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Charlie Brooker is taking a break from his "Black Mirror" duties with Netflix to embark on something a little different at the streamer: a four-part detective series. Now in production, the …
Focus Features has released the official trailer for "Song Sung Blue," which will be released nationwide in theaters on Dec. 25. Directed by Craig Brewer, the musical drama stars Hugh Jackma…
Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Richard Linklater's "Nouvelle Vague." The movie is a valentine to the making of Jean-Luc Godard's iconic 1959 "Breathless," and to the beginning…
The marmalade is spreading across London's West End. Producers have unveiled the expanded company for "Paddington the Musical," the world premiere adaptation heading to London's Savoy Theatr…
Two prominent autistic actors, Emily Carey ("Geek Girl") and Lola Blue ("A Kind of Spark"), topline the short film "The Birth of a Mall Goth," marking a rare project where neurodiverse talen…
Blake Lively wants Justin Baldoni to pay millions of dollars for filing a frivolous defamation suit against her, in a test of a California law aimed at protecting sexual harassment victims w…
Bryan Fuller made a career creating idiosyncratic series like "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal," and has written for many more. Now he's readying his feature film debut, which is set to debut…
Netflix has greenlit the YA series "Crew Girl," with the show now in production in Victoria, British Columbia. Miku Martineau ("Bet," "Kate," "Star Trek: Section 31") will lead the cast, whi…
During this year's Walker's Rising Stars Foundation Gala at Telluride Film Festival, students from around Colorado had the unique opportunity to perform on stage to compete for various schol…
Tim Robinson's new comedy series "The Chair Company" will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on Oct. 12. Co-created by Robinson and his "I Think You Should Leave" collaborator Zach Kanin, the show …
"Stranger Things" breakout Dacre Montgomery (currently in Gus Van Sant's festival bowing "Dead Man's Wire") is set to lead the cast of upcoming psychological thriller "Moral Capacity" alongs…
Cate Blanchett will star in "Sweetsick," a new film about a woman who has the ability to see what people need most in life. Alice Birch will write and direct in her feature directorial de…
Some things you simply can't fake. Take talent: There's no room for anything shy of genius in "The Christophers," a crackling original drama about artistic legacy in all its facets, directed…
After a handful of departures and arrivals, "Saturday Night Live" has finalized its Season 51 cast, Variety has learned. Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim and Chloe Fineman will all return to the NBC s…
Italian director Laura Samani, after making a splash in 2021 with her first feature, the feminist magical realist fable "Small Body," has just scored a prize at the Venice Film Festival with…
Ayo Edebiri is being praised on social media for how she handled an uncomfortable interview moment while promoting her new movie, "After the Hunt," at the Venice Film Festival. "The Bear" Em…
Emmy-nominated actress Lily James has teamed with theater and film producer Gala Gordon to formally launch their own banner, Parodos Productions. The British, female-led production company w…
"SmartLess" is coming to the Hollywood Bowl this fall for what is certain to be one of the most well-attended podcast tapings ever. Hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes will bring…
Mitski has announced a new concert film, "The Land," which will receive a limited theatrical release starting Oct. 22. Courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing, the movie will be screened in 630 cine…
Figures from across the film and TV world, including Oscar, BAFTA, Emmy and Palme d'Or winners, have signed a pledge saying they will refuse to work with Israeli institutions and companies t…
EST N8 has acquired global sales rights to "Dear Stranger," a suspense drama from Tokyo production house Roji Films. The agreement covers worldwide territories with the exception of certain …
Normal is the name of a Minnesota town where things are anything but. Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around. The guy who …
York Theatre Royal has unveiled a major revival of "The Secret Garden " The Musical," with Tony Award-winning director John Doyle set to helm the production. The musical, featuring music by …
"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" may have been canceled, but it won the respect of the Hollywood industry. The long-running late-night program picked up its first-ever Emmy statuette, wi…
Alan Cumming took home the Emmy for outstanding host for a reality competition program for "The Traitors" on Sunday night at the Creative Arts Emmys. But backstage, Cumming, who is reprising…