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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Costume Designer on Puppet Fittings and Easter Eggs: ‘I Wanted Her to Echo the Marionette’
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points for "Five Nights at Freddy's 2," currently playing in theaters. Costume designer Whitney Anne Adams' first order of business for "Five Nights at F...
Dec 11, 2025
Cherien Dabis Receives Variety International Vanguard Director Award at Red Sea Film Festival
Palestinian American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis received the Variety International Vanguard Director Award at the Red Sea Film Festival on Wednesday. The award presentation preceded the Middl...
Dec 11, 2025
How Often Do Hostile Takeovers Actually Work? Paramount Fight for Warner Bros. May Face Uphill Fight
Paramount Skydance has announced plans to lay siege to Warner Bros. Discovery in a high boardroom drama that feels like a throwback to the “Barbarians at the Gate” era of the 1980s. But wh...
Dec 11, 2025
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Hits 5.8 Million Viewers and ‘I Love L.A.’ Reaches 1 Million, Two Series Highs for HBO
On Sunday, HBO aired the seventh episode of “It: Welcome to Derry” and the sixth episode of “I Love L.A.” to great results, with both achieving a series high. “It: Welcom...
Dec 11, 2025
‘Stranger Things’ fans think they’ve worked out how the show will end
A fan theory online has predicted the possible ending of Stranger Things, recalling a reference made in a post by the show’s writers. READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ season five, volume...
Dec 11, 2025
Disney’s OpenAI Deal ‘Appears to Sanction’ AI Company’s ‘Theft of Our Work,’ WGA Says
The Writers Guild of America said Disney’s huge licensing deal with OpenAI appears to “sanction” the AI company’s “theft of our work.” “Disney's announcement ...
Dec 11, 2025
Jennifer Lawrence to return for ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson will return to The Hunger Games franchise for the forthcoming prequel. READ MORE: ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ review: sings...
Dec 11, 2025
Benicio Del Toro on ‘One Battle After Another,’ Latino Representation, Directing Aspirations and Wanting to Host ‘SNL’
Twenty-four years after winning his Oscar for “Traffic,” Benicio Del Toro is back in the awards conversation with a performance that reminds us why he’s one of the most compelling ac...
Dec 11, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs SAG-AFTRA Bills to Regulate AI Performers in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed two bills backed by SAG-AFTRA that will regulate the use of “synthetic” AI performers in New York. One bill will require disclosure when an AI performe...
Dec 11, 2025
Dwayne Johnson to Be Honored With Creative Impact in Acting Award From Variety at 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival
Variety will honor Golden Globe nominee Dwayne Johnson with the Creative Impact in Acting Award at the 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival. The award will be given as part of Variety's annual 10 Directors...
Dec 11, 2025