In 1985, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer decided to make it official. The creative partners were riding high off a pair of unlikely box office hits " "Night Shift," a raunchy Michael Keaton come…
Actors on Actors is getting a bigger stage. Variety's Emmy-winning series, which pairs the best performers of the year in unscripted interviews, will air on CNN for the first time. Under a n…
Tim Robinson's HBO comedy "The Chair Company" has been renewed for a Season 2. News of the show's pickup came during a New York press presentation by HBO and HBO Max Content chairman Casey B…
The Weeknd's "After Hours Til Dawn" tour has surpassed $1 billion, making it the top-earning tour by a male solo artist in history. Following the onsale of the singer-songwriter's 2026 dates…
The Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett's existential masterpiece "Waiting for Godot" has recouped its initial investment of $7.5 million in eight weeks. The show has been a hot ticket thanks…
"KPop Demon Hunters," "Wicked," "Sinners" and "F1" were among the honorees at the 16th Hollywood Music in Media Awards on Nov. 19 at The Avalon in Hollywood. "KPop Demon Hunters" took home t…
Yale in Hollywood has revealed Jennifer Beals and Roshan Sethi as honorees for its sixth annual virtual film festival, set to run Dec. 4-6. Beals will receive the festival's 2025 Career Achi…
Dea Lawrence has assumed the top business role at Variety, succeeding Michelle Sobrino Stearns as publisher and also becoming co-president (a role she'll share with Ramin Setoodeh, Variety's…
After seven movies, the "Paranormal Activity" franchise doesn't frighten audiences the way it once did " that is, through the power of suggestion, using home security cameras, smartphones an…
Glenn Close is all too aware of how a certain strain of religious fundamentalism can turn toxic. When Close was 7 years old, her parents joined the Moral Re-Armament, a spiritual movement le…
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling visited the set of the new TV series HBO is filming based on her books. The series entered production in July, with filming taking place at Warner Bros. St…
On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety's Matt Donnelly unpacks his reporting on Producers United and its quest to address the dilemmas and the dis…
Speaking to Variety ahead of the International Emmy Awards where his compelling coming-of-age series "Bad Boy" vies for a Best Dramatic Series award, Ron Leshem reflects on what brough…
In a conversation with Variety TV reporter Selome Hailu, Grace Van Patten opened up about meeting and portraying the titular character in Hulu's drama miniseries, "The Twisted Tale of Amanda…
America's Got Talent,' and 'Better Man' led the World Choreography Awards winners. The event featured live performances from Monika Felice Smith, JA Collective, and Asadi & Xye. Paula Ab…
BET will spotlight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) during Thanksgiving weekend with a ceremony that celebrates the institutions' unwavering commitment to fostering Black…
Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way, Chad A. Verdi's Verdi Productions and Danny Strong have partnered to make "Oz," a documentary about the making of "The Wizard of Oz." Tom Donahue ("Mafia Spie…
There's something about a dark drama that gets an audience's attention " even more so when it's based on a true story. And it's no secret that that audience includes voters. Take last year a…
AARP has unveiled the nominees for the annual Movies for Grownups Awards, with "Hamnet," "A House of Dynamite," "One Battle After Another," "Sinners" and "Train Dreams" leading as the best p…
Ricky Gervais' next stand-up special will arrive on Netflix on Dec. 30. "Mortality," the hour he's been touring since 2024, was filmed in 2025 at the London Palladium. It's Gervais' fourth s…
In the opening number of "Wicked: For Good," Glinda sings the celebratory song "Thank Goodness" to quell the anxieties of the citizens of Oz. Cinema owners will be humming a similar tune ove…
Jimmy Kimmel roasted Donald Trump in a new monologue after the president's apparent meltdowns over reporters asking questions he does not like. Just hours after the U.S. House of Representat…
Amanda Seyfried is pitching another blonde bombshell to join her in a potential third "Mamma Mia" movie. The Oscar-nominated star has said before that she'd be open to pop star Sabrina Carpe…
Iconic Italian actor Franco Nero, who gained worldwide fame in Sergio Corbucci's 1966 classic Spaghetti Western "Django," will be the top honoree of the upcoming 11th edition of Filming I…
Kevin Costner is circling the role of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in the political drama series "United." Sources confirm the project is in early development and is to be produced in …