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‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Gets Imax Release as Gkids Adds Studio Ghibli Library in U.K., Ireland
Gkids has picked up U.K. and Ireland distribution rights to Studio Ghibli’s 23-title film library, adding theatrical,...
Weird Al Yankovic Pulled Out of AI Ad Despite Offer to Make a ‘Nice Pile of Money’: ‘I Can’t Be the Poster Boy for AI’
Some things are too weird even for parody king Weird Al Yankovic. Ahead of a Syracuse, New York, stop on his “Bigger ...
‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Aren’t the Year’s Only Box Office Horror Hits
"Hokum," "Faces of Death," "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," and more helped redefine the genre this spring.
Olivia Dean’s 2026 Tour Kicks Off Next Month: How to Get Tickets to Sold Out Dates
Dean brings "The Art of Loving Live" to North America this summer. Here's how to get tickets to the sold-out dates an...
Variety Toasts French Cinema With Post-Cannes Summer Dinner at Paris’ Laperouse With Thierry Fremaux, Guillaume Canet, Pierre-Antoine Capton, Rebecca Zlotowski and Anamaria Vartolomei
Variety gathered leading figures from the French film industry for its fourth dinner at Lapérouse in Paris, a post-Ca...
‘Your Name,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell 2’ Lead Disney+ and Anime Limited’s U.K., France Film Deal as Animayhem Returns (EXCLUSIVE)
Disney+ is adding celebrated Japanese anime films including “Your Name.” and “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence” to its...
Bryan Fuller’s ‘Dust Bunny’ Leads Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2026 Nominees (EXCLUSIVE)
Horror fans, it’s time to have your say. Fangoria has announced its Chainsaw Awards nominees for 2026, which lets fan...
‘Doctor’ Donald Trump Posts AI Video Dragging Rosie O’Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro and More for Suffering From ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
Heading into the July 4 long weekend, President Donald Trump shared a late-night social media post slamming some his ...
Bad Bunny, ‘Despacito’ and the End of English as Pop’s Global Currency: Manuel Abud on Latin Music’s Transformation
For decades, the surest route to international success for a Latin artist was to record in English. At Taiwan’s 2026 ...
French Pay-TV Giant Canal+ Ceases Distribution of Some TF1 Group Channels in France, Switzerland and Africa
Pay-TV giant Canal+ Group has ceased distribution of a number of channels from French broadcaster TF1 Group in France...
‘The Hunger Games’ Music Supervisor Brittany Whyte Breaks Down the Art of Making Music Serve a Story at Golden Melody Festival
Music supervision is far more than picking great songs. That was the central message from Brittany Whyte – whose cred...
‘Buen Camino’ Director Gennaro Nunziante and Italy’s Indiana Production Launch Comedy Content Factory (EXCLUSIVE)
Italy’s Indiana Production, part of pan-European studio Vuelta Group, is taking its ambitions as the country’s comedy...
Casetify Launches ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Collection, Featuring Phone Cases, Wallets, Keychains and More
“KPop Demon Hunters” may have just passed its one-year mark since becoming a cultural juggernaut, but the hype is far...
Japan’s Kawaii Culture Went Global by Refusing to Change, Say Nakagawa Yusuke and Kimura Misa at Golden Melody Festival
Japan’s kawaii culture didn’t go global by adapting to Western tastes – it did it by doubling down on its own identit...
How Jolin Tsai’s ‘Pleasure’ Finally Came Together, According to the British Producer Who Made It
The secret to Jolin Tsai’s most celebrated albums, according to British producer Richard Craker, has less to do with ...
Award-Winning Independent Factual Producer Proper Content Shutters Citing Market Conditions: ‘There Simply Isn’t the Commissioning Risk’
Award-winning factual producer Proper Content is set to shutter amid tough market conditions. Founder David DeHaney, ...
'I'll Do a Time Capsule for Them': How Long Will Hugh Jackman Play Wolverine? Marvel Star Suggests There's No Need to Think About Handing Over The Role Just Yet
X-Men star Hugh Jackman has suggested he won't be done playing Wolverine anytime soon.
Korea’s Lotte Cinema-Megabox Merger Collapses as JoongAng Group’s Financial Crisis Deepens
The proposed merger between Lotte Cinema and Megabox, which would have created South Korea’s largest theatrical exhib...
Nagraj Manjule’s ‘Khashaba’ Unveils Teaser, Worldwide Release Date From Jio Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Jio Studios and Aatpat Productions have unveiled a teaser and worldwide release date for Indian filmmaker Nagraj Manj...
Lil Wayne Apologizes After Failing to Appear at His Own Concert in Maine
The rapper was a no-show at his at his 20 Years of Carter Classics stop in Bangor