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Jimmy Fowlie imagines the one-woman Emma Stone performs off-screen in 'La La Land,' nailing the narcissism of a certain kind of actress.
YouTube star Jake Paul will be leaving the Disney Channel’s “Bizaardvark” in the middle of Season 2. Disney announced the casting news Saturday evening. Paul then confirmed…
Disney, the most dominant of all Hollywood studios last year in Latin America, has another Argentine hit on its hands: Ariel Winograd's "Mamá se fue de viaje" ("10 Days Without Mom") whic…
ROME – Oscar winner Kevin Spacey is playing writer Gore Vidal in a new Netflix original biopic, "Gore," which is in production in Italy. U.S. director Michael Hoffman ("The Last Statio…
The loss of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in a Southern California coastal community, leaves a hole in the hearts of family, friends…
With the tragic news of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington’s death on Thursday, Variety has compiled five of his best musical moments. “Hunger Strike,” Temple of th…
Bill Hader is in talks to co-star with Anna Kendrick in Disney’s upcoming female Santa Claus film “Nicole,” sources tell Variety. “Miss Congeniality” scribe Mar…
In the movies, Batman is a loner with a dark demeanor, Iron Man is a wealthy industrialist and Captain America is a superhero stalwart, using his mighty shield to defend justice. In the comi…
Josh Lucas will star opposite Uma Thurman in “The Parisian Woman,” the upcoming Broadway production of a play by “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon. The actor (&#…
AMC Entertainment on Tuesday denied reports that funding from its Chinese owner, Dalian Wanda, was used for any of its recent acquisitions. The U.S. theater chain also said that all four of …
Bette Midler returned to “Hello, Dolly!” last week, and she brought $1.5 million with her to the Broadway box office. “Hello, Dolly!” ($2,232,162) had seen its sales …
Joe Quenqua has joined 42West as a managing director based in its Los Angeles office, Variety has learned. Quenqua, a former Disney communications executive and PR agency veteran, assumes hi…
Huey, Dewey and Louie have always had things pretty good. They are, after all, Disney characters. But they've never had it quite like this. When "Duck Tales," the long running syndicated adv…
“Dear Evan Hansen,” the Broadway musical that last month won six Tony Awards including the top trophy for new musical, has recouped its $9.5 million capitalization costs about ei…
The D23 Expo wasn’t just about Disney’s slate of animated and live-action adventures this year, because we got some real world updates from the House of Mouse as well. Walt Disne…
A galaxy far, far away just got a little closer. Disney’s “Star Wars”-themed lands coming in 2019 to Disneyland and Disney World have an official name " “Star Wars: G…
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is one step closer to entering our galaxy. The eighth “Star Wars” movie got a brand new teaser on Saturday during Disney’s D23 expo. …
Disney has officially found its Aladdin, Jasmine, and Genie for the live-action “Aladdin” remake. The three cast members were announced at the D23 on Saturday. The House of Mouse…
The first footage from Ava DuVernay’s highly-anticipated “A Wrinkle in Time” is finally here. Disney did the honors during its D23 Expo on Saturday. DuVernay, the director …
Marvel announced the cast and premiere date for its new animated series “Marvel’s Spider-Man” during the the comic giant’s panel at D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., on Fr…
No photos. No videos. No recording. Those were the ground-rules for Disney’s animation panel during D23 on Friday. But for good reason. Over the course of the two-hour-long panel, host…
The 2,000-capacity theater (and 600-capacity ballroom) first opened in 1966.
UPDATED: Disney dated a new animated movie for April 12, 2019, at the D23 Expo on Friday afternoon. John Lasseter, who walked onstage with a t-shirt cannon in hand that launched Hawaiian shi…
Disney CEO Bob Iger played host at Friday’s Disney Legends Award ceremony, which kicked off the weekend’s D23 Expo. While Iger promised news related to Disney’s movies, tel…
Disney brought life to the “Star Wars”-themed expansions coming to Disneyland and Disney World with the unveiling of an enormous model on the main convention floor for this weeke…
