Category Archives: Variety

Hong Kong FilMart 2026: Six Takeaways From Asia’s Buzzy Film and Entertainment Content Marketplace
Thirty years in, and FilMart still knows how to fill a room. The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre hummed with a density that attendees said felt more like the market’s pre-pandemic pea...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 21, 2026

Justin Timberlake’s DWI Arrest Footage Released: ‘I’m a Little Nervous… My Heart Is Racing’
Footage of Justin Timberlake’s 2024 DWI arrest has been released after the singer sued Sag Harbor Village earlier this month to prevent it from seeing the light of day. A judge gave the go-ahead...
Steven J. Horowitz Mar 20, 2026

Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay Says the Franchise is ‘Over’ After Taylor Frankie Paul Season Gets Pulled: ‘How Do You Move Forward Past That?’
Bachelor Nation is speaking out in the wake of ABC pulling “The Bachelorette” from the schedule. On Thursday, ABC announced the decision not to air the season, hours after a video of a 202...
Pat Saperstein Mar 20, 2026

Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 54
Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and Kevin Lynch on “Criminal Minds,” died in his sleep Friday, according to a statement from his family...
Kate Aurthur Mar 20, 2026

‘Baywatch’ Adds Nadia Gray to Recurring Cast
Fox’s hotly anticipated “Baywatch” reboot has added Nadia Gray as a recurring guest star, Variety has confirmed. Gray will play Lisa, an EMT and partner to the team of lifeguards bou...
Varietymattdonnelly Mar 20, 2026

SXSW 2026: The 8 Best Things We Watched in Austin, From a Semi-Suicidal Charlie Day to a Talking Fox Played by Olivia Colman
Though this year’s South by Southwest Film & TV Festival was an abbreviated, seven-day affair, filmmakers still brought Austin’s clap-happy crowds an assortment of film and TV titles f...
Kate Aurthur Mar 20, 2026

Crisis at Row K: New Indie Film Distributor’s Money Problems Put Reputations and Maude Apatow’s Directorial Debut in Jeopardy (EXCLUSIVE)
Less than eight months after it launched, Row K Entertainment, a new Hollywood distribution label, is being beset with unpaid bills and concerns about its finances. Eight sources from outside the comp...
Varietymattdonnelly Mar 20, 2026

Bringing Rocky to Life: How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Puppeteer James Ortiz Created the Movie’s Lovable Alien
When Ryan Gosling interacts on screen with his alien buddy, which he does for more than half of “Project Hail Mary,” he wasn’t staring at a green screen as cameras rolled. Instead, h...
Varietybrentlang Mar 20, 2026

Oscar Winning ‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ Director David Borenstein Lines Up Next Project With PBS, Reunites With Danish Team for ‘Living in Our Heads’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Earlier this week, American director David Borenstein was supposed to pitch his next project at CPH:DOX's prestigious Forum platform. He had to pull out at the last minute, however, but for a very goo...
Rafa Sales Ross Mar 20, 2026

Nielsen Delays ‘Gauge’ Report Further, Following Streamer Backlash, Citing Need for Data Updates (EXCLUSIVE)
Nielsen said it will delay even further the release of its popular “Gauge,” a monthly snapshot of viewing across linear and digital screens after some clients became alarmed by a downturn ...
Brian Steinberg Mar 20, 2026