Category Archives: News
Lucy Liu to Lead Peacock Series ‘Superfakes’ From ‘Beef’ Writer, Josh & Benny Safdie, A24
Lucy Liu is set to lead the upcoming Peacock crime drama “Superfakes,” Variety has learned. The show was originally announced back in January with a series order. The logline states, ̶...
Joseph Otterson Sep 25, 2025
Bruce Springsteen Keeps Slamming Trump Because ‘A Lot of People Bought Into His Lies’: ‘If Congress Had Guts, He’d Be Consigned to the Trash Heap of History’
Bruce Springsteen talks about a lot of things in his new Time magazine cover story: fame, family, therapy, touring with the E Street Band and the 50 th anniversary of his epochal "Born to Run" album -...
Jem Aswad Sep 25, 2025
José Luis Guerin Returns to San Sebastián With ‘Good Valley Stories,’ Stands Against ‘Impoverishing Cinema’ by Looking at Docs Solely as ‘Denunciation’
Goya-winning Spanish filmmaker Jos Luis Guerin is back in competition at the San Sebastin Film Festival with "Good Valley Stories" ("Historias del Buen Valle"), almost a quarter of a century after "Wo...
Rafa Sales Ross Sep 25, 2025
Duffer Brothers Discuss ‘Stranger Things’ Future, Their Big Paramount Deal: Theatrical Release Is ‘Something We Dreamed About Since We Were Little Kids’
"Stranger Things" auteurs Matt and Ross Duffer spoke for the first time about their blockbuster deal with Paramount on Thursday, at Variety's Entertainment and Technology Summit in Los Angeles. In Aug...
Adam B. Vary Sep 25, 2025
‘The View’ Scores Best Premiere Ratings in Five Years (EXCLUSIVE)
Viewers are taking a little more time to enjoy “The View” this season. According to ABC News, the daytime chat show’s Season 29 premiere on Sept. 8 averaged 2.602 million viewers - i...
Varietyschneider Sep 25, 2025
‘The Fence’ Review: Matt Dillon and Isaach de Bankolé Face Off in Claire Denis’s Stagy but Striking Return to West Africa
The fence of the title isn’t a terribly imposing one: a utilitarian, standard-issue wire border, easy bent or broken down, and affording no protection from outside eyes. But it’s the heavi...
Guy Lodge Sep 25, 2025
Metro Boomin Found Not Liable in Sexual Assault Case
Metro Boomin, the Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with everyone from Drake to Future, has been found not liable in a sexual assault case, per Rolling Stone. A Los Angeles jury was quick in th...
Steven J. Horowitz Sep 25, 2025
‘Running Point’ Season 2 Adds Eight Recurring Guest Stars, Justin Theroux and Uche Agada Upped to Series Regulars
“Running Point” is building out its cast for Season 2 with the addition of eight recurring guest stars. The new additions to the Netflix basketball comedy are: Robert Townsend (The Bear, B...
Joseph Otterson Sep 25, 2025
LISTEN: Los Angeles Film School Accused of Massive Student Loan Fraud; Scopely Banks Mobile Gaming Moolah
Coming up on today’s episode of the “Daily Variety” podcast, Gene Maddaus, Variety‘s senior media writer, details his investigative report on Los Angeles Film School and allega...
Cynthia Littleton Sep 25, 2025
Liam Hemsworth Stayed Offline for ‘Most of Last Year’ Due to ‘Witcher’ Fan Outcry Over Replacing Henry Cavill; Series Creator Says Cavill’s Exit Was in the Works ‘For a While’
Liam Hemsworth told Entertainment Weekly that he stopped using social media for “most of last year” after Netflix announced he was taking over the role of Geralt in “The Witcher̶...
Zack Sharf Sep 25, 2025