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Joel McHaleâs next move could be a viral sensation. McHale is set to star in the next short film from director Kevin Cate, the pair confirmed in a collaborative video on Oct. 23. Cateâs 2023 sci-fi short âOpen Doorâ received 15 million views across YouTube shorts, TikTok and Instagram, and is going to be adapted [âŚ]
Spainâs Valladolid International Film Festival â known in Spain as Seminci â opens Friday, Oct. 23 with 30 world premieres and a lineup bringing together some of international cinemaâs most acclaimed auteurs and an emerging generation of Spanish filmmakers. Running through Oct. 31, the festivalâs 71st edition features 22 films in official competition and 208
Slayyyter has canceled the remaining dates of her U.K. and European tour due to laryngitis and vocal cord tears. The pop singer took to Instagram Stories to announce the cancelation of the remaining dates on her âWor$t Girl in the Worldâ tour, which had 10 more shows on the docket. âI am heartbroken to share [âŚ]
The box office success of âLa Bola Negra,â handled by Elastica Films, has given Spainâs independent film distribution sector a timely boost. The momentum comes as Valladolidâs Merci market enters its sixth edition, its first since the death of JosĂŠ Luis Cienfuegos, the director of Valladolid, known in Spain as the Seminci, who helped build [âŚ]
âMotherfucking Utah, letâs go!â That was the spirit inside the energetic Oct. 22 opening night screening at FilmQuest. The 10-day festival in Provo launched its 10th installment with a screening of the Utah-made motorcycle action feature, âWhiskey Throttle.â Upon entering the festivalâs screening home at the Velour Live Music Gallery, the audience was greete
Crime repped 27% of scripted TV orders globally, first half 2026 â the single most commissioned TV genre, estimates Ampere Analysis, and a whopping 61% of the No 1 series from many of the worldâs biggest players.at this Octoberâs Mipcom trade fair ib Cannes. So one of the global TV businessâ Holy Grails is the [âŚ]
Nithya Ramanâs campaign is calling out L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for taking credit for expanding the state film and TV incentive in a recent TV ad. In the ad, Bass looks to the camera and says: âWith the film industry struggling, I cut fees and expanded film and TV tax credits⌠saving thousands of Hollywood [âŚ]
On the set of âMarie Antoinette,â Sofia Coppola was a director in her mid-30s with two previous features under her belt â exhilarated and occasionally overwhelmed by the scope of shooting a historical drama at Versailles. And her mother was there documenting it all. âMaking Marie Antoinette,â to be released in theaters Oct. 23 on [âŚ]
Paramount+ exec VP/head of originals Jane Wiseman is following her former boss Cindy Holland in exiting the streamer. Wiseman, who joined Paramount+ in August 2025, wonât make the transition to the merged Skydance structure under Casey Bloys, who revealed his new direct reports in a memo to staff on Friday. As part of the change, [âŚ]
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for âSlow Horsesâ Season 6, which had its season finale on Wednesday. âSlow Horsesâ Season 6 ended with lots of bangs and a whimper, as a key character appeared to take his last breath. First the body count: over the course of the season the Slough House team, [âŚ]
As I looked up, raindrops fell directly into my eyes, sending a chill tingling up my shirt. I felt cold and damp. But I shouldnât have, because in reality I was sitting in an anonymous conference room in Appleâs midtown offices. The sensation came midway through Ti Westâs newest film, âRemnants,â a 27-minute chiller designed [âŚ]
One of Batmanâs creepiest villains is descending upon the box office this weekend. Warner Bros. and DC Studiosâ âClayfaceâ made $3.5 million in Thursday previews at the box office, and itâll face some tough competition from the buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary âYou Can See Everythingâ from A24. âClayfaceâ is projected to make $25 million to [âŚ]
In the documentary âYou Can See Everything,â Elizabeth Holmes tries to convince Nathan Fielder that she was misquoted by The New York Times. âTheyâre not playing me. Theyâre playing a character I created,â the disgraced Theranos founder is quoted as saying in a 2023 profile. She was talking about actors portraying her in movies and [âŚ]
In a rare move, Mexicoâs exhibition-distribution giant CinĂŠpolis has landed Latin American rights to Spanish buzz title â5 More Minutesâ (â5 Minutos MĂĄsâ) starring Javier CĂĄmara, who took home the Best Supporting Actor prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. âWe normally pick up only Mexican rights to films about 90% of the time but [âŚ]
MoreThan Films has taken international sales rights to Spanish coming-of-age drama âSalen las lobasâ (âThe Bitch Packâ) ahead of its world premiere at Spainâs Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci) on Oct. 25. Marking Claudia Estrada TarascĂłâs feature debut, the film is one of the anticipated discoveries in Valladolidâs Meeting Point competition. The festivalâs
Zoo staffers donât know whether the bright green eggs are viable and will ultimately hatch into chicks. However, the eggs themselves are a major win, because breeding the birds in captivity is tricky
Belgian TV series âThe Inheritance,â about the death of a wealthy widow that ignites a battle over her estate, scored the Sony Pictures Television Award for best drama project at Romeâs MIA Market as its 12th edition wrapped Friday. The show, which is being produced by Kristoffel Mertens and Kato Maes for Belgian shingle Panenka, [âŚ]
Ever since Daniel Craig announced that he would be turning in the tuxedo and putting down the martini glass, the race has been on to decide who will be chosen as the next James Bond. The rumor mill has been heating up for years now, but now itâs really down to the wire for the [âŚ]
Ahead of the Bravo Fan Fest event taking place in Charleston, South Carolina this weekend, the network renewed three shows (âIn the City,â âNext Gen NYCâ and âSouthern Hospitalityâ) and ordered two new ones, âNext Gen Atlantaâ and âCharmed by a Southern Monster.â That last title is Bravoâs first scripted microdrama, and will be led [âŚ]
Shane Gillis goes head to head with Danny McBride in an absurdly funny new ad for prediction market platform Kalshi. McBride wrote the four-minute commercial, which stars Gillis as a weatherman who canât seem to get the forecast right. McBride isa meteorologist at a competing network who is somehow always spot on. Fed up with [âŚ]
Cate Blanchettâs Displacement Film Fund is set to release five short films in partnership with The New Yorker. Its inaugural slate features films by Mohammad Rasoulof, Shahrbanoo Sadat, Mo Harawe, Maryna Er Gorbach and Hasan Kattan, exploring displacement through stories of identity, belonging and exile. The acquisition follows the filmsâ world premieres at
The images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest archives will have you packing your bags for the mountains of the American Southwest
Megyn Kelly was lambasted by âThe Viewâ hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines and more for attacking Christina Applegate after the Emmy winner revealed she was misdiagnosed with MS. Kelly reacted to Applegateâs news on her eponymous talk show by alleging Applegate must be âcrying now because I guess she no longer gets to be the [âŚ]
British filmmaker Joanna Hogg, who has been serving as president of the Feature Narrative Competition jury at the ninth edition of Egyptâs El Gouna Film Festival this week, tells Variety she prefers to know as little as possible about a film before watching it, ânot even a synopsis of the story.â âI prefer to go [âŚ]
Considered one of the most controversial films of all time for its graphic, blasphemous, and sexually provocative imagery, Ken Russellâs âThe Devilsâ is now back in cinemas uncut and uncensored. Re-released in 4K by Warner Bros. imprint Clockwork some 55 years after its controversial debut, the new directorâs cut of the film â which premiered this [âŚ]
Meghan Markle has shared a statement saying she is âdeeply distressedâ by allegations that her estranged father, Thomas Markle, possessed child sex abuse images. A report in The Sun claimed on Friday that child sex abuse images had allegedly been found in 82-year-old Thomas Markleâs former home in the Philippines by his son, Thomas Markle [âŚ]
After more than a decade out of the limelight and away from his wardrobe of high-visibility, low-practicality clothing, Sacha Baron Cohenâs Ali G is back with his first film in almost 25 years. This time, alongside the satirical would-be bad boy himself leading âAli G: Who Iz Iâ comes his long-suffering girlfriend Julie (constantly referred [âŚ]
Luke Evans is among the rare cadre of British actors who regularly balance Hollywood blockbusters with more modest British dramas. Not to mention the actor, who has starred in movies as diverse as âThe Hobbitâ trilogy and the live-action âBeauty and the Beastâ opposite Emma Watson, also recently came off a five-month stint Broadway stint [âŚ]
The Gotham Group and Toonstar are partnering to produce up to 12 new original animated series for kids. The partnership aims to create quality animation and family entertainment that will be launched on direct-to-audience platforms. Toonstar is a tech-powered animation studio building entertainment franchises. Founded by Disney, Warner Bros. and DreamWorks v
A24âs âYou Can See Everythingâ has become one of the yearâs biggest box office surprises, opening to a staggering $15.6 million in the U.S. and generating a frenzy of headlines, spoilers, memes and online chatter. But for audiences outside North America, catching Nathan Fielderâs three-hour documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes â now
The witchy thriller âYagaâ is a Canadian production that co-stars Hudson Williams, now hot enough off of âHeated Rivalryâ to earn a âwithâ before his name in the credits. Thatâs about where the similarities with the hockey-themed megahit end, though not for lack of trying: âYagaâ â which airs on streaming service AMC+ in the States [âŚ]
Sitcoms arenât what they used to be. Though a select few on network television, like âAbbott Elementaryâ and âGhosts,â pay homage to comedies of the past while tapping into present-day culture, sitcoms today rarely feel truly universal. NBCâs âNewlyweds,â co-created by Jamie Lee Curtis and (the since-fired) Gail Lerner, is fun and refreshing, speaking to [âŚ]
âHeated Rivalryâ breakout Hudson Williams returns in his first major TV performance this week with âYaga.â The supernatural thriller premieres exclusively in the U.S. on AMC+ on Friday, Oct. 23, with its first two episodes available to stream immediately. New episodes will arrive every Friday, concluding with a two-episode season finale on Nov. 27. The [âŚ]
Netflixâs âThe Gentlemenâ has revealed a host of new cast members as production on Season 3 gets underway in the U.K. and Morocco. Among the new faces as the series returns: Robert Carlyle (âLine of Dutyâ), Elijah Wood (âYellowjacketsâ) and Orlando Bloom (âThe Cutâ). Itâs a reunion of sorts for Wood and Bloom, who spent [âŚ]
Jon Tower, a morning-news veteran who has been filling in as an interim manager at CBS Newsâ A.M. program, is now the official supervisor of the show. Tower was named the executive producer of âCBS Morningsâ in a memo sent Friday by Bari Weiss, editor in chief of the Skydance news unit, and Tom Cibrowski, [âŚ]
In the hands of a director who loves his characters, the term âspareâ to describe the style of a film should in no way imply a lack of warmth. On the contrary, minimalism can contain the essence of a story which might otherwise be constricted when set in a more distracting, less generously proportioned framework. [âŚ]
Itâs been thirty years since Lara Croft was unleashed on the world via the hit video game âTomb Raider.â Released first in Europe, on Oct. 24, 1996, for the Sega Saturn, the title broke the rules in every way: an action-packed video game for adults with a female lead player character. With her double handguns, [âŚ]
We seem to be in crisis mode when it comes to masculinity: the Tate brothers, looksmaxxing, Hegsethian obsessions with testosterone and TikTok videos awash in pumped bodies spouting unapologetic misogyny. The fear of effeminization has never felt so acute, which presumably is why Matt Damonâs Odysseus needed bulging muscles, to ensure his sensitivity was mit
Fewer than 20 coins minted under Norwegian King Olaf II Haraldsson have ever been found. "We can almost imagine Olaf himself holding this coin in his hand," one researcher says
A new book details the Russian ruler's failed courtship of the Tudor queen, who famously remained unmarried during her nearly 45-year reign
The âH3 Podcast,â the show co-hosted by Ethan and Hila Klein, is on indefinite hiatus after Hila said he has been having an affair for the last six months and that the couple has separated. In response to Hila Kleinâs allegations, which she posted late Thursday on Instagram, the production crew of âH3 Podcastâ said [âŚ]
The 12th edition of Romeâs MIA Market came to a close on Friday with market head Gaia Tridente heralding âa stronger, renewed edition of MIA, with a more ambitious and expanded program,â that saw a high-powered cohort of European and global industry guests â including Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti, Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh, Bad [âŚ]
Prominent Polish documentarist MichaĹ Marczak â a Sundance Film Festival prizewinner with âAll These Sleepless Nightsâ â is set to make his narrative feature debut with âPerfection,â a buzzy drama about hipster millennials in Berlin, based on Italian author Vincenzo Latronicoâs eponymous novel that was shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. Ger
âNobody Wants Thisâ creator Erin Foster has responded to Adam Brodyâs support for Palestine, saying: âI disagree with him, and thatâs OK.â Speaking on an upcoming episode of the âNot Skinny but Not Fatâ podcast hosted by Amanda Hirsch (via Entertainment Weekly), Foster was asked to address Brodyâs recent interview with GQ in which he [âŚ]
Prince William has made a surprise appearance on Graham Nortonâs sofa, where he admits heâs a âbig fanâ of director Christopher Nolan and gameshow âThe Traitors.â The episode, which was recorded on Thursday and will air in the U.K. on Friday, sees His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (to give him his full title) [âŚ]
Kore-eda Hirokazu ran the screenplay for his AI-themed Cannes title âSheep in the Boxâ past a generative AI chatbot, then cut it loose after concluding that notes from something with no personal history with cinema were of no use to him. Kore-eda, who is receiving the Cinema Honorary Award at the Singapore International Film Festival, [âŚ]
Hannah Dodd, best known for her portrayal of Francesca in Netflixâs hit Regency-era period drama âBridgerton,â has landed her first lead film role. The British actress, also seen in âEnola Holmes 2â and âAnatomy of a Scandal,â has joined upcoming âMiss You Forever, Zara Drake,â a romantic drama exploring love and trauma written, directed and [âŚ]
Netflix, âEliteâ star Ester ExpĂłsito and Locarno Winner Mar Coll are adapting ClarĂnâs classic novel into a feature film which went into production Oct. 23, produced by MarĂa Zamora at Elastica Films (âAlcarrĂ sâ âRomerĂaâ). Bombshell news â nothing was known of the movie until Fridayâs announcement â âLa Regentaâ now weighs in as one of [âŚ]
âThe Notebookâ musical is coming to Londonâs West End. The show, based on Nicholas Sparksâ bestselling novel and subsequent hit film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, will be the first production at the newly renamed Judi Dench Theatre (previously the Shaftesbury Theatre). With music and lyrics by âYou and Iâ singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and [
From a charismatic Formula 1 racing legend to a brilliant but flawed soccer god to a troubled, tragic singer, Academy Award-winning docmaker Asif Kapadia has made a career out of telling the stories of larger-than-life figures. But when it comes to his âdream job,â it was a group of âordinary peopleâ in their seventies who [âŚ]
Emmy Award-winning actor and writer Richard Gadd, multi-Emmy and SAG nominated actor Bill Camp and Oscar-nominated filmmaker and actor Ray McKinnon are joining âRode to Ruin,â a Western thriller directed by Michael Keaton. Keaton also stars in the film, which is now in production in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with Morgan Freeman and Laura [âŚ]
Emmy Award-winning actor and writer Richard Gadd, multi-Emmy and SAG nominated actor Bill Camp and Oscar-nominated filmmaker and actor Ray McKinnon are joining âRoad to Ruin,â a Western thriller directed by Michael Keaton. Keaton also stars in the film, which is now in production in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with Morgan Freeman and Laura [âŚ]
Acclaimed Asian filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun, director of âComrades: Almost a Love Storyâ and âThe Warlords,â said he will probably use AI in his filmmaking but âdefinitely not AIGC,â or AI-generated content, and that the two-hour feature will hold its ground against short-form and vertical dramas, at least in his lifetime. Speaking at an In [âŚ]
The surly miser Ebenezer Scrooge is no longer just a fictional character haunting the holidays â heâs on Venmo. To promote Ti Westâs upcoming adaptation of the notorious character in the film âEbenezer,â starring Johnny Depp in the titular role, the Paramount promotional team created a Venmo account for Ebenezer Scrooge. The official account for [âŚ]
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect pe
Michael Gray, the star of the 1970s âShazam!â television series, died on Friday in Palm Desert from natural causes. He was 75. Gray first got his break in television in 1972 when he was cast in NBCâs âThe Little Peopleâ alongside Brian Keith and Shelly Fabares. Early in his career, he held several supporting roles [âŚ]
CBS kicked off its fall 2026 TV season the week of Oct. 4 with a strong performance for its new and returning series, according to Nielsen live+7 multiplatform data. Per that data, CBSâ premiere week averaged 8.63 million viewers â up 14% from its premiere week in 2025 (the week of Oct. 12). Leading the [âŚ]
Singer-songwriter and Variety Hitmakers 2024 honoree Raye has won the 2026 Mercury prize for her epic second studio album, âThis Music May Contain Hope,â beating out Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others for the prize. The Mercury Prize has no real equivalent in the U.S., and is intended to recognize music from the U.K. and [âŚ]
The MPA gave âWildwoodâ a PG-13 for âstrong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language,â which is a mouthful for any movie and an especially wild one for a stop-motion picture about a girl hunting for her kidnapped baby brother. Itâs the first PG-13 in Laikaâs 17 years as a [âŚ]
Chaka Khan will receive the Classic Soul Honor at the 2026 Soul Train Awards, celebrating the singer-songwriterâs influence on R&B. Across her career, which spans more than five decades, Khan helped shape the sound of soul, funk and R&B with her music, including hits like âTell Me Something Good,â âSweet Thing,â âAinât Nobody,â âIâm Every [âŚ]
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