128 stories by "Variety Staff"
With “Beauty and the Beast” debuting next weekend, Disney continues to ramp up its live-action reboot game. “Beauty and the Beast,” starring Emma Watson as Belle, fol…
Most of the post-Oscars chatter will be dominated by a certain best picture mistake, but don’t let that overshadow the efforts of the artists. Specially, we’re taking a look at t…
Disney’s Nancy Kanter has been bumped up to executive vice president, content and creative strategy at Disney Channels Worldwide, Variety has learned. Kanter will continue in her role …
Trusting your instincts and your coworkers were the recurring themes at the Variety Artisans Awards Feb. 6, as film creatives were saluted for their behind-the-camera work in 2016. This was …
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, in conjunction with Variety, announced on Thursday the nine recipients of the third annual Variety Artisans Awards. The honorees, all nom…
Following its Golden Globes sweep, "La La Land" dominated the 2017 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, picking up 14 nods to tie the record set by "Titanic" and "All About Eve." Aside from the Aca…
Lionsgate’s musical romance “La La Land” took home the top honor at the 21st edition of the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival, with the Italian fest naming the…
Damien Chazelle’s magical musical “La La Land” and the gripping, coming-of-age drama “Moonlight” led the nominations for the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards wit…
Disney has set a Jan. 6, 2017 release date in China for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” according to a Disney representative in the country. The movie, which stars Felicity Jones…
With “Moana,” another princess will join the Disney fold. After Snow White hit the big screen decades ago, princesses have become a staple of the Disney brand. There’s stil…
Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger has set a deal with Random House to write a book on business leadership and management. The untitled book will draw on Iger’s lessons learned during his mo…
Bryan Cranston had played numerous roles " on screen (soap operas, "Seinfeld," "Malcolm in the Middle") and in life (paperboy, security guard, family man) " before landing the part that woul…
Fyvush Finkel, an Emmy Award-winning actor who is best known to contemporary audiences for his roles on "Picket Fences" and "Boston Public" but who spent most of his early career on Gotham's…
Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, were on hand Thursday night in Las Vegas to officially mark the ten year anniversary of Cirque du Sol…
The 68th Emmy Award nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 14 at 8:30 a.m. PT. Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham will do the honors from the Wolf Theatre at the Television Ac…
Bradley Cooper is on board to exec produce the latest “Stand Up to Cancer” primetime fundraising special, set to air Sept. 9 as a roadblock across more than two dozen networks. T…
“Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda paid tribute to the victims of the Orlando shooting on Sunday night at the 70th Tony Awards with a stirring speech that brought Broadway to tea…
The 2016 Tony Awards are taking place on Sunday, with “Hamilton” leading the nominations, nabbing a record 16 nods when noms were announced last month. “Hamilton” fac…
Broadway’s biggest night is back. Hosted by James Corden, the 70th annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Digital viewers can watch a live stream of the c…
The biggest night of the year in Broadway, the Tony Awards, is taking place Sunday night. Which of Broadway’s finest will take home 2016’s big awards? Variety reporters are on th…
Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who directed the last two James Bond films, “Spectre” and “Skyfall,” is done with the 007 franchise. "It was an incredible adv…
“Hamilton” dominated the 2016 Tony Awards nominations, nabbing a record 16 nods for the 70th annual awards ceremony. “The Book of Mormon” alums Nikki M. J…
“The Book of Mormon” alums Nikki M. James and Andrew Rannells will announce the nominees for the 70th annual Tony Awards on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET live from the Diamond Horsesho…
LOS ANGELES — Variety.com has topped HollywoodReporter.com as the industry's most-read entertainment business news website for the first time since Penske Media Corporation bought t…
Anne Jackson, who collaborated extensively with husband Eli Wallach, together comprising one of the best-known acting couples of the American theater, died Tuesday at her home in Manha…
