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Lee Sung Jin, the creator, executive producer and director of “Beef,” and Jason Bateman, who executive produced, directed and starred in “Black Rabbit,” sat down with Variety’s Clayton Davis to discuss their directing techniques and stylistic choices. Variety moderated this conversation in partnersh

The progressive Democrat from Maine is critical to the party's chances to take control of Congress — if he can stay in the race

The FIFA World Cup might be behind us now, but that’s not going to be the last time a major sports competition takes over schedules or streaming platforms. For veteran TV writer-producer Carlton Cuse, the increasing value of sports rights is no good thing for the future of scripted TV. Expandi

Turns out, the Dinosaur Jr. frontman was there to join John R. Miller for a guitar-shredding performance of "Steering Wheel Drums"

Ask E. Jean by Ivy Meeropol is holding over for second week at IFC Center in New York after a full-house opening weekend and adding the NuArt in LA before expanding. Over 40 theaters are booked for the next month as the distributors build a network to support the documentary about the writer and for

Every artist needs one key tool to do their job. In a special edition of Variety’s For the Love of the Craft presented by Netflix, senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay caught up with the artisans behind some of the streamer’s biggest shows to learn about the one essential they need to do

SNL breakout Ashley Padilla has inked a deal to join Universal’s comedy The Catch, starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine, Deadline can confirm. The film’s official logline is being kept under wraps, though it’s previously been reported as being about a baseball fan, played by Stone, w

Even television’s most in-demand multi-hyphenates can’t go it alone. In fact, as the creators behind some of Netflix’s flashiest series attest, the secret to success often lies in leaning on the expertise of those around them. That was a major theme during a conversation at Netflix

Serena Williams delivered a bold statement during a Q&A session about her work in venture capital at the Milken Institute conference. “This part of my career is going to be much bigger than anything I’ve ever done before,” the tennis great said confidently from the stage at the Beverly Hil

El Ser Querido (The Beloved) starring Oscar winner Javier Bardem got a rousing ovation in at its Cannes premiere. Applause in the Grand Theatre Lumiere for the film went on for seven minutes. Bardem hugged his castmates and director after the screening. See the video below. El Ser Querido was direct

When allowing cameras for the Fox Sports documentary You See L.A. into the lives of her players, UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close, who just led the Bruins to a national championship, tried to stick to the wisdom of one of the school’s guiding sports lights. “I had the incredible p

SPOILER ALERT: The following will reveal plot points from the Season 2 finale of HBO Max‘s The Pitt.  Season 2 of HBO Max’s The Pitt wasn’t an easy road for newcomer Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, which didn’t get much better by the season’s finale, which aired on Thursday night

Most actors dread a bad review, but Hannah Waddingham credits the critics for catapulting her to the next phase of her career.  It was 2000, and Waddingham had recently wrapped a musical about artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. The show closed early after a p

Colman Domingo is everywhere. The new season of Netflix comedy series The Four Seasons, which launched on Thursday, has Domingo’s Danny and his husband Claude (Marco Calvani) questioning the next phase of their life. Meanwhile, he’s also returned to HBO’s Euphoria for another turn

This interview is part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series. Watch the full video interview now at CNN.com/Watch (or on the CNN app) and on Variety’s YouTube channel starting at 11:59 pm ET. Paul Anthony Kelly plays his first-ever professional acting role in “Love Story,” where h

During her first headlining concert performance since 2019, the pop veteran ditched the greatest hits format for a pointed setlist that creates an essential conversation between herself and her fans

During a recent appearance on “Hot Ones Versus” opposite Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston defended his “Breaking Bad” wife, Skyler White, played by Anna Gunn, who was vilified by fans of the Vince Gilligan drama for getting in the way of Walter White’s criminal antics. Cranston was prompted to justify

After more than 30 years of acting onscreen, Scarlett Johansson recently opened up about being pigeon-holed early in her career. While she sees roles improving for women in recent years, the 2x Oscar nominee detailed how Hollywood “pulled apart” women over their looks in the early aughts

When filming “The Pitt,” a number of things must go exactly right; the medical drama’s 360-degree hospital set and painstakingly produced prosthetics leave little room for error. So for Season 2, creator R. Scott Gemmill upped the ante by introducing the most unpredictable element of all: a baby. Mo

SPOILERS: This post contains details about The Comeback series finale ‘Valerie Cherish’ After Valerie Cherish gave her final bow in The Comeback finale, Michael Patrick King doesn’t plan on bringing the fictional diva out of retirement again. The co-creator of the HBO mockumentary

Gail Slater on why trial of the live-entertainment giant went from "'merely historic' to 'unprecedented' in the antitrust hall of fame"

It didn’t take a lie detector test for Ben Stiller to admit where the Meet the Parents franchise went wrong, as he promotes the upcoming sequel Focker-In-Law. The Emmy-winning actor conceded in a social media post that not all the comedy sequels were hits, specifically throwing the 2010 third

The fourth season of “Bridgerton” could have easily been a filler season if it weren’t for Yerin Ha. The “Cinderella”-themed season focused on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the spare to heir Anthony (Jonathan Bailey). His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due for a reckoning and could have s

When Euphoria premiered in 2019, Zendaya was still a burgeoning Disney Channel star; Sydney Sweeney was still searching for her stepping stone from guest and recurring actor to leading lady; Jacob Elordi was known as the heartthrob from The Kissing Booth; Hunter Schafer had never acted professionall

As executive producers of Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh, SNL cast member Sarah Sherman’s debut comedy special, Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein had a firm mandate. “They were like, ‘Cut the f*cking RFK Jr. jokes, bro, Cut the airplane jokes,'” Sherman recal