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Lady Gaga, Robert Redford and Prince Photos Being Auctioned Off at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood Benefit

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Paramount Exec Beverley McGarvey Champions Content Diversity at Asian Academy Creative Awards Keynote

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Indie Drama ‘Above Ground’ to Begin Production, Marks Feature Directorial Debut of Writer and Star Matt Kelsey (EXCLUSIVE)

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Big Loud Records Learned From the Biggest Indie Labels in History on the Way to Winning the Variety Hitmakers Platinum Decade Award

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Shabana Azmi Joins Kabir Bedi in True-Story Legal Drama ‘USA v Raj’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Challenge’ Star Olivia Kaiser on Running the Season 41 Final While Seven Weeks Pregnant and When She Found Out She Was Expecting

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‘The Bridge’ Producer Double Vision Partners With RisingJoy in Microdrama Push (EXCLUSIVE)

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Joel Edgerton Says James Cameron Shouldn’t ‘Be Squabbling’ Over ‘What Has a Right to Be Seen’ After Arguing Netflix Films Don’t Belong at the Oscars

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Josh Hutcherson Shrugs Off Tarantino Claiming ‘Hunger Games’ Ripped Off ‘Battle Royale’: ‘Everyone Borrows From Everyone’

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‘The Last Frontier’ Creators on Why [SPOILER] Had to Die, That Cliffhanger and Season 2 Ideas

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Scarlett Johansson in Talks for ‘The Batman 2’

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Natalie Portman, Animator Ugo Bienvenue Dream Brighter Future With Awards Contender ‘Arco:’ ‘This Film Needed to Exist’

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Jack Antonoff, Mustard and Sounwave Reflect on the Years-Long Production Process for Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’: ‘We Developed Our Own Thing’

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WME Signs Author and ‘Woman Evolve’ Founder Sarah Jakes Roberts (EXCLUSIVE)

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Comcast’s Versant Spin-Off From NBCU Set to Close in January

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Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84

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Matthew Perry’s Doctor Sentenced to 30 Months for Supplying Ketamine

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Alex Warren on the Creation of ‘Ordinary’ and His Social-Media Campaign to Make the Song Go Viral

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Halle Berry Says Gavin Newsom ‘Probably Should Not Be the Next President’ After Menopause Bill Veto

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‘Boston Blue,’ ‘Sheriff Country’ Earn Speedy Season 2 Renewals at CBS

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Variety Unveils Hitmakers’ Top 25 Songs of 2025: ‘Ordinary,’ ‘Luther’ and More

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Blumhouse-Atomic Monster Sets New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Movie at Paramount With James Wan Producing

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Olivia Nuzzi’s Disastrous Memoir Rollout Is a Doomed Attempt to Have It Both Ways

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‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Is a ‘Lighter, More Friendly Path to Westeros,’ Season 2 Starts Shooting This Month

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‘The Comeback’ Season 3 First Look: Lisa Kudrow Is Back as Andrew Scott Joins the Cast — Valerie Cherish to Star in AI Sitcom

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‘Sinners’ to ‘Dune’ and ‘Birds of Prey’: How Gravillis Has Taken Film Poster Art and Album Covers to a Whole New Level in 25 Years

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Netflix Sells ‘Cozy Grove’ and ‘Spirit Crossing’ Video Game Studio Spry Fox Back to Original Owners

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Analyzing the Oscar Acting Races: Who’s Back, Who’s New, Who’s Rising

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‘Euphoria’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date as Sam Levinson Teases Where Characters End Up: ‘Cassie and Nate Do in Fact Get Married’

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National Board of Review Winners 2025: ‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates With Best Film, Director, Three Acting Prizes

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Projeto Paradiso Bows Bold 2026 Incubator Slate at Ventana Sur (EXCLUSIVE)

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Glen Powell’s ‘Chad Powers’ Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu

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From Bong Joon Ho’s Long-Planned Commitment as Jury President to Denis Villeneuve’s Surprise Visit, Melita Toscan du Plantier Talks Marrakech Festival’s Magic: ‘This Is Where Filmmakers Truly Meet’

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HBO Max Sets March 2026 Launch in U.K., Ireland

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Scott Mills Leaving BET After More Than Two Decades, Sales Chief Louis Carr to Take Over as President

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2025 Faith & Media Impact Report Celebrates Artists and Execs Who Use Content to Probe Complex Issues

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Car-Enthusiast Streaming Service Backed by ‘Top Gear USA’ Host Tanner Foust, ‘Gran Turismo’s’ Emelia Hartford to Launch in Early 2026 (EXCLUSIVE)

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Steve Zahn Family Drama ‘She Dances’ Sells to Newly Launched Distribution Company EKKL Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

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WGA Health Fund Lost $122 Million in Two Years, as Negotiators Aim to Bridge Gap

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Richard Gere on Dalai Lama Documentary ‘Wisdom of Happiness,’ His 20-Year Oscar Ban and Donald Trump: ‘I Don’t Know How You Explain What He Has Done to This Country’

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Jonas Brothers on Their 20-Year Careers, ‘Bizarre’ Teen Stardom and ‘Getting Real With One Another’ in the ‘Therapy Tent’

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Innovative Artists’ Andy Patman on ‘Super-Serving’ Clients, Continued Growth, and Giving Notes

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Doug Herzog and Patrick Vien Named Board Members of Comic Relief

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Versant Entertainment Boss on What’s Next for USA, E!, Oxygen and More Networks After NBCU Split: Procedurals, Live Events and Lots of Crime

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Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Martin Scorsese Team for Las Vegas Casino Drama at Netflix

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LISTEN: Variety’s Hitmakers Parade: Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and More; Will Warner Bros. Discovery Try for Round 3 of Bids?

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CBS Vampire Comedy Pilot ‘Eternally Yours’ Casts ‘Never Have I Ever’ Star Jaren Lewison

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Tig Notaro Says She’s Writing a ‘Hot Lesbian Action’ Movie With Zack Snyder

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Quentin Tarantino Slams Paul Dano as the ‘Weakest F—ing Actor in SAG’ and the ‘Giant Flaw’ in ‘There Will Be Blood,’ Igniting Fan Outrage

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