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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…
Jimmy Kimmel on Monday went after Donald Trump for his scathing review of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show. "Bad Bunny got a bad review from our bad president, unfortunately," Kimmel sai…
On this week's episode of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart covered the conservative outrage over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show. "Mr. Bunny killed it, despite being trapped in an inescapa…
Multiple artists are seeking to leave the Wasserman Agency after details regarding founder-CEO Casey Wasserman's connection to late financier and convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein's …
Noam Ash was about 27 years old when he and his then-boyfriend called it quits. At the time, Ash didn't have much money nor another place to live. What did he do? He moved in with his grandp…
Research the ratings history of "Wuthering Heights" via the Motion Picture Academy, and you'll see a progression in how Emily Brontë's novel has been treated on-screen, evolving from tame…
SAG-AFTRA is beginning to bargain with the major studios on Monday, as it looks to improve on AI and streaming residual terms won during the 2023 strike. As is customary, the union and the A…
Delroy Lindo doesn't like ice in his tonic water. We're at the London hotel in West Hollywood, settling in to discuss his long-awaited moment of Oscar recognition for his turn in Ryan Coogle…
