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Matt Gutman, an ABC News veteran, will join CBS News in what is expected to be a prominent on air role, making him the first on-screen talent to join the Paramount Skydance news division…
Soaked festival-goers were still trying to bypass confused security guards when lauded American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky unexpectedly entered Cinema 1 at the Red Sea Film Festival home…
BFI Distribution has acquired U.K.-Ireland theatrical rights to Imran Perretta’s debut “Ish,” which premiered earlier this year in Venice’s Critics’ Week, where it won the Audience Award,…
While Jimmy Kimmel noted his contract extension with Disney during Monday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” he also jabbed at President Donald Trump for the job he did as host of…
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart called out Donald Trump for accepting FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize while simultaneously escalating tensions between the United…
The Big Bang Theory is, at its heart, about relationships. The geek culture references, cameos, and science speak are dressings, and funny ones at that. But from the very beginning, the…
“Baahubali” star Tamannaah Bhatia has been cast as actor Jayashree in the upcoming Indian biographical drama “V. Shantaram,” joining Siddhant Chaturvedi in the epic chronicle of the…
Reality TV reunion specials aren’t just a beloved staple of the genre—they’re supposed to deliver the perfect finale. Ever since Survivor and later the Bravo universe set the standard,…
The Season 12 finale of Chicago P.D. suggested that Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) crossed one too many lines in orchestrating the cold-blood murder of corrupt Deputy Chief Reid (Shawn Hatosy),…
With the holiday season in full swing, it’s no surprise that the number one movie on Prime Video is a brand-new Christmas comedy. Michael Showalter’s Oh. What. Fun., starring Michelle…
Welcome to Variety Awards HQ! Your weekly command center for the Oscars race. It’s Dec. 8, 2025, and we’re deep in the thick of it. The past seven days have been a whirlwind of major…
James Cameron revealed in an interview with Discussing Film that he received pushback from the studio when he decided to expand the number of “Avatar” sequels from three films to four.…
Joel Edgerton was named best perfomer in a film for “Train Dreams” at the Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF). Suzannah Herbert’s “Natchez” took home the One in a Million Award, presented to…
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” now playing in theaters. Freddy Fazbear and his friends have done it again. The bloodthirsty animatronics…
President Donald Trump said he’s withholding judgment about whether Paramount Skydance‘s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery or Netflix‘s deal with WBD should prevail. At a White House…
Artists Equity, the studio founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, has hired veteran producer and executive Amy Baer as its president of film and television. Since it launched in 2022,…
At the end of “Wicked,” Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba leaps out of the Emerald City palace window in her velvet cape with her hat, and she flies off on her broom. “That is the moment where she…
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) as they return to the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint, only for Irish vampires to interrupt their…
Mariah Carey has lodged a record-tying 19th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” rides the holiday wave back to the top of the charts. The recurrent…
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Paramount Skydance goes hostile for Warner Bros. Discovery. Will David Ellison bust up WBD’s engagement to Netflix? And Variety’s Brent Lang…
For the first time in a while, the Golden Globes nominations felt truly international, reflecting its membership. Once derided as “star fuckers,” the group really leaned into critical…
Paramount promised to release more than 30 films theatrically as the company launched its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. In a call with press and investors on Monday, the…
Has Nicholas Hoult gone over to the dark side? Speaking at Variety Lounge presented by Red Sea Film Festival, the actor acknowledged that characters such as Lex Luthor in “Superman,” as…
Piers Morgan isn’t exactly an upstart in the media world, but he’s acting as if he’s got the mojo of a young digital influencer. The former Daily Mirror editor, “Good Morning Britain”…
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