مسار منفصل للأخبار السياسية والعراقية والعالمية يظهر فور الجلب، بينما تبقى التقنية والذكاء الاصطناعي في الواجهة الرئيسية.
Clive Davis — the legendary record executive who died Monday at the age of 94 — cast as long a shadow across the music world as any executive, and participants in his funeral will bear that out. Sources tell Variety that artists from his long career who are expected to participate include Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, […]
Tim Ryan, a former Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter who also reported on Hawaii’s film and television industry for Variety, died June 20 in West Seattle, Washington after a long illness. He was 80. Ryan was the Star-Bulletin’s senior entertainment writer from 1984 to 2006 and reported on film and television productions in Hawaii and on local […]
Landon Barker has signed with Big Loud Rock and is set to release his first single on the imprint, “If I Ever Talk to God,” on Friday, Variety can exclusively reveal. “I haven’t released music in a couple of years, and during that time, I went through a lot creatively and personally,” says Barker in […]
“You did this,” Donna Berzatto (Jamie Lee Curtis) kvells to her daughter Natalie (Abby Elliott), offering praise in the middle of a particularly stressful day. (Though in this family, all days are stressful days.) She’s referring to the restaurant that bears — pun intended — a shortened version of their family name, and which serves as […]
The West End revival and U.K. national tour of “Billy Elliot the Musical” has revealed the four actors playing the title role: 12-year-old Noah Mannion from Stockport, 12-year-old Rafferty Smale from Leigh-on-Sea, 13-year-old Spencer Collins from California and 12-year-old William Gurney from Berkshire. In addition, original “Billy Elliot” star Liam Mower will return to the […]
Streaming may be convenient, but for collectors, cinephiles and anyone tired of watching their favorite shows disappear from platforms without warning, nothing beats owning the disc. Luckily, Amazon’s Prime Day sale includes steep discounts on Blu-rays, 4K UHD releases and complete-series box sets — including several collector-friendly titles that rarely drop this low outside of […]
B-Rated Intl. has acquired worldwide sales and distribution rights to “Robert Richardson: The White Devil,” a feature documentary about cinematographer Robert Richardson, a three-time Academy Award winner who is a close collaborator of Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone and many other filmmakers. The trailer debuts exclusively here. As previously announced, Richardson will be awarded […]
Wilmer Valderrama‘s WV Entertainment is launching WV Social House, a new social media marketing company. The enterprise is focused on creating internet-native strategies and to build campaigns, content, and experiences for its clients. In addition to their talent social media management work, WV Social House’s partners and collaborators include iHeartMedia, Paramount, CBS, Live Nation, Coachella, Jean […]
Nearly 1,000 actors, talent agents, parents and others have signed an open letter organized by the Agents for Young Performers Association this week condemning contract clauses that mandate children sign their voices over to be used by AI — a practice Deadline reported Hasbro has done with “Peppa Pig.” The letter from the collection of talent […]
All of the “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” films are coming to Paramount linear networks. Paramount has inked a multi-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery under which all eight “Harry Potter” movies and the three in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise will air across MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite and Paramount Network for the first […]
Studio Khara, the Japan-based animation house behind the “Evangelion” franchise, has boarded “Baahubali: The Eternal War Part 1” to produce a dedicated animated sequence for the film. SlowCurve, the Japanese production company that brought Studio Khara onto the project, will handle planning and production coordination between the Japanese and international teams. The segment will be […]
David Clayton-Thomas, the Canadian singer and songwriter whose soulful voice was ubiquitous on American radio in the late 1960s and early ‘70s as lead singer of the brass-driven group Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died, according to his publicist. No cause of death was cited except that he died peacefully at a Toronto hospital on […]
The career of Joy Division — the greatest band of the post-punk era of the late 1970s and early ‘80s — was tragically short, ended by the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis at the age of just 23: Not even a year passed between the June 1979 release of their iconic debut album, “Unknown Pleasures,” and […]
Netflix and the PGA have released the trailer for “The Hawk,” a new comedy series starring Will Ferrell as a has-been golf pro mounting a career comeback. The official logline for “The Hawk” reads, “Lonnie Hawkins, 2004’s No. 1 golfer, struggles on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic. His body says […]
“Jet Lag: The Game” Season 19 will debut Aug. 1 at a ticketed in-person premiere event hosted at Picturehouse Central London and simulcast to select Picturehouse Cinemas locations across the U.K. The Nebula-hosted event, titled “Jet Lag: Live — Japanorama,” will include the world premiere of the first episode of the 19th season, filmed across […]
Who ever imagined, back when we were all younger and less weary, that we’d be getting a new “Jackass” film in the year 2026? When the first big-screen spinoff of this quintessentially turn-of-the-millennium franchise hit screens in 2002, you wouldn’t have counted on Johnny Knoxville even living past 30 — much less still submitting, decades […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has re-elected current president Delphine Ernotte Cunci, who is CEO of France Télévisions, for another two-year term. Vice president Cilla Benkö, director general of Swedish Radio, has also been re-elected to her post. Additionally, three new members were elected to the EBU’s executive board: the U.K.’s Rhodri Talfan Davies (BBC), […]
Daisy Edgar-Jones enters the Jane Austen cinematic universe in the first trailer for Focus Features’ new adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility.” The “Twisters” star plays Elinor Dashwood, one of three sisters who are forced to leave their family estate with their widowed mother and move to a humble cottage. There, they experience love and heartbreak […]
NBC has officially set its premiere dates for the fall 2026 broadcast season. NBC will officially kickoff fall on Sept. 9 with NFL coverage of the Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl. The first Sunday night telecast will air Sept. 13 when the Dallas Cowboys meet […]
Charlotte Toledano Detaille, the former Mediawan producer behind Prime Video’s streaming hit “Escort Boys,” is launching Alyx Films, an independent banner that will kick off with an ambitious slate built around breakout French digital creator Geronimo. The company, which is based in Paris and in the South of France, has signed an exclusive partnership with […]
