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Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver to Star in ‘Useful Idiots’
Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver have been cast in Joseph Cedar's "Useful Idiots," a provocative thriller set in New York City. "Useful Idiots" follows veteran journalist Diane Castle (Streep) as she...
Leia Mendoza Nov 07, 2025
Sundance Institute Episodic Lab Sets Georgia’s Dunaway Gardens as Its New Home for 2026
Georgia’s Dunaway Gardens will be the new home for the Sundance Institute Episodic Lab program. Located in Newnan, Ga., Dunaway Gardens will be host to Sundance Institute's immersive six-day pro...
Jazztangcay Nov 07, 2025
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn on What ‘Pluribus’ Is Really About, Why Hollywood ‘Needs More Heroes’ and How Silicon Valley Has ‘F—ed Up the World’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the first two episodes of "Pluribus," streaming now on Apple TV. Vince Gilligan is in the library at Variety's New York office, surrounded by tens of th...
Ethan Shanfeld Nov 07, 2025
‘Slow Horses’ pays subtle tribute to Gary Oldman’s ‘The Dark Knight’ co-star Heath Ledger
The writers of Slow Horses appear to have hidden a tribute to Heath Ledger in the fifth season of the show. Gary Oldman plays the lead character Jackson Lamb in the Apple TV s...
Max Pilley Nov 07, 2025
Jim Gaffigan to Receive Variety’s Inaugural Comedy Vanguard Award
Variety and the New York Comedy Festival, the largest and longest-running annual comedy festival in the United States, announced that comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan will receive Variety's inaugural C...
Jordan Moreau Nov 07, 2025
Duffer Brothers on ‘Stranger Things’ Theatrical Release: ‘A Dream of Ours for a While’
The Duffer brothers, Matt and Ross, call the upcoming theatrical release of "Stranger Things" is "dream" come true. As previously reported, the two-hour series finale of the series - the last episode ...
Marcmalkin Nov 07, 2025
Screamo project ‘Taylor Swift’ by Ogbert The Nerd’s Madison James returns to Bandcamp
The screamo project ‘Taylor Swift’, launched by Ogbert The Nerd’s Madison James, has returned to Bandcamp. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of...
Max Pilley Nov 07, 2025
How Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 and Weta Workshop Are Using ‘Artefact’ Web Game to Launch ‘Truly New Original IP’: ‘Almost a Post-AI Mythos’
It’s been one week since prolific author Neal Stephenson and “The Lord of the Rings” VFX studio Wt Workshop launched web game “Artefact,” what they hope will be a seminal...
Jennifer Maas Nov 07, 2025
12 New Catalan Titles To Track at Tallinn, From the Latest by Isabel Coixet and Lluís Miñarro and Cannes, Canneseries and SXSW Winners
Catalonia's biggest titles of 2025, "Romera" and "Sirat," both Cannes competition hits, will screen at Tallinn. So will "Deaf," a Berlin 2025 Panorama Audience Award winner. It is a mark of the volume...
John Hopewell Nov 07, 2025
Disney Tells Employees YouTube TV Deal Remains Elusive
Disney and YouTube TV still have no deal in place, three of Disney’s most senior TV executives told staffers in a memo Friday, and the company faces the prospect of another weekend heavy with sp...
Brian Steinberg Nov 07, 2025