The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards have announced the shortlist for the 2026 edition, which spans the categories of fiction, non-fiction, animation, student, and future format. The chosen filmmakers will join an exclusive program of interactive sessions and masterclasses at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City from June 8-11, closing with a gala ceremony on […]

Director Andy Serkis says Viggo Mortensen has no hard feelings towards Jamie Dornan after Dornan took over the role of Aragorn for the upcoming “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” Serkis appeared on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast in an episode released on Thursday and told host Josh Horowitz that there was no […]

Tubi is expanding its 2026 rollout with a wide range of film and TV titles arriving throughout May. The free, ad-supported streamer is adding hundreds of movies and series spanning various genres, from action-packed blockbusters and popular romantic comedies to arthouse dramas and chilling horror flicks. Highlights this month include the addition of Sofia Coppola’s […]

Val Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, is defending the late actor’s AI-generated appearance in the upcoming indie film “As Deep as the Grave.” Kilmer’s image and likeness were recreated using generative AI for the film with the cooperation of his estate and daughter. The actor, who died in 2025 after battling throat cancer, was cast in […]

Netflix is rolling into May 2026 with a packed slate of originals, returning favorites and new arrivals.  The streaming service is sure to have a strong month with the arrival of new seasons of multiple originals series, including “The Four Seasons” Season 2, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” Season 2 and “Nemesis.” Comedy events […]

“Gen V” star Jaz Sinclair is expressing her gratitude for her fans and time on the show, following last week’s cancellation of the Prime Video spinoff of “The Boys.” Taking to her Instagram story, Sinclair wrote, “There’s so much I wanna (and will) say, but for today I just want to say thank you from […]

“The Big Bang Theory” spinoff series, “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” will be available to stream on HBO Max, beginning in July. The show stars “Big Bang Theory” alums Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie, who made the announcement Sunday at the “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” panel at […]

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” director David Frankel says he would’ve liked to see Adrian Grenier reprise his role as Nate, Andy Sachs’ (Anne Hathaway) boyfriend from the first film. Frankel told Entertainment Weekly that he tried “sneaking” Grenier in for a cameo. But ultimately, “it was just too late in our production schedule to […]

With the LA28 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games two years away, technology is shaping the way LA28 will be delivered to fans across the globe. Alex Merchan, Chief Marketing Officer at LA28, spoke to Deloitte’s Chief Data & AI Officer Michelle McGuire, at Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit presented by Deloitte about the Olympics’ marketing, use […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from Episode 7 of “Imperfect Women,” now streaming on Apple TV. Elisabeth Moss is no stranger to portraying a desperate mother on TV.  The “Imperfect Women” star spent almost a decade playing June — the lead character of “The Handmaid’s Tale” who recently made a reappearance in the spinoff series […]

Tina Knowles has worked as a businesswoman, fashion designer, and hairstylist, but the job she’s proudest of is her role as “Matriarch,” which is also the apt title of her 2025 autobiography. At Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit presented by Deloitte, Knowles and Variety’s Senior Entertainment Writer Angelique Jackson dove into her history and talked about […]

Frameline, the non-profit that hosts the San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival, along with the Colin Higgins Foundation, has announced the recipients of the 2026 Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant. The winners, who must be 25 years old or younger, are franny trinidad and Kelly Liu for “Babaylan,” Edward Nguyen for “Sweat” (Mồ Hôi) and Matthew […]