From the start, "The Hunger Games on Stage" feels dystopian. Taking place in Canary Wharf, London's ultra-modern financial district, the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' beloved novel is…
Louis Partridge almost gave up the chance to star as George Wickham in the upcoming Netflix series adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice." "I think I'm quite young for Mr. Wickham," he told me …
Before "Wicked" landed on the big screen a year ago, Universal told cinema owners of its simple goal for promoting the movie musical. It planned to be, per chief marketing officer Michael Mo…
When the movie "Girls Trip" debuted in 2017, it shifted the ground for women and Black-led comedies. The film also catapulted comic Tiffany Haddish into the spotlight, and since then, the "N…
Cynthia Erivo rushed to the rescue of her "Wicked: For Good" co-star after Ariana Grande was charged by a fan at the film's Singapore premiere. Grande was walking the yellow brick carpet on …
"Sex and the City" and "And Just Like That…" star Sarah Jessica Parker is set to receive the Golden Globes' 2026 Carol Burnett Award. Parker will be presented the award during the second-e…
Beta Cinema has sold romantic dramedy "Rose's Baby," directed by Trudie Styler and starring Antonio Banderas and Eva Birthistle, to several high-profile distributors worldwide. Territories s…
The U.K.'s National Theatre has released first-look rehearsal images of Nicola Coughlan, Siobhán McSweeney and Éanna Hardwicke in a new production of "The Playboy of the Western World…
Veteran marketing executive Dominic Curran has joined CAA to head international growth for the CAA Brand Consulting division. Curran will work in collaboration with Aubree Curtis, Jeff Eccle…
Alan Cumming has unveiled Pitlochry Festival Theatre's programming for 2026. This will mark Cumming's inaugural year as the theater's artistic Ddirector for the theater and coincide with the…
The upcoming U.K. version of "Saturday Night Live" has revealed three key members of its creative team. "The Late Late Show With James Corden" alum and two-time Emmy winner James Longman wil…
Of all the mysteries in the Netflix thriller "The Beast in Me," the least suspenseful is its source of inspiration. The limited series co-stars Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis, a reclusive New Y…
James Van Der Beek is seeking additional finances to help cover costs for his cancer treatment. The 48-year-old "Dawson's Creek" star has elected to team with Propstore to sell memorabilia h…
Emily Blunt sat down with Elle magazine for its Women in Hollywood cover series and looked back at her first movie audition, which was for PaweÅ‚ Pawlikowski's 2004 romance drama "My Summ…
"Batgirl" and "Orange Is the New Black" actor Ruby Rose has taken to Threads to slam Sydney Sweeney as a "cretin" following the release of "Christy," Sweeney's biopic on the wrestler Christy…
Eddie Murphy opens up in his Netflix documentary "Being Eddie" about his decision to stay away from "Saturday Night Live" for decades. It all stemmed from a joke David Spade made on "SNL" in…
Once upon a time in Hollywood, there was a common perception of what made a film "Oscar bait." Usually used as a derisive term, it referred to movies that wanted to be seen as prestige films…
A soldier sits in a sterile hospital room, speaking words of hard-earned wisdom as his eyes betray flickers of melancholy and regret. It's a scene out of a movie, only this is no ordinary ac…
Jimmy Kimmel opened Tuesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" with a heartfelt tribute to his childhood friend and late-night bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died Tuesday at 59. "We've be…
As Millennials hit the age where classic rock channels now include their music, it's no surprise that acts are striking while the nostalgia iron is hot. And what better way to recall your yo…
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Em…
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's close friend and the bandleader of his talk show, has died. He was 59. Kimmel shared the news on Instagram, writing, "Early this morning, we lost a great f…
"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" will add a countdown segment from Chicago for the Central time zone for the first time in the more than 50-year history of the live telecast on ABC. The…
"Dungeons & Dragons" has been cool for a while now " or forever, depending on who you ask " but the iconic tabletop roleplaying game has recently achieved a new level of mainstream statu…
Sabrina Carpenter is headed to the movies. The pop star will lead her first major studio feature with a new musical at Universal Pictures. The project is inspired by Lewis Carroll's trippy p…