Mel Brooks brought the Farce to CinemaCon. Brooks didn’t attend the annual convention in Las Vegas, but the 99-year-old comedy legend sent a pre-taped video for the long-awaited sequel to his 1987 sci-fi parody “Spaceballs.” In the short clip, he also announced the sequel’s
The sequel is simply called 'Spaceballs: The New One.'
"Please know that we’re taking the time to do this with care and deep respect," film boss Courtenay Valenti told the audience at CinemaCon.
The action star reprises his role as former government assassin Adam Clay, as he literally harnesses the power of bees.
The trio was part of the studio's presentation at CinemaCon. It's the first time Spielberg has turned up at the trade show to promote one of his many films, and was treated like a conquering hero by theater owners.
The two stars joined director Travis Knight on the CinemaCon stage for Amazon MGM's feature take on the Mattel property.
James Bond will return… Well, at some point. Amazon MGM Studios gave the barest of updates on the next 007 film. The studio, which recently took over creative control of the spy franchise, has hired Denis Villeneuve to direct the next installment. Given Villeneuve’s success
“Project Hail Mary” and its $525 million dollar global box office haul was not a fluke, Amazon MGM Studios swore on a stack of James Bond novels in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. The tech monolith’s film arm took the main stage at CinemaCon — the annual gathering of movie
The stars took the stage at CinemaCon ahead of the heist movie hitting theaters in 2027.
Fresh off a triumphant Oscar win, Michael B. Jordan hit CinemaCon to showcase his latest directorial effort: a slick remake of “The Thomas Crown Affair.” The annual convention of movie theater owners got a sneak peek at Jordan’s project — the third big-screen take on the story
Three Thai feature projects – among them a World War II drama from “Beautiful Boxer” helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham – will go before industry buyers and programmers at the 11th edition of Thai Pitch at Cannes, set for May 18–19 at the Thai Pavilion in Village International. The
Robert De Niro reprises his role as retired CIA operative Jack Byrnes
A new media finance fund backed by Privata Capital will give Elevate Production Finance substantially greater firepower to lend to independent film and television productions worldwide. Elevate Production Finance CEO Charles Auty said in a statement: “The new fund with Privata
Gummybear International Inc. is celebrating two decades of Gummibär, the animated character whose 2006 viral hit “I’m a Gummy Bear” made it one of the earliest breakout successes on the internet, with the company now eyeing a feature film for 2027 in partnership with Toonz
At age 21, Nick Yarris was stopped during a routine traffic stop, arrested and sentenced to die for the rape and murder of a young wife and mother. Though Yarris did not commit this crime, he would spend the next 22 years of his life in confinement awaiting an execution date.
After opening new offices in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina this year, Netflix is now turning its attention to Colombia. Francisco Ramos, Netflix’s VP of original content, Latin America, was at the 65th Cartagena Film Festival (FICCI) to present four key initiatives aimed at
The filmmaker made his first-ever appearance on the CinemaCon stage in Las Vegas for his upcoming Universal film about the UFO/UAP phenomena.
They’re here. Steven Spielberg premiered a new trailer at CinemaCon on Wednesday for “Disclosure Day,” his return to summer blockbuster filmmaking after a decade mostly spent making personal dramas (“The Fabelmans”) and prestige fare (“West Side Story”). The film’s plot has
Shannon Elizabeth, who was one of Hollywood’s biggest sex symbols in the early 2000s thanks to her roles in the “American Pie” film franchise and the original “Scary Movie,” is joining OnlyFans, with her account officially going live on the platform starting Thursday, April 16.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily Rose Depp star in Egger's latest — which seems to be going the 'Nosferatu' route of hiding the monster's appearance ahead of its release.
"Lorne" lures us in with the mischievous playfulness of its tone. The premise of the movie is that Lorne Michaels is one of those rare showbiz figures known, almost mythologically, by just one name (like Cher or Madonna), that he’s been studied from every angle by the media and
David Harbour is back as the violent Santa in the action sequel.
Director Robert Eggers is getting back into the period horror genre with “Werwulf,” his latest movie after his hit 2024 creature feature “Nosferatu.” A first look at the 13th-century werewolf tale was shown during Universal and Focus Features’ presentation at CinemaCon, the
Ariana Grande has conquered global arenas, the Oscars stage and, now, another CinemaCon. The triple-threat star lit up the annual Las Vegas convention of movie theater owners in a first trailer for “Focker In-Law,” a big-screen outing that lets Grande flex her impressive comedy
John Hamberg helmed the 'Meet the Parents' sequel.
A screening of Netflix’s “Lord of the Flies,” an innovation talk with NBCUniversal Entertainment chief business officer Liz Jenkins and a panel with writers from NBC dramas are among the additional programming SeriesFest has unveiled for its 12th season. The festival will take
Will Gluck helmed the movie that was featured at CinemaCon before its summer release from Universal.
Netflix has begun production on “The Facade of Love,” a new Korean drama series starring Lee Dong-wook, Jeon So-nee, Jung Yu-mi, and Lee Jong-won, directed by Mo Wan-il and written by Ha Su-jin. Mo directed “The World of the Married,” the highest-rated drama in Korean cable
Another familiar face has joined the “Baywatch” reboot at Fox. Erika Eleniak, who starred in the first two seasons of the show before departing at the beginning of Season 3, will reprise her role as Shauni McClain in a guest starring capacity. A former Baywatch lifeguard,
The Patron Saint of Movie Theaters has returned to CinemaCon, the exhibition industry’s annual trade show. Christopher Nolan made his way to Las Vegas to talk up “The Odyssey,” his historical drama based on Homer’s Greek epic. Not that he needs to convince exhibitors to
The filmmaker appeared at CinemaCon to promote his anticipated follow-up to 'Oppenheimer.'
Actor Jonathan Daviss also joined the music star onstage to promote the forthcoming Universal film from Craig Brewer.
Taylor Momsen was hospitalized on Tuesday after she was bitten by a spider while her band, The Pretty Reckless, was on tour with AC/DC. Momsen took to Instagram to share a photo of her bitten leg. It appeared the bite was on her upper ankle, which resulted in a blotchy rash
Peacock has canceled “The Copenhagen Test” after just one season, Variety has learned exclusively. The espionage thriller series, which was led by Simu Liu, dropped all eight episodes of its one and only season on Dec. 27, 2025. “The Copenhangen Test” was received mostly
The late actor's likeness appears at different ages throughout the film
NY Times bestselling author Kennedy Ryan is taking her popular contemporary romance stories from the page to the screen thanks to a new first-look deal with Universal Studio Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Ryan will develop and produce series for a variety of platforms
She also appeared on Broadway, worked with Groucho Marx on a game show and starred in the films ‘One Way Wahine’ and ‘Village of the Giants.’
Paramount chair of TV media George Cheeks is gracious in defeat. CBS won’t end the year as the most-watched broadcast network, but he notes there’s a good reason for that: NBC’s “Legendary February.” “In full transparency, while this year is undeniably strong for CBS… CBS is
Throughout its entire 54-year history, “The Price Is Right” never aired a live episode — until this fall. CBS revealed Wednesday that it has ordered “The Price Is Right Live,” a one-hour special set to air during the holiday season. Drew Carey will host. “‘The Drew Carey Show’
Han Solo is coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. on April 29, but not all fans are satisfied with the new look of the intergalactic smuggler. On April 15, the official “Star Wars” X account debuted a short sketch with the new Han Solo costumed
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus details the Writers Guild of America’s four-year contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that will be sent out to members for a ratification vote on April 16. This time
'The Miniature Wife' star said she "wish[es] more of us were becoming revolutionaries" like her Effie, who initially "props up this fascist regime" but "gets turned by the events."
Paramount TV Media chairman George Cheeks says late night is still a work in progress at the network. The Eye did a one-year deal with Byron Allen to air his “Comics Unleashed” at 11:35 p.m. as a time buy, allowing the network “to go into immediate profitability in that in that
Mark Ruffalo warned of “devastating” effects on film, TV and the news media if Paramount Skydance completes its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Ruffalo, who is among more than 3,000 Hollywood signatories as of Wednesday of an open letter seeking to block the deal, spoke
Hey Emmys, Dropout has been here the whole time. Dropout, the indie streamer formerly known as CollegeHumor, has revealed its official submissions for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards exclusively to Variety. The platform will put forward two of its flagship series for Television
CBS has greenlit a new “NCIS” spinoff set in New York City starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan, which will premiere this fall. “NCIS: New York” marks a return to the franchise for LL Cool J. He reprises the role of Sam Hanna after starring in all 14 seasons of “NCIS: Los Angeles”
CBS has renewed the true crime documentary series “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist” for Season 2, Variety has learned. The announcement was made alongside the reveal of CBS’ 2026-2027 fall schedule, with the show moving to Monday nights at 10 p.m. ET following new episodes of “FBI”
“Ghosts” fans disappointed that the show won’t be returning this fall can rest easy: They’ll still get their fix during two key holidays. In announcing Wednesday that “Ghosts” won’t return until midseason, the network did share that two special one-hour episodes are in the
The CBS soap opera “Beyond the Gates” has been renewed for two more seasons and will air through the 2027-2028 broadcast season. The network revealed the news at its CBS fall schedule announcement press conference on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Created by Michele Val Jean,
CBS is developing a cop drama called “Flint” with Matt LeBlanc attached to star. If greenlit, the series will be part of the network’s 2027-2028 lineup. Per the official logline, “Flint” (working title) stars LeBlanc as “a burnt-out LAPD detective who, on the verge of
