After "Wicked: For Good's" record-breaking start at the box office, Universal Pictures is ready for more stories set in the Land of Oz. Michael Moses, the studio's chief marketing officer, t…
London-based Tunisian actor, director and former professional soccer player Dhafer L'Abidine has long been active in the film and TV spheres of both the Arab and Western worlds. He played th…
Emily Watson will be honored with the Richard Harris Award at this year's British Independent Film Awards. The award celebrates an actor's outstanding contribution to British film and has pr…
Avani Films has rolled out a new documentary slate featuring two projects nearing completion and a science series in development. The production company's lineup includes feature documentari…
The 2025 International Emmy Awards winners were announced Monday at a gala event in New York. For the 53rd annual edition, winners came from 64 contenders across 16 categories representing a…
Indian actor Anupam Kher brought a mix of humor, grit and unvarnished honesty to his International Film Festival of India (IFFI) masterclass, "Giving Up Is Not a Choice," holding a packed Ka…
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for "Wicked: For Good," now playing in theaters. "Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu revealed to Business Insider that he refused to show Univer…
The British Academy has unveiled the 2025 cohort for BAFTA Breakthrough U.K., featuring 20 creatives-to-watch in the film, TV and games. Among the crop of names to make the list this year ar…
"One Piece" Season 3 is officially in production for Netflix in Cape Town, South Africa. As previously announced, the streamer renewed the live-action adaptation of the beloved manga and ani…
Kristin Chenoweth's "The Queen of Versailles" has already set its final Broadway performance, less than two weeks after opening. The production disclosed Monday evening that its final bow at…
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…
Lupita Nyong'o revealed in an interview with CNN that winning an Oscar for her supporting performance in "12 Years a Slave" only led to acting offers for more slave roles in the months that …
A film adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' best-selling ballerina novel "Variation" is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has confirmed. "It Ends With Us" screenwriter Christy Hall is pen…
During the waning days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ray Romano was flipping through Peacock when he stumbled across his old show "Everybody Loves Raymond." And whaddyuh know, it was pretty good…
On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, Variety's Rebecca Rubin unpacks Universal Pictures' risky decision to break "Wicked" in two parts, and how it paid off with a record haul. And …
While beginning the pre-production process for Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," production designer Tamara Deverell began her research by attending museums to create the look of 1850s Ed…
The "Foster Dade" pilot at Hulu has added Cameron Mann to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively. Mann will appear in the pilot, which is based on the Nash Jenkins novel "Foster Dade Expl…
Terry Gilliam always knew that "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" would leave a cultural mark far outstripping its modest box-office returns. But he never thought it would morph into a kind of…
"Industry" is returning for business. Season 4 of the critically acclaimed drama series will debut on HBO and HBO Max on Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. ET. New episodes of the eight-episode season will a…
"Wicked: For Good" viewers might never see her face, but the actor Bethany Weaver plays a huge role in the blockbuster musical sequel. Weaver takes over the role of Dorothy Gale, originally …
More than a few eyebrows were raised around Hollywood when Universal decided to turn "Wicked" into two separate films. Yes, the stage show has been a sensation on Broadway for decades. But i…
Rupert Grint recently told the BBC that he wrote new Ron Weasley actor Alastair Stout a letter before the child actor started production on HBO's "Harry Potter" television series. Grint p…
Charlie Heaton, known for smash hit "Stranger Things," can speak to the masses also further away from the Upside Down. "Charlie has this global appeal now and is an incredible actor. The…
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer, actor and cultural ambassador for reggae music, who starred in and wrote the title song for the iconic 1972 film "The Harder They Come," has died, according…
Three-time Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper and "Dancing With The Stars" presenter Julianne Hough have joined as co-hosts for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" 2026. Ryan Seacrest will be…