The Sublime biopic has found its Bradley Nowell, as “Riverdale” star KJ Apa takes on the role of the Long Beach band’s frontman, Variety has confirmed. The film has also tapped director Justin Chon, who is penning the screenplay with author and co-founder of the streetwear brand The Hundreds, Bobby Hundreds, based on an original […]

Fender has announced a few exciting artist partnerships over the past month, including signature guitars from Finneas and Jack White, and a bass guitar from Blu DeTiger. The instruments showcase the versatility of each artist, who have teamed with the guitar maker to create instruments best-suited to their creative strengths and styles. Each of the […]

“Saturday Night Live” has set its first batch of hosts for Season 50, including Ariana Grande, John Mulaney, Michael Keaton and more. Hosting for her first time, Jean Smart will open the season on Sept. 28 with musical guest Jelly Roll, followed by an Oct. 5 episode hosted by Nate Bargatze featuring songs from Coldplay. […]

Timothée Chalamet’s ping pong movie is adding a few more players. Odessa A’zion (“Fresh Kills,” “Hellraiser”) has joined the cast of “Marty Supreme,” from A24 and director Josh Safdie. Rounding out the cast are magician Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller), investor and “Shark Tank” personality Kevin O’Leary (aka Mr. Wonderful) and “Bad Lieutenant” filmmaker […]

Six years after Tyler, the Creator rapped, “Tell Tim Chalamet to come get at me,” the Grammy winner has joined the “Dune” star in the cast of A24’s “Marty Supreme.” From director Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme” marks Tyler’s film debut. The fashion designer and “See You Again” singer previously co-created and starred in Adult Swim’s […]

Looks like Emily’s visa has been extended. Netflix has renewed “Emily in Paris” for a fifth season after the debut of Season 4 Part 2 on Sept. 12. The streamer made the announcement with a video of series star Lily Collins with an espresso mug and pastry, sitting on a balcony overlooking Italy. “There’s no […]

Richie and Fonzie are back together again. At the Emmys, Ron Howard and Henry Winkler took the stage in a “Happy Days” reunion of sorts, in honor of the show’s 50th anniversary. On a re-created set of the show’s famed Arnold’s Drive-In, Winkler and Howard noted that they did not get brought onstage by the […]

Like many of the band’s progenitors, from Bruce Springsteen to Bob Dylan to Tom Petty, you haven’t truly experienced the War on Drugs until you’ve seen them in the flesh. That’s what makes “Live Drugs Again,” the second live album from the Adam Granduciel-led project, such a gift. With live recordings of newer songs like […]

Netflix is looking to heat up its live television slate. The streamer is in talks with BuzzFeed to air live versions of “Hot Ones,” the popular YouTube talk series hosted by Sean Evans that puts celebrities in the hot seat by forcing them to answer questions while eating increasingly spicy chicken wings, a source confirms […]

Keep bumpin’ that: Charli XCX has announced “a brand new version” of “Brat,” which is presumably a remix album, out Oct. 11 Announced as “Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat,” the project contains 16 songs, five of which are previously released remixes of songs from the original album. While the other 11 […]

Early on in “Piece by Piece,” Morgan Neville’s unorthodox doc about one of popular music’s most influential figures, Pharrell Williams says that the best way to express himself is through Legos. “I was given Lego sets as a child, and that was a really amazing platform for me to allow my imagination to flourish and […]

Anderson .Paak strode into the Variety studio at Toronto Film Festival wearing a radiant smile, and before the cameras started rolling he began spinning a pillow on his finger like a basketball. “This is a couch potato trick,” he laughed, as his 13-year-old son Soul Rasheed watched in awe. It’s fitting that .Paak can’t keep […]

Get in the carpool lane — Larry David is hitting the road. Following a handful of live events in the spring, the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” mastermind will bring his “A Conversation With Larry David” shows to 10 additional cities in the fall. The tour kicks off Sept. 20 with a previously announced show in Denver […]

Cate Blanchett offered her thoughts on artificial intelligence during a wide-ranging conversation at Toronto Film Festival. During an audience Q&A section of the interview, conducted by TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey, the “Carol” and “Lord of the Rings” star was asked about the positives and negatives of AI. “I’m very proud of the industry, actually, for […]

Cate Blanchett touched down in Toronto for a wide-ranging talk about creative conflict on film sets, making big-budget films “risky,” and why her six-time Oscar-nominated film “Carol” struggled to find funding. Blanchett, who is at TIFF supporting Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ show “Disclaimer” and Guy Maddin’s film “Rumours,” was welcomed at the Royal Alexandra Theatre […]

The Variety and Chanel Female Filmmakers Dinner brought together an A-list lineup of Hollywood stars and creatives including Andrew Garfield, Elizabeth Olsen, “Nightbitch” director Marielle Heller (who attended this event mere moments before her film’s premiere), Danielle Deadwyler, Barry Keoghan and more for a vibrant night amidst the Toronto Film Festival. The vibe was electric, […]

In David Gordon Green’s “Nutcrackers,” Ben Stiller is forced to look after his newly orphaned nephews, four long-haired hell-raisers who run wild on their family farm. As Stiller’s character, a lonely city slicker named Michael, works toward finding the boys a foster family, he comes to the realization that he needs them just as much […]

Several years after Donald Trump called Kim Jong Un “Little Rocket Man,” Elton John has weighed in on his hit song being the inspiration for the North Korean dictator’s nickname. “I laughed, I thought that was brilliant,” John told Variety‘s Ramin Setoodeh in an interview at Toronto Film Festival. “I just thought, ‘Good on you, […]

At long last, “Severance” Season 2 is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on Jan. 17, 2025, nearly three years after the first season premiered. When the sci-fi workplace thriller returns, it is sure to resolve some of the cliffhangers that left fans buzzing after the Season 1 finale. “I think it’ll be a really […]