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Seth Meyers criticized CBS during the NBCUniversal upfront, while Quinta Brunson discussed her success with 'Abbott Elementary.' Meanwhile, 'The Rookie: North' was ordered to series by ABC. These events highlight ongoing developments in television and media.
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Deadline
Filmmaker John Campopiano has wrapped production on The Farmer And The Shark, a feature documentary about Jaws actor Craig Kingsbury. The film’s synopsis reads: “The Farmer And The Shark focuses on the unique influence Kingsbury had on the film, from both behind and in front of the camera, as the em
2026-05-01 11:52 UTC
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Good afternoon Insiders, welcome welcome. Busy week and we’ve got the rundown for you below. Max Goldbart here penning the newsletter. Sign up here. Saudi Retreat Less washing: The actions of nations like Saudi Arabia led terms such as “sportswashing” and “culturewashing̶
2026-05-01 11:53 UTC
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Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik, who was hospitalized last month with an unspecified illness, has canceled all U.S. dates for the 2026 tour behind his “Konnakol” album. However, dates in the U.K. and Mexico later this month, which take place before the U.S. tour was scheduled to b
2026-05-01 15:32 UTC
Rolling Stone
Hawke talks about making Maitreya Corso, being influenced by Sadie Sink and Taylor Swift, and much more in our new interview
2026-05-01 15:33 UTC
Variety
The Ridenhour Prize is given each year for displaying courage via journalism, but one of its new recipients on Thursday night showed a little concern about her future. After receiving one of the awards Thursday night in Washington D.C. — they are given to candidates “who persevere in act
2026-05-01 15:36 UTC
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Writer and director Joseph Sperber’s political murder mystery film “Behind Closed Doors” has announced its cast as it begins production in Los Angeles. Elijah Reed (“Doom Patrol”), Nick Samson (“Poser”), Melissa Alce (“Matlock”), Christian Haines
2026-05-01 21:19 UTC
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As Olivia Rodrigo prepares to pull double-duty this weekend on Saturday Night Live, she has support from a fellow musical guest. The 3x Grammy winner, who makes her hosting debut and her third performance as musical guest Saturday on the NBC sketch comedy show, revealed that Jack White left her some
2026-05-01 21:21 UTC
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After starring in multiple Star Wars projects, including Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s lauded recent series Andor, Diego Luna is expanding his relationship with Disney as one of the stars of the live-action Tangled movie, based on the studio’s Academy Award-nominated 2010 animated feature, Dea
2026-05-01 21:24 UTC
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Henry Cavill, Karen Gillan and Russell Crowe are in Scotland filming a remake of the cult 1980s film.
2026-05-01 21:57 UTC
BBC News
The sequel's stars on what's changed since the original, and why the film still resonates with women.
2026-05-01 23:52 UTC
Variety
James Marsden will host a special reunion episode of “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” in which he will interview the cast of the social experiment series and its unwitting hero, Anthony Norman. Out April 10, the episode will also include never-before-seen footage from the Amazon sh
2026-04-03 14:00 UTC
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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 catalog will now be available for streaming on Nebula. Per Nebula, Melikdjanian’s
2026-04-03 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The Grammy-winning R&B star offers an update on his Mutt follow-up and discusses the unique performance he recorded for a new concert series from Delta and YouTube
2026-04-03 14:09 UTC
Variety
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 Gollum, confirmed in an interview with ScreenRant that Aragorn will be recast in the ne
2026-04-03 14:11 UTC
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Comedian Eugene Mirman is on the mend. After a scary car crash in New Hampshire on Tuesday that saw his 2026 Lucid Gravity catch fire, Mirman took to his socials to assure fans that he’s “doing relatively alright, all things considered.” Posting a photo of himself with a bandaged r
2026-04-03 15:15 UTC
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Megan Thee Stallion was greeted by a full house when she returned to Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical last night, two days after she took ill mid-performance and was diagnosed with, among other things, extreme exhaustion. Deadline hears the Thursday evening performance was already headed t
2026-04-03 15:20 UTC
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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, and Sev Ohanian executive producing on behalf of Proximity Media. Iole Lucchese and Cai
2026-04-03 16:00 UTC
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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 inspired by the media company’s original films and series, the first of which is “The Fabric of Faith,”
2026-04-03 16:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The drummer is also taking it back to 1997 with a new Orange County Drum & Percussion line, available at Guitar Center stores
2026-04-03 16:00 UTC
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Production has officially begun on the second season of Mara Brock Akil’s Forever at Netflix. The show has also added three new faces — one series regular and two recurring — to its cast. Malaika Guttoh has joined the cast as a series regular with Avery Wills Jr. (Swagger, Shooting Stars) and Tre Mc
2026-05-08 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: The Lighthouse International Film Festival has announced the documentary lineup for its upcoming 18th edition, a slate boasting some of the most talked about nonfiction films of the year. The cinematic event running June 10-14 on Long Beach Island, NJ will feature My NDA, directed by Juli
2026-05-08 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Actress and country singer Jana Kramer (One Tree Hill, Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story) is set to make her directorial debut on Love Song for My Texas Ranger, an independent, music-driven romantic drama currently in production in Texas. Kramer will also star in the film. She
2026-05-08 14:14 UTC
Variety
After 20 years and two blockbuster films, does “The Devil Wears Prada” director David Frankel really think “that’s all” for Miranda Priestly and her reign as the terrifying editor-in-chief of Runway magazine? “I said, ‘Never again,’ and here we are,” Frankel says with a laugh. “So, I certainly would
2026-05-08 15:15 UTC
Rolling Stone
Jimmy Fallon shared the news about the band's rendition during Ronnie Wood's appearance on The Tonight Show
2026-05-08 15:16 UTC
Deadline
ABC has made the final scripted renewal decision for the 2026-27 season, and it has gone the same way the other nine before it did — with a pickup. The network has renewed its freshman drama series R.J. Decker starring Scott Speedman for a second season. With that, ABC has accomplished a rare
2026-05-08 16:00 UTC
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Steven Knight’s Oasis documentary will hit theaters in September, featuring the first joint interview with the Gallagher brothers in more than 25 years. Disney has officially confirmed the doc and said it will drop for a limited theatrical run including IMAX on September 11, before moving to D
2026-05-08 16:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: NFL star Cameron ‘Cam’ Heyward is the subject of a new documentary feature from Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Sports Collective. The untitled feature is being directed by Taylor (Black and Blue, The Intruder) and produced by Roxanne Avent Taylor, Ephraim Salaam, Deo
2026-05-08 16:03 UTC
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ABC said that the the FCC’s efforts to restrict political candidates from appearing on shows like The View amount to a violation of its First Amendment rights, pushing back on Trump-appointed Brendan Carr’s efforts to use his regulatory authority to threaten broadcasters. In a filing wit
2026-05-08 16:04 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Bergara (BuzzFeed Unsolved, Ghost Files) and Kevin Kreider (Bling Empire, The Traitors) will star in Jennifer Zhang’s Cannes-bound feature Trüebadour. Avatar Entertainment will introduce the feature to international buyers, with early conversations on the sci-fi/horror beginnin
2026-05-08 16:06 UTC
Rolling Stone
The artist shared what music everyone should have on their playlist and discussed why she hasn't been on tour in three years
2026-05-08 16:08 UTC
Rolling Stone
The cult-favorite style just got a warm-weather upgrade, with chunky slides and strappy sandals in a range of colors and prints
2026-05-08 16:08 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Fox Entertainment has selected the four Fellows for its 2026 Writers Incubator, an initiative designed to nurture and provide support to four writers of all genres, including comedy, drama and animation. Selected from over 1,200 submissions, Mateo Gomez, Isa Moon, Chiara Motley and Brandy
2026-05-08 16:15 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed actress Emeraude Toubia for representation across the board. Toubia is best known for starring in Gloria Calderón Kellett’s Prime Video romantic comedy series With Love, as well as Freeform’s fantasy series Shadowhunters, based on Ca
2026-05-08 16:20 UTC
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Paramount CEO David Ellison will receive a $50 million cash award and restricted stock units, or RSUs, valued at $100 million after the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery closes. In compensation actions “in connection with our pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery,”
2026-05-08 16:20 UTC
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Black Bear and Artists Equity have partnered on the dramatic feature A Woman in the Sun, starring Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek alongside rising star Mia Threapleton. A Woman in the Sun follows a month in the life of Claire Keating, a bartender on Nantucket and part of the island’
2026-05-08 22:00 UTC
Variety
Before “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” there was “Prognosis: Negative,” a film script written by Larry David in the 1980s that was never produced. Thanks to a Reddit user from Rochester, N.Y., a 1983 draft of the screenplay has been uploaded to the internet
2026-05-08 22:02 UTC
Variety
The social satire “Our Hero, Balthazar” has an incredibly dark logline: A young man named Balthazar (Jaeden Martell), who spends time forcing tears for online videos lamenting gun violence, travels to Texas to intervene with a person who he believes to be a potential school shooter (Asa
2026-05-08 22:07 UTC
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Universal’s Halle Bailey and Rege-Jean Page romance You, Me & Tuscany did $750K in previews at 2,550 theaters from showtimes that began at 2PM. The $18M production is only expected to file in the high single digits this weekend. The Will Packer produced movie comps to the previews of Sony/
2026-04-10 14:47 UTC
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You don’t need to be a tech mogul to watch “The Audacity,” the new AMC drama that tells the story of a Silicon Valley guru who must navigate his way around a consumer data scandal. But if you want to get people to watch the show, a little experience with platforms, devices and potential customer bas
2026-04-10 14:49 UTC
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Vertical has acquired U.S. rights in an early pre-sale deal to Oscar-nominee Andrew Niccol’s crime thriller Lords of War from Oscar-winning studio Vendôme Pictures (CODA), who produced and financed the film. Vertical will show off the pic’s footage at CinemaCon next week in Las Vegas, ahead of
2026-04-10 15:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The Houston rap star is a sparkling diamond in Moulin Rouge!, turning the theater into a nightly Hot Girl summit
2026-04-10 15:06 UTC
Rolling Stone
The actor opened up about his past mental health struggles in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter
2026-04-10 15:09 UTC
Deadline
It’s an energized indie weekend with a high potential crop of new specialty releases from wide to limited, original, and based off a hit video game, a cult horror and Shakespeare. BTS is back in concert with a global livestream and a documentary on Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman has strong presales
2026-04-10 18:00 UTC
Variety
Stephanie Elam will leave CNN, where she has worked as a correspondent for more than twenty years over two different stints. Elam has in recent years worked as a Los Angeles-based correspondent. In remarks released via social media, she did not reveal any next steps she might take. “For more t
2026-04-10 18:15 UTC
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Paramount today held its first upfront presentation since the company last held court at Carnegie Hall in 2022. The event at the Paramount Theatre on the historic studio lot in Los Angeles, held almost a month ahead of the traditional upfront week, was the first upfront for New Paramount following t
2026-04-17 05:04 UTC
Variety
Larry King is back on CNN — sort of. King, who anchored an evening interview program on the network for a quarter of a century, will be featured anew by CNN, but this time on its streaming properties. “The Best of Larry King,” a curated collection of interviews drawn from archival
2026-04-17 14:00 UTC
Variety
A live-action TV series based on Lee Falk’s classic comic strip “The Phantom” is in the works from “Candy Cane Lane” and “Sidney” filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, Variety has learned. Hudlin will direct and produce the TV series, which is in the development stage at the
2026-04-17 14:08 UTC
Deadline
Little more than 50 days into her new job, the biggest news of Priya Dogra’s Channel 4 era has arrived: Ian Katz, the UK network’s longest-serving chief content officer, is stepping down in a few months. With that, one of the biggest jobs in British television has opened up at a crucial,
2026-04-17 14:11 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: A series adaptation of Penn Cole’s bestselling romantasy book Spark of the Everflame is in the works for the screen. Hulu has taken in for development Everflame, a drama based on Cole’s first book in the popular romance fantasy series, The Kindred’s Curse Saga, from Deat
2026-04-17 16:30 UTC
Rolling Stone
The project features three new alt-pop tracks, two of which the singer debuted at Coachella last week
2026-04-17 16:31 UTC
Rolling Stone
The East Texas songwriter is earning praise for new album Blue Stars. He'll celebrate by making his Grand Ole Opry debut
2026-04-17 16:42 UTC
Variety
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” is bringing back original series cast member Jennifer Stone, Variety has learned exclusively. Stone is set to guest star in the upcoming third and final season of the Disney series, which serves as the sequel to “Wizards of Waverly Place.” She w
2026-04-17 17:00 UTC
Variety
Director Chris Stokes has signed an exclusive 20-picture deal with Turnstr+, a new streaming platform. His forthcoming film, “Forever, This Ring,” will debut when the platform launches on October 2. Taye Diggs, Erica Mena, Loretta Devine, Marques Houston, Malik Whitfield and La’Myia Good st
2026-04-17 17:00 UTC
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SPOILER ALERT: The following will reveal plot points from the Season 2 finale of HBO Max‘s The Pitt. Fans of The Pitt‘s nighttime crew have been heard. Series star and executive producer Noah Wyle is aware of how much more time viewers would like to spend with the folks from the Pittsburgh Tra
2026-04-17 17:04 UTC
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CBS dropped a bombshell at its fall 2026 schedule reveal Wednesday by announcing new series NCIS: New York starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan from Emmy-winning The Pitt creator R. Scott Gemmill. This is a very rare scenario where the lead/co-lead of one spinoff in a franchise, NCIS: Los Angeles‘
2026-04-17 17:04 UTC
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Pedro Pascal wasn’t about to sit around and wait for invitation to be a part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show. Instead, the “Last of Us” star reached out to the Grammy-winning superstar’s team. “I wanted to participate in any way – literally a volunteer position, like serving coffee if needed
2026-04-17 17:19 UTC
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French actress Leïla Bekhti has been announced as President of the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard Jury. She will be joined by Senegalese producer Angèle Diabang, Lebanon’s composer Khaled Mouzanar, Italy’s director Laura Samani, and France’s director Thomas Cailley. Bekhti follows in
2026-04-17 17:23 UTC
Rolling Stone
"It was a very high honor to have him on the podium for our shows," band says
2026-04-24 16:54 UTC
Rolling Stone
The triple-threat legend talks about revamping a Woody Guthrie classic into an anti-Trump anthem and why older generations are responsible for calling out fascism
2026-04-24 16:54 UTC
Variety
A 26-year-old suspect has been arrested for leaking Paramount+’s “The Legend Of Aang: The Last Airbender.” The confirmation comes from sources after Singapore’s Strait Time reported on the news. Paramount+ had been investigating the online leak of its upcoming film, and
2026-04-24 16:56 UTC
Deadline
Here is Deadline’s annual list of premiere dates for new and returning TV series. Updated daily, the roster covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting throughout 2026, many still listed as TBA (to be announced). It includes series premieres, season debuts, shows return
2026-03-27 12:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The singer-songwriter describes how she challenged societal norms on her newly announced second LP and single “Dirty Habit”
2026-03-27 13:47 UTC
Variety
Josh Duhamel appeared on a recent episode of Megyn Kelly’s podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and shared his opinion that actors should stay silent on politics. “I have real strong opinions about things but I don’t really talk about it because it’s like, ‘Why would I al
2026-03-27 13:51 UTC
Variety
“Heavyweight,” Christopher M. Anthony’s debut feature starring Jordan Bolger, Nicholas Pinnock and Jason Isaacs, has set its U.S. release. The British boxing drama is getting a limited theatrical release as well as a VOD release starting July 21 in the U.S. Meanwhile, it’s la
2026-03-27 13:54 UTC
Variety
It’s no overstatement to say that a lot of today’s pop music would not sound the way it does without Robyn. Her self-titled 2005 album and its follow-up “Body Talk” paved the way for and contextualized a genre once called “intellipop” — a cringe and condescending term that has aged very badly, but a
2026-03-27 13:59 UTC
Rolling Stone
Here's how to score up to 40% off Abercrombie & Fitch's best-sellers
2026-03-27 15:10 UTC
Rolling Stone
More than 100,000 people die every year from opioid overdoses — and some believe the new class of drugs could help save those lives
2026-03-27 15:12 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Pretty Little Liars and Truth Or Dare star Lucy Hale is set to star in romantic fantasy feature Vision Board, which Concourse Media is launching ahead of next week’s Cannes market. Written by author Morgan Matson, the film will be directed by Peter Hutchings and marks his third coll
2026-05-04 15:35 UTC
Variety
Willy Loman — washed up, beaten down and trying to ride a little longer on a smile and a shoeshine before he’s kicked to the curb — has been a staple of Broadway since Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” first electrified audiences in 1949 with its searing portr
2026-05-04 15:35 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Schwarzenegger has joined the S. Craig Zahler movie, The Bookie & The Bruiser, where he will star in a dual role opposite Vince Vaughn and Theo James. The Bookie & The Bruiser is set in 1959 New York City and features a pensive, Jewish fellow named Rivner (James) and an ov
2026-05-04 15:42 UTC
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Amanda Kozlowski, Lionsgate’s longtime executive strategist and interim Head of Marketing, has been appointed to President of Worldwide Marketing of the Motion Picture Group. In her new position, Kozlowski will continue to play a role in shaping the studio’s brand strategy and franchise strategy, in
2026-05-04 17:30 UTC
Variety
Jenna Elfman is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Fox series “The Interrogator.” Elfman will appear alongside series lead Stephen Fry in the show as well as fellow cast members Luke Kleintank and Michael Beach. The series was originally announced in February with a straight
2026-05-04 17:39 UTC
Rolling Stone
The grandson of the revered songwriter Terry Allen, the 23-year-old is bridging generations of Lone Star state artists — and playing Rolling Stone's upcoming Stateside festival
2026-05-04 17:41 UTC
Rolling Stone
"I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing," Cudi says
2026-05-04 17:42 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed reality television star, entrepreneur and DJ Kyle Cooke for representation. Cooke will be represented across film and television, brand partnerships, and digital media, with a focus on expanding his footprint across entertainment and consumer products.
2026-04-06 17:45 UTC
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The final trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 has arrived, featuring an original song, “Runway” by Lady Gaga and Doechii. Watch it above and below. The clip also teases some plot points of the sequel film to the original 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. At the beginning, Andy Sachs
2026-04-06 17:47 UTC
Rolling Stone
The singer, born Montero Hill, will have his criminal case dismissed if he continues his treatment for bipolar disorder and obeys all laws for the next two years
2026-04-06 17:49 UTC
Variety
Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen is giving Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” two thumbs up. Hansen, along with fellow Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, got to see the blockbuster before they set out on their own space expedition; the four-person crew i
2026-04-06 17:56 UTC
Variety
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 on April 30 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by a release on Amazon Prime Video on May
2026-04-06 19:15 UTC
Deadline
Kyle Brandt returned to Good Morning Football after taking some time off during the NFL off-season and addressed being part of ESPN after their takeover of the NFL Network. “It’s great to be here. Thrilled to be here on ESPNFLNetwork. Right? That’s our deal. That’s our thing,
2026-04-06 19:17 UTC
Rolling Stone
The news isn't official, but the Emmy-winning actress suggested the series finale was near on The Drew Barrymore Show
2026-04-06 19:23 UTC
Deadline
Arise Artists Agency continues to expand its nonfiction and alternative programming division, bringing on Derek Blum as an Unscripted Agent. Blum most recently spent over two years at Innovative Artists Agency, following a more than six-year tenure at A3 Artists Agency, where he worked alongside Bri
2026-04-06 19:27 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Vorteks, the genre label of Dubai-based sales agency Cercamon, has picked up worldwide rights to Michele Fiascaris’ psychological thriller Rain Catcher, starring UK actor Dudley O’Shaughnessy in his first leading feature film role, for a Cannes sales launch. The work, which is in post-pro
2026-05-11 08:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: A live experince firm that has produced concerts for Top Gun: Maverick and David Attenborough’s Ocean has secured a £2.6M ($3.5M) investment. Esk obtained the money via a funding round led by Maven Capital Partners and provided by the Maven Venture Capital Trusts along with the Brit
2026-05-11 08:00 UTC
Variety
Fox has revealed a fall schedule with just two nights of series that aren’t sports or reality TV and no new shows — once again saving the lion’s share of its scripted programming for midseason. That means new freshman entries — including the long-awaited return of “Baywatch,” as well as crime thrill
2026-05-11 13:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Matt Bomer (Outcome, Fellow Travelers) has joined Season 2 of Peacock and Sky’s spy thriller drama The Day of the Jackal as a recurring opposite star Eddie Redmayne. Details about Bomer’s character are being kept under wraps but I hear he is playing a villain. On Season 2 of T
2026-05-11 14:00 UTC
Variety
Tom Burke has joined the cast of “Please,” the next feature from “Babygirl” writer/director Halina Reijn and A24. The British star of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Souvenir” joins Gracie Abrams in the feature, with the Grammy-nominated singer-song
2026-05-11 14:00 UTC
Variety
Kino Lorber has acquired the Sundance documentary “Soul Patrol.“ The documentary which premiered earlier this year during the film festival, is based on the bestselling memoir by Ed Emanuel. Directed by J.M Harper, the film was an official selection at the True/False Film Festival, Full
2026-05-11 14:00 UTC
Deadline
Schmigadoon! and The Balusters were named the outstanding Broadway musical and play, respectively, by the Outer Critics Circle today. Ragtime was named outstanding musical revival and Death of a Salesman the outstanding play revival. The Outer Critics Circle is the official organization of writers o
2026-05-11 14:00 UTC
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Fox is touting its strength coming off a successful 2025-26 broadcast season, led by a few new breakout hits for the network. Memory of a Killer tallied 18.4M viewers across platforms in 35 days, ranking as broadcast’s top drama debut of the season among adults 18-49 and delivering the largest
2026-05-11 14:00 UTC
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Tom Burke (The Souvenir) has inked a deal to join Grammy nominee Gracie Abrams in Please, A24’s new film from Babygirl and Bodies Bodies Bodies helmer Halina Reijn. Character details are under wraps, as is the plot of the picture. Reijn’s frequent collaborator David Hinojosa is set to pr
2026-05-11 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. buyer Angel has acquired U.S. rights from AGC Studios to Taika Waititi family film Fing!, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Angel, which operates an audience-driven model, has been taking on higher profile titles in the past 12 months and this is the latest in that mould a
2026-05-11 14:04 UTC
Rolling Stone
“She lives on in our hearts as a visionary, ground-breaking woman whose story is as powerful as it is relevant today," singer said
2026-05-11 14:06 UTC
Variety
French screen legend Isabelle Huppert is set to star in her first British film, “Lineage,” the hot new feature from acclaimed filmmaker Yann Demange (“Top Boy,” “71”). She’ll star opposite Dali Benssalah, Adam Bessa and award-winning global recording artist
2026-05-11 16:18 UTC
Rolling Stone
Abrams' third studio album, co-produced and co-written with Aaron Dessner, will drop July 17, preceded by first single "Hit the Wall"
2026-05-11 16:19 UTC
Variety
Gracie Abrams has announced her third album “Daughter From Hell,” releasing on July 17 via Interscope Records. The singer-songwriter revealed the title of the project on social media on Monday morning. “Whoa whoa whoa,” she wrote in a caption. “Freaking out. I am so rea
2026-05-11 16:23 UTC
Variety
Starting on Friday, June 5, the Nintendo Switch 2 is getting a $50 price increase. The jump comes ahead of the busy summer season, so it’s best to get the gaming console now before the price goes up. Right now, you can get the Nintendo Switch 2 for $449 at Walmart. However, come June 5, [̷
2026-05-11 16:25 UTC
Deadline
SPOILERS: This post contains details about The Comeback series finale ‘Valerie Cherish’ More than 20 years after bringing Valerie Cherish into our living rooms, Lisa Kudrow said goodbye to the leading lady in a touching The Comeback finale. Ahead of Sunday’s concluding episode R
2026-05-11 16:27 UTC
Variety
As Quinta Brunson builds her own TV production company, she knows what she doesn’t want to make: “Slop.” In this age of AI, “slop” has become a term to describe the kind of mindless fare that has started to clog social media and other platforms — projects created without much soul or originality at
2026-05-11 17:00 UTC
Variety
“The Rookie” spinoff “The Rookie: North” has been ordered to series at ABC. Per the official logline, the series stars Jay Ellis as Alex Holland, who “believed his mid-life wasn’t worthy of a crisis. But after a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex batt
2026-05-11 17:00 UTC
Deadline
The Rookie is a franchise again. Spinoff pilot The Rookie: North, starring Jay Ellis, has been picked up to series by ABC just hours before the network is set to unveil its 2026-27 schedule on Tuesday, May 11. I hear the order is for 10 episodes, with the series, from The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley
2026-05-11 17:00 UTC
Deadline
Hosts from MS NOW’s Morning Joe and CNBC’s Squawk Box appeared at the NBCUniversal upfront Monday to vouch for the impact of Versant Media’s programming. For years, the talent’s presence at Radio City Music Hall would have been utterly ordinary. In 2026, though, the talent an
2026-05-11 17:01 UTC
Variety
Seth Meyers closed the NBCUniversal upfront at Radio City Music Hall on Monday morning with plenty of jabs at his bosses. But perhaps his most cutting jokes were reserved for rival CBS and its Paramount Skydance owners. “CBS did not hold an upfront presentation this year because at CBS, upfron
2026-05-11 17:08 UTC
NPR
President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks with Iran collapsed. And, Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in power in Hungary.
2026-04-13 11:56 UTC
BBC News
Many critics say the third season of the hit HBO drama doesn't live up to its previous heights.
2026-04-13 12:03 UTC
Variety
Classic The CW lives! Pluto TV has added four of the netlet’s popular circa-2000s and 2010s dramas to its library: Off-net episodes of “Hart of Dixie,” “Arrow,” “The 100” and “Everwood” are expected to join the free ad-supported streamer in the n
2026-04-13 15:00 UTC
Variety
“Euphoria” is back. After a four-year hiatus, creator Sam Levinson was excited to take the high-school characters into adulthood. He says, “They can be in the wider world, and with that freedom comes obvious consequences.” Enter Rue (Zendaya). For the last few years, she has spent her days up to no
2026-04-13 15:00 UTC
Deadline
From this fall, SNL has a new home in Canada. Heated Rivalry streamer Crave will stream SNL a day after it lands and it will be simulcast live on linear nework CTV. The new eps from the 52nd season, which kicks off in a few months, will join Crave’s Saturday Night Live Collection on the [̷
2026-04-13 15:00 UTC
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Production has started in Los Angeles County on Season 2 of Prime Video’s spy drama series Mr. & Mrs. Smith, from Amazon MGM Studios and New Regency. Season 1 stars Maya Erskine and Donald Glover are back, with Erskine also joining Glover as an executive producer for Season 2. The duo are
2026-04-13 15:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
How did the world’s biggest band reclaim their crown? By overcoming doubt and returning to their roots on an adventurous new album
2026-04-13 15:00 UTC
Variety
Queer Asian-Canadian-American filmmaker Quentin Lee and his Los Angeles-based production banner Margin Films will mark three decades of independent production with Cinemasianamerica, a week-long theatrical retrospective at the Laemmle Royal running May 1–7. The series will stream globally day-and-da
2026-04-13 15:00 UTC
Variety
International film distributor, streamer and production company Mubi has snapped up Mexican and Latin American rights to Fernando Eimbcke’s “Flies” (“Moscas”) with plans to release it in cinema theaters. It will mark the first time that Mubi will theatrically release a Mexican film across Latin Amer
2026-04-13 15:01 UTC
Variety
A new “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” are finally in action, as Season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video series has started production after a monthslong delay. According to sources, Talia Ryder has replaced Sophie Thatcher in the lead role. She will star opposite “Anora” breakout Mark Eyde
2026-04-13 15:07 UTC
Deadline
In this life, you can rest assured there will be taxes, death, and there will be more over-adrenalized filings in the long legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over the making of It Ends With Us and the digital blast radius that allegedly followed. Now, less than six weeks befor
2026-04-13 15:10 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Josh Charles (Best Medicine) is the latest to join The 99’ers, Netflix’s drama telling the inspirational true story of the 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer team, Deadline has learned. Reps for Netflix declined comment, and character details are under wraps. Charles joins an ense
2026-04-13 16:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: The Sony Pictures and Platinum Dunes thriller It Had To Be You is locking in one of the best action directors in town as Sam Hargrave is coming on to helm the pic. Eliza Jane Brazier wrote the script which is based on her novel of the same name. She is also an exec […]
2026-04-13 16:30 UTC
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Damon Lindelof has done a lot of business with Warner Bros over the years, and today the Watchmen creator has put the business of the pending Paramount and WBD merger in a stark bottom line perspective. “Hollywood, believe it or not, is a blue-collar town,” the Lanterns EP posted Monday
2026-04-13 16:45 UTC
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The first two seasons of Everyone Is Doing Great are coming to Netflix. The streamer picked up exclusive global rights for the series through its licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television. Both seasons will be available exclusively on Netflix on May 11. Created by One Tree Hill’s James Lafferty a
2026-04-13 16:52 UTC
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The first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming crime drama Nemesis has been released (above), and it’s setting up a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game between the two lead characters, played by Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel. Nemesis tells the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of wh
2026-04-13 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the SXSW debut for his latest feature Never After Dark, filmmaker Dave Boyle has been set to direct a new Untitled feature for Paramount Pictures and producer Walter Hamada’s 18Hz label. Nick Romano will executive produce for 18Hz, as well. Boyle will also rewrite the screenplay
2026-04-13 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Linda Cardellini (DTF St. Louis) has closed a deal to join Bill Hader in They Know, the horror film for MRC, marking his feature directorial debut. Kicking off production in Los Angeles today, They Know centers on a divorced dad (Hader) who grows suspicious that his ex-wife (Cardellini) i
2026-04-13 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed international adventurer and TV host Bear Grylls for representation. Grylls rose to prominence as the host of the Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild, a series that redefined the survival genre and reached audiences around the world. He currently stars in Running Wild, now in
2026-04-13 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Nick Jonas (Power Ballad) has inked a deal to star in an untitled Netflix rom-com from director Ari Sandel (The DUFF). Penned by Tamara Chestna, a writer with credits like Something from Tiffany’s and Moxie, the film follows a perennial bachelor whose carefree life is upended when h
2026-04-13 17:00 UTC
Variety
“Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair” achieved Disney+ and Hulu’s most-viewed season premiere of 2026 thus far. The revival of the beloved Fox sitcom hit 8.1 million views globally in its first three days of streaming, according to Disney. The company also notes that i
2026-04-13 22:00 UTC
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Robert Rodriguez is returning to the kids and family space with an original Christmas film at Paramount Animation, Variety has learned exclusively. The deal marks the first big development title for the label’s new leader Jennifer Dodge. “The Naughty List” will be written, directed and produced b
2026-04-13 22:00 UTC
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Peacock is staying in The ‘Burbs, renewing the breakout suburban mystery comedy series, starring and executive produced by Keke Palmer, for a second season. The pickup comes two months after The ’Burbs‘s high-profile launch on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 8. Promoted with spots during the gam
2026-04-13 22:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Investigation Discovery’s Boy Band Confidential includes appearances and never-before-seen interviews from ’NSync, Backstreet Boys, and more
2026-04-13 22:04 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Rita Ora (He Bled Neon) has joined the cast of Amazon MGM Studios’ dramedy Honeymoon with Harry, opposite Kevin Costner, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Sarah Pidgeon. No word yet on the role to be played by Ora. She returns to work with Amazon after starring alongside Henry Cavill and Sterlin
2026-04-20 16:15 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Ben Leonberg, the director of last fall’s buzzy supernatural horror title Good Boy, has inked a deal to direct Ankle Snatcher, an adaptation of the same-name short story from New York Times bestselling horror author Grady Hendrix, for Sony Pictures. Leonberg is also set to do a rewr
2026-04-20 16:20 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd) has inked a deal to join comedian Bill Burr in Bender, the coming-of-age comedy shooting in Ireland this summer. Described as Superbad meets Derry Girls, Bender is based on the late-’70s, post-punk Dublin coming-of-age experiences of Adr
2026-04-20 16:20 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Spaceballs star Bill Pullman will make his Royal Shakespeare Company debut, joining the already-announced Kenneth Branagh and Helen Hunt in a new adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard penned by Laura Wade, a playwright who’s also an EP and writer on Disney+ hit series Rival
2026-04-20 16:37 UTC
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TaleSphere Studios Developing Live-Action Anthology Series ‘The Vault’ Celebrating Stan Lee’s Legacy
EXCLUSIVE: TaleSphere Studios is developing The Vault, a teen-focused live-action anthology series that will be made in tribute to Stan Lee — the visionary behind Marvel Comics, who passed in November 2018. Created and licensed under the Stan Lee brand, the show will reflect his legacy of heart, ima
2026-04-20 16:39 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired Play Dead, the WWII thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra, which we scooped last February. A deal figure wasn’t disclosed. Starring Noah Jupe (Hamnet) and Matthias Schweighöfer (Oppenheimer), Play Dead follows a shell-shocked soldier who, after seein
2026-04-20 17:00 UTC
Variety
Elizabeth Moss is in the Emmy race, praise be. The Emmy-winning star of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will be submitted in the guest drama actress category for her reprisal of June Osborne in Hulu’s spinoff “The Testaments,” Variety has exclusively learned. Moss will submit Episode 103, “Daisy,” as her offi
2026-04-20 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed creator and entrepreneur Ben Azelart for representation. A former competitive skateboarder turned media powerhouse, Azelart has a highly engaged youth audience, with 80M+ followers across platforms. On YouTube alone, he has over 50M subscribers and 12B+ total views. Azelart
2026-04-20 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Mexican actress Ana de la Reguera has signed with Buchwald for representation. De la Reguera is widely recognized for creating, writing, showrunning, and starring in the Prime Video comedy series Ana, which is loosely based on her life. The bilingual series, which ran for three seasons,
2026-04-20 17:05 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Austin Amelio (The Walking Dead, Hit Man) has joined the recurring cast of FX’s The Lowdown for Season 2. Previously announced Season 2 additions also include Betty Gilpin and Tommy Lee Jones. From creator Sterlin Harjo, the first season of The Lowdown follows the gritty exploits of
2026-04-20 18:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: David Lyons (The Beast in Me) and Tobias Menzies (F1 The Movie) are set to star alongside Jennifer Connelly and Ana de Armas in Safe Houses, Apple TV’s new eight-episode thriller series from Gideon Raff. Inspired by the espionage novel by Dan Fesperman, Safe Houses is set in the aft
2026-04-20 18:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Rising L.A. comic Leslie Liao has announced that her debut hour special, Silky Smooth, is out now for exclusive early access via 800 Pound Gorilla, with a YouTube release slated for Tuesday, April 28 at 5 p.m. PST. In Silky Smooth, Liao explores the chaotic stages of adulthood, scheduling
2026-04-20 18:00 UTC
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Christina Applegate has shared a message after reports she was hospitalized. In a new social media post, the Married with Children alum expressed gratitude for all the messages of support and promised to share more updates soon. “Thank you for the outpouring of love and well wishes,&
2026-04-20 18:04 UTC
Rolling Stone
The president has made a fortune since retaking the White House. His sons and other family members aren't doing too bad, either
2026-04-27 16:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes has announced that her seventh stand-up special, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes: Ugly Baby, is set to premiere on YouTube on Mother’s Day — Sunday, May 10 — at 12 p.m. PT. Self-produced and self-financed, Ugly Baby marks Johnson-Reyes’ directorial debut.
2026-04-27 16:01 UTC
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John Lee Hancock is gearing up for the shoot of courtroom drama Monsanto starring with Jonathan Bailey and Laura Dern in Germany. The drama revisiting the real-life legal battle against chemical giant Monsanto will star Bailey as attorney Brent Wisner who led a lawsuit against the US company Monsant
2026-04-27 16:05 UTC
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Two-time Oscar-nominated producer Stacey Sher, who’s behind more than two dozen critically acclaimed films such as Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Erin Brockovich, has signed a first-look deal with MGM Television. Under the pact, Sher will develop and produce television s
2026-04-27 17:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The record, arriving in the place of the ostensibly scrapped Love in Real Life, is set to drop in June
2026-04-27 17:01 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Laura Lekkos has come aboard to adapt Rebecca Serle’s New York Times bestseller Expiration Dates, which is in development at Amazon MGM Studios with Emma Roberts set to star. Deadline first told you about the project. The novel follows a woman who receives paper slips from the u
2026-04-27 22:15 UTC
Rolling Stone
The general sale to the "Summer of Live" deal starts on April 29 with over 4,000 shows, but there are multiple ways to get early access
2026-04-27 22:21 UTC
Deadline
\Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment came to Jimmy Kimmel’s defense, after President Donald Trump again called for ABC to fire the late-night host over a joke he made last week in his monologue. First Lady Melania Trump also urged the network to “take a stand” agai
2026-04-27 22:24 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios has snapped up film rights to The Marriage Bargain, Jennifer Probst’s bestselling romantic comedy novel published by Entangled Publishing, enlisting Laura Lekkos (Relationship Goals) to adapt the screenplay. The project is notable in that it represents the first
2026-03-30 16:30 UTC
Deadline
SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from HBO Max’s The Pitt Season 2. Dr. Cassie McKay has had a slightly less stressful second season, at least personally; however, this has not taken away from the important work and care that actress Fiona Dourif has put into bringing the
2026-03-30 16:30 UTC
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The BBC’s acting boss has urged staffers to recognize the “pressure” placed on Scott Mills’ team following the swift sacking of the top radio presenter. Mills’ exit was revealed this morning following allegations over his personal conduct, which we understand involve a past relatio
2026-03-30 16:41 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: 42.6 Years, the romantic comedy with genre elements starring Andy Samberg that was announced back in 2023, has moved from Amazon MGM Studios to Focus Features for distribution. While Samberg was originally set to star opposite Jean Smart, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning star of HBO Max
2026-03-30 16:43 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Berto Colón (The Penguin, Power Book II: Ghost) and Hart Denton (Riverdale, 13 Reasons Why) have been cast in the Paramount+ series Dutton Ranch, the Beth and Rip Yellowstone spinoff series created by Chad Feehan, based on characters created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Dutton Ranc
2026-03-30 17:00 UTC
Variety
“Danny Go!” is going to Netflix. Five episodes of the beloved children’s program are coming to the streamer on April 6, including songs like “Ka-Pow! Superhero Dance” and adventure games like “Escape From Tiger Island.” Per Netflix, “The educational sh
2026-03-30 17:00 UTC
Variety
More than 25 years ago, Todd Milliner and Paul Velten met as aspiring actors in Chicago. Now, with two decades of industry experience under their belts, the duo is formally reuniting to launch their latest venture, Summer98, a cause-first marketing agency that combines their respective expertise in
2026-03-30 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Daly, former President of Critical Content and A. Smith & Co. Productions, is launching her own banner. Daly has established Studio82 to produce unscripted and scripted series. It comes five months after Daly left the American Ninja Warrior producer. The focus for Studio82 will
2026-03-30 17:02 UTC
Variety
Welcome back to the world of “Euphoria.” Ahead of the long-awaited premiere of the HBO drama’s third season on April 12, a second trailer has been released. Released in January, the first trailer confirmed a five-year time jump after Season 2, which aired in 2022. The footage revea
2026-03-30 17:11 UTC
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Coming off his Oscar-nominated turn alongside Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value, Stellan Skarsgård will next star opposite her sister, Dakota Fanning. Skarsgård has joined Apple TV’s upcoming Alex Cary thriller drama headlined and executive produced by Dakota Fanning, which Elle Fanning also e
2026-03-30 18:00 UTC
Deadline
Exactly two years after Lionsgate’s opened the Paul Feig near-$400M grossing R-rated hit The Housemaid, the pic’s sequel, The Housemaid’s Secret, will open on Dec. 17, 2027. Like the first film which was mega female Christmas counterprogramming to tentpole Avatar: Fire & Ash, H
2026-03-30 18:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Billy Noonan was there for John and Carolyn’s early days, the wedding, and the very end. Here’s what he has to say about the Ryan Murphy series
2026-03-30 18:07 UTC
Rolling Stone
Buckingham recently spoke of a "resurgence of connection between Stevie and myself," but does that mean a Fleetwood Mac tour? A Buckingham/Nicks project? A one-off celebratory event?
2026-03-30 18:08 UTC
Deadline
Writer-producer Ed Solomon squeezed in a quick trip to the west coast over the weekend before returning to work on his upcoming drama series The Spot, a Hulu project filming in Westchester, NY. He came to the Sonoma International Film Festival in California’s wine country for a screening of The Chri
2026-03-30 19:49 UTC
Rolling Stone
The singer posted a video of himself saluting one of the aircraft, which reportedly circled his home four times
2026-03-30 19:49 UTC
Rolling Stone
George Clinton, Erykah Badu, Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Lucinda Williams, and Taylor Hanson were among those who performed selections from inducted recordings
2026-05-09 16:24 UTC
Rolling Stone
The musician’s “I Keep on Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night” follows “Rock Music” and is only available via vinyl and on Instagram
2026-05-09 18:01 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian pubcaster CBC has renewed its version of the groundbreaking unscripted format The Assembly. The announcement of a second season comes on World Autism Day, and will feature an expanded cast of more than 30 neurodivergent and autistic adults who interview celebrities – often asking
2026-04-02 15:30 UTC
Variety
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 originally acquired by Universal International Studios in early 2025, though no network or
2026-04-02 16:00 UTC
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Universal has acquired domestic theatrical rights to Six The Musical Live!, the recorded edition of the popular stage show, and will release the film through Focus in cinemas on August 14. Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, the production reimagines the wives of Henry VIII as pop icons. The
2026-04-02 16:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Catapult Film Fund has named its 2026 Research Fellows, a distinguished group of five filmmakers who will receive $10,000 each to develop their documentary projects. The cohort includes Isabel Castro (Mija, Selena Y Los Dinos), Oscar-nominated producer Lauren Domino (Time), Oscar-shortlis
2026-04-02 16:00 UTC
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Sean Gamble, chief executive of the nation’s third largest theater chain, saw his total compensation rise about 10% in 2025 from the year before to $10.8 million. The pay package includes $1 million in base pay; $6.5 million in stock awards; $3.2 million in non-equity incentive compensation (like a
2026-04-02 16:01 UTC
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Olivia Rodrigo has confirmed the title of her third studio album and set a release date for this June. The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series alum has revealed that her new album is titled You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love. The album is set to be released on June […]
2026-04-02 17:30 UTC
Variety
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 show’s third season. In addition, Supriya Ganesh, who has played senior resi
2026-04-02 17:30 UTC
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The 12th edition of the Saudi Film Festival, which was due to have taken place in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province city of Dhahran from April 23 to 29, has been postponed to June 25 to July 1. No reason was given in a statement released on Thursday announcing the postponement, but it comes as S
2026-04-02 17:41 UTC
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Louis C.K. is set to headline a show at the Hollywood Bowl, as part of Netflix Is A Joke Fest, on May 5, festival organizers announced on Thursday. The news comes ahead of the release of Ridiculous, his latest stand-up special, which he directed and exec produced alongside Lea Cohen Zuckerman and Br
2026-04-02 17:42 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has acquired U.S. streaming rights to The Voice of Hind Rajab, director Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated film based on the true story of a young Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The haunting narrative feature includes the actual voice recordings of Hind Rajab as
2026-04-02 17:44 UTC
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HBO Max’s critically acclaimed medical drama The Pitt will look a bit different when Season 3 premieres in 2027. Supriya Ganesh will not return as Dr. Samira Mohan, the character she’s played since Season 1. This should come as no surprise to fans watching Season 2, as Mohan has really s
2026-04-02 18:22 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Euphoria Season 3 has already outdone itself, and the first episode doesn’t even premiere for 10 more days. The second trailer, which debuted online Monday, hit 157M views within 48 hours, Deadline can reveal exclusively. That makes it the most-watched returning original trailer in
2026-04-02 19:30 UTC
Deadline
Paramount+ is continuing to march into the reality world. The streamer has ordered Team Moms, exec produced by Kim Kardashian. The series will follow the world of nationally competitive youth baseball through the Legendary Prep Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona. The series follows the coaches, founders
2026-04-02 19:37 UTC
Rolling Stone
The usually unfiltered artist held his first U.S. concert in five years, saying little about the controversy surrounding him after years of antisemitic rhetoric made him a social pariah
2026-04-02 19:37 UTC
Deadline
Bruce Springsteen has the support of his union in the latest set-to with President Donald Trump. After Trump, in a Truth Social message, called Springsteen a “[b]ad, and very boring singer” who “looks like a dried up prune who has suffered greatly from the work of a really bad plas
2026-04-02 19:38 UTC
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Zendaya wants to work with Ryan Coogler in the future, a dream she has had since watching his directorial debut, Fruitvale Station. The Drama star was a guest on The Jennifer Hudson Show when the host asked whether there was someone she wanted to work with but hadn’t yet. “I would love t
2026-04-02 19:51 UTC
Rolling Stone
The denim brand's t-shirt drop features designs inspired by the hip hop trio's underrated 1998 album, Hello Nasty
2026-04-02 21:31 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: MediaHedge, the parent company of Atlanta-based finance platform FilmHedge (Dead Man’s Wire), is launching a film and TV joint venture fund with a New York asset management firm. FilmHedge, which lends money against pre-sales and tax credits, has worked on movies including Gus Van S
2026-04-02 21:32 UTC
Variety
David Harbour has been killing it lately. The 50-year-old’s imposing physical presence has long made him a natural fit for superhero and genre roles across film and television. From the titular half-demon in the 2019 reboot of “Hellboy” to the Russian super-soldier Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinemat
2026-04-02 21:40 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Colin Jost is branching out to scripted series. The Saturday Night Live veteran has teamed up with writer-producer Alex Barnow (The Goldbergs, Power: Origins) for a drama, which has landed at Peacock for development. Jost is executive producing and attached to star in the untitled series,
2026-04-02 21:42 UTC
Variety
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’s 2012 biography “Cronkite,” sources said. Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown chair in humaniti
2026-04-02 21:46 UTC
Variety
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, which was released on Feb. 23, and marks the biggest audience “Paradise” has
2026-04-02 21:50 UTC
Variety
Jeff Shell’s legal team is engaged in preliminary talks with Paramount Skydance on a possible exit from the media giant, where currently serves as president. If Shell remains at the company, he will most likely transition to a different, more advisory role, according to a source with knowledge
2026-04-02 21:51 UTC
Rolling Stone
During her brief time in the group, Lahav played violin on "Jungleland," and sang choir-like background vocals on "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"
2026-04-02 21:52 UTC
Variety
“Princess,” a canine-driven romantic comedy starring Lucy Hale and Adam Demos, has wrapped production as Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. prepares to ramp up world sales at Cannes with an exclusive first-look image just released. The film, which is directed by Lina Roessler (“So Much for Love,” “Best Sellers”
2026-05-07 13:00 UTC
Variety
Many advertising executives say it’s too early to figure out whether the annual “upfront” sales season will be robust for video companies. Alan Moss thinks he’s already in the moment. “The upfront market is strong this year,” says Moss, vice president of global sales for Amazon Ads, during a recent
2026-05-07 13:00 UTC
Variety
"Hit Me Hard and Soft" is a concert film that doesn’t look and feel like other concert films. It’s a genuine experience, because of a combination of the show itself and the way Cameron has filmed it.
2026-05-07 13:00 UTC
Variety
Kate del Castillo’s Teresa Mendoza is coming back to Telemundo in the 2026-27 season to deliver a fourth installment of “La Reina del Sur.” Another drama franchise, “El Señor de los Cielos,” is back for Season 10 as Telemundo stocks its lineup to capitalize on what it h
2026-05-07 13:01 UTC
Variety
Ludi Lin has spent the better part of a decade punching, kicking and fire-bending his way through some of Hollywood’s biggest action franchises. He is very good at it. He would also like to do something else. Three days before this interview, Lin had been in Indonesia for the premiere of ̶
2026-05-07 13:10 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: ITV and ZDF’s space mystery First Woman has rounded out its main cast. Ben Miles (Andor, The Crown), Jimmy Akingbola (Bel-Air, The Tower), Kathryn Gallagher (Woman of the Hour, You), Christian Ochoa Lavernia (In the Grey, Neuromancer), Shazad Latif (Wuthering Heights, Nautilus) and
2026-05-07 15:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: The Day of the Jackal producer Carnival Films has promoted Nigel Marchant to Co-Executive Chair. Marchant will now serve alongside founder Gareth Neame running the Universal International Studios-backed drama indie. He will work with Neame shaping Carnival’s strategic direction and
2026-05-07 15:00 UTC
Deadline
A new group of couples are preparing to have their relationships tested after Netflix renewed Temptation Island for a third season. The renewal comes less than a month after the second season dropped on the platform. The dating series has performed well for the streamer with the second season hittin
2026-05-07 15:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a nice genre package. Allison Williams (M3gan) and Michelle Randolph (Scream 7) are set to star in sci-fi survival thriller Homewrecker from leading French genre filmmaker Xavier Gens, known for directing Netflix’s hit shark movie Under Paris and on series including Lup
2026-05-07 15:12 UTC
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Paramount+ has dropped the official trailer for Season 19 of Criminal Minds: Evolution, which finds Elias Voit back to help find a killer who idolizes him. The trailer also gives us a quick glimpe of Heated Rivalry‘s Connor Storrie, who is set as a guest star in the upcoming season. In additio
2026-05-07 16:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Ginnifer Goodwin has been cast as a series regular in The Probability of Miracles, the upcoming adaptation of Wendy Wunder’s best‑selling novel. The series currently stars Melissa Collazo and Henry Eikenberry with Rina Mamoun and Katie Lovejoy serving as showrunners. Lovejoy is also writi
2026-05-07 16:00 UTC
Deadline
The History Channel is honoring veterans in a new video series to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The cable network is launching Mission To Honor: A 250th Salute To American Veterans. The series, which will launch this spring on the linear network, digital and social, will al
2026-05-07 16:00 UTC
Variety
Golloria George, a leading beauty and lifestyle digital creator, has signed with UTA for global representation in all areas. UTA said it will work to secure opportunities for her across digital media, brand partnerships and strategic business ventures. Golloria has more than 3.3 million followers on
2026-05-07 16:00 UTC
Variety
Peacock is developing the murder mystery series “Keep Your Friends Close,” Variety has learned exclusively. The project hails from writer and executive producer Leo Richardson. Garcelle Beauvais will also executive produce, along with FilmNation. Universal Television is the studio. The l
2026-05-07 16:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Following their recent success with the comedy Pizza Movie, which held the #1 spot for a week on both Hulu and Disney+ following its SXSW premiere, American High is reuniting with co-star Peyton Elizabeth Lee on Second First Date, a new film that they’ve enlisted Matt Sacca to write
2026-05-07 16:00 UTC
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E! is sticking with pop culture nostalgia with its latest series. The Versant-owned network has ordered mixology competition series Cocktail Wars hosted by former NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. The ten-part series, which will premiere this summer, pits a group of mixologists against
2026-05-07 16:00 UTC
Variety
Marketing agency MDRN Logic has launched a gaming division, Good Luck Have Fun (GLHF), following the company’s recent acquisition by Terry Hines & Associates. Led by CEO Erica Coates, GLHF debuted Thursday with a splashy first project: the PlayStation MLB “Future You” campaign featuring fo
2026-05-07 16:03 UTC
Variety
Harry Styles gets down in his red gym shorts and white tennies in the music video for “Dance No More,” the latest single to be culled from his album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” The video puts the lie to the song’s title by featuring more nonstop choreograp
2026-05-07 16:11 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Rex Bressler has locked cast for The Avoidant, his feature directorial debut, shooting in Los Angeles in mid-May. The call sheet includes Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer), Robin Tunney (The Craft), Jessie T. Usher (The Boys), Ian Ousley (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Carmela Z
2026-05-07 16:14 UTC
Variety
Being President of the United States could not prepare Barack Obama for Larry David. In a new teaser for the HBO sketch series “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” Obama states “I have sat across the table from some of the world’s most difficult leaders and wrestled
2026-05-07 16:21 UTC
Variety
“Jury Duty” successfully pulled off its Season 1 conceit, where all but one person are hired actors. (Who can forget Ron Gladden?) But Season 2 provided new challenges for the show’s producers. This time around, the show moves away from the courtroom, trying its luck with a “Company Retreat.”
2026-05-07 16:22 UTC
Deadline
HBO and Sky’s legal drama War has already cast its second season. George Kay’s show, which was given a two-season order from the off, has brought in Marisa Tomei (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Kelly Macdonald (Lanterns) and David Harewood (Sherwood) to lead the next case in the returning s
2026-05-07 16:45 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Gallagher (The O.C.) is set to join Andie MacDowell in The Right Side, the independently produced comedy series from Max Talisman and Lynne Kamm, currently gearing up for production in New York. The project puts Gallagher and MacDowell on screen together for the first time in many y
2026-05-07 16:47 UTC
Variety
Paradise City Sales has boarded Andrea Pallaoro’s latest feature “The Echo Chamber” ahead of the Cannes Film Market, with UTA Independent Film Group co-repping the film for North America. Starring Alicia Vikander alongside Luca Marinelli and Susan Sarandon, the project was penned by Bern
2026-05-07 16:47 UTC
Variety
“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden’s upcoming thriller “The Divorce” has been optioned by Studiocanal, following a competitive book auction. Studiocanal and Working Title will co-produce the film adaptation, which is in early development. “The Divorce,”
2026-05-07 17:15 UTC
Deadline
“I have sat across the table from some of the world’s most intractable leaders and wrestled with some of the globe’s most intractable problems. Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David.” Those words from Barack Obama at the beginning of a new teaser for Life, Larr
2026-05-07 17:28 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Daniels, Joel Edgerton, Caleb Mclaughlin And Nnamdi Asomugha are set to join Rachel McAdams in the Netflix’s Untitled AI Thriller with Joseph Gordon-Levitt directing. Netflix landed the package last October with plans to go into production this summer. Rian Johnson and Ram Berg
2026-05-07 18:00 UTC
Deadline
Apple TV’s Murderbot blends science-fiction, comedy, human emotion and many more elements, so the music is just as eclectic. Composer Amanda Jones conducted a performance of some of her designs at Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television, then shared some of her designs. For example, Jones use
2026-05-07 18:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) is set to lead Mother’s Helper, an erotic thriller written and to be directed for MRC by Bridget Moloney. Milo Callaghan (The Rainmaker) and Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) will also star. Mother’s Helper centers on a woman (Woodley) s
2026-05-07 18:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman is in Trouble, Masters of Sex) has joined the cast of Apple TV’s The Morning Show for Season 5. She will play Gwen, a passionate and uncompromising Broadway theater director. Caplan is the latest big-name recurring cast addition to Season 5, following Jeff Da
2026-05-07 18:00 UTC
Variety
Kelly Clarkson is returning to “The Voice” for Season 30. She joins fellow judge Adam Levine, who sat on the panel alongside Clarkson in Season 29. The “Stronger” hitmaker and original “American Idol” winner first appeared on the blind audition singing competition
2026-05-07 18:12 UTC
Variety
Anyone who missed out on the very tough-to-get tickets for Hayley Williams’ current tour of theaters will soon get a shot at picking up seats for a run of shows she’s doing in amphitheaters in the fall … although all indicators are that even these more sizable venues may prove to b
2026-05-07 19:14 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Fox is staying in the cozy crime space with a Season 3 renewal for Murder in a Small Town. In the new 10-episode installment, returning leads Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk will be joined by Peter Gallagher (The O.C., Grace and Frankie) who has been tapped as a series regular. While
2026-05-07 19:15 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Chris O’Dowd (State Of The Union), Oscar winner Jane Fonda (Book Club), Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds (Belfast), Oscar nominee John C. Reilly (Stan & Ollie) and BAFTA winner Tom Hollander (Feud) will lead political thriller Ceasefire, set against the backdrop of the Northern
2026-05-07 19:28 UTC
Deadline
For Siddharta Khosla, the composer behind the scores of shows including Hulu’s Paradise and Only Murders in the Building, the winning words to get the gig for soundtracking Apple TV’s Imperfect Women were Twin Peaks. When meeting with series creator Annie Weisman, Khosla used that reference in his p
2026-05-07 20:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Teton Ridge Entertainment has acquired exclusive adaptation rights to the 1952 classic High Noon starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly from revered film producer Stanley Kramer. The film won four Oscars and became known as one of the greatest American films ever made. Teton Ridge Entertain
2026-05-07 20:00 UTC
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Mark Hamill revised a social media post featuring an image of a dead Donald Trump after the White House labeled the actor as “sick” and claimed that it was the type of rhetoric that has inspired assassination attempts against the president. Hamill wrote on Bluesky, “Accurate Edit f
2026-05-07 20:05 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Last year, Rob Eric, who was previously Chief Creative Officer at Queer Eye producer Scout Productions and Bachelor in Paradise director Ramy Romany launched From The Creators Productions. The pair have followed that up by signing with WME. The agency will rep the pair across all areas. E
2026-05-07 20:07 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Will Patton is set as a lead opposite Matt Dillon in MGM+’s upcoming drama series The Magnificent Seven from Heroes creator Tim Kring, a reimagining of the classic 1960 Western film. Patton, the star of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga movies and Armageddon, joins the
2026-05-07 20:10 UTC
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Finneas O’Connell, who won an Oscar for his work on James Bond song “No Time To Die,” is best known for producing songs such as sister Billie Eilish’s Grammy-winning “Bad Guy.” The musician is also responsible for scoring the second season of Netflix’s Beef, and he closed out
2026-05-07 20:30 UTC
Deadline
Starz posted a mixed first quarter as it celebrated one year as a standalone company after separating from Lionsgate. It continues to juggle OTT and linear as it fine tunes programming including with new owned originals. The stock has surged this year. It popped after the numbers, up more than 3% in
2026-05-07 20:35 UTC
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Academy Award winner Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) and Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal (Aftersun), the stars of Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, are reuniting in Hold On To Your Angels, written and to be directed by Oscar nominated filmmaker Benh Zeitlin (Beasts Of The Southern Wild). Plan B (Moonlight) will
2026-05-07 20:37 UTC
Rolling Stone
This year’s first Grand Tour kicks off on May 8. Here’s where to livestream the three-week race without cable
2026-05-07 20:39 UTC
Rolling Stone
Why Fresh Clean Threads is the best way to restock your T-shirt arsenal this summer
2026-05-07 20:41 UTC
Variety
Horror movies have always reflected the social climate of their times. From post-WWI trauma in the ’20s to feminism and bodily autonomy in the ’70s to 9/11 anxieties in the early aughts, even if the films weren’t overtly political, they reflected real-life jitters. Today, as social media continues t
2026-04-09 15:29 UTC
Variety
Noah Wyle really loves Hollywood. The actor, a third-generation Angelino, grew up just north of Hollywood Boulevard and has taken thousands of steps over the stars on the Walk of Fame. “There was a point in time where I had blocks and blocks of those names memorized, and I could do them with m
2026-04-09 15:30 UTC
Variety
Fresh off the heels of its blockbuster adaptation, Andy Weir’s “Project Hail Mary” has a new deluxe edition available online. The new book release features an intricately designed stenciled edges, new cover art on a premium jacket, full-color illustration endpapers and a custom-sta
2026-04-09 15:32 UTC
Deadline
Michael J. Fox said that he is “OK” after CNN posted a remembrance of the actor, which has subsequently been taken down. “The package was published in error; we have removed it from our platforms and send our apologies to Michael J. Fox and his family,” the network said in a
2026-04-09 15:42 UTC
Variety
The Onyx Collective pilot “Southern Bastards” at Hulu has cast Kevin Bacon in a lead role, Variety has learned. In addition, Reinaldo Marcus Green (“King Richard,” “The Punisher: One Last Kill”) has come onboard to direct and executive produce the pilot, taking ov
2026-04-09 16:30 UTC
Variety
Kim Dickens (“The Better Sister”), Paul Sparks (“Physical”) and Rob Corddry (“The Audacity”) have been enlisted for Jaume Collet-Serra’s upcoming psychological thriller “An Innocent Girl.” The Netflix film stars Kerry Washington (who also executive pro
2026-04-09 16:30 UTC
Variety
Bentley Kyle Evans’ Harvest Studios has partnered with Duane Martin on the four-episode multi-cam comedy “Boo’d Up,” Variety has learned exclusively. Evans (“Martin,” “The Jamie Foxx Show”) will executive produce the series via Harvest Studios and dire
2026-04-09 16:30 UTC
Variety
Anonymous Content has brought on Liza Burnett Fefferman to serve in the newly created role of chief communications and marketing officer. Fefferman was most recently executive vice president of communications for Paramount’s Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, but departed the company following its
2026-04-09 16:30 UTC
Deadline
Anonymous Content has brought in former top Paramount communications executive Liza Burnett Fefferman as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. The management and production company’s President and CEO Darren Walker made the announcement at a companywide town hall this morning. This is a
2026-04-09 16:30 UTC
Deadline
Even as Ryan Gosling launched his “Hail Mary” and Super Mario re-discovered his “Galaxy,” the bets were piling up on Kalshi: Which movie would win the summer? Or would there be a winner at all? The mega-hits of seasons past reflected a comfy consensus in our pop culture, but
2026-04-09 21:00 UTC
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Donald Trump laid into four media figures and podcasters who had been strident supporters, yet have blasted the president for his decision to go to war with Iran and for his ceasefire agreement to try to end it. In a 485-word Truth Social post, Trump railed against Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Canda
2026-04-09 21:04 UTC
Deadline
Tony Award-winning actress Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) returns for Season 2 of Your Friends & Neighbors, stepping back into the role of Ali Cooper as the Apple TV drama deepens its exploration of wealth, identity and the fragile dynamics holding its central characters together. With th
2026-04-09 21:06 UTC
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Summer begins May 1 with 20th Century Studios’ The Devil Wears Prada 2, which after arriving on three-week tracking this morning, is eyeing a $66M+ opening. Presales we hear are double that of Wuthering Heights (which had a four-and-half-week advance ticket sales window). Devil Wears Prada 2&#
2026-04-09 21:07 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Bennett is joining General Hospital in the role of Joe Fitzpatrick, making his debut on the ABC soap opera starting in May. Bennett is best known for playing the heartthrob Aaron Samuels in 2004’s Mean Girls. The actor is all grown up and has realized his lifelong
2026-04-16 15:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Sarah Isgur, author of Last Branch Standing, on why liberals and conservatives upset with the Roberts Court should direct their ire toward Congress
2026-04-16 15:00 UTC
Deadline
PBS Masterpiece has handed detective drama Maigret a second season, with filming already underway in Budapest. Benjamin Wainwright is reprising the titular role, with Stefanie Martini returning as Madame Louise Maigret and Kerrie Hayes, Shaniqua Okwok and Reda Elazouar also back as ‘Les Maigre
2026-04-16 15:00 UTC
Variety
The New Wave era of spiky but danceable pop tunes and sharp colorful looks may feel like it happened a million years ago, but to everyone’s surprise, the 45-year old musical movement has never really gone away. First popularized as MTV was becoming massively popular, 1980s music endured as the
2026-04-16 15:15 UTC
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Paramount on Thursday released the official trailer for Street Fighter, the Kitao Sakurai-directed adaptation of the classic Capcom video game. The studio rolled out the ambitious-looking footage ahead of its presentation at CinemaCon, where it will show off the pic to cinema execs this morning ahea
2026-04-16 15:17 UTC
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Brian Williams will host a podcast series for Netflix, set to debut later this year. The former MSNBC host and NBC News anchor has been largely absent from media platforms since he exited the news channel at the end of 2021. He did anchor 2024 election night coverage for Amazon Prime, an effort by t
2026-04-16 15:24 UTC
Variety
The Overlook Film Festival, which specializes in the horror genre, has announced its audience and jury prize winners for its 10th annual edition. Held April 9-12, the 2026 festival welcomed 96 filmmaker guests to New Orleans and hosted 25 sold-out screenings and events with over 8,000 attendees. The
2026-04-16 17:00 UTC
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A revival of the hit 2000 musical The Full Monty will be staged on Broadway next season in a Roundabout Theatre Company production to be directed by Leigh Silverman (Suffs, Yellow Face), with casting to be announced. The project was one of three 2026-2027 Broadway productions and three Off Broadway
2026-04-16 17:00 UTC
Variety
Hulu is bringing back its Get Real House for the second year in a row — and this time, it’s not just a party for those in attendance in Los Angeles. The event, which features announcements, discussions, and of course, a party, will live stream on Hulu on Wednesday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. PT. [
2026-04-16 17:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Smith (House Of The Dragon) and Imogen Poots (Chronology Of Water) are attached to star in mystery-thriller The Salamander Lives Twice, which Embankment Films has boarded for sales ahead of the Cannes market. House Of The Dragon and Doctor Who Smith will play a “debonair strang
2026-04-16 17:08 UTC
Variety
The noise of political and artistic pressure be damned — David Ellison just wants to go to the movies. The Skydance mogul made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon on Thursday, directly addressing global movie theater owners and making some big promises for his vision about a combined Paramount-
2026-04-16 17:13 UTC
BBC Sport
Chris Sutton takes on boxer Molly McCann and The Boo Radley's frontman Sice Rowbottom plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.
2026-04-16 17:39 UTC
Variety
The Directors Guild of America has announced the 79th annual DGA Awards will take place Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027, honoring directorial achievements across film, television and documentaries. The upcoming ceremony will take place nine days after the announcement of the 99th Academy Awards nominations,
2026-04-16 20:36 UTC
Rolling Stone
As Hollywood continues to fight for ticket sales, filmmakers tell Rolling Stone romances could offer relief — if studios would take it
2026-04-16 20:41 UTC
Variety
Blue Finch Films has taken on worldwide sales rights to “American Dollhouse,” John Valley’s horror feature that world-premiered at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival, and will introduce the title to buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The U.K.-based sales and distribution outfit is partneri
2026-04-23 09:00 UTC
Variety
Top Spanish free-to-air channel Antena 3, part of commercial broadcaster Atresmedia, behind “Money Heist,” “Veneno,” “Locked Up,” “Velvet,” “Alba” and “Ángela,” has unveiled first-look images of “Ágata and Lola,” its big new prime-time series. The series is produced by Atresmedia and the Banij
2026-04-23 09:01 UTC
Variety
Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked,” “Harriet”), Thabo Rametsi (“Silverton Siege”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist,” “Ink”) are set to star in “The Road Home,” about South African jazz legends, Miriam ‘Mama Africa’ Makeba and Hugh Masekela,
2026-04-23 12:00 UTC
Variety
The first Super Bowl to air on Walt Disney media properties in two decades is months away, but the company has so far tapped popular hosts like Scott Van Pelt and Stephen A. Smith as well as famous animated characters including Buzz Lightyear and Iron Man to call attention to the next Big Game. Now
2026-04-23 12:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: FilmSharks has boarded international sales on the German comedy No Hit Wonder and will introduce the title at the upcoming Cannes Market. No Hit Wonder is a Warner Bros Germany and Pantaleon title. The film debuted at last year’s Rotterdam Film Festival. The film was released in Germany
2026-04-23 12:07 UTC
Rolling Stone
An early storyline in Michael centered on allegations made by 13-year-old Jordan Chandler. It was nixed after filmmakers learned it violated terms of a $20 million settlement
2026-04-23 13:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan’s digital media company Uncensored is teaming with Time Studios to co-produce and distribute a new ongoing long-form interview series, hosted by Morgan, to debut this summer. The series will see Morgan engage in in-depth conversations with influential figures across spo
2026-04-23 13:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The new series debuts today with a conversation between Armin van Buuren and Adam Beyer, while Twigs and Byrne's episode will air next week
2026-04-23 13:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Sheila McCarthy (The Miniature Wife, Women Talking) and Megan Follows (Reign, The Way Home) have joined the cast of Yaga, the next big drama series at Canadian streamer Crave. They’ll be joined in the show, which stars Heated Rivalry‘s Hudson Williams and Carrie-Anne Moss, by
2026-04-23 13:00 UTC
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Nearly two years to the day after the Tony-winning Kimberly Akimbo closed on Broadway – and just ahead of the production’s final stop on a national tour – the musical has recouped its investments, producers announced today. With a Broadway capitalization of $7 million, Kimberly Aki
2026-04-23 13:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
With "absolute black" contrast, Xgimi's latest projectors look like a promising option for home theater enthusiasts
2026-04-23 13:01 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Ex Machina Studios and K5 International are breathing new life into Alex Proyas’ passion project Heaven, which K5 will be pre-selling at the upcoming Cannes market. I, Robot, The Crow and Dark City filmmaker Proyas hasn’t directed a film in a decade, since The Gods Of Egypt, b
2026-04-23 13:07 UTC
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Jinny Howe, Netflix’s Head of U.S. and Canada Scripted Series, will keynote at the Banff Media Festival. She has been named the first keynote speaker at the Banff Summit Series, which is part of the 47th Banff Media Festival taking place June 14-17 at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada. H
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: To Leslie star Andrea Riseborough and Adolescence‘s Ashley Walters will front an out-of-this-world ITV thriller drama, First Woman. Deadline hears ITV Studios-owned Mammoth Screen, Blade Runner 2099 firm Alcon Television and ZDF in Germany are attached to co-produce the six-part lun
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill, Grey’s Anatomy) has been cast in Hulu’s upcoming TV series adaptation of Sophie Stava’s Count My Lies. She will recur as Allison, a stylish Tribeca architect and mother. Production on the series, from This Is Us duo Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, is curren
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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Studiocanal has teamed with Flora Films on The Road Home starring Emmy, Grammy, Tony winner and three-time Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, Harriet), multi-award winning South African actor, writer, director and producer Thabo Rametsi (Silverton Siege), and Academy Award Nominee Guy Pear
2026-04-23 15:19 UTC
Rolling Stone
The actor tells Rolling Stone about the punk energy infusing modern Broadway, his turn in Oh, Mary!, and why Hedwig and the Angry Inch remains a cult classic
2026-04-23 15:27 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Franka Potente (Run Lola Run) and Tracy Letts (A House of Dynamite) have signed on for roles alongside Vanessa Kirby, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Tom Pelphrey in Apple’s sci-fi action-thriller Liminal. Directed by Louis Leterrier, Liminal is based on the AWA graphic novel Telepaths b
2026-04-23 15:45 UTC
Variety
Diana Ross will no longer appear in “Michael” due to “certain legal considerations,” according to Kat Graham, who was hired to play the legendary Supremes singer in the upcoming music biopic about Michael Jackson. “Ahead of the April 24 release of the Michael Jackson fi
2026-04-23 15:48 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a spell since Godspell debuted its Toronto production in 1972 with a cast of then-unknowns. In the interim, virtually every performer in that now legendary production went on to a huge career in entertainment: Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber
2026-04-23 16:00 UTC
Variety
Have a little sympathy for Candace Parker. As the WNBA great gets ready to offer her take on some of the biggest games in the league’s next season, she may face challenges in figuring out where to look. WNBA players return to the court after pushing for a more robust collective bargaining agreement
2026-04-23 16:00 UTC
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Agent Hannah Davis has joined CAA’s Motion Picture Literary department. She comes to the agency from WME, where she began her career, starting as an intern before joining the mailroom in 2013. She was promoted to agent in 2017. Davis represents a roster of writers, directors, and producers, i
2026-04-23 16:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of Netflix’s cultural phenomenon Stranger Things, are set to receive the Visionary Tribute at this year’s Gotham Television Awards, taking place on Monday, June 1st at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The ceremony’s Visionary Tribute
2026-04-23 16:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: WME’s signing spree continues, as they’ve now inked Hero Fiennes Tiffin, who will be repped at the agency by Elan Ruspoli. Fiennes Tiffin is a British actor who can currently be seen playing the title role in Guy Ritchie’s Prime Video series Young Sherlock, which premier
2026-04-23 16:07 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: SNL alum Emil Wakim has inked a deal to bring his first full-length comedy special to Netflix. A premiere date has not yet been disclosed. Wakim will tape the hour in October. The news comes as Wakim is scheduled to perform as part of the platform’s Netflix Is a Joke festival, with
2026-04-23 16:31 UTC
Deadline
A Clueless TV series with Silverstone attached to star and executive produce is no longer in development at Peacock, Deadline has confirmed. The streamer announced in April 2025 that the project was in the works with Silverstone attached to reprise her signature role as Cher. The Gossip Girl duo of
2026-04-23 16:41 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Lake Bell has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. Bell was most recently seen in HBO’s The Chair Company, from Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin and produced by Adam McKay. The series premiered globally in October 2025, was recently renewed for a second season, and earned two nom
2026-04-23 17:00 UTC
Variety
“Fruit Ninja VR” will sweeten up the esports competition at the Global Gaming League’s “SZN Zero Championship” this Friday when the video game takes center stage during the battle between Howie Mandel and NE-YO’s gaming teams. Streaming this Friday, the finale of
2026-04-23 17:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is developing The Nanny Diaries, a series based on the #1 New York Times bestseller by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. Scarlett Johansson, who starred in the 2007 feature adaptation of the novel, is executive producing the project, from Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions
2026-04-23 17:00 UTC
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Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, Emmy winners Adolescence and The Pitt, in-the-zeitgeist shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Pluribus and Heated Rivalry, and news and interactive specials touching on the war in Gaza, immigration, ICE and the Los Angeles wildfires are among the winn
2026-04-23 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Cinemas nationwide will soon be rocking to the story of one of music’s greatest talents. Subtext, in association with Rolling Stone Films, today announced the domestic theatrical release of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul directed by James Keach. The documentary will open Wednesday, Ju
2026-04-23 17:00 UTC
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Disney Entertainment Television Communications EVP Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul has been named as the recipient of Race to Erase MS’s 2026 Medal of Hope. She will be recognized at the 33rd annual Race to Erase MS Gala, hosted by The Bachelor host and ESPN sports analyst Jesse Palmer, which will take
2026-04-23 17:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The band has announced a fresh slate of dates starting in September and wrapping in November
2026-04-23 17:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Jenn Levy joined Amazon earlier this year as Head of Unscripted and Documentary Television. The exec has now set her senior leadership team and rebranded its division. Former Disney exec Tiffany Faigus and ex-Netflix exec Ariane Wu have joined the streamer and Levy has rebranded the divis
2026-04-23 17:11 UTC
Variety
The second episode of “Euphoria” Season 3 hit 8.5 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max in its first three days, matching the viewership of the season premiere. Statistics for both episodes were measured by Warner Bros. Discovery and refer to viewership in the U.S. alone. WBD notes that
2026-04-23 19:46 UTC
Rolling Stone
Actress Kat Graham, who played the Supremes leader, says "legal considerations affected a few scenes, including the ones I filmed"
2026-04-23 19:49 UTC
Variety
“Fear Factor: House of Fear” has been renewed for Season 2, Fox announced Thursday. Johnny Knoxville will return to host the competition series. A reboot of the popular 2000s show that ran for seven seasons, on “Fear Factor: House of Fear,” a group of strangers living together in a remote location
2026-04-23 19:49 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Industry veterans Jon Mason and David Lewis have launched Mason-Lewis Entertainment, a New York-based talent and literary management company repping artists across film, TV and theater. The pair previously worked together at Buchwald, where Lewis eventually became head of the talent divis
2026-04-23 19:59 UTC
Deadline
Warner Bros. Discovery has set April 23 at 10 am ET for a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the media giant’s sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, a key step forward in the process. WBD said it started mailing definitive proxy statements to shareholders ahead of the meeting where sto
2026-03-26 11:48 UTC
Variety
Italian producer Aurelio De Laurentiis, nephew of late great movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis, on Thursday will host the U.S. premiere of “Ag4in” a doc chronicling the SSC Napoli soccer club’s 2025 fourth Italian Serie A championship victory. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is set to attend the gala even
2026-03-26 11:52 UTC
Deadline
In a world where false narratives feel more prevalent than ever, Tahar Rahim is searching for truth. The French-Algerian actor is gearing up for the U.S. release of Cannes Competition title Alpha from Titane helmer Julia Ducournau, which Neon is releasing on Friday, while next month s
2026-03-26 11:53 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Range has signed British actress Fola Evans-Akingbola for management. Evans-Akingbola is best known for her breakout role as Secret Service agent Chelsea Arrington in The Night Agent, Netflix’s hit action-thriller series from Shawn Ryan, based on the Matthew Quirk novel of the same
2026-03-26 16:15 UTC
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UTA has elevated 35 to Partner across 23 departments and multiple offices, the agency announced on Thursday. The new partners are across the following divisions: Filmed Entertainment, UTA Live (consisting of Comedy Touring, Music and Speakers), Creators, Klutch Sports Group, Sports and Brand Insight
2026-03-26 16:15 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Gemma Chua-Tran (Heartbreak High) has joined the cast of the Netflix film Gundam from Legendary, sources close to production tell Deadline. Details regarding who Chua-Tran will play and the plot of the film are under wraps. In addition to Tran, the cast also includes Sydney Sweeney, Noah
2026-03-26 16:15 UTC
Deadline
Miley Cyrus will receive a special honor during the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 finale set to air on Friday, April 17, on MTV. The Hannah Montana star will receive the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor established in 2023 whose first recipient was Bob Mackie. Other legends who ha
2026-03-26 16:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Verve has signed Omari Hardwick, the actor known for anchoring Starz’s Power franchise, as he steps into a new chapter spanning two major series and an expanding producing slate for his company Bravelife Productions. Hardwick follows his agent Ryan Muckenthaler, who came over to Ver
2026-03-26 16:30 UTC
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Danielle Deadwyler has found her partner for Hulu’s X-Files reboot as Himesh Patel is set to join Hulu’s reboot of the classic TV series. The show recently received a pilot greenlight at Hulu. Deadwyler is set as the co-lead in the project, from Onyx Collective and 20th Televis
2026-03-26 16:30 UTC
Variety
Himesh Patel is set for a lead role in Ryan Coogler’s “The X-Files” reboot pilot at Hulu, Variety has learned. Patel will star alongside previously announced cast member Danielle Deadwyler in the pilot, which was formally picked up at Hulu back in February. The official logline for
2026-03-26 16:30 UTC
Variety
Anne Hathaway versus cosmic dinosaurs? Consider us intrigued. Hathaway stars alongside Ewan McGregor in “The End of Oak Street,” which is set to be released theatrically in North America on August 14. The cast also includes Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, and, per the end of its first t
2026-03-26 16:37 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Mikayla Starrels has joined WME as a digital agent. Based in the Los Angeles office, the agent will work closely with WME’s digital department to provide clients with a nuanced perspective on how creators drive culture, engage audiences, and build long-term brand value. Starrels bri
2026-03-26 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Even with his hit sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary continuing to break records at the box office, Ryan Gosling looks to be orbiting his next big project. Sources tell Deadline Gosling is set to star in Universal Pictures’ untitled event film directed by Daniels, aka Daniel Kwan and Dani
2026-03-26 17:00 UTC
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Fisher Stevens-Produced Rainforest Doc ‘We Are Guardians’ To Expand Streaming Footprint On Earth Day
EXCLUSIVE: Fisher Stevens’ Amazon Rainforest Doc We Are Guardians will launch on several platforms on April 22, which, appropriately, is Earth Day. We Are Guardians counts Leonardo DiCaprio among its exec producers, alongside Jennifer Davisson and Phillip Watson from Appian Way. The feature doc foll
2026-03-26 17:01 UTC
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Logan Clark Has Cast ‘The Masked Singer’ & ‘Beast Games’, Now He’s Developing His Own Reality Series
EXCLUSIVE: Logan Clark’s The Casting Collective, which has found reality stars for series including Fox’s The Masked Singer and Amazon’s Beast Games, is moving into development. The Casting Collective is looking to develop and produce its own slate of unscripted formats across competition series, mu
2026-03-26 17:12 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: A24’s Peaked has landed another buzzy name in Grammy-winning pop star Dua Lipa. Character details are under wraps. In the film directed by Molly Gordon from a script by Allie Levitan, she’ll star alongside both. Peaked follows the two girls who traumatized you in high school a
2026-03-26 17:18 UTC
Variety
Lebohang Morake, the Grammy-winning South African composer who performed the iconic opening chant in “Circle of Life” at the start of Disney’s “The Lion King,” is suing the comedian Learnmore Jonasi for “allegedly damaging his reputation by intentionally misrepres
2026-03-26 17:19 UTC
Variety
United Talent Agency has promoted 35 staffers to partner status, elevations that span 23 departments and multiple offices. Hired from an existing group of agents and executives, the UTA 2026 Partner Class is credited by UTA CEO David Kramer with championing clients, building teams, and supporting UT
2026-03-26 17:44 UTC
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Warner Bros. has quietly unveiled the first teaser for The End of Oak Street, their new sci-fi film formerly known as Flowervale Street from It Follows helmer David Robert Mitchell. Little has been known to this point about the plot of the film, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. But the trai
2026-03-26 17:47 UTC
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Damson Idris has signed on to lead and executive produce a new Netflix series titled The Lords’ Day. The series synopsis reads: On the State Opening of Parliament, British spy Harry Jones (Damson Idris) finds himself inside the iconic building amidst a lockdown. As the siege escalates, loyalties are
2026-03-26 17:52 UTC
Deadline
Move over Emmys, the Oscars are coming. Starting with the 101st Academy Awards, which is already set to disrupt the usual order of things Oscar-wise with its move from ABC to YouTube, the ceremony and broadcast will also be coming from a new venue. Well not new exactly since it is the same place the
2026-03-26 17:59 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: BET has renewed The Ms. Pat Show for a sixth season. The series will be among the first of the network’s original series to stream on Paramount+, which becomes the new streaming home for BET content beginning in June. Led by the titular comedian Patricia “Ms. Pat” Willia
2026-03-26 18:00 UTC
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Harry Treadaway (Mr. Mercedes) has landed a series regular role in Bishop, Amazon MGM Studios’ new thriller from co-creators Little Marvin and Tony Saltzman. While we’re told Treadaway will play the part of Wyatt, further details are under wraps. As previously announced, Joel Kinnaman an
2026-03-26 18:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is developing Opposing Counsel, a legal drama based on Sheldon Siegel’s critically acclaimed book series, from Lauren Fields (The Flash), Morgan Faust (The Company You Keep, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Rideback. Written by Fields and Faust, Opposing Counsel is described
2026-03-26 18:00 UTC
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Two-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Colman Domingo will make his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on April 11. He’ll be joined by musical guest Anitta in her first SNL appearance as well. A busy Domingo will next be seen in Netflix’s The Four Seasons and HBO’s Euphoria. On t
2026-03-26 18:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Before the Pink Moon rises, we’ve gathered all of the details for the highly anticipated follow-up to Guts
2026-03-26 20:47 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: After wrapping on Vegas: A Love Story, a romantic thriller we scooped starring Maika Monroe and Brandon Sklenar, Ramin Bahrani is staying in the thriller genre with The Rancher, a Netflix film based on a spec by Melanie Toast, which he will rewrite and direct, with Toby Jaffe producing fo
2026-03-26 20:57 UTC
Rolling Stone
The highly anticipated single arrives after the pair debuted the track live at the beginning of March
2026-03-26 22:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Lee, who has recurred as Colter’s friend and newly minted tech whiz Randy on CBS’ Tracker, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming fourth season. Lee first joined Tracker in Season 2. He was first introduced as Bobby’s (Eric Graise) charismatic and charming
2026-03-26 22:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The Brazilian superstar recently dropped the single "Pinterest," while Domingo is gearing up for Michael and the new season of Euphoria
2026-03-26 22:04 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Charades have acquired international sales rights for Canadian director Leah Nelson’s Alzheimer’s-themed animated feature debut Tangles, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston and Seth Rogen in the voice cast, ahead of its world premiere in Cannes. They will launch world sales in Canne
2026-04-30 13:00 UTC
Variety
It was no April Fool’s joke when Fortnite announced on April 1 that it would enable developers to create “Star Wars”-inspired islands in Unreal Editor for Fortnite and Fortnite Creative. Starting May 1, developers will be able to take characters, templates, tools and gameplay featu
2026-04-30 13:00 UTC
Variety
The Rolling Stones are re-launching their rum brand with a new focus on a country close to their hearts — and decades-spanning careers. First unveiled in 2023, the band’s Crossfire Hurricane Rum rum was inspired by the rockers’ longtime association with Jamaica, which has spanned c
2026-04-30 13:00 UTC
Variety
Horror thriller “Mother Knows Best” has recently wrapped production in Auckland, New Zealand after shooting under the radar, with Frankie Adams (“The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” “The Wrecking Crew”) leading the cast. Rhona Mitra (“The Last Ship,” R
2026-04-30 13:00 UTC
Variety
Leo Woodall continues to cement his status as one of the U.K.’s most in-demand actors since breaking out in “The White Lotus.” The “One Day” and “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” star has now been set as the lead alongside co-star Clémence Poésy (“The
2026-04-30 13:00 UTC
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Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, will close the Screen Festival component of SXSW London in June. The movie will arrive in London fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard s
2026-04-30 13:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning screenwriter Armando Bo’s (Birdman) feature adaptation of Camila Sosa Villada’s well-received novel Las Malas is set to begin production next month in Córdoba, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. Cast in the Spanish-language film is led by previously announced Oscar nominee K
2026-04-30 13:00 UTC
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav saw his 2025 pay package triple to $165 million from $51.9 million the year before on option awards valued at $109.6 million. The grant was part of an amended employment agreement with the chief executive last year as a one-time bonus when the company was plan
2026-04-30 13:06 UTC
Variety
Sony has released the trailer for the upcoming horror film “Resident Evil.” Based on Capcom’s hugely popular horror video games, “Resident Evil” is co-written by Shay Hatten and “Weapons” helmer Zach Cregger, who also serves as director. The film does not feature established characters f
2026-04-30 13:07 UTC
Variety
Alauda Ruíz de Azúa’s San Sebastian and Goya best film winner “Sundays” (“Los Domingos”) has been co-acquired for U.S. distribution by Outsider Pictures. The deal announcement comes just weeks after “Sundays” swept picture, director, actress (Patricia López Arnaiz), supporting actress (Nagore Aranbu
2026-04-30 13:13 UTC
Variety
WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on “Ignition,” a high-concept thriller starring Emmy-nominated Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones,” “The New Look,” “Practical Magic 2”) and written and directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker James Erskine (“Cop
2026-04-30 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The singer on finding love, grieving loss, and building something new
2026-04-30 14:00 UTC
Deadline
Sony has dropped the first trailer for their Resident Evil film from Weapons and Barbarian helmer Zach Cregger that was previewed in room only at CinemaCon earlier this month. The trailer finds star Austin Abrams trudging through a snowy night and up to a dark, empty house. He had a problem on the r
2026-04-30 14:07 UTC
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David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who helped define Nashville’s “outlaw” sound of the 1970s and ’80s, and wrote “Take This Job and Shove It,” the song that would become the anthem of disaffected workers during the economic upheaval of the decade, died at a
2026-04-30 14:09 UTC
Variety
Shareef O’Neal, an entrepreneur and former athlete, has joined the roster of UTA, which will work to secure opportunities for him across sports media, unscripted television, digital media and more. The signing comes as O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal’s son, is poised to launch a revamp of
2026-04-30 16:00 UTC
Variety
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, co-founded by George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson and set to open Sept. 22 in Los Angeles, has announced its inaugural exhibitions. With more than 1,200 objects total, the installations will span more than 30 galleries and occupy approximately 100,000 square f
2026-04-30 16:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: As Prime Video is preparing for the May 13 Season 1 premiere of Off Campus, Amazon MGM Studios has been quietly casting the second installment of the college-set romantic drama series based on Elle Kennedy’s bestselling book series, which received an early renewal in February. India Fowle
2026-04-30 16:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Nat Geo is currently on a two-track tear of shows with A-list stars exploring a world such as Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and Tucci in Italy and blue-chip wildlife titles that dive deeper in the natural world such as Ocean with David Attenborough and Secrets of the Bees. The latter is
2026-04-30 16:00 UTC
Variety
Jesse Collins Entertainment has got this Emmy thing down. The live TV production shingle has signed on for a fourth year in a row to produce the Primetime Emmys — this time, helming the 78th Emmy Awards for NBC and Peacock on Monday, Sept. 14. This now means Jesse Collins Entertainment will have gon
2026-04-30 16:00 UTC
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André Bishop, Jules Fisher and James Lapine — three towering figures of the theater community — are this year’s recipients of the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The honor places the trio of legendary artists among past recipients including Harvey Fierstein, Ca
2026-04-30 16:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Martinez has been tapped to join Days of Our Lives in the role of Javier “Javi” Hernández. The role of Javi was portrayed by Al Calderon, who left the Peacock sudser to join NBC’s Brilliant Minds. Martinez’s first episode on DOOL will air on June 30, 2026. Ja
2026-04-30 16:00 UTC
Variety
Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, has not directly weighed in on the backlash over the agency’s move to force Disney’s ABC to reapply for spectrum licenses on an accelerated schedule — a move that comes as President Trump has called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired
2026-04-30 16:01 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate and Blumhouse will be launching sales at the Cannes market on their reboot of horror franchise sensation The Blair Witch Project. We can confirm online reports from earlier this year that up-and-coming horror director Dylan Clark has been set to helm the new “imaginingR
2026-04-30 16:02 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of her breakout debut feature How to Have Sex, a coming-of-age drama that won the Un Certain Regard prize in its 2023 premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Molly Manning Walker has inked a deal to direct the film Not Another F**king Wedding for A24 and Plan B. No word yet [&#
2026-04-30 16:07 UTC
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Peacock’s competition series The Traitors scored six nominees to lead the pack for a third year in a row at the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which revealed its noms list Thursday. Winners of the eighth annual awards recognizing excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming wil
2026-04-30 16:29 UTC
Variety
American High is partnering with Netflix to bring their viral short-form series “Minimum Wage” to the streamer. Variety has learned exclusively that Netflix has given “Minimum Wage” a 28 episode order, with the show set to launch on Netflix later this year. Each episode will
2026-04-30 16:30 UTC
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Actor Taye Diggs and partners Autumn Federici, Shelby Stone, James Black, and Troy Brookins on Thursday announced the launch of Microhouse Films, a mobile-first vertical storytelling platform putting distribution in the hands of filmmakers, which is set to launch this spring. Developed to support th
2026-04-30 16:30 UTC
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As ABC has renewed its two remaining comedy series, Scrubs and Shifting Gears, the network has passed on its sole comedy pilot for next season, Do You Want Kids?, starring Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel. The move was not surprising. As Deadline has reported, the Sliding Doors-style single-camera pilot
2026-04-30 16:30 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Actress, producer, and entrepreneur Jessica Alba has inked with CAA. Golden Globe-nominated for her work in the series Dark Angel, co-created by James Cameron, Alba most recently exec produced and starred in the Netflix thriller Trigger Warning, which debuted at #1 in 67 countries and has
2026-04-30 16:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of his Netflix thriller Apex, Taron Egerton has found a new agency to call home as he has signed with WME in all areas. This comes after his survival thriller Apex, where he stars opposite Charlize Theron, earned him strong reviews for scene-stealing villain in the
2026-04-30 16:30 UTC
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BET today revealed that comedian and online creator Druski will host this year’s BET Awards. The 2026 installment airs live on Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. With the selection, Druski becomes the event’s youngest-ever host, eclipsing Kevin Hart, who previously held the distinction. “I
2026-04-30 16:30 UTC
Deadline
And then there was one. ABC has renewed its remaining comedy series, Scrubs and Shifting Gears, for the 2026-27 season. For the Scrubs revival, this counts officially as a second season, for the Tim Allen sitcom, it’s a third season. The pickups, which have been fully expected, leave one curre
2026-04-30 16:30 UTC
Rolling Stone
The singer-songwriter's 18th album is full of fantastical imagery, moving emotions, and callbacks to her storied career
2026-04-30 16:32 UTC
Deadline
“This was based on DEI conduct, not speech,” said Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr today as the agency has launched a sudden and suspicious license renewal review of ABC stations after another fracas between Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel. “The FCC has rules on the books.” “You ca
2026-04-30 16:42 UTC
Variety
A TV series adaptation of Anika Jade Levy’s critically acclaimed debut novel, “Flat Earth,” is in the works at Vice Studios with Levy as co-creator. Published by Catapult Books in the US and Little, Brown in the UK in November 2025, “Flat Earth” is described as “a
2026-04-30 17:00 UTC
Variety
Two weeks before “Off Campus” premieres on Prime Video, the college romance series has announced two new cast additions for Season 2. India Fowler (“Fear Street: Prom Queen”) will appear in the series regular role of Grace Ivers, the love interest of John Logan, played by Antonio Cipriano. The show’
2026-04-30 17:03 UTC
Variety
Josh Penn, the Academy Award-nominated producer behind “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” has launched Serenade, a new production company focused on documentary and narrative films. Serenade’s first film, “The Oldest Person in the World,” was directed by Sam Green and premi
2026-04-30 17:07 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Stuber has set Patrick Chu as Head of Television at his production company which is relaunching the United Artists label with Amazon MGM Studios. Reporting directly to Stuber, Chu will lead the company’s TV department, overseeing development and production of the TV slate, which inc
2026-04-30 18:17 UTC
Rolling Stone
Dave Grohl wrote and directed the video for the Your Favorite Toy cut, while his daughter Harper handled the casting
2026-04-30 18:28 UTC
Variety
Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Andrius Blazevicius’ “How to Divorce During the War,” a beautifully directed portrait of a couple navigating the dissolution of their marriage during the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The film made it
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
Variety
Attention, soccer fans: Fox Sports may have the summer job of your dreams. Executives at the Fox Corp.-backed sports-media outlet aren’t looking for the next Colin Cowherd or Tom Brady. Starting Tuesday, however, they will have their eyes peeled for a sports fan who can watch every minute of the 104
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
Variety
When she first started putting the pieces together for her upcoming album, Tori Kelly took a write-what-you-know approach. “I was pretty clear on what I wanted to say, which were three pillars: My faith, my marriage and then motherhood,” the singer-songwriter tells Variety about “G
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
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A24 has unveiled the first trailer for Tony, its biopic of chef Anthony Bourdain starring The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa, which is slated for release in theaters in August. Directed by Matt Johnson, the filmmaker behind Blackberry and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Tony finds a 19-year-
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: 11:11 Media, the media production company founded by Paris Hilton, has teamed with Darren Lynn Bousman, the director of four Saw films, on a new horror feature titled Road To Reality. Bousman will direct the film from a screenplay by Katina Nikou. The story is said to be set within the “i
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
He made his name writing beautifully open songs about everything from his home state to his mental health. Now he has millions of fans, and he's still processing it all
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
Variety
A24 has released the first trailer for the upcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic “Tony,” starring “The Holdovers” breakout Dominic Sessa in the starring role. The film is set in 1976, when a young Bourdain has a life-changing experience working and living in Provincetown, Mass. Bourdain, the
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
Variety
The entire 10-season run of true crime series “World’s Most Evil Killers” has landed at Radial Entertainment, with Seasons 9 and 10 set to debut on the company’s FilmRise channel this month, pushing the franchise to 200 episodes and more than 150 hours of programming. Both new seasons – each formatt
2026-05-05 13:00 UTC
Variety
Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”) and Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) will next star in “Impunity,” an espionage thriller from award-winning Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez (“The Settlers”). Shot between U.K., Spain and Chile, in Spanish and English, the film is set against the backdrop of one of the legal
2026-05-05 13:05 UTC
Rolling Stone
In his first project since Adolescence, creator Jack Thorne tackles the famed English novel and the corrupting power of influence
2026-05-05 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The director detailed two sequences where AI was used to create funny, surreal images to complement portions where Lennon and Yoko Ono speak in more abstract, philosophical terms
2026-05-05 14:13 UTC
Variety
Neon, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Parasite” and “Anora,” has acquired U.S. rights to “King Snake,” the next film from “Loving” and “Mud” director Jeff Nichols. FilmNation Entertainment fully financed the Southern gothic horror film and
2026-05-05 15:29 UTC
Variety
Disney’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2” debuted at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office with £9.3 million ($12.6 million), according to Comscore. Universal’s “Michael” moved to second place in its second weekend, adding $9.4 million for a cumulative $31.2 million. The studio also held third place wit
2026-05-05 15:29 UTC
Variety
Eiza González (“3 Body Problem,” “Baby Driver”) and Brandon Sklenar (“The Housemaid,” “F.A.S.T.”) are set to enter the world of competitive bodybuilding in “Iron Jane,” based on a screenplay by Lissette Feliciano (“Women is LosersR
2026-05-05 15:30 UTC
Deadline
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for go
2026-05-05 15:30 UTC
Rolling Stone
Guy Cohen starred in one of the most famous music videos of the late Nineties, and lately he's been back with the band onstage
2026-05-05 15:36 UTC
Deadline
Neon has taken U.S. rights to Jeff Nichols’ next movie King Snake. A Southern gothic horror, King Snake follows a young couple (Margaret Qualley and Drew Starkey) who inherit an Arkansas farm where they face real-world problems and supernatural forces, battling physical and metaphysical demons
2026-05-05 15:45 UTC
Variety
James Murdoch, a media and tech investor who is the younger son of Rupert Murdoch, is reportedly in advanced negotiations to buy Vox Media-owned New York magazine and Vox’s podcast network. Murdoch’s Lupa Systems investment firm is in talks with Vox Media about a deal but it “could still
2026-05-05 15:47 UTC
Variety
Diabolical: “The Boys” fifth and final season finale is going to be available to view in movie theaters using 4DX technology. “In two weeks, we’re going out with a bang,” the show’s official X account announced Tuesday. “Literally, because ya might vibrate watchin
2026-05-05 15:48 UTC
Rolling Stone
In the crowd as the jam band heroes bring one of their biggest live experiences ever to the Las Vegas venue
2026-05-05 15:51 UTC
Rolling Stone
According to new data shared with Rolling Stone, the pop star has amassed over 140 million listeners in the weeks since his two headlining sets
2026-05-05 15:51 UTC
Variety
Whitney Leavitt is leaving “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” The reality star-turned-actress announced the news on Sunday in the middle of her final performance of “Chicago” on Broadway. She has been leading the revival as Roxie Hart since early February, and used a monolog
2026-05-05 15:52 UTC
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Paris- and Berlin-based international sales company Salaud Morisset has closed key European deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” which stars singer-songwriter Marie Ulven a.k.a. Girl in Red. The film will have its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. Among the fi
2026-05-05 15:57 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ is gearing up for more Canada Shore. The streamer has renewed the first-ever Canadian version of the hit franchise and cameras will roll this summer. Following a cast of 20-somethings from all over Canada, the first season launched in January and drove more Canadian Paramount+
2026-04-07 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Musical microdrama is coming. Playback, starring Hannah Stocking, America’s Next Top Model winner Sophie Sumner, Amber Laird, Royce Lundquist and Sarah Sampino, has released a trailer for the musical dropping April 17. The show comes from microdrama powerhouse Holywater Tech and is
2026-04-07 15:00 UTC
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Tension abounds in the trailer for Richard Gadd’s Half Man, which dropped Tuesday as buzz continues to build for the BBC-HBO drama launching April 23. Click above to watch Gadd and co-star Jamie Bell face off in a story about brotherhood, friendship, loyalty, anger and violence down the decades. Gad
2026-04-07 15:00 UTC
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Donald Trump and the board of the Kennedy Center have responded to a congresswoman’s lawsuit contending that the addition of the president’s name to the center and the plans for a two-year closure are within their legal authority. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex officio member of the boa
2026-04-07 15:02 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Concourse executive Grant Mohrman has launched U.S. sales and production firm Gravel Lake Entertainment with Cannes regular Arnaud Desplechin’s upcoming film The Thing That Hurts as its debut sales title. Filming is due to begin later this month in France and Belgium on Desplechin&
2026-04-07 15:12 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Covell (The End of the F***ing World, Kaos) is developing a series at Amazon MGM Studios based on Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey’s New York Times bestselling book, So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All. Moennig and Hailey, both best known for s
2026-04-07 17:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The Bronx rapper was charged with disorderly conduct and a traffic violation
2026-04-07 17:06 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who, The Diplomat), Chizzy Akudolu (Tommy & Tuppence, Holby City) and Kerry Howard (Him and Her, Bad Apples) are among the six actresses making up the cast of Grace Link’s indie TV series Locker Room Talk. Link (Geek Girl, Bulletproof), Florence Andrews (Hou
2026-04-14 08:00 UTC
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Oliver Savell, who has been twice BAFTA nominated for his role as a young Alan Carr in Changing Ends, is leading the BBC’s adaptation of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. The adaptation, which is being overseen by One Day author David Nicholls with writers including Caitlin Moran, come
2026-04-14 08:00 UTC
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TommyInnit, who runs the most popular Minecraft channel on Twitch, is leading the first series and channel to emerge from Sony’s new digital arm with guests including Stephen Fry. 100 Questions with Tom Simons will feature the Minecraft supremo under his real name alongside interviewees as he is giv
2026-04-14 08:00 UTC
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Janus Films has acquired all U.S. rights to The Samurai And The Prisoner, the latest feature by Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, set to debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Samurai And The Prisoner is adapted from the novel by Honobu Yonezawa. The film was produced by Shochiku in
2026-04-14 15:00 UTC
Variety
The Tribeca Festival has announced the HBO original documentary “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World)” will open the 25th annual festival on June 3. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the film will be screened at the Beacon
2026-04-14 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Jasmeet Dutta is back as Canada’s premiere millennial social media star in the trailer for Late Bloomer Season 3, but his work-life balance looks more out of whack than ever. As the trailer for the Crave comedy-drama series begins, streamer Jasmeet (Jasmeet Raina) is in an introspec
2026-04-14 15:00 UTC
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Jason Reitman has been set to deliver the commencement address during this year’s graduation ceremony for the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The event, to take place May 15 at the Shrine Auditorium, will also see Wicked and Wicked: For Good cinematography Alice Brooks receive the Mary Pickford
2026-04-14 15:00 UTC
Variety
Janus Films has secured all U.S. distribution rights to “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s adaptation of Yonezawa Honobu’s prize-winning historical novel, ahead of the film’s world premiere in the Cannes Premieres section. Janus will reveal theatrical re
2026-04-14 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Nurse Blake is expanding his But Did You Die? Tour, launched last year, with shows in over 35 North American cities set for fall. Now spanning over 100 shows across the U.S. and Canada, the tour has Blake diving into the wild things patients and their families say and do at hospi
2026-04-14 15:00 UTC
Variety
The 1979 cult classic “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” gets a new physical media release from the Criterion Collection. And while the comedy is streamable on Prime Video and Peacock or rentable online on Apple TV, the film has better picture and audio quality, premium artwork and a w
2026-04-14 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Tom McCarthy’s untitled Sony Pictures Classics drama has now wrapped with joining cast including Noah Robbins, Zach Woods, Nina Arianda, Mary Catherine Garrison, Michael Chernus, Dylan Baker, Michael Cerveris, and Alan Aisenberg
2026-04-14 15:03 UTC
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Baahubali: The Eternal War, a CGI animated spin-off set in the Baahubali universe, will be among nine upcoming animated features showcased in the Annecy International Film Festival’s Work in Progress (WIP) lineup in June. Lead produced by Arka Mediaworks, the animated feature follows murdered P
2026-04-14 15:05 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed Scott Foley for representation in all areas. Foley can currently be seen in the recurring role of Dr. Seth McDale on ABC’s Will Trent, which was just renewed for a fifth season. Recently, Foley made his return to the big screen in the box office hit Scream 7, and starred
2026-04-14 16:15 UTC
Rolling Stone
As costs soar, experts say Live Nation’s dominance of the touring market isn’t ending anytime soon
2026-04-14 16:21 UTC
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MPA President and CEO Charlie Rivkin applauded theatrical exhibition for strong ties to U.S. communities and trust built up over the years, including with families, due in part, he said, to a movie ratings system that Instagram recently borrowed to slap on its teen accounts. In his annual address at
2026-04-14 16:27 UTC
Rolling Stone
The Colombian singer made history on Sunday night as the first Latina to headline the festival in California
2026-04-14 17:15 UTC
Deadline
With Stranger Things coming to an end with the highly anticipated fifth season, which recently reached the halfway mark of filming, the Duffer Brothers have moved forward full steam ahead with their next big project — The Boroughs. The show’s main players have been cast. The series, created by Jeffr
2026-04-14 17:16 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot (Superwoman) and Isla Fisher (Now You See Me: Now You Don’t) have joined Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson in Doug Liman-directed thriller Bitcoin. Ahead of the Cannes market, Patrick Wachsberger’s 193 is launching sales on the film, which has previously been called Ki
2026-04-14 17:21 UTC
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His & Hers is now one of Netflix’s most popular TV series of all time. The mystery thriller starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal eked past the first season of The Night Agent to land at No. 10 on the streamer’s most popular list with 98.2M views since its release on January 8, ac
2026-04-14 19:00 UTC
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Film Independent said Tuesday that Juan Devis, the producer and former chief creative officer at the Los Angeles media company behind public broadcasters PBS SoCal and KCET, has been named president of the nonprofit arts organization. The hire formally completes the search fills to fill the spot hel
2026-04-14 19:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Schwarzenegger continues his streak of landing high-profile roles as he is set to star opposite Phoebe Dynevor in Beach Read, 20th Century Studios‘ adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel from Emily Henry. Published in 2020, Beach Read is a romantic
2026-04-14 19:00 UTC
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On the heels of The Madison‘s strong launch, Paramount+ has renewed Taylor Sheridan’s drama series starring Michelle Pfeiffer for a third season. As Deadline has reported, while a second season of The Madison was never officially announced, it was quietly filmed last fall and is in the c
2026-04-14 19:30 UTC
Rolling Stone
The former Van Halen frontman and perpetual showman tells us how he ended up singing "Jump" at his first Coachella
2026-04-14 19:32 UTC
Rolling Stone
The blues-rock band kicks off their second tour since reuniting as a trio this week, with dates across North America
2026-04-14 19:40 UTC
Deadline
January 2026 brought us People We Meet on Vacation, and it looks like the next Emily Henry adaptation to take shape will be Beach Read. With the two leads now cast, production on the feature film based on the first of Emily Henry’s adult romance novels that came out in 2020 will likely start product
2026-04-14 21:01 UTC
Variety
Nicolas Cage and Osgood Perkins are expanding the “Longlegs” universe with a second installment of the new horror movie franchise. Perkins will write, direct and produce the yet-to-be-titled movie, with Cage starring and producing. Plot details are being kept under wraps. The Hollywood R
2026-04-14 21:08 UTC
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Blackpink’s Jennie is doing it again, teaming up with Apple’s Beats for a new collaboration featuring an unreleased track. The song is featured in the campaign video for a special edition of the Beats Solo 4, which is now available in Onyx Black. “Already did that once and I’
2026-04-21 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The Grammy-winning rapper got clean in April 2008, previously telling Rolling Stone that he "knew I had to change my life"
2026-04-21 14:11 UTC
Variety
The 2026 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its television and podcast lineup, featuring a combination of world premieres, live tapings, and exclusive conversations. Taking place June 3–14 in New York City, the 25th edition of the annual festival will host a special ‘Survivor 50’ panel featuring popular
2026-04-21 15:00 UTC
Variety
Has David Zaslav saved Warner Bros., or is he about to bury it? That’s the crux of an angry debate in Hollywood as Paramount Skydance moves closer to acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, CNN, TNT, HGTV and more. The $110 billion deal, reached in Febr
2026-04-21 15:00 UTC
Variety
Suki Waterhouse has revealed that her third album, titled “Loveland,” is set to release on July 10 via Island Records. After unveiling the record’s dreamy first single “Back in Love” last month, the indie-pop singer-songwriter will drop another song, “Tiny Raisin,
2026-04-21 15:00 UTC
Variety
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has unveiled the first round of voice castings for his upcoming TV and video game franchise, “Absurdverse,” ahead of formally revealing a first look at the project next month at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival. Described as an “interconnected com
2026-04-21 15:00 UTC
Variety
A crew member on Universal’s live-action sequel “How to Train Your Dragon 2” has suffered a severe injury following an accident that occurred off-set in the U.K. earlier this month, Variety understands. The individual, understood to be working as a special effects technician, sever
2026-04-21 15:06 UTC
Rolling Stone
The president and his administration keep insisting that gas prices aren't a problem, even as they admit they might remain high
2026-04-21 16:21 UTC
Variety
Where in the “Michael” world is Janet Jackson? The music superstar is nowhere to be seen as a character in the new Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic about her late brother. “I wish everybody was in the movie,” Jackson sibling LaToya Jackson told me Monday night at the film’s premiere at the Dolby Theatr
2026-04-21 16:22 UTC
Deadline
A special effects technician working on Universal’s live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2 has lost multiple fingers on one hand after an accident during production. The crew member severed multiple fingers during an accident involving a saw in a workshop at Sky Studios Elstree, where the film is c
2026-04-21 16:25 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated Baby Reindeer breakout Nava Mau has teamed with Level Ground, producer and independent distributor of the Emmy-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted feature doc Union, to launch a fellowship supporting a cohort of trans and queer filmmakers and filmmakers of color in creating the
2026-04-21 17:50 UTC
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Before Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams were Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, Quinn founder Caroline Spiegler booked the budding actors for her audio erotica app. She reached out to their teams after seeing the trailer for Crave’s “Heated Rivalry.” HBO Max hadn’t even made its distribution deal f
2026-04-21 17:57 UTC
Rolling Stone
The late musician's upcoming vault songs are billed to be from a previously unreleased album project
2026-04-21 17:59 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Andria Spring has joined Hammerstone Studios (By Any Means, At the Sea) as SVP Post-Production. Specializing in post-production, finance, and overall project management, Spring comes to Hammerstone following nearly a decade at Bron Studios, during which she rose from Head of Post-Producti
2026-04-21 18:44 UTC
Variety
Jorma Taccone’s newest film looks a bit different than the work he’s known for. Taccone, one-third of the aughts “Saturday Night Live” collective The Lonely Island, is known for comedy: In addition to the many, many digital shorts he and his friends have made for “SNL,” Taccone directed 2010’s
2026-04-21 18:53 UTC
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As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war enters its fourth week, amid air strikes that comprise Gulf states and Lebanon, early indications are that the conflict’s impact on moviegoing in the affected Arab countries is, quite surprisingly, not catastrophic. In terms of movie theatre closures, there hav
2026-03-24 13:54 UTC
Variety
Hi, Bob! In advance of its long-awaited Season 5 return, Apple TV’s “For All Mankind” has been renewed for a sixth and final season. The news also comes in advance of the premiere of spinoff series “Star City,” which takes a look at the alternate space race story line f
2026-03-24 14:00 UTC
Variety
AI Platform Wrapbook Launches $800,000 Grant Program to Support U.S. Film and Television Productions
Wrapbook, an AI platform for managing production payroll, spend, and accounting, has unveiled a program offering up to four grants of $200,000 each, totaling $800,000, to qualified film and television productions filming in the United States. The program is designed to directly support productions c
2026-03-24 14:00 UTC
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“Hello Kitty Island Adventure” has set the launch date and revealed a first look at its next paid downloadable content (DLC) update, “City Town.” Debuting April 16 from Sanrio and developer Sunblink, “City Town” is described as “a rainbow metropolis” f
2026-03-24 14:00 UTC
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The Punisher TV special starring Jon Bernthal has been titled The Punisher: One Last Kill and will launch on Disney+ from May 12. Marvel confirmed the news on social media this morning alongside a new poster. Bernthal’s Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher, who returns as the character in D
2026-03-24 14:05 UTC
Rolling Stone
Boy Band Confidential, which premieres on ID April 13 & 14, features interviews with Lance Bass, AJ McLean, Nick Lachey, and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman, among others
2026-03-24 15:55 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Phoebe Dynevor is continuing to build a build a diverse and robust upcoming slate as she is set to star the Amazon International series Dirty. The eight episode series will appear on Prime Video. Matt Charman created the show and will serve as showrunner, writer and exec producer alongsid
2026-03-24 16:00 UTC
Deadline
The Milo Ventimiglia-led pilot for HBO Max American Blue has cast Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid’s Tale), Carlito Olivero (East Los High), Onye Eme-Akwari (The Good Doctor), Jess Gabor (Shameless), and Eddie Kaye Thomas (The Beauty) in major roles. We exclusively announced the project was in the works
2026-03-24 16:00 UTC
Variety
The HBO Max drama pilot “American Blue” has added five new cast members, Variety has learned. Kelly Jenrette (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “All The Sinners Bleed”), Carlito Olivero (“Step Up: Highwater,” “East Los High”), Onye Eme-Akwari (“The Good Doctor,” “Outer Banks”), Je
2026-03-24 16:00 UTC
Variety
Tubi is adapting a spooky teen classic. “Remember Me,” a 1989 Christopher Pike YA novel, is getting a film adaptation via Tubi. Brec Bassinger (“Final Destination Bloodlines”) and Charlie Gillespie (“Sidelined 2: Intercepted”) will star, with “Match” d
2026-03-24 16:00 UTC
Variety
“Criminal Minds: Evolution” has been renewed for Season 20 ahead of the Season 19 premiere, Variety has learned. Paramount has also set the Season 19 premiere date, with the newest season of the long-running drama series set to premiere on May 28 on Paramount+, with new episodes dropping
2026-03-24 16:00 UTC
Deadline
Quite a bit of news for Criminal Minds: Evolution Tuesday morning. Paramount+ has renewed the hit series for a 20th season for premiere in 2027, and set May 28 for release of the upcoming 19th season. We’re also getting a first look at the new season in the teaser above. Season 19 also will fe
2026-03-24 16:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
TSA's funding has been blocked, ICE agents have been deployed, and long lines continue amid the congressional funding standoff
2026-03-24 16:01 UTC
Deadline
Video game publisher Epic Games is laying off 1,000 workers, citing a drop in engagement with its signature title, Fortnite. In a memo to employees (read it in full below), CEO Tim Sweeney noted that the cuts are “unrelated to AI.” He said the layoffs will be paired with $500 million in
2026-03-24 16:02 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Good Walk Entertainment, the production company founded by former top Comedy Central executives Kent Alterman and Sarah Babineau, has signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. Under the pact, the duo will develop and produce scripted comedy and drama series for the indie stu
2026-03-24 16:15 UTC
Deadline
Sarah Aubrey lifted the cauldron lid on the Harry Potter TV series today, saying it is represents “a financial investment that normally you wouldn’t make with a television show.” Aubrey, who is Head of Original Programming for HBO Max, was on stage at Series Mania in Lille when she began
2026-03-24 16:17 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the July 31st release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, where he reprises his role as Mac Gargan/Scorpion from 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, Michael Mando has closed a deal to join Netflix and Legendary’s live-action Gundam movie, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Netflix
2026-03-24 16:23 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Range Media Partners is announcing a slew of promotions across the company. Evan Winiker is joining the ranks of managing partner for Range and is one of the first managing partners within Range Music. Winiker joined the company in 2021, having previously been a manager at Full Stop and t
2026-03-24 16:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winning producer Cathy Schulman (The Idea of You, Crash) and her Welle Entertainment banner are teaming with Netflix to develop a feature adaptation of the bestselling novel The Favorites by Layne Fargo. Kate Gersten, the writer of Gia Coppola’s lauded drama The Last S
2026-03-24 16:30 UTC
Variety
Zack Fox has signed with CAA for representation. The actor and artist recently starred as Swett in Alex Russell’s breakout film “Lurker,” a music industry thriller that won the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award for best first feature. And he recurs in “Abbott Elementary̶
2026-03-24 16:30 UTC
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Many books will provide backbone to both theatrical and streaming releases in 2026. From the long-awaited rom com film adaptation of Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation, which hit Netflix in January, to the Ridley Scott-directed adaptation of The Dog Stars starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brol
2026-03-24 17:41 UTC
Variety
Thierry Frémaux often says he returns to Cannes each year like an athlete ready to defend the festival’s title as the reigning champion. In 2026, which marks his 25th year at the festival, that metaphor lands with particular force. As Hollywood navigates a period of upheaval, marked by consolidation
2026-03-24 17:41 UTC
Deadline
Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird) has joined Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo series as a series regular, Deadline has learned. No word yet on the role he’ll be playing. Hauser joins following the casting of the show’s core four: Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy
2026-03-24 17:45 UTC
Variety
The live-action “Scooby-Doo” series at Netflix has cast Paul Walter Hauser in a series regular role, Variety has learned. Hauser will appear in the untitled series alongside the previously announced Mystery Inc. gang of Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones, Tanner Hagen as Norville “Shaggy” Rog
2026-03-24 17:45 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Emily Bader (People We Meet on Vacation) and Logan Lerman (Oh, Hi!) are set to star in a 13 Going on 30 reboot coming together at Netflix, with Jennifer Garner aboard as executive producer. The project reunites Bader with Brett Haley, the director of her hit Netflix rom-com People We Meet
2026-03-24 17:46 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Anastasia and Drizella are finally coming out from under the shadow of Cinderella. Disney is making Stepsisters, a live action film that focused on the evil stepsisters who abused Cinderella and got theirs when her foot fit the slipper. Fresh from Disney’s Chip n’ Dale: Rescue
2026-03-24 17:48 UTC
Variety
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Kate Aurthur details the 21-year, three-season journey that Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King have been on with “The Comeback” as the offbeat comedy series takes its final lap on HBO. More to come Listen to Daily Variety on iHea
2026-03-24 17:52 UTC
Rolling Stone
The 15-time major champion will make an appearance at the Los Angeles Golf Club for his Jupiter Links TGL team
2026-03-24 17:52 UTC
Deadline
From 87North (The Fall Guy, Bullet Train) comes a new women-led action project, formerly titled Ballerina Overdrive, and now known as Pretty Lethal. The cast has rotated a bit since the project was first announced out of Berlin’s European Film Market. For everything we know about Pretty Lethal
2026-03-24 19:08 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Jessie Williams has boarded the Wayfarer Studios, Misfits Entertainment and Mediawan documentary, Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story, as EP. Williams joins alongside Alicia Keys and recording artist Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean who we previously told you about. UTA is representi
2026-03-24 19:08 UTC
Rolling Stone
Hov argues that rap battles may no longer serve hip-hop's growth in a new interview with GQ
2026-03-24 19:09 UTC
Rolling Stone
Your Pain Is My Joy will be released in August
2026-03-24 19:15 UTC
Deadline
Three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone is underway on new movie White Lies, which marks his first narrative feature in a decade. Josh Hartnett (Oppenheimer) stars in the movie, which Deadline can confirm and reveal more details about today. The Platoon, Born On The Fourth Of July and JFK director has
2026-03-24 20:00 UTC
Variety
Bob Dylan’s touring continues to appear never-ending, to use the catchphrase that fans long ago applied to his near-constant bouts of road work. Now the west coast will be the beneficiary of that, as Dylan has added a fresh string of dates to his itinerary that include a batch of shows in Cali
2026-03-24 20:00 UTC
Variety
OpenAI said it will discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched in late 2024, without providing a reason for the decision. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora
2026-03-24 20:29 UTC
Variety
It’s been another crazy week for Casey Bloys. On Monday, the HBO and HBO Max chief jetted into London to press the flesh in advance of the streaming platform finally launching in the U.K. His visit came just days after he was spotted having lunch with Netflix boss Ted Sarandos in Hollywood, instantl
2026-03-24 21:15 UTC
Variety
Epic festivals such as Coachella, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and more are announcing dates and lineups by the day. Next up is Coachella, which returns to Indio’s famed Empire Polo Grounds this year for two weeks (April 10-12 and April 17-19) with headliners Justin Bieber,&
2026-03-24 21:20 UTC
Variety
The YA series “Sterling Point” has an official premiere date at Amazon Prime Video. The series will debut all eight episodes of its first season on Aug. 5. Variety exclusively reported the show was in the works at Prime Video in January 2025. The cast includes Ella Rubin, Keen Ruffalo, J
2026-04-28 15:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: The White Lotus has filled its unexpected vacancy, and series creator Mike White did not look far to do it. Oscar winner Laura Dern, a longtime collaborator and friend of White’s, has joined Season 4 of his HBO series set in France. She replaces Helena Bonham Carter who left late la
2026-04-28 15:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Blink49 Studios has set up a joint venture with iconic Canadian comedy brand Yuk Yuk’s. The pair will work together to develop and produce a slate of live and digital comedy projects, tapping into Yuk Yuk’s five decades as a major player in the Canadian comedy landscape. The c
2026-04-28 15:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Directed by Ivy Meeropol and in select theaters May 22, Ask E. Jean chronicles the journalist's storied career and her experience suing Donald Trump for sexual misconduct twice — and winning
2026-04-28 15:00 UTC
Variety
“Masters of the Universe” stars Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Idris Elba star in a new PSA for Save the Children. The Mattel and Amazon MGM Studios spot encourages fans of the comic book hero and moviegoers “to give back and harness their very own power.” The PSA premieres Tuesday, April 28,
2026-04-28 15:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The 21-year-old admitted to planning an ISIS-inspired attack on Eras Tour shows in Vienna in 2024
2026-04-28 15:01 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter, actor and producer Will Jeffs and producer John Hauber have launched film and TV production banner Red Imp Films. Operating out of Toronto and London, the company aims to develop, package, finance and produce film and TV projects for the global market. The company’s de
2026-04-28 15:05 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has added five series regulars to the cast of Nick Paley’s upcoming coming-of-age mystery Phony. Joining previously announced series regulars Connie Britton and Sam Nivola are Meera Syal as Sharla, Grace Brennan as Mallory, Mahaela Park as Chloe, Maliq Johnson as Vogel and Colter Lee
2026-04-28 19:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: The staff at Futuro Media Group is calling on management to voluntarily recognize their desire to organize with the Writers Guild of America East. In a letter obtained by Deadline on Tuesday, the 15-member bargaining unit behind the Pulitzer Prize- and Peabody Award-winning podcast, radio
2026-04-28 19:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Bestselling British author Adele Parks is having her novels turned into a TV series for the first time. Parks has struck a deal with Studiocanal-backed Strong Film & Television for a domestic thriller based on the interconnected characters who appear across Our Beautiful Mess, Playing
2026-03-31 09:00 UTC
Variety
Jonathan Lynn, the BAFTA-winning co-creator of “Yes, Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister,” has some blunt words for anyone searching for political satire in the current American moment: don’t bother looking. “What’s happening in America is truly beyond satire
2026-03-31 09:09 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Mark Rosenblatt, the Olivier Award-winning theater and film writer and director whose debut play Giant opened last week on Broadway in a critically acclaimed production starring John Lithgow. Giant, which features Lithgow as children’s book author Roald Dahl, won the
2026-03-31 13:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Directed by Nia DaCosta, the short film finds the breakout Heated Rivalry star coming to the (creepy) cottage
2026-03-31 13:00 UTC
Deadline
The second season of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series will premiere on June 25, two years and four months after the debut of Season 1. Returning cast Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Elizabeth Yu, Momona Tamada and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, with Maria Zhang and Da
2026-03-31 13:00 UTC
Deadline
Apple TV has released a first look at its upcoming new limited series, Cape Fear, with a teaser trailer (above) and first-look photos (below). The 10-episode project will premiere on Friday, June 5, with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through July 31. The Cape Fear se
2026-03-31 13:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
An attempt to talk about the new Zendaya and Robert Pattinson movie without revealing why everyone is losing their minds over it
2026-03-31 13:05 UTC
Deadline
The 30th Annual Webby Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, with winners to be announced on April 21 in New York and recognized May 11 at a special anniversary awards ceremony hosted by The Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson in New
2026-03-31 13:45 UTC
Variety
India’s Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company have released the first look teaser for “Raja Shivaji,” following its theatrical preview alongside “Dhurandhar: The Revenge.” The historical action drama, which chronicles the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is now avai
2026-03-31 13:45 UTC
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Donald Trump has unveiled a video rendering of his presidential library, a skyscraper proposed for downtown Miami. Like many of his buildings, the name “Trump” is emblazoned on the top. The rendering also shows space for a decommissioned Air Force One, something that is featured at the R
2026-03-31 13:57 UTC
Variety
Mario and Luigi are about to turbocharge the box office. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is aiming for $175 million to $180 million in its first five days of release. Since its predecessor, 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” was enormously popular, exhibitors and inde
2026-03-31 14:48 UTC
Variety
The “Heated Rivalry” phenomenon is headed to the stage. “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” will run Off-Broadway this spring following eight sold-out concert performances earlier this month. Inspired by the hit show about hockey and gay romance, “Heated R
2026-03-31 14:50 UTC
Rolling Stone
To draw their wildly successful touring career to a close, the band has had to sort through decades of complicated history
2026-03-31 16:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Fifty years after one of the most unforgettable nights in hockey history, a new documentary will bring the story of the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Soviet Central Red Army game of January 11, 1976 back to the city where it happened. Cold War in Philly will premiere there this spring with a sp
2026-03-31 16:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The first full trailer for the June 26 release gives the best glimpse yet of Jason Momoa as the intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo and includes David Corenswet's Superman
2026-03-31 16:03 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: The first family of Sons of Anarchy, Katey Sagal and Kurt Sutter, have set up their next collaboration. Tickets have gone on sale for Khorus Harmonia, a new limited-run choral concert conceived and led by Sagal, with a book and staging by Sutter. Choral arrangement and direction is being
2026-03-31 16:05 UTC
Deadline
The Horror Section’s Ice Cream Man from Eli Roth will hit theaters on Aug. 7 via Iconic Events Releasing in what will be a 2,000 theater break. Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results. The fil
2026-03-31 16:30 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Annie Gonzalez has signed with Luber Roklin Entertainment for management. A two-time Imagen Award nominee, Gonzalez can currently be seen starring alongside Kelly Rowland, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, and Robin Thede in Relationship Goals, a romantic comedy from Amazon MG
2026-03-31 16:38 UTC
Variety
For Grace Gummer, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. FX’s anthology drama “Love Story” may center on the cultural mythology of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and their tragic deaths in July 1999. But by the end of its nine-episode arc, it’s Gra
2026-03-31 16:59 UTC
Variety
Xavier Samuel has joined the upcoming Amazon Prime Video cop thriller series “Bishop” in a series regular role, Variety has learned. Samuel will appear alongside previously announced series lead Joel Kinnaman and fellow cast members John Malkovich, Jordana Brewster, Jennifer Jason Leigh,
2026-03-31 17:00 UTC
Variety
Netflix’s “Age of Attraction” will turn 2. The dating show that sets out to prove whether age is really just a number has been renewed for a second season on the streamer. Hosted by 44-year-old “Bachelor” alum Nick Viall and his wife, 26-year-old Natalie Joy, “Age of Attracti
2026-03-31 17:00 UTC
Deadline
“All these rooms … this place builds them.” Wait, say what? “It’s like a maze — it just goes on and on.” Here’s the first full trailer for Backrooms, A24’s sci-fi horror film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sentimental Value Oscar nominee Renate Re
2026-03-31 17:07 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith’s next A24 horror film is rounding out its cast with Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Fabien Frankel (Task, House of the Dragon), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, Monster: The Ed Gein Story), and Emory Cohen (Marty Supreme, The Place Beyond the Pines). The c
2026-03-31 19:00 UTC
Deadline
Shopping-oriented FAST channel Amazon Live is joining the lineup of one of the leading free streaming platforms, Samsung TV Plus. With more than 100 million monthly active users, Samsung TV Plus leverages the strength of the Samsung smart-TV business. Samsung has the top market share among a fragmen
2026-03-31 20:07 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Spyglass is currently developing the eighth installment of the Scream franchise with Lilla and Nora Zuckerman writing. The Zuckerman sisters most recently served as showrunners for the hit Peacock series Poker Face and have worked as writers and co-executive producers on popular series in
2026-03-31 20:22 UTC
Variety
Universal Music Latin America has announced three key strategic appointments, under the leadership of Jesús López, chairman & CEO of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula. Alfredo Delgadillo has been promoted to CEO & President, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, assuming ove
2026-03-31 20:27 UTC
Variety
YouTube is coming back to TV upfronts week with Trevor Noah serving as emcee of its 2026 Brandcast presentation for advertisers, along with a big group of YouTube creators including Dude Perfect and Alex Cooper providing testimonials about the power of the platform. To cap off the evening, singer Ch
2026-04-01 13:00 UTC
Variety
Anna Faris has been sort of a gamer since at least 2003, when she says she “became crazy about puzzles.” “But now I get to play them on my phone,” she tells me. I am talking to “The House Bunny” and “Mom” star just a couple of days before she’s set to team up with […]
2026-04-01 13:00 UTC
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YouTube is heading back to the Upfronts with a new tranche of creators. The Google-owned service will host its Brandcast on May 13 at Lincoln Center. The event will be hosted by Trevor Noah, who has 4.5M subscribers on the platform and recently launched his feature-length stand-up special The Lost S
2026-04-01 13:00 UTC
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Range Sports has acquired Short Game Chef, a subscription service that provides golf instruction. Financial terms were not disclosed. Short Game Chef was founded by Parker McLachlin, a former PGA Tour winner and provides resources to help golfers of all levels improve where it matters most –in
2026-04-01 16:15 UTC
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“I’m singin’ to an empty chair,” Julia Steiner sings on “Just Want You to Know the Truth,” the eight-and-a-half-minute centerpiece of her band Ratboys’ latest album, aptly titled “Singin’ to an Empty Chair.” It references a common therapy method in which a patient communicates with an open seat, and
2026-04-01 16:15 UTC
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“Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther” and “Bridgerton” have one thing in common – Exceptional Minds. The North Hollywood-based non-profit training academy works to bring young adults on the autism spectrum into the digital arts. When it was founded over 15 years ago, its core mission was to crea
2026-04-01 16:15 UTC
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"Johnny Blue Skies" will kick off his "Mutiny for the Masses" run of arenas in September
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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Paramount has appointed Allie McLarty to the newly created role of senior VP of global communications. She will report to Brooke Robertson, the studio’s executive VP of global communications. McLarty previously served as Paramount Global’s senior VP of corporate and financial communicati
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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“Tires” has added four new cast members for its upcoming third season at Netflix. Variety has learned exclusively that Rachel Blanchard, Garret Dillahunt, Anjelica Bette Fellini, and Matt Walsh are all set to appear in the new season of the comedy series. They join returning stars Shane
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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SFFILM has announced the program for the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival, taking place April 24 through May 4. The lineup includes 79 programs from 40 countries, featuring performers such as Tilda Swinton, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Rudd, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more. The festival kicks off a
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney and Nat Geo will honor Earth Month with a global, enterprise-wide initiative encompassing themed programming, immersive activations and more. Led by National Geographic, “Step Into Wonder” will feature content and experiences “designed to inspire a deeper connecti
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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Nearly three years into her time at Paramount, Allie McLarty is taking on the newly created role of SVP, Global Communications, Studios, reporting into EVP, Head of Global Communications, Brooke Robertson. Paramount’s Chief Communications Officer Melissa Zukerman revealed the news in an intern
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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Sky’s limited series Amadeus will premiere in the U.S. Friday, May 8 on Starz. Starz acquired U.S. rights to the drama in January in a deal with Sky parent NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution. Based on Peter Shaffer’s 1979 award-winning play and adapted by Black Doves and Giri/Haji scribe Joe
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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AMC showed off its latest drama series The Audacity last night with creator Jonathan Glatzer comparing the Billy Magnussen and Sarah Goldberg-fronted show to Peyton Place if it was set in a tech bubble. Glatzer, who previously worked on AMC’s Better Call Saul and HBO’s Succession, spoke at the LA pr
2026-04-01 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: On April 27, cameras are set to start rolling in Wilmington, NC on The Summer I Turned Pretty, the movie followup to the wildly popular Prime Video series. But as Belly (Lola Tung), Conrad (Christopher Briney), Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and the rest of the gang return to the picturesque
2026-04-01 17:06 UTC
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Consider these pieces a consolation collector's item
2026-04-01 19:41 UTC
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With hoodies and tees representing Illinois, Arizona, UConn, and Michigan, here’s where to shop the lineup before tip-off
2026-04-01 19:41 UTC
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu director and producer Jon Favreau will be the headliner this year at CinemaCon’s Creative Community Luncheon, which in years past has featured such talent as Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Edgar Wright, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Elizabe
2026-04-01 19:44 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Kent (The Babadook, The Nightingale) has set sci-fi tale The Girl Who Was Plugged In as her next feature with Sophie Thatcher (Companion, Heretic, Yellowjackets) in dual lead roles. Details have been unveiled on the long-awaited third feature from Kent as Goodfellas gears up to l
2026-05-06 14:48 UTC
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The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, which was produced by Andrew Watt, has many songs looking back on Macca's early days, including one about his friendship with John Lennon
2026-05-06 14:49 UTC
Variety
The kitchen is closing. The fifth season of “The Bear” will be its last, FX announced, while revealing a June 25 release date for the final installment of the culinary dramedy. Keeping with tradition, the season will not be coursed out; all eight episodes will be available to binge on Hu
2026-05-06 16:00 UTC
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “Daredevil: Born Again,” now streaming on Disney+. Daredevil is going from Hell’s Kitchen to maximum security prison. Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) revealed his identity to the world in the blockbuster Seas
2026-05-06 16:00 UTC
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Starting in 1991, director John Singleton releases his debut film “Boyz n the Hood” at age 23. Over the next 10 years, Singleton released a loose trilogy with “Poetic Justice” and “Baby Boy.” And now, the Criterion Collection released a premium box set with all th
2026-05-06 16:00 UTC
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Telemundo and the U.S. Soccer Federation have extended their Spanish-language media rights partnership through 2030, extending a deal that saw the NBCUniversal-backed outlet snare the valuable relationship from rival Univision in 2023. Under terms of the new deal renewed, Telemundo will present more
2026-05-06 16:00 UTC
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Josh Johnson’s debut HBO special, “Symphony,” will premiere on May 22. The stand-up hour will air on the cabler and be available to stream on HBO Max starting at 8 p.m. Per HBO, the special “highlights the comedian’s unique point of view and signature creativity as he reflect
2026-05-06 16:00 UTC
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Variety has announced its 2026 list of 8 API Up Next in Entertainment. The annual list curated in collaboration with Gold House celebrates Asian Pacific Islanders across entertainment and highlights rising global talent. The group comprises visionaries making strides in their respective fields
2026-05-06 16:05 UTC
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The wives are still hunting. And now, it’s for the Emmys. Variety has learned exclusively that the Lionsgate and 3 Arts Entertainment produced series, which streams on Netflix, will submit in the comedy categories for consideration for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards. Add it to the gro
2026-05-06 16:10 UTC
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Prime Video has released a teaser trailer for “Elle,” the prequel series to Reese Witherspoon’s comedy “Legally Blonde.” “Elle” will give fans a glimpse into the life of a high school-aged Elle Woods when Season 1 releases on the streamer July 1. It has already be
2026-05-06 16:10 UTC
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James Marsden is set to star in the thriller series “Disavowed” at Apple TV, Variety has learned. The logline for the show states that it follows “legendary CIA Case Officer Brad Griffin (Marsden), who is abruptly fired in the middle of a global hunt for an elusive assassin respons
2026-05-06 20:00 UTC
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s deal to be acquired by Paramount Skydance is supposed to create a behemoth of a company that includes everything from the CBS television network to the “Lord of the Rings” franchise. But as Aragorn said in that massive epic, today is not that day. A large f
2026-05-06 20:04 UTC
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Groundbreaking hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa’s further pursuit of the copyrights to its first four albums continues to receive vigorous pushback from Universal Music Group, with the company filing a new brief as the case winds its way through an appeals court. Last May, Salt-N-Pepa filed suit against th
2026-05-06 20:04 UTC
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On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Daniel D’Addario details his sit-down in Madrid with Javier Bardem, the incredibly busy Spaniard who brings the family drama “The Beloved” to the Cannes Film Festival this year. Bardem opens up to D’Adda
2026-05-06 20:06 UTC
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“Highway to Heaven” is getting a second life. The drama fantasy series, which ran from 1984 to 1989 on NBC, is being rebooted by Fox for the 2027-2028 broadcast season. Jason Katims (“Friday Night Lights,” “Parenthood”) will showrun the new iteration of the show a
2026-05-06 21:17 UTC
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Doug Liman has been set to direct Miles Teller and Eddie Redmayne in Star One, which Black Bear and CAA Media Finance are launching for the Cannes market. Based on a true story, the film will follow “two mismatched CIA agents, one charismatic (Teller), the other strait-laced (Redmayne), who mu
2026-05-06 21:20 UTC
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House of the Dragon‘s Freddie Fox will make his musical theater debut next month in the West End’s High Society revival. Costars will include Helen George (Call the Midwife), Felicity Kendal (The Good Life) and Julian Ovenden (Downton Abbey, Bridgerton), among others. The musical opens M
2026-04-08 13:46 UTC
Rolling Stone
The network's executive complaints unit now says it was wrong not to have censored the word, which it had two hours to do with the delay in broadcast
2026-04-08 13:49 UTC
Variety
Who says young people don’t go to the movies? During the pandemic, Hollywood worried that Gen Zers would never get into the habit of going to theaters, preferring streaming on their smartphones instead. But Gen Z is now the most active cinemagoing demographic, attending more films per year than thei
2026-04-08 15:30 UTC
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Shudder has announced the acquisition of three horror titles set to debut at this weekend’s Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans. First up is “Parasomnia,” written and directed by James Ross II, and starring Jasmine Mathews, RJ Brown, Sally Stewart, Stephen Barrington and Danny Br
2026-04-08 15:30 UTC
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Marisa Abela, Ella Purnell & Adria Arjona Testing For ‘Superman’ Sequel ‘Man Of Tomorrow’ – The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: James Gunn is zeroing in on his choice for another key role in Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, with Marisa Abela, Adria Arjona and Ella Purnell beginning to test last week, multiple sources tell Deadline. Reps for DC declined to comment, while reps for the actresses couldn’t be rea
2026-04-08 15:30 UTC
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Pamela Anderson’s first design collection with the luxury furniture and decor brand Olive Ateliers is rooted in nostalgia. The 40-piece lineup, named “The Sentimentalist,” is inspired by Anderson’s own childhood on her grandmother’s farm on the Salish Sea, and features
2026-04-08 15:33 UTC
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The cast of the hit MTV reality series “Laguna Beach” is going back to the beginning with an all-new reunion special airing this week on The Roku Channel. Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti and Kristin Cavallari are among the original cast members returning for “The Reunion: Laguna Be
2026-04-08 15:33 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed actor Mel Rodriguez for management. Most recently, Rodriguez was seen recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series The Residence as White House engineer Bruce Geller, a deceptively central figure in the show’s murder mystery. The actor is perhaps best kn
2026-04-08 15:59 UTC
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Ten-time Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, author and actor Janelle Monáe is heading to UTA for representation in all areas including touring, media, filmed entertainment, brand partnerships and more. The signing comes as Monáe is slated to appear in several projects, including a featur
2026-04-08 16:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Top-selling comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias is partnering with Latino-owned, global entertainment company Fuse Media on Fluffy TV, a new FAST channel dedicated to feel-good comedy for audiences of all ages, which will launch in June. On the channel, audiences will find prog
2026-04-08 16:00 UTC
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NBC has scheduled three back-to-back shows in May to close out its 51st season, starting with Olivia Rodrigo doing double duty as host and musical guest on May 2. This will be Rodrigo’s first time as host and third time as musical guest. The Grammy winner’s new album, you seem pretty sad
2026-04-08 16:00 UTC
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Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol Adapting YA Thriller ‘The One That Got Away With Murder’ At Hulu
EXCLUSIVE: The writing team of Tawnya Bhattacharya and Ali Laventhol has a new project in development at Hulu: a TV adaptation of the Trish Lundy YA thriller The One That Got Away With Murder. The show’s logline is as follows: When a guarded new girl with a dark past transfers to a high school
2026-04-08 17:00 UTC
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Paramount is launching a publishing imprint, saying it will help boost establish franchises and brands and develop original IP. Dubbed Paramount Global Publishing, the imprint will start in the U.S. and Canada, with other international markets to follow in the future. Projects will span print, digit
2026-04-08 17:00 UTC
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Arne Olsen, a screenwriter whose credits include 1995’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and the 1993 comedy Cop and a Half directed by Henry Winkler and starring Burt Reynolds, died from complications related to cancer Saturday, April 4, in Vancouver, Canada. He was 64. His death was a
2026-04-08 17:00 UTC
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Noah Kahan and Paul McCartney will also appear as musical guests in May
2026-04-08 17:01 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: In a nine-way TV bidding war, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired Sam Lansky’s psychosexual short story Good Bones for Jennifer Salke to executive produce through her Sullivan Street Productions under the company’s first-look deal at Amazon. Good Bones, which will be developed for Prime
2026-04-08 18:03 UTC
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The big-voiced, big personality singer was enlisted to write songs for the pop star's Cowboy Carter country project
2026-04-08 18:07 UTC
Rolling Stone
The rapper/actor-producer will executive produce the three-part series, which will be released on Hulu
2026-04-08 18:08 UTC
Variety
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of “The Testaments,” now streaming on Hulu. Bruce Miller is plunging back into the world of Gilead — and he’s bringing an old friend with him. Miller, the Emmy-winning creator of “The Handmaid’s Tale,”
2026-04-08 22:00 UTC
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Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie will continue to have a gravitational pull on moviegoers in its second go-round with $60M-$70M, between a -47% to -54% ease from its $131.7M 3-day haul. The Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Glen Powell, etc ensemble will keep
2026-04-08 22:06 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Two time Oscar winner George Clooney has responded to a catty White House statement following the actor/director/producer/writer’s public accusation that Donald Trump committed a war crime after the US President wrote a threat against Iran that “A whole civilization will die t
2026-04-08 22:08 UTC
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Australian police have launched an investigation after Ruby Rose accused Katy Perry of sexual assault in a string of social media posts. Perry has strongly denied the claims. Victoria police said on Wednesday that detectives were examining an allegation of “historical sexual assault that occur
2026-04-15 12:17 UTC
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Steven Schneider has come aboard “Imposters,” Caleb Phillips’ science-fiction thriller that drew notice at SXSW Austin last month, as executive producer under his indie genre label Spooky Pictures. Schneider co-founded Spooky Pictures in 2020 with Roy Lee, with credits including &#
2026-04-15 12:20 UTC
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NBC News Now will expand to 14 hours a day of live programming and add a two-hour show hosted by Christine Romans to its lineup. Starting in the summer, Romans will anchor a 10 a.m. ET weekday show and take on a new role as chief business correspondent, working with the business and economy unit. [&
2026-04-15 15:15 UTC
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The singer turns her confessional pop album into a uniquely compelling stage show
2026-04-15 15:16 UTC
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Game of Thrones fans looking for clues about the franchise’s move to the big screen have a new fact to ponder: The film’s working title is Game of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest. The title was featured on a slide during Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas last night. The working
2026-04-15 15:22 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Waleed Zuaiter will play Saddam Hussein in High Value Target, the series adaptation of John Nixon’s non-fiction book ‘Debriefing the President’. For All Mankind star Joel Kinnaman had already been announced in the series, which has been developed for TNT in the U.S. But the Sa
2026-04-15 15:25 UTC
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“You’re in the jungle, baby”. He certainly is. AMC+ and Shudder have dropped the trailer for The Terror: Devil in Silver, ahead of its May 7 premiere. The latest installment of the AMC anthology series, based on Victor LaValle’s novel, stars Dan Stevens as Pepper – a working-
2026-04-15 16:00 UTC
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The president is doubling down on casting himself as a divine savior as he ramps up his attacks on Pope Leo XIV
2026-04-15 16:04 UTC
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Her new release 3:33 blends punk and reggaeton while diving into experiences with self-doubt and heartbreak
2026-04-15 16:05 UTC
Rolling Stone
Guigsy and Whitey, as they're known to fans, both played in Oasis at the peak of their Nineties popularity, and neither was initially listed as an inductee
2026-04-15 16:06 UTC
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Season 4 of Mike White’s The White Lotus has begun filming on the French Riviera. After weeks of speculation, HBO has confirmed in the start of production announcement that the Cannes Film Festival, which will take place in the area during filming of the new installment, will be part of the st
2026-04-15 16:09 UTC
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Kelly Marie Tran and Rob Benedict lend their voices to “Saigon,” a new scripted drama podcast for iHeartMedia’s iHeartPodcasts billed as “an epic story of love, war and power set against the backdrop of 20th century Vietnam.” Based on the bestselling novel by Anthony Gr
2026-04-15 16:26 UTC
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Eyekons! Save the date: Katseye will release “Wild,” their latest EP on Aug. 14. “Wild” is the band’s third EP and is the follow-up to last year’s “Beautiful Chaos.” The news comes after the group made their Coachella debut last weekend, where they performed their latest single “Pinky Up,” and “Gnar
2026-04-15 16:27 UTC
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After weeks of suspense, James Gray’s anticipated next film “Paper Tiger” has joined the Palme d’Or race at the Cannes Film Festival. The gritty crime thriller, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, will world premiere in competition, while Neon has secured Nor
2026-04-22 13:50 UTC
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Justin Long (“Barbarian”), Ron Perlman (“Hellboy”) Harry Shum Jr. (“Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Martin Starr (“Tulsa King”) and Jarrett Austin Brown (“Stumble”) have signed up to star in “Hellhound,” the upcoming action
2026-04-22 13:55 UTC
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Netflix kept the tradition going, announcing the premiere date for the Heartstopper finale film on the fourth anniversary of the series premiere on Netflix. Heartstopper Forever, which wraps Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke)’s story, will debut on July 17. The streamer also has released a be
2026-04-22 13:57 UTC
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Cornerstone has acquired international sales rights to James Ashcroft’s horror feature When Darkness Loves Us and will handle sales and distribution, excluding New Zealand and Australia. The company will introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. The film stars Emilia Clarke (
2026-04-22 14:00 UTC
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WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on Margot & Rudi, a romantic drama from director Anthony Fabian (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) and starring Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive). The film is described as an “electrifying true story of ballet legends Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.” The offi
2026-04-22 14:00 UTC
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Comedy streaming service Dropout has announced that the eighth season of “Game Changer,” the panel game show with a constantly changing premise, will premiere on May 18. The season will release its 10 episodes on Dropout biweekly and will host Brennan Lee Mulligan, Vic Michaelis, Jeremy
2026-04-22 16:00 UTC
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AFI Los Angeles AFI boasts a student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1, with instructors comprised of active industry professionals such as James Mangold and Len Amato. The school embraces new technology and innovation in its curriculum, including what they call “the Sandbox — a collaborative lab where techno
2026-04-22 16:05 UTC
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Neon has released the trailer for “Leviticus,” the highly anticipated conversion therapy horror film that had a buzzy debut at Sundance. The film marks the feature directorial debut of writer-director Adrian Chiarella. According to the official plot description, “Leviticus” is about “two star-crosse
2026-04-22 16:06 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped in Norway on psychological thriller movie Dark Skulls, starring Thor Rosland (The Pendragon Cycle), Ragga Ragnars (Vikings), Christopher Rygh (The Head Hunter), and The Last Kingdom actor and World’s Strongest Man Hall of Famer Magnus Samuelsson. Rosland leads the film
2026-04-22 16:11 UTC
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Katherine LaNasa, Pom Klementieff, Matthias Schweighöfer and Micheál Neeson have joined the cast of the upcoming action-comedy “Mister.” The film marks the directorial debut of legendary second unit and action director Wade Eastwood, who has worked on the likes of “Mission: Impossi
2026-04-22 16:13 UTC
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Radial Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights to The Isolate Thief, the latest Western from Nashville-based Hideout Pictures which previously achieved success in the genre with Old Henry. Directed by John Suits (3022) and written by Kevin Lefler, the picture stars Mackenzie Foy (In
2026-04-22 16:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: The Night Agent once again has lined up big-name cast additions for its upcoming fourth season. Bosch star Titus Welliver, Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Li Jun Li (Sinners) and Elizabeth Lail (You) are set as new series regulars opposite star Gabriel Basso in the Netflix action thriller fr
2026-04-22 16:30 UTC
Rolling Stone
The musician recently finished recording the album, which includes five brand new songs in addition to the three vintage ones, at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La studio with the Chrome Hearts
2026-04-22 16:39 UTC
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We’re getting a look at Sam Reid’s Lestat De Lioncourt performing Billy Idol’s “Dancing with Myself” in the wild first trailer for Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat. You can watch it above and see several photos below. The latest chapter in Rice’s Immortal Univ
2026-04-22 16:42 UTC
Variety
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from Episode 7 of “Imperfect Women,” now streaming on Apple TV. Elisabeth Moss is no stranger to portraying a desperate mother on TV. The “Imperfect Women” star spent almost a decade playing June — the lead character of “The Handmaid’s Tale” who
2026-04-22 22:30 UTC
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Reese Witherspoon has been met with the expected industry backlash following her recent interest in artificial intelligence. After the Oscar winner expressed her intention to “learn as much as I possibly can about AI,” noting that women’s jobs are “more likely to be automated
2026-04-22 22:41 UTC
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If anyone had told me five years ago that I would be a K-pop stan, I would have snorted with derision and cited my decades of indie-rock cred. I grew up on the Boston music scene of the early ‘80s, where I used my fake ID to see Gang of Four, Echo & The Bunnymen […]
2026-03-25 15:55 UTC
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Marc Resteghini and Jack Tar Pictures have extended their TV overall deal and first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios for a further three years, Variety has learned exclusively. The news comes after the successful March 4 launch of the Prime Video series “Young Sherlock,” on which R
2026-03-25 16:00 UTC
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Rapper T.I. and producer Drumma Boy have teamed up for the documentary short film “The Birth of Trap Music,” premiering at the Atlanta Film Festival on April 25. The film, directed by Christopher Scholar, is a limited series documentary that, according to a release, “explores how t
2026-03-25 16:00 UTC
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Durrell “Tank” Babbs and Meagan Good have joined the upcoming fourth season of the Onyx Collective series “Reasonable Doubt.” Babbs and Good will appear alongside series regulars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo and Angela Grovey. Babbs will play Eric Cropper, de
2026-03-25 16:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography wraps this week in British Columbia, Canada, on the indie film Crazy Sunshine; The Mess We Made, starring Grace Beedie (Zero Chill), Molly Ringwald (Riverdale), David Arquette (Scream 7), and Grace Dove (Alaskda Daily). Written and directed by Christie Will (Slightly
2026-03-25 16:24 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool franchise) has landed a role alongside Sydney Sweeney, Noah Centineo and Michael Mando in Netflix’s live-action Gundam movie from Legendary, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Netflix and Legendary declined comment. Both Kutsuna’s role and the film’
2026-03-25 16:26 UTC
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Sony has said it plans to “wind down” operations at its VFX production company Pixomondo. We understand the studio plans to integrate some of the VFX outfit’s functions into other areas of production at Sony. It’s currently unclear how many staffers will be affected by the move or how mu
2026-03-25 16:29 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Snoop Dogg is set to star in the true crime thriller God Of The Rodeo from director Rosalind Ross. Dogg and his Death Row Pictures partner, Sara Ramaker, also have signed on to produce the true crime thriller with Ross writing and directing. They will join previously announced producers G
2026-03-25 16:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed writer, actress, and stand-up comedian Nataly Aukar for global representation in all areas, with an eye toward helping her secure new opportunities across comedy touring, film and television, and more. The signing comes ahead of the April 4 taping in Los Angeles of Aukar&#
2026-03-25 16:36 UTC
Rolling Stone
The "Panda" rapper was detained after allegedly pushing a victim to the floor, causing minor bleeding and scratches
2026-03-25 17:32 UTC
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Another domestic violence incident involving Taylor Frankie Paul could now find The Bachelorette star facing charges for violating her probation over a 2023 event. Police in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan are looking into allegations by Dakota Mortensen brought against Paul for a 2024 inci
2026-03-25 17:35 UTC
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Six months after Seth Rogen touched down at the Venice Film Festival to scout locations, shooting is underway on the second season of Apple-backed hit show The Studio shooting in the Italian lagune city. Guest stars Madonna, Michael Keaton, Julia Glover and Donald Glover and returning cast members B
2026-03-25 17:36 UTC
Rolling Stone
Suspect Ivanna Ortiz allegedly posted about the superstar singer on her YouTube channel before the shooting, saying, “Listen, Rihanna. When you die, God is taking me to my future"
2026-03-25 17:37 UTC
Variety
Variety will welcome acclaimed filmmaker Paul Feig as the keynote conversation for its 2026 Power of Law Breakfast, presented by City National Bank. Patricia L. Glaser, partner at Glaser Weil, will be honored with the Variety 2026 Power of Law Award, recognizing her as one of the nation’s
2026-03-25 19:19 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: FX is in early development on a comedy pilot from Jeff Chan (Plus One), Rob Mac (Welcome to Wrexham) and 20th Television. The project titled Hopless follows two people who fall into a chaotic romance when one of them uses the other’s phone number as the fake she gives out at bars. In add
2026-03-25 19:22 UTC
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Donald Trump appointed the first members to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology including, among others, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison (father of Paramount CEO David Ellison), Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Nvidia CEO Je
2026-03-25 19:22 UTC
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Anne Hathaway made sure producers of The Devil Wears Prada 2 didn’t feature “skeletal” models that were “alarmingly thin.” According to Meryl Streep in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she and Hathaway attended a runway show during Milan Fashion Week where they
2026-03-25 19:27 UTC
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Casey Bloys is once again at the forefront of a pivotal moment in entertainment history. But it’s not the moment he was preparing for a month ago. With Paramount Skydance now acquiring HBO parent Warner Bros. Discovery, Bloys and his team are yet again facing a new future. In an interview with
2026-03-25 19:32 UTC
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Following his recent cancer diagnosis, Bruce Campbell is committed to promoting his latest movie. The horror movie icon, who wrote, directed and stars in Ernie & Emma, explained that his “priority is this movie” despite recently announcing that he’s been diagnosed with a “
2026-03-25 19:36 UTC
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Sony Pictures’ Affirm Films and Mucho Mas Media have set drama Live Like That for a Feb. 26, 2027 theatrical release. Starring Esai Morales (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning), Roselyn Sanchez (Act of Valor), Cameron Arnett (The Forge), Ian Casselberry (The Odyssey), Richard Cabral (En
2026-03-25 19:37 UTC
Variety
“Doctor Who” showrunner and writer Russell T Davies is warning audiences about the dark side of social media when it comes to fandom, saying that opinions can easily be misconstrued on platforms like X, which he called a “hate site.” During a masterclass at Series Mania in Fr
2026-03-25 19:40 UTC
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Netflix’s Atiya Henry Joins Disney Branded Television As EVP Production After Susette Hsiung Retires
EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Netflix production executive Atiya Henry has joined Disney Branded Television as EVP of Production. Reporting to Disney Entertainment Television Head of Production Carol Turner, Henry will serve as a key member of Disney Branded Television President Ayo Davis’ senior leader
2026-03-25 20:30 UTC
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Kunno was the latest evicted housemate of La Casa de los Famosos Season 6, as tension in the house heated up following multiple rule breaks. The social media influencer became the fifth contestant voted out by the public and opened up about his time on the show. “I am still going through a lot
2026-03-25 20:30 UTC
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Heather Graham Teases ‘Carrie’ Series Details, Says Mike Flanagan “Captures The Essence” Of Original
After 50 years, the universal themes that made Carrie a horror masterpiece are getting an update for a new generation. Heather Graham, who stars in Mike Flanagan’s upcoming series reboot of Stephen King’s 1974 book for Amazon MGM Studios, recently revealed some details about her characte
2026-03-25 20:35 UTC
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As the Muschiettis gear up for another trip to Derry, the siblings behind It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019) also have plans to revisit the films with a long-awaited supercut. Barbara Muschietti recently explained that “time” is what’s currently holding them back from releasing a
2026-03-25 21:45 UTC
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Lonely young men on the internet, gun culture, school shootings and a need to be seen are themes colliding in Oscar Boyson’s disturbingly twisted feature film debut Our Hero, which might just be a little too real to be a comfortable watch for many. The name is a bit ambiguous as the title char
2026-03-25 21:47 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Strand Entertainment has promoted Aileen Lewis to Manager, recognizing the longtime team member’s growing roster and contributions to their talent and production efforts. Lewis has been with Strand Entertainment for more than three and a half years, starting out as an assistant. She
2026-03-25 21:51 UTC
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Steve Carell appeared on the latest episode of Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and remembered how everyone warned him against starring as Michael Scott in NBC’s “The Office” given the acclaimed reputation of Ricky Gervais’ origin
2026-03-25 21:51 UTC
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Catherine Zeta-Jones has signed on to join Anthony Hopkins in the feature A Visit to Grandpa’s. Principal photography on the film began on April 7 in Wales. It is directed by DJ Caruso (Mary). Check out a first look of Zeta-Jones in the film above and one of Hopkins in action below. Also starring in
2026-04-29 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The stars talk about their new LP, Omerta, and their plans for Latin music’s future
2026-04-29 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
After 50 years, the metal giants are finally ready to let someone outside the band tell their story
2026-04-29 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Underscore Talent has hired Lital Spitzer and is formally launching a theatrical division. The L.A.-based agency expects the addition of Spitzer to mark a “significant expansion of the company’s footprint into scripted film and television.” She will bring a roster of cli
2026-04-29 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: A24 UK has optioned the rights to Alexis Hall’s buzzy BookTok hit Boyfriend Material. A24 has picked up TV rights for Boyfriend Material, which follows a neurotic and messy twenty-something struggling to keep his life on track. When Luc’s world unexpectedly collides with Oliver, an
2026-04-29 14:00 UTC
Variety
CANNES, France — When Cannes’ MipTV disappeared in 2025, some pundits wondered if Canneseries, running parallel to MipTV, could now last as a go-it-alone event. One year later, Canneseries has delivered a star-stacked edition galvanized by ‘A-list’ pop culture icons – Kpop star Jisoo, Severanc
2026-04-29 14:59 UTC
Variety
It all comes out in the wash, as the saying goes, and that’s the upshot of Kacey Musgraves’ “Dry Spell,” which may be the sexiest song ever written about sexlessness. When asked for her favorite lyric on her new album, “Middle of Nowhere,” the singer doesn’t hesitate to cite a slyly bawdy line from
2026-04-29 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Avengers and Materialists star Chris Evans is joining crime-thriller, My Darling California, the next project for writer-director Elijah Bynum (Magazine Dreams). As we told you last fall, the movie will star Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Chris Pine (Star Trek franchise), Mikey Madi
2026-04-29 15:09 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: The Morning Show has added Sydney Park (Scary Movie, Moxie) and Jeff Wilbusch (Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, Unorthodox) in recurring roles for the upcoming fifth season. Park will play Leah, Cory Ellison’s new assistant. Wilbusch will recur as Roman, Head of Protective Services
2026-04-29 21:00 UTC
Variety
When it comes to the barrage of nonsense coming from this White House, sometimes no response is the best response. Disney has clearly learned its lesson from last year’s Jimmy Kimmel media firestorm, when it temporarily benched the late night host in the wake of threats from FCC chairman Brendan Car
2026-04-29 21:01 UTC
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Bryce Dallas Howard has been cast in Curry Barker’s next directorial Anything But Ghosts, which is being released by Focus Features. Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Spooky Pictures and Divide/Conquer are also producers on the pic. Howard joins a cast led by Barker, Aaron Paul and Cooper Tomlinson, w
2026-04-29 21:04 UTC