Category Archives: Variety

Olivia Rodrigo Releases Special-Edition Vinyl for ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’
Olivia Rodrigo’s third studio album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” is one of the year’s most anticipated releases. Available worldwide now, the singer has partne...
Karla Cote Jun 12, 2026

LISTEN: Mike Hopkins on Prime Video’s Evolution, the Bundling Boom, How MGM Changed Amazon, the Future of Bond and No Regrets on ‘Melania’
On today's episode of Variety's “Strictly Business” podcast, Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, gives a wide-ranging interview on the evolution of Amazon's media str...
Cynthia Littleton Jun 12, 2026

Jacob Soboroff Aims to ‘Connect’ New MS NOW Weekend Show With Social-Media Energy
Jacob Soboroff says he was doing creator media before creator media became cool. In some views, the 43-year-old MS NOW correspondent has finally made it. After years of doing what can sometimes be int...
Brian Steinberg Jun 12, 2026

Kathryn Newton Joins Cooper Hoffman in Hulu Pilot ‘Durango’
Kathryn Newton will star opposite Cooper Hoffman in the Hulu drama pilot “Durango.” The project follows Mikey (Hoffman), a ski bum townie chasing a buzz, who meets Bunny (Newton), a homesc...
Ethan Shanfeld Jun 12, 2026

‘The Beatles’ Movies Casts ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Star Ben Schwartz
Ben Schwartz has joined the cast of "The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event." Schwartz’s role is unspecified, but photographers captured the actor on the films’ set. He joins an ensembl...
Jazztangcay Jun 12, 2026

‘O Horizon’ Review: Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn Are Reunited by App in a Slender AI Allegory
A decade or so ago, the premise of “O Horizon” might have seemed like “Black Mirror” fodder: Fed various photos, videos, messages and personal effects of a dead man, a computer...
Guy Lodge Jun 12, 2026

Ron Howard Thinks Audiences Will Decide Whether AI Films Succeed: ‘What Are We Invested In?’
Ron Howard believes there’s a chance AI-generated films could succeed - but only if movie audiences decide they’re worth watching. Howard spoke during a fireside chat at the Runway AI Fest...
Corbin Bolies Jun 12, 2026

Alec Baldwin and Dana Carvey Trade Tips on Impersonating Biden, Bush and Playing a ‘Mean and Nasty’ Donald Trump
Dana Carvey is no stranger to meeting the men he has lampooned on “SNL” and in his stand-up act, but so far, he’s just missed running into Joe Biden. It turns out the 46th president ...
Varietybrentlang Jun 12, 2026

Emilia Clarke’s ‘Ponies,’ ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Among Competitors for Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s Golden Nymph
Spy thriller "Ponies," starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, and "The Other Bennet Sister," starring Ella Bruccoleri and Richard E. Grant, are among the drama series and TV movies competing ...
Leo Barraclough Jun 12, 2026

Rebel Audio Launches Public Beta of AI Podcast Production Platform (EXCLUSIVE)
Rebel Audio, the AI-powered podcasting startup that counts former "Apprentice" producer Mark Burnett as one of its advisers, has entered its public era. In beta mode, that is. Rebel Audio said Fr...
Corbin Bolies Jun 12, 2026