variety.comadded August 2026
Varietyby Chris Willman18d ago
Taylor Swift has been pegged to receive a key award at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. CBS and MTV announced Monday morning that Swift will be the recipient of the inaugural MTV VMA Artist...
Varietyby Rafa Sales Ross18d ago
Diego Luna, who is at the San Sebastián Film Festival with his latest directorial project, “Ashes,” spoke about the differences between being on a festival run with an independent film and working...
Varietyby Michael Schneider18d ago
Mansa Studios, the media company co-founded by David Oyelowo and Nate Parker, has partnered with Macro Television Studios to develop, finance and produce various vertical series, the two companies...
Varietyby Guy Lodge18d ago
It’s been over 30 years since Ang Lee’s “Sense and Sensibility” became (for this critic, as for many) the Platonic ideal of the Jane Austen adaptation.
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran18d ago
Barunson E&A will launch international sales for “Descendants of the Sun,” a big-screen version of the landmark Korean series that first aired in 2016, at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan...
Varietyby Steven J. Horowitz18d ago
It sounds like an obvious approach, but Carly Rae Jepsen began working on her new double album “Day and Night” with a simple ethos: make the type of music she would want to listen to.
Varietyby William Earl18d ago
Melissa McCarthy, one of the most gifted comic actors working today, will soon be starring in a tragedy. In “The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey” — premiering on Netflix on Dec.
Varietyby Gmaddaus18d ago
Paramount has reached a deal with 12 state attorneys general that removes a major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros.
Varietyby Todd Spangler19d ago
In an unprecedented move, four of the five TV networks that provide White House pool coverage of President Donald Trump — ABC News, CBS News, NBC News and Fox News — have joined in solidarity with...
Varietyby Ellise Shafer19d ago
Kit Harington didn’t think twice when he got the call to join HBO’s “Harry Potter” series as Gilderoy Lockhart, admitting that he’s “a bit of a nerd” for the wizarding world.
Varietyby Aramide Tinubu19d ago
For decades, law-enforcement procedurals have been staples on television, and when they are done well, these series build loyal fanbases that stick with them for years.
Varietyby Joseph Otterson19d ago
First We Feast is preparing to launch a new show in the “Hot Ones” franchise dubbed “Hot One: Game Night,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Varietyby Anna Marie de la Fuente19d ago
Blending speculative fiction, ghost cinema and Patagonian hauntology, Chilean Thomas Woodroffe’s debut feature “Erratics” (“Bloques erráticos”) holds its world premiere at the San Sebastian...
Varietyby Payton Turkeltaub19d ago
Netflix has released a trailer for “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” in which Brad Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role as the stuntman first introduced in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon...
Varietyby Brian Steinberg19d ago
MS NOW, CNN and Politico sued President Donald Trump and other administration officials over a decision by Trump to ban the three news organizations from newsgathering at the White House, the...
Varietyby Brian Steinberg19d ago
MS NOW, CNN and Politico said they filed suit against the federal government following a decision by President Donald Trump to ban the three news organizations from newsgathering at the White...
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran19d ago
British South Asian drama “A Teacher’s Gift” has landed U.K. theatrical distribution through Peccadillo Pictures, the independent distributor known for its LGBTQ+ and world cinema output.
Varietyby Nvivarelli19d ago
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, the most prominent film event and market in the Arab world, has canceled its sixth edition that was scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to 12.
Varietyby Anna Marie de la Fuente19d ago
Writer-director Pablo Larraín, best known for his trilogy “Jackie,” “Spencer” and “Maria,” ventures into Argentina for the first time in “My Sad Dead” (“Mis muertos tristes”), based on three...
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran19d ago
Maha Harada spent two decades building scenes on the page before she ever stood behind a camera. Now 64, the best-selling Japanese author is making her feature directorial debut with “In My...
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