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.
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.
Most of the Oscar prognostication action happens around the best picture, acting and directing races, leaving the poor writing nominees metaphorically stuck alone in a room, staring at a blank screen. Not wanting to compound their feelings of loneliness, neglect and — let’s
What do you get when you combine Pink Floyd with Katseye? No, not pink-eye… you get the wild-ranging roster for Record Store Day 2026. The full lineup of exclusive releases, mostly but not entirely in the vinyl format, includes more than 350 titles that will be offered only in
Ryan Coogler of 'Sinners,' Josh Safdie of 'Marty Supreme,' Joachim Trier of 'Sentimental Value' and Chloé Zhao of 'Hamnet' will sit down — individually and then collectively — with THR's Scott Feinberg on Feb. 10.
Emily Longeretta has been promoted to director of features for Variety’s Focus editorial department. Longeretta will oversee all features and new business development for Focus, which encompasses sponsored edit as well as a range of other subjects, including festivals, FYC
The contest allows screenwriters to turn their scripts into comic books or graphic novels.
Netflix will globally release the Oscar-nominated live-action short film “The Singers” on Feb. 13, Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by Sam Davis, the film marks a major opportunity for voters and audiences to watch the acclaimed movie from the filmmaker, who previously
Sports veteran Mary Carillo will take up co-hosting duties for coverage of the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremonies, NBC Sports announced Wednesday, replacing Savannah Guthrie, who is focused on the abduction of her mother, Nancy. Carillo, who will be working her 17th Olympic
The No. 1 reaction inside Disney on Tuesday? Relief. As the white smoke hung over Burbank and the Disney conclave finally named its new corporate pope — with the added twist of a new creative pontiff — there’s a sense that a cloud of uncertainty has finally lifted. With the
Commercial director Jess Coulter of production outlet O Positive Films has signed with Gersh for representation. Coulter is the only woman to have directed four Super Bowl commercials, and her latest will air Sunday during NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl LX. She also has a
An Oregon theater poked fun at Melania Trump and Amazon wasn't amused.
Rise Literary has partnered with television producer Joy Gorman (“13 Reasons Why,” “Unprisoned,” “Little House on the Prairie” to adapt new book-to-screen projects. As part of the deal, Gorman’s Joy Coalition and Rise Literary will launch a new publishing imprint through Simon
It may be Super Bowl weekend, but in Hollywood, another playoff-style contest is commanding attention — one Oscar pundits and awards analysts will be watching closely. The Directors Guild of America will hold its 78th annual DGA Awards on Saturday, hosted by Oscar and
Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the cast of Mike Flanagan’s “The Exorcist,” which is set for release on March 12, 2027. Ejiofor joins previously announced cast members Scarlett Johansson, Jacobi Jupe and Diane Lane. Flanagan’s adaptation of the horror classic is set
Mike Flanagan, who previously tackled Stephen King adaptations 'Gerald's Game' and 'Doctor Sleep,' is writing and will direct the feature film.
Fandom has appointed Jay Sullivan, a former executive at Mozilla, Groupon, Facebook and Twitter, as its new CEO. Sullivan joins following the exit of Perkins Miller from the top post at the the fan-community-driven media company last October. Launched in 2004, Fandom is best
Zayn has announced his fifth studio album “Konnakol,” releasing on April 17 via Mercury Records. The singer, who recently finished his Las Vegas residency, will release the project’s first single “Die for Me” this Friday. According to a release, “Konnakol” “expands on the sound
"He's my brother," Coulier says. "He wore a bald cap and when he came around the corner dressed like that, I dropped to the floor laughing"
‘Love Island USA’ star Olandria Carthen has signed with United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. UTA will work to secure opportunities for Carthen across publishing, television, digital media, and more. Carthen was among the buzziest characters to break out from
Radio.com and Mark Cuban’s interactive creator operating platform Fireside platform have been acquired by ad tech company Consumable Inc., which has plans to develop “a next-generation streaming platform designed for an AI-driven, creator-first media landscape.” The Radio.com
Growing up in Panama in the 1970s, Roger Durling was obsessed with the Academy Awards. “I had charts. I would track down who was up that year, who deserved the Oscar, etc.,” recalls the Santa Barbara International Film Festival executive director. “I was compulsive.” The first
The Westminster Dog Show honored Catherine O’Hara, who died Jan. 30 at the age of 71, with a video tribute shown on the Madison Square Garden jumbotron on Tuesday night in New York City. The video featured clips of O’Hara’s various roles, notably Cookie Fleck from the 2000
Taylor Frankie Paul will be getting a plethora of advice ahead of her season of “The Bachelorette.” After the Sunday, March 15, live Oscars telecast, ABC and Hulu will air “The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose,” a special preview of Season 22. During the special, 18 former
An ensemble cast including Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education”), Mark Strong (“1917”), Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”), Brittany O’Grady (“The White Lotus”), and Patti Harrison (“Together Together”) have come together for upcoming comedy “Happy.” Described as “what may be the worst
The cast of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” has been unveiled. Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young are the comedians who are set to welcome audiences with the
Anthony Rapp will star in “Touch,” a new solo play about a middle-aged gay man, failed writer and burned-out fifth-grade teacher whose life is thrown into chaos after an unexpected encounter with a former student. The show was written by Kenny Finkle and directed by Jonathan
"The breadth and evolution of this year’s program was a true reflection of our commitment to meeting filmmakers' shifting needs," says head of IFFR Pro Marten Rabarts.
South Korean production companies Barunson E&A and Studio N have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop film and series projects for Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, drawing on Studio N’s library of webtoon and web novel intellectual property. The pact pairs Studio
Since Nancy Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31, police officials and federal agents have aided in finding her, though concerns have grown as details about the alleged abduction emerge