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The Odyssey Passes Oppenheimer's $330M in 13 Days
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is on track to surpass Oppenheimer's $330M domestic lifetime gross in just 13 days, becoming the director's third-highest-grossing domestic film ever.
Vrancken's Hearts Crushed 6-0 Aggregate by Sturm Graz
Hearts suffered their heaviest-ever two-legged European defeat — a 6-0 aggregate Champions League qualifying loss to Sturm Graz — just 73 days after nearly winning the Scottish title, prompting sharp
Artists First Signs Project Hail Mary's James Ortiz
Management company Artists First has signed James Ortiz, the actor-designer best known for playing Rocky in Amazon MGM's sci-fi hit Project Hail Mary, whose $683M box office run has made him one of th
Emmy Rossum Stars in Hulu's 'Furious' as FBI Agent Hunting Serial
Emmy Rossum stars as FBI agent Alice Black in Hulu's eight-episode crime thriller 'Furious,' tracking a female serial killer (Lola Petticrew) who is murdering wealthy Jeffrey Epstein-like predators in
Ryan Murphy to Receive 3rd Annual Norman Lear Award
Ryan Murphy will receive the third annual Norman Lear Creative Conscious Award at Variety's Showrunners Breakfast on August 14, joining a curated slate of this year's Emmy-nominated showrunners in spo
‘Superhero Fatigue Is Real. Spider-Man Fatigue Is Not’: Tom Holland’s ‘Brand New Day’ Could Score One of the Biggest Opening Weekends Ever
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is tracking for a $260M-$280M domestic opening from 4,300 theaters, with some analysts floating $300M+ — figures that would place it among the five biggest opening weekends
‘I Will Find You’ Becomes Netflix’s No. 10 Most-Popular English-Language TV Series of All Time
Harlan Coben's 'I Will Find You' has cracked Netflix's all-time top 10 English-language TV list with 101.9 million views in just six weeks — and still has more than a month of its 91-day window to cli
Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty In Black’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date & Drops First-Look Photos
Tyler Perry's Netflix drama "Beauty in Black" returns for Season 3 on August 27 alongside first-look photos, shortly after the streamer renewed the series for a fourth season — a reversal of last year
‘Elsinore’ with Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman Gets November Release Date and First Look Ahead of TIFF
Focus Features has acquired "Elsinore," a Simon Stone-directed film starring Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman about actor Ian Charleson, and set a November 20 limited theatrical release ahead of its TIF
Evan Rachel Wood Slams 'Practical Magic 2' Recast
Evan Rachel Wood expresses disappointment at not being invited back for 'Practical Magic 2,' despite offering to return, as the sequel recasts her role and diverges from the source novel she believes
Amy Dowden: Carlos Gu stopped me quitting dance after cancer
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has revealed she was ready to "hang up her dancing shoes" after cancer treatment forced her off the show, until fellow dancer Carlos Gu stepped in with to
Simple Town’s 'Big Break' Blends Comedy, Horror, and Creative Betrayal
The NYC sketch comedy group Simple Town transitions to film with 'Big Break,' a self-referential thriller blending humor and horror as the quartet confronts a former member turned killer during a tens
BLacklight, Dark Star Set Wes Miller’s Courtroom Thriller ‘Wildcards’ for Theatrical Tour With Post-Screening Talks
Distributors BLacklight and Dark Star Pictures are partnering with writer-director Wes Miller on a nationwide Aug. 27 theatrical tour of his courtroom thriller "Wildcards," pairing screenings in selec
Meta Golding Joins ‘Memory Of A Killer’ As Season 2 Series Regular, Playing Someone From Angelo’s Past
Meta Golding has been cast as a series regular in Season 2 of Fox's 'Memory of a Killer,' playing Mel — Angelo's childhood sweetheart and a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist — opposite P
Danny McBride Wins Rome Film Fest's Flannery O'Connor Award
Danny McBride will receive the 2026 Flannery O'Connor Award at the Rome International Film Festival in November, becoming the first Georgia-born filmmaker to earn the honor in its six-year history.
Netflix Drops 'Below' Teaser: Hartnett vs. Sea Monster
Netflix has dropped the first teaser for "Below," a six-episode thriller starring Josh Hartnett as a Newfoundland fisherman battling a mysterious sea creature, set to world premiere at TIFF 2026 befor
JP Saxe Goes Independent, Announces 'Okay Piano Guy' Album
JP Saxe explains in a first-person Variety column why canceling his headlining tour pushed him to leave Arista Records, release new album "Okay Piano Guy" on October 23, and rethink how artists measur
Tony Gilroy, Pedro Pascal’s ‘Behemoth!’ to World Premiere as NYFF Centerpiece Selection
Film at Lincoln Center tapped Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' as the centerpiece of the 64th New York Film Festival, where the Pedro Pascal drama will world premiere Oct. 2 at Alice Tully Hall.
Dulwich Gallery Hosts Century of American City Photography
Dulwich Picture Gallery hosts 'Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography,' only its second photography exhibition ever, tracing urban America through iconic works drawn exclusively from th
Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth' to Premiere as NYFF Centerpiece
Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' — his first feature directing effort since 2012's 'The Bourne Legacy' — will world premiere as the New York Film Festival's centerpiece, with Searchlight Pictures releasing t
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