Eddie Murphy has been selected to receive the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award. The American Film Institute will honor him at a gala tribute at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on April 18. Con…
Actors who many years ago lent their voices to an audiobook about the life of Jesus Christ were caught off guard when they found out this week that it has been picked up by Fox News, convert…
The work of being a comedian and fielding comedy projects hasn't been the same since the pandemic " in good and not-so-good ways. That's one of many takeaways from a deep conversation about …
Ozians, rejoicify! The "Wicked: For Good" soundtrack is now available as a soundcard on Yoto, the kids screen-free audio player. Timed with the film's theatrical release, children can enjoy …
The "Wicked: For Good" press tour has been a whirlwind (Ariana Grande recently tested positive for COVID, for instance), but no moment made more headlines than when a man jumped over a barri…
The Beatles have found their legendary producer. Harry Lloyd, the British actor best known for playing Viserys Targaryen in the first season "Game of Thrones," is set to portray George Marti…
"Next Year" may be resonating in more ways than the filmmakers originally imagined. A trailer for the short shows Jelani Alladin ("Fellow Travelers) as Robert, a father whose husband has die…
What a way to prepare for an auction: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav hosted a star-packed dinner at his Beverly Hills home Wednesday night, hours before he took a redeye flight to N…
Over a Zoom call with author Katherine Center about Netflix's upcoming adaptation of her bestselling novel "The Bodyguard," lead actors Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki called on the rea…
Awkward Productions are bringing their viral shows, "Gwyneth Goes Skiing" and "Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story," to select U.S. cities in 2026. "Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story," which…
Patton Oswalt appeared on the latest episode of The Daily Beast's "Last Laugh" podcast and took aim at America's "authoritarian government" under Donald Trump. One of the most notable parts …
The trailer for Dropout's "Very Important People" Season 3 is here, and it's "absolutely disgusting," thanks to "the thing behind" Vic Michaelis's eyes "that desires approval." The season pr…
Ariana Grande has tested positive for COVID. As the press and promo tour for "Wicked: For Good" comes to an end, Grande posted an Instagram story on Thursday, featuring an image of her appea…
Colleen Hoover isn't happy with how it ended. Hoover, who wrote the bestseller "It Ends With Us," has addressed the controversy surrounding the 2024 film adaptation of her novel, starring Bl…
HBO and HBO Max chief Casey Bloys showed off the brand's upcoming slate during a press preview event at the company's Hudson Yards headquarters in New York Thursday. The event happened to be…
The powerful new documentary special "Living Proof" will premiere on Hulu on Dec. 1 in honor of World AIDS Day. The documentary, which honors the lived experiences of Black women with HIV, i…
Kevin Spacey announced in an interview with The Telegraph that he is officially homeless after his Hollywood film career came crashing down amid various sexual assault allegations. "I'm l…
In 1985, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer decided to make it official. The creative partners were riding high off a pair of unlikely box office hits " "Night Shift," a raunchy Michael Keaton come…
Actors on Actors is getting a bigger stage. Variety's Emmy-winning series, which pairs the best performers of the year in unscripted interviews, will air on CNN for the first time. Under a n…
Tim Robinson's HBO comedy "The Chair Company" has been renewed for a Season 2. News of the show's pickup came during a New York press presentation by HBO and HBO Max Content chairman Casey B…
The Weeknd's "After Hours Til Dawn" tour has surpassed $1 billion, making it the top-earning tour by a male solo artist in history. Following the onsale of the singer-songwriter's 2026 dates…
The Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett's existential masterpiece "Waiting for Godot" has recouped its initial investment of $7.5 million in eight weeks. The show has been a hot ticket thanks…
"KPop Demon Hunters," "Wicked," "Sinners" and "F1" were among the honorees at the 16th Hollywood Music in Media Awards on Nov. 19 at The Avalon in Hollywood. "KPop Demon Hunters" took home t…
Yale in Hollywood has revealed Jennifer Beals and Roshan Sethi as honorees for its sixth annual virtual film festival, set to run Dec. 4-6. Beals will receive the festival's 2025 Career Achi…
Dea Lawrence has assumed the top business role at Variety, succeeding Michelle Sobrino Stearns as publisher and also becoming co-president (a role she'll share with Ramin Setoodeh, Variety's…