“The Pitt” will be honored by Cedars-Sinai with the Hollywood Leadership Award at its upcoming Sunset Soirée gala. The award recognizes the medical drama’s authentic portrayal of life in the emergency room and commitment to portraying the realities of emergency medicine with
Every awards season has a film that dares you to look away. This year it’s carried by a nine-year-old girl. Sumerian Pictures will submit Beth de Araújo’s Sundance Film Festival winner “Josephine” across multiple categories for the upcoming awards season, Variety has learned
Academy Award-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has inked a wave of presales for the latest content from its line-up of iconic comedy franchises during the Unifrance Rendez-Vous, contradicting the sales slowdown announced by France’s National Film Board and
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos used the Paris premiere of “Call My Agent! The Movie” to underscore the streamer’s importance to France’s entertainment industry amid a regulatory battle over the country’s investment obligations and release window. “We’re not just like an outsider
Fox Corp.’s bid for streaming platform Roku is undergoing review by the Justice Department, with the U.S. agency requesting additional documents related to the proposed deal. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, “as expected, each of Fox and Roku received a request for additional information
Beehiiv, the creator platform that has gained traction through associations with independent journalists such as Oliver Darcy and Joanna Stern, unveiled an expansion of its Media Collective, a roster of journalists who have turned to the company to help launch new digital
It’s just a couple of days before Jeff Goldblum is getting ready to head to London to host the Season 2 premiere of “SNL U.K.” on Sept. 12. “I’m a big Anglophile,” he tells me on a Zoom from Italy, where he and his wife Emilie are enjoying a summer vacation. “I’ve read all of […]
Rome-based sales company True Colours has boarded Italian director Ginevra Elkann’s new feature “The Roses of Marrakesh” (“Le Rose di Marrakech”) starring Fanny Aradant as an aged matron named Madame Isabelle who lives in a luxurious estate in the Palmeraie of Marrakech.
Ripcord, a new independent film platform that aims to directly connect genre filmmakers with fans, has announced a spooky new film festival. The Halloween Film Festival is set to showcase 50 short genre films, including horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy titles and fans can
Silicon Valley founders and CEOs are the next wave of big screen villains in buzzy projects tackling Zuckerberg, Musk, Holmes and Altman.
Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi adventure, “Disclosure Day,” will stream on Peacock starting Oct. 9 Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor star as a meteorologist and whistleblower who discover an unexpected connection with alien life. They risk their lives to reveal the truth to the
After a summer for the record books, movie theater operators are hoping to keep the vibes high with some midnight margaritas. Those celebratory cocktails are part of the fun in “Practical Magic 2,” a fantasy sequel about witchy sisters played by Nicole Kidman and Sandra
Martin Herlihy is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after five seasons, a source confirms to Variety. The comedian served on the writing staff for Season 51 after spending four seasons on screen as a member of the sketch trio Please Don’t Destroy. NBC declined to comment. As part
Sydney Sweeney stripped down for a steamy new ad for Novig, the latest sports betting app and prediction marketing for fans of football, baseball, soccer, tennis and more. The “Euphoria” star goes nude in the ad and poses with a variety of sports equipment, like footballs,
The stunning box-office success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” stems from the movie’s emotional impact — which is unlike other recent superhero movies, according to Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Ravi Ahuja. Ahuja exulted in the blockbuster’s record-breaking run,
Erin Moriarty, the “48 Hours” correspondent, will take fans of the true-crime documentary series into new territory next week. Moriarty will lead “The Woman in the Woods,” a six-part “48 Hours” podcast that mixes audio and video elements in the storytelling. The story blends
Love is a burning thing, a Man in Black once said, and its flame burns bright in “Bleeding Hearts,” an achingly intimate new documentary that captures a country music couple falling for one another as their band embarks on its first cross-country tour. Directed by Andrew Morgan
At the end of 2021, the British girl group Little Mix announced an indefinite hiatus that would begin the following summer once they wrapped their “Confetti” tour. They broke the news on X, denying an official breakup and confirming “plans for more music, tours and performances
Multiple current and former Anthropic employees warned — and admitted — on Tuesday that the researchers building new AI models believe the technology could lead to humanity’s destruction by the end of the decade, reflecting the industry’s frenzy over reining in rapid
ABC News is adding a few new faces to its weekend morning mix. Rachel Scott, the Disney news division’s senior political correspondent, will start to co-anchor Saturday telecasts of “Good Morning America” on September 12, while Rhiannon Ally, who has worked on overnight
The Toronto-based feature debutant discusses inspirations from the legendary Robbie Müller and 'The Wrestler' for Wayne Wapeemukwa's Locarno-premiering film and the creative use of infrared light.
Among medieval hand-held farming tools, the sickle is your best bet for reaping. It’s also just the thing for deadly weaponry in times of a peasant revolt, especially one momentous enough to earn capital letters and its own year marker — the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, for
Amazon’s Prime Video is promising to make English-language dubs look more natural by using AI to sync up the way the actors’ mouths move on screen. The feature will be available first on “Maxton Hall,” the German-language romance that is Prime Video’s most-watched international
A “Naruto” panel featuring Japanese voice cast members and a Studio Pierrot producer will take place at New York Comic Con this year, with Viz Media promising new franchise announcements and first-look footage. The panel will run Oct. 10 inside the Jacob K. Javits Convention
Gordon Bay Cottage is officially taking reservations. Airbnb is opening up the historic Muskoka property featured as the exterior of Gordon’s lakeside home in “Sterling Point” for three limited stays this October. Beginning Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. ET, guests can request to book the
British actor, filmmaker and “Doctor Who” star Noel Clarke has been charged with multiple sexual offenses including sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure. As reported by the BBC, on Wednesday the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service authorised London’s Metropolitan Police to
Ellen Burstyn, an Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner for projects like “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Same Time, Next Year” and “Political Animals,” marvels that she’s still able to act as a nonagenarian. “When I was in my 30s and I thought about how long my career would last, I
Toby Kebbell has joined the cast of Prime Video’s upcoming U.K. crime thriller series “Dirty” from “Bridge of Spies” writer Matt Charman. The British actor — who’ll next be seen playing Robert Chartoff in Amazon MGM Studio’s “I Play Rocky,” debuting this week at TIFF — joins
Cole Haan is putting Christian Slater and Jenny Slate in its shoes for fall. The footwear and accessories brand has tapped the two actors to star in “Comfortable Anywhere,” its fall 2026 global campaign, which rolls out Wednesday morning. The campaign centers on the idea that
Dissident Russian director Ilya Khrzhanovsky, who is at the Venice Film Festival with competition title “DAU” countered claims by Ukrainian officials that the film has Russian state links and took a clear position on the ongoing war. “Look, my position about Russia-Ukrainian
Hong Kong screen veterans Law Kar-ying and Paw Hee-ching have been cast to lead “The Grand Tribute,” a Cantonese opera drama written and directed by Sri Kishore, the filmmaker behind 2021’s “My Indian Boyfriend.” “My Indian Boyfriend” was billed as Hong Kong’s first mainstream
Channel 4’s plans to cut over a quarter of its workforce are set to be scrutinized by a parliamentary committee. The British public service broadcaster confirmed Wednesday it planned to slash around 340 roles, equivalent to 28% of its headcount, within the next few months. The
Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó first worked with Ellen Burstyn on his 2020 drama “Pieces of a Woman,” and immediately knew he wanted to make another movie with her. “She was [on set] for two or three days only, and I loved her,” Mundruczó tells Variety over Zoom from
Monika Shergill, VP, content, Netflix India, says the streamer has moved comedy from a series of individual bets to a long-term programming pillar because of how many different audience needs the genre can serve. “Comedy is deeply personal and subjective. What makes one person
It all began with a family story from the little-known French region of Morvan. Vincent Robert’s family, to be precise, as his great-grandmother had been a wet nurse herself. While investigating his own past, the seasoned writer learned more and more about what would be the
For the first time in the five-year history of the Iberseries & Platino Industria’s Co-Production and Financing Forum, a selection committee has been formed, comprising Ventana Sur/BloodWindow founder Bernardo Bergeret, showrunner Joanna Lombardi and TV Film International
Abhishek Pathak, director of “Drishyam: The Conclusion,” says the Hindi franchise’s third installment tells an entirely new story unconnected to the Malayalam original, with Ajay Devgn returning as Vijay Salgaonkar for what Pathak calls the character’s darkest chapter yet. The
You might already know the ending of “Blindspot Berlin,” a new series about the infamous December 2016 attack at the Christmas market in Berlin. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch it. “It was the only way to tell the story,” says David Nawrath, who directed and
Suno has spent months collecting music licensing deals like Infinity Stones — and now it has a product to show for it. The AI music generation company has revealed details about its suite of new models, all built on its licensing deals with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.
British producer Duncan Kenworthy, best known for his work with longtime collaborator Richard Curtis, is set to receive the British Academy highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship. Kenworthy, already awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to film,
"Duncan Kenworthy is one of the great champions of British film and filmmaking talent. For over five decades, he has played a pivotal role in bringing some of Britain’s most beloved stories to life on screen."
The Iberseries & Platino Industria confab in Madrid has launched the Euro-Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch Program, which assembles a cross-section of mainly European TV projects that seek to advance their development. “This is a different initiative from [Iberseries’] Coproduction
“I’ve never seen one person work so much and fix so little,” the host quipped
“Are you telling me the president of the United States had three full months and spent $20 million and couldn’t even get a pool cleaned?”
Are you ready for some football? Yes, the 2026 NFL season will kick off on the night of Sept. 9 with a Super Bowl LX rematch, as the defending champion Seattle Seahawks square off against the New England Patriots. Over the past two decades, the NFL has emerged as far and away
It only took five weeks to change everything. Following Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor on Jan. 30, 1933, the fifth and final season of hit German neo-noir series “Babylon Berlin” blends history and fiction one last time as its characters witness the rise of the Nazi Party
If it’s a bit too easy to group Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng into a post-Apichatpong Weerasethakul wave of cryptic fablemakers, his latest only strengthens this association. His third feature “The Burning Giants” is a woozy dystopian mystery, with fog-strewn forests and
Stefano Knuchel’s “Il desiderio di essere inutile – Hugo a Venezia” (“A Longing to Be of No Use – Hugo in Venice”) will premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 12, in a special screening jointly presented by La Biennale di Venezia, the International
Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” retained its box office crown across the U.K. and Ireland for a sixth consecutive weekend, taking £1.6 million ($2.2 million). The performance propelled the film’s cumulative gross to $130.1 million, elevating it to sixth
Tokyo market TIFFCOM has struck its first partnership with Frontières, the genre-focused co-production market run by Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, adding a wave of horror and thriller titles to the 24 feature projects selected for the seventh Tokyo
