Friday, July 10, 2026
A little over 10 years ago, Lin-Manuel Miranda was still performing on Broadway in “Hamilton” while writing the music for Disney’s “Moana.” Since then, Moana has grossed more than …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, May 29, 2026
Producers Amanda Lipitz, Henry Tisch and Jordan Roth released a new video in anticipation of their musical, “Galileo.“ In the video, a copy of Galileo’s book “The Starry Messenger”…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Editor and director John Ottman is set to direct “Billy & Me”, a feature film chronicling the formative years of Billy Joel. “Billy & Me” tells the origin story of Joel befor…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:23PM[SHARE]Monday, May 18, 2026
The Patrick Wilson and Molly Ringwald-led “Run Amok,” Matthew Giaquinto’s “Red Flag” and Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci’s “Big Night” are among the titles set to screen at …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:15PM[SHARE]It’s divine! Bette Midler will voice the part of the fairy godmother in Netflix’s upcoming animated feature, “Steps.“ Midler joins Amanda Seyfried, who was cast as Cinderella. Ali Wo…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Lady Gaga’s “The Dead Dance” from Netflix’s “Wednesday” will be submitted for Emmys consideration in the outstanding music and lyrics category. The song is written and produced b…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) officially launched its new guidelines on the use of AI in casting. They were announced during the Cannes Film Festival, to address the…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Cate Blanchett has co-founded a new non-profit company, RSL Media, which helps provide a human consent framework for AI’s use of creative work, name, image and likeness. Advocates and su…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:40PM[SHARE]Madonna is returning to the Tribeca Festival to present the world premiere of “Confessions II,” a visual film. Directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase (TORSO), the film is built around …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Monday, May 11, 2026
Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” first introduced the Plums into its dystopian world in Season 5. When Luke (O-T Fagbenle) and June (Elisabeth Moss) search for their daughter Hannah, the…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:17PM[SHARE]“Adolescence” co-creator Jack Thorne’s adaptation of “Lord of the Flies” remains largely faithful to William Golding’s 1954 novel. The series, a co-production between Sony Pictur…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:22PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 10, 2026
Simu Liu was honored with the Gold Mogul award at the fifth annual Gold House Gold Gala on Saturday in Los Angeles. Filmmakers Destin Daniel Cretton and James Wan presented Liu with the…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 7, 2026
John Leguizamo and his daughter Allegra are set to star in a drama film titled “Bullet Catch.” Written and directed by David Baram, the film is completing production on Long Beach Island…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:27PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Colman Domingo will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50), which is hosted by the arts nonprofi…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Friday, May 1, 2026
“Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams, singer and songwriter EJAE and New York mayor Zohran Mamdani are among those being honored on Gold House‘s Gold100 list. Previously known as the …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2026
“Papertown,” a documentary directed by Jeremy Seifert (“Sacred Planet: The Heart of the World”, “The Devil We Know”) and Co-Directed by Benjamin James Roberts is set to premiere …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:45PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Is it a tree trunk? Is it a void? Those are some questions “Waiting for Godot” set and costume designer Soutra Gilmour asked during the creative process of bringing Samuel Beckett’s be…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:31PM[SHARE]Monday, April 20, 2026
Patrick Muldoon, an actor who starred in "Days of Our Lives" and "Melrose Place," died on Sunday, his manager confirmed to Variety. He was 57. From 1992 to 1995, Muldoon originated the role …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:37AM[SHARE]Friday, April 17, 2026
SPOILER ALERT: This contains major spoilers for the finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race." All hail Myki Meeks!  The queen has been "RuPaul's Drag Race" crowned America's next drag superst…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler and Tramell Tillman are set to join the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's upcoming movie musical "Octet." Seyfried will play Jessica, Zegler will play Velma and Til…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:07AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 11, 2026
Ahead of the "Euphoria" Season 3 premiere on Sunday and his Coachella performance this weekend, composer Labrinth spoke out about the show and his music. In a new Instagram story, he w…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Paradigm will launch a physical production department led by veteran agents Gil Harari and Jonathan Silverman. Harari and Silverman previously held key roles at Paradigm, where each helped b…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 2, 2026
"Drag Race: Philippines" star Misua died Thursday in the Philippines. Jason Elvie Ty was widely known by their stage name Misua. The news was confirmed by World of Wonder, the production …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:05PM[SHARE]Friday, March 27, 2026
Bleecker Street and World of Wonder have released the first trailer for the action-comedy "Stop That Train!" Directed by Adam Shankman, "Stop That Train!" stars RuPaul as President Gagwel…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Welcome to Hogwarts! A first look at the fictional school of witchcraft and wizardry from HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series has finally been unveiled. The photo, posted to the show's offi…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:33AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 22, 2026
Bluey has finally made her debut at Disneyland. In a sneak preview, "Bluey's Best Day Ever!" live show debuted at Disneyland's Fantasyland Theatre in Anaheim on Saturday morning. The area ar…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:40PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Choreographer Lorin Latarro is no stranger to the musical "Chess." Aside from listening to the cast recording on repeat as a theater kid, she worked on the 2019 revival at the Kennedy Center…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:27PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 15, 2026
"One Battle After Another" casting director Cassandra Kulukundis has won the inaugural Oscar for best casting. Kulukundis triumphed over Nina Gold ("Hamnet"), Jennifer Venditti ("Marty Supre…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:08PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 12, 2026
"Bluey's Big Play " The Stage Show" and 10 new minisodes of "Bluey" are headed to Disney+. A special televised version of the "Bluey's Big Play " The Stage Show" will hit the streamer on Mar…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:59AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 10, 2026
A new Whoopi Goldberg documentary is in the works with Geeta Gandbhir ("The Perfect Neighbor") on board to direct. Imagine Documentaries and Message Pictures in association with One Hoe Prod…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Monday, March 9, 2026
Variety will publish its third 8 Asian Pacifics Up Next in Entertainment list on May 6. Once again, Variety will work with a team at Gold House to select the eight Asian Pacifics making an i…
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