Fresh of the back of taking Sundance by storm with “The Moment,” Charli xcx appears to be gearing up with another hot film project. Variety has learned that her upcoming movie with Japanese horror maestro Takashi Miike — which Variety announced last year and in which she’ll
NBC News already provides security services for its talent, including the hosts of the “Today” show. But the outlet in the past few days has ramped up security precautions for “Today” because of the unexplained disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” co-host
Oscar nominee Zach Baylin is writing the film about the famed cyclist.
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled two custom-built studios in the Italian Alps that will serve as the broadcast hub for its European coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The media giant’s main facility, dubbed “WBD House,” sits in the heart of Cortina
Austin Butler is about to get his Tour de France on, playing Lance Armstrong, the racing legend whose reputation was undone by a doping scandal. The “Elvis” star will portray the cyclist in a new film from Edward Berger, the director of “All Quiet on the Western Front” and
Avex Music Group, the global music company of Japanese entertainment giant Avex helmed by CEO Brandon Silverstein, has partnered with the Orchard for distribution of all future releases in territories around the world. The first new music expected to be released under the deal
For more than four decades, Robert Kaplow has built an unconventional writing career. A novelist, longtime English teacher, radio essayist and East Coast lifer, Kaplow has spent his creative life obsessed with language — not just what words say, but how they sound, fade and
Those stalwarts holding out stubborn hope that Renny Harlin’s “Strangers” trilogy would end with more bang than whimper might choose the Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” as their theme song after sitting through “The Strangers: Chapter 3.” Though it’s actually another vintage FM
Savannah Guthrie was meant to be in Milan, Italy on Friday co-hosting the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. But that all changed over the weekend when her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing. NBC commentators Mary Carillo and Terry Gannon kicked off the
Mariah Carey brought world class pop star wattage to the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday night at Milan’s historic San Siro Stadium. Carey, who has scored 19 Billboard No. 1 singles and six Grammy Awards, performed entirely in Italian for
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 4, Episode 8 of “The Traitors,” now streaming on Peacock. Since Season 4 of “The Traitors” premiered in early January, Colton Underwood has been under fire. The former Bachelor, who came out as gay in 2021, played a very
Minnie Driver also stars in director Alicia MacDonald's film that hails from Working Title.
As tax season approaches, small business owners across the U.S. are preparing for one of the most administratively demanding times of the year. Between year-end reporting, employee tax forms and compliance deadlines, payroll management can quickly become one of the most complex
Look no further than Rotten Tomatoes to see how big America's cultural political divide has grown.
From creating one monster to killing another, Christoph Waltz’s winter has been a horror show. The 69-year-old Austrian Oscar winner played Henrich Harlander, Victor Frankenstein’s wealthy benefactor, in Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” which received nine Oscar
The 68-year-old was arrested last month on the accusations related to twin child actors he worked with on the Fox television series The Cleaning Lady . He denies the accusations
The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday with an unprecedentedly widespread opening ceremony. Held in the two host cities and in several Alpine venues, the event is set to feature more than 1,000 performers — including Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli — who
Long-running Canadian powerhouse Nettwerk Music Group has announced a management buyout from its existing investors, supported by Create Music Group. The transaction is expected to close this month. As part of the proposed agreement, Create Capital will invest over $300 million
At this point, it’s old news that cable has become all but obsolete in the age of streaming. With the dominance of streamers such as Hulu, Disney+ and Max, many people have dumped their expensive cable and satellite TV subscriptions in favor of on-demand viewing. But for live
The 'Fallout' executive producer says Christopher Nolan's film is "spectacular" and "an incredible achievement."
“Variations on a Theme,” directed by Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar, won the Tiger Competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam. Walking away with the Tiger Award, worth €40,000, the film – about Ouma Hettie, a goat herder in South Africa – was praised by jurors Soheila
The FIPRESCI Award went to 'Supporting Role' and the NETPAC Award to 'i grew an inch when my father died,' while 'Ah Girl' and 'La belle année' were also honored.
Before this year’s Oscar race draws to a close, one film has already staked its claim on next year’s conversation: the Sundance breakout “Josephine.” Premiering in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, “Josephine” took home both the Grand Jury
As the industry begins its latest round of union contract talks on Monday, Hollywood is fighting wars on many fronts. The health plans that cover most of the creative community are under water as costs soar, at the same time that the expansion of generative AI tools in content
Shinedown have become the fourth artist to pull out of Kid Rock’s MAGA-leaning “Rock the Country” music festival, the band announced on social media Friday. The group is the fourth artist to pull out of the festival, following Ludacris and country artists Morgan Wade and Carter
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Remain,” a romantic drama that also inspired Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel of the same name, will hit theaters on February 5, 2027. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and “Bridgerton” breakout Phoebe Dynevor. The cast also includes Ashley Walters, Julie
Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor star in ’Remain’, a prospective Valentine’s Day offering via Warner Bros.
The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards will also recognize Raphael Saadiq with the Icon Award at its Feb. 28 ceremony in Los Angeles
After a strong backlash over a racist video of the Obamas that was posted to President Donald Trump’s account on Truth Social, the video has been deleted. A White House official told Variety that a staffer had erroneously made the post and that it has been taken down. The
After a strong backlash over a racist video of the Obamas that was posted to President Donald Trump’s account on Truth Social, the video has been deleted. A White House official told Variety that a staffer had erroneously made the post and that it has been taken down. The
Neon will also shop Arie and Chuko Esiri’s latest feature, a modern take on Virginia Woolf's novel 'Mrs. Dalloway,' to international buyers in Berlin after also taking the foreign sales rights.
Neon has acquired worldwide rights to twin filmmakers’ Arie and Chuko Esiri’s “Clarissa.” Shot on 35mm film in Lagos and Delta State, Nigeria, the film stars Sophie Okonedo (“Hotel Rwanda”), David Oyelowo (“Selma”), India Amarteifio (“Queen Charlotte”), Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)
NBC’s 2026 celebration of its first hundred years kicks off this weekend with a new “NBC100” tagline and promo spots that will launch during the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony and the Super Bowl. “This is an anniversary for all of us,” NBCUniversal TV & Streaming chief
Bill Camp and Bruce Greenwood are set to star in “Hyde,” an upcoming thriller from “Rumble Through the Dark” filmmakers Graham and Parker Phillips. The script centers on Grimes (Camp), a detective who “descends into the rotting heart of a decaying metropolis” to hunt a serial
Steven Spielberg probably doesn’t know this, but he served as an unlikely source of inspiration when it came to editing “Pillion,” the kinky and sexually graphic British sub-dom rom-com getting a limited release with A24 in the U.S. on Feb. 6 (before it expands wide on Feb.
'Pickleheads' had its premiere at the Austin Film Festival and is a mockumentary about "America's fastest growing nightmare."
Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman are seeking assurances from Netflix and Paramount Skydance that they will protect Hollywood jobs if allowed to acquire Warner Bros. In a letter to the heads of both companies, the Democratic lawmakers cited a dramatic decline in domestic
“Wicked: For Good” is flying its broomsticks and bubble chairs into homes, as the musical blockbuster will become available to stream on Peacock on March 20. It will include a sing-along version, full-length commentary from director Jon M. Chu, deleted scenes and more bonus
Steven Spielberg probably doesn’t know this, but he served as an unlikely source of inspiration when it came to editing “Pillion,” the kinky and sexually graphic British sub-dom rom-com getting a limited release with A24 in the U.S. on Feb. 6 (before it expands wide on Feb.
Motion Picture Exchange (MPX) is launching worldwide sales at Berlin’s upcoming European Film Market on slasher film “Big Baby,” which is directed by Spider One and executive produced by Cher. Spider One — who besides being a director is the founder and frontman of the rock
Rotten Tomatoes’ parent company Versant is denying any tampering is going on with the “Melania” audience scores on the review aggregator website. The Amazon MGM-backed documentary has a 99% audience score compared to a disastrous 7% critics score as of the Friday morning
The Recording Academy Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective has established itself as one of Grammy Week’s most prominent fixtures, and the 2026 edition, held last Thursday at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, was no exception. “Honoring Brandy, Kirk and
Wegovy, a weight-loss drug that helps people slim down, is bulking up for its first appearance in the Super Bowl. Novo Nordisk, the drug’s manufacturer, purchased enough ad time from NBC to run a 90-second commercial in the third quarter of the game, expected to air Sunday,
The 2026 Winter Olympics officially kick off this week with an opening ceremony designed to showcase Italy’s deep ties to art, music and cinematic spectacle. The Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony, which starts on Friday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. PT (8 p.m local time in Italy), will
President Donald Trump posted a racist video to his Truth Social account late Thursday with an AI-generated video of the Obamas as apes. The 62-second video, shared at 11:44 p.m. ET by the U.S. president, mostly runs through a conspiracy theory about the 2020 election alleging
Taylor Swift has released the music video for “Opalite,” the second single off her latest album “The Life of a Showgirl,” featuring a slew of celebrity cameos — and a pet rock. The video – which is currently only available to watch via Spotify or Apple Music — begins with a
Sales and finance outfit Global Constellation, which is part of the Vuelta group, has promoted Léo Teste to head of sales for its theatrical division, while Lorenzo Bellassai joins as sales executive from fellow Vuelta company Pan-Européenne. Reporting to Fabien Westerhoff, who
Amazon’s total content outlay in 2025, spanning video and music, climbed 10% to $22.4 billion. The figure was disclosed Friday in the ecommerce giant’s 10-K annual filing with the SEC, a day after Amazon reported fourth quarter 2025 results. The total $22.4 billion in content
