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Harrison Ford is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in next year’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” and it sounds like it wasn’t too much of an acting challenge for the 82-year-old legend. Ford stars in the film as U.S. president Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (taking over the role from the late William Hurt), who happens to

Jennifer Love Hewitt has closed a deal to reprise her role as Julie James in the upcoming “I Know What You Did Last Summer” movie at Sony, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Hewitt joins previously announced cast Freddie Prinze Jr. (who also returns to the horror franchise), Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq

The romantic comedy “A Nice Indian Boy,” starring Karan Soni (“Deadpool”) and Jonathan Groff (“Frozen,” “Hamilton”) is getting a nationwide theatrical release. Levantine Films and Wayfarer Studios, which produced the film, have tapped Blue Harbor Entertainment to handle U.S. distribution, with a theatrical release date set for April 4. The film follows Naveen (Soni) as

Early in his career, it was easy to cast Jude Law as the epitome of desire — his Hollywood debut, 1997’s “Gattaca,” cast him as a man literally genetically engineered to perfection. That same year saw two films, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” and “Wilde,” in which protagonists were driven to ruin

Between Luca Guadagnino’s tennis-centric love triangle “Challengers” and playing Chani opposite Timothée Chalamet’s Paul in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” Zendaya owned 2024. Just ask Nicole Kidman, who makes a point of telling the 28-year-old actor that she paid money to see both films in theaters. “One I saw at midnight — I was really

It may still be early days in the awards race, but when it comes to the actual number of gongs won so far, a low-budget Irish-language comedy biopic about a rowdy Belfast rap trio can count itself among the leading pack of films. “Kneecap,” a wild and semi-autobiographical tale about the formation of the band

Variety’s Directors on Directors returns with pairings of the directors behind this year’s awards contenders speaking in conversation with each other. Featured in this year’s “Directors on Directors” lineup are: Luca Guadagnino, “Challengers” & “Queer” & Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Part Two” Shawn Levy, “Deadpool & Wolverine” & Jon M. Chu, “Wicked” Zoë Kravitz, “Blink Twice”

The sky appears to be the limit for South Florida luxury residential real estate. Billions of dollars in luxury condominium towers are in the pre-sales, planning and construction pipeline. March 2024 saw a record condo price for the state when a penthouse at Miami Beach’s Shore Club Private Collection went under contract for $120 million.

The Costume Designers Guild has announced nominations for the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards, with “Wicked,” “Gladiator 2,” “Maria,” “Nosferatu” and “Dune: Part Two” among the titles landing nominations. The costume designers behind “The Book of Clarence,” “Gladiator II,” “Maria,” “Nosferatu” and“Saturday Night” will vie for the top prize in excellence in period film, while the

The well-acted, confidently crafted indie “Scrap” probes messy family dynamics with low-key but taut acuity, avoiding the usual poles of dysfunctional-clan comedy or high drama driven by yelling matches and shocking revelations. Since premiering at the 2022 Deauville Film Festival, American writer-director Vivian Kerr’s debut feature has been kicking around the festival circuit for more

British pop star Robbie Williams got candid as he addressed the persistent speculation about his sexuality in an interview with The Guardian discussing his biopic “Better Man.” “I’ve done everything but suck a cock. Honestly, you’ve never met somebody that wants to be gay as much as me,” said Williams about his 2005 libel case

Indian superstar Allu Arjun was taken into custody by Hyderabad police on Friday in connection with a Dec. 4 stampede that claimed the life of a woman at the city’s Sandhya Theatre. The incident occurred during an impromptu appearance by the actor at a screening of his latest blockbuster “Pushpa 2: The Rule.” The arrest

Indian media veteran Ronnie Screwvala is saddling up for a diverse slate at his production company RSVP. Director Abhishek Kapoor’s equine drama “Aazad”; an untitled Punjab-set period piece from director Honey Trehan that was voluntarily withdrawn from Toronto last year amid sensitive Indo-Canadian relations; and new seasons of Netflix hits “Mismatched” and “Lust Stories” all

Tunisia’s “Red Path,” directed by Lotfi Achour, was awarded the Golden Yusr for best feature film Thursday at the Red Sea Film Festival awards ceremony, where honorary awards were bestowed on Viola Davis and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Sarah Jessica Parker, Dev Patel, John Boyega and Nick Jonas were among the star guests. Johnny Depp’s “Modi,

Arguably one of the most insufferable protagonists in literature is the title figure in Johann Wolfgang Goethe’s “The Sorrows of Young Werther” — a martyr to unrequited love who ultimately commits suicide. The author soon distanced himself from this early work, despite the fame it brought him. No doubt that was largely because the fuel

India’s Yash Raj Films (YRF) has tapped fresh talent to helm the third installment of its successful “Mardaani” franchise, with Bollywood star Rani Mukerji returning as police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy. “The Railway Men” scribe Aayush Gupta will pen the screenplay, while Abhiraj Minawala is set to direct. Production is scheduled to begin in April,

The premier of British Columbia announced a significant hike on Thursday in tax incentives for film and TV, as the province struggles with a sharp decline in production. Premier David Eby said the Production Services Tax Credit — which goes to international productions — will increase from 28% to 36%. The domestic credit will also

The sort of relatably flawed everyday hero who might have been played by Mel Gibson or Bruce Willis back in the ’80s, Ethan Kopek always wanted to be a cop. Instead, he’s working airport security ¬¬— and not even the essential job of scanning passengers’ baggage for bombs. For the past three years, this dead-end

Space was held by Cynthia Erivo while accepting Out’s Out100 Icon Award on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The “Wicked” star paid homage to her and Ariana Grande’s viral “holding space” interview with the magazine’s Tracy E. Gilchrist. “According to queer media, I have been all over your social media,” Erivo said to the crowd, adding, “I don’t want

Is Village Roadshow about to take a major detour? The longstanding content co-financier and co-producer is suffering cash flow issues, multiple sources told Variety, forcing the shop into bad standing with the Writers Guild of America and inspiring whispers about its viability in show business. Majority owned by Vine Alternative Investments, the company behind valuable

“Cross,” the James Patterson adaptation starring Aldis Hodge, debuted at No. 1 on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, with 1.36 billion minutes watched during the week of Nov. 11 to Nov. 17. All eight episodes of the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Nov. 14, meaning the show was only available for four days during

A game based on the Justin Timberlake-starring 2011 sci-fi action film “In Time” is launching Thursday on Fortnite as part of a new deal Snoop Dogg‘s Death Row Games has struck to adapted New Regency‘s film library into titles on the popular gaming platform. The collaboration between Death Row Games’ Good Game Champ division will

Donald Trump was named Time magazine’s 2024 person of the year and got a glowing endorsement from Time owner Marc Benioff, who has owned the publication since 2018. Benioff is also the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce. “Congratulations to President Trump on being named TIME Person of the Year 2024,” Benioff wrote in a

Weeks after the controversial premiere of ‘Rust,’ IATSE has appointed a pair of industry vets as firearms experts for the entertainment labor union. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has named Larry Zanoff, a longtime member of IATSE Local 44, who will serve as the firearms expert representing the Basic Agreement; and Brook Yeaton, prop master,

Film executive Tristen Tuckfield has been named chief commercial officer at upstart studio Wonder Project, Variety has exclusively learned. The global skewing “faith and values” content shop will task Tuckfield with developing and managing deals on behalf of the firm’s film and TV slate. Reporting to Wonder Project CEO Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten, Tuckfield will also

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual

Saban Films has promoted its top executive team and extended their deals through 2026, Variety has exclusively learned. Bill Bromiley has been promoted to Vice-Chairman, where he will work on advancing key strategic goals, while Shanan Becker and Jonathan Saba will now serve as Co-Presidents. Becker will focus on the company’s financial and operational functions

The Writers Guild of America‘s east and west chapters have sent a strongly-worded letter to the heads of the major Hollywood studios, criticizing them for inaction as artificial intelligence appears to be taking copy-written scripts and using it to “plagiarize stolen works.” The letters were sent on Thursday to Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM

Tom Holland has signed a producing deal with Sony Pictures under his newly-launched Billy17 banner, alongside Harry Holland and Will South. The trio will kick off their partnership with an original project they have been developing together, titled “Burnt,” with Academy Award winner Rodney Rothman (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”) set to write the screenplay. Plot

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual