variety.comadded August 2026
Varietyby Steven J. Horowitz26 Aug 2026
After announcing the documentary series in June, HBO has revealed the release schedule for “Jay-Z in 8,” which will feature the rapper sitting down with music producer and record executive Rick...
Varietyby Ellise Shafer26 Aug 2026
Tim Curry, who soared to fame in the ‘70s as the flamboyant star of the campy horror movie stage spoof “The Rocky Horror Show” and its screen version “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” died on...
Varietyby Todd Spangler26 Aug 2026
Two Republican attorneys general are hoping the Supreme Court will step in to stop the antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 Democratic state AGs seeking to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros.
Varietyby Varietyschneider26 Aug 2026
Here’s something the Little Debbie in your life might want to add to their Christmas gift guide: All five seasons of “Hacks” are about to be packaged in a complete series Blu-ray box set.
Varietyby Isabelle Farina26 Aug 2026
Brad Bird, Andrew Haigh and Aleshea Harris will be honored at Texas’ 2026 Austin Film Festival on Oct. 31.
Varietyby William Earl26 Aug 2026
In the past two years, Jack O’Connell has played a vampire in “Sinners” and a cult leader in the “28 Years Later” films.
Varietyby Selome Hailu26 Aug 2026
Netflix is adapting Roald Dahl‘s short stories into a drama series starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and more, continuing its foray into the author’s intellectual...
Varietyby Elskes26 Aug 2026
France’s Oscar submission race for 2027 is shaping up around one particularly thorny question: What happens to a major film by an exiled filmmaker when no other country is realistically positioned...
Varietyby Joseph Otterson26 Aug 2026
Netflix has ordered a “Top Boy” prequel series starring Barry Keoghan, Variety has confirmed. The five-episode series is titled “Jonny Boy” and will follow the character Keoghan played in the fifth...
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran26 Aug 2026
The camera was rolling when the Gallaghers made up. An upcoming Disney+ documentary on Oasis has captured the moment Liam and Noel Gallagher reconciled after 15 years without contact, Angela Jain...
Varietyby Jem Aswad26 Aug 2026
Nile Rodgers & Chic will headline the 20th annual gala for DKMS, a top non-profit organization fighting blood cancer and blood disorders.
Varietyby Ellise Shafer26 Aug 2026
“Love Island” and “The Traitors” star Maura Higgins has a new gig: hosting Disney+’s upcoming reality series “Blind Date.” The iconic British dating show, which ran from 1985 to 2003, is being...
Varietyby Todd Spangler26 Aug 2026
Meta will pay up to $18 billion over 10 years — and implement broad child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook — under a nationwide settlement with 52 state attorneys general, including...
Varietyby K.J. Yossman26 Aug 2026
Gary Oldman received the Edinburgh TV Festival’s Global Icon Award on Wednesday and, unsurprisingly, spent much of the time in an on-stage conversation discussing his most famous — and current — TV...
Varietyby Guy Lodge26 Aug 2026
The big-screen romantic comedy is unfashionable enough these days that it tends to come dressed up in at least one of two ways: with a quasi-absurd high concept (see this summer’s “One Night Only”)...
Varietyby Brian Steinberg26 Aug 2026
Streaming-sports purveyor DAZN has struck an agreement to buy EverPass Media, the distributor of licensed sports properties to commercial establishments like hotels and bars.
Varietyby Leo Barraclough26 Aug 2026
U.K. agency Independent Talent Group is launching a creator studio to be headed by Deborah Turness, who has joined as president of Independent Talent Studio.
Varietyby Leo Barraclough26 Aug 2026
French sales company MMM Film Sales has acquired the international rights to “Agata the Writer,” starring Mia Wasikowska, which will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the...
Varietyby Jennifer Maas26 Aug 2026
GameSquare is rebranding its gaming and esports-focused livestreaming measurement platform Stream Hatchet into Hatchet, which it describes as “the first full-service creator matching and brand...
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran26 Aug 2026
COL Group and CP Group are teaming on a partnership aimed at building up Thailand’s short-form drama business, linking creative training, local content production and distribution under a single...
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