On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, "The Studio" star Ike Barinholtz discusses his tubthumping campaign to raise money for the Motion Picture and Television Fund. And we take a Vi…
"Wicked" cinematographer Alice Brooks knows why the "For Good" number tugs at heartstrings. Aside from the split door scene with Elphaba and Glinda on either side in tears, the handholding m…
Most biopics persuade you to empathize with the main character. But as actress-turned-writer/director Kristen Stewart explains, her screenplay adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir "The Ch…
As "Wicked: For Good" dominates the box office, screenwriter Winnie Holzman feels incredible gratitude. "We all joined together and did these incredible movies," Holzman says over Zoom. "Peo…
James Van Der Beek suited up in his "Varsity Blues" football jersey to help raise money for his cancer treatment and other families going through the same battle. "By popular demand! My favo…
Ciarán Hinds, the Oscar and BAFTA nominated Northern Irish actor and star of films including "Belfast" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," has joined Oscar-qualifying short film "Three Keeni…
Tuesday, November 25 Education Through Music-Los Angeles is set to honor songwriter Diane Warren. It will host the 20th Year Benefit Gala at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Ja…
Ariana Grande appeared on the "Shut Up Evan" podcast for a spoiler interview about "Wicked: For Good" and revealed that "certain people" wanted to cut the shot of a door separating Elphaba a…
A maxim from Italian composer Ennio Morricone " "Music must be able to say what words can't" " was a working thesis at Cam Sugar's inaugural SLAM " Sounds Like a Movie festival this month in…
Over the last decade, Ryan O'Dowd has written some of the biggest live moments on television " including those from the past seven years of "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve With Ryan Sea…
Spike Lee wants you to know that he is not related to Aiyana-Lee. "Maybe way in the roots," he laughs. In Spike Lee's "Highest to Lowest," streaming on Apple TV, Denzel Washington plays musi…
Longtime CAA literary agent Olivia Blaustein is moving to Untitled, Variety has learned. Blaustein joins untitled as a lit manager after nearly 15 years at CAA. She joined in the agency in 2…
Jeremy Allen White is getting ready for Thanksgiving. He'll spend it at a gathering of about 30 people at a friend's place in Los Angeles. His contribution will be a green bean casserole, a …
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…
Bust out the apple sauce " the beloved '80s motherhood comedy "Baby Boom" is getting a reboot at Amazon MGM Studios. The streamer has set prolific filmmaker Michael Showalter ("The Idea of Y…
Justin Theroux has been tapped as the new face of The Luxury Collection, starring in the brand's global "I Am The Luxury Collection" campaign. The actor leads a series of cinematic spots fro…
"Grey's Anatomy" heartthrob Eric Dane appeared on another medical drama on Monday, this time playing a patient. The 53-year-old actor, who played Dr. Mark Sloan aka "McSteamy" on the Shonda …
Get ready for a box office feast. Disney's animated "Zootopia 2" is poised to dominate the Thanksgiving holiday with projections of $135 million to $150 million over its first five days in t…
Jay Shetty will host the second annual Variety Faith & Spirituality in Entertainment Honors, presented by the Coalition for Faith & Media, on Dec. 4 in Los Angeles " coinciding with …
Nicole Kidman suits up as a chief medical examiner in the first look at Amazon Prime Video's "Scarpetta," the upcoming series adaptation of the Patricia Cornwell novels. The crime thriller s…
GIJÓN, Spain " Ben Whishaw scooped best actor at this year's Gijón Film Festival for his performance in Ira Sachs' "Peter Hujar's Day," but otherwise major awards highlighted lesser k…
"Wednesday" has found its Aunt Ophelia, as Eva Green joins the Netflix dark comedy as a series regular in Season 3. The character was hinted at in the final moments of the Season 2 finale, w…
Simu Liu and Fala Chen will co-chair the 2026 Unforgettable Awards, taking place on March 7, 2026, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The ceremony honors artists, visionaries and …
The artwork Elton John has displayed on the walls of his home in the Hollywood Hills wasn't necessarily intended to reinforce a running theme. Yet you can't help noticing how some of the pai…
Netflix's upcoming reboot of "Star Search" has named Anthony Anderson as its new host, Variety has learned exclusively. The new iteration of the talent competition series will premiere on th…