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Scott Pelley Signs With CAA After CBS Firing
Veteran CBS News anchor Scott Pelley has signed with Creative Artists Agency just weeks after being fired from 60 Minutes over a confrontation with new executive producer Nick Bilton.
Ann Blyth, 'Mildred Pierce' Oscar Nominee, Dies at 98
Ann Blyth, the Oscar-nominated Golden Age actress whose breakout as the scheming Veda Pierce in 1945's 'Mildred Pierce' opposite Joan Crawford made her a star at 16, has died at 98.
Telestubbies Headline Canva's Cannes Pride Beach Party
Canva hosted a Pride beach party at Cannes Lions on Thursday night featuring European drag queens, glitter, and a surprise Teletubbies dance set celebrating the children's show's upcoming 30th anniver
Avatar Showrunners on Cutting The Drill, Sandbending
Netflix's live-action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' showrunners Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani explain why they cut 'The Drill' and sandbending from Season 2 and moved 'The Painted Lady' forward,
Lucky Strike Review: Eastwood Stars in WWII Survival
Scott Eastwood plays an injured U.S. captain fighting to survive alone behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge in Rod Davis Lurie's WWII thriller 'Lucky Strike,' which Roadside Attractions o
Rupak Ginn And Sami Khan Serve Up Second Course Of ‘Spice Road,’ PBS Digital Series That Savors South Asian Culture, Cuisine
PBS Digital's 'Spice Road' returns for a second season with host Rupak Ginn and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sami Khan, traveling the American Midwest to spotlight South Asian immigrant chefs and restaur
Sombr Drops 'My Body Isn't Ready' Video, NYC Show Set
Sombr released his new single "My Body Isn't Ready" alongside a Gus Black-directed video starring Inde Navarrette and Josh Heuston, with a surprise NYC performance slated for June 26.
Octavia Spencer's Orit Names Film, TV Chiefs
Octavia Spencer's Orit Entertainment has hired Kathryn Tyus-Adair as Head of Film and Adam Wagner as Head of Television, recruiting two veteran executives from Starz and MRC to lead its expanding prod
Gen-Z Filmmakers Echo Easy Rider Generation
A Deadline essay compares today's YouTube-birthed Gen-Z filmmakers to the 1960s 'rabbi'-shepherded Easy Rider generation, citing The Amazing Digital Circus playing 2,300 theaters and horror breakouts
Springsteen, Keys, Warwick to Perform at Clive Davis
Music legends Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, and Dionne Warwick are expected to participate in the funeral of legendary record executive Clive Davis, who died Monday at 94, with the service planned f
Tim Ryan, Former Variety Honolulu Correspondent, Dies at 80
Tim Ryan, who chronicled Hawaii's film and entertainment industry for Variety and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, died June 20 at age 80 in West Seattle after a long illness.
Starz Adapts 'The Wolf King' With Tanya Saracho
Starz is developing a TV series based on Lauren Palphreyman's 2023 romantic fantasy novel 'The Wolf King,' tapping Tanya Saracho — creator of the network's 'Vida' — as showrunner and executive produce
Ben Lerner Wins Orwell Fiction Prize for Transcription
Ben Lerner won the Orwell prize for political fiction for his novel *Transcription*, a meditation on technology and memory, while Karen Bartlett took the nonfiction prize for her account of Afghan wom
Blood, Sweat & Tears frontman David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas, the Grammy-winning Canadian frontman of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose hits like "Spinning Wheel" helped define jazz-rock, died at 84 in a Toronto hospital.
Row K Debuts 'Charlie Harper' Trailer With Robinson
Row K released the first trailer for indie romance "Charlie Harper," starring Nick Robinson and Emilia Jones as a couple whose diverging ambitions threaten their bond, ahead of a September 25 theatric
Plymouth's The Box wins 2026 Art Fund Museum of the
The Box, Plymouth's combined museum, gallery and archive, has won the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year award — the world's largest museum prize at £120,000 — beating four heavyweight finalists includi
Suno Launches 'Spark' Grants for Independent Artists
Suno unveiled "Spark," an incubator program offering grants, mentorship, and distribution support to unsigned artists, as the AI music platform works to position itself as an industry partner amid ong
Donkey Spinoff Set for June 2028 with Murphy
Universal and DreamWorks announced a "Donkey" origin-story spinoff for June 30, 2028, with Eddie Murphy reprising his role — landing one year after "Shrek 5" hits theaters in summer 2027.
Barnard rugby-tackles handbag robber before film
Aneurin Barnard, the British actor known for Dunkirk and Peaky Blinders, chased down and rugby tackled a handbag snatcher in Annecy, France, before calmly attending a panel for his new animated film R
Rembrandt Painting Restored, Turban Revealed
A 17th-century painting discovered in Germany has been confirmed as an early Rembrandt after restoration revealed its original, diverse figures—including a man in a turban—beneath layers of overpaint.
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