Songwriters representing all five of the compositions nominated for best original song at the 2025 Academy Awards got together virtually for a Songwriters Hall of Fame discussion that is premiering online today, discussing not only the inspiration for their award-worthy tunes but the hot-button topic about how they feel about the Oscars having announced the
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Colman Domingo revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that he met with Marvel executives to discuss the onslaught of rumors claiming the studio wanted him to replace Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conquerer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Majors’ villain was supposed to be the next Thanos-like villain of the MCU. The actor appeared
HBO has shared the first look at “Euphoria” Season 3. The image features Zendaya’s return as Rue. The long-delayed production on Season 3 of “Euphoria” kicked off recently, almost exactly three years after the premiere of Season 2. Most of the principal cast is returning with the exception of those like Barbie Ferreira who had
Following their triumphant Super Bowl halftime performance, Kendrick Lamar and SZA have announced new dates for their “Grand National” tour, presented by Live Nation, pgLang and Top Dawg Entertainment, will visit 13 stadiums across Europe and the United Kingdom this summer, after the tour crosses North America in the spring. Head here for more details on the tour. TICKETS: Various pre-sales
Seven top film, TV and game composers presented a concert of their works Saturday night in West Los Angeles as a benefit for musicians whose homes burned during the recent Palisades and Eaton fires. The event is one of several staged in recent weeks to raise funds and awareness for those who lost homes during
On the eve of the Action for AI Summit in Paris on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a €109 billion ($112 billion) investment package from the private sector that will be injected into the country’s blossoming AI ecosystem in the coming years. Overjoyed as he announced the news on French broadcaster France 2, Macron
Sarah Miro Fischer‘s debut feature, “The Good Sister,” debuts in the Panorama section at this year’s Berlinale, and Variety has been given exclusive access to the film’s trailer. We also caught up with the newly minted director, who talked us through the development and production processes for her largely student-led production. [embedded content] Set in
Angel Studios is expanding internationally with a second round of global distribution partnerships. The U.S. distributor and production company — which released 2023 smash hit “Sound of Freedom” and is known for its faith-based films and TV shows — has signed multiple output deals around the world for its upcoming slate, including “The King of Kings,” the upcoming
AMC Networks’ Shudder has bought “Reflection in a Dead Diamond,” Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s supernatural crime film, ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The Shudder acquisition deal covers North America, the U.K. and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, with plans to release the film exclusively on the streamer in 2025.
Miles Teller (“Whiplash, “Top Gun: Maverick”) and Casey Affleck (“Manchester By the Sea,” “Oppenheimer”) are set to lead the cast of pursuit thriller “Wild Game.” “Wild Game” comes from Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Jason Hall (“Thank You for Your Service,” “American Sniper”) and is being launched at the European Film Market by Capstone. CAA
This is meant as high praise: Susan Morrison may have ruined “Saturday Night Live” for a legion of journalists assigned to cover the world of late-night TV. Morrison spent years chatting up Lorne Michaels, the NBC impresario who has seen “SNL” transform itself from an upstart, avant-garde program into an American institution on par with
Lady Gaga has cycled through many iterations in the time we’ve known her: disco diva, Warholian punk, country-inflected barroom balladeer, star of movies both successful and not. But with the Grammy-night debut of her video for the new single “Abracadabra,” she’s returned to the mode many fans hold dearest: a joyfully bonkers maximalism. With a
Kendrick Lamar’s streams for his culture-dominating 2024 song “Not Like Us” soared some 430% on Spotify in the hours after his halftime performance during the Super Bowl on Sunday night, and the nine other songs he performed as part of his 13-minute medley reached into the double digits for a 175% total gain, according to
French filmmaker Alice Winocour’s fashion drama, “Couture,” starring Angelina Jolie is heading to EFM. The movie, originally titled “Stitches,” recently wrapped production in Paris. “In the frenzy of Fashion Week, three women cross paths in Paris, grappling with the world’s tragedies and the questions of their lives: American film director Maxine Walker (Jolie), South Sudanese
Felicity Jones, Emma Corrin, Stephen Fry and Sharon Horgan are set to be honored at the upcoming Newport Beach Film Festival during its 2025 UK and Ireland Honors event. Fry will be recognized with the ICON Award, celebrating his over 25 years of experience and contributions to the film industry with notable roles in “Heartstopper,”
“Captain America: Brave New World” director Julius Onah gave an interview with Vanity Fair and cooled down controversy over Anthony Mackie‘s viral comments about the film representing America. The actor ignited right-wing outrage last month during a Q&A in which he said that “Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think
Drake Rants About Exes … Hours Before Serena & SZA’s Super Bowl Turn Up Published February 10, 2025 7:29 AM PST | Updated February 10, 2025 9:06 AM PST Drake‘s Down Under on tour, and he was onstage venting about his exes — just hours before two of them, Serena Williams and SZA, hit the
Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson and Bill O’Reilly are going home — sort of. Fox Corp., the backer of Fox News Channel, where all three of the aforementioned hosts led shows, is acquiring Red Seat Ventures, a digital media company that helps manage business concerns for a bevy of news personalities who have gone independent, including
It could have been a cash grab, but Jeremy Strong prepared for his Dunkin’ Donuts commercial like an actor getting ready to play Hamlet. He spent days thinking about how to make the Super Bowl spot unique before landing on the idea to send up his own reputation for going “full method.” The ad, which
Kanye West‘s X account has been deactivated after the controversial rapper spent several days posting racist and antisemitic comments, from declaring “I’m a Nazi” to calling Hitler “so fresh.” West’s posts were widely condemned by anti-hate organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee. Amid West’s antisemitic rants, celebrities such as David
Ariana Grande is advocating for therapy for young stars in both the acting and music worlds, saying that weekly appointments should be built into their contracts. The Oscar-nominated actor and Grammy-winning pop star — who got her start on Broadway and the Nickelodeon show “Victorious” — opened up to Marc Maron on his “WTF” podcast
Federation and OjoFilms have joined forces to create a new Spanish-language limited series titled “El Abuso,” based on the book “La Fuga de Punta Carretas” by Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro. Directed by Academy Award nominees Cesar Charlone and Fernando Meirelles, the DP and co-director of 2003’s “City of God,” respectively, “El Abuso” tells the true story
Fox Corp. has named John Nallen president and chief operating officer of the media company with a deal extending through June 2028, the company announced Monday. Currently a member of Fox’s office of the chairman and adviser to CEO Lachlan Murdoch, Nallen previously served as chief operating officer. His appointment to president and COO comes
Netflix is expanding its Korean content slate with “Show Business” (working title), a sweeping period drama set against the backdrop of South Korea‘s entertainment industry from the 1960s through the 1980s. The star-studded series brings together some of Korea’s most celebrated actors. The drama follows Min-ja (Song), a determined woman who overcomes a difficult childhood
Wide-eyed expectant mother Pilar (Lucía Guerrero, “Money”) takes up residence at an idyllic domed birthing retreat after a climate-fuelled crisis leads to a toxic atmosphere. She is introduced to Valle (Aura Garrido, “What the Future Holds”), the engineer tasked with looking after the women, and comes to senses the serene refuge holds a set of
The South Korean box office saw “Hitman 2” continue its run at the top, though with a steep decline, while the new release “Nocturnal” landed in third place over the weekend of Feb. 7-9. “Hitman 2,” the action-comedy sequel, remained in first place with KRW1.93 billion ($1.3 million), according to Kobis, the tracking service operated
Selena Gomez got candid about the recent controversy surrounding her Oscar-nominated movie, “Emilia Pérez,” while speaking at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Sunday. The film — which has the most nominations going into the Oscars this year — has experienced a fall from grace since tweets resurfaced in late January from its lead, Karla
Spain’s Film Factory Entertainment has added to its burgeoning Berlin sales slate of star-laden upscale entertainment titles with market potential, acquiring international distribution rights to psychological mystery thriller “Reversion,” starring Jaime Lorente, who played the conflicted Denver in “Money Heist.” Film Factory Entertainment will present a first promo of “Reversion”at this week’s European Film Market
Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”) and Riley Keough (“Mad Max: Fury Road”) are in talks to star in “Butterfly Jam,” the first English-language feature from Kantemir Balagov, the Russian director behind the acclaimed 2019 drama “Beanpole.” The film, which launched in Cannes last year with Goodfellas selling, is based on Balagov’s script about a tight-knit U.S. community
China’s box office continued its strong Lunar New Year momentum, with “Ne Zha 2” dominating the charts for the second consecutive week. The Enlight Pictures release grossed RMB1.92 billion ($267.1 million) during the Feb. 3–9 period, bringing its cumulative total to $1.11 billion, according to Artisan Gateway. In the process, the animated sequel torched several
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