Plenty of our Actors on Actors subjects did their homework this time around — but Selena Gomez may win the prize for most prepared. As she sat down, the “Emilia Pérez” performer clutched a phone on which she had pages of questions she intended to ask Saoirse Ronan, star of “Blitz” and “The Outrun.” Both […]

The “Yellowstone” saga isn’t coming to an end just yet, as Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser are set to bring their characters Beth and Rip to a new spinoff of the series, Variety has confirmed through sources close to the production. Paramount Network declined to comment. The news comes days before the season finale of […]

Ariana Grande travels with a furry companion; no, not Toto, but close. The Grammy-winning pop singer — and, thanks to her film “Wicked,” newly minted movie star — shows up at our shoot hours early, ready to make friends as she meanders around the coffee station with her beagle-Chihuahua mix, Toulouse, in her arms. As […]

Sunday night’s episode of “Yellowstone” filled fans with distress and confusion — and not just because they were subjected to multiple scenes featuring creator Taylor Sheridan shirtless. At the end, a teaser for the upcoming Dec. 15 episode referred to it as the “season finale,” when by all accounts it could be the end of the […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5, Episode 13 episode of “Yellowstone,” “Give the World Away” which premiered Sunday, Dec. 8 on Paramount Network. It sure looks like “Yellowstone” is gearing up for one last rodeo, but the show keeps on giving to its audience: Jamie (Wes Bentley) is sniveling to another woman! […]

Morgan Wallen remains the most popular country artist in contemporary music, as the Tennessee bad boy lands four songs on this year’s Hitmakers countdown. Leading the way is “I Had Some Help,” his chart-topping collaboration with Post Malone, followed by three songs from 2023’s seven-times platinum “One Thing at a Time” album: “Last Night” and […]

The definition of a polarizing figure is one who can be as popular as they are toxic, and it’s no mystery that the man formerly known as Kanye West has embraced that status. The seemingly chaotic swirl around his life applies to his music-making as well, and thus it’s not surprising that “Carnival,” a ferocious […]

A breakup song and a love letter to his home state of Vermont, Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” had a longer road to chart glory than most. The story begins deep in the pandemic, when Kahan teased the opening verse on Instagram, instantly striking a chord with lonely and isolated followers. He performed the song live […]

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Get Away,” now in theaters. Nick Frost is the rare star ubiquitous in two genres, having made memorable turns in films both comedic (“Hot Fuzz,” “The World’s End”) and horror (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Attack the Block”). It makes sense that his feature debut as sole screenwriter —”Get Away,” […]

Steven C. Miller has directed a movie with a concept that is, simply put, fuckin’ cool. “Werewolves,” written by Matthew Kennedy, is about a world where the annual supermoon turns everyone outside into huge, hungry werewolves that rip apart anyone in their path. Luckily, Frank Grillo plays a ripped scientist who is close to a […]

At a time when watercooler moments are hard to come by, “Like That” — an explosive collaboration between hip-hop heavyweights Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar — dominated the cultural conversation for weeks on end. While the chatter largely centered on Lamar’s incendiary verse and the very public beef it triggered among Drake, J. Cole […]

As the definition of “genre” becomes increasingly elastic, more artists are blurring the lines. In March, Beyoncé went country with “Cowboy Carter,” and Post Malone, who features on that record, wasn’t too far behind. He introduced his album “F-1 Trillion” in April with “I Had Some Help,” a crossover anthem featuring country bad boy Morgan […]

SPOILER ALERT: This feature contains spoilers for “The Girl With the Needle,” “Immaculate,” “The First Omen,” “Apartment 7A,” “Alien: Romulus,” “The Devil’s Bath,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and “Cuckoo.” “The Girl With the Needle” features one of the most distressing scenes in any film this year, as a woman in Denmark in the early 1900s tries to give […]

Britney Spears has left the building, announcing on her 43rd birthday that she has moved to Mexico. The pop singer shared the news on Instagram on Monday, saying, “It really kind of hurts my feelings that the paparazzi make my face look like I’m wearing like a white Jason mask. It doesn’t even look like […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5, Episode 12 episode of “Yellowstone,” “Counting Coup,” which premiered Sunday, Dec. 1, on Paramount Network. Wow! Wow! Wow! This week’s episode of “Yellowstone” was anchored by two jaw-dropping scenes. First off was the death of Colby (Denim Richards), which was totally unexpected and a big bummer! […]

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the editor of Variety.com and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at wearl@variety.com if there’s something I should check out for next month’s missive.

Disney’s R-rated action-comedy “Deadpool & Wolverine” was a box office juggernaut this summer, and the creative team applauded the company for letting them poke plenty of jokes at the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actors’ personal lives and many other frequently taboo topics. But there was one line that Ryan Reynolds was asked not to say […]

“Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo has weighed in on an internet debate about audience conduct: Should fans sing along to the film’s classic showtunes while seeing it at the movie theater? Erivo, who plays Elphaba, gave the OK to fans who were moved to sing along during an interview at Thursday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast […]

The Farrelly brothers have had a long career both collaborating (“Dumb and Dumber,” “There’s Something About Mary”) and helming projects individually (Peter’s “Green Book,” Bobby’s “Champions”). They’re coming together again for the holidays with the new Paramount+ film “Dear Santa,” a naughty but sweet Christmas confection starring Jack Black as Satan, who is accidentally summoned […]