Mariah Carey will once again prove she is the Queen of Christmas by opening Netflix’s NFL Christmas Gameday on Dec. 25. The pop star will deliver a taped performance of her record-breaking festive hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” before the day’s two football games, marking a major move from Netflix into the […]

One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers has given an anonymous on-camera interview about his sexual assault allegations against the music mogul, marking the first time an alleged victim of Combs has done so. In an interview with CNN, a John Doe — whose face was concealed and voice altered to maintain his anonymity — detailed […]

Daniel Craig reflected on his more than 30-year career during a conversation at the BFI in London on Monday night, including his time as James Bond. Though he said he “loved every second” of playing 007, he admitted that the level of fame was “emotionally difficult” not only for him but for his family. When […]

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” with Ryan Seacrest has added another round of performers to its lineup, including a duet from Alanis Morissette and Reneé Rapp on the West Coast, Blake Shelton live from Las Vegas and TLC in Times Square. Morissette is kicking off the 30th anniversary celebration of her seminal album “Jagged […]

“Red One,” Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans’ new holiday-themed action comedy, is coming to Prime Video just in time for Christmas. Though it’s still playing in theaters, “Red One” will be available on the streaming platform starting on Dec. 12. Directed by Jake Kasdan (“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”), the film stars Johnson as the […]

Ever since the first night of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — when the pop star announced she’d be performing two surprise acoustic songs at every show — fans have been waiting with bated breath to find out which gems from her discography will be unearthed next. Swift kicked off the tour in Glendale, Ariz. in […]

Matt Smith goes full bad boy in the first look at Sky’s six-part series “The Death of Bunny Munro,” based on Nick Cave’s cult novel. In the debut image released from the series, Smith — who is playing the title character — sports only his underwear as he gets ready to light up in a […]

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are officially returning to ring in 2025 on CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live.” This will mark the dynamic duo’s eighth consecutive year as co-hosts of the network’s NYE coverage, where they’ll broadcast live from Times Square in New York City starting at 8 p.m. ET. In addition to airing on […]

Dick Van Dyke is the star of Coldplay’s music video for the band’s latest single, “All My Love,” which sees the 98-year-old Hollywood legend dancing barefoot and duetting with frontman Chris Martin. Directed by Spike Jonze and Mary Wigmore, the seven-minute video is more like a short film as Van Dyke — who turns 99 […]

Miho Nakayama, a Japanese singer and actor best known for the 1995 romance film “Love Letter,” was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Friday. She was 54. Nakayama’s team confirmed the news in a post on her website, writing: “We are deeply sorry to have to suddenly announce this to all the people […]

Warner Bros. Discovery announced that its upcoming “Harry Potter” series will start shooting this summer at Leavesden, where the movies were also filmed. During a presentation at the Warner Bros. Discovery’s headquarters in London on Thursday, showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod revealed that the show had auditioned 32,000 kids for the lead roles, […]

When Sky Ferreira was first approached to write a song for “Babygirl,” A24’s new erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, she was taken by surprise. “I was like, ‘Is this actually happening? When’s the other shoe going to drop?'” Ferreira tells Variety over Zoom with a nervous chuckle. “Just because for this kind […]

A two-hour special on the downfall of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez will kick off the new season of ID’s football-themed true crime series “Murder Under the Friday Night Lights.” “Aaron Hernandez and the Untold Murders of Bristol” will premiere Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, ID president Jason Sarlanis announced during his […]

Ncuti Gatwa and “Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan face off against dinosaurs — and multiple versions of the Doctor — in the trailer for this year’s “Doctor Who” Christmas special. Titled “Joy to the World,” the special sees new character Joy, played by Coughlan, check into a London hotel during the holiday season. However, she accidentally […]

MGM+ previewed its upcoming thriller series “The Institute,” based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel, at Content London on Thursday. During the panel — which included head of MGM+ Michael Wright, “The Institute” director and executive producer Jack Bender and creator and executive producer Benjamin Cavell — a full trailer for the series was played in […]

Amy Adams has responded to fans wanting her to play Taylor Swift’s publicist, Tree Paine, in a biopic, saying it “would be amazing.” When Adams stopped by “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday night to promote her new film “Nightbitch,” Fallon informed her of the fancasting due to their shared fiery red locks. […]

Louise Holmes, director of global partnerships for Meta EMEA, underlined during a keynote presentation at Content London on Wednesday that artificial intelligence should not be seen as a threat to creativity. “We should be cautious of either deifying it or fearing it,” she said. “After all, the things we fear most are often those we […]

Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery’s head of U.S. networks, had one piece of advice for her peers in the industry as she prepares to retire this month: “Stop using the word ‘cable.'” “What we do is content,” Finch said during a keynote conversation at Content London. “And where it’s viewed is where the audience chooses […]

A new “Love Island” spinoff could be on the way from ITV America and Peacock. During a discussion at Content London on Tuesday, ITV America CEO David George — who was instrumental in the U.S. sale of the hit U.K. reality dating format to CBS in 2018 — teased that he is currently in talks […]