Category Archives: News
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel ‘The Testaments’ First Look: Chase Infiniti and a New Generation of Gilead Women Fight for Freedom
Hulu has unveiled a first look at “The Testaments,” the upcoming sequel series to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The series, which is set to premiere in April 2026, is based on &...
Selome Hailu Dec 06, 2025
‘Paradise’ Sets Season 2 Release Date, Drops Fiery First Teaser
“Paradise” has a Season 2 premiere date at Hulu. During the show’s panel at Brazil Comic-Con, it was revealed that the second season of the drama series will debut its first three ep...
Joseph Otterson Dec 06, 2025
Hitmakers Repeat Offenders: How Smash Singles From Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey and Benson Boone Came Together
Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and Billie Eilish have one thing in common: they each had the same songs appear on Variety‘s Hitmakers 2024 and 2025 lists. From “Es...
Steven J. Horowitz Dec 06, 2025
Adrien Brody Says ‘Nothing Can Replace Emotion’ When Talking AI, Discusses ‘Self-Preservation’ in Shoots like ‘The Brutalist’: ‘I Have No Personal Life When I’m Filming’
American actor Adrien Brody spoke about how he deals with the toll of "difficult" shoots like Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist," which won him his second Best Actor Oscar earlier in the year, just over t...
Rafa Sales Ross Dec 06, 2025
Rachid Bouchareb Unveils ‘Reggane,’ Algeria-Set Drama on France’s Nuclear Tests: ‘What Interests Me Is to Bring That to Light’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar-nominated Franco-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb ("Days of Glory") is preparing his next feature, "Reggane," a fiction film set against the backdrop of France's first nuclear tests in the Alg...
Leo Barraclough Dec 06, 2025
Sydney Sweeney Says ‘I’m Against Hate’ and Reconsiders Staying Quiet on American Eagle Jeans Controversy: ‘My Silence Has Only Widened the Divide’
Sydney Sweeney recently told People magazine that “I’m against hate” while looking back at the controversy that erupted over her American Eagle jeans ad earlier this year. The campai...
Zack Sharf Dec 06, 2025
Julia Roberts and Sean Penn Bond Over Paul Thomas Anderson, Luca Guadagnino and ‘Cancel Culture’: ‘Shame Is Underrated These Days’
This year, Julia Roberts and Sean Penn both deliver star turns as complicated, volatile characters amid volatile political environments. In Luca Guadagnino’s "After the Hunt," Roberts plays Alma...
Danvariety Dec 06, 2025
Bong Joon Ho on Netflix-Warner Bros. Fears: ‘I Don’t Think the Cinematic Experience Will Disappear So Easily’
Bong Joon Ho gave a nearly two-hour interview on Saturday at the Marrakech Film Festival, where he serves as this year’s jury president. In between showing clips of his filmography, which includ...
Ethan Shanfeld Dec 06, 2025
Amid Industry Earthquakes, James Cameron Salutes France’s Moviegoing Culture at ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Premiere in Paris, Pays Tribute to Jon Landau and Slams Generative AI: ‘We’re Not Replacing Actors’
Just a few hours after news broke of Netflix’s takeover of Warner Bros., James Cameron turned the European premiere of Disney’s "Avatar: Fire and Ash" in Paris into a cinematic rallying cr...
Elskes Dec 06, 2025
Red Sea Film Festival: Juliette Binoche Says She Swapped Numbers With Jury Head Sean Baker and Shouted ‘I Want to Work With You!’
At the opening night of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah on Thursday, Juliette Binoche was among the top honorees. But alongside being presented with an award from the festival for her contribution...
Alex Ritman Dec 06, 2025