مسار منفصل للأخبار السياسية والعراقية والعالمية يظهر فور الجلب، بينما تبقى التقنية والذكاء الاصطناعي في الواجهة الرئيسية.
U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to dismiss part of his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC. According to The Telegraph, Trump has dropped his claims against BBC Studios Distribution and BBC Studios Production, the broadcaster’s commercial and production arms. However, he is continuing with his case against the BBC at large, and there […]
“Dio Ride,” written and directed by Giovanni Veronesi, will close the 83rd Venice Intl. Film Festival, which runs Sept. 2-12. The film will play in the out-of-competition section. “Dio Ride,” whose English title is “God Laughs,” stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Silvio Orlando, Alma Noce, Francesco Gheghi, Maurizio Lombardi, Paolo Rossi and Carlo Cecchi. The festival’s director […]
Annabel Scholey, the British actress most recently seen in the Disney+ hit “Rivals,” has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming thriller series “The Lord’s Day,” now in production in the U.K. Variety understands that Scholey, also known for BBC series “The Split,” has a key role in the six-part series, based on Michael Dobbs’ 2007 […]
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan denied that his character in “3 Idiots” was based on educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, addressing the long-running rumor during a BFI In Conversation event at BFI Southbank, held as part of the London Indian Film Festival, which separately marked the 25th anniversary of “Lagaan.” “No, that’s not true, actually. […]
One of the most terrifying aspects of being a teen is the continuous change. Young people are expected to navigate high school, friendships, romance and mental wellness before making major decisions about the future trajectory of their lives. Since its debut four years ago, Netflix’s “Heartstopper,” based on Alice Oseman’s novel and comic of the […]
Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez is launching an AI-powered digital avatar that gives audiences access to her personal book recommendations, late-night reflections, and stories from her own life. The avatar was built by Galleri5 – Collective Artists Network’s in-house AI studio – using AI conversation tools, voice synthesis, and interactive narrative technology. It is modeled on […]
Composer Ludwig Göransson has reunited with Christopher Nolan to score “The Odyssey,” marking their third collaboration after “Tenet” and “Oppenheimer.” Earlier this year, Göransson’s work on “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” showcased his use of heavy synths and guitar-based orchestrations. However, for “The Odyssey,” Göransson ventures into new territory. Nolan instructed Göransson not to use […]
Prime Video will recast the lead role on its upcoming adaptation of “God of War” after star Ryan Hurst was injured on set, Variety has confirmed. Hurst had been set to play Kratos, the titular god of war, and Prime Video even released a first look at Hurst in the role this past February. But […]
Tamil-language drama “Members of the Problematic Family” will have its Australian premiere as the opening night film of the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), following the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. IFFM, billed as the largest Indian cinema showcase in the Southern Hemisphere, will run Aug. 13-23, […]
A handful of Paramount+ subscribers failed to win an order blocking the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday, but a coalition of states will give it another try on Friday. The plaintiffs sued in April, alleging that they had faced price hikes and risked losing viewing options as a result of the transaction. At […]
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic “The Odyssey” is, well, epic. Releasing in theaters July 17, Nolan’s latest film reimagines the famous Greek tale of Odysseus, starring Matt Damon as the king of Ithaca. After teaching the Trojans that maybe you should look a giant, wooden gift horse in the mouth, Odysseus and his […]
In a competitive situation, FX has secured the rights to develop a series based on the New Yorker article “The Call of the Wild” by Paige Williams, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. Also published online in January 2026 under the title “The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park,” the article details the […]
Just a day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s nailbiter between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semifinals match in English-language history. That beat Tuesday’s faceoff between Spain and France, which averaged […]
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Brent Lang details the comprehensive report that he delivered with Rebecca Rubin on the summer box office rebound, and what Hollywood and exhibitors must do to keep it going. Lang, who is Variety‘s executive editor overseeing all film coverage, emphasizes that it […]
Not everyone gets a front-row seat to history. This weekend, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” arrives in theaters nationwide. The sprawling adaptation of Homer’s epic is the first-ever movie shot entirely on Imax film cameras. And over the past month, everyone from Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway to Nolan himself have hammered home the same message: […]
In November 2025, writer-director Josh Penn Soskin began production on his debut feature, “The Rooster Prince,” based on his relationship with his late brother, David, a renowned psychiatrist who suffered from bipolar disorder. He cast Shia LaBeouf to play Eli, the character based on his brother, along with Jackson White and Melissa Leo. These are his […]
Roughly 300 Netflix programs across the streamer’s library have used generative AI across their production process so far this year, the company revealed in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday. Netflix told shareholders in a letter that the technology’s usage expands across every level of a program’s production process, from its concept and pre-visualization to […]
Netflix is discontinuing its biannual viewership data dump in favor of one annual report beginning in 2027. The latest version of Netflix’s “What We Watched” report, which covered subscribers’ viewership habits from January-June 2026, was released Thursday along with the streamer’s latest quarterly earnings results. The new report revealed “War Machine” as the most-watched film […]
The past year has minted a pair of new superstars as Ella Langley and Olivia Dean dominate the 2026 top songs chart from Luminate, Variety and Billboard’s official data partner, amid global trends that sees global streaming climb 10% and Spanish-language music soar to 1 in 10 U.S. streams, per Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report covering […]
Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland got concerned on “The Odyssey” set when they heard their leading man, Matt Damon, screaming over and over again in his trailer. Was Damon in pain? Or having a blowout fight over the phone? Pattinson had questions and later discovered that Damon was simply blowing his voice out so he […]
