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The Directors Guild of America has secured a provision in its new contract that limits actors and others who work on TV series from directing episodes, as it seeks to preserve…
Longtime WABC-TV/ABC7 news anchor Bill Ritter is stepping down from the “Eyewitness News” chair after being diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s. Ritter…
Gene Shalit, the longtime film critic for Today, known for his quirky puns and signature walrus mustache, has died. He was 100. His family tells NBC News in a statement that…
Gene Shalit, the bushy-haired mustachioed television personality who reviewed books and movies on “The Today Show” for 40 years, died Friday. His family told NBC News…
Amazon MGM Studios and Warner Bros. veteran Adam Keen has founded Agenda Collective, a new full-service entertainment PR firm, designed to support across film, TV, corporate and…
The Justice Department said Friday that it concluded that Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery was “not likely to result in harm to competition or…
A coalition of state attorneys general led by California is preparing a lawsuit to challenge the merger.
EXCLUSIVE: Evangeline Lilly has joined the feature documentary Farmacy of Light as narrator and executive producer. Following its award-winning festival run last year, Farmacy of…
The seasoned PR pro has filled out his new agenda — a full-service PR firm with offices in L.A. and New York with a roster of vice presidents including Emily Teichner, Natalie…
“It’s just so outrageous,” offers Sofia Coppola. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker is seated across from me inside No Matter What, an immersive art installation from Planned…
You want to feel good about Hollywood, or even the world, at the moment? Go over to Luke Tennie’s Instagram account. It’s OK, I’ll wait. You’re back! So did you see the post where…
Crave/HBO Max’s “Heated Rivalry,” HBO’s “Industry” and Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” led the nominations for the Television…
Elon Musk is officially the world’s first trillionaire after his SpaceX tech company debuted Friday at $150/share, 11% higher than the company’s IPO pricing. SpaceX…
As we say every year, the annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony is a combination of an awards show and a family reunion — an annual gathering of superstars virtually everyone…
When director Michael Gallagher was eight years old, 39 people died in his neighborhood in San Diego, California. They were the victims of the infamous Heaven’s Gate cult, who…
Hockney "passed away peacefully at home on 11 June," just one month before his 89th birthday, his publicist has said.
EXCLUSIVE: Kyrgyz drama Kurak, directed by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev, has been denied a censor certificate in its home country, forcing the film to withdraw from the…
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, which aim to highlight outstanding original talents and help their film careers, have revealed the 2026 winners for their fourth annual edition.…
The third time’s the third charm for Olivia Rodrigo, who is beginning to look like she might be constitutionally incapable of not turning in one of the year’s most…
With his recent return as Woody in Toy Story 5, Tom Hanks thinks it’s time the Academy Awards recognize voice actors… just not in their own category. The 2x Oscar…
The official social media accounts posted the message as a “special request from your ‘Off Campus’ family.”
Amid a period of huge growth for Universal Destinations & Experiences, the Comcast NBCUniversal unit has appointed Donna Mirus Bates to the position of Global Franchise…
Tribeca Studios will look back at the history of the film festival with a new documentary, “Tribeca 25,” from “Valentino: The Last Emperor” and…
Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is June 11, 2026, which means nominations-round voting begins TODAY; it’s then 11 days until nominations-round voting ends…
But the lawyer once shared by the executive and rival R.J Cipriani allegedly offered her own money to end the dispute.
Rose is a neurodivergent middle schooler living in a rural town with Wesley, a single father just barely hanging on but trying to do everything he can to raise her alone. He told…
Reality TV does not have an enviable track record of transferring small-screen success to the big screen. In 2003 the American Idol extension From Justin to Kelly, pairing the…
On Monday, Regal Global Entertainment and Deadline are hosting the industry panel “Future of Storytelling for the Big Screen” with the studios bosses, execs and…
EXCLUSIVE: Obsession’s Megan Lawless is set to star in Ping, an indie psychological drama marking the feature debut of writer-director Richie Gordon that shoots in Utah…
The Knicks aren’t the only ones putting on a show this postseason. As New York’s NBA Finals run turns Madison Square Garden into a celebrit hotspot, the courtside…
After the TV Academy merged the two major late-night Emmy categories earlier this year, it seems that things have shaken out just as expected with the number of nominations for…
The defending winner of the best actor in a drama series Emmy, who is now at work on season three of the show, also reflects on how Dr. Robby is "closer to who I am than I've ever…
EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has landed Music Theories, a new comedy series from Michael Vlamis and Kyle Anderson, who are set to write and executive produce, with American…
Emmy voting has begun. After weeks of For Your Consideration events and nonstop campaigning from studios, voting for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations is officially…
EXCLUSIVE: Australian genre filmmaker Ben Young (Hounds of Love) is set to direct a feature adaptation of “Mister Yummy,” a short story by Stephen King from his…
EXCLUSIVE: The Lord of the Rings actor and SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin is starring with Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) and Isabel DeRoy-Olson (Three…
Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for “Heart of the Beast,” a new survival thriller film starring Brad Pitt. Pitt plays James Belmont, a former Army Special Forces…
Plex and ATX TV are taking “Friday Night Lights” on the road to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the drama. Across five cities, cast members will come together for…
EXCLUSIVE: The Doctor is famed for having powers of regeneration, but the shape-shifting Time Lord’s next transformation could well be the most challenging yet. That’s…
Screen Producers Australia has lodged a 22-recommendation submission to the Australian government’s National Cultural Policy consultation, putting the market power of…
British actress Emily Watson will serve as president of the jury for the Feature Film Competition Program at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. She will also receive the Honorary…
Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who will receive the Taormina Film Festival’s Special Sustainability Award on Thursday evening, is on a mission to try and heal the…
Watson, who most recently starred in Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet,' has left "a profound mark on contemporary cinema," according to Sarajevo director Jovan Marjanović.
EXCLUSIVE: The producers behind Prime Video’s raunchy new German drama Game of Keys have called on creatives to work with intimacy co-ordinators from an earlier stage in the…
Thespian Tony Leung Chiu-wai has three productions in the pipeline: a film to be directed by Johnnie To, a separate India-set project and a six-or-seven-episode streaming series…
It was a who’s who on the sidelines of Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks fronted a miraculous comeback against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. NYC…
From regulars Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee, Ben Stiller and Tracy Morgan to President Donald Trump, Taylor Swift and more, THR rounds up everyone — who was at least photographed —…
Mendler, who now serves as the CEO of an aerospace communications startup, released six new songs.
The tale of two heroic stewardesses who team up with RuPaul Charles, the President of the United States, to stop a train on a collision course with a once-a-century weather event,…
On today’s Crew Call we speak with husband-and-wife voice-over performers Jeff Bergman and Carla Delaney Bergman, who share with us how they broke into the craft, their…
