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‘Owning Manhattan’ Executive Producers on Season 2 and Ryan Serhant’s Vulnerable Side: ‘He Isn’t Just a Selling Machine’
“Owning Manhattan” is back on Netflix, and so is its star Ryan Serhant. But this time around, things are different. S...
COL Group Unveils First Look at Dedicated Microdrama Studio in Macao (EXCLUSIVE)
COL Group International has unveiled a first look at its newly completed studio complex designed specifically for mic...
LISTEN: Unions, Industry Groups Assemble to Fight Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal; Red Sea Film Festival and Saudi Arabia’s Changing Landscape
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus discusses the opposition in the entertainment i...
Philo Drops Price of Core Streaming Plan to Just $25 for Holiday Viewing Season
Streaming service Philo is hoping to win over new customers this month with a new deal that knocks $8 off the regular...
Paramount Claims WBD Is Overvaluing CNN, TBS and Other TV Networks — Alleging That Means Netflix’s Deal Is Worse for Shareholders
A core argument of Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is this: WBD’s cable networks...
Jason Bateman Says ‘I Read All Reviews’ and ‘Laughed My Ass Off’ When The New York Times Slammed ‘Ozark’ Acting as ‘So Boring to Watch’
Jason Bateman said in an interview with Esquire magazine that he reads all the reviews for his television shows and m...
Music Industry Moves: Laura Segura Named Executive Director of She Is The Music
Laura Segura has been appointed executive director of She Is the Music, the nonprofit dedicated to gender equality an...
After COVID Nearly Killed Him, ‘Pig Hill’ Director Kevin Lewis Is Finding New Life Through Gory Horror Movies: ‘I Just Want to Create’
Kevin Lewis first made a name for himself in the horror community by helming the 2021 film “Willy’s Wonderland,” in w...
Netflix Brazil Unveils More Details on Adaptation of Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Pilgrimage,’ and a New Thriller from Raphael Montes, Brazil’s King of Crime
Vicente Amorim, director of “Senna,” is attached to direct “The Pilgrimage,” an adaptation of Paulo Coelho’s semi-aut...
‘Lupin’ Part 4 Sets Fall 2026 Release on Netflix
“Lupin,” Netflix’s French mystery thriller starring Omar Sy, will return with its fourth season in fall 2026. One of ...
Netflix vs. Paramount Battle Is Lose-Lose for Labor: ‘We’re at the Tipping Point’
As Netflix and Paramount began their fight for control of Warner Bros. this week, each sought to reassure the creativ...
Daisy Ridley Praises ‘Star Wars’ Fans for Rallying Behind ‘Hunt for Ben Solo’: Adam Driver Revealing Disney Axed the Movie Is the ‘Big Surprise of the Year’
Daisy Ridley starred as Rey opposite Adam Driver as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo in three “Star Wars” movies between 2015 and 20...
Lesley Walker, ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’ Film Editor, Dies at 80
Lesley Walker, the BAFTA-winning British film editor who worked on films including “Mona Lisa” and “Mamma Mia!,” died...
Rachel Maddow Urges Paramount to Reverse Stephen Colbert Firing and Says the ‘CBS News Takeover Has Been a Huge Embarrassment’
Rachel Maddow recently said on Nicolle Wallace’s “The Best People” podcast that CBS and its parent company Paramount ...
‘Boys From Brazil’ Netflix Series Casts Paul Ben-Victor (EXCLUSIVE)
Paul Ben-Victor has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming series adaptation of “The Boys From Brazil.” Ben-Victor is ...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ to Release Six-Minute Prologue in Theaters at 70mm Imax Screenings
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” will begin its epic theatrical journey over the weekend. Audiences will be treated ...
Disney Nominates Former Apple Exec Jeff Williams to Board of Directors
Jeff Williams, a former Apple executive who retired from the tech giant earlier this year, will stand for election as...
Will Lewis, Pioneer of Los Angeles Public Radio, Dies at 94
Will Lewis, a pioneer of Los Angeles public radio who was known for his role in the Patty Hearst kidnapping, died Fri...
SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards Announces Production Team for 2026, Elevates Jon Brockett To Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)
The Actor Awards — which returns for a 32nd edition next March with a new name — has announced its production team fo...
WIF and E.L.F. Cosmetics Name Rising Filmmakers Grant Recipients
WIF and e.l.f. Cosmetics named Claire Brooks, Justine Ellen Chen, Nova Taylor, Radha Mehta and Rayana Rasamee as the ...