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Craig Brewer really misses John Singleton. Twenty-five years into a career that has consistently challenged Hollywood's narrow definitions of diversity, Brewer tells a story of sitting in a …
Variety and CNN's "Actors on Actors" Season 23 was the franchise's most successful social campaign ever for an Oscars season. The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one an…
Amazon is touting its collection of official screenplays and movie scripts as a great last-minute gift idea for film buffs and collectors like. From the complete "Stranger Things" scripts to…
Antonia Thomas has joined the cast of "Dig," Peacock's upcoming comedy series created by Amy Poehler and Mike Schur. According to the series logline, "Dig" follows "four women working at an …
Bowen Yang is exiting "Saturday Night Live" in the middle of his eighth season on the show. His last turn as a cast member will be this Saturday's episode, which is being hosted by his "Wick…
The Kennedy Center, which first opened its doors more than 50 years ago, on Friday got a new addition: Donald Trump's name, which is being added above the name of John F. Kennedy on the buil…
​​"What's up, neighbors?" are Scott Evans' famous first words to over 200,000 of his YouTube subscribers that he welcomes into his home every other Friday on his digital talk s…
After roaming the world with Expedia, Jeff Tobler is coming home to the warm comforts of television. Variety has learned that Tobler has been tapped by Universal Television Entertainment to …
Kevin Costner and ABC are delivering a second dose of holiday tidings with a repeat airing of the actor's new Christmas special. "Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas" originally prem…
Thirty-six minutes after the American Film Institute announced its Top 10 films of the year, Cynthia Erivo sat down with Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast to discuss "Wicked: For Good," the c…
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced the recipients of their special achievement honors " "Sinners" star Delroy Lindo (Beacon Award), DeVon Franklin (Ashley Boone …
James Van Der Beek joined "Today" for a new sit-down TV interview amid his cancer diagnosis and fought through tears as he remembered his family getting a rapturous standing ovation during S…
Tramell Tillman has a message for the LGBTQ community. "We're being silenced and pushed apart," the "Severance" star told me Wednesday at the Golden Globes luncheon for first-time nominees a…
Labubu, that line of round, wide eyed, pointy eared plush collectibles, is coming to the screen. Sony Pictures has tapped Paul King, the director of "Wonka" and the "Paddington" films," to m…
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from "Palm Royale," Episode 6, "Maxine Finds Herself," now streaming on Apple TV. Just when we think that Kristen Wiig has done it all, the …
On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, Variety's Clayton Davis and Michael Schneider unpack Hollywood's latest big surprise " the Oscar telecast's move to YouTube starting in 2029. A…
I interviewed Rob Reiner twice in the last six months, both times about "Spinal Tap" " once solo and once with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, his longtime friends and t…
He convulses. He moans. He mourns. Lewis Pullman's role in "The Testament of Ann Lee," set for release on Christmas Day via Searchlight, is a physical and mental feat. He's earned a place am…
The Kennedy Center is being renamed the "Trump-Kennedy Center," after President Donald Trump ousted the previous Democratic board members and management team and installed himself as chairma…
Disney+ has unveiled a first look at "The Muppet Show" event special, which is slated to premiere on Feb. 4, 2026. The special will also air on ABC. In the special, the Muppets will return t…
Harrison Ford, the man behind Han Solo and Indiana Jones, will be the recipient of SAG-AFTRA's Life Achievement Award. Considered the show's highest honor, it recognizes Ford's legendary car…
Prime Video has released the trailer for Guy Ritchie's "Young Sherlock," a new mystery series following the classic literary detective through his early days of sleuthing. All eight episodes…
Actors and other performers working in film and TV in the U.K. have voted by a landslide to refuse to be digitally scanned on set in order to secure artificial intelligence protections. Memb…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil " The Golden Globes and Rio's City Hall inked Dec. 17 for the organization of three annual editions of a Golden Globes Tribute Gala in Rio. The first edition will take…
Kevin Spacey is set to mark his return to the small screen for the first time since he was fired from Netflix's "House of Cards" in 2017 amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The actor "…