SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle,” currently playing in theaters. The Infinity Castle trilogy has begun. This weekend, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment‘s “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle,” drops into
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 senior awards editor Clayton Davis.
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 senior awards editor Clayton Davis.
Fox Sports has launched a new creative campaign for “Big Noon Saturday” starring actor John Turturro. The campaign, titled “It All Goes Down At Noon,” is live across all Fox Sports social platforms and promotes the network’s college football game of the week. In the campaign,
Sean Astin, the star of “Rudy,” “Goonies” and “The Lord of the Rings,” was elected Friday to be president of SAG-AFTRA, succeeding Fran Drescher. Astin was part of a slate dubbed “The Coalition,” a unity ticket that included members of the historical rival factions within the
“Midaq Alley” (“El Callejón de los Milagros”), the Jorge Fons 1995 gem that launched Salma Hayek’s career, is being re-released by Sony Pictures across Mexico and Latin America, thanks to an agreement between Sony Pictures International Productions and its producer, Alameda
In “Lost in the Jungle,” Oscar winners Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi (“Free Solo”) teamed with Colombian filmmaker Juan Camilo Cruz to tell the story of four Indigenous siblings, aged 13, 9, 5 and 11 months who managed to stay alive for 40 days in remote part of the Colombian
Joel Kuwahara, the co-founder and president of production of Bento Box Entertainment, is stepping down from his role at the Fox-owned animation studio. Kuwahara and Fox/Bento Box are said to be parting on good terms, with both the exec and the company opting not to renew his
Jon Cryer reveals in Netflix’s “aka Charlie Sheen” that his “Two and a Half Men” payday was “a third” of co-star Charlie Sheen’s despite the latter’s erratic behavior that threatened the show’s survival and ultimately got Sheen fired after Season 8, the filming of which had
Robbie Fulks is one of the funniest singer-songwriters in America, or one of the most sobering, depending on which mindset you find him or yourself in. His sensitivity, wryness and all-around musical dexterity are again on superlative view in a mostly contemplative and
Sam Hayes, who made his directorial debut with the Odessa A’zion-starrer ‘Pools,’ welcomes THR into the water to discuss why he and his team mounted a series of pool parties. Hint: It was a “no-brainer.”
“In 2017, when a number of people were walking away from me, Val was busy coming toward me, sending love and his support, and I will never forget him for that,” Spacey said in accepting the honor.
After more than 3,900 industry figures signed a pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions, Paramount released a statement condemning the widespread boycott. “At Paramount, we believe in the power of storytelling to connect and inspire people, promote mutual
Will Ferrell’s upcoming Netflix series set in the world of golf is rounding out its cast. Variety has learned that Chris Parnell, Katelyn Tarver, and David Hornsby have all joined the comedy show alongside previously announced cast members Ferrell, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro
Stephen King apologized Friday for claiming that the conservative activist Charlie Kirk “advocated stoning gays.” King made the initial assertion in a since-deleted social media post written after Kirk was shot and killed Sept. 10 at an event he was hosting at Utah Valley
Ever since James Bond fired his Walther PPK and Luke Skywalker flipped on his father’s lightsaber, franchises have been a cornerstone of the movie business. But as theaters still struggle to return to pre-pandemic revenues, how film studios are managing their crown jewel
Julia Roberts set the internet on fire this week when her first fall fashion magazine cover was unveiled. The star of “Pretty Woman” and “Notting Hill” was photographed wearing a blazer by Phoebe Philo, embodying the glossy movie star allure we’ve come to expect of the season.
When a brilliant artist of any discipline reaches their twilight years — which in popular music is mid-to-late thirties — the best you can usually hope for is good rather than great. The lightning bolt of inspiration that made them what they are is in the rear-view mirror, and
Please, “SNL,” don’t forget about Black women… again. On Friday, Ego Nwodim announced she would be leaving “Saturday Night Live” after seven seasons, and with her exit comes a familiar, unsettling truth: It’s looking like the show will head into its 51st season on Oct. 4
The Hulu comedy pilot “Don’t Get High” has set its cast, Variety has learned. Variety exclusively reported that the pilot was in the works back in May. The series regular cast will now include: Tony Hale (“Arrested Development,” “Veep”), Ashley Brooke (“A Small Light,” “White
Political analyst Matthew Dowd has spoken out after he was fired from MSNBC due to his on-air comments relating to Charlie Kirk. In a Substack post, Dowd wrote that his words were “misconstrued” and that the news network “reacted” to “the Right Wing media mob.” Dowd was on-air
In an exclusive clip from ‘In Whose Name?,’ the billionaire mogul tells West of his love life drama: “In the same text stream, she’s like, ‘I love you.’ And then, like, you know, a day later, like, ‘I hate you.’”
Even the Pope is worried about the news business. In an era when news programming is often seen as polarizing and outspoken hosts and anchors can serve to pull audiences apart, a group of the world’s most prominent news executives flew to Rome to offer some commitments to
Collina Strada has long proffered the clothing for New York’s “it girls” but now the cult-favorite fashion label has the jewelry to match. The brand debuted their first-ever jewelry collaboration at their Spring/Summer 2026 show on Thursday afternoon. Along the East River Pier,
“Dancing With the Stars” has set its first official podcast. Hosted by Season 33 winner Joey Graziadei, the podcast will premiere on Sept. 18, two days after the competition series’ Season 34 premiere. In each episode, Graziadei will interview the “Dancing With the Stars” cast
‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’ director Ally Pankiw breaks down how a radical 1990s festival tour where top-flight female artists first performed back-to-back defied a male-dominated industry.
We did it! Well, almost. It’s just a few days until we finally learn who won the “Severance”/ “The Pitt” smackdown… and this weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys only added to the intrigue: Shawn Hatosy won guest actor for “The Pitt” and Merritt Weaver was named guest actress for
Do not underestimate Japan’s hit “Demon Slayer” franchise, in which a small group of trained fighters have reached the beginning of a multi-year, three-movie “final battle.” But also, do not get it confused with “KPop Demon Hunters,” the animated one-off that became a monster
My first reporting job out of college was for the TV industry trade publication Electronic Media, which sent me to Washington, D.C., to cover the Federal Communications Commission, Congress and public media. It was a heady time handling that beat, right after the passage of the
Walter Salles, the Brazilian director behind the Oscar-winning 2024 drama “I’m Still Here” will introduce a screening of “The Secret Agent” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to kick off the BRAVO Film Festival on Oct. 19. From fellow Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça
Taylor Swift has agreed to sit for a deposition in the ongoing legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, according to a court filing from Baldoni’s camp. Swift is likely to be asked about any discussions she had with Lively about conditions on the set of “It Ends
The hit sitcom releases Oct. 1 with bigger classes, a Phillies cameo, and "new challenges" for the teachers
Tech company Pickford AI has assembled a voice cast for its interactive series “Whispers” using SAG’s newly established AI protocols. The company tapped Stephen Chang (“The Last of Us,” “Bosch Legacy”), Tohoru Masamune (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Never Have I Ever”),
“BornStars,” a catchy comedy about five cash-strapped students who start making porn movies in Beirut, is set to premiere in the Lebanese capital today followed by a theatrical rollout across the Middle East. “BornStars” marks the directorial debut of Caroline Labaki, sister of
The most star-studded event of New York Fashion Week so far wasn’t a runway show but the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner on Thursday night. François-Henri Pinault, the CEO of the luxury conglomerate, in addition to his wife Salma Hayak, Colman Domingo, Jessica
Bowen Yang made Emmy history when he landed his fourth acting nomination for “Saturday Night Live.” He was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for his work on the late-night sketch comedy show. With that nomination, Yang is now the most-nominated Asian
The smash hit “The Hunting Wives” — which Netflix licensed from Lionsgate after the show was originally designed to air at Starz — has been renewed for a second season, the streamer has announced. The show was an immediate success on Netflix after its July 21 launch, but the
Louis Partridge is feeling protective of George Wickham, the notorious knave he plays in Netflix’s all-star adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” currently in production. “Yeah, he is a bit of a shit … but I think he possibly means all the lovely things he says to girls before
Roblox is facing another legal battle over its child safety regulations, this one a wrongful death lawsuit tied to the April 2024 suicide of a 15-year-old boy. The lawsuit, according to the New York Times, is being filed in Superior Court by Becca Dallas following the death of
Let the Emmys celebrating begin. This year’s party circuit for the television industry’s biggest night of the year kicked off Thursday afternoon with The Cut’s Breakout Brunch, presented by La Mer, at The West Hollywood Edition. Among the guests were Natasha Rothwell, Connie
We’re going to assume that anyone clicking on this article knows that “This Is Spinal Tap” is the greatest rock and roll film of all time, that its long-awaited sequel “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” is being released in theaters today (Friday, Sept. 12), and, in a telling
Ego Nwodim is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after seven seasons as a cast member. “The hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight,” she wrote in an Instagram story. “But after seven unforgettable seasons, I have decided to leave SNL. I am immensely grateful
The Oscar race remains wide open this year, and so does the question of which film will claim the Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award. Since the Academy expanded the best picture field in 2009, TIFF Audience Award winners have become reliable Oscar
Kirrilee Berger, Amy Carlson and Jordan Bridges star in director Evan Oppenheimer's feature that hits theaters next month.
Although it doesn’t reach the melodramatic highs for which it aims, director Francis Lawrence’s “The Long Walk” is nonetheless a tense and surprising dystopian drama, steeped in personal and national ethos. Set in an alternate United States resembling the post-Vietnam era — the
It’s been almost 15 years to the day since “Downton Abbey” first aired on British network ITV. Six seasons, five Christmas specials, 69 Primetime Emmy nominations, 11 Golden Globe nominations and a hugely successful film trilogy spin-off later, and the heavy wooden door to the
Nemes' third feature film follows a young Jewish boy in Budapest in 1957, whose world is turned upside down when a brutish man appears claiming to be his father.
The latest animated pic from the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ universe with Chris Pratt returning to voice Mario will be released by Universal in April 2026.
Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo and Marisa Tomei will star in Tony and Obie award-winning playwright V’s new play “This is Crazy!,” to raise money for The National Alliance on Mental Illness. The one-night performance will take place at New York City’s Symphony Space on Oct. 6. “We’re
The PBS documentary series “Independent Lens” returns for a new season on Oct. 6 with Bill Haney’s “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution.” About the life and legacy of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Phil Sharp, the doc is narrated by Mark Ruffalo. In
