The trailer for “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” the directorial debut of artist Titus Kaphar, has been unveiled, featuring stars André Holland and Andra Day. The drama follows acclaimed painter Tarrell (Holland), whose life is upended by an unexpected visit from his estranged father (John Earl Jelks) who is desperate to reconcile with him. In the trailer, Tarrell […]

Rotten Tomatoes, the industry’s largest film review aggregation site, has launched a new badge to honor fan-favorite films with a high score rating. The new “Verified Hot” badge will complement the popular “Certified Fresh” Tomatometer badge. The latter is given to the highest praised films by critics, and the latest badge will be awarded to […]

Despite weeks of rumors and unconfirmed reports that she would be performing or at least introducing Kamala Harris, Beyoncé “was never scheduled” to attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “Beyonce was never scheduled to be there,” a rep for the singer told the Hollywood Reporter. “The report of a performance is untrue.” Her […]

Drew Barrymore wants to start practicing the opposite of getting up close and personal. Barrymore, whose eponymous talk show recently received an early Season 6 renewal, admitted in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that she’ll “try to practice physical distance” moving forward when interviewing and interacting with the guests. “Well, I’ll try to practice physical […]

Chris Hemsworth appeared at Ed Sheeran’s concert in Bucharest, Romania, on Saturday night, where he played the drums in front of an estimated 70,000 attendees. The actor was at Romania’s National Arena to record an upcoming episode of Season 2 of his National Geographic/Disney+ original series “Limitless With Chris Hemsworth.” The second season will premiere in 2025. […]

Netflix has dropped the first teaser for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” which will debut on Sept. 19. “The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is the second installment of Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology series, “Monsters,” which debuted in 2022 with the chilling story of serial murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, starring Evan Peters. Season […]

Amazon Prime Video announced today a series order for the culinary travel series “The Pasta Queen.” The series, produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company, features influencer and chef Nadia Caterina Munno. It will premiere on Prime Video on Oct. 24. “I’m so excited to share with the world the debut of my series ‘The […]

Uzo Aduba was at the Friday night premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” in Los Angeles fresh from attending the Democratic National Convention. She told Variety watching Vice President Kamala Harris accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency felt like “an outstanding check had finally been paid on the American dream.” […]

“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,” the sequel series to the Disney Channel original “Wizards of Waverly Place,” will premiere on the network in October. Disney Channel will premiere the series’ first two episodes on Oct. 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The series’ first eight episodes will then be made available to stream on Disney+ and Disney […]

Oprah Winfrey is set to host a primetime special for ABC that will tackle the use and impact that artificial intelligence has on people’s everyday lives. The special, titled “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special,” is set to air Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Hulu the next […]

John Stamos revealed in a new podcast that he was nearly a Scientologist — but he was kicked out for goofing around too much. In an interview with celebrity impressionist Matt Friend for his podcast, “Friend in High Places,” the actor recalled how he was kicked out of the organization as a teenager after just […]

Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is returning with the last comedy special of her career. “Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval” will premiere globally on Sept. 24 on Netflix. According to the comedian herself, this will mark the last comedy special of her career. She will also discuss being “kicked out of show business” after […]

Season 6 of the hit drag reality show, “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula,” will premiere in a 90-minute episode on AMC+ and Shudder on Oct. 1. Shudder has also revealed the full slate of judges for the upcoming season. They include Jennifer Tilly (“Bride of Chucky,” “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”,) Mike Flanagan (“Midnight Mass,” “Haunting […]

Tyler James Williams, Dulé Hill, Wendell Pierce and Jeffrey Ross will be feted with the Humanitarian Awards at the Creative Coalition’s 10th annual Humanitarian Awards Benefit Luncheon Gala. The gala, which Variety’s Marc Malkin will host, will honor the actors for their work with charitable and social welfare causes. Other honorees will be announced at […]

Awooo! Universal and Blumhouse have released the first trailer for “Wolf Man,” starring Christopher Abbott as the classic horror monster. Abbott stars alongside Julia Garner. The film marks an on-screen reunion for the actors, as the pair worked together in 2011’s “Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene,” Garner’s first professional acting role. This is not Abbott’s debut […]

Following its initial tease back in January, the original unscripted series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is finally here. All six episodes of the highly anticipated docuseries are now available to stream on Hulu. Jeff Jenkins Prods. (“Bling Empire,” “My Unorthodox Life”) is behind the series, which is described as chronicling how a “scandalous world […]

Ron Howard, the director behind “Hillbilly Elegy” and “A Beautiful Mind,” stressed to Variety the importance of exercising one’s right to vote in this upcoming presidential election in November. The director stopped by Variety’s Toronto Film Festival Studio to promote his upcoming movie “Eden,” along with the cast, including Sydney Sweeney, Jude Law, Ana de Armas, and Daniel Brühl. There, […]

Elton John, who’s been recovering from a severe eye infection that left him with “limited vision in one eye,” provided an update on his condition when he stopped by Variety’s studio at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. John was there to tout his new documentary, “Elton John: Never Too Late,” which captures the music […]

Elton John can feel the love tonight. The “Tiny Dancer” singer confirmed to Variety that he played an influential role in ensuring that his song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” was not deleted from Disney’s “The Lion King.” John saved the song from the cutting room floor, and it went on to win the […]