It was anything but June gloom when the Gotham Television Awards kicked off the month in New York City. Winners and honorees included Chase Infiniti, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kerry Washington, “I Love LA” and “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.” In London, Variety
Netflix has been making overtures to movie theaters ever since it launched its bid to buy Warner Bros. Even after that deal collapsed, Netflix has signaled its openness to working with cinemas by deciding to give Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” a full theatrical
“Love Island UK” Season 13 contestant George Knight has suddenly dropped out of the show just days after the premiere, citing his decision to reunite with family. The 28-year-old pro-football player wrote on Instagram: “Family comes first, always. Leaving the @loveisland Villa
“Five Immersive Worlds. One Amazing Theme Park.” This is the motto for the Orlando-based Epic Universe, which opened in May 2025. As the first major theme park to open in the U.S. in 25 years, Epic Universe had to debut with a bang, and indeed, it’s immersive worlds, entered
Henry Cavill is gearing up to play spy games with Kevin Hart in a new action comedy for Netflix. Cavill and Hart star as rival spies who cross paths in a Lamaze class when their wives become fast friends. “Their double lives collide in unexpectedly hilarious and dangerous
“New Girl” alums Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. are reuniting for a Hulu comedy pilot that is directly inspired by the cult classic Jim Carrey movie “The Cable Guy,” Variety has confirmed. The logline for the untitled project states, “In a world of endless streaming,
Actor who also appeared in Ted Lasso was beloved for playing Buffy's mentor and "Watcher" Rupert Giles
When Netflix released its engagement report for the second half of 2025, the streamer touted the success of “Nobody Wants This” Season 2 (30.4 million views) and Season 5 of “Emily in Paris” (30.3 million views) among its top comedies. But not-so-conveniently missing from
The first time I saw William Friedkin’s 1980 gay crime thriller “Cruising” may have been decades ago, but I will never forget how surprised I was that a movie like that was made in the 1970s. “Cruising” stars Al Pacino as a straight New York City police officer who goes
In 2021, webcam model Elle Stanger filmed a pole dancing video for a long-distance client. The accompanying song? Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix, which features Beyoncé rapping lyrics that perfectly fit the bill: “She might start an OnlyFans.” “As soon as I heard that, I
J. Smith-Cameron is giving Emmy voters several reasons to consider her this season. Back in 2024, when Variety spoke with Smith-Cameron, the actor had made a cameo on HBO’s “Hacks” as Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) younger sister, Kathy. “It feels to me like there’s more,”
Don’t forget: Bowen Yang is still Emmy-eligible. On Monday, “Saturday Night Live,” the long-running NBC late-night sketch series, held its Emmy For Your Consideration event in Los Angeles at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center. Yang was among the
In the wake of the March bankruptcy filing of iPic Theaters, Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired two iPic luxury theater locations in Los Angeles’ Westwood Village and New York and will rebrand them as The Cinemas. The locations will no longer operate with in-theater dining,
They’re staying. Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said in a memo Friday that they would remain at “60 Minutes,” potentially calming the chaotic situation that has festered at the CBS News program since the ouster of top executives and three of the program’s
The first feature from writer-director Shan Jiang will premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival.
Anthony Head, the British actor best known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died. He was 72. His daughters Emily and Daisy Head announced his death in a statement to the BBC, saying their father “passed away peacefully of complications due to
AI as we know it has been used for everything from making full-length feature films to solving nearly impossible math problems. But today AI is also, relatively speaking, just a child. That said, AI is a child that has learned languages, how to play games, how to blackmail
Independent Film Company and Shudder have acquired Alex Goyette’s debut feature “Breeder.” The film is about an eccentric poodle breeder who lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. As he soon learns, there’s a catch. “Breeder” stars
This weekend, ’Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ are expected to continue record-breaking box office runs.
“Toy Story 5” VFX supervisor Thomas Jordan has been keeping a secret for months. During a SXSW London panel on Friday, he revealed that he’s known about Taylor Swift’s song for the animated film since February. Titled “I Knew It, I Knew You,” Swift’s “Toy Story” tune — which
David Ellison has been moving pieces around the board in reshaping the new Paramount Skydance over the past year. But one key division remained out of play in his master media plan — until now. On Friday, Paramount Skydance unveiled Paramount Games Studio, a unified gaming
Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson met nearly three decades ago on the seminal teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” which launched them and their co-stars, James Van Der Beek and Michelle Williams, to global stardom. When Holmes and Jackson reconnected all these years later on “Happy
Andy Cohen has an uncomplicated answer to how he gets everything on his to-do list done. “I just hit my deadlines,” the host, producer and author says nonchalantly, as if his day-to-day consists of sending emails and building pitch decks rather than what it actually entails:
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about “Scary Movie 6,” now in theaters. Carmen Electra is back for more “Scary Movie.” The actress returns to the franchise’s sixth installment after appearing in the first film’s now iconic opening scene that spoofed Drew Barrymore in
Another scary movie is coming to the box office — but there should be more laughs than screams coming from theatergoers. The latest horror parody in Paramount and Miramax’s “Scary Movie” franchise is hitting theaters this weekend and has made $7.7 million in previews. Paramount
Following a sold-out acoustic show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden Thursday night where she unveiled eight new songs, Phoebe Bridgers has revealed details of “The Lost Tour” for 2026. The MSG show culminated a string of low-key acoustic shows across the country that
Every frame of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” was shot in Imax. But choosing a theater to watch the movie in is a little more complicated, since the epic film is coming to theaters in several formats. With tickets going on sale Thursday, “The Odyssey’s” website has provided
The new three-year deal with local partner Impresa Group will see Tribeca Festival Lisboa move to Lisbon’s iconic Avenida da Liberdade for its upcoming Dec. 9 to 13, 2026 run.
For the May 20 issue of Variety, I spoke with Marlon Wayans about his extraordinary journey from a New York City housing project to Hollywood stardom, as well as his long-awaited return to the “Scary Movie” franchise after it was snatched away from him and his brothers by the
There was once a time when “straight-to-VHS” was a slur, code for largely terrible bargain bucket movies made for next to nothing yet sporting wildly-overpromising covers. Today, it’s not even a thing. VHS tapes were replaced by DVDs and eventually streaming. The last VCR
Directors Quinn Whitney Wilson and Viridiana Lieberman are behind the film, which will premiere at Tribeca.
The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is approaching completion, but concerns around debt, execution risk, and long-term industry volatility loom large. On the latest episode of the Variety podcast “Strictly Business,” Naveen Sarma,
Kit Harington and Peter Dinklage haven’t seen each other for seven years — not since the 2019 conclusion of “Game of Thrones,” the megahit HBO fantasy series that launched Harington’s career and cemented Dinklage’s, earning him three Emmys. But they spent the better part of a
“Dear You,” the Teochew-dialect drama that has become one of China’s defining box office stories of 2026, is heading to international markets starting June 18, with Damai Entertainment – the distributor formerly known as Alibaba Pictures – handling the worldwide theatrical
Brad Pitt is on set of the Amazon MGM Studios motorcycle race movie “Isle of Man,” starring Channing Tatum and Eve Hewson, on which cameras have started to roll just as the iconic race is taking place. Shooting has been underway for roughly a week on the small island nation in
Cercamon has picked up sales agency duties on tragicomedy “Black Money for White Nights,” which has its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Crystal Globe Competition. The Bulgaria-Greece co-production is directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, and
After serving as a minority partner to Spain’s Lastor Media on the Toronto-winning Spanish pic “They Will Be Dust,” established Swiss banner Alina Film is majority-producing with Lastor the period road movie “The Indies,” (“Les Indes”) which will be sneak-peeked as a work in
The 'Swiss Army Man' producer just couldn't say no to 'The Boy With the Light-Blue Eyes,' the genre-bending feature directorial debut of Thanasis Neofotistos, which just premiered at SXSW London.
The suspect was identified as the son of Handy's girlfriend, according to the Los Angeles Police Department
“It’s weird not having a phone, isn’t it?” said Phoebe Bridgers to the 18,000-or so strong audience who’d willingly had their devices locked up for Thursday night’s special acoustic concert at Madison Square Garden. “I love it. I appreciate you allowing this to be an
Jessie and her owner are reunited, in the apparent scenario laid out in Taylor Swift’s new “Toy Story 5” song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which debuted on digital services Thursday night. Also reunited (and it feels so good): Taylor Swift and country music — as promised by Disney
London-based pop culture presenter Sugapuff commandeered the mic at Foy's keynote Q&A to serenade her with the Adele hit — then convinced her to join in.
SAG-AFTRA members have ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, which includes new provisions on synthetic actors and a merger of the union’s two pension funds. Of those who cast ballots, 91.4% voted in favor of the contract and 8.6% were opposed. Turnout was 19.3%
"Detectives believe this is an isolated incident and there appears to be no danger to the public at this time," the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.
James Handy, a longtime actor who appeared as the bartender in “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jumanji” and had guest roles on dozens of TV shows, was killed Wednesday in a stabbing in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 81. The LAPD said he was killed by his girlfriend’s
There’s no meet-cute in “Office Romance,” but the way its lovers meet is pretty cute just the same. Formidable airline CEO Jackie Cruz (Jennifer Lopez) summons her new company lawyer Daniel Blanchflower (Brett Goldstein) to her office, and he walks in to see what, in cinematic
"So now my demise will be musculoskeletal," the 'My Best Friend's Wedding' star said.
The doc, 'Vision Quest,' unfolds as cameras follow Oliver and three others over the course of a four-day solo fast in California's high desert while participating in an ancient ritual.
While most people his age are in college, Parsons is already breaking Hollywood records. THR rounds up everything to know about the new genre director.