“The Shawshank Redemption” star and “Mystic River” Oscar winner Tim Robbins recently told The Guardian that he’s worried about the future of movies given how much algorithms now dictate what viewers watch. And in most cases, the algorithm is leading people to more of the same
Charlize Theron is the latest bold-faced name to join the cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie at Universal. The Oscar winner joins a star-studded ensemble that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson. Details about
The actor admitted the Western, which finally had its premiere, will always be "overshadowed" by the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
In the latest twist in the bruising beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, the Canadian rapper has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not
What’s the mood of the rank and file at the NBCUniversal cable networks and businesses Comcast intends to spin off next year? As you would expect, there’s a degree of anxiety over the move to create “SpinCo,” carved off from Comcast and NBCU, with a number of unanswered
Swati Shetty and Grant Kessman nabbed the film sequel and TV rights to Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning best picture winner that starred Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.
Brick by brick, Pharrell Williams has built his life. Williams, a man of constant reinvention, has again surprised the world with the animated biopic, “Piece by Piece.” The documentary chronicles his life from childhood to international stardom and his eventual rediscovery of
Lana Del Rey has announced her 10th album “The Right Person Will Stay,” which will be released on May 21. “So grateful that my 13 tracks came together with my beautiful work between Luke Jack and Drew Erickson amongst others,” she wrote in a post on social media. “Happy for you
The actress says the Disney film series was "the reason that I was taken down publicly."
Selma Blair walked the red carpet at the recent Elle Women in Hollywood event, wearing a chic white dress and heels. Gone were the walking cane and service dog she had often used throughout the last few years due to her multiple sclerosis. “I started feeling really better this
Veteran director Vicky Jenson, best known as one of two helmers of Oscar winning “Shrek,” returned to the storybook world for her latest project: Skydance Animation’s sophomore feature, the musical “Spellbound,” which is now available on Netflix. But it was its contemporary
AMC Networks’ executive vice president of content strategy Blake Callaway will exit at the end of 2024 after 13 years with the company. Most recently, Callaway assisted in the acquisition of full operational control of BBC America (previously a joint venture with BBC Studios),
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5, Episode 11 episode of “Yellowstone,” “Three Fifty-Three,” which premiered Sunday, Nov. 24 on Paramount Network. In the wake of Sunday night’s bloody episode of “Yellowstone,” director and executive producer Christina
"Just burst the bubble. Sorry," the actor said of the English countryside home in featured in the 2006 film starring Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jack Black.
Warner Chappell Music has signed a global administration deal with K-pop superstar Rosé, also known as one-fourth of the girl group Blackpink. Rosé’s recent collaboration with Bruno Mars (also signed to Warner Chappell Music), the single “APT.,” has spent four weeks at No. 1 on
MrBeast is the ringmaster for a “Squid Game”-style winner-take-all battle for $5 million in his forthcoming “Beast Games” show for Amazon’s Prime Video. “Beast Games” will premiere Dec. 19, exclusively on Prime Video. On Monday, MrBeast — the massively popular YouTuber whose
Just two years after opening, Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval’s Hollywood bar Schwartz & Sandy’s will be closing at the end of December. Both Sandoval and Schwartz posted about the closure on Instagram, with Sandoval writing, “With a heavy heart, we’ve made the difficult decision
Black Friday doesn’t officially kick off until Nov. 29th but Peacock is already churning out some of the best streaming deals we’ve seen all year. The streamer has just announced a limited-time promo that gets you a full year of Peacock for only $19.99, or $1.99/month for the
Oscar-winning indie studio Neon has secured a new $200 million credit facility, flushing the company with cash for operations and growth. The infusion, which could keep “Anora” star Mikey Madison in lucite platform heels until the end of time, is led by Neon’s existing credit
A hearing on whether Lyle and Erik Menendez should be given a chance at parole has been postponed to January. Judge Michael Jesic said that he needed more time to get up to speed on the case, and would not be ready by Dec. 11, which had been the date for the hearing. The judge
The makers of the doc had tried to get the complaint thrown out under California's laws against litigation that could impede free speech
A sequel to Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” could soon be in the works at Bridge7, the newly formed production banner from producer Swati Shetty and former CAA agent Grant Kessman. The duo secured film sequel and television rights in a deal struck with the U.K.-based
Now that the historically nasty, contentious presidential election of 2024 is over, don’t let down your guard just yet. There’s another war percolating that most certainly could boil over come a day meant for expressing gratitude for loved ones. You guessed it: Thanksgiving.
Our dreams can only be as expansive as our circumstances. To have ambitions requires the ability to imagine a way out of your present. That can be a difficult task if much of your existence is spent merely trying to make it through the day. If, as it happens for Ulzii (Battsooj
it takes this fabled, high-swoon moment of pop-music history, almost all of which we now view through a mythological lens, and humanizes it in an exhilarating way.
The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) and AMPTP have reached a tentative deal for a new three-year contact. TAG, which represents an estimated 5,000 artists, technicians, writers and production workers in the animation industry, began bargaining with the Alliance of Motion
Dwayne Johnson is telling audiences to sing in the movie theater if they wish. The A-list actor and producer is reprising his voice role of the demigod Maui in Disney’s animated musical sequel “Moana 2,” in theaters Nov. 27. The blockbuster opening of “Wicked” sparked a debate
Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen and Hannah Waddingham are among the stars for Dean Fleischer Camp's new film that hits theaters next year.
Set in Taipei, against the backdrop of the economic bubble of 1989, the Taiwanese international feature Oscar submission “Old Fox” is a relatively engaging popular melodrama about altruism vs. self-interest and inequality of all sorts. In his fourth feature, director Hsiao
Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television (SFTV) has set the inaugural Innovators Film Festival, a two-day global student short film event set for March 27 and 28, 2025 on LMU’s Westchester campus. This forward-looking festival will showcase short films from
Kendrick Lamar has dropped the music video for “Squabble Up,” a cut included on his surprise-released album “GNX” that arrived on Friday morning. Directed by Callmatic, the video is the first song to get the visual treatment off “GNX.” In the clip, Lamar holds center attention
Danica McKellar has good news for those who didn’t like the original ending of “The Wonder Years” — things may have changed! The actor, who played Winnie Cooper on the sitcom from 1988 to 1993, opened up about how she views the controversial ending. In the final episode, which
Netflix has announced that “It Ends With Us,” the Colleen Hoover movie adaptation starring Blake Lively, will begin streaming on Netflix in the U.S. on Dec. 9. The film had its theatrical release Aug. 9 and went on to exceed industry expectations and gross over $350 million
Courtney B. Vance has joined the cast of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” as Zeus. The role was originally played by Lance Reddick, who died at age 60 shortly after production wrapped on Season 1. Zeus is the Greek god of the sky and the father of demigod Thalia Grace
The Oscar-nominated actor, who will turn 29 on Dec. 27, is the star of two of 2024's highest-profile awards contenders, 'A Complete Unknown' and 'Dune: Part Two.'
Yoshiki will be presented with Variety‘s 2024 International Achievement in Music honor. The presentation will take place at the eighth annual Hitmakers celebration on Dec. 7 in Los Angeles, presented by AFEELA. In the March 27, 2024 issue of Variety, Yoshiki was honored as
Sterling K. Brown will star in the live-action “Voltron” film for Amazon MGM Studios. Brown will join previously announced cast members Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) and Daniel Quinn-Toye, a film newcomer who has appeared on television in “Badults” and served as Tom Holland’s
AMC Networks is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with the launch of its Indigenous Stories collection and short films series. The collection highlights television and film content created by and starring Indigenous creatives and talent from AMC Networks, such as the
Stitch returns! Disney unveiled the first look at its live-action “Lilo & Stitch,” in which the adorable blue extraterrestrial creature terrorizes an impressively constructed sandcastle. The 30-second clip offers a glimpse at the Hawaiian coastline — and nothing else about the
Since its release in October, “Smile 2” became a big box office hit taking in nearly $132 million at the worldwide box office. And in case you missed it in theaters, the horror sequel is now streamable at home. “Smile 2” is available to watch in 4K Ultra HD on Prime Video,
Rawson Marshall Thurber, the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit 'Red Notice,' is directing the live-action adaptation.
A judge has allowed showrunner Dan Schneider to proceed with his defamation lawsuit over the documentary “Quiet on Set,” which delved into sexual misconduct at Nickelodeon. Schneider, the creator of numerous Nickelodeon shows across two decades, called the documentary a “hit
“The Way Home” is traveling again — this time from Hallmark Channel to the streamer, Hallmark+, Variety can exclusively announce. Season 3 will debut on January 2, 2025. The season will then make its linear premiere on Hallmark Channel in fall 2025. Season 3 debuts where Season
More than three years after the accidental death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his Western “Rust,” Alec Baldwin is hoping to finally put it behind him. “This is obviously the most difficult thing I’ve ever dealt with in my life,” Baldwin tells Variety at the
Linkin Park returns to the top of the charts with “From Zero,” the six-piece rock band’s first new studio album in seven years. The 11-song LP is their first with new vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, in addition to it being Linkin Park’s 12th top 10-charting
Variety will honor global superstar Jennifer Lopez with the Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival. The prestigious accolade will be presented during the highly anticipated 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch on
