Sky has tapped Lisa Clark to serve as commissioning executive on "Saturday Night Live U.K.," where she will collaborate with the broadcaster's unscripted entertainment division under Phil Ed…
A cross-cultural tale of grief and dance, Josef Kubota Wladyka's "Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!" stems from an intimate place, but ends up emotionally inert thanks to its style. Its key strengt…
Kerry Washington was honored with the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at the Democracy on the Screen " and on the Line event Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival. The star also announced she'…
"Comedy is my day job," says Eddie Izzard. "Shakespeare started with his comedies, then he moved to his dramas and tragedies, and that's what I'm doing." Even the Bard might have to step bac…
Natalie Erika James' new film "Saccharine" opens with a shot of a jelly donut getting devoured, and then the footage is spun in reverse, with the bloody-looking goo getting sucked back into …
Chris Noth is finally discussing the end of his friendship with Sarah Jessica Parker. The two were co-stars for many years on "Sex and the City" as Mr. Big and Carrie Bradshaw, roles they re…
Amazon Prime Video's "Barbershop" TV series has added eight new actors in guest star roles, Variety has learned. The new additions are: Zack Fox ("Abbott Elementary," "The Vince Staples Show…
Over 30 years after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his novel "The Satanic Verses," the author traveled to Chautauqua, N.Y., in 2022, for a speaking engag…
"Wicked: For Good" failed to cast a spell over Oscar voters. When the Academy Awards nominations were unveiled on Thursday, the musical found itself completely shut out of this year's race. …
Harry Styles has announced dates for his hotly anticipated tour in support of his forthcoming fourth solo album with the intriguingly punctuated title of "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasiona…
Leading Mexican production company Woo Films has acquired the rights to Nobel Prize laureate Annie Ernaux's "The Use of Photography," with "The Eternal Feminine" director Natalia Beristái…
Ruth E. Carter continues to set milestones for Black women at the Oscars. The legendary artisan earned her fifth Oscar nomination for best costume design for her work in Ryan Coogler's "Sinn…
The 98th Academy Awards nominations are here, and with it the wild twists and turns that even the boldest awards experts can't see coming. See some of the morning's biggest snubs and surpris…
Angelina Jolie is passionately promoting advocacy-driven drama "Muganga, The One Who Treats," inspired by the true story of 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, who treats surv…
More than 700 artists, writers and creators, including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, have united behind a new anti-AI campaign calling out the tech companies e…
Netflix has unveiled its Turkish production slate for 2026, which is headlined by a hotly anticipated series adaptation of Turkish Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk acclaimed book "The …
Variety will host a Culture & Storytelling conversation exploring the role of cultural experiences in shaping creative work, presented by World of Hyatt, on Jan. 25 at the…
In a remote part of Pakistan, villagers routinely take rickety cable cars across the canyons that cut through the Himalayan foothills. But in August 2023, the unthinkable happened when a wir…
The "Legally Blonde" prequel series has set its official premiere date on Amazon Prime Video, with the streamer also renewing the show for a second season. "Elle" Season 1 will debut in its …
Phil Collins is speaking out about his health issues, revealing that he recently underwent five knee surgeries and developed kidney problems from drinking. In a new interview with BBC Two, C…
Jamie Lee Curtis' forthcoming adaptation of the beloved Angela Lansbury series "Murder She Wrote" has landed a director. Jason Moore, helmer of the franchise-launching "Pitch Perfect" and th…
Several well-known music artists have turned to ElevenLabs' AI as a virtual muse " and record producer. ElevenLabs on Wednesday launched "The Eleven Album," which the artificial-intelligence…
Zayn did not come to Las Vegas to do the obvious. From the moment the singer took the stage, it was clear he wasn't catering to casual concertgoers looking to sing along with classic hits: t…
Yorgos Lanthimos, Florian Zeller and Juliette Binoche are among more than 800 film professionals who have signed a joint statement condemning the Iranian government for killing and torturing…
One of five TV shows battling for Göteborg's coveted Nordic Series Script Award, Iceland's four-parter "VigdÃs," brings to global screens the inspiring true story of VigdÃs Finnboga…