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Sharon Stone is done smoking weed. Her journey to cut ties with cannabis began when she was put on several medications after she suffered a near-fatal stroke in 2001. “I got off one of my medications that I was on for my stroke last September, and they said I couldn’t go off of it,” Stone […]
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On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the spectacular $264 million worldwide opening for Universal Pictures’ “The Odyssey.” It couldn’t have come at a better time for Imax, the large-format exhibitor that delivered more than 50% of the opening weekend receipts. Anticipation for Nolan’s follow-up […]
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Bad move, Emmys. Just about everyone hates it. On Friday, Variety exclusively revealed the Television Academy’s plan to thin out the categories handed out during its primetime telecast on Sept. 14, after the Board of Governors voted to shift a hodgepodge of five races to the first weekend of ceremonies, once known as the Creative […]
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Elijahturner011 had a simple question: “Can someone release a ticket to me, please?” “I’ve been trying to get a ticket forever. I’ve been scammed left and right,” they wrote on July 20 in the Reddit post that followed. “I just want one ticket to 70mm … it’s hurting my heart that I can’t just get […]
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that Adam Driver has repeatedly turned down offers to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the years. “It’s no secret we’d like to [work with Adam],” Feige replied. “But it’s a tradition to Zoom with him and then he passes. That’s a long-lived […]
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Josh Lucas is set to star opposite Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning in the legal drama series “Discretion,” Variety has confirmed. The show was originally announced with a straight-to-series order at Paramount+ in October 2025. It is based on the short story of the same name by Chandler Baker. It has received an eight-episode order […]
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The “Scrubs” revival at ABC is undergoing some cast changes ahead of its second season (and the show’s 11th season overall). Ava Bunn, who starred as Dr. Sam Tosh in the first revival season, has been upped to series regular status for the second season. Meanwhile, both X Mayo and Joel Kim Booster — who […]
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John Kirby, an actor and acting coach, died Wednesday, three years after being diagnosed with ALS. He was 75. The news was confirmed on Instagram by Nathan Nesbitt, Kirby’s acting studio manager and assistant of 22 years. “I am here to officially, with a broken heart, announce the passing of our beloved John on the […]
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It started with a text: “He said, ‘It’s time,’ so that’s all I needed to hear,” says Adam Blackstone, Jay-Z’s bassist and longtime collaborator. He’s discussing the first word he received about the string of shows the legendary rapper would be staging throughout the year, starting with a grand return to the stage at Philadelphia’s […]
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Mallory Morehead Pritzl has joined bi-coastal communications firm Kovert Creative on their entertainment PR team, Variety has learned. In her new role, Morehead Pritzl will oversee communications for programming-focused Kovert Creative clients like “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett’s SmartLess Media, as well as Bloomberg Media […]
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The final 35-day multi-platform ratings for the 2025-2026 TV season are finally in, now that we’re more than a month beyond the official end of the TV season. According to Nielsen’s multiplatform 35-day linear and streaming ratings, Netflix’s “Stranger Things” was still the TV season’s most-watched non-sports series, with 32.9 million viewers, followed by the […]
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A judge ordered a temporary halt to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger on Monday, as a state coalition argues it would violate federal antitrust law, leading to higher prices and fewer movies and TV shows. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued the order after hearing argument from both sides on Friday morning. Paramount had previously agreed not to […]
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