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Monday, October 6, 2025

Tom Blyth Says 'Hunger Games' Fanfare Was Short-Lived and 'Calmed Down Quickly': 'Everything's Hot for a Minute and Then the Next Thing Co by Zack Sharf

Tom Blyth's acting career hit a newfound peak when he starred as a young Coriolanus Snow in 2023's "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," which topped the box office on it…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:47PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce From Keith Urban by Zack Sharf

Nicole Kidman has officially filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, People confirms. News of the Oscar winner's filing arrives one day after Variety confirmed Kidman …

SOURCE: Variety at 02:19PM[SHARE]

AI Actress Tilly Norwood Condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly 'Is Not an Actor… It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion' by Zack Sharf

SAG-AFTRA has issued a statement condemning Tilly Norwood, the AI "actress" who has become a contentious subject in Hollywood after her creator, Eline Van der Velden, recently claimed that m…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:55AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 29, 2025

Whoopi Goldberg Takes Aim at AI Actress Tilly Norwood: 'You Can Always Tell Them From' Real Actors. 'Our Faces and Bodies Move Differently' by Zack Sharf

Whoopi Goldberg is challenging the creation of AI actress Tilly Norwood and doubting Tilly can steal jobs away from real actors since human performers "move differently, our faces move diffe…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:21PM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Pete Davidson Calls Out Social Media for Turning on Pedro Pascal So Fast: He 'Blows Up,' Becomes 'Daddy' and Then Everyone's Like 'Go the by Zack Sharf

Pete Davidson is calling out the internet for turning on Pedro Pascal. While appearing on Theo Von's "This Past Weekend" podcast (via People), the "SNL" alum commented on how social media "c…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:27PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Amy Poehler Calls Out the Oscars for Never Awarding Comedy Movies: 'It's Some Hot Bulls". Comedy Is Not Easy' by Zack Sharf

Amy Poehler called out the Oscars on her "Good Hang" podcast for always ignoring comedy movies when it comes time to give out awards. Poehler's latest episode featured Olivia Colman as a gue…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:51PM[SHARE]

Robert Redford Dies: Hollywood Tributes From Marlee Matlin, Colman Domingo and More Praise a 'Genius' and 'Legendary Artist' by Zack Sharf

Robert Redford is being remembered by Hollywood as one of the most iconic stars in film history. The Oscar winner died on Tuesday at his Utah home at 89 years old after a career that spanned…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:34AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 15, 2025

Ryan Reynolds Called Journalist Who Insulted John Candy's Weight After Discovering the Footage: 'I Wasn't Trying to Shame Him or Teach Him a Les by Zack Sharf

Ryan Reynolds revealed at TIFF (via Entertainment Weekly) that he personally called a journalist who had once mocked John Candy's weight. The "Deadpool" actor saw archival footage of the ins…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:33AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Rainn Wilson Says 'The Office' Was 'Jaw-Droppingly' Offensive at Times and NBC Lost Out on a 'Billion Dollars' by Axing Dwight Spinoff: †by Zack Sharf

Rainn Wilson admitted on "The Last Laugh" podcast that "The Office" could be "jaw-droppingly" offensive at times, which is why it would have to be a "very, very different" show if it were to…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:18PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Daniel Day-Lewis Speaks Out on Ending Acting Retirement After 8 Years: I Felt 'Hollowed Out' but 'I Never Stopped Loving the Work' by Zack Sharf

Daniel Day-Lewis spoke for the first time to Rolling Stone about his decision to end his retirement from acting after 8 years to star in "Anemone," a new movie directed by his son Ronan. Day…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:21PM[SHARE]

Jerry Seinfeld Compares 'Free Palestine' Movement to KKK in Controversial Remarks at Duke: 'Just Say You Don't Like Jews' by Zack Sharf

Jerry Seinfeld made a controversial appearance at Duke University on Tuesday, where he compared the "Free Palestine" movement to the Ku Klux Klan. The college's newspaper, The Chronicle, rep…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:18PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Matt Damon Made Three Movies With Ben Affleck After Crying Over the Beatles' Breakup and Realizing They Can Never Stop Acting Together: 'Who Cares by Zack Sharf

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have made three movies together in four years: "The Last Duel," "Air" and "The Rip." In a new interview with GQ magazine, the longtime friends and "Good Will Hunti…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:50PM[SHARE]

'House of the Dragon' Star Olivia Cooke Says Women Get 'Labeled Difficult or a Bitch' for Speaking Up About Sex Scene Boundaries: A Good Intim by Zack Sharf

"House of the Dragon" actor Olivia Cooke recently told The i Paper that women in the film and television industry are still labeled as difficult when they speak up about setting boundaries d…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:36AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 8, 2025

Ayo Edebiri Says #MeToo and Black Lives Matter Aren't Dead After Interviewer Asks Only Her White Co-Stars Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield to Respo by Zack Sharf

Ayo Edebiri is being praised on social media for how she handled an uncomfortable interview moment while promoting her new movie, "After the Hunt," at the Venice Film Festival. "The Bear" Em…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:35AM[SHARE]
Friday, September 5, 2025

Macaulay Culkin Says John Candy Noticed His Dad Was a 'Monster' During 'Uncle Buck' Filming, So Candy Kept Checking In: 'You Doing Good? Ev by Zack Sharf

Before "Home Alone" turned Macaulay Culkin into a child actor icon, it was "Uncle Buck" (released in theaters one year before) that first put the young star on the map. The John Hughes-direc…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:19AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Andy Serkis Says 'I Can't Escape' Gollum Before Flying to New Zealand to Begin New 'Lord of the Rings' Movie: 'We're Going Down to Start by Zack Sharf

Andy Serkis recently told Metro that he is heading to New Zealand this month to begin work on "The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum," the new "Rings" movie that he is starring in and d…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:15PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

New 'Harry Potter' Child Actors Should Stay Off Social Media and Keep Living at Home, Warns Sophie Turner: Being Online 'Almost Destroyed Me' by Zack Sharf

Sophie Turner recently told Flaunt magazine that she is worried about the child actors who are headlining HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series, which is now in production and targeting a 202…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:37PM[SHARE]

Woody Allen Defends Russian Film Festival Appearance After Ukraine Calls It a 'Disgrace': Putin's War Is 'Appalling,' But You Can't Cut Of by Zack Sharf

Woody Allen is defending his controversial appearance at Russia's Moscow International Film Week, which prompted Ukraine's Foreign Ministry to slam the director as a "disgrace" amid Russia's…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:19PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 25, 2025

David Spade Considered Using a Gun to Scare Off Five Men Who Followed Him Home to Get His Autograph to Sell: 'Get the F" Out of Here… It's Not by Zack Sharf

David Spade revealed on the latest episode of his "Fly on the Wall" podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that he considered using a gun to scare off professional autograph seekers who recently…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:46PM[SHARE]

Marc Maron Says Netflix Chose Dave Chappelle Over Trans Community and 'That's How Fascism Works in Business,' Calls Out Bill Maher's 'Desper by Zack Sharf

Marc Maron recently appeared on "Pod Save America" (via Vulture) and doubled down on his criticisms of Bill Maher. While the "WTF" host acknowledged that he joined Maher on HBO's "Real Time"…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:59PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Austin Butler Says Laura Dern Is 'Helping Me See' That Acting Roles Don't Have to Destroy Your Life: 'You Can Come Out the Other Side' Heale by Zack Sharf

Austin Butler will always be known for going full Method actor over three years to play Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's 2021 biopic, which resulted in the Oscar nominee's hospitalization onc…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:41AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Alicia Vikander Says 'The Danish Girl' Feels 'Extremely Dated,' 10 Years After Casting Eddie Redmayne as Trans Woman: 'At Least' It Made T by Zack Sharf

Tom Hooper's biographical drama "The Danish Girl" turns 10 years old this fall, and its Oscar-winning star Alicia Vikander says it "already feels extremely dated." Inspired by the lives of D…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:10PM[SHARE]

Aubrey Plaza Says Grief Over Husband Jeff Baena's Death Is 'Aways There' and Feels Like the Apple TV+ Movie 'The Gorge': 'There's a Gian by Zack Sharf

Aubrey Plaza stopped by Amy Poehler's "Good Hang" podcast on her promotional tour for the new Ethan Coen dark comedy "Honey Don't!" and opened up in detail for the first time publicly about …

SOURCE: Variety at 09:38AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 18, 2025

Mila Kunis Says 'Black Swan' Prep Was 'Very Little Eating, Which You're Not Supposed to Say':'I Had Bruises All Over My Ribs' From Danci by Zack Sharf

Mila Kunis recently told Vogue magazine while marking the 15th anniversary of "Black Swan" that her preparation for the ballerina thriller consisted of "a lot of dancing and very little eati…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Octavia Spencer Paid for 'Ma' Co-Star's Publicist When He Was in '$20,000 Worth of Credit Card Debt': 'She Didn't Ask for the Money Back by Zack Sharf

"Ma" actor Gianni Paolo revealed on the "Boyfriend Material" podcast that co-star Octavia Spencer paid in full for him to have a publicist during the press tour for their 2019 horror movie w…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:49PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 8, 2025

Eddie Murphy Defends 'Norbit' as 'Funny' Despite Theories It Lost Him the Oscar for 'Dreamgirls': 'Come on Now, S" Ain't That Bad' by Zack Sharf

Eddie Murphy stands by "Norbit," his infamous 2007 comedy that many have suspected cost him the best supporting actor Oscar for "Dreamgirls" at the 79th Academy Awards. Murphy portrayed mult…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:49PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Alyson Stoner Went to a 'Medical Weight Loss Camp' for 'Hunger Games' Audition Prep, Says a Doctor Didn't Report Her Heart Issue So She Coul by Zack Sharf

Alyson Stoner, the former child and teen actor from "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Camp Rock" who also had an acclaimed career as a dancer in the "Step Up" movies and various Missy Elliot music…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 4, 2025

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Fighting in 'Marriage Story' Is Being Used by the USDA to Scare Off Wolves and Save Cattle: 'They Need to Kno by Zack Sharf

A new report from The Wall Street Journal reveals that audio of Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver screaming at each other in Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story" is being used by the United Sta…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:13AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 1, 2025

American Eagle Defends Sydney Sweeney Ad Campaign Amid Controversy: 'Her Jeans. Her Story… Great Jeans Look Good on Everyone' by Zack Sharf

American Eagle is standing by its controversial ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney, which includes various commercials with the tagline: "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans." The campaign crea…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:48PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Conan O'Brien Says Adam Sandler Saved 'SNL' From Feeling Like 'Life or Death' and Brought Fun Back: 'This Is a Possibility? You Can Like†by Zack Sharf

Conan O'Brien told fellow "Saturday Night Live" alum Andy Samberg during a chat on the "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" podcast that Adam Sandler more or less saved the NBC sketch comedy serie…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:05PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Neal McDonough Says 'Hollywood Turned on Me' After 'I Wouldn't Kiss Another Woman On-Screen': 'I Couldn't Get a Job and I Lost Everythin by Zack Sharf

Neal McDonough, the veteran character actor who has appeared in everything from "Band of Brothers" to "Desperate Housewives," "Minority Report," "American Horror Story," "Suits" and more, re…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:34PM[SHARE]

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off