asked if he was trying to
It may be hard to argue that someone with 23 Emmy nominations and four statuettes sitting on his mantle would be considered “overdue.” And yet, in the case of Vince Gilligan, it’s surprisingly easy to do. The legendary creator, showrunner and executive producer is best known
James Gunn’s plan to add more star power to his “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow” continues: the DC Studios co-chief is currently casting the role of Maxima, an alien queen who has been both an antagonist and potential love interest for the Kryptonian superhero. Sources
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the two-episode premiere of “The Boys” Season 5, now streaming on Prime Video. The final season of “The Boys” is kicking things off with a bang — and by killing off one of its original supes. After flipping sides and defecting
TV and film writers will be paying more for their health care in a deal with the major studios unveiled Wednesday by the Writers Guild of America. In return, the studios will kick in $321 million — a record sum — to keep the writers’ health fund solvent. The health plan changes
George Clooney fired back at the White House after Communications Director Steven Cheung released a statement condemning the two-time Oscar winner for saying President Donald Trump committed a “war crime” by threatening to erase “a whole civilization” unless Iran agreed to his
Like Lois Lane, The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on the finalists to play Maxima in James Gunn’s sequel.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the Episode 5 of “Imperfect Women,” now streaming on Apple TV. There’s a lot to learn about Kate Mara’s Nancy Hennessy in “Imperfect Women.” The Pasadena socialite – whose murder kickstarts AppleTV’s mystery thriller – is hard to
When Bianca Mitchell-Avila was 16 years old, she first had the idea for the documentary that became “Madwomen’s Game.” The premise was simple: it would highlight and empower the real-life women conquering the male-dominated world of chess, following Mitchell-Avila’s journey
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of “The Testaments,” now streaming on Hulu. Bruce Miller is plunging back into the world of Gilead — and he’s bringing an old friend with him. Miller, the Emmy-winning creator of “The Handmaid’s Tale,”
“Nobody Wants This” Season 3 has added nine new cast members, Variety has learned. Andrew Rannells (“Girls,” “Book of Mormon”), Keyla Monterroso Mejia (“The Studio,” “Abbott Elementary”), and Sarah Silverman (“PostMortem,” “Maestro”) have all joined the hit comedy in recurring
The company that made its name with TV programs like “Mad Men,” “The Walking Dead,” Hell on Wheels” and “Breaking Bad” is breaking up with some of its old-school nomenclature. AMC Networks is dropping the second half of its corporate moniker, and will re-title itself AMC Global
Peter Dinklage has joined the cast of FX’s “Alien: Earth” Season 2, Variety has confirmed. While his character details are still kept under wraps, the “Game of Thrones” Emmy winner will be a series regular on the sci-fi series from “Fargo” creator Noah Hawley. Inspired by
Shelley Long starred in the original comedy film that Columbia released in 1989.
Cordelia Goode is back! Ryan Murphy Productions has released a new photo from “American Horror Story” Season 13 teasing the return of Sarah Paulson as her character from “American Horror Story: Coven.” The caption reads: “The Return of @mssarahcatharinepaulson as Cordelia
It’s Cookie Time! Cameron Diaz is developing a sequel to the hit ’80s comedy “Troop Beverly Hills,” which will be directed by Clea DuVall. The new movie is in development at TriStar Pictures, with DuVall set to direct from her own script and Diaz eyeing a starring role. Plot
“The Pitt” actor Patrick Ball broke down in tears while speaking to Cultured magazine and revealed how the Emmy-winning HBO Max medical series helped him get out $80,000 worth of student loan debt. Ball stars on the show as Dr. Frank Langdon. “The Pitt” is currently airing its
Arne Olsen, the screenwriter of “Cop and a Half” and “Might Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie,” died from complications related to cancer on Saturday in Vancouver, B.C. He was 64. Since his first credit for 1988’s action thriller “Red Scorpion,” Olsen wrote screenplays for a
How the mighty Robot has faltered. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production banner is slimming down operations and relocating to New York after more than 20 years in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The trimming of the sails comes amid a particularly rocky run for Bad Robot, with several
When Johanna Greif was thinking about entering CinemaCon’s annual poster competition, she started by jotting down a list of things she associates with going to the movies. She thought about the smell of fresh popcorn, the way the marquee glows at night and the feeling of
Jasveen Sangha, the drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for illegally selling the ketamine that killed “Friends” star Matthew Perry in 2023. Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty last year to five federal charges in connection to
Melina Matsoukas has found her next directorial project in Octavia E. Butler’s landmark sci-fi odyssey “Parable of the Sower.” Matsoukas, whose resume includes “Queen & Slim,” “Insecure” and several key collaborations with Beyoncé, will direct and produce the film adaptation of
“You supplied an addict,” Perry’s stepdad, Keith Morrison, said in court
The Rolling Stones’ Hot Lips logo, alongside other seminal images and lyrics from the rock band, are given a new life in a streetwear collection, out today. In collaboration with Los Angeles-based label Paly and Universal Music Group’s merchandising arm Bravado, the band is
The rapper/actor-producer will executive produce the three-part series, which will be released on Hulu
Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize have teamed up as Nine Inch Noize for the collaborative album “Nine Inch Nails – Nine Inch Noize,” releasing on April 17. The album announcement comes as no surprise, considering that they’re scheduled to perform as Nine Inch Noize live at
Mitchell Fink, whose career as a celebrity gossip columnist and entertainment journalist included stints ranging from People magazine to the New York Daily News to the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, died Tuesday at 82 in West Palm Beach, Florida. No cause of death was given. In
Cinema United confirmed the formation of a Filmmaker Leadership Council to “champion the future of cinema worldwide.” Brad Bird, Jason Reitman and Celine Song are on board with more auteurs expected to join.
The Gotham Group has picked up the screen rights to Business Insider's investigative article "The Unsung Warriors of The Price is Right."
Sam Hargrave helms the sequel for the action franchise that launched in 2020.
Noah Kahan and Paul McCartney will also appear as musical guests in May
Sean Patrick Flanery and Selma Blair are already on board the true-life feature.
Two years after the sale of Simon & Schusater, Paramount is getting back into the book biz with the launch of new publishing imprint, Paramount Global Publishing. The newly created publishing arm will operate under the company’s Products & Experiences division, led by president
What if a stand-up comedian walked onstage only to find the audience was 50 bald men? Or 50 clowns, or nuns, or bikers or goths? Mark Normand wanted to find out, so he co-created a new YouTube series with Unicorn titled “Human Trials,” an experiment that places comics in front
Chris Hemsworth and Idris Elba will reunite for “Extraction 3.” Netflix has greenlit a third installment in the action series, with Sam Hargrave returning to direct and David Weil on board to write the screenplay. The story is based on the graphic novel “Ciudad” by Ande Parks.
