César Award winners Ella Rumpf and Louis Garrel will co-star alongside Angelina Jolie in director Alice Winocour’s first English-language film “Stitches.” I can also exclusively report that Anyier Anei, Garance Marillier and Finnegan Oldfield have been cast as well. “Stiches” follows American filmmaker Maxine (Jolie) on a “life and death journey as she arrives in […]

Marla Mindelle, the star of Off Broadway’s Golden Age fantasia “The Big Gay Jamboree,” gets anxiety during every performance. Sure, the delightfully ridiculous show — in which she plays a struggling actress who blacks out after drinking and wakes up to find she’s trapped in a classic musical, has been running since September. But muscle […]

The Academy has unveiled its list of eligible films for the 97th Oscars in the animated, documentary, and international feature categories, spotlighting various blockbusters and critically lauded works. Submissions span major studios and independent filmmakers alike, and the competition promises to be one of the most competitive as films seek nominations. A total of 31 […]

Chernin Entertainment, which is part of The North Road Company, has promoted both Tracey Cook and Kaitlin Dahill to lead the company’s television division. The announcement was made by Chernin Entertainment president Jenno Topping, to whom Cook and Dahill will continue to report. “Tracey and Kaitlin are among the industry’s most talented executives,” Topping said. […]

Health and wellness brand Ritual has dropped a new sleep study, just in time for a Black Friday sale on its popular line of stress relief supplements. Beloved by celebrities like Vanessa Hudgens, Kelsea Ballerini, Jessica Chastain, and Megan Roup, Ritual has long been known for its skincare and gut health supplements, but the brand’s […]

The upcoming Netflix supernatural drama “The Boroughs” has added six new cast members. Rafael Casal (“Loki,” “Blindspotting”), Dee Wallace (“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Cujo”), Ed Begley Jr. (“Young Sheldon,” “Better Call Saul”), Jane Kaczmarek (“Malcom in the Middle,” “The Changeling”), Eric Edelstein (“Twin Peaks: The Return,” “Minx”), and Mousa Hussein Kraish (“American Gods,” “Your Lucky Day”) […]

Angelina Jolie is set to attend Italy’s Torino Film Festival for the international premiere of “Without Blood,” her fifth film as a director, which is based on Italian author Alessandro Baricco’s short novel by the same title. The drama about war, revenge, memory and healing stars Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir and world premiered […]

More than ever, gaming is a cornerstone of contemporary entertainment. It’s not just because other forms of media have adapted to its models, offering historically passive audiences new kinds of participation and interactivity. Gaming has precipitously increased in sophistication, created bigger and broader connections between its participants and, most of all, generated real and profound […]

Ubisoft has released a major update to open-world game “Star Wars Outlaws” in response to the widespread issues players had with the game’s stealth mechanics and other gameplay features. The “Outlaws” publisher also unveiled the title’s first downloadable content expansion, “Wild Card,” which heavily stars “Star Wars” character Lando Calrissian (who is featured in the […]

Tonatiuh has signed with CAA. Tonatiuh recently wrapped filming the lead role of Molina in “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” directed by Bill Condon, opposite Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna. The film, produced by Artists Equity and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, is based on Manuel Puig’s critically acclaimed and bestselling 1976 novel. “Kiss of the Spider […]

The past is ever present in our lives, so it’s unsurprising that many movies lean on that juxtaposition in the stories they tell. In 2024, the past casts an espe- cially big shadow across films like “The Brutalist,” “Gladiator II,” “The Piano Lesson,” “Conclave,” “A Real Pain” “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” “The Return” and even the comedy […]

“Boy Room,” the viral social media series that takes viewers into men’s horrifyingly messy dwellings, is getting a second season. However, this time there’s a twist, as production company Gymnasium has teamed up with Amazon to give the guys room makeovers. “These fascinating creatures have been making messes in their rooms since the beginning of […]

When it came time to choose a name for our first child, my husband and I had a list of one. A couple of years before her birth, we’d been on an especially good date to see an Agnès Varda film in repertory; the protagonist’s style, wit and ultimate resilience appealed to us as much […]

The team behind indie streamer Nebula’s hit travel competition series “Jet Lag: The Game” has revealed their next project: “Abolish Everything!,” a comedy debate series based on comedian Chandler Dean’s live show of the same name in New York City. Per the description for “Abolish Everything!,” which will be hosted by Dean himself, “comedian-abolitionists roast […]

WWE star CM Punk has joined the upcoming Syfy horror series “Revival” in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively. As previously reported, the show was picked up at Syfy back in May and is based on the Image Comics series by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton. Production is currently underway in New Brunswick, Canada. […]

Maisie Richardson-Sellers has been cast as a series regular in the upcoming AMC series “The Talamasca,” Variety has learned exclusively. The Talamasca is a secretive group featured in a number of Rice’s novels. The official logline for the show states that it will “focus on the men and women responsible for tracking and containing the […]

After nearly 15 years on “ER,” Noah Wyle puts his scrubs back on in Max’s new hospital drama series “The Pitt.” The show, from “ER” and “West Wing” executive producer John Wells, will begin airing its 15-episode first season in January. “The Pitt” is described by Max as “a realistic examination of the challenges facing […]

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

Hulu will continue to be the U.S. streaming home for Fox’s “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “The Masked Singer” and other shows for at least the next four years. Fox Corp.’s Fox Entertainment and Disney’s Hulu announced a multiyear renewal of their content partnership, encompassing in-season streaming rights for Fox’s programming slate. The agreement also includes […]