Jordan Firstman is having the run of his career at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. While he’s awestruck at the success of his directorial debut “Club Kid” — a festival selectio…
[SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”]“The Devil Wears Prada” was groundbreaking in numerous ways when it first hit movie theaters 20 yea…
Ariana Grande has conquered global arenas, the Oscars stage and, now, another CinemaCon. The triple-threat star lit up the annual Las Vegas convention of movie theater owners in a first trai…
CinemaCon was officially wired in, thanks to a first look at "The Social Reckoning" " Aaron Sorkin's anticipated sequel to his acclaimed 2010 drama "The Social Network." The annual conventio…
When a movie is scrapped in the development stage " as countless have been " it's usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder. When you're Madonna, however, you g…
Veteran comic actor Joel McHale took a big swing this year, with a film role that showcased some incredible versatility. He played a doting dad, undercover lover, authority figure and action…
Nicole Kidman got honest about her turbulent 2025, when the prolific actress grabbed global headlines by filing for divorce from country star Keith Urban after a 19-year marriage. In a rovin…
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from "Both, And," the Season 4 finale of "Industry," now streaming on HBO Max. Henry's really mucked it up this time. Sunday saw the …
Laurence Fisburne is joining Scarlett Johansson and Mike Flanagan for a new nightmare in "The Exorcist" universe. An Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner, Fisburne boards the franchi…
Some stroll down memory lane, others take a chauffeured golf cart. Such is the case for Lisa Kudrow, star of "Friends" and "The Comeback," who recently spent some time reminiscing on a…
Actor Paul Dano has finally spoken out after Quentin Tarantino dissed his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's seminal 2007 film "There Will Be Blood." Tarantino also called Dano " himself …
"The Wicker Husband," a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones, tells of an isolated, mocked woman who commissions a basket maker to weave her a husband. This wicker man becomes a devoted partner…
Jamie Lee Curtis' forthcoming adaptation of the beloved Angela Lansbury series "Murder She Wrote" has landed a director. Jason Moore, helmer of the franchise-launching "Pitch Perfect" and th…
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood weren't afraid to act up on Friday night. Ahead of this year's Golden Globe awards, Variety held an invite-only celebration marking the 23rd season of …
Kathryn Hahn isn't quite done being a Disney villain. Variety has confirmed the "Agatha All Along" star is eyeing a leading role in the studio's live-action "Tangled" film, in the role of ba…
Actor Joey Pollari is staying in the Ryan Murphy business, joining the super-creator's next season of the cold-blooded killer franchise "Monster." Pollari will star in "Monster: The Lizzie B…
A consortium of top industry players have sent an open letter full of alarm to Congress, describing a potential economic and institutional meltdown in Hollywood if Netflix succeeds in its…
Bust out the apple sauce " the beloved '80s motherhood comedy "Baby Boom" is getting a reboot at Amazon MGM Studios. The streamer has set prolific filmmaker Michael Showalter ("The Idea of Y…
Dea Lawrence has assumed the top business role at Variety, succeeding Michelle Sobrino Stearns as publisher and also becoming co-president (a role she'll share with Ramin Setoodeh, Variety's…
Linden Entertainment has signed acclaimed filmmaker Tina Satter for representation. Satter most recently co-wrote and directed "Reality," HBO Films' 2023 Venice player starring Sydney…
Kathleen Chalfant " a venerated stage actress with memorable turns in film and television " is officially entering the gauntlet for this year's best actress prize. Star of "The Affair" and "…
As AI performer Tilly Norwood continues to spark debate about the intersection of Hollywood and technology, the new president of the actors' union is doubling down on protection for his memb…
How bad was the worst day you've ever had? Expand it by five, set it in the "townie" section of Montauk at a seedy motel, tack on a host of needy therapy patients and an emotional affair, th…
Multi-hyphenate Chelsea Peretti has signed for representation with Linden Entertainment. An actress, writer, director and veteran comic talent, Perretti made her name with hilarious specials…
A film editor friend of mine makes the same complaint every time I see him: "No one makes movies about the way people live now." It's not incorrect. The "slice of life" genre doesn't necessa…