Billy Eichner has revived his trademark “Billy on the Street” series with Will Ferrell, as the two comedic actors ran across New York City in “Loud White Men for Kamala” T-shirts. Flanked by Ferrell, Eichner offered various strangers a dollar to answer the question: “Would you have sex with a Trump voter?” The pair also […]

Dick Clark Productions has named veteran network TV producer Diana Miller as executive VP of talent. Miller will manage talent booking across the company including live events and shows including Golden Globes, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Based in […]

TRAILERS Netflix has released the trailer for its comedy series “A Man on the Inside.” The series stars “The Good Place” actor Ted Danson and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” alum Mary Elizabeth Ellis as a father- daughter duo. The series was created by Mike Schur and is based on the 2020 documentary feature “The […]

Los Angeles’ Israel Film Festival has announced its full program, kicking off with Tom Nesher’s directorial debut, “Come Closer” as the fest’s opening night gala. The centerpiece screening is a sneak preview of Erez Tadmor’s “Soda.” The 36th edition of the festival, which runs Nov. 13-26, will honor Mattel chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz with […]

Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated producer, showrunner, director and writer known for her work on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Voyager,” which she co-created, has died. She was 86. Taylor died Thursday, Oct. 24, the official “Star Trek” website announced. Taylor joined the “Next Generation” team during its fourth season in 1990. By […]

The Producers Guild of America is honoring Chris Meledandri, founder and CEO of Illumination, with the 2025 David O. Selznick Achievement Award for his “extraordinary producing accomplishments.” Melendandri is the second animation producer to receive this recognition in the 36 years the awards have been running. The ceremony will take place at the annual Producers […]

Approximately one-third of the Netflix true crime thriller “Woman of the Hour” takes place on set of “The Dating Game,” where real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala was a contestant in the 1970s. So, production designers for the Anna Kendrick-directed film had two missions: to accurately recreate the well-known set and to make that colorful, cheery […]

Zoe Saldaña is to be honored at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the American Riviera Award. The ceremony will include a conversation with Saldaña about her career and her recent role as Rita Moro in the Netflix musical comedy “Emilia Pérez.” The event will take place on Feb. 7. “Zoe Saldaña […]

The trailer for “Yellowstone” Season 5 Part 2 is finally here, almost two years after Part 1 wrapped up way back in January 2023. The deeply American cowboy series returns on November 10. The beloved show became a popular sensation as the most-watched cable TV show for two summers in a row in 2018 and […]

SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details for “Woman of the Hour,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour” marks Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, but that was not the movie’s only breakthrough performance. Of all the featured victims, one young girl stands out in the ripped-from-the-headlines plot: Amy, a runaway teen, survived her […]

Danny Ramirez was set to star alongside Joaquin Phoenix in a gay romance film from director Todd Haynes. But Phoenix dropped out of the untitled project just five days before shooting began in Guadalajara, Mexico. “It’s definitely disappointing,” Ramirez told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the Academy Museum Gala Saturday night in Los Angeles. He added, […]

Sandra Oh, Elizabeth Banks and Eva Longoria are just a few of the names who have signed on for Constance Zimmer and Abby Epstein’s “The Midlife Monologues,” a docu-theater piece inspired by Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” “Our goal with ‘The Midlife Monologues’ is to shine a light on what’s often called the most ‘invisible […]

Starz has released the trailer for the second half of Season 7 of the long-running time travel drama “Outlander,” which bows Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. As seen in the trailer, this season brings the key characters home to Scotland where they face the challenges of dealing with war. “Outlander” stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Fraser, […]

SAG-AFTRA has produced three advocacy videos putting a spotlight on the challenges disabled actors face in pursuing and auditioning for jobs in the entertainment industry. The videos were produced as part of the union’s “Inclusion: Time to Get Real” campaign launched in connection with National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The goal is to demonstrate how […]

Blue Fox Entertainment and Blue Fox Canada have picked up North American digital and theatrical rights for comedy “Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story.” Featuring Mike Smith as Bubbles, Robb Wells as Ricky, John Paul Tremblay as Julian, and Patrick Roach as Randy, the movie is a spinoff of […]

Opening a momentary window to the past just like in the movie, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Interstellar” is set to return to theaters this fall on its 10th anniversary. As a birthday present to the audience, a special-edition collector’s box set will also be released, now available to pre-order on Amazon. The limited-edition box set […]

More highlights from Variety’s Executive Interview Studio, presented by Canva, during this year’s Advertising Week held in New York City. EVP of digital marketing at iHeartMedia Jeff Cucinell, sat down to reveal how they trust the personalities of iHeartRadio and how the early radio were, in fact, the first influencers. Meanwhile, Bryan Moore, CEO and co-founder […]

Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired the global rights for the comedy “Sour Party,” co-written, directed, and produced by the married duo Amanda and Michael Drexton. “This love-hate letter to Los Angeles is a semi-autobiographical ode to the worst parts of ourselves as told by two self-obsessed, flailing 30-somethings,” said the Drextons. The film stars Samantha […]

Liz Carr, known for starring in the third season of the fantasy comedy “Good Omens” and playing a forensic scientist in the crime drama “Silent Witness,” supports the U.S. government’s refusal to outright legalize euthanasia in the nation. The actress and disability rights activist argued how these programs may have cultural implications on the lives […]