Category Archives: News
Variety’s ‘Pixels and Pencils’ Series Returns to SCAD Savannah Film Festival With Record Number of Women Directors and First Animated Short
Variety is proud to announce the fourth edition of its “Pixels and Pencils” series, highlighting the directors behind some of this year’s animated films at this year’s SCAD Sav...
Clayton Davis Sep 29, 2025
Marketing Executives From JPMorganChase, Snowflake, e.l.f. Beauty, PepsiCo and NFL to Speak at Variety Future of Brand Summit
Variety will host its Future of Brand Summit presented by Acxiom on Oct. 7 in New York. The half-day event and cocktail reception will convene the industry's most influential executives, marketers, cr...
Wcinkala Sep 29, 2025
‘Simpsons’ Movie Sequel Sets Summer 2027 Release Date
D’oh! Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will return to the big screen after a 20-year hiatus. A sequel to “The Simpsons Movie” is officially in the works at Disney’s 20th Cen...
Rebecca Rubin Sep 29, 2025
Netflix Sets YA Drama Series ‘Poser’ From ‘Awkward’ Creator Lauren Iungerich
Netflix has ordered a new young adult drama series titled “Poser” from Lauren Iungerich, the creator and showrunner of the MTV dramedy “Awkward.” “Poser” is an eigh...
Ethan Shanfeld Sep 29, 2025
J.K. Rowling hits back at Emma Watson (again): “She’s ignorant of how ignorant she is”
J.K. Rowling has hit back at Emma Watson’s recent comments about her, claiming the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”. Last week, Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the H...
Max Pilley Sep 29, 2025
Whoopi Goldberg Takes Aim at AI Actress Tilly Norwood: ‘You Can Always Tell Them From’ Real Actors. ‘Our Faces and Bodies Move Differently’
Whoopi Goldberg is challenging the creation of AI actress Tilly Norwood and doubting Tilly can steal jobs away from real actors since human performers “move differently, our faces move different...
Zack Sharf Sep 29, 2025
‘The Paper’ Sets Sabrina Impacciatore for Lead Actress Run for Fall TV Awards Season and Emmys (EXCLUSIVE)
Sabrina Impacciatore is leading the way for “The Paper.” After a successful September launch on Peacock, “The Office” spinoff series “The Paper,” created by Greg Da...
Clayton Davis Sep 29, 2025
Sarah Sherman Sets Debut Comedy Special at HBO (EXCLUSIVE)
Sarah Sherman has set her debut comedy special at HBO. Titled after her vulgar alter ego, “Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh” will premiere on the cable network and HBO Max in December. In...
Ethan Shanfeld Sep 29, 2025
Newport Beach Film Festival Announces 2025 Honorees: Brendan Fraser, Mark Hamill, Diane Lane and More (EXCLUSIVE)
The 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) has unveiled its 2025 Festival Honors, set to take place on Oct. 19 at Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, CA. The Newport Beach Film Festival will take pla...
Leia Mendoza Sep 29, 2025
Jeremy Allen White Didn’t Consult Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler or Rami Malek About Playing Rock Icons Before Filming Springsteen Biopic: ‘Sometimes I Wish I Had’
Playing Bruce Springsteen in the new biopic “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” Jeremy Allen White joins a list of A-list actors who have recently taken on the roles of rock music icons, from Timot...
Ethan Shanfeld Sep 29, 2025