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Three-Day ‘Immersive’ Michael Jackson Fan Experience ‘Dedicated to the Man and the Movie’ Set to Take Place in Berlin

Three-Day ‘Immersive’ Michael Jackson Fan Experience ‘Dedicated to the Man and the Movie’ Set to Take Place in Berlin

A three-day Michael Jackson fan-event is set to take place in Germany this weekend to celebrate “the man and the movie.” The multi-day celebration, which will take place at the Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin, will include the international premiere of the movie on Friday night as well as talks with the cast and […]

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BAFTAs N-Word Broadcast Ruled a ‘Clear Breach’ of BBC Editorial Standards, but Was ‘Not Intentional’

BAFTAs N-Word Broadcast Ruled a ‘Clear Breach’ of BBC Editorial Standards, but Was ‘Not Intentional’

The BBC’s highly controversial airing of the n-word in its broadcast of the BAFTA Film awards breached the networks editorial standards, the BBC’s own executive complaints unit (ECU) has ruled. In what became a major scandal from the 2026 awards ceremony in February, John Davidson, the Tourette’s campaigner and inspiration for film “I Swear,” made […]

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Berlin, Venice-Winning Director Jayro Bustamante Unveils New Film ‘Eruption’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Berlin, Venice-Winning Director Jayro Bustamante Unveils New Film ‘Eruption’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Guatemala’s Jayro Bustamante, whose feature “Mountains of Fire” (“Cordillera de Fuego”) screens at the 14th IFF Panama, is in production on his latest work, “Eruption,” (“Erupción”) which aims to shed light on his country’s turbulent history through art and dance. “I’ve been trying to make this film for 10 years because there is no book […]

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Stars on Their McDonald’s Huntr/x and Saja Boys Meals: ‘One of Our Proudest Moments as Korean Americans’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Stars on Their McDonald’s Huntr/x and Saja Boys Meals: ‘One of Our Proudest Moments as Korean Americans’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“KPop Demon Hunters” continues to maintain its status as a cultural phenomenon. Less than two weeks after the film took home the Oscars for best animated feature and best original song for “Golden,” Netflix announced a collaboration with McDonalds. The fast-food chain released two meals — a Saja Boys breakfast and a Huntr/x meal — […]

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Neto Villalobos’ Tropical Dystopia Thriller ‘Love Is the Monster,’ With ‘Gloria’ Star Paulina García, Boarded by Mexico’s Liminal Estudio (EXCLUSIVE)

Neto Villalobos’ Tropical Dystopia Thriller ‘Love Is the Monster,’ With ‘Gloria’ Star Paulina García, Boarded by Mexico’s Liminal Estudio (EXCLUSIVE)

“Love Is the Monster” (“El amor es el monstro”), a tropical dystopia thriller from Neto Villalobos whose “All About the Feathers” and “Helmet Heads” both premiered at Toronto, has been boarded by Mexico’s Liminal Estudio, creating an impressive five-way co-production stretching from Mexico through Costa Rica, Panama to Peru and Chile. Headed by Paulina García, […]

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‘Milarepa,’ Drama Starring Harvey Keitel as a Buddhist Guru, Set to Open Boston International Film Festival

‘Milarepa,’ Drama Starring Harvey Keitel as a Buddhist Guru, Set to Open Boston International Film Festival

Italian director Louis Nero’s Buddhist sci-fi drama “Milarepa,” starring Harvey Keitel and F. Murray Abraham, will open the 24th Boston International Film Festival that runs April 9–14. Shot on the island of Sardinia amid ancient megalithic stone constructions and set in a near future post-apocalyptic world, the English-language film is inspired by the famous yogi, […]

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‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off’ Pulls Scott Mills Episode

‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off’ Pulls Scott Mills Episode

Channel 4 has pulled the last episode of “The Great Celebrity Bake Off” because it features former BBC DJ Scott Mills. “Having carefully considered the circumstances, we’ve taken the decision not to air the final episode of the 2026 series of ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off’ for Stand Up to Cancer, featuring Scott Mills,” said […]

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s ‘I’m Not an Actor’ Set for India Theatrical Run via Platoon One Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s ‘I’m Not an Actor’ Set for India Theatrical Run via Platoon One Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Chitrangada Satarupa starrer “I’m Not an Actor” (Main Actor Nahin Hoon) will open in Indian cinemas on May 8 through distributor Platoon One Films, following a U.K. theatrical run and a festival circuit that yielded multiple acting prizes for its two leads. Written and directed by Aditya Kripalani – who also produces […]

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Tom Holland Says ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Filmed New Scenes Adding ‘More Humor’ and ‘Layering in a Villain Plotline in a New Way’: It’s the ‘Icing on the Cake’

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” may have officially wrapped production last year, but Tom Holland revealed that the film did some additional photography recently to add in “more humor” and beef up a “villain plotline.” In a new interview with GQ for his campaign with fitness brand Vuori, Holland said he was in London to shoot […]

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Emilie Bujès to Step Down as Artistic Director of Documentary Film Festival Visions du Réel

Emilie Bujès to Step Down as Artistic Director of Documentary Film Festival Visions du Réel

Emilie Bujès is to step down as artistic director of documentary film festival Visions du Réel, which takes place in Nyon, Switzerland. She will leave at the end of July, after wrapping the 57th edition, which runs from April 17-26. She will then take over as director of Geneva Intl. Film Festival on Aug. 1, […]

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Berlinale Award Winner ‘Trial of Hein’ Sells to North America, France and More (EXCLUSIVE)

Berlinale Award Winner ‘Trial of Hein’ Sells to North America, France and More (EXCLUSIVE)

Athens-based boutique film house Heretic has secured major distribution deals for “Trial of Hein,” including North American rights, following its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, where it won the Teddy Jury Award. North American rights for Kai Stänicke’s debut feature, which screened in the Berlinale’s Perspectives section, have been acquired by Strand Releasing ahead […]

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Norwegian Horror ‘You’ve Been Chosen’ Boarded for World Sales by Blue Finch Films Ahead of Cannes Frontières (EXCLUSIVE)

Norwegian Horror ‘You’ve Been Chosen’ Boarded for World Sales by Blue Finch Films Ahead of Cannes Frontières (EXCLUSIVE)

Blue Finch Films has come aboard as worldwide sales agent on Norwegian psychological horror “You’ve Been Chosen,” which will be presented at the Frontières Proof of Concept showcase during next month’s Cannes Film Festival. Frontières is a leading genre-focused co-production and pitch market, running annually alongside the Cannes Film Market. Written and directed by Viljar […]

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Sofía Quirós Úbeda, Paz Fábregas, Tres Tigres, Monte & Culebra and Mentes Fritas Compete at Panama’s Su Mirada Female Director Focus

Sofía Quirós Úbeda, Paz Fábregas, Tres Tigres, Monte & Culebra and Mentes Fritas Compete at Panama’s Su Mirada Female Director Focus

The theme of motherhood prevails in IFF Panama’s Su Mirada – Her Gaze – program but from less traditional approaches, says industry coordinator Cat Caballero, who has observed different outlooks in this year’s crop. “You see varying perspectives that range from a child’s relationship with his mother, as well as on the woman who decides […]

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Identity Comes Under Focus at IFF Panama’s Primera Mirada Showcase

Identity Comes Under Focus at IFF Panama’s Primera Mirada Showcase

Now marking its 10th edition, IFF Panama’s First Look fund, Primera Mirada, has selected four finalists out of 13 submissions. These will be screened in invitation-only sessions on April 10-11 where the participants will have the chance to meet with the jury, composed of Carlos Gutierrez, co-founder and executive director of Cinema Tropical, Colombian Indigenous […]

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Alexandra Latishev’s Feminist Fantasy Fable ‘Sirens’ Enchants Vitrine Filmes España (EXCLUSIVE)

Alexandra Latishev’s Feminist Fantasy Fable ‘Sirens’ Enchants Vitrine Filmes España (EXCLUSIVE)

“Sirens,” the latest film from Alexandra Latishev Salazar, director of Costa Rican Oscar entry “Medea,” has been boarded by Vitrine Filmes España. The San Sebastián-based production-distribution arm of Brazil’s Vitrine Filmes, Vitrine España will produce “Sirens” (“Sirenas”) with Costa Rica’s La Linterna Films, headed by Latishev and director-producer Federico Montero, as well as Pacifica Grey, […]

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Allu Arjun, Deepika Padukone, Director Atlee Unite for Fantasy-Action Film ‘Raaka,’ Backed by Sun Pictures

Allu Arjun, Deepika Padukone, Director Atlee Unite for Fantasy-Action Film ‘Raaka,’ Backed by Sun Pictures

India’s Sun Pictures has unveiled the title of its large-scale fantasy-action collaboration between director Atlee, Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone: “Raaka.” The announcement came Wednesday, on Arjun’s birthday, accompanied by a title poster that leans into dark, creature-driven imagery. Atlee, whose credits include the Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster “Jawan” as well as Tamil-language hits “Mersal” […]

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‘Shrinking’ Creator Confirms Harrison Ford Will Return for Season 4 as Show’s Grief Storyline Ends With ‘An Incredibly Optimistic and Happy’ Finale

‘Shrinking’ Creator Confirms Harrison Ford Will Return for Season 4 as Show’s Grief Storyline Ends With ‘An Incredibly Optimistic and Happy’ Finale

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “Shrinking,” now streaming on Apple TV. Harrison Ford is still “Shrinking.” The Apple TV series wrapped its third season on Wednesday with a poignant episode that creator Bill Lawrence has repeatedly framed in interviews and social media as a finale of sorts. That’s gotten […]

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Microdrama Platform ReelShort Teams With Thailand’s AIS in First Southeast Asia Telco Deal

Microdrama Platform ReelShort Teams With Thailand’s AIS in First Southeast Asia Telco Deal

Microdrama platform ReelShort has entered Southeast Asia through a partnership with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand’s leading 5G network provider, tapping the country as a strategic base for broader expansion across the region. The co-branded 5G ReelShort add-on package – priced at THB39 ($1.15) per month against the platform’s standard THB599 ($17.50) rate – gives […]

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Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump Threatens ‘Something Crazy’ and Then ‘Always Gives Two Weeks’ After Delaying Iran Strikes: ‘He’s Like a Conscientious Employee’

Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump Threatens ‘Something Crazy’ and Then ‘Always Gives Two Weeks’ After Delaying Iran Strikes: ‘He’s Like a Conscientious Employee’

Jimmy Kimmel addressed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran during his Tuesday night monologue and pointed out a recurring pattern with President Donald Trump’s negotiating tactics. “The President decided not to drop it for at least another two weeks,” the host said during “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “He announced that at the request of […]

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‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson on Losing Angus Cloud, Directing Eric Dane and Having ‘No Plans’ For Season 4

‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson on Losing Angus Cloud, Directing Eric Dane and Having ‘No Plans’ For Season 4

When asked about the challenges of making “Euphoria” Season 3, one stuck out for series creator Sam Levinson: losing Angus Cloud to an overdose in 2023. “Losing Angus was really hard for us as a production. I loved him very deeply,” an emotional Levinson told Variety at Tuesday night’s “Euphoria” Season 3 premiere in Hollywood. […]

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Attic Fire Breaks Out at Hollywood’s Magic Castle

Attic Fire Breaks Out at Hollywood’s Magic Castle

An attic fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at Hollywood’s historic Magic Castle, according to the Los Angeles Times. LAT reports that firefighters were deployed to the scene at 5:28 p.m. The cause of the blaze has yet to be determined, and officials have not yet said if there were any injuries as a result of […]

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Kaitlin Olson Breaks Down the ‘High Potential’ Season 2 Finale: Where Morgan and Karadec Stand, Roman’s Disappearance and Is [SPOILER] Dead?

Kaitlin Olson Breaks Down the ‘High Potential’ Season 2 Finale: Where Morgan and Karadec Stand, Roman’s Disappearance and Is [SPOILER] Dead?

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from “Family Tree,” the Season 2 finale of ABC’s “High Potential.” Kaitlin Olson knows that many “High Potential” viewers are already clamoring for her savant consultant Morgan Gillory to get together with her LAPD detective partner Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata). But after just two seasons of her acclaimed […]

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‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Broadway Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Musical Gets Fresh and Fierce Update as an Ode to Queer Ballroom Culture

‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Broadway Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Musical Gets Fresh and Fierce Update as an Ode to Queer Ballroom Culture

Broadway is burning — and that’s something to celebrate. “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” a refreshed version of the downtown 2024 hit, blazes anew, having made the trek uptown with its extravagance, pride and sense of joy intact. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s now-and-forever musical adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” has been transposed to […]

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PGA Awards Announces 2027 and 2028 Ceremony Dates, Reveals Key Timeline

It’s now the Producers Guild of America’s turn to set its dates for its next two awards ceremonies. The guild will hold the 38th and 39th annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2027, and Saturday, Feb. 19, 2028, respectively — the former will take place in the midst of final Oscar voting to […]

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PGA Awards Announces 2027 and 2028 Ceremony Dates, Reveals Key Timeline

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The Actor Awards Set Dates for 2027 and 2028 Ceremonies on Netflix

The Actor Awards Set Dates for 2027 and 2028 Ceremonies on Netflix

SAG-AFTRA has sent out its “save-the-dates” for the next two awards ceremonies on Netflix. The Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards) announced that the 33rd annual ceremony, presented by the acting guild, will stream live on Netflix on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027, at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, the organization also revealed the […]

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The Actor Awards Set Dates for 2027 and 2028 Ceremonies on Netflix

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Mark Hamill Supports New ‘Star Wars’ Boss After Kathleen Kennedy’s Exit and ‘Last Jedi’ Issues: ‘I Can’t Think of Better Hands’ Than Dave Filoni

Mark Hamill Supports New ‘Star Wars’ Boss After Kathleen Kennedy’s Exit and ‘Last Jedi’ Issues: ‘I Can’t Think of Better Hands’ Than Dave Filoni

Mark Hamill is giving the new leadership at Lucasfilm an enthusiastic endorsement. Speaking to USA Today, the Luke Skywalker actor said he “can’t think of better hands” for “Star Wars” to be in than those of Dave Filoni, who is now Lucasfilm’s co-president and chief creative officer. Filoni is running the “Star Wars” studio alongside […]

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Mark Hamill Supports New ‘Star Wars’ Boss After Kathleen Kennedy’s Exit and ‘Last Jedi’ Issues: ‘I Can’t Think of Better Hands’ Than Dave Filoni

Mark Hamill is giving the new leadership at Lucasfilm an enthusiastic endorsement. Speaking to USA Today, the Luke Skywalker actor said he “can’t think of better hands” for “Star Wars” to be in than those of Dave Filoni, who is now Lucasfilm’s co-president and chief creative office. Filoni is running the “Star Wars” studio alongside […]

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Ty Myers on Going ‘Heavy on the Soul’ With His New Album, and Bringing John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan Influences to Country Music as an Old Soul of 18

Ty Myers on Going ‘Heavy on the Soul’ With His New Album, and Bringing John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan Influences to Country Music as an Old Soul of 18

You could say that 18-year-old country music upstart Ty Myers seems like a perfect example of the Old Soul, with his love for and knowledge of the blues and classic songwriters, and with prodigious singing and guitar chops that have had him writing, recording and touring for pretty much all of his teen years. But […]

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Ty Myers on Going ‘Heavy on the Soul’ With His New Album, and Bringing John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan Influences to Country Music as an Old Soul of 18

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‘The Boys’ Sets ‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ In-Game Collab Ahead of Final Season (Gaming News Roundup)

‘The Boys’ Sets ‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ In-Game Collab Ahead of Final Season (Gaming News Roundup)

Ahead of the fifth and final season of “The Boys” premiering on Prime Video Wednesday, Sony Pictures Consumer Products has unveiled an expansive global licensing initiative tied to the satirical superhero television series, including an upcoming “Call of Duty: Mobile” collaboration. Launching in the summer, the in-game integration will feature three playable characters from “The Boys,” themed […]

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‘The Boys’ Sets ‘Call of Duty’ In-Game Collab Ahead of Final Season (Gaming News Roundup)

‘The Boys’ Sets ‘Call of Duty’ In-Game Collab Ahead of Final Season (Gaming News Roundup)

Ahead of the fifth and final season of “The Boys” premiering on Prime Video Wednesday, Sony Pictures Consumer Products has unveiled an expansive global licensing initiative tied to the satirical superhero television series, including an upcoming “Call of Duty” collaboration. Launching in the summer, the in-game integration will feature three playable characters from “The Boys,” themed bundles […]

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‘Sacred Heart’ Lands U.S. Theatrical Release Through Fathom Entertainment – Film News in Brief

‘Sacred Heart’ Lands U.S. Theatrical Release Through Fathom Entertainment – Film News in Brief

Fathom Entertainment has acquired U.S. theatrical distribution rights to the French docudrama “Sacred Heart,” setting a limited release for June 9–11 and June 14. Directed and produced by Steven Gunnell and Sabrina Gunnell of KREA Film-Makers, the film explores the origins and enduring significance of the Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, rooted […]

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‘Sacred Heart’ Lands U.S. Theatrical Release Through Fathom Entertainment – Film News in Brief

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Oscars 2027 and 2028 Set March Ceremony Dates

Oscars 2027 and 2028 Set March Ceremony Dates

The Oscars have set dates for the 99th ceremony and its historic centennial celebration. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has scheduled the 99th Oscars and the 100th Oscars for 2027 and 2028 — the final two years the telecast will air on its longtime distributor, ABC, before moving to YouTube. The 99th […]

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Meryl Streep Calls Out Melania Trump Fashion and the ‘Destabilizing’ of Women in Power: ‘They Have to Bare Arms on TV While Men Are Covered in a Suit’

Meryl Streep Calls Out Melania Trump Fashion and the ‘Destabilizing’ of Women in Power: ‘They Have to Bare Arms on TV While Men Are Covered in a Suit’

Meryl Streep graces the cover of Vogue magazine alongside Anna Wintour ahead of the release of “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which finds Streep reprising her Oscar-nominated role of fashion magazine boss Miranda Priestly. During their chat, moderated by Greta Gerwig, Wintour brought up Melania Trump, which prompted Streep to call out the first lady. […]

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Meryl Streep Calls Out Melania Trump Fashion and the ‘Destabilizing’ of Women in Power: ‘They Have to Bare Arms on TV While Men Are Covered in a Suit’

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Netflix Argentina Opens New Office, Presents Titles From Ricardo Darín, Alex de la Iglesia, Pablo Larraín, Santiago Mitre and Pablo Trapero

Netflix Argentina Opens New Office, Presents Titles From Ricardo Darín, Alex de la Iglesia, Pablo Larraín, Santiago Mitre and Pablo Trapero

Riding on a high since the success of its most ambitious show in Argentina, “The Eternaut,” Netflix has unveiled a new 20,000 sq. ft. office in Buenos Aires as well as a powerful wide-ranging slate of series, films and documentaries from top-notch talent set to debut this year and next. This is the third, albeit […]

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Netflix Argentina Opens New Office, Presents Titles From Ricardo Darín, Alex de la Iglesia, Pablo Larraín, Santiago Mitre and Pablo Trapero

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‘The Testaments’ Is a Stunning Follow-Up to Hulu’s Dystopian ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: TV Review

‘The Testaments’ Is a Stunning Follow-Up to Hulu’s Dystopian ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: TV Review

Set four years after the finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Hulu’s “The Testaments” returns viewers to Gilead. In “The Handmaid’s Tale,” June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) was forced into Gilead as a Handmaid, a fertile woman subjected to ritualized rape at the hands of the elite so that she could bear their children. The new series, […]

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Paradigm Set to Launch Physical Production Division Led by Gil Harari and Jonathan Silverman

Paradigm Set to Launch Physical Production Division Led by Gil Harari and Jonathan Silverman

Paradigm will launch a physical production department led by veteran agents Gil Harari and Jonathan Silverman. Harari and Silverman previously held key roles at Paradigm, where each helped build and shape the agency’s physical production business during earlier chapters of their careers. The moves reunites them with the company but also signals a strategic effort […]

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Paradigm Set to Launch Physical Production Division Led by Gil Harari and Jonathan Silverman

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‘The Testaments’ Is a Stunning Follow-Up to Hulu’s Dystopian ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: TV Review

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Madonna Biopic Lives (Sort Of): How ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Revives the Axed Movie and Ends the Icon’s 23-Year Acting Break

Madonna Biopic Lives (Sort Of): How ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Revives the Axed Movie and Ends the Icon’s 23-Year Acting Break

When a movie is scrapped in the development stage — as countless have been — it’s usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder. When you’re Madonna, however, you get a Viking funeral with an Apple TV budget. That’s what paparazzi photos from Italy revealed two weeks ago, when the pop icon […]

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This AI-Powered Website Builder Can Help Creatives Launch Their Business in Seconds

This AI-Powered Website Builder Can Help Creatives Launch Their Business in Seconds

In Hollywood, a career is often a constellation of side hustles. An assistant launches a styling business between gigs. A production designer takes on freelance branding work. A writer builds a consulting arm while waiting on their next greenlight. As anyone in the industry knows, turning that momentum into an actual business often requires stitching […]

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‘Gird Your Loins’: The Best ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Merch Yet Arrives Ahead of the Sequel

‘Gird Your Loins’: The Best ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Merch Yet Arrives Ahead of the Sequel

The lead-up to “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has been more of a product push than a press push — fitting for a film centered on the fashion industry. In the weeks leading up to its May 1 release, the film has touted partnerships with Tresemme, Tweezerman, Loreal, Grey Goose and more. While I don’t […]

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Music Industry Moves: Daddy Yankee Named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year; Atlantic Strikes Deal With Fader Label; MusiCares Opens 2026 Wellness in Music Survey

Music Industry Moves: Daddy Yankee Named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year; Atlantic Strikes Deal With Fader Label; MusiCares Opens 2026 Wellness in Music Survey

The Latin Recording Academy will honor Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — a.k.a. Daddy Yankee — as the 2026 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. The legendary Puerto Rican musician, a pioneer and driving force behind the globalization of reggaeton music, will be honored for his nearly three-decade career as a singer, songwriter and performer, […]

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‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Snags 12.9 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Snags 12.9 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix

“XO, Kitty” Season 3 has clawed its way to the top of the Netflix TV charts, with 12.9 million views in its first four days on the streamer. The young adult series, a romantic dramedy spinoff of the “To All the Boys” film trilogy, returned on April 2 and secured the No. 1 stop on […]

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LISTEN: Andra Day on Why She Supports No Kid Hungry’s Campaign to End Childhood Hunger: ‘It’s of the Utmost Importance’

LISTEN: Andra Day on Why She Supports No Kid Hungry’s Campaign to End Childhood Hunger: ‘It’s of the Utmost Importance’

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, actor and singer Andra Day joins us to talk about her involvement in the Night Out for No Kid Hungry fundraiser set for April 11 at Rolling Greens in downtown Los Angeles. It promises to serve up one-of-a-kind collaborations from top culinary stars including Shirley Chung, Ludo Lefebvre, […]

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Shaquille O’Neal, Warner Launch ‘Dunkman’ Professional Dunk League

Shaquille O’Neal, Warner Launch ‘Dunkman’ Professional Dunk League

Warner Bros. Discovery may no longer show NBA games on TNT each week, but that doesn’t mean the company is no longer playing basketball. Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands Group and Warner’s TNT Sport...

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‘Shrinking’ Creator Assures Fans Season 4 Will Have a Time Jump, but Not Be a Complete Reboot

‘Shrinking’ Creator Assures Fans Season 4 Will Have a Time Jump, but Not Be a Complete Reboot

Don’t worry, “Shrinking” fans: Jimmy, Gabby and the rest of the gang will be back for Season 4. “Shrinking” wraps its Season 3 this week on Apple TV with what creator Bill Lawrence has said ends a thr...

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How Producing 800 Episodes of ‘Chopped’ Led to the Farming Industry Doc ‘Fork in the Road’

How Producing 800 Episodes of ‘Chopped’ Led to the Farming Industry Doc ‘Fork in the Road’

For almost 15 years Vivian Sorenson was surrounded by some of the world’s best food as one of the original architects of the Food Network show “Chopped.” But, while her fellow producers were captivate...

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Why the Rehabilitation of Kanye West Says So Much About America

Why the Rehabilitation of Kanye West Says So Much About America

It’s hard not to imagine that, for around 140,000 people over two nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium last week, a sort of collective willful amnesia took place — as if the man onstage had never decla...

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Queen Latifah to Host 52nd American Music Awards

Queen Latifah to Host 52nd American Music Awards

Queen Latifah is set to host the 52nd American Music Awards, taking place on May 25 in Las Vegas. Latifah will serve as emcee 30 years after she first co-hosted the award show in 1995. “I am so excite...

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Where to Watch UConn Huskies vs. Michigan Wolverines: NCAA March Madness 2026 Final Live Online

Where to Watch UConn Huskies vs. Michigan Wolverines: NCAA March Madness 2026 Final Live Online

After the Final Four, the NCAA National Championship game takes place on Monday, Apr. 6 with the top two teams in college basketball competing to win the 2026 March Madness tournament. The final game...

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Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson Front ‘Ponies’ Emmy Campaign Across 20 Comedy Categories (EXCLUSIVE)

Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson Front ‘Ponies’ Emmy Campaign Across 20 Comedy Categories (EXCLUSIVE)

Peacock is hoping the Emmys will ride the “Ponies.” Peacock and Universal Television’s “Ponies” is set to mount a full-court Emmy Awards campaign in the comedy series field, Variety has exclusively le...

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Halle Bailey Says Racist ‘Little Mermaid’ Backlash ‘Taught Me How to Block Out the Noise’

Halle Bailey Says Racist ‘Little Mermaid’ Backlash ‘Taught Me How to Block Out the Noise’

Three years after the release of Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” Halle Bailey is looking back at the experience of playing Ariel and how she ultimately felt freed by the discourse that erup...

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Steven Sunshine, ‘Webster’ Writer-Producer and ‘Extra’ Senior Producer, Dies at 81

Steven Sunshine, ‘Webster’ Writer-Producer and ‘Extra’ Senior Producer, Dies at 81

Steven Sunshine, an award-winning TV and movie writer-producer who worked “Webster,” “The New Odd Couple” and on the news broadcast show “Extra,” died on March 15 from progressive supranuclear palsy i...

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Stephen Colbert Says Bill Hader’s ‘SNL’ Exit Reflects His Career Pivot to Writing ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie: ‘Just Do Something You Love’

Stephen Colbert Says Bill Hader’s ‘SNL’ Exit Reflects His Career Pivot to Writing ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie: ‘Just Do Something You Love’

Stephen Colbert recently revealed his unexpected next career move after “The Late Show” will come to an end on CBS in May: He will be co-writing a new “Lord of the Rings” movie titled “Shadow of the P...

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SAG-AFTRA to Resume Talks With Studios in April, Thanks to Early WGA Deal

SAG-AFTRA to Resume Talks With Studios in April, Thanks to Early WGA Deal

SAG-AFTRA will resume its negotiations with the major studios on April 27, thanks to an early agreement with the Writers Guild of America. The performers’ union broke off talks with the Alliance of Mo...

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Wireless Festival Promoter Defends Kanye West as Headliner as Sponsors Pull Out, Asks Brits’ ‘Forgiveness’ for Rapper’s ‘Abhorrent’ Past Statements

Wireless Festival Promoter Defends Kanye West as Headliner as Sponsors Pull Out, Asks Brits’ ‘Forgiveness’ for Rapper’s ‘Abhorrent’ Past Statements

A managing director for the organization behind Wireless Festival has come out in support of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, asking that people “offer some forgiveness and hope” to the ra...

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Why Amy Poehler’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Gig Still Qualifies for Guest Actress Under New Emmy Rules

Why Amy Poehler’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Gig Still Qualifies for Guest Actress Under New Emmy Rules

Amy Poehler seems destined to be another guest at the Emmys. While she was a cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” Poehler received two Emmy nominations for supporting comedy actress in 2008 and 2009....

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Trump Says Journalist at an Unnamed News Outlet ‘Will Go to Jail’ Unless They Reveal Source of Details on Fighter Pilot in Iran

Trump Says Journalist at an Unnamed News Outlet ‘Will Go to Jail’ Unless They Reveal Source of Details on Fighter Pilot in Iran

President Donald Trump said the “person that did the story” for an unidentified media outlet about the U.S.’s search for a second fighter jet pilot who was missing in Iran after his plane was shot dow...

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Is ‘The Pitt’ Building an Emmy Dynasty? Why Noah Wyle’s Medical Drama Is Poised to Make History Again

Is ‘The Pitt’ Building an Emmy Dynasty? Why Noah Wyle’s Medical Drama Is Poised to Make History Again

“The Pitt” is a popular hit, and its fandom on social media isn’t holding back from expressing strong feelings about this season’s direction as it winds down. All that attention puts the medical serie...

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Lil Nas X to Have Assault Charges Dismissed After Continuing Mental Health Treatment

Lil Nas X to Have Assault Charges Dismissed After Continuing Mental Health Treatment

Lil Nas X is one step closer to having his felony assault charges dismissed after a judge granted him entry into a mental health diversion program. The rapper, whose real name is Montero Hill, appeare...

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‘And Just Like That’ Auction: Carrie’s Furniture, Charlotte’s Costumes, Che Diaz Script and Hot Fellas Onesies

‘And Just Like That’ Auction: Carrie’s Furniture, Charlotte’s Costumes, Che Diaz Script and Hot Fellas Onesies

If you ever wanted a chance to snag some of the antique furniture Carrie Bradshaw bought for her Gramercy mansion or maybe Charlotte’s adorable swimsuit, Julien’s Auctions will be selling off dozens o...

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‘Girls Gotta Eat’ Co-Host Ashley Hesseltine Sets Debut Comedy Special ‘Here Comes the Bride’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Girls Gotta Eat’ Co-Host Ashley Hesseltine Sets Debut Comedy Special ‘Here Comes the Bride’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Ashley Hesseltine, the stand-up comic and co-host fo the “Girls Gotta Eat” podcast, has announced her debut comedy special, “Here Comes the Bride.” The marriage-themed hour will debut live on YouTube...

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Steven Spielberg Says Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Films Are ‘Among My Favorite Science-Fiction Movies of All Time’ and ‘I Can’t Wait to See the Third’

Steven Spielberg Says Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Films Are ‘Among My Favorite Science-Fiction Movies of All Time’ and ‘I Can’t Wait to See the Third’

Steven Spielberg is returning to the science-fiction genre with this summer’s “Disclosure Day,” and he’s starting his press tour by singling out another sci-fi franchise for praise. Gracing the cover...

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LISTEN: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Illuminates the Box Office But Leaves Room for ‘Project Hail Mary’

LISTEN: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Illuminates the Box Office But Leaves Room for ‘Project Hail Mary’

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the big worldwide opening for Universal and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”...

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Vanity Fair Faces Scrutiny Over Editing Controversial Chloe Fineman Video About Her Pantsing 6-Year-Old Boy at Summer Camp

Vanity Fair Faces Scrutiny Over Editing Controversial Chloe Fineman Video About Her Pantsing 6-Year-Old Boy at Summer Camp

“Saturday Night Live” star Chloe Fineman faced scrutiny over an unexpected story in a Vanity Fair video about her pantsing a six-year-old boy when she worked at a summer camp as a teenager. Her “SNL”...

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Netflix Orders More ‘Ms. Rachel,’ ‘Sesame Street’ Episodes, Launches Kids Gaming App

Netflix Orders More ‘Ms. Rachel,’ ‘Sesame Street’ Episodes, Launches Kids Gaming App

Netflix has set the release dates for new episodes of “Sesame Street” and “Ms. Rachel” as it expands its kids’ content offering with renewals for more existing shows, a new series pickup and even the...

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Lady Gaga and Doechii Team Up for ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Original Song ‘Runway’ — First Listen

Lady Gaga and Doechii Team Up for ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Original Song ‘Runway’ — First Listen

20th Century Studios has released another trailer for the upcoming film, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” including a first listen at the new original song “Runway” by Lady Gaga and Doechii. The track, whic...

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Jessica Lange Returns to ‘American Horror Story’ After 8 Years in Season 13 Set Photos as Filming Begins

Jessica Lange Returns to ‘American Horror Story’ After 8 Years in Season 13 Set Photos as Filming Begins

Ryan Murphy Productions released three set photos from “American Horror Story” Season 13. Each shot shows Jessica Lange peering out of an old window, wearing a blue dress and heels. Lange is only visi...

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Variety Hires Guy Lodge as Chief Film Critic

Variety has hired Guy Lodge as its new chief film critic. Lodge, who has contributed criticism to Variety since 2011, will partner with the magazine’s other chief film critic, Owen Gleiberman, to revi...

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‘The Boys’ Ends Right on Time With a Heavy, Blood-Soaked Season 5: TV Review

‘The Boys’ Ends Right on Time With a Heavy, Blood-Soaked Season 5: TV Review

If you thought “The Boys” was dark before, just remember that the penultimate season of the pitch-black superhero satire aired prior to the reelection of President Donald J. Trump. That chapter, you m...

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Prime Video Renews ‘La Oficina’ from ‘Club of Crows’ Co-Creator Gaz Alazraki (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video Renews ‘La Oficina’ from ‘Club of Crows’ Co-Creator Gaz Alazraki (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video is renewing “La Oficina,” the Amazon MGM Studios Mexican adaptation of global hit “The Office”, after the successful March 13 launch of Season 1. “La Oficina” is set in Aguascalientes in...

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Sabrina Carpenter, Margaret Qualley and Madelyn Cline Steal a Grammy, Ransack a Mansion in ‘House Tour’ Video

Sabrina Carpenter, Margaret Qualley and Madelyn Cline Steal a Grammy, Ransack a Mansion in ‘House Tour’ Video

Sabrina Carpenter’s glamorously felonious behavior continues in her latest video, for “House Tour,” the third single from the singer’s 2025 album “Man’s Best Friend” — except this time she’s got two a...

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Dan Soder Sets First Netflix Comedy Special (EXCLUSIVE)

Dan Soder Sets First Netflix Comedy Special (EXCLUSIVE)

Dan Soder has set his first full-length Netflix comedy special, which will tape sometime this summer. The deal comes amid the stand-up comic, actor and podcast host’s 25-city “The Golden Retriever of...

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Shudder Acquires Girls’ Trip Thriller ‘Find Your Friends’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Shudder Acquires Girls’ Trip Thriller ‘Find Your Friends’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Shudder has acquired “Find Your Friends,” the feature debut of writer and director Izabel Pakzad. The film stars Bella Thorne (“Divinity”), Chloe Cherry (“Euphoria”), Helena Howard (“Madeline’s Madeli...

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Vietnam Box Office Sensation ‘Bunny!!’ Crosses $1 Million Internationally in Opening Week, Expands to Japan, Thailand, Taiwan (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnam Box Office Sensation ‘Bunny!!’ Crosses $1 Million Internationally in Opening Week, Expands to Japan, Thailand, Taiwan (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnamese psychological thriller “Bunny!!” has cleared $1 million across North America and Europe in its first week of international play, distributor 3388 Films has revealed, marking the second-stro...

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Two More Sponsors Pull Back From Kanye West-Headlining Wireless Festival in U.K.

Two More Sponsors Pull Back From Kanye West-Headlining Wireless Festival in U.K.

The scheduled three-night headlining appearance by Ye, formerly Kanye West, at July’s Wireless Festival in London is only growing in controversy. The festival’s primary sponsor, Pepsi, announced Sunda...

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Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ Crosses $174 Million Globally, Becomes First Indian Film to Top $25 Million in North America

Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ Crosses $174 Million Globally, Becomes First Indian Film to Top $25 Million in North America

Jio Studios and B62 Studios’ “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” has crossed INR1,622 crores ($174.4 million) worldwide through its third weekend, becoming the first Indian film to surpass $25 million in North...

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Korea Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Ascends to No. 1 Dethroning ‘The King’s Warden’

Korea Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Ascends to No. 1 Dethroning ‘The King’s Warden’

“Project Hail Mary” rose to the top position at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Apr. 3–05, 2026. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Counci...

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China Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Launches to Top Spot

China Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Launches to Top Spot

Universal’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” blasted into first place at the China box office during the April 3–5 weekend, according to data from Artisan Gateway, earning RMB57.1 million ($8.3 million)...

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‘Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord’ Is an Uneven but Promising Extension of the ‘Clone Wars’ Saga: TV Review

‘Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord’ Is an Uneven but Promising Extension of the ‘Clone Wars’ Saga: TV Review

Next month, the “Star Wars” franchise will return to theaters after an astonishing seven-year absence with Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” a feature spinoff of the director’s hit Disney+ se...

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‘Faces of Death’ Review: A ’70s-Style B-Horror Movie Taps into the Growing Appetite for Horror That’s ‘Real’

‘Faces of Death’ Review: A ’70s-Style B-Horror Movie Taps into the Growing Appetite for Horror That’s ‘Real’

The idea that a sicko like Arthur isn’t just a serial killer — he’s part of the new anything-goes attention economy! — is a provocative but facile idea. Yet that’s part of what gives "Faces of Death"...

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‘Real Housewives of Rhode Island’: Ashley Iaconetti On Her Return to Reality TV and Why Taylor Frankie Paul Should Never Have Been the ‘Bachelorette’

‘Real Housewives of Rhode Island’: Ashley Iaconetti On Her Return to Reality TV and Why Taylor Frankie Paul Should Never Have Been the ‘Bachelorette’

Ever since “The Bachelor” alum Ashley Iaconetti was announced as one of the seven women anchoring Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island,” fans of the long-running ABC franchise — which featured...

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Mitski Brings Mania and Serenity to a Momentous Residency at Hollywood High School: Concert Review

Mitski Brings Mania and Serenity to a Momentous Residency at Hollywood High School: Concert Review

As Mitski played a five-night engagement at Hollywood High School this past week, any teachers who might have made it into the school auditorium for the shows must have been insanely jealous of how hu...

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Dan Levy Was ‘Thinking About’ a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Series Before Catherine O’Hara Died

Dan Levy Was ‘Thinking About’ a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Series Before Catherine O’Hara Died

Dan Levy told CBS Sunday Morning that he was considering a “Schitt’s Creek” sequel series before the death of his co-star, Catherine O’Hara. Although he asserted that a sequel series “can’t” be done n...

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Savannah Guthrie Shares Emotional Easter Message Amid Her Mom’s Disappearance: ‘I Have Questioned Whether Jesus Really Ever Experienced This Particular Wound That I Feel’

Savannah Guthrie Shares Emotional Easter Message Amid Her Mom’s Disappearance: ‘I Have Questioned Whether Jesus Really Ever Experienced This Particular Wound That I Feel’

Savannah Guthrie joined Good Shepherd New York’s digital Easter gathering on Sunday morning to share a message of hope amid her mother’s unsolved abduction. “Good morning, everybody. Happy Easter,” Gu...

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Kanye West’s ‘Bully’ Debuts at No. 2 on Albums Chart as BTS Holds Top Spot With ‘Arirang’

Kanye West’s ‘Bully’ Debuts at No. 2 on Albums Chart as BTS Holds Top Spot With ‘Arirang’

BTS has outpaced Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, to land a second week atop the Billboard 200. The K-pop group’s latest album “Arirang” holds steady at No. 1 on the albums chart with 187,...

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‘Malcolm In The Middle’ Star Erik Per Sullivan Turned Down ‘Buckets Of Money’ to Return as Dewey in Series Revival, Says Jane Kaczmarek

‘Malcolm In The Middle’ Star Erik Per Sullivan Turned Down ‘Buckets Of Money’ to Return as Dewey in Series Revival, Says Jane Kaczmarek

The “Malcolm in the Middle” revival will not feature the return of Erik Per Sullivan, despite the show’s efforts to pull him away from his studies at Harvard University to play Dewey, Malcolm’s younge...

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‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers to $372 Million Globally, ‘Project Hail Mary’ Hits $420 Million

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers to $372 Million Globally, ‘Project Hail Mary’ Hits $420 Million

It’s-a blockbuster, again! “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” towered over the global box office with $372.5 million, including a notable $182.4 million internationally. Those ticket sales easily capture...

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‘SNL U.K.’ Ratings Drop by 42% for Riz Ahmed-Hosted Episode 3

‘SNL U.K.’ Ratings Drop by 42% for Riz Ahmed-Hosted Episode 3

“Saturday Night U.K.” Episode 3 saw its sharpest drop in ratings yet, falling by 95,050 from its season high. Riz Ahmed hosted the third episode with music from Kasabian. Episode 3 garnered ratings of...

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Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Ignites to Blockbuster $190 Million, ‘The Drama’ Impresses With $14 Million Debut

Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Ignites to Blockbuster $190 Million, ‘The Drama’ Impresses With $14 Million Debut

Wahoo! Universal and Illumination’s animated sequel “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has activated the domestic box office with $130 million in its opening weekend and powered to $190 million from 4,252...

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Pepsi Cancels Sponsorship of U.K. Festival Where Kanye West Is Set to Headline, Hours After Prime Minister Decries ‘His Previous Celebration of Nazism’

Pepsi Cancels Sponsorship of U.K. Festival Where Kanye West Is Set to Headline, Hours After Prime Minister Decries ‘His Previous Celebration of Nazism’

The scheduled three-night headlining appearance by Ye, formerly Kanye West, at the Wireless Festival in London is only growing in controversy. The festival’s sponsor, Pepsi, announced Sunday that it i...

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‘SNL’: Snape Calls Harry Potter ‘Racist’ and ‘The Proud Boy Who Lived’ for Telling People ‘The School’s Only Black Teacher Was Secretly Evil’

‘SNL’: Snape Calls Harry Potter ‘Racist’ and ‘The Proud Boy Who Lived’ for Telling People ‘The School’s Only Black Teacher Was Secretly Evil’

Kam Patterson played Professor Snape from “Harry Potter” during “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live.” Patterson’s casting as Snape is a reference to HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series, in which...

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After Standing Up for Immigrants, Charles Barkley Sounds Off About Iran, Artemis II Moon Mission and Pam Bondi in ‘SNL’ March Madness Opener

After Standing Up for Immigrants, Charles Barkley Sounds Off About Iran, Artemis II Moon Mission and Pam Bondi in ‘SNL’ March Madness Opener

After Charles Barkley spoke about immigrants during a recent segment covering March Madness, this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open began with him opining on other issues. Barkley, as played by K...

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Tina Fey Crashes Jack Black’s ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘You’re the First Black in the Five-Timers Club’

Tina Fey Crashes Jack Black’s ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘You’re the First Black in the Five-Timers Club’

The April 4 episode of “Saturday Night Live” marked Jack Black’s fifth hosting stint, granting him entry into the exclusive “five-timers club.” Several comedy legends made cameos during his monologue...

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Hollywood High Forever: Mitski’s Residency Shines a Fresh Light on the Famed School’s Rich Show-Biz History

Hollywood High Forever: Mitski’s Residency Shines a Fresh Light on the Famed School’s Rich Show-Biz History

When Mitski wraps up a five-night residency at Hollywood High School this weekend, it will conclude an engagement that follows in a very limited tradition of rock or pop stars doing shows in the schoo...

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‘SNL U.K.’ Cold Open Sees ‘Daddy Keir’ Starmer Invite ‘Britain’s Big Three’ Peppa Pig, Harry Kane and Olivia Colman To Cheer Up U.K.

‘SNL U.K.’ Cold Open Sees ‘Daddy Keir’ Starmer Invite ‘Britain’s Big Three’ Peppa Pig, Harry Kane and Olivia Colman To Cheer Up U.K.

‘Saturday Night Live U.K.’ opened with another Keir Starmer sketch for its third episode, with the British Prime Minister calling upon the services of the country’s biggest celebrities – soccer star H...

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‘Shrinking’ Creator Bill Lawrence Says Season 4 Will Have ‘A New Story With The Same Cast’

‘Shrinking’ Creator Bill Lawrence Says Season 4 Will Have ‘A New Story With The Same Cast’

With Season 3 of “Shrinking” nearing its finale, co-creator Bill Lawrence is already setting expectations for what comes next. The showrunner revealed that the upcoming fourth season will mark a creat...

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Mike Colter and Finn Jones Spotted on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Set With ‘Defenders’ Co-Star Krysten Ritter

Mike Colter and Finn Jones Spotted on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Set With ‘Defenders’ Co-Star Krysten Ritter

Mike Colter and Finn Jones have been spotted on the set of “Daredevil: Born Again” Season 3 alongside “Jessica Jones” star Krysten Ritter. The trio appears to be gearing up for a “Defenders” cast reun...

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Where to Watch the 2026 Men’s Final Four: March Madness Live Online

Where to Watch the 2026 Men’s Final Four: March Madness Live Online

NCAA Final Four games starts on Saturday, Apr. 4 with the top four teams in college basketball competing for the 2026 National Championship. The tournament ends on Monday, Apr. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium...

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Seth Rogen Says ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Is ‘Acknowledging’ Catherine O’Hara’s Death and Has ‘Heavy Themes’: ‘We Are Not Ignoring It’

Seth Rogen Says ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Is ‘Acknowledging’ Catherine O’Hara’s Death and Has ‘Heavy Themes’: ‘We Are Not Ignoring It’

Creators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg recently told The Times of London that “The Studio” Season 2 will be “acknowledging” the death of series star Catherine O’Hara, who died in January at 71. “It has...

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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan Livestream — Here’s Where to Watch MMA Online for Free

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan Livestream — Here’s Where to Watch MMA Online for Free

With Joe Pyfer defeating Israel Adesanya by TKO in the second round during UFC Fight Night last weekend, the top contenders to possibly dethrone UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev is coming int...

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Dee Freeman, ‘The Young and the Restless’ and ‘Sistas’ Actor, Dies at 66

Dee Freeman, ‘The Young and the Restless’ and ‘Sistas’ Actor, Dies at 66

Dee Freeman, a veteran performer known for her roles on “Sistas” and “The Young and the Restless,” has died. She was 66. Freeman died April 2 following a battle with cancer, her family announced in a...

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Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers Up With $48 Million

Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers Up With $48 Million

Mamma mia! “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” powered up at the Friday box office and is on its way to an explosive opening weekend. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” earned $48.3 million from 4,252 North Am...

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Jonathan Majors Fell Through a Window on Daily Wire Action Movie Set; Producers Downplay the Accident Amid Crew Strike

Jonathan Majors Fell Through a Window on Daily Wire Action Movie Set; Producers Downplay the Accident Amid Crew Strike

Jonathan Majors’ new action movie, backed by Ben Shapiro’s The Daily Wire and Dallas Sonnier’s Bonfire Legend, is facing scrutiny following an on-set accident and a crew strike. On Friday, Deadline ob...

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Where to Watch Derek Chisora vs. Deontay Wilder Live Pay-Per-View Online

Where to Watch Derek Chisora vs. Deontay Wilder Live Pay-Per-View Online

In a long-awaited boxing event, the best boxers in the world travel to London, where English fighter Derek Chisora (36-13-0) takes on American Deontay Wilder (44-4-1) in a heavyweight main event on Sa...

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Netflix’s ‘Love on the Spectrum’ Renewed for Season 5, Fan Favorite Cast Member Connor Tomlinson Exits: ‘I’ve Chosen to Pass the Torch’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix’s ‘Love on the Spectrum’ Renewed for Season 5, Fan Favorite Cast Member Connor Tomlinson Exits: ‘I’ve Chosen to Pass the Torch’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix is still in love with “Love on the Spectrum.” The streaming giant has renewed the U.S. version of “Love on the Spectrum” for a fifth season following the successful debut of its fourth season,...

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‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Set for April 2027 Release Date

‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Set for April 2027 Release Date

Amazon MGM Studios has set Mel Brooks’ long-awaited “Spaceballs” sequel to debut next spring. The sci-fi spoof movie, which marks a return to acting for star Rick Moranis, will be released on April 23...

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Blake Lively Vows to Fight ‘Digital Violence’ at Trial After Most Claims Dismissed

Blake Lively Vows to Fight ‘Digital Violence’ at Trial After Most Claims Dismissed

Blake Lively vowed on Friday to keep up her fight against “digital violence,” a day after a judge threw out her sexual harassment claims against co-star Justin Baldoni. In a statement on Instagram, Li...

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‘Company Retreat’ Bosses Explain the Finale Reveal, Landing Sia for the Talent Show and How a Loose Script Nearly Ruined Everything

‘Company Retreat’ Bosses Explain the Finale Reveal, Landing Sia for the Talent Show and How a Loose Script Nearly Ruined Everything

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the ending of “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” now streaming on Prime Video. The “Jury Duty” executive producers have done it again. Co-creator...

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Zach Bryan Cancels Tulsa Concert Due to ‘Extreme and Dangerous Weather’: ‘If I Had Any Say in This, Things Would Be Different’

Zach Bryan Cancels Tulsa Concert Due to ‘Extreme and Dangerous Weather’: ‘If I Had Any Say in This, Things Would Be Different’

Zach Bryan has canceled tonight’s show in Tulsa, OK, due to “extreme and dangerous weather,” stating that he’s being “forced” to call off the performance and that he doesn’t “have a choice in the matt...

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23 Best New Movies Streaming in April: ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Sirāt,’ ‘No Other Choice,’ ‘Crime 101’ and More

23 Best New Movies Streaming in April: ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Sirāt,’ ‘No Other Choice,’ ‘Crime 101’ and More

Timothée Chalamet is set to dominate the streaming charts this April as “Marty Supreme” makes its streaming premiere on HBO Max after earning $178 million worldwide to become A24’s highest-grossing fi...

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James Marsden Breaks Down ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Premiere and Reveals the Secret to Playing a Charming Douchebag

James Marsden Breaks Down ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Premiere and Reveals the Secret to Playing a Charming Douchebag

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the season premiere of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” now streaming on Apple TV. Just as Coop starts to glue his life back together, a new neighbor threa...

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‘Fantasy Life’s’ Matthew Shear on His Directorial Debut and Drawing on His Experience as a New York City Manny

‘Fantasy Life’s’ Matthew Shear on His Directorial Debut and Drawing on His Experience as a New York City Manny

Matthew Shear’s “Fantasy Life” is, for all intents and purposes, his first real screenplay. “I had dabbled,” Shear says. “[But] I’d never completed anything.” So it’s all the more impressive that the...

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Savannah Guthrie Sets ‘Today’ Return: Here’s How to Stream the Morning Show Online for Free

Savannah Guthrie Sets ‘Today’ Return: Here’s How to Stream the Morning Show Online for Free

Savannah Guthrie is set to make her return to NBC’s “Today” this week and the network is expecting big ratings, for the episode as the beloved anchor is welcomed back to Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza...

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Hulu Passes on La La Anthony, Kim Kardashian Pilot ‘Group Chat’; Pair to Produce Tracy Oliver Comedy at Streamer

Hulu Passes on La La Anthony, Kim Kardashian Pilot ‘Group Chat’; Pair to Produce Tracy Oliver Comedy at Streamer

Hulu has opted not to pick up the comedy pilot “Group Chat,” Variety has learned. The show was inspired by La La Anthony’s book “The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness” and hailed from...

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Sharon Stone Calls Out Sex Scenes for Becoming ‘Blatant, Harsh’ and Leaving Nothing to the Imagination: ‘I Fast Forward. I Don’t Want to See It’

Sharon Stone Calls Out Sex Scenes for Becoming ‘Blatant, Harsh’ and Leaving Nothing to the Imagination: ‘I Fast Forward. I Don’t Want to See It’

Sharon Stone appeared on “CBS Mornings” (via The Daily Beast) to promote her upcoming role in “Euphoria” Season 3, widely regarded as one of the raciest shows on TV. But the Oscar nominee has a bone t...

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‘Company Retreat’ Star Anthony Norman Tells All: What the Show Left Out, Who Almost Called Police and Which Actor ‘Slipped Up’ on the Prank

‘Company Retreat’ Star Anthony Norman Tells All: What the Show Left Out, Who Almost Called Police and Which Actor ‘Slipped Up’ on the Prank

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the finale of “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” now streaming on Prime Video. Anthony Norman, a 26-year-old father from Nashville, can finally up...

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Brian Cox Drags Tarantino, Says Jeremy Strong Has ‘Begged Me to Stop’ Discussing His Method Acting and Disses America for Not Liking Women: ‘The Patriarchy Is a F—ing Mess’

Brian Cox Drags Tarantino, Says Jeremy Strong Has ‘Begged Me to Stop’ Discussing His Method Acting and Disses America for Not Liking Women: ‘The Patriarchy Is a F—ing Mess’

Brian Cox is never one to mince his words when it comes to fellow actors, and he’s gone ahead and targeted his “25th Hour” co-star Edward Norton (“a pain in the arse”), Ian McKellen (“not to my taste”...

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How the FilmQuest Festival Predicted the Oscars’ Short Film Wins and Two-Way Split

How the FilmQuest Festival Predicted the Oscars’ Short Film Wins and Two-Way Split

During the 98th Oscars on March 15, the Academy announced a rare two-way split with both “Two People Exchanging Saliva” and “The Singers” taking home the prize for the best live action short film. Onl...

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‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Monopoly, ‘Hatchin’ Yoshi’ Toy Lead Bestselling Merch Releases On Heels of New Film

‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Monopoly, ‘Hatchin’ Yoshi’ Toy Lead Bestselling Merch Releases On Heels of New Film

The latest “Super Mario” movie is flying into theaters and along with it comes a host of new “Mario” merch, including an official Monopoly collaboration. In the new version of the popular board game,...

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‘Task’s’ Jamie McShane Joins ‘Win or Die’ Cast – Film News in Brief

‘Task’s’ Jamie McShane Joins ‘Win or Die’ Cast – Film News in Brief

Jamie McShane, who most recently appeared in HBO’s crime series “Task,” has joined the cast of “Win of Die,” a high-stakes genre thriller. KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Angela Lin and Walker Hare are also set...

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FX’s ‘Love Story’ Hits 65 Million Hours Streamed on Hulu and Disney+ as Finale Views Jump 90% Over Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

FX’s ‘Love Story’ Hits 65 Million Hours Streamed on Hulu and Disney+ as Finale Views Jump 90% Over Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

After debuting as FX’s most streamed limited series ever, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” has remained a hit. The series recently crossed 65 million hours streamed across Hulu and...

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Chuck Norris’ Family Slams AI Videos About His Death: ‘False and Misleading Information’

Chuck Norris’ Family Slams AI Videos About His Death: ‘False and Misleading Information’

Following Chuck Norris’ death in March, fake, AI-generated posts about the actor began flooding the internet. Now, the action star’s family is asking fans not to share — or believe — any of the conten...

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Dakota Mortensen Will Be Edited Out of ‘Vanderpump Villa’ After Domestic Violence Investigation Involving Taylor Frankie Paul (EXCLUSIVE)

Dakota Mortensen Will Be Edited Out of ‘Vanderpump Villa’ After Domestic Violence Investigation Involving Taylor Frankie Paul (EXCLUSIVE)

Dakota Mortensen will not be part of the upcoming season of “Vanderpump Villa,” Variety can confirm. “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” cast member’s storyline will be edited out of Season 3 of the re...

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Dumbledore Actor John Lithgow Says ‘Much’ of J.K. Rowling’s Views Have Been ‘Twisted and Misrepresented,’ but She’s ‘Doubled Down at Her Own Cost’

Dumbledore Actor John Lithgow Says ‘Much’ of J.K. Rowling’s Views Have Been ‘Twisted and Misrepresented,’ but She’s ‘Doubled Down at Her Own Cost’

John Lithgow recently appeared on “The New Yorker Radio Hour” and continued to discuss taking on the role of Dumbledore in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series reboot despite the ongoing controversy around aut...

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‘Hacks’ Star Hannah Einbinder Blasts AI Creators as ‘Losers’: ‘You Guys Suck… I Want to Put Your Head in the Toilet and Flush’

‘Hacks’ Star Hannah Einbinder Blasts AI Creators as ‘Losers’: ‘You Guys Suck… I Want to Put Your Head in the Toilet and Flush’

“Hacks” tackles A.I. in Season 5, and star Hannah Einbinder isn’t holding back. During a recent press conference discussing the show’s final season, Einbinder and Jean Smart shared their take on the i...

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‘Animorphs’ TV Series in Development at Disney+, Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Animorphs’ TV Series in Development at Disney+, Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)

An “Animorphs” TV series is in early development at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively. Bayan Wolcott is attached to write and executive produce the adaptation, with Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler,...

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Glorify Partners with Great American Media on Faith-Focused Content Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Glorify Partners with Great American Media on Faith-Focused Content Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Glorify and Great American Media have partnered to bring more faith-focused content into the world. The Christian devotional app and entertainment network have set a multi-project slate of content ins...

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Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Earns Hefty $24.6 Million on Thursday

Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Earns Hefty $24.6 Million on Thursday

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is shaping up to have a King Koopa-size opening weekend after adding $24.6 million to its haul on Thursday. The animated sequel has grossed $59.1 million domestically th...

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor Eugene Mirman Speaks Out After Surviving Fiery Car Crash: I’m ‘On the Mend’ and ‘Thankful Beyond Words to Be Here’

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor Eugene Mirman Speaks Out After Surviving Fiery Car Crash: I’m ‘On the Mend’ and ‘Thankful Beyond Words to Be Here’

Eugene Mirman, the voice actor best known for playing Gene Belcher in “Bob’s Burgers,” has spoken out after surviving a fiery car crash earlier this week. “Hello everyone! Thank you so much for all th...

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‘The Chosen’ Sets Season 6 Sets Release Date on Prime Video, Finale Planned as Theatrical Release

‘The Chosen’ Sets Season 6 Sets Release Date on Prime Video, Finale Planned as Theatrical Release

“The Chosen” Season 6 has set its premiere date on Amazon Prime Video. The new season of the epic Biblical series will premiere with its first three episodes Nov. 15, followed by weekly releases throu...

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Sunn O)))’s Beautiful Noise: Crushing Power Chords and Gorgeous Walls of Sound: Album Review

Sunn O)))’s Beautiful Noise: Crushing Power Chords and Gorgeous Walls of Sound: Album Review

One late night a few weeks ago, a mechanical noise on the floor below my hotel room was keeping me awake — a muffled wheezing, grinding sound like a garbage truck that would rev for a few minutes and...

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France’s CNews Under Investigation for Hate Speech After Comments Targeting Black Mayor

France’s CNews Under Investigation for Hate Speech After Comments Targeting Black Mayor

CNews, France’s equivalent to Fox News, is under formal investigation for possible hate speech following allegedly racist comments targeting the newly elected Black mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayok...

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BritBox CEO on How Success for BBC Studios’ U.S. Streamer Is Impacting Global British TV Strategy

BritBox CEO on How Success for BBC Studios’ U.S. Streamer Is Impacting Global British TV Strategy

There’s no better example of the power of BBC Studios-owned streamer BritBox than its British crime drama “Lynley,” which marks the rare case of a British TV series made by a U.S.-focused platform tha...

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‘Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite’ Game Set From Amazon Amid New Movie Release (Gaming News Roundup)

‘Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite’ Game Set From Amazon Amid New Movie Release (Gaming News Roundup)

Amazon and Mattel are expanding the “Masters of the Universe” franchise into gaming with the reveal of “Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite,” a new title launching June 5 on Amazon Luna. The game w...

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Viggo Mortensen’s Aragorn to Be Recast in ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’; Andy Serkis Says ‘We’re on the Way to Finding Someone’

Viggo Mortensen’s Aragorn to Be Recast in ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’; Andy Serkis Says ‘We’re on the Way to Finding Someone’

Viggo Mortensen will not be reprising the role of Aragorn in Andy Serkis’ “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” Serkis, who is directing the movie and returning in front of the camera as Gollu...

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‘Captain Disillusion’ YouTube Star Alan Melikdjanian Sets First-Look Deal With Streamer Nebula; Scripted Sci-FI Series in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Captain Disillusion’ YouTube Star Alan Melikdjanian Sets First-Look Deal With Streamer Nebula; Scripted Sci-FI Series in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)

YouTube star Alan Melikdjanian, the creator behind the popular channel “Captain Disillusion,” has set a first-look deal with indie streaming service Nebula. Additionally, Melikdjanian’s existing back...

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The Devil Wears Cerulean: Meryl Streep Nods to Her Iconic Monologue in Custom J. Crew

The Devil Wears Cerulean: Meryl Streep Nods to Her Iconic Monologue in Custom J. Crew

Meryl Streep is channeling Miranda Priestly with a series of precisely chosen looks on the “The Devil Wears Prada 2” press tour. If the famously exacting editor-in-chief couldn’t find a garment in the...

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Patrick Whitesell’s WIN Sports Opens Golf Division, Hires Agent Brent Hamilton

Patrick Whitesell’s WIN Sports Opens Golf Division, Hires Agent Brent Hamilton

WIN Sports Group named veteran agent Brent Hamilton as a partner who will lead a new golf division, a sign the organization intends to work in more sports beyond its immediate expertise in representin...

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Savannah Guthrie’s Brave Choice: How Will the ‘Today’ Anchor Return to Morning TV Amid Mom’s Unsolved Disappearance?

Savannah Guthrie’s Brave Choice: How Will the ‘Today’ Anchor Return to Morning TV Amid Mom’s Unsolved Disappearance?

When Savannah Guthrie returns Monday, April 6, to NBC’s “Today” after two months of grappling with the surreal abduction in Arizona of her mother, Nancy, producers and staffers will breathe a sigh of...

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Indonesian Horror Series ‘Zona Merah’ Gets Film Adaptation With Luna Maya as Star, Exec Producer

Indonesian Horror Series ‘Zona Merah’ Gets Film Adaptation With Luna Maya as Star, Exec Producer

Screenplay Films has greenlit a feature film adaptation of “Zona Merah,” the Indonesian horror series that drew strong audience response on its debut. Production is set to run from April to May 2026,...

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Rumiko Takahashi’s ‘Mao’ Sets Hulu, Disney+ Premiere as Viz Media Lands Rights

Rumiko Takahashi’s ‘Mao’ Sets Hulu, Disney+ Premiere as Viz Media Lands Rights

Viz Media has picked up North American and select international streaming rights to the anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s “Mao,” with the series launching April 4 on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disne...

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U2 Releases the Band’s Second Six-Song EP of 2026, ‘Easter Lily’

U2 Releases the Band’s Second Six-Song EP of 2026, ‘Easter Lily’

U2, which until this year had not released a batch of newly written material since 2017, is really starting to prolifically make up for lost time. At the stroke of midnight on the east coast, as Good...

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‘The Pitt’ Star Katherine LaNasa on Calling Out Robby’s ‘Terrifying’ Sabbatical Plan: Losing Him ‘Would Be Like Losing a Spouse’

‘The Pitt’ Star Katherine LaNasa on Calling Out Robby’s ‘Terrifying’ Sabbatical Plan: Losing Him ‘Would Be Like Losing a Spouse’

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “7:00 pm,” the 13th episode of “The Pitt” Season 2, now streaming on HBO Max. Katherine LaNasa says that her charge nurse character, Dana Evans, on “The...

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James Marsden Joins Jon Hamm for a High-Octane ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2: TV Review

James Marsden Joins Jon Hamm for a High-Octane ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2: TV Review

The lifestyles of the rich and famous are so often discussed and portrayed that it feels tawdry. These stories become dull tapestries of self-absorbed people doing self-obsessed things. However, in hi...

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Palm Springs ShortFest Returns in June – Film News in Brief

Palm Springs ShortFest Returns in June – Film News in Brief

The Palm Springs International ShortFest will return from June 23-29 for the 32nd annual showcase of short-form cinema. Last year, the fest programmed the Oscar-winning live action short “The Singers,...

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Tzruya ‘Suki’ Lahav, Original Bruce Springsteen Violinist Who Played on ‘Jungleland’ and Toured With E Street Band, Dies at 74

Tzruya ‘Suki’ Lahav, Original Bruce Springsteen Violinist Who Played on ‘Jungleland’ and Toured With E Street Band, Dies at 74

Tzruya “Suki” Lahav, an Israeli songwriter and poet who is best remembered by American music fans as a violinist who recorded and toured with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in the mid-’70s, d...

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Ryan Gosling Exits ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Directing Duo’s Next Movie

Ryan Gosling Exits ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Directing Duo’s Next Movie

Ryan Gosling will no longer star in the next film from the Oscar-winning directing duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Variety has confirmed. No reason was given for Gosling’s departure. Plot detail...

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CinemaCon: Sony Pictures Classics Replacing Row K Entertainment in Film Showcase Presentation (EXCLUSIVE)

CinemaCon: Sony Pictures Classics Replacing Row K Entertainment in Film Showcase Presentation (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Classics, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Call Me By Your Name,” will take the stage at CinemaCon. The indie film company will participate in the ex...

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Misua, Who Was Set to Appear on ‘Drag Race: Philippines’ Season 4, Dies at 27

Misua, Who Was Set to Appear on ‘Drag Race: Philippines’ Season 4, Dies at 27

“Drag Race: Philippines” star Misua died Thursday in the Philippines. Jason Elvie Ty was widely known by their stage name Misua. The news was confirmed by World of Wonder, the production team behind t...

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Colin Jost to Play Dentist and Drug Lord Larry Lavin in Drama Series Developing at Peacock

Colin Jost to Play Dentist and Drug Lord Larry Lavin in Drama Series Developing at Peacock

Peacock is in development on a drama series about dentist-turned-drug lord Larry Lavin. If ordered to series, Lavin will be played by Colin Jost with Alex Barnow serving as showrunner. The currently u...

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Jeff Shell Begins Preliminary Talks to Exit as Paramount President

Jeff Shell Begins Preliminary Talks to Exit as Paramount President

Jeff Shell’s legal team is engaged in preliminary talks with Paramount Skydance on a possible exit from the media giant. He currently serves as the company’s president. If Shell remains at Paramount,...

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‘Paradise’ Finale Reaches Season 2 High of 4.3 Million Viewers in Three Days

‘Paradise’ Finale Reaches Season 2 High of 4.3 Million Viewers in Three Days

The Season 2 finale of “Paradise” reached 4.3 million viewers in its first three days of streaming on Hulu and Disney+. That total marks a 35% increase in viewership compared to the season premiere, w...

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Sony Eyes Walter Cronkite Movie, Sets Screenwriter David Rothley to Adapt Biography on Legendary Anchor (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Eyes Walter Cronkite Movie, Sets Screenwriter David Rothley to Adapt Biography on Legendary Anchor (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures is mulling a biopic of legendary news man Walter Cronkite, Variety has learned. The “Spider-Man” studio has tapped screenwriter David Rothley to adapt esteemed academic Douglas Brinkley’...

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Music Industry Moves: Hudson Stone Signs With Hollywood Records; BMAC Launches ‘Voices of Tomorrow’ Talent Search

Music Industry Moves: Hudson Stone Signs With Hollywood Records; BMAC Launches ‘Voices of Tomorrow’ Talent Search

Hudson Stone, who stars as Desi in the Disney Channel movie “Camp Rock 3,” has signed an exclusive recording contract with Hollywood Records. The singer-actor, who turns 14 this month, will release hi...

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Blake Lively’s Sex Harassment Suit Against Co-Star Justin Baldoni Gutted by Judge

Blake Lively’s Sex Harassment Suit Against Co-Star Justin Baldoni Gutted by Judge

A judge has thrown out Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni, gutting her headline-grabbing lawsuit that followed the release of the domestic violence film “It Ends With Us.”...

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J.J. Abrams to Downsize Bad Robot, Production Company to Move From L.A. to New York

J.J. Abrams to Downsize Bad Robot, Production Company to Move From L.A. to New York

Big changes are underway at Bad Robot. Details are still coming together, but sources say J.J. Abrams is beginning to downsize the production banner. Sources were not clear on the exact number of cuts...

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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson Appear on ‘The Tonight Show’ and More Celeb Red Carpet Photos: April 2026

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson Appear on ‘The Tonight Show’ and More Celeb Red Carpet Photos: April 2026

April began with the continuation of Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s promotional tour for their new romantic dramedy “The Drama.” The two stopped by “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” ahead of a...

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Glenn Close to Be Honored With Hand and Footprint Ceremony During TCM Classic Film Festival

Glenn Close to Be Honored With Hand and Footprint Ceremony During TCM Classic Film Festival

Legendary actor Glenn Close is set to be immortalized outside will the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood with a hand and footprint ceremony. The ceremony will take place on May 1 as part of the 2026 TC...

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Fox Corp.’s Red Seat Ventures, Whose Creator Network Includes Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson, Debuts a Podcast Platform for Anyone to Launch Their Own Show

Fox Corp.’s Red Seat Ventures, Whose Creator Network Includes Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson, Debuts a Podcast Platform for Anyone to Launch Their Own Show

Red Seat Ventures, a division of Fox Corp’s Tubi Media Group, operates a network of shows from personalities including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly and Piers Morgan. Now, as part its par...

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Oscar Isaac Starred in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Act With Jennifer Lawrence and More, but ‘I Never Saw Any of Them Because I Was So Overheated’ in Costume: ‘Very Challenging’

Oscar Isaac Starred in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Act With Jennifer Lawrence and More, but ‘I Never Saw Any of Them Because I Was So Overheated’ in Costume: ‘Very Challenging’

Oscar Isaac appeared on the latest episode of “Hot Ones” and was asked about “X-Men: Apocalypse,” the 2016 comic book tentpole in which he played the eponymous villain under a 40-pound costume and var...

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‘Peaky Blinders’ Sequel First Look: Jamie Bell Takes Over as Duke Shelby From Barry Keoghan, Set 10 Years After ‘Immortal Man’ Movie

‘Peaky Blinders’ Sequel First Look: Jamie Bell Takes Over as Duke Shelby From Barry Keoghan, Set 10 Years After ‘Immortal Man’ Movie

Netflix has released a first look at the untitled sequel series to “Peaky Blinders,” starring Jamie Bell. He will star as Duke Shelby, the son of Cillian Murphy’s original lead character Thomas Shelby...

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Pooh Shiesty and His Father Arrested in Connection With Robbery and Kidnapping Involving Gucci Mane

Pooh Shiesty and His Father Arrested in Connection With Robbery and Kidnapping Involving Gucci Mane

Rapper Pooh Shiesty and his father are among the suspects arrested in connection with a kidnapping and robbery involving Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane and two others at a recording studio in Dallas in Jan...

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Kim Kardashian to Produce ‘Team Moms,’ Paramount+ Reality Show About Youth Baseball Families (EXCLUSIVE)

Kim Kardashian to Produce ‘Team Moms,’ Paramount+ Reality Show About Youth Baseball Families (EXCLUSIVE)

Kim Kardashian is hoping to hit it out of the park as the executive producer of a new reality series about competitive youth baseball families. Titled “Team Moms,” the show has been greenlit at Paramo...

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Dan + Shay on the Suicide Prevention Theme of Their New Song, ‘Say So,’ and Dedicating It to Their Late Mentor, Warner Chappell Head Ben Vaughn (EXCLUSIVE)

Dan + Shay on the Suicide Prevention Theme of Their New Song, ‘Say So,’ and Dedicating It to Their Late Mentor, Warner Chappell Head Ben Vaughn (EXCLUSIVE)

As one of the most popular duos in country music (or country-pop crossover), Dan + Shay are known as serious romantics, to the point where they acknowledge and joke about how many marches down the ais...

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David E. Kelley to Develop ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’ Series at Apple TV, Matt Reeves to Direct

David E. Kelley to Develop ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’ Series at Apple TV, Matt Reeves to Direct

David E. Kelley is setting his sights on a TV adaptation of “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” Variety has learned from sources. Kelley is set to write a TV adaptation of the beloved Tom Wolfe novel for A...

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Kanye West Brings Back the Old Kanye — Sometimes — at First U.S. Solo Show Since 2021: Concert Review

Kanye West Brings Back the Old Kanye — Sometimes — at First U.S. Solo Show Since 2021: Concert Review

At least as the stage design suggested, Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) was standing on top of the world last night at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium — a barely veiled metaphor strung acros...

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OpenAI Buys TBPN, a Daily Tech Talk Show, to Help Drive ‘Constructive Conversation’ About AI

OpenAI Buys TBPN, a Daily Tech Talk Show, to Help Drive ‘Constructive Conversation’ About AI

Artificial-intelligence giant OpenAI has acquired TBPN, aka the Technology Business Programming Network, a media start-up that hosts a talk show about Silicon Valley and finance that has streamed onli...

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‘Wizard of Id,’ ‘B.C.’ Comics to Be Adapted by New Production Company Under the Umbrella

‘Wizard of Id,’ ‘B.C.’ Comics to Be Adapted by New Production Company Under the Umbrella

Created by Goodman Pictures and director Tim Johnson, the newly-formed Underneath the Umbrella Productions has acquired the rights to adapt the comic strips “B.C.” and “Wizard of Id,” along with the f...

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Louis C.K. Returns to Netflix With New Special and Headlining Comedy Show at Hollywood Bowl

Louis C.K. Returns to Netflix With New Special and Headlining Comedy Show at Hollywood Bowl

Louis C.K. returns to Netflix with a new stand-up special, “Ridiculous,” which will premiere on the streamer this summer. The comic will also headline the Hollywood Bowl on May 5 as part of the Netfli...

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‘The Pitt’ Ups Ayesha Harris to Series Regular for Season 3, Supriya Ganesh Exits (EXCLUSIVE)

‘The Pitt’ Ups Ayesha Harris to Series Regular for Season 3, Supriya Ganesh Exits (EXCLUSIVE)

There’s a casting shakeup at “The Pitt.” Variety has learned exclusively that Ayesha Harris, who plays senior night shift resident Dr. Parker Ellis, has been promoted to series regular going into the...

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Donald Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General

Donald Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General

President Donald Trump has fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, while praising her as having done “a tremendous job” in cracking down on crime during her nearly 14-month tenure. In a post on his Tru...

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Mubi Buys ‘Minotaur’ From Oscar-Nominated Russian Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev for North America, the U.K. and More Territories (EXCLUSIVE)

Mubi Buys ‘Minotaur’ From Oscar-Nominated Russian Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev for North America, the U.K. and More Territories (EXCLUSIVE)

Mubi has bought “Minotaur,” the anticipated next film by Andrey Zvyagintsev, the two-time Oscar-nominated Russian filmmaker of “Loveless” and “Leviathan” for North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Aust...

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Ramy Youssef Sets HBO Comedy Special ‘In Love’ Joking About Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, AI and More

Ramy Youssef Sets HBO Comedy Special ‘In Love’ Joking About Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, AI and More

Ramy Youssef has set his third HBO comedy special. Premiering on April 17, “Ramy Youssef: In Love” was filmed at the Hideout in Chicago and directed by “The Bear” creator Chris Storer. The official lo...

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Netflix Orders Limited Series ‘The Corrections’ Starring Meryl Streep

Netflix Orders Limited Series ‘The Corrections’ Starring Meryl Streep

Netflix has ordered up the limited series “The Corrections” starring Meryl Streep, Variety has confirmed. The show, based on the Jonathan Franzen novel of the same name, was first reported to be on th...

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WME Takes Sales on Yana Alliata’s SXSW Drama ‘Reeling,’ Executive Produced by Werner Herzog — Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

WME Takes Sales on Yana Alliata’s SXSW Drama ‘Reeling,’ Executive Produced by Werner Herzog — Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

The William Morris Endeavor Agency has taken world sales on “Reeling,” a first feature from Italian-American Yana Alliata. The film is executive produced by Werner Herzog and premiered in March at the...

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Sam Altman Felt ‘Terrible’ Telling Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro About OpenAI’s Decision to Kill Off Sora, Says Companies Still Looking to Collaborate

Sam Altman Felt ‘Terrible’ Telling Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro About OpenAI’s Decision to Kill Off Sora, Says Companies Still Looking to Collaborate

Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman broke the news to newly installed Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro that the AI giant was killing off the Sora video-gen platform — before Disney was able to launch its characte...

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Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’

Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’

Olivia Rodrigo has announced that her new album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” will be released on June 12 via Geffen Records. The singer revealed the news on Instagram, which she wiped...

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‘Six the Musical Live,’ Filmed Version of Broadway Hit, to Debut on the Big Screen This Summer

‘Six the Musical Live,’ Filmed Version of Broadway Hit, to Debut on the Big Screen This Summer

Focus Features will release a filmed version of Broadway’s “Six” on the big screen over the summer. It will land in domestic cinemas on Aug. 14. “Six” imagines the wives of Henry VIII as a pop icons,...

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‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to Be Honored by City Year Los Angeles (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to Be Honored by City Year Los Angeles (EXCLUSIVE)

City Year Los Angeles will honor “Project Hail Mary” filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, along with education leader Pedro Noguera, at its 15th annual Spring Break Gala on April 25 at Univers...

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‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series From Seth MacFarlane, Chris Yost Lands at Peacock (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series From Seth MacFarlane, Chris Yost Lands at Peacock (EXCLUSIVE)

The live-action “Dungeon Crawler Carl” TV series is now officially in development at Peacock, Variety has learned. Based on the LitRPG book series of the same name by Matt Dinniman, the project was or...

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Andrew Mohsen Appointed El Gouna Film Festival Artistic Director, Replacing Marianne Khoury

Andrew Mohsen Appointed El Gouna Film Festival Artistic Director, Replacing Marianne Khoury

Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has appointed Andrew Mohsen as its new artistic director for the fest’s ninth edition, which will run Oct. 15-23. Mohsen will replace Egyptian filmmaker Marianne Khoury,...

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‘Euphoria’ to Screen at Coachella

No need to wipe off that glittery makeup after a weekend of desert raving: “Euphoria” will screen at Coachella. The Season 3 premiere of the HBO drama will play in the campgrounds of the festival on S...

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Bong Joon Ho Reveals First Look at Debut Animated Feature ‘Ally,’ Set for 2027 Release

Bong Joon Ho Reveals First Look at Debut Animated Feature ‘Ally,’ Set for 2027 Release

Bong Joon Ho has unveiled the first look at “Ally,” his debut animated feature, a project the filmmaker has been developing since 2019 and one that represents a significant new creative direction afte...

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Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Launches to Biggest Opening Day of 2026 With $34.5 Million

Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Launches to Biggest Opening Day of 2026 With $34.5 Million

Universal and Illumination’s animated adventure “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is off to a super start at the domestic box office, igniting to $34.5 million on opening day. Those ticket sales mark the...

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Emmy Predictions: Limited/Anthology Series — ‘DTF St. Louis’ Builds Momentum as Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ Leads Crowded Field

Emmy Predictions: Limited/Anthology Series — ‘DTF St. Louis’ Builds Momentum as Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ Leads Crowded Field

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and To...

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Isabel Coixet’s ‘Three Goodbyes’ to Open Revamped Istanbul Film Festival

Isabel Coixet’s ‘Three Goodbyes’ to Open Revamped Istanbul Film Festival

Isabel Coixet’s Rome-set drama “Three Goodbyes,” starring Italian A-listers Alba Rorhwacher and Elio Germano, will open the 45th Istanbul Film Festival that will run April 9-19. The festival — which...

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Emmy Predictions: Comedy Series — Amazon Eyes Dominance With ‘Spider-Noir’ and ‘Jury Duty’ as HBO’s ‘Hacks’ Returns for Final Bow

Emmy Predictions: Comedy Series — Amazon Eyes Dominance With ‘Spider-Noir’ and ‘Jury Duty’ as HBO’s ‘Hacks’ Returns for Final Bow

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‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Sets Behind-the-Scenes Special ‘Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic’

‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Sets Behind-the-Scenes Special ‘Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic’

It’s time for a sneak peek at Hogwarts. On April 5, HBO will debut a special taking viewers behind the scenes of its upcoming adaptation of the “Harry Potter” books. “Finding Harry: The Craft Behind t...

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Will ‘60 Minutes’ Chief Tanya Simon Stay in Role? CBS News Faces Decision in Potential Shake-Up (EXCLUSIVE)

Will ‘60 Minutes’ Chief Tanya Simon Stay in Role? CBS News Faces Decision in Potential Shake-Up (EXCLUSIVE)

At “60 Minutes,” precious seconds are ticking. Tanya Simon, only the fourth executive producer in the history of the long-running newsmagazine, could be removed from the role later this year if CBS Ne...

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New ‘Batman,’ ‘Looney Tunes,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Titles to Be Unveiled at Annecy

New ‘Batman,’ ‘Looney Tunes,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Titles to Be Unveiled at Annecy

Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, and Warner Home Entertainment will bring “Batman: Knightfall” to France’s Annecy Animation Festival. The feature film, helmed by WB Animation veteran director Jeff...

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Emei Signs With Nice Life-Atlantic Records (EXCLUSIVE)

Emei Signs With Nice Life-Atlantic Records (EXCLUSIVE)

Chinese-American singer Emei has signed with Atlantic in partnership with Nice Life Records, which is also home to the Marias and Lizzo, the companies announced on Thursday. She will release the title...

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‘Dead Mall’ Comic Series Set for Movie Adaptation; Michael Varrati to Write Cosmic Horror Screenplay (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Dead Mall’ Comic Series Set for Movie Adaptation; Michael Varrati to Write Cosmic Horror Screenplay (EXCLUSIVE)

Dark Horse comics series “Dead Mall” is making its way to the big screen. Production company Not the Funeral Home has optioned writer Adam Cesare and artist David Stoll’s four-issue series for a featu...

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