One of the more hotly anticipated work-in-progress sessions at this year's Annecy Animation Festival was for "Viva Carmen," a new feature from director Sébastien Laudenbach. Â At the 2023…
In 1993, David Lynch quietly traveled to Italy to pay his final respects to his Rimini-born inspiration, Federico Fellini. Three decades later, the Rimini-based Italian Global Series Festiva…
Lior Raz ("Fauda") and Rotem Sela ("The Baker & The Beauty") are set to star in "Off Road," a Netflix unscripted reality series produced by Faraway Road Productions and Keshet Internatio…
There's a ghost of Christmas future for Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe. The pair are eyeing a reunion on a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" at Warner Bros. While no tal…
After watching Alexander Hammer's "Expecting Amy," a 2020 docuseries about Amy Schumer's difficult pregnancy, Jenn Freeman's life changed. In the series, Schumer's husband, Chris Fischer, is…
"Everything's Going to Be Great" is a ramble, an unconvincing grab bag, a domestic tall tale with too much stuffed into it.
D'Arcy Carden has been cast in "The Five-Star Weekend," an upcoming Peacock drama, as a series regular. She will play Brooke Kirtley, joining previously announced cast members Jennifer Garne…
Actress Jenny Slate admits she's not someone who listens to podcasts or spends hours on the internet. So, when her agents mentioned that something based on a podcast was coming up, everythin…
Zoe Saldaña told People on the red carpet for Disney and Pixar's "Elio" that her Oscar statue, which she won earlier this year for her supporting turn in the Netflix musical drama "Emilia…
At Variety's annual A Night in the Writers' Room, top drama, limited series and comedy writers spill the secrets of their processes.
As Mayor Karen Bass implemented a curfew in the downtown area of Los Angeles, entertainment venues such as the Music Center and the Alamo Drafthouse theaters canceled evening programming Tue…
Sometimes, a decision speaks a thousand words. The first-ever celebrity spokesman hired by Apple to pitch its personal computers in television ads was Dick Cavett. The company was barely 5 y…
Netflix has landed its next big French project, "Quasimodo," which will star Vincent Cassel as the man who inspired the iconic hunchback character created by Victor Hugo in his cult 1831 …
Jack Black is set to receive the King of Comedy Award at the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Variety has learned exclusively. Black is now only the second person to receive the award, …
The last time Marvel stars Charlie Cox and Joe Locke saw each other, they were waiting in line for a ride at Disneyland after previewing their shows " "Daredevil: Born Again" and "Agatha All…
Formed in 2020 as the COVID pandemic threatened to decimate the live-entertainment business, the National Independent Talent Organization is a 501(c)(6) trade organization that represents…
Crime series "Sherlock & Daughter" has reported a strong streaming debut last week on Max, reaching the number four spot on its in-app top 10, while also scoring season-best ratings on i…
"Smash," a meta TV-to-stage musical, will close on Broadway after failing to score any love at the Tony Awards. The show, which earned mixed reviews from critics, will play its final per…
Tazbah Chavez is set to direct NBC's single-cam comedy pilot set at a Native American community center, Variety has learned exclusively. The cast for the pilot includes Jana Schmieding, Bobb…
Rachel Brosnahan is set to star in and executive produce "Presumed Innocent" Season 2 at Apple TV+, Variety has learned. The first season of the series, which debuted in 2024, was based on t…
It's an exciting time to be a "Harry Potter" fan amid casting news for HBO's upcoming series adaptation and the surprise reveal that original Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton will be reprising …
"Étoile" co-creator Amy Sherman-Palladino says her Prime Video ballet series taps into the struggle for art, declaring that art is "everything. Art is expression. Art is joy, and it's pa…
Meghann Fahy plays the brutally honest Devon on "Sirens," a woman whose brash personality and grungy fashion sense are at odds with the wealthy socialite (played by Julianne Moore) she think…
V.E. Schwab took the literary world by storm in October 2020 with the pandemic release of her fantasy novel "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue." But the smash-hit bestseller about an immorta…
"Too Much," Netflix's upcoming Netflix rom-com series starring Lena Dunham, has added five guest stars to its cast: Jessica Alba, Rita Ora, Andrew Scott, Kit Harington and Jennifer Saunders.…