Wolf Blitzer may be getting ready to storm the morning on CNN. The veteran anchor, who has led the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet’s “The Situation Room” in early evenings since 2005, could bring the program to mid-to-late mornings, according to a person familiar with the matter, under a set of new plans around programming and
Electronic music artist Kygo has struck a major deal in Las Vegas: He will open his own Palm Tree Beach Club at MGM Grand in May in the Tao Group venue formerly occupied by pioneering dayclub Wet Republic, in partnership with manager Myles Shear and their Palm Tree Crew ventures. He decamps to Tao Group
President-elect Donald Trump is hoping to make Hollywood “stronger than ever before” by naming Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors,” whose goal will be to bring back business lost to “foreign countries.” “It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a
Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able
Newly minted Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Ravi Ahuja addresses his first few days on the job as studio chief — when Mother Nature threw Los Angeles a curveball with devastating wildfire storms — on the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business.” Ahuja gave his first interview since taking the reins of SPE this month
Stephen King announced on his Bluesky profile that he will not be voting for the Oscars this year due to the L.A. fires. He also believes the Oscars ceremony should be canceled amid the devastation in Los Angeles. The show remains set for Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. “Not voting in
“Outlander: Blood of My Blood” is set to debut this summer on Starz. An exact premiere date will be announced at a later date. Starz made the announcement along with the first teaser trailer for the “Outlander” prequel series, which can be seen below. It also comes one day ahead of the premiere of the
During those frightening, early moments of the L.A.-area wildfires last week, I was obsessively flipping from one local TV station to the next to get my fill of coverage. ABC 7, KTLA, KCAL (which also airs on CBS 2), NBC 4, Fox 11… they were all on the front lines, sharing valuable information while chronicling
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) unveiled its 2025 Awards nominees on Thursday, honoring an eclectic slate of films poised to dominate this year’s Oscar race. Among the 10 nominees for the coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures are Sean Baker’s poignant dramedy “Anora,” Brady Corbet’s meticulously crafted historical
Brad Pitt has reacted to the viral story of a 53-year-old French woman who was swindled out of $850,000 by someone pretending to be the actor. The story broke on Sunday on the TF1 show “Sept à huit,” which aired the testimony of Anne, a French interior decorator who described how she had been scammed
Aiming to upgrade the quality of the moviegoing experience, Regal Cineworld Group, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, and cinema tech giant Barco announced an expansive deal to install 4,000 Barco Series 4 laser projectors in the chain’s theaters across the U.S, U.K. and other European markets by 2030. Terms of the deal were not revealed.
Justin Baldoni is continuing his legal crusade against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively — he and his production company just filed a massive lawsuit against Blake, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane … seeking hundreds of millions of dollars. Justin and his company, Wayfarer Studios, which produced “It Ends
Ahead of the highly anticipated release of “Severance” Season 2, Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro and Zach Cherry joined Variety on camera to play a game of “Most Likely To.” When asked about which cast member most resembles their innie, everybody pointed to Lower, who plays Helly. Scott said, “I don’t think any of
Ahead of the highly anticipated release of “Severance” Season 2, Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro and Zach Cherry joined Variety on camera to play a game of “Most Likely To.” When asked about which cast member most resembles their innie, everybody pointed to Lower, who plays Helly. Scott said, “I don’t think any of
In one of her final acts as head of the FCC, chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel ordered the agency to reject four complaints and petitions against local TV stations — which she says represent politically motivated efforts “to curtail freedom of the press and undermine the First Amendment.” “Today, I have directed the FCC to take a
January began with the first major red carpet of 2025 at the opening night gala of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. A few days later, Hollywood’s biggest stars celebrated the best of television and movies at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills. Sadly, on Jan. 7, the Los Angeles wildfires ripped through the city,
Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan is celebrating the 60th anniversary of his first album’s release with a series of European concerts that will kick off in Rome this May. The flower power pioneer will perform some of his most popular songs, including his first global hit “Catch the Wind.” The May 14 Donovan concert is set to
This spring, Kenny Chesney will become the first country artist to headline Las Vegas’ Sphere with a residency that launches on May 22, it was announced on Thursday. “I’m always looking for ways to deepen the way No Shoes Nation experiences this music,” Chesney says of his decision to make 2025’s tour a trip to
Play video content Power 105.1 / The Breakfast Club Wendy Williams made many shocking claims during her interview with “The Breakfast Club” this morning, and one of the biggest stunners came when she offered her dark prediction about Diddy‘s fate. It all started at the end of the 30-minute discussion when host Charlamagne tha God
ABC News plans to devote a significant amount of its coverage Friday to efforts supporting people in the vicinity of Los Angeles affected by the region’s recent wildfires. ABC’s “Good Morning America” team will kick off a day-long effort across multiple programs that will highlight themes of recovery and rebuilding, while encouraging viewers to donate
Squarespace’s journey to the Super Bowl starts with a man atop a donkey. The web-hosting services company Thursday unveiled its return to Big Game advertising, with a tease of a 30-second ad that is expected to run between the first and second quarters of Super Bowl LIX on Fox. In a new teaser, released Thursday
Wendy Williams spoke out against her guardianship on “The Breakfast Club” Thursday morning, saying “I feel like I’m in prison.” The former daytime host has been under a guardianship since 2022, and last year her care team said she had been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia, which affects language and communication abilities. However, when calling
Fox Sports is taking a new swing at TV golf by striking a deal with LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed league that has been luring top players away from PGA Tour and has been seeking a wider presence in U.S. media. Under terms of the deal, more than half of the league’s schedule will appear on
Multi-hyphenate performer Nora Fatehi has joined forces with international hitmaker Jason Derulo for “Snake,” a boundary-pushing dance anthem that blends Eastern and Western influences. The track, which originated from Fatehi’s creative vision and was brought to Derulo through producer Tommy Brown, showcases both artists’ versatility while pushing genre boundaries. “Some collaborations can feel a little
Nintendo has unveiled the long-awaited successor to its popular Switch video game console: the Nintendo Switch 2. Last May, Nintendo made its first official mention of the device, with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa saying in a statement: “We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have
Leading Indian production house Maddock Films has unveiled the first look of historical epic “Chhaava,” starring Vicky Kaushal as the legendary Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. The project marks Maddock Films’ first venture into the historical epic genre and features Kaushal alongside Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna. Director Laxman Utekar helms the production, which
Apple TV+ series “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin,” which stars Noel Fielding as the infamous highway bandit, has shut down in the middle of shooting Season 2, Variety has confirmed. A source close to the project said Season 2 had “ceased production.” Variety understands that the show, which was around three months into
Ridley Scott’s production company RSA is set to revisit the Battle of Mogadishu in a new Netflix documentary, “Surviving Black Hawk Down.” The documentary, directed by Jack MacInnes (“Leaving Afghanistan”), will explore the real events of the 1993 battle between U.S. and Somalian forces, which inspired Scott’s 2001 film. The feature, which was nominated for
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the Oscar-nominated director of “Amelie,” will direct Leïla Bekhti in the bigscreen adaptation of Changer l’eau des fleurs, a bestselling novel by Valérie Perrin which has sold more than two million copies in France and Italy. The movie will start shooting in May and is produced by Italy’s Palomar and France’s 24 25 Films,
The Berlin Film Festival has confirmed that Bong Joon Ho’s Robert Pattinson movie “Mickey 17” will play at the festival, in the Berlinale Special section, alongside a new – and equally glitzy — addition, Justin Kurzel‘s series “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” starring Jacob Elordi. Variety first reported last week that “Mickey 17” would
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