Category Archives: Variety

‘SNL U.K.’ Kicks Off With Keir Starmer Sending a Break-Up Voice Note to Donald Trump: ‘I’m Afraid I Can’t Go to War With You, but We Can Still Be Chums’
“Saturday Night Live U.K.” kicked off its first-ever episode by following the American tradition of a political cold open, featuring U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer trying to break the ne...
Ellise Shafer Mar 21, 2026

Soccer Star Jorginho Frello Says His Daughter Was ‘Super Scared’ After Chappell Roan’s Security Spoke ‘Extremely Aggressively’ to Her
Brazilian soccer star Jorginho Frello is accusing Chappell Roan’s team of mistreating his 11-year-old daughter at a hotel in So Paulo. Frello, who plays for Flamengo, posted a statement on socia...
Kennedy French Mar 21, 2026

‘Harry Potter’ Series Star Paapa Essiedu Says He’s Received Death Threats Over Snape Casting: ‘I’ve Been Told, “Quit or I’ll Murder You”’
"Harry Potter" actor Paapa Essiedu says he has received race-fuelled death threats over his casting as Professor Snape in the upcoming HBO Max adaptation. "I've been told, 'Quit or I'll murder you,'" ...
K.J. Yossman Mar 21, 2026

Pacific Electric Rises in L.A.: Mumford and Sons’ Ben Lovett on Becoming ‘a Bill Graham Figure’ and Opening the Club He Hopes Will Kickstart a Whole New Cultural Hub
Taylor Goldsmith, the frontman of Dawes, was addressing the crowd from the stage at the grand opening of Pacific Electric, a brand new venue near downtown L.A., when he made it clear that he expects i...
Chris Willman Mar 21, 2026

‘The Office’ Star Brian Baumgartner Recalls Getting ‘Really Mad’ Over Cut Kevin Malone Joke
"The Office" alum Brian Baumgartner is revisiting a rare behind-the-scenes dispute from his nine-season run as Kevin Malone, revealing he once pushed back against editors who cut what he considered to...
Kennedy French Mar 21, 2026

How European Documentary Filmmakers Battled to Give Their Protagonists a Voice: ‘There Has Been a Lot of Repression’
Nolwenn Herv's "The Cord," which received a Special Mention in the main competition category of Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX, is one of six European films that too...
Leo Barraclough Mar 21, 2026

Billy Magnussen and Simon Helberg Talk ‘Fake Idols’ of Tech World as ‘The Audacity’ Gears up for Second Season: ‘The Stakes Are High’
Created by Jonathan Glatzer, "The Audacity" is returning for a second season, and its stars are ready for it. "The stakes are high," Billy Magnussen tells Variety. "Jonathan has set up so many t...
Marta Balaga Mar 21, 2026

‘Marc by Sofia’ Review: Sofia Coppola’s Documentary About Her Fashion BFF Marc Jacobs Captures but Never Unzips Its Subject
It presents a lot of tasty clips of Jacobs through the decades, going back to his 1980s days at the Parsons School of Design, but the heart of the movie is its chronicle of the 12 weeks in which he dr...
Owen Gleiberman Mar 21, 2026

‘Saturday Night Live U.K.’ Cast Guide: Meet the Fresh Faces Leading the Inaugural Season
"Saturday Night Live" is landing across the pond. The British adaptation of NBC's long-running comedy series is set to premiere on March 21, which means there's a whole new lineup of stand-ups to fami...
Kennedy French Mar 21, 2026

‘Innamorata’ Author on That Shocking Ending, Book 2 Plans and Why She’d Prefer a ‘Castlevania’-Style Adaptation to Live Action
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Ava Reid's "Innamorata,” released March 17 by Penguin Random House. Ava Reid’s latest novel, “Innamorata,” ended with such a twi...
Jennifer Maas Mar 21, 2026