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Conjuring Prequel Casts Young Ed and Lorraine, Sets 2027 Release
Warner Bros. and New Line are moving forward with a Conjuring universe prequel starring Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix as young Ed and Lorraine Warren, despite having billed last year's 'Last Rites' a
Range Signs Power: Legacy Showrunner Gary Lennon
Range has signed Gary Lennon — the showrunner and EP behind Starz's Power: Legacy and the recently wrapped Power Book IV: Force — adding one of the franchise's key creative architects to its roster.
‘Moana’ Could Lose at Least $100 Million in Theaters. Does Disney Need to Rethink Its Live-Action Remakes?
Disney's live-action "Moana" remake opened to $43 million domestically and $95 million globally — far below expectations for a film that cost $370 million to produce and market — raising fresh questio
Tubi Hires Netflix Vet Olivas as Comms Chief
Tubi has hired Netflix and DreamWorks Animation veteran Shannon Olivas as head of communications and publicity, tasking her with leading PR across consumer, advertiser, product, entertainment, and cor
"Actors on Actors" Lands Two Daytime Emmy Nods
Variety's "Actors on Actors" earned two Daytime Emmy nominations in the outstanding arts and popular culture program category — one for its spring PBS SoCal TV-season edition and one for its fall CNN-
Anthony Ramos Signs With UTA, Leaves CAA
UTA has signed Grammy- and Emmy-nominated actor, singer, and songwriter Anthony Ramos for representation in all areas, marking his departure from CAA, where he was previously represented.
Tate McRae, Sombr, Tyriq Withers, Malachi Barton to Be Honored at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood
Variety's 2026 Power of Young Hollywood event on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles will honor four breakout stars from music and film, presented by Disney+ with Neutrogena debuting new skincare.
‘The Shards’ Trailer: Drugs, Sex and a Serial Killer Haunt L.A. Teens in FX Drama Series
FX has released the trailer for 'The Shards,' Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' 2023 autofictional thriller, which premieres with two episodes on August 5 on FX and Hulu.
1-2 Special Acquires Cannes Winner 'A Man of His Time'
A Cannes competition winner dramatizing a man's doomed bid to embed himself in Vichy France's fascist administration has secured a North American distributor, with theatrical release slated for next y
Behemoth Trailer: Searchlight Sets December 4 Release
Searchlight dropped the first trailer for Tony Gilroy's drama Behemoth! starring Pedro Pascal as a cellist returning to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road, dating the film for December 4, 2026 in
Spoken AI Audiobooks Rated Higher Than Human-Narrated
A study commissioned by AI audiobook company Spoken found that listeners rated AI-generated multi-voice audiobooks higher than human-narrated versions in favorability, quality, and engagement—results
AI Film 'Odysseus: The Fall' Releases This Summer
An AI-generated film adaptation of Homer’s 'The Odyssey,' titled 'Odysseus: The Fall,' is set for release this summer, created by director Ash Koosha and AI studio Fountain 0 using the video generator
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Sets 2027 Date & Timeline
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild has scheduled its 14th annual MUAHS Awards for Saturday, February 20, 2027, returning to the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.
Iron Maiden Sells 50% Catalog Stake to Pophouse
Pophouse Entertainment, the Swedish investment firm co-founded by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, has acquired a 50% stake in Iron Maiden's publishing, master music rights, and name, image, and likeness rights,
System of a Down's anti-war anthems feel disturbingly prescient live
System of a Down delivered a ferocious, no-new-material live show where decades-old anti-war anthems like BYOB and Chop Suey landed with renewed force, as the band's 25-year-old paranoia about America
Jonathan Larson’s Lost Songs Revived in London Revue
A revue of Jonathan Larson’s unpublished songs, drawn from a Library of Congress archive, showcases the Rent composer’s early brilliance and artistic range in a new London production at Southwark Play
Exhibition Restores Enid Marx, Tube Fabric Pioneer
Compton Verney opens 'The Pattern of Life,' the first major retrospective of Enid Marx, the British textile designer who in 1937 transformed the London Underground from dreary brown carriages to brigh
Venice Gives Ellen Burstyn Golden Lion, Screens Gyllenhaal’s Monroe
The Venice Film Festival will honor Ellen Burstyn with a lifetime achievement Golden Lion, presented during the screening of a new Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed short featuring Burstyn and Dakota Johnson
Exercise Rewires Heart Nerves in Side-Specific Pattern
University of Bristol researchers found that 10 weeks of aerobic exercise in rats remodels the heart's stellate ganglia in a side-specific way, with roughly four times more neurons appearing on the ri
‘The Vampire Lestat’ Stars Break Down a Cathartic, Climactic Episode 6 — and What’s Next for Lestat and Louis
Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson reunited on screen in 'The Vampire Lestat's' penultimate Season 3 episode, describing the Montreal-set Halloween episode as a 'homecoming' after spending most of the season
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