Category Archives: Variety

‘Momo,’ Starring Martin Freeman, Claes Bang, Sells to Several Additional Territories at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Epsilon Film has closed a raft of international deals on "Momo," the live-action family adventure film based on the novel by Michael Ende, best known for “The NeverEnding Story,” and starr...
Leo Barraclough May 15, 2026

Bill Maher Mocks Trump for Getting Played by China’s Xi Jinping: ‘He Holds the Cards Now’
Recent weeks of "Real Time with Bill Maher" have seen the acerbic comic grill probable Democratic presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom for suing Fox News, comparing the California governor's litigi...
Marlow Stern May 15, 2026

Fifth Season and HarbourView Equity Partners Set Multi-Picture Financing Pact
Fifth Season and HarbourView Equity Partners have set a multi-picture financing pact that will help the indie film and TV production outfit bring to life a number of projects including Dev Patel’...
Cynthia Littleton May 15, 2026

‘Colony’ Director Yeon Sang-ho on AI, Individuality and Why Zombies Still Matter
Yeon Sang-ho's "Colony" premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, marking the "Train to Busan" director's return to the zombie genre. This time, he infuses it...
Naman Ramachandran May 15, 2026

‘Sonic 4’ Wraps Shooting; First Look at Metal Sonic Revealed
Director Jeff Fowler has wrapped filming on “Sonic the Hedgehog 4.” Fowler, who directed all three "Sonic" films, shared the news via X. He wrote, “On behalf of this amazing cast/cre...
Jazztangcay May 15, 2026

‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’ Review: John Travolta’s Slim and Winning Boyhood Reverie of Air Travel in the Lost-Paradise Age of TWA
"Propeller One-Way Night Coach" is sometimes funny in a light way, but it's mostly sincere. Travolta wants to share how much he loved being on this plane: the wide-eyed wonder of it all - and, underne...
Owen Gleiberman May 15, 2026

Tony Seiniger, Poster Designer and Movie Marketer, Dies at 87
Tony Seiniger, known as “The Godfather of Movie Advertising” for his work on campaigns for films including “Jaws,” died May 11 in Atlanta. He was 87. Born in New York City, he ...
Pat Saperstein May 15, 2026

Drake Becomes Most-Streamed Artist in a Single Day in 2026 on Spotify
Drake is already making history following the release of his trio of albums - “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour” - as he’s smashed three Spotify records...
Steven J. Horowitz May 15, 2026

‘Dutton Ranch’ Series Premiere Episodes: Craziest Moments and Burning Questions, From A Cold-Blooded Murder to Beth and Rip’s Steamy Shower Scene
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the two-episode series premiere of “Dutton Ranch,” “The Untold Want” and “Earn Another Day,” which are now streaming...
William Earl May 15, 2026

‘Gentle Monster’ Review: Léa Seydoux Brings Gravity to a Harrowing End-of-Family Drama
It is ironic, in a film of precious little irony, that Marie Kreutzer’s intelligently made but unremittingly bleak “Gentle Monster” - the Austrian director’s Cannes competition...
Jessica Kiang May 15, 2026