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‘La Bola Negra’ Moves to October as Netflix Extends Theatrical Window for Oscar Hopeful to 47 Days
Netflix moved Cannes Best Director winner 'La Bola Negra' up to October 16 in U.S. theaters and gave it a record 47-day theatrical window before its global streaming debut on December 2.
Crystal Renee Hayslett Signs With Independent Artist
Crystal Renee Hayslett, the lead of Tyler Perry's Sistas and Paramount+ spinoff Zatima, has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation in all areas.
AGT's Singing Janitor Richard Goodall Lands Movie Deal
Richard Goodall, the 55-year-old Indiana school janitor who won America's Got Talent and its $1 million prize, has landed a feature film deal with Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance to dramatize his
Academy Invites 529 New Members for 2026 Oscar Voting
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 529 film industry figures — including Jacob Elordi, Jenna Ortega, Teyana Taylor, Jon Bernthal and new Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro — to join its
Sony Pictures Puts $100M Into Cosm's Immersive Dome
Sony Pictures Entertainment is making a $100 million strategic investment in Cosm, the startup behind dome-style "shared reality" venues for live sports and movies, becoming the lead investor in Cosm'
‘Toy Story 5’ Crosses $200M U.S., Posts Best Tuesday YTD With $23M+ – Box Office
Toy Story 5 posted the best Tuesday of 2026 with $23.7M, pushing the Disney/Pixar sequel past $200M domestic in just five days of release.
Bravo Pauses 'Ladies of London' Reboot After One Season
Bravo has shelved 'Ladies of London: The New Reign,' its March 2025 reboot of the 2014-2017 series, after a single 10-episode season failed to catch on with audiences despite critical praise.
Bose Launches Bose Studios Music Platform With
Bose has launched Bose Studios, a music-focused branded entertainment platform with Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar's Sugar23 supporting its film and TV slate, including a documentary series with
Ivy Wolk Signs With WME for Representation
WME has signed actress and stand-up comic Ivy Wolk for representation in all areas, aiming to expand her work across film, television, and comedy.
Lykke Li Wants to ‘Unsubscribe’ From the Music Industry’s Status Quo
Lykke Li's sixth album 'The Afterparty' is a 24-minute, nine-track 'dance record for the end of the world' that grapples with holding onto hope amid AI, war, and climate change — while the 40-year-old
John Cale on Charli xcx Album Cover With Scorsese
John Cale sat down with Rolling Stone to recount his surprise appearance on Charli xcx's upcoming album 'Music, Fashion, Film,' sharing how he ended up in a kitchen photo alongside Martin Scorsese and
Schnabel Won't Cut a Frame of His Netflix Epic
Julian Schnabel defends his dual-timeline film 'In the Hand of Dante' — adapted from Nick Tosches' 2002 novel and divisive at Venice — telling IndieWire he refused to change a single frame, even as Ne
Rocca Runs Two Italian Film Fests Back-To-Back
Taormina Film Fest Artistic Director Tiziana Rocca is preparing to launch her own Filming Italy Sardegna festival in Cagliari just days after closing Sicily's 72nd edition, saying the two events succe
Netflix's 'The American Experiment' From Tom Hanks
A Variety TV review of Netflix's "The American Experiment," executive produced by Tom Hanks, argues the docuseries frames America's founding as inherently unstable, featuring political figures like Mi
Warriors Musical Sets Spring Broadway Opening
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis's critically acclaimed 2024 concept album Warriors, based on Sol Yurick's 1965 gang novel, will open on Broadway next spring at the Lunt-Fontanne theatre with Andy Bl
Aardman's 'Shaun the Sheep' Monster Movie Trailer Drops
Aardman Animations and US distributor GKIDS have unveiled the trailer for 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,' a stop-motion mad-scientist and monster-movie parody arriving in US theaters Sep
Aardman Drops Shaun the Sheep Monster Parody Trailer
GKIDS released a new trailer for Aardman Animations' stop-motion film "Shaun the Sheep: The Beast From Mossy Bottom," a monster-movie parody arriving in U.S. theaters on September 18.
‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘F1’ and ‘Pluribus’ Among Location Managers Guild International Awards Nominees
The Location Managers Guild International announced nominees for its 13th annual awards on Aug. 22 in Santa Monica, with "One Battle After Another," "F1" and "Pluribus" headlining a record-submission
Priyanka Chopra Jonas: 'The Bluff' Success Shocked Me
Priyanka Chopra Jonas told a Cannes Lions audience she was 'shocked' by the global chart success of her Prime Video pirate film 'The Bluff' and teased S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu-language 'Varanasi' as an
Queer writers name the best American LGBTQ+ books for
The Guardian asked nearly two dozen leading queer writers to name their favorite American LGBTQ+ book for Pride Month and the upcoming 250th anniversary of America, producing a curated list of deeply
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