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What drives celebrities like Henry Winkler, Tom Morello or Wendie Malick along with politicians and activists to get involved in working for change? How did their families shape their commitment to saving democracy, and…
Horror streamer Shudder has acquired the rights to “Sundown,” a new supernatural horror feature from director Rebekah McKendry, Variety can exclusively reveal. According to an official logline, “‘Sundown’ follows three…
Spain-based Begin Again Films secured an international sales deal for “Paula & Hortência – The Last Chance.’ The film, directed by Georgia Guerra-Peixe Joca, is a biopic on the life of the two titular legends of…
It’s an unseasonably warm September day in Chatsworth, and the air conditioning at the Capital Arts soundstages has gone out. The crew has one day to churn out four microdramas for Nithya Raman’s campaign for Los…
One of the year’s scariest movies will be ready to stream before Halloween: “Evil Dead Burn” will be released on HBO Max on Oct. 2. The third movie since the “Evil Dead” series reboot in 2013 (and sixth film in the…
The hottest ticket in New York City is to the Knicks home opener at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Since winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs back in June, the Knicks have become the toast of…
Peter Sarsgaard has joined the upcoming Paramount+ drama series “Laird,” Variety has learned. Sarsgaard will join previously announced lead Kenneth Branagh in the show, which was announced with a series order back in…
“I’m still trying to act, and I want to be better,” offers John Cho. “And you can’t be better without a good role.” Cho, 54, has been fighting for the right roles since he first gained notice as a high school party boy…
The Montclair Film Festival has unveiled the complete lineup for its 2026 edition, bringing a slate of international premieres, awards season contenders, documentaries and independent films to New Jersey. Among the…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — RioFilme, the film and TV company of Rio de Janeiro City, will launch a call for proposals amounting to R$100 million ($20 million) for film and TV show production, development, distribution and…
The first thing to know about “Charlie Harper” is that it’s not, in fact, about someone called Charlie Harper. Charlie (Nick Robinson) and Harper (Emilia Jones) are a couple, meeting and parting at various stages across…
Patti LaBelle, Common and Public Enemy were among the artists and executives who were celebrated on Thursday night at the sixth annual Black Music Action Coalition Gala, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.…
Fox News is replacing one opinionated business anchor with another, assigning Larry Kudlow to anchor “Sunday Morning Futures” on an interim basis following its ouster of longtime staffer Maria Bartiromo. Kudlow will…
Covered by Variety, BBC News – Entertainment & Arts. Ed Sheeran’s challenging month continues as a pair of his high-profile stadium shows have been canceled due to weather. The pop star’s Sept. 25 and 26 shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., have been nixed due…
“The Light in the Darkness: Director’s Cut,” from game designer Luc Bernard, launched Tuesday. Originally released in 2023, the free Holocaust narrative game puts players in the experience of a Polish-Jewish family in…
Rob Minkoff, the co-director of the Disney classic “The Lion King” and the director of “Stuart Little,” is in advanced discussions to board the AI-assisted film “Storm Dogs,” the next project by Tilly Norwood creators…
Few artists have cast as vast an influence in as short a time as Joy Division, the pioneering Manchester post-punk quartet whose dark, haunting songs and sound helped shape many genres and scenes that were to follow,…
Lena Dunham is all business in first look images from upcoming Channel 4/A24 comedy “It Gets Worse.” Dunham guest stars as Greta in the series, which was written, created by and stars Leo Reich. In the first look at the…
“Marie Antoinette” is back in Versailles. To mark the 20th anniversary of her 2006 film, director Sofia Coppola has partnered with the Château de Versailles on an unusual exhibition of props, costumes and…
Just one year after wrapping an eight-season run on CBS’ “S.W.A.T.,” Shemar Moore’s stoic but righteous Sergeant II Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson Jr. returns on a new network in the spinoff series “S.W.A.T. Exiles.” Created…