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‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals the Identities of Handyman and Scarab: Here Are the Celebrities Under the Costumes

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Molly Ringwald, Danielle Brooks, Ali Ahn, Rain Spencer and Dawn Porter Join Variety Culture & Storytelling Panel at Sundance Film Festival

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‘Percy Jackson’ EP and Courtney B. Vance Explain the Big Twist in the Season 2 Finale: ‘Thalia Has Real Beef With Zeus. It’s Not Theoretical’

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AI Creator Behind Viral ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Harry Potter’ Christmas Clip Made His Film in a Ukrainian Bomb Shelter: ‘We Find Sanctuary’ While ‘Life Hangs by a Thread’

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‘Hanging By a Wire’ Director on Dramatic Attempt to Rescue 8 People Trapped in a Cable Car Dangling Above a Valley

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Elizabeth Banks Heads Back to College to Produce Feature Comedy ‘Betas’ for Universal (EXCLUSIVE)

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FCC Takes Aim at Political Interviews on Late-Night and Daytime Shows

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Labubu Makers POP MART Hoping Viral Buzz Strikes Twice With Release of ‘Zootopia 2’ Blind Boxes

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‘Red, White & Royal Wedding’: Uma Thurman, Sarah Shahi Among Returning Cast as Sequel Starts Filming

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Bruce Bilson, Emmy-Winning Director on ‘Get Smart’ and ‘The Odd Couple,’ Dies at 97

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David Siegel, Veteran Producer and Production Manager on ‘The Hangover’ Trilogy and ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love,’ Dies at 70

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Taylor Swift, Ben Affleck, Jenny Slate, Anna Wintour Pulled Into Blake Lively’s Lawsuit Against Justin Baldoni

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From ‘Wuthering Heights’ to ‘Project Hail Mary’: The Best Books Hitting Your Screens This Year

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‘Love Island USA’ Was the Most-Watched Streaming Original TV Season in 2025, According to Luminate Year-End TV Report

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Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass Says Trump Shooting Remark Was ‘Terrible,’ Speaks on Relationship With Jack Black: ‘We Had to Take the Break’

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Unifrance 10 to Watch 2026: Ugo Bienvenue, Thomas Ngijol, Anna Cazenave Cambet, Ella Rumpf, Guillaume Marbeck, Valentine Cadic, Salif Cissé Among Voices Leading French Cinema

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Variety and Adobe to Host Six Expert Panels at Sundance

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Beach Boys’ Legendarily Shelved ‘Adult/Child’ Sessions to Finally Debut as Part of Boxed Set Celebrating Classic ‘Love You’ Era

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Clermont-Ferrand Returns With Tilda Swinton, Focus on Southeast Asia, Reinforces ‘Vital’ Role of Short Filmmaking In Turbulent Times

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Remembering Tammie Rosen, Sundance Communications Chief, Indie Film Advocate and Behind-The-Scenes Icon

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‘Yes!’ Director Nadav Lapid Preparing France-Based Follow-Up to Berlin-Winning ‘Synonyms’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Final Oscar Nominations Predictions via Feinberg Forecast

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‘The Abandons,’ ‘Vince Staples Show’ Canceled at Netflix

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Final Oscar Predictions: Makeup and Hairstyling — ‘Frankenstein’ Leads the Charge With Body Horror and Biopics Vying for Attention

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Rising Stars Théodore Pellerin, Felix Kysyl, Filippo Scotti Board Queer Palace Intrigue Thriller ‘By the King’s Favor’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sydney Sweeney to Star in Movie Based on Edith Wharton Novel ‘Custom of the Country’

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Sydney Sweeney to Star in Edith Wharton Adaptation ‘Custom of the Country’ as ‘Original Dangerous Woman’

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‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’ Sets Release Date, Amazon Renews Show for Season 2

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Adobe Announces $10 Million Film & TV Fund This Year for Underrepresented Creators, Teams With Amelia Dimoldenberg and Rideback RISE

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‘Beef’ Season 2 First Look: Charles Melton Lifts Weights, Carey Mulligan Considers a Facelift and More

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Why Elle Duncan Left ESPN to Join Netflix: ‘I Wanted to Try and Push Myself and Do Even More Things’

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Phil Collins Gives Rare Health Update: Five Knee Surgeries, Kidney Problems From Alcohol, It ‘All Seemed to Converge at the Same Time’

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‘True Blood’ and ‘Jessica Jones’ Writer Raelle Tucker to Release Debut Novel ‘Obscura’

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‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Med’ and ‘P.D.’ Set Crossover Episodes on NBC in March

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As Sundance Prepares to Leave Park City for Boulder, Indie Filmmakers Worry the Festival May Lose Its Magic

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The 2026 Ambies Podcast Awards Nominations Announced

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‘God of War’ Live-Action Series Casts ‘Boots’ Alum Max Parker

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Blake Lively Messages to Taylor Swift, Ben Affleck Unsealed Amid ‘It Ends With Us’ Battle With Justin Baldoni

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Uma Thurman, Sarah Shahi, Clifton Collins Jr. and More Return for ‘Red, White & Royal Wedding’

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Patrick Schwarzenegger to Headline Variety’s Spirituality & Entertainment Brunch at Sundance

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Jamie Lee Curtis ‘Murder She Wrote’ Movie Finds Director in ‘Pitch Perfect’s’ Jason Moore (EXCLUSIVE)

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AGC Studios Promotes Zach Garrett to Head of Film

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Universal Music’s $775 Million Acquisition of Downtown Likely to Be Approved by European Commission, Sources Say

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Sundance 2026 Hot List: Will New Films From Channing Tatum, Charli xcx and Natalie Portman Spark Bidding Wars?

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Sundance Title ‘Shame and Money’ Boarded by The Yellow Affair as First Look Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Walking Dead’ Sets Release Date for ‘World War Z’ Game Tie-In Featuring Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sundance: ‘TheyDream’ Uses Animation and Motion Capture for a Family Reunion of a Special Kind (Exclusive Clip)

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Endemol Shine North America Promotes Michael Heyerman, Sean Loughlin to Executive Vice President Roles (EXCLUSIVE)

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Batman Movie ‘The Brave and the Bold’ Taps Christina Hodson to Write for DC Studios

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Zane Phillips and Andrew Matarazzo Join Annapurna Sriram in Zachary Solomon’s Horror Short ‘Still Hungry?’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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