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Tillman Had to Sign NDAs Before Spider-Man Meeting
Tramell Tillman revealed he had to sign NDAs before even sitting down with director Destin Daniel Cretton to discuss his role as government character Bill Metzger in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' telli
McConaughey Gets Variety Legend Award, Talks Legacy
Matthew McConaughey is set to receive Variety's Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Filmland in Arkansas, where he reflected on legacy, current projects, and his teaching philosophy at the University of T
WBD's Zeiler Wins 2026 International Emmy Directorate Award
Warner Bros. Discovery president of international Gerhard Zeiler has been named the 2026 International Emmy Directorate Award recipient, with the ceremony set for late November in New York.
Everything We Know About Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ So Far
Aaron Sorkin returns to the world of Facebook with The Social Reckoning, a companion piece to The Social Network centered on the Wall Street Journal's Facebook Files exposé and whistleblower Frances H
Netflix Closes Unhinged Maker Night School Studio
Netflix is shutting down Night School Studio, the developer behind the David Fincher- and Zach Cregger-backed horror game "Unhinged," less than two months after the title's release, along with Helsink
How Disney Is Rebuilding Its Star-Making Machine
Disney Kids & Family is rebuilding its star-making pipeline by scouring worldwide for young talent, training them through its Becoming program, and retaining them across the company's full entertainme
EJAE Says DiCaprio Made Her Crack at BAFTAs
EJAE, one of the singing voices behind Netflix's Oscar-winning "Golden," revealed she cracked on high notes during the BAFTAs after spotting a non-smiling Leonardo DiCaprio in the front row.
How ‘All Her Fault’ Helped Put Peacock on the Map in Scripted Awards Conversations
Peacock's limited series 'All Her Fault' earned seven Emmy nominations — including a best limited series nod — marking the streamer's first major scripted awards breakthrough after years of recognitio
McConaughey Passed on 'Last of Us' Role
Matthew McConaughey revealed he turned down the role of Joel in HBO's 'The Last of Us,' citing personal priorities at the time, while creator Craig Mazin confirmed talks but said they weren't serious.
Emilia Jones to Lead Netflix's 'The Retrievals'
Emilia Jones will lead Netflix's 'The Retrievals,' a series from Molly Smith Metzler adapting Susan Burton's Peabody-winning NYT podcast about IVF patients who learn a nurse stole their fentanyl, prom
‘Union County’ Blends Fiction With Ohio Drug Court Reality
Adam Meeks’s first feature, “Union County,” premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival by blending a fictional opioid-recovery story with real Ohio drug-court participants and meetings after its act
Carpenter, Domingo & Theron Named Academy Museum Gala Honorees
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures named filmmaker John Carpenter and actors Colman Domingo and Charlize Theron as honorees of its sixth annual fundraising gala on October 17, with each receiving a
Shannon Elizabeth Made $1M in 9 Days on OnlyFans
Shannon Elizabeth tells Variety how she made $1 million in nine days on OnlyFans after a decade living off savings and a recent divorce, funneling much of the income into her South African animal resc
Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Gets a Sonic Fairy Tale From Composer Vishal Mishra: ‘I Understand the Language of Love’
Composer Vishal Mishra composed four of six songs for Yash and Geetu Mohandas's gangster saga 'Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups,' releasing in theaters worldwide on Aug. 26.
Southwick, Conti Join Amazon MGM Rom-Com 'Egg Baby'
Kingston Rumi Southwick and Arthur Conti have joined Ariana Greenblatt in "Egg Baby," Amazon MGM's upcoming romantic comedy about a rebellious artist and a quarterback forced to co-parent a health-cla
Netflix Greenlights Arizona Reality Series 'Arizona Hot'
Netflix has greenlit "Arizona Hot," an ensemble reality series from Bright Spot Content and Ain't That Something Entertainment that follows post-college twenty-somethings navigating careers and relati
Sara Bareilles 'Good Grief' Doc Trailer Debuts on IndieWire
IndieWire exclusively premiered the first trailer for 'Sara Bareilles: Good Grief,' a documentary by Josh Alexander following the Grammy winner's recording of her seventh studio album, inspired by los
Ham review: vegan Hamlet takes on meat industry
Mary Higgins and Ell Potter's 'Ham' reimagines Shakespeare's Hamlet as a vegan-versus-carnivore showdown, mixing clowning comedy and Shakespearean parody with brutal slaughter imagery and escalating w
Hollywood's Viral Video Gold Rush Will Mostly Miss
Hollywood is rushing to develop feature films from viral internet hits after this spring saw Backrooms, Obsession, and Iron Lung — all rooted in YouTube or Reddit phenomena — outperform at the box off
When Billie Joe Armstrong Asks You to Make a Green Day Movie, You Don’t Say No
A new film called "Nimrods," conceived by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and directed by Lee Kirk, blends a fictional teen road-trip comedy with a real Green Day concert at the Hollywood Palladium,
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