‘Onslaught’ Director Adam Wingard on Adding Kink to His Movie, Why the Bad Guys Look Like ICE Agents and Spending ‘A Decade Slaving Away in the Studio System’ Making ‘Godzilla’
Varietyby William Earl·4 Sept 2026
Adam Wingard‘s new movie “Onslaught,” in theaters Friday via A24, is an ’80s-inspired action thriller in which a combat veteran (Adria Arjona) has to save her daughter (Blake Kennedy) when their...
Chloé Zhao Defends Comic-Book Movies: ‘It’s Important to Not Write Off Stories Because We Don’t Consider Them High Art’
Varietyby Rebecca Rubin·4 Sept 2026
When Chloé Zhao was growing up, she dreamed not of directing movies but becoming a manga artist. “But I wasn’t very good at drawing.
‘The City of the Living’ Review: A Superbly Acted and Heartbreakingly Real Story Based on a Real Event That Shook Rome to Its Core
Varietyby Guy Lodge·4 Sept 2026
Does a filmmaker have a responsibility towards marginalized communities? It’s an irreconcilable debate given the unbridgeable chasm between the two sides: Is the onus on the artist, or the...
Jeff Bezos Tells William Shatner How His Childhood Love of ‘Star Trek’ Inspired Him to Go to Space With Blue Origin: ‘All Those Things Are Linked’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Angelique Jackson·4 Sept 2026
In William Shatner‘s new memoir, “William Shatner … and You,” the “Star Trek” actor, 95, reflects on his seven-decade career by focusing on his fans, with anecdotes from former co-stars...
‘Al Baraneya’ Review: Cinema Verité Doesn’t Get More Naturalistic Than Egyptian Director Ashgan El-Hamus’ Impressive Debut
Varietyby Guy Lodge·4 Sept 2026
There isn’t an iota of artificiality in Ashgan El-Hamus’ impressive debut “Al Baraneya,” not an easy accomplishment given that it’s fiction looking like a documentary, with a cast almost...
‘Fauda’ Creator Calls Mark Ruffalo a ‘Rare Combination’ of ‘Stupid’ and ‘Ignorant’ After His Viral Statement on Paramount: ‘Do You Understand What It Means, “Genocide”?’
Varietyby K.J. Yossman·4 Sept 2026
“Fauda” creator Avi Issacharoff has criticized Mark Ruffalo’s interpretation of the Israel-Hamas conflict, including his repeated claims of “genocide” in Gaza.
‘Mayday’ Review: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Are Unlikely Cold War Buddies in a Pleasing Eighties Throwback
Varietyby Guy Lodge·4 Sept 2026
Accelerated by artificial intelligence and an indefatigable firehose of content, the uncanny valley between real blockbusters and fake ones is disappearing at an exponential pace.
Maria Bartiromo’s Lawyer Says Anchor Was Not Fired by Fox News
Varietyby Brian Steinberg·4 Sept 2026
Maria Bartiromo‘s attorney railed at reporting that suggests the longtime business-news anchor was fired by Fox News Media, and suggested she was ready to take the company to court.
Global Content Industry Leaders Gather to Discuss ‘Multilateralism for the Moving Image’ at France’s Lumiere Summit
Varietyby Cynthia Littleton·4 Sept 2026
Hollywood heavyweights and top players in content and exhibition from around the world will gather in Saint-Paul-de-Vence on Sept.
Rising Pop Badass Adéla Arrives in a Big Way With ‘Prima’: Album Review
Varietyby Jem Aswad·4 Sept 2026
Being eliminated from the “Dream Academy” reality-TV series that produced Katseye might be the best thing that ever happened to 22-year-old Slovakian native Adéla Jergová: After a summer of...
‘A Place to Heal’ Review: Cédric Kahn’s Rawly Sensitive Film Chronicles the Daily Tumult of an Adolescent Psychiatric Ward
Varietyby Guy Lodge·4 Sept 2026
“A Place to Heal” is an unduly sentimental English-language title title for French writer-director Cédric Kahn’s new feature, which goes internationally by the more prosaic (if outwardly cryptic)...
‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Dobby, Ginny Weasley and Tom Riddle for ‘Chamber of Secrets’ Season 2
Varietyby Ethan Shanfeld·4 Sept 2026
Hogwarts just got a little bit bigger. HBO has announced a few new castings for Season 2 of its upcoming “Harry Potter” series.
Jeff Zucker on How He Ended Up Playing Himself in A24’s ‘Primetime’: ‘Jacob Elordi Wasn’t Available’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Varietyschneider·4 Sept 2026
As an actor, Jeff Zucker makes for a good TV executive. So when he was approached by “Primetime” filmmaker Lance Oppenheim to play “Jeff Zucker” in the new A24 movie, the real Jeff Zucker couldn’t...
Lea Salonga on ‘Miss Saigon,’ ‘Aladdin’ and Supporting Her Trans Son Amid Anti-Trans Rhetoric: ‘It Makes Me Intensely Afraid and Not Just for My Child’
Varietyby Marcmalkin·4 Sept 2026
Tony winner Lea Salonga admits she never really thought about getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ann Hui, Carlo Chatrian to Head Pingyao’s Fei Mu, Rossellini Juries
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·4 Sept 2026
The Pingyao International Film Festival has named Hong Kong director Ann Hui and Italian critic and programmer Carlo Chatrian as jury presidents of the Fei Mu Awards and the Roberto Rossellini...
Adria Arjona Details ‘Superman’ Sequel Training Amid Wonder Woman Rumors: 2 Hours of Weightlifting, 6 Rounds of Boxing and More
Varietyby Jordan Moreau·4 Sept 2026
Sadie Sink had to dodge questions for months over whether or not she was playing Jean Grey in the lead-up to “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” and now it seems like DC star Adria Arjona may have to do...
Donald Trump Sounds Off on Maria Bartiromo’s Shock Exit From Fox News: Her ‘Many’ Fans ‘Will Not Be Happy’
Varietyby Todd Spangler·4 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump reacted to Fox News’ surprise announcement Thursday that it has parted ways with Maria Bartiromo, who had been an anchor on Fox News and Fox Business Network for more than 12...
Don Lemon to Launch FAST Channel on Linear, Streaming Venues
Varietyby Brian Steinberg·4 Sept 2026
Don Lemon, who has flourished in recent months on YouTube and other digital venues, is eyeing a return to TV — sort of.
CNBC Veteran Rick Santelli to Exit in October
Varietyby Brian Steinberg·4 Sept 2026
Rick Santelli, the longtime CNBC economic-indicators analyst whose plain-spoken but passionate takes on the effects of federal policy on average Americans boosted his profile at the business-news...
Iranian Director Mohsen Gharaei, in Venice With ‘Fallen House,’ Set to Shoot ‘Centrifugal Force’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Nvivarelli·4 Sept 2026
Iranian director Mohsen Gharaei, who is at the Venice Film Festival with well-received drama “Falling House,” is set to shoot a new film titled “Centrifugal Force” that will capture “the impossible...
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