Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Nathan Lane said in an interview with Vanity Fair that he lost out on a role in 1996’s “Space Jam” and was told it was because he was just “too gay.” While Lane said he never knows…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:12AMMonday, March 24, 2025
George Clooney is putting his romance movie days behind him. Speaking to “60 Minutes” to promote his starring role in the Broadway production of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” Clooney …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:15PMGeorge Clooney appeared on the March 23 episode of CBS’ “60 Minutes” to promote the Broadway production of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” based on his Oscar-nominated 2005 film. Cloo…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:59AMSunday, March 23, 2025
Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake begins with a storybook opening up to tell the tale of the kindhearted princess. It’s exactly how Disney’s 1937 animated classic “Snow Wh…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:21PMTuesday, March 18, 2025
Rachel Zegler said an interview with Allure magazine that white studio executives repeatedly questioned her during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” which s…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:26PMTuesday, March 11, 2025
Anika Noni Rose is “deeply disappointed” after Disney scrapped its planned “Princess and the Frog” television series for Disney+ after years in development. The series, titled “Tia…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:24PMMonday, March 10, 2025
Ian McKellen said in a recent interview with The Times of London that he feels sorry for fellow actors who feel like they can’t come out as gay. The “X-Men” and “Lord of the Rings”…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:43PMSunday, March 2, 2025
It’s a blockbuster month on streaming as “Wicked” and “Moana 2,” two of 2024’s biggest movies, make their arrivals on Peacock and Disney+, respectively. The former was a musical …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:12PMFriday, February 28, 2025
James Gunn recently took to Threads to shut down social media rumors claiming Daniel Radcliffe is joining the new DC Universe as the star of “Clayface,” which is now in development. “D…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:44PMTuesday, February 25, 2025
John Lithgow confirmed in a new interview with ScreenRant that he will be playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s “Harry Potter” television series. Variety reported earlier this month that L…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:25PMThursday, February 20, 2025
Nicole Kidman made a vow in 2017 to work with a woman director every 18 months. To say she has made good on that promise would be an understatement. The Oscar winner has teamed up with a wom…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:50PMMonday, February 10, 2025
Colman Domingo revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that he met with Marvel executives to discuss the onslaught of rumors claiming the studio wanted him to replace Jonathan Major…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:06PMFriday, January 31, 2025
Original “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert fired back at Megyn Kelly over a comment the former Fox News host made about Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the classic bo…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:56PMSunday, January 26, 2025
Jennifer Lopez brought major star power to the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of the world premiere of her new musical, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” She was joine…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PMFriday, January 24, 2025
Cynthia Erivo joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of receiving the Visionary Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser and said she doesn’t …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:16PMWednesday, January 15, 2025
“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels is the subject of Susan Morrison’s upcoming biography “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” a lengthy excerpt from which w…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:22AMMonday, January 6, 2025
Kieran Culkin has officially revived his hilarious fake feud with Pedro Pascal. The two actors went viral during last year’s awards season by throwing playful jabs at each other during var…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:48AMMonday, December 30, 2024
Buddy the Elf is back…although not like anyone could imagine. Will Ferrell unexpectedly dressed up as his iconic character from Jon Favreau’s 2003 Christmas comedy “Elf” while attend…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PMTuesday, November 26, 2024
“Wicked” composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he pitched Ariana Grande on a different version of “Popular” for the film ada…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:10PMMonday, November 18, 2024
Judy Garland’s daughter Lorna Luft has joined the chorus of moviegoers raving about “Wicked” ahead of the musical’s theatrical release. Luft’s mother, of course, is an icon of cine…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:52AMMonday, September 30, 2024
Ariana Grande joined her “Wicked” co-star Cynthia Erivo on the cover of Vanity Fair and fired back at critics of her speaking voice, which had a lighter and breathier register during and…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:54AMWednesday, August 21, 2024
Paparazzi apparently took things to the next level in order to leak photos and videos from the set of Universal’s upcoming “Wicked” musical adaptation. Cast members Ariana Grande and J…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:12PMFriday, May 10, 2024
Moviegoers flocking to see “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” in theaters might leave with the same question: What does the cast exactly look like? In the tradition of James Cameron’s…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:05PMThursday, March 21, 2024
“Wicked” director Jon M. Chu confirmed in a new interview with Vanity Fair that his leading ladies Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sang live on set, similar to how other movie musicals s…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:24PMMonday, January 15, 2024
Jamie Lee Curtis is once again defending Ariana DeBose, this time due to a joke made at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards at the expense of the “West Side Story” Oscar winner. “The Last o…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:05PMFriday, January 12, 2024
Remaking one of the most definitive films of a generation is not easy, but such is the task given to the cast of the new “Mean Girls.” A new spin on Tina Fey’s 2004 classic that throws…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:32PMThursday, July 13, 2023
AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron and “Sound of Freedom” distributor Angel Studios have joined forces to quell a boycott against the exhibition chain over the release of the Jim Caviezel action…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:20PMWednesday, April 5, 2023
With the opening of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” in theaters, gaming’s most iconic character is coming to the big screen for the first time in 30 years. And if the movie meets box off…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:21PMWednesday, March 22, 2023
The glass slippers still fit Brandy. The singer’s long-awaited return as Cinderella in a new Disney television movie has been given an official first look, courtesy of footage from the set…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:52PMAhead of the Broadway opening of his new “Camelot” musical adaptation, Aaron Sorkin revealed to the New York Times that he suffered a stroke last November. The medical emergency occurred…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PMTuesday, February 7, 2023
AMC Theatres is facing backlash after announcing its new Sightline initiative, in which ticket pricing will change based on seat location within the auditorium. “The Lord of the Rings” a…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:16AM 
