Friday, January 16, 2026
There's an exorcism scheduled at the box office for spring 2027. Mike Flanagan's "The Exorcist" movie, starring Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson and "Hamnet" breakout Jacobi Jupe, is dated f…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 15, 2026
David Linde, former Participant CEO and Universal Pictures chairman, has been named CEO at the Sundance Institute, where he'll lead all areas of the nonprofit organization and film festival,…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:26PM[SHARE]Artist management and production company Entertainment 360 has promoted Nicola Chomiak, Yang Fei, Erica Kennedy, Jonah Koppelman and Dustin Rios from assistant to manager. All five are based…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Veteran publicist Christa Dallas has joined Narrative as vice president, with clients including EGOT winners Viola Davis and Jennifer Hudson following her. Dallas joins the firm, founded in …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 11, 2026
"Hamnet" star Jessie Buckley won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama at Sunday night's star-studded awards ceremony. The win continues a streak for Buckley, who won the Critics Choi…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 8, 2026
Angela Bassett will be saluted for her career achievement at the 8th American Black Film Festival Honors in February. The screen icon will receive the Excellence in the Arts award for her ac…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Disney's live-action "Tangled" movie is once again moving ahead with Teagan Croft ("Titans," "True Spirit") and Milo Manheim ("Zombies," "Dancing with the Stars") landing the coveted lead ro…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 6, 2026
The red carpet for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards will be down one high(-flying) fashion star as "Wicked" lead Cynthia Erivo will miss the ceremony due to her upcoming production of "Dracula" …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 17, 2025
UTA announced its latest round of promotions, with 105 employees boosted to new positions across 22 departments. The promotions elevate colleagues across comedy touring, TV literary, creator…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:39PM[SHARE]Rita Wilson is an award-winning actor, producer and musician. Wilson appeared with filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner in "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Mixed Nuts"; he directed her in "North" and "…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:45PM[SHARE]Creative Artists Agency has announced its latest round of promotions, with 13 CAA Elevate trainees promoted to agent or executive roles. CAA Elevate is the agency's next-generation training …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 16, 2025
David Oyelowo and Ava DuVernay are reuniting for the new film, "Heist of Benin," more than a decade after their Academy Award-winning film "Selma." Oyelowo will star in the film, which is se…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Jon M. Chu is taking his talents to Paramount Skydance. The "Wicked" director has inked a multi-year first-look film and TV deal with the David Ellison-led studio. Though Chu most recently h…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:18PM[SHARE]WME has signed spiritual leader, author and "Woman Evolve" founder Sarah Jakes Roberts for representation. The agency will collaborate with Jakes Roberts to expand her presence and mission t…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:38PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 20, 2025
The powerful new documentary special "Living Proof" will premiere on Hulu on Dec. 1 in honor of World AIDS Day. The documentary, which honors the lived experiences of Black women with HIV, i…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Monday, November 3, 2025
Late political activist Assata Shakur is set to be the subject of a documentary feature and a scripted project by filmmakers Giselle and Stephen Bailey (HBO's "Seen & Heard: The History …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:15PM[SHARE]Monday, October 27, 2025
Neil Diamond didn't make the trip to Hollywood for the world premiere of "Song Sung Blue," about the Milwaukee couple who formed a tribute band to the "Sweet Caroline" crooner in the '90s, b…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PM[SHARE]Monday, October 20, 2025
Kristen Bell is teaming up with Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, to champion authentic mental health storytelling. Bell and Smith are launching an initiat…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 16, 2025
Robinne Lee, author of the bestselling romance novel "The Idea of You," will publish her second book, "Crash Into Me," next summer. Lee's debut, 2017's "The Idea of You" " about a woman on t…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Paramount Pictures and Hybe America have finalized the cast for their upcoming K-pop musical drama, adding nine stars to an already buzzy lineup. Korean stars Sung Jun ("Ghost Mansion," "The…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:15PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 14, 2025
If you ask Ben Foster, he was born to play the part of a mustachioed, chest hair-baring gangster in the '70s set drama "Motor City." "We had a fabulous wardrobe designer, Amy Roth, who went …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot returned to his native Canada last week to debut his latest documentary, "The Eyes of Ghana," a powerful feature about the African country's buried cinema…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:52PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Pedro Pascal is circling the lead role in Todd Haynes' "De Noche," as the shuttered production plans to restart. If the deal closes, Pascal would star opposite Danny Ramirez, with the pair p…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:04PM[SHARE]Monday, August 25, 2025
Danny Trejo, the indie film "Bob Trevino Likes It," starring John Leguizamo and Barbie Ferreira, and "The Bear" breakout Liza Colón-Zayas were among the winners at the 40th annual Imagen …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:31AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Jesse Collins Entertainment has tapped veteran executive Seth Dudowsky to head sports & live content at the company. Dudowsky joins JCE from the National Football League (NFL), where he …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 31, 2025
"Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight has been hired to pen the script for Denis Villeneuve's upcoming James Bond movie at Amazon MGM Studios. Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing the …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:09PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 26, 2025
"Paradise" fans attending San Diego Comic-Con were treated to a few surprises, including the gripping first footage from the upcoming second season featuring new star Shailene Woodley. Creat…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:56PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 10, 2025
The 23rd edition of the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) will feature special appearances by A-list talent, including Courtney B. Vance, Debbie Allen, Dwyane Wade an…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 3, 2025
Taye Diggs, whose run of romantic films includes classics like "The Best Man," "Brown Sugar" and "The Wood," is returning to the genre with the indie feature "Another Man's Wife." Diggs star…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:24PM[SHARE]Monday, June 30, 2025
Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo is next set to produce an adaptation of author Adrian Tchaikovsky's sci-fi action thriller "Saturation Point" at Universal. Minnie Schedeen ("Exoplanet," …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 18, 2025
"Wicked" star Marissa Bode and Tony nominee Julia Lester are among the actors lending their talents to the short films by Inevitable Foundation's Visionary Fellowship filmmakers. The year-lo…
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