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Latine Immigrant Representation Drops to 25% Across Scripted TV: Industry ‘Cannot Rely on a Few Programs to Represent the Whole’

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Tom Dreesen, Stand-Up Comedian Who Opened for Frank Sinatra, Dies at 86

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Has a Brand New Trailer, and Spidey Is Freaking Out

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‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Contestant Beatriz Hatz on Her Friendship With Melanie, Gabriel’s Recoupling and Seeing Online Hate: ‘My Time in the Villa Was Just Enough’

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This ‘Benson & Brunson’ Knicks Tee Celebrates Jalen Brunson and Mariska Hargitay’s Endearing Friendship

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Variety Announces Brand Entertainment for Fans  Event Spotlighting Leaders at Cannes Lions

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Trailer: Tom Holland Fights Hulk and Loses Control of His Powers

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Tom Holland Is Back Swinging in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Trailer

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Olivia Wilde on “Traumatizing” CinemaCon Moment and What Tom Cruise Said About It

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Daveigh Chase, Disney’s Lilo Voice Actor and ‘The Ring’ Villain, Dies at 35

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Wagner Moura in Talks for ‘Ocean’s 11’ Prequel With Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper

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‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel: Wagner Moura in Talks to Join Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper (Exclusive)

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Daveigh Chase, ‘The Ring’ Star and Voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Dies at 35

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Bowen Yang, Sarah Sherman and Kenan Thompson Mull Their ‘SNL’ Legacy and Longevity: ‘I Could Do It Forever’

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‘Matlock’ Writer Sues CBS and Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman Over Alleged Racist and Sexual Comments

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Paramount+, Starz, MGM+ and More Are Down to $1/Month With These Early Prime Day Video Deals

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Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors Season 24 Breaks Emmys Lineup Record With 178 Million Social Video Views

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These Top-Rated Popcorn Machines Will Complete Your Home Theater

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Lil Nas X Opens Up About Bipolar Diagnosis and Improved Mental Health: ‘Black, Gay and Bipolar? I’m Living Life on Extreme Hard Mode’

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Olivia Wilde Says Harry Styles Romance Made ‘People F—ing Pissed’ and 10-Year Age Gap ‘Really Upset’ Them: I Was Called a ‘Slut’ for Dancing at His Shows

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ the “Most Mature, Emotionally Complex” in Franchise, Joe Russo Says

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Walter Parazaider, Chicago Co-Founder, Flutist and Sax Player, Dies at 81

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Starz Acquires Russell T Davies’s Drama ‘Tip Toe’ for the U.S. and Canada

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Ryan Gosling to Receive 2026 American Cinematheque Award

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NewFilmmakers LA Announces Nominees and Jury for 14th Annual Awards (EXCLUSIVE)

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Ken Ziffren on the Fight for a New Spin on Fin-Syn, Six Decades of Hollywood Dealmaking and Awaiting a ‘Cacophony of Decisions’ in AI Cases

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Laika Animation Studio Becomes a Certified B Corporation; Meets Standards for Social and Environmental Performance (EXCLUSIVE)

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Josh Johnson on His Unprecedented Comedic Output: ‘What Some People See as a Treadmill, I See as a Magic Carpet’

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How Banchi Hanuse’s ‘Ceremony’ Honors Nuxalk History, Healing and Survival

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Disney Is Unlocking ‘The Simpsons’ for Fortnite Games Developers

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‘Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It’ Movie in the Works at Netflix From ‘The Nightingale’ Producer, ‘Book Lovers’ Screenwriter (EXCLUSIVE)

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UTA Signs Powerhouse Christian Novelist Karen Kingsbury (EXCLUSIVE)

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Janelle James Comedy Series ‘Rock City’ in Development at Hulu

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BET Revives ‘ComicView’ With New ‘Rooftop Series’ Hosted by Chris ‘CP’ Powell (EXCLUSIVE)

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The New York Comedy Festival to Present Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch

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‘Prison Break’ Star Lukas Gage Teases ‘Dark’ and ‘Scary’ Reboot: ‘It’s on Hulu … So We Can Get Really Gritty’

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‘One Night in Idaho: The College Murders’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon With New Testimony (EXCLUSIVE)

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Studio That’s Developing ‘Skibidi Toilet’ Movie and TV Projects With Michael Bay Has Raised $25 Million in Funding

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Don’t Call It a Sequel. Or a Reboot. Or a Remake. Why Certain Words Trigger Hollywood

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Olivia Wilde ‘Never Felt More Disconnected’ Than During the ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Media Storm

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Amanda Seyfried Had to Use a Bodyguard After Calling Charlie Kirk ‘Hateful’ Ignited MAGA Outrage: ‘I’m Allowed to F—ing Voice My Feelings’

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‘Overwatch’ Art Director Arnold Tsang Launches Original Manga ‘Azuki’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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How Constance Zimmer Honors the Power of Profound Grief in ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’

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‘Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World’ to Open NewportFilm Outdoors as Festival Unveils 2026 Summer Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sinclair Invests in IRCODE, a ‘Shazam for Images’ AI Vision Start-Up, and Sets Interactive TV Rollouts in Two Markets

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Americans Fear AI’s Societal Impact and Don’t Believe Government Can Regulate It, Pew Study Finds

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BBC to Cut 550 Jobs and Reduce Commissioning Spend by More Than $100 Million as Part of Savings Plan, New Director General Says

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Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama ‘The Season’ Is a Spiritual Successor to ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: TV Review

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Annecy’s MIFA Bets on Cross-IP, AI and Global Growth Amid Animation Financing Squeeze

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Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Eyes Record $150 Million-Plus Opening Weekend

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