It’s hard to change a game that’s been running for 50 seasons. For this installment of Variety’s Making a Scene presented by HBO Max, the team behind CBS’ 50th season of “Survivor” came together to break down a moment that did just that: a coin flip created by YouTuber Mr.
'The Bear' star also tells The Hollywood Reporter they spent "zero time together filming" but praised Strong's performance as the Facebook CEO: "It's incredible."
Zendaya joins Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz in the voice cast for the animated sequel that hits theaters next summer.
Studiocanal has revealed that it has closed sales on multiple films that either premiered at the Cannes Film Festival or are on its development and production slate, including “The Midnight Library.” The company also said it is negotiating presales on the new Paddington
The folk horror comic book series “Black Diamond” is officially being adapted into a feature film from Fangoria Studios and Panick Studios, Variety has exclusively learned. Ernest Dickerson, known for helming episodes of “The Walking Dead” and films including “Tales from the
UPDATED: Universal Content Productions (UCP) and Universal International Studios (UIS) are merging into one combined studio unit, Variety has learned. The new unit has been dubbed Universal Global Television (UGT). U got all that? Beatrice Springborn, currently the president of
“A Quiet Place” and “Pretty Lethal” actress Millicent Simmonds is set to co-write and star in the crime thriller, “Grace,” which marks the first film from Inevitable Foundation’s Inevitable Studios. Inevitable Studios — the production banner led by Inevitable Foundation
As many industry insiders struggle to find a path forward through the changing entertainment landscape, Victor Elizalde, founder of Viva Pictures, has his own approach to bringing family animation to audiences.Elizalde’s model at Viva disrupts the way business has been done in
Louis C.K.’s next comedy special “Ridiculous” will debut on Netflix on June 30. In a trailer released by the streamer, the comic tells the story of admitting his elderly father into a retirement home. “My sisters and I put him in a home,” C.K. jokes, “because he was too old to
As “Fallout” Season 2 transitions the show to the Mojave Wasteland and New Vegas, the creative team also moved filming from New York to Los Angeles during a period of record-low production in the state of California. “We were a little insulated from what had changed here. So it
WIF (Women in Film) and ReFrame have partnered to release a ‘Who to Watch’ TV FYC guide spotlighting the contributions of women, nonbinary, and trans individuals in the least gender-diverse categories for TV series awards. Among the highlighted women creatives are: Quinta
Plenty of media companies are filling their schedules with all kinds of women’s sports, ranging from WNBA games to League One Volleyball match-ups. ESPN wants to do them one better. When the Disney-backed sports-media giant launches “Women’s Sports Sundays” this weekend, it
The 'Succession' creator also talked about the roots of his popular HBO media tycoons drama at the Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday.
CBS has struck a deal to pay Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc., an undisclosed amount after “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” used the famed Vince Guaraldi composition “Linus and Lucy” in the late night talk show’s May finale. As part of the licensing agreement, Lee
JD Vance went into the lion’s den on Tuesday as the hosts of “The View” grilled him on a litany of hot political topics. The vice president appeared on the ABC talk program to promote his new book but was instead faced with questions about the Epstein files, ICE and the Trump
Ahead of summer travel season, Amazon Prime is offering three months of Audible for only $.99/month. Once the three months conclude, they’ll begin charging their typical $8.99/month. The deal, which runs through July 15, is one of the best Audible promos we’ve seen on the site
With a little over a month left until the Venice Film Festival lineup is unveiled, a clutch of buzzy prestige titles with top talent has emerged as likely contenders for the Golden Lion. New works by internationally renowned auteurs such as Florian Zeller with “Bunker,” a
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Tahereh Mafi’s bestselling dystopian YA series “Shatter Me.” The movie deal aligns with the 15th anniversary of the debut of “Shatter Me,” the first book in the original series, which has become a BookTok phenomenon with over 15 million
Chances are, if you’ve worked in the entertainment industry, Entertainment Partners has handled your paycheck, helped you set up a budget, provided guidance on production incentives, managed your project’s paperwork or even assisted with casting. For 50 years, EP has been a
It’s never been a better time to be a Paramount+ subscriber, and now the streamer is down to $.99/month for the first two months with this summer deal. The limited-time deal, which runs from today through June 26, offers the Essential or Premium plans for only $.99/month for
Alejandro Monteverde, director of the box office breakout “Sound of Freedom,” is set to write and direct a large-scale feature biopic about Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect who transformed Barcelona’s skyline and became one of Spain’s most recognizable cultural figures. The
“Toy Story 5” escalates in delight (the climactic wedding ceremony must be seen to be believed), but it also has moments that hit you like a gut punch. For this is a movie that touches on a profound question: How will kids connect to each other in an era that wants them to grow
The first trailer for “Heartstopper Forever” is here, previewing how Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring’s love story will reach its conclusion — at least on Netflix. The feature-length film, which will wrap up the beloved “Heartstopper” storyline after its three-season run, will
Dolphin Entertainment and Kynetic Media Ventures have launched Graviteur Studios, a production venture designed to tap into the creator economy to produce modestly budgeted movies and TV projects. Dolphin CEO Bill O’Dowd and Kynetic CEO David Freeman will join forces on a
The late Billy Jones, co-founder of the long-running Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right, was one of the most familiar faces on New York City’s music scene, having worked as a musician, promoter, club owner, record shop proprietor, manager and booking agent at Sin-é, Pianos, the
The snag is that the film is connected to Warner Bros. — a company Paramount, which has strong ties to Trump, hopes to acquire
Earlier this month, Jeff Foxworthy released his final stand-up comedy special. It’s not on Netflix or Hulu or even YouTube, but a specialty streamer not particularly known for comedy — Fox Nation. The streamer only has a handful of original comedy specials. “Unlike Netflix,
Cooper is in talks for the lead role and Warner Bros. is negotiating a possible acquisition deal after its Oscar success with the Penn starrer 'One Battle After Another.'
APOS 2026 got underway in Bali on Tuesday with a private luncheon roundtable convened by BytePlus, the enterprise technology arm of ByteDance, drawing senior executives from broadcasters, creators, and streaming platforms across six Asian markets to debate the operational
Universal’s sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day” captured the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office with an opening weekend of £5.5 million ($7.3 million). Universal also secured the runner-up slot with Curry Barker’s horror-romance “Obsession.” In its fifth frame, the
Guillermo del Toro’s innate love of film comes through when he speaks, even when he’s sounding off with a dire warning about what is at stake as the film industry is rocked by AI and the forces of business consolidation. “We are on the verge of image illiteracy. We are on the
Shrek, Fiona and Donkey are back for a new fantastical adventure in the first trailer for next year’s “Shrek 5.” Universal released the “Shrek 5” trailer Tuesday, more than a year ahead of its release on June 30, 2027. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz all return as the
Months after its OpenAI deal fell through, Disney has found a new way to make use of AI. The company’s Imagineering Research & Development unit is using Adobe’s Firefly Foundry, the commercial version of Adobe’s AI model designed to protect a brand’s intellectual property, to
Saul Goodman must have gotten off on parole, as Bob Odenkirk suited up as the criminal lawyer for a “Know Your Rights” PSA celebrating America’s 250th birthday. “Hi, I’m Saul Goodman. Did you know you have rights? Well, you do. Sure, they’re old timey. They were written by a
Gkids has acquired all North American rights to “Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood,” a wartime animated drama based on Kyo Machiko’s manga, with a theatrical release set for Sept. 4. The film will screen in both Japanese with English subtitles and in an English dub. Set on a
“Baywatch” was a staple of low-budget, first-run syndication in the 1990s, as natural to Los Angeles as David Hasselhoff’s chest hair and as defining of the city in that era as the O.J. trial and the Sunset Strip. By the time it ended its run in 1999, it had become too costly
A takeover of a channel on SiriusXM and a year-long Fox Nation subscription priced at $17.76 are just two of the ways Fox News Media will recognize the nation’s semiquincentennial. Starting June 24, Fox News Media will begin delivering coverage of the 250th birthday of the U.S.
Now back on TV after nearly 40 years, Kurt Russell feels that a streaming show is a bigger risk than a movie because “there are a lot of eyeballs on it” and “when you do a streamer that’s no good it’s gonna be there for as long as you want it to be there.” Honored […]
Vice President JD Vance will appear on “The View” on Tuesday, June 16, joining Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro at the Hot Topics table. The episode airs Tuesday, June 16 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on ABC. Cord-cutters
Megahit documentary series franchise “Apocalypse,” broadcast in 165 countries and watched by over 100 million viewers, is set to return for a first new season whose first installment, “Apocalypse Civilizations: Rome,” is produced by Imagissime, a label of French powerhouse
There’s been something sinister afoot in provincial France in recent years. Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies. Seedy psychosexual drama has leached into the soil of Alain Guiraudie’s farmlands and
Hollywood loves a comedy about a plucky kid and an aging eccentric. It also loves a drama about a child in danger. Starring Susan Sarandon as Sylvia, a chain-smoking, sharp-tongued, first-time foster parent to spirited eight-year-old Emily (Everly Carganilla), “The Accompanist”
Sean Penn will direct a film about the early life of a cop who was present for the Jan. 6 storming of the United States Capitol. Bradley Cooper is being eyed for the lead role, though the real life inspiration for the film has yet to be identified. The film is currently
The actor came close to confirming the long-rumored nuptials in a new interview, without actually saying anything substantive
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” may not be out for another month, but it’s already smashing sales records in the U.K. The BFI Imax, the U.K.’s largest screen — owned and operated by the British Film Institute and located in central London — has revealed that it sold 28,000
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 4 is setting up the iconic friendship between James T. Kirk and Spock. In a new trailer for the fourth season of the Paramount+ series, Spock (Ethan Peck) says that he has many things (“hopes, dreams, fears”) he wants to talk about, and
A festival favorite film is now headed to theaters. “Orion,” a sci-fi thriller starring Andrew McCarthy (“Pretty in Pink,” “St. Elmo’s Fire”), Drew Van Acker (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Titans”) and Debby Ryan (“Jessie,” “Insatiable”), has been acquired by Blue Harbor
Disney+ has greenlit “Rivals” for a third season comprised of 12 episodes. The news comes ahead of the second half of Season 2 returning in November. Based on Jilly Cooper’s iconic “bonkbuster” book series, the Rutshire Chronicles, “Rivals” follows the residents of a small
"Sometimes a film like this comes along and we can give the filmmaker a different canvas and fans a theatrical experience that complements its Netflix release," the company said on Tuesday.
Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle international distribution for the theatrical release of Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew,” Netflix said Tuesday. The epic adventure will be released in Imax and in theaters worldwide on Feb. 12, 2027, and will debut on
