Global sales and distribution company Filmhub has acquired the rights to “Burt,” a micro-indie dramedy about an estranged father and son navigating Parkinson’s Disease. The film stars Oliver Cooper and Burt Berger, who plays the title role of Burt, an aging street musician with
Fiona Dourif, best known to “The Pitt” fans as Dr. McKay, has joined the cast of the horror film “A Head Full of Ghosts.” She’ll star alongside the previously announced ensemble of David Harbour, Rebecca Hall, and Esmé Creed-Miles (“Hanna”), as well as Bodhi Rae Breathnach
Despite an earlier announcement that the two would collaborate on music, Oscar winner Hans Zimmer holds the sole composer credit
If Bad Bunny’s galvanizing Super Bowl Halftime Show on Feb. 8 didn’t make it crystal clear, new figures from the Recording Industry Association of America released today should: Latin music is American music (and, of course, not just American, as Bunny was the globe’s
Does David Zaslav deserve to receive more than half a billion dollars in connection with the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance? Influential shareholder advisory services firm ISS believes the WBD CEO’s “golden parachute” payout package is
“Elephants in the Fog,” a Nepalese thriller set to bow at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, has been boarded by Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever. “Elephants in the Fog,” marks the debut feature of emerging director Abinash Bikram Shah,
Kerry Condon has been cast in the upcoming Netflix drama series “The God of the Woods.” She will star opposite Maya Hawke in the project, which is adapted from Liz Moore’s 2024 novel of the same name. Per the official logline, “The God of the Woods” is “a multi-generational
“Star Wars” voice star Ashely Eckstein and her husband, former MLB player David Eckstein, are set to release complementary books in September. Ashley, best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the “Star Wars” franchise, has written “Lucky 22,” a rom-com novel
Amazon MGM Studios has set a film trilogy adaptation of romance author Ana Huang’s best-selling sports series, “Gods of the Game.” The book series follows an inter-connected series of steamy romances within the high-powered world of English Premier League soccer. Amazon has
Now that March Madness is over, the 2026 NCAA Men’s Hockey Frozen Four takes place on Thursday, Apr. 9 and features the best four college hockey teams remaining in the NCAA National Championship. The NCAA Frozen Four has Wisconsin battling North Dakota with a start time of 5
Nestor Carbonell has joined “Mayor of Kingstown” Season 5, Variety has learned exclusively. It was announced in January that the Paramount+ show’s fifth season would be its last. Carbonell will appear in the recurring role of Enrique Molina, described as “a boss who comes to
The Peabody Awards has revealed its 2026 nominees in the arts, children’s/youth, entertainment and interactive & immersive categories. In entertainment, that included series like “Heated Rivalry,” “The Pitt,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and more. All together, selected were two arts
“Hacks” fans are about to see the most unlikely TV crossover event of the year. An upcoming episode will be set in the world of iconic reality competition series “The Amazing Race,” fulfilling a longtime dream of the “Hacks” producers — and just in time. On Episode 5 of this
Grammy Award winner Pink is heading to Broadway to host this year’s 79th Tony Awards. Tony Awards Productions announced today that the music superstar and global icon — a lifelong fan of theater — will emcee the upcoming ceremony, set to be held at Radio City Music Hall on
Philomena Cunk is back and, almost certainly, no less stupid. The British comic character, created by Diane Morgan (who plays Cunk) and Charlie Brooker and known for her deadpan style and ill-informed questions as host of several satirical documentaries, is returning for
Amazon Prime Video has given a straight-to-series order for the crime thriller series “Calamities,” Variety has learned. The series hails from writer David Weil, who will also serve as showrunner, executive producer, and director under his Please Enjoy production banner. Texas
If the bona fide movie star really is a dying breed — as countless doomsaying editorials in this age of franchise-led studio cinema insist is the case — films like “Outcome” won’t encourage many aspiring actors to repopulate the firmament. Arriving mere months after “Jay
Kim Dickens (“The Better Sister”), Paul Sparks (“Physical”) and Rob Corddry (“The Audacity”) have been enlisted for Jaume Collet-Serra’s upcoming psychological thriller “An Innocent Girl.” The Netflix film stars Kerry Washington (who also executive produces the project), James
The Onyx Collective pilot “Southern Bastards” at Hulu has cast Kevin Bacon in a lead role, Variety has learned. In addition, Reinaldo Marcus Green (“King Richard,” “The Punisher: One Last Kill”) has come onboard to direct and executive produce the pilot, taking over directing
Anonymous Content has brought on Liza Burnett Fefferman to serve in the newly created role of chief communications and marketing officer. Fefferman was most recently executive vice president of communications for Paramount’s Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, but departed the
Bentley Kyle Evans’ Harvest Studios has partnered with Duane Martin on the four-episode multi-cam comedy “Boo’d Up,” Variety has learned exclusively. Evans (“Martin,” “The Jamie Foxx Show”) will executive produce the series via Harvest Studios and direct all four episodes.
Indie cinema champion MK2 Films (“Sentimental Value”) has boarded Ira Sachs’ “The Man I Love,” one of the hotly anticipated movies set to world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and the sole American feature which is currently slated to compete for a Palme d’Or. Starring
Jon Bernthal’s Punisher is wreaking havoc in the first trailer for his Marvel TV special, “Punisher: One Last Kill.” It will release on Disney+ on May 12, one week after the Season 2 finale of “Daredevil: Born Again.” The violent trailer shows Bernthal getting set on fire while
Another chapter of “Rooster” is on the way. The comedy series starring Steve Carell has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO. The first four episodes of the college-set show averaged 5.8 million U.S. viewers, according to the cabler, which says “Rooster” is pacing as the most
Twenty-six years after its debut on Fox, the hit sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle” has returned as a four-episode miniseries reboot on Disney+. The show, which is titled “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” catches up with Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) and his family as they
Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports division has no problem showing up on the college basketball court, the professional hockey rink or the big-league baseball field. In recent years, however, it hasn’t climbed regularly into the boxing ring. Starting in July, it will. Warner’s TNT
CAA has signed Iranian-Greek American filmmaker, writer and actress Izabel Pakzad for representation. The signing comes as Pakzad’s feature directorial debut, “Find Your Friends,” is set to be released on Shudder on June 12. The thriller follows a group of friends (including
The Belgian director’s period drama and his third to launch on the Croisette follows a soldier grappling with cowardice and heroism in the trenches of the First World War.
Fresh off the heels of its blockbuster adaptation, Andy Weir’s “Project Hail Mary” has a new deluxe edition available online. The new book release features an intricately designed stenciled edges, new cover art on a premium jacket, full-color illustration endpapers and a
Noah Wyle really loves Hollywood. The actor, a third-generation Angelino, grew up just north of Hollywood Boulevard and has taken thousands of steps over the stars on the Walk of Fame. “There was a point in time where I had blocks and blocks of those names memorized, and I
Horror movies have always reflected the social climate of their times. From post-WWI trauma in the ’20s to feminism and bodily autonomy in the ’70s to 9/11 anxieties in the early aughts, even if the films weren’t overtly political, they reflected real-life jitters. Today, as
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Lisa Kudrow recently appeared on “CBS Sunday Morning” to promote the latest season of her HBO comedy series “The Comeback” and reflected on how much Hollywood has changed since the 1990s. She summed things up by revealing work was made to be such a priority at that time that
Bandai Namco Filmworks has unveiled a new trailer for “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe,” the second chapter in the Hathaway film trilogy, ahead of its U.S. theatrical opening on May 15. The film has already completed a strong run in Japan, where it
Magic: The Gathering‘s latest mainline set, “Secrets of Strixhaven,” will be released later this month and Variety has this exclusive reveal for a pair of new cards from the collection. Available for prerelease April 17 and set for tabletop release April 24, “Secrets of
Keith Wood, former manager of LCD Soundsystem and co-founder and longtime head of Caroline Records, died Wednesday after a long struggle with ALS (motor neuron disease), according to a social media post from his family. “He managed well with this horrible disease for over four
WIF Los Angeles (WIF LA) and WIFT Africa (Women in Film and TV Africa) have united to bring a delegation of women creatives from 10 African countries to the Cannes Film Festival. In a historic first, WIFT Africa will be represented at Cannes with an official booth in the Marché
Paramount Skydance has completed a series of transactions to restructure the debt financing for its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. In an SEC filing, Paramount said it had reached a deal to syndicate its previously disclosed debt funding for the WBD
One of fashion’s most indomitable duos have finally come together to design a collection. Zendaya and Law Roach, who co-designed the Cloudzone Moon sneaker with On last year, have returned to the athletic performance brand for their first full head-to-toe lineup. The new
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
“Wednesday” Season 3 has added three to its cast in guest star roles. Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones,” “The Abandons”), Andrew McCarthy (“St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Brats”), and James Lance (“Ted Lasso”) will all appear in the third season of the hit Netflix series, which is currently
After news organization posts tribute video to the actor, his reaction is, rightfully, “WTF”
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Minutes after unveiling a lineup dominated by European auteurs for Cannes’ 79th edition, festival chief Thierry Frémaux was hit with a barrage of questions about Hollywood’s absence. This year’s roster features a nearly unprecedented number of French-language films and, for
Dolby Atmos sound and Imax giant screens have been staples of the- aters for a while now, upping the audience experience. But there’s another player giving cinemagoers quality viewing: HDR by Barco. HDR projectors use Lightsteering technology, which has deeper blacks and more
Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson are the leading nominees for the 2026 ACM Awards, the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday. Moroney leads the pack with nine nods, followed closely by Lambert with eight and Langley
Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Tom Waits have joined Brad Bird’s “Ray Gunn” voice cast. Johansson, Rockwell and Waits will join voice actor John Ratzenberger in the Skydance Animation feature. According to the logline, “Ray Gunn” is set in Metropia, a gigantic city in an
Inaugural Entertainment has acquired Lee Kirk's feature that stars Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace and Jenna Fischer.
Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary spends a lot of time on the road, checking in with movie theater owners as they engage in a long, often painful, comeback from COVID. It’s been six years since the pandemic forced cinemas to close, and while the box office has rebounded
Actor, director and producer Andy Serkis will speak at the APOS Summit 2026, scheduled for June 16-18 at the Mulia Resort in Bali. The annual gathering, organized by Media Partners Asia, has confirmed a first wave of 37 speakers drawn from across the streaming, broadcast,
