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Angelina Jolie to Star in ‘Proxima’ Director Alice Winocour’s Next Film, Set During Paris Fashion Week (EXCLUSIVE)

Angelina Jolie to Star in ‘Proxima’ Director Alice Winocour’s Next Film, Set During Paris Fashion Week (EXCLUSIVE)

Following her critically acclaimed turn as legendary opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” Angelina Jolie will ret...

RIIZE, Anderson .Paak Set for Day One Appearances as K-Pop’s MAMA Awards Head for Live Broadcast in U.S.

RIIZE, Anderson .Paak Set for Day One Appearances as K-Pop’s MAMA Awards Head for Live Broadcast in U.S.

The MAMA Awards, K-pop’s biggest annual prize event, will be broadcast live in the U.S. for the first time, kicking off on Thursda...

Selena Gomez, Kieran Culkin and Ariana Grande Among SBIFF 2025 Virtuosos Award Honorees

Selena Gomez, Kieran Culkin and Ariana Grande Among SBIFF 2025 Virtuosos Award Honorees

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced its 2025 Virtuosos Award honorees. This year’s honorees are Kieran Cul...

A Drunken Awards-Show Speech and Friendships With Cormac McCarthy and Joel Coen: Four Takeaways from Josh Brolin’s Memoir

A Drunken Awards-Show Speech and Friendships With Cormac McCarthy and Joel Coen: Four Takeaways from Josh Brolin’s Memoir

Josh Brolin’s new memoir, “From Under the Truck,” isn’t a typical celebrity autobiography. For one thing, it’s told in non-linear ...

Warner Bros. Strikes Deal With ‘Parasite’ Producer CJ to Develop English and Korean Language Remakes

Warner Bros. Strikes Deal With ‘Parasite’ Producer CJ to Develop English and Korean Language Remakes

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group has struck a deal with CJ ENM, the backers of Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” and Celine...

‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series: ‘Batwoman’ Alum Caroline Dries Serving as Co-Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series: ‘Batwoman’ Alum Caroline Dries Serving as Co-Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)

Caroline Dries is serving as the co-showrunner on the “Legally Blonde” prequel series “Elle” at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has le...

Promise, a Generative AI Studio Startup, Raises Seed Funding From Peter Chernin, Andreessen Horowitz: ‘This Is a Transformational Moment in Entertainment’

Promise, a Generative AI Studio Startup, Raises Seed Funding From Peter Chernin, Andreessen Horowitz: ‘This Is a Transformational Moment in Entertainment’

Is generative artificial intelligence Hollywood’s friend or foe? A new studio venture, which has received backing from Peter Chern...

Nicholas Braun, Stephanie Koenig and Debby Ryan Join Zac Efron in Celebrity Thriller ‘Famous’ for Black Bear (EXCLUSIVE)

Nicholas Braun, Stephanie Koenig and Debby Ryan Join Zac Efron in Celebrity Thriller ‘Famous’ for Black Bear (EXCLUSIVE)

Nicholas Braun (“Succession,” “Saturday Night”), Stephanie Koenig (“English Teacher,” “Lessons in Chemistry”), Debby Ryan (“Insati...

How the ‘Street Trash’ Sequel Uses Nauseating Gore and ’80s Sleaze to Tell a Provocative Story About Homelessness

How the ‘Street Trash’ Sequel Uses Nauseating Gore and ’80s Sleaze to Tell a Provocative Story About Homelessness

J. Michael Muro’s 1987 cult classic “Street Trash” is on the Mount Rushmore of “melt movies,” a sickening horror subgenre marked b...

Cher Considered Jumping Off a Las Vegas Balcony While ‘Trapped’ in ‘Loveless Marriage’ to Sonny Bono: ‘I Did This Five or Six Times’

Cher Considered Jumping Off a Las Vegas Balcony While ‘Trapped’ in ‘Loveless Marriage’ to Sonny Bono: ‘I Did This Five or Six Times’

Cher reveals in her recently-released memoir, “Cher: The Memoir Part 1,” that she contemplated jumping off a balcony in Las Vegas ...

‘Moana 2’ Sets Conservation Campaign: Disney Teams With National Geographic Society Pristine Seas and Polynesian Voyaging Society (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Moana 2’ Sets Conservation Campaign: Disney Teams With National Geographic Society Pristine Seas and Polynesian Voyaging Society (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney is making a splash with a new conservation campaign for “Moana 2,” aiming to protect our oceans and support real-life Moana...

Interactive ‘Pac-Man’ Experience, Web3-Powered Entertainment Localization to Launch in Tokyo

Interactive ‘Pac-Man’ Experience, Web3-Powered Entertainment Localization to Launch in Tokyo

Web3 consumer platform Flickplay has partnered with “Pac-Man” company Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and the City of Shibuya for ...

‘Squid Game’ Video Game Sets Launch Date at Netflix

‘Squid Game’ Video Game Sets Launch Date at Netflix

Netflix has set a Dec. 17 release date for its new bloody party royale mobile game “Squid Game: Unleashed,” based on the Korean dr...

‘The Substance,’ ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘Babygirl’ Filmmakers Selected for Variety’s 2025 Directors to Watch

‘The Substance,’ ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘Babygirl’ Filmmakers Selected for Variety’s 2025 Directors to Watch

Variety has selected its 10 Directors to Watch for 2025. In a fiercely competitive year, Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”), Malcol...

‘Juror #2’ Sets Streaming Release on Max

‘Juror #2’ Sets Streaming Release on Max

“Juror #2” will stream exclusively on Max starting Dec. 20. The Clint Eastwood-helmed courtroom thriller, which marks the 94 year-...

‘Never Alone’ Clip as Director Klaus Härö Introduces a Flawed Real-Life Hero With a ‘Big Heart and Big Mouth’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Never Alone’ Clip as Director Klaus Härö Introduces a Flawed Real-Life Hero With a ‘Big Heart and Big Mouth’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Klaus Härö tells the story of a complicated real-life hero, Abraham Stiller, in World War II drama “Never Alone.” When Jewish refu...

‘The Shadow Scholars’ Review: A Thought-Provoking Probe Into the Contract Cheating Industry

‘The Shadow Scholars’ Review: A Thought-Provoking Probe Into the Contract Cheating Industry

Night after night, young Kenyan scholars sweat blood writing academic essays — on practically any given subject, often to grueling...

Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis to Star in Jorma Taccone’s Thriller ‘The Trip’

Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis to Star in Jorma Taccone’s Thriller ‘The Trip’

Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis have signed up to star in upcoming thriller “The Trip,” directed ...

Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

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Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on sta...

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Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on state's abortion law, death of Amber Thurman

After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Join...

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After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Joins Joins Irvine Police Department's Fleet, Will Be Used For Community Outreach Efforts

Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East d...

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Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East day after Biden said he wouldn’t add combat troops

Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both...

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Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both sides go high and low

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