When Ashley Walters started work on "Animol," he had little idea what would be coming around the corner. The film " a gritty and tense coming-of-age drama set in a British juvenile detention…
Wyatt Cenac will be grabbing the mic to host the 6th annual Awards for Excellence in Audio " aka the Ambies " in Brooklyn later this month. The Ambies will be presented on Monday, Feb. 23, a…
In 2019, Maggie O'Farrell's agent sent emailed a group of producers and filmmakers to share a manuscript of the author's upcoming book. "Hamnet," as the novel was titled, centered around Wil…
James Van Der Beek, who grew up onscreen on the teen drama "Dawson's Creek" and grew into an actor who was often in comedies and dramas " and never afraid to poke fun at his celebrity " has …
The producers behind Broadway's biggest night are getting a shake-up. Tony Award Productions announced that Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall and Jack Sussman will serve as executive producers o…
Actor-singer Bijou Phillips has been hospitalized for a second kidney transplant and is urgently seeking a donor, a rep tells Variety. A previous transplant, in 2017, was unsuccessful; the r…
James Van Der Beek, the actor known for playing Dawson Leery on "Dawson's Creek" and for numerous other TV and film roles, died on Wednesday. He was 48. Van Der Beek was diagnosed with color…
Bud Cort, who personified the role of Harold in the 1971 Hal Ashby classic "Harold and Maude," died Wednesday in Connecticut after a long illness. He was 77. Cort also starred in Robert Altm…
Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti (PEAK) has announced its second cohort for the 2026 PEAK Producer and Executive Fellowship. The fellowship includes Celia Kaleialoha Kenney, Lowen K…
Highlighting breakout actors, visionary writers and boundary pushing filmmakers, Variety celebrates its list of 10 Brits to Watch. The group will be feted at the Newport Beach Film Festival …
The American Australian Association and G'Day USA will honor Milly Alcock, Yvonne Strahovski and Olympian Ian Thorpe at this year's G'Day USA Arts Gala. Taking place on Feb. 26 at T…
Priyanka Chopra Jonas winces " only slightly, but unmistakably " when the word "crossover" enters the conversation. It's a frigid January afternoon in Manhattan, but the Hudson River gusts c…
Jennifer Hudson is telling you, she is going to produce the Broadway revival of "Dreamgirls," which will open in the fall. Hudson won the Oscar for portraying Effie White in the 2006 movie v…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is set to star as Truman Capote, the brilliant and troubled literary legend, in the first New York revival of "Tru." The solo show by Jay Presson Allen was a triumph for…
Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall embark on a steamy love affair in the trailer for Netflix's "Vladimir," a TV adaptation of Julia May Jonas's novel of the same name. The eight-episode series, ou…
Mike Leigh has lifted the lid "Â ever so slightly "Â on his typically secretive next feature. While the project is still known as "Untitled Mike Leigh 2025" and, as per usual, there's no…
Richard Kind is returning to "The Producers," this time in London. The Drama Desk Award winner is set to reprise the role of Max Bialystock in the critically acclaimed West End revival for s…
From the stage back to the screen, Hawkins is getting the pro-shot treatment. Netflix is filming the Broadway production of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" this week for a future streami…
Rhys Darby is set for a lead role in the CBS comedy pilot "Regency," Variety has learned. The multi-cam comedy pilot was originally ordered back in December. The official logline describes i…
It's official. The Mads are back. Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff are set to appear in the upcoming revival of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" that hails from fellow original series alums an…
Chris Fleming is making his HBO comedy special debut. His next stand-up hour, "Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace," will debut on the cabler and HBO Max on Feb. 27 at 10 p.m. The special, tap…
Rhys Thomas, best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live," has been tapped to direct "Anomaly" for Searchlight Pictures. In addition, Thomas and Andrew Nunnelly are adapting an original …
Daniel Sloss will hit the road again with a 34-city North American tour in support of his new stand-up hour "Bitter." The Scottish comic will first play Los Angeles on May 8 as part of the N…
"F1" star Damson Idris, "Sinners" standout Wunmi Mosaku and Simone Ashley, soon to be seen in "The Devil Wears Prada 2," are among the talent being recognized at the Newport Beach Film Festi…
"Dancing With the Stars" is continuing to grow. After one of its biggest seasons ever, the show will bring the ballroom to life with Dancing with the Stars Con. The convention will take plac…