Oscar winners Sean Baker and Michelle Yeoh have secretly teamed up for a new project, which will world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival later this month. In collaboration with the London-based fashion house Self-Portrait, the “Anora” director returns to his iPhone-shooting
H264, a Montreal-based film distribution and international sales company, has acquired the international rights to “La Portraitiste,” the first narrative feature film written by Florence Longpré, and directed by Annie St-Pierre, her first narrative feature as a director. It is
Sony Group executives detailed their vision for expanding the Peanuts franchise during the company’s fiscal third-quarter earnings call Thursday, revealing strategies to leverage the iconic IP across music, film and global distribution platforms. Lin Tao, Sony’s chief financial
Prime Video has tapped Francis Bourgeois, Thomas Holland and James Engelsman to helm the revamped “The Grand Tour,” which returns later this year with a fresh lineup two years after Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May concluded their run. The six-episode series will
enGEN3, a participatory storytelling platform, has formed a strategic partnership with Web3 anime brand Oni Force to develop “Oni Hunter X” as one of the first story worlds built on enGEN3’s infrastructure for licensed fan co-creation, distribution and revenue sharing, the
MetFilm Sales has acquired international sales rights to Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić’s feature documentary “To Hold a Mountain,” which recently received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize. MFS will
Paramount chair and CEO David Ellison is not giving up on his relentless pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery and his plan to counter rival suitor Netflix. In an open letter sent out on Thursday to journalists around the world, including in the U.K. and France, Ellison outlined
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has unveiled the second slate of projects selected for the 24th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, spotlighting 12 work-in-progress titles that bring together Asian cinema heavyweights and promising new voices. Set to be
A24’s Oscar-nominated drama “Marty Supreme,” starring four-time Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet, will receive a theatrical release in China through China Film Group with promotional support from Wanda Film. The film, directed by Josh Safdie, has emerged as a major
Finneas took to Instagram Threads on Wednesday to defend his superstar sister and songwriting partner, Billie Eilish, from “very powerful old white men” who are “outraged” about her Grammys acceptance speech. “Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my
Sony Group raised its outlook for the current fiscal year ending in March, as the Tokyo-based tech and entertainment company beat expectations with a 22% increase in operating income for the September-December 2025 quarter. For the three months ended Dec. 31, its third quarter
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced to TruthSocial that he’s directed all federal law enforcement to help search for Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy, who went missing in a suspected kidnapping last weekend. “I spoke with Savannah Guthrie, and let her know
In a video posted to social media, the Today show host and her siblings pleaded for their mother's safe return
President Donald Trump says he will not be personally involved in the Justice Department’s pending antitrust review of Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Trump told NBC News anchor Tom Llamas that he made the decision to leave the process to the Justice
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 5 of “The Masked Singer,” “Red, White and Clue,” which aired Feb. 4 on Fox. For Teddi Mellencamp, appearing on “The Masked Singer” “got me out of a pretty dark place, and I am forever grateful.” Mellencamp ended her run as
Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos will return to “Chicago P.D.” for the upcoming three-part crossover with “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago Med,” set to air on March 4 on NBC. Per an official description, Spiridakos’ character Hailey Upton “returns to her former stomping
Savannah Guthrie posted an emotional video to her Instagram on Wednesday evening in which she and her two siblings, Annie and Camron, addressed the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother. “She’s 84 years old. Her health, her heart, is fragile. She lives in constant pain. She is
Human performance company WHOOP was a hot topic at this year’s Australian Open after umpires asked star tennis players Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner to remove their WHOOP bands, stating that they are not currently approved for use in the four Grand Slam
The evening before Music’s Biggest Night, there is always Music’s Smallest but Mightiest Night. That could serve as one way to describe the Americana Music Association’s annual Grammy Eve concert at the famed Troubadour club in West Hollywood, which is a very different kind of
Peacock is back with a new streaming deal, just in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. The NBCUniversal streaming service is the official streamer for this year’s Olympic Winter Games, not to mention the streaming home to Sunday’s Super Bowl LX game. Now, sports
Taylor Swift has revealed that she plans to release the music video for “Opalite” later this week. Like with many reveals during the “Life of a Showgirl” era, the singer posted a countdown on her website to the “Opalite” music video. Only this time, there was no ambiguity about
Dior ambassador Anya Taylor-Joy was fresh from spending Tuesday afternoon in Santa Monica promoting her new action series “Lucky” at Apple TV’s press day when she arrived at the Dior Addict Sweet Shop party on the Sunset Strip. The candy-themed pop-up, marking the launch of the
Gavin Newsom is the latest figure to be roasted by “The Daily Show” in a new installment of its “Daily Showography” series — this one tracks the California governor’s personal and political scandals. The seven-minute segment will air as part of Wednesday night’s broadcast of
Sam Claflin revealed on Fearne Cotton’s “Happy Place” podcast (via The Independent) that his body dysmorphia was exacerbated by his Hollywood acting roles, which often required him to appear shirtless on screen. Claflin is best known for playing Finnick Odair in “The Hunger
Now boarding at Platform 9 3/4! Ahead of the 25th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” the apparel brand Homage has just released a new lineup of graphic tees inspired by the Hogwarts Houses. Featuring 22 different t-shirt styles, each one is designed so fans can wear their favorite
Scott Printz, a producer whose credits included ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder,” Apple TV’s “Truth Be Told” and HBO/Max’s “Bookie,” died Jan. 23 in Los Angeles after an illness. He was 69. Printz began his entertainment career as a Directors Guild of America trainee before
Last month at Sundance, Chase Sapphire cardmembers rubbed shoulders with stars such as Alexander Skarsgård and Jenna Ortega; purchased early-access tickets to coveted premieres such as “The Moment;” and sat front row to intimate industry panels. This past weekend, meanwhile,
After revealing the news on Instagram last Friday, the 'Fresh Kills' director shared a follow-up post noting that she has been "overwhelmed by such support" in response to her original video.
Chris Hemsworth told The Guardian in a new interview on his “Crime 101” press tour that he had some reservations about going public with the news that he has a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease, which makes him eight to 10 times more likely to develop the disease.
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, host Cynthia Littleton unpacks the big leadership transition news out of Disney and what it means for Josh D’Amaro and Dana Walden. And we examining highlights and lowlights from Ted Sarandos’ politically charged grilling in the
The “Eragon” live-action TV series at Disney+ has taken a big step forward. Variety has learned that Todd Harthan and Todd Helbing have joined the project as co-showrunners, with Harthan set as co-creator on the show alongside “Eragon” author Christopher Paolini. All three will
Kristen Stewart confirms in the March L.A. issue of Architectural Digest that she has purchased the historic Highland Theatre in Los Angeles’ buzzy Highland Park neighborhood. The Highland Theatre, which opened in 1925, was a neighborhood fixture until it closed in 2024. It was
Barry Manilow has postponed his February residency dates at the Westgate Las Vegas following treatment for stage-one lung cancer. The singer shared in a statement that he’s “doing great” and “recovering well” after his surgery, but will need to postpone his February 12-21 Vegas
“Saturday Night Live” has its Emmy-worthy star. “SNL” featured performer Ashley Padilla has found her groove during the show’s 51st season, emerging as an early and viable contender for this year’s Emmys. The San Francisco Bay Area native, who honed her comedic skills with The
YouTube generated more than $60 billion in revenue for 2025, including both advertising and subscriptions, the first time parent company Alphabet has broken out total revenue for the platform. That makes YouTube much larger than subscription-streaming leader Netflix, which
YouTube continues to vacuum up digital advertising dollars, mostly at the expense of traditional TV ad budgets, notching its biggest-ever ad sales number to date for the fourth quarter of 2025. However, the video giant’s ad haul came in below Wall Street forecasts. In the last
A day after Disney announced parks boss Josh D’Amaro as its new CEO, the company held a global employee town hall meeting to rally the troops behind the new management regime. Disney’s town hall on Wednesday featured ABC News anchor David Muir, who moderated a conversation with
“Brilliant Minds” is looking D.O.A, with NBC pulling the final six episodes of the medical drama from the schedule. The show, and indeed pretty much all NBC primetime programming, was going on hiatus for the next two weeks as the network shifts to wall-to-wall coverage of the
The filmmaker and longtime YouTube personality tells The Hollywood Reporter about self-distributing the surprise horror hit after meeting with studio execs who "were 100 percent not about me."
The Oscar nominated star and filmmaker has grand plans for Highland Park’s triplex: “We want to make it a family affair, something for the community. It's not just for pretentious Hollywood cinephiles.”
The International Film Festival Rotterdam crowned its industry award winners on Wednesday following an intense six days of activities in the Dutch city. The awards encompassed all arms of the festival’s industry sections, encompassing CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe
The Lake Theater & Café in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego, Ore. will no longer screen “Melania,” the Amazon Studios documentary about first lady Melania Trump, after Amazon pulled the film from its screens. The move was in response to the theater’s marquee messages
Mae Martin has set a first-look deal with Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, Martin will continue to develop and create TV series for the streaming giant, while the deal also includes a new stand up special. “Over the last seven years I’ve been lucky to
South by Southwest has added a second wave of programming to its 2026 film and TV lineup. Among the titles added is Season 3 of “The Comeback,” the long awaited — and allegedly final, if HBO is to be believed — new installation of Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow’s comedy
Don Lemon confirmed that he will appear the 2026 On Air Fest podcast conference later this month in Brooklyn, the event’s organizers said. His appearance at the festival will come just weeks after Lemon, the former CNN anchor who is now host of the independent “The Don Lemon
Joshua Jackson has been cast in “How to Survive Without Me,” an HBO Max drama pilot from Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran. The official logline for the project reads, “In the wake of matriarch Beverly’s passing, the De Angelis family have begun to drift, unsure how to manage their
Whitney Leavitt’s world is widening. The 32-year-old is best known for Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” the addictive reality TV series she broke out from as the villain in Season 1, though she’s garnered more sympathy over time. But if everything goes Leavitt’s way,
Jennifer Esposito took to Instagram on Friday to share that she must move out of the house she mortgaged to finance her directorial debut, “Fresh Kills.” “Yeah, I’m looking like ass right now because I’ve been crying because I’m moving out of my home that I mortgaged to make my
Dennis Quaid and Stephan James also star in Patrick Hughes' action movie that begins streaming next month.