Category Archives: Variety
‘Outlander’ Series Finale: Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan and EP on Celebrating the Final Sex Scene, That Callback to the Pilot and What the Ending Means: ‘That Door Was Never Going to Be Closed’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for "And the World Was All Around Us," the series finale of "Outlander," now streaming on Starz. Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan don't know what to make of t...
May 15, 2026
‘Yesteryear’ Author Caro Claire Burke on Her Bestselling Tradwife Novel, Writing an ‘Acidic’ Influencer and How the Anne Hathaway-Backed Film Adaptation Will Be ‘Faithful’ to the Material
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers for the novel "Yesteryear.” It's safe to say that Caro Claire Burke's delightfully horrifying novel "Yesteryear" - in which the fictional tr...
May 15, 2026
Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ ‘Needed to Be the Biggest Film’ He’s Made as He Cuts and Glues Together Imax Film in ’60 Minutes’ Interview (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Nolan takes viewers behind the scenes of the intimate process of putting together an Imax film in a ’60 Minutes’ interview about “The Odyssey.” In one of two clips ...
May 15, 2026
As Her Emmy-Winning Nat Geo Series ‘Trafficked’ Ends, Mariana van Zeller Launches New Indie Media Company (EXCLUSIVE)
As “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller” ended its award-winning run on Nat Geo last September, van Zeller has moved on to a new chapter in her career. The Emmy, Peabody and DuPont Award-wi...
May 15, 2026
Swiss Autofiction ‘Summer Drift’ Brings Friendship and Reclamation to ACID at Cannes
Swiss-French feature "Summer Drift," premiering at ACID Cannes Saturday, May 16, follows Johanna Schopfer, a watch factory worker in Geneva whose summer obsession with restoring her vintage VW Beetle ...
May 15, 2026
Hayley Williams Is the Fierce, Fun, Finely Tuned Rock Star We Need, as Her ‘Bachelorette Party’ Theater Tour Winds Down at the Wiltern: Concert Review
Hayley Williams has some mixed feelings about both Los Angeles and Nashville, evidently. Kicking off a three-night stand at the Wiltern Wednesday night to conclude her “Hayley WIlliams at a Bach...
May 15, 2026
‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Casts Martha Plimpton, Clifton Collins Jr. (EXCLUSIVE)
Both Martha Plimpton and Clifton Collins Jr. have joined “The Lowdown” Season 2, Variety has learned exclusively. The pair are the latest new additions to the second season of the FX serie...
May 15, 2026
Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Ends in Mistrial as Jury Unable to Reach Verdict
The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York has deadlocked, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial. After three days of deliberations, the jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a...
May 15, 2026
This Year’s Best NFL Schedule Release Videos, From LA Chargers Shading Taylor Swift to Peyton Manning Spoofing ‘The Pitt’
Every May, the NFL announces its full regular-season programming slate. But what started as a straightforward information dump has evolved into what’s now referred to as the “creative Supe...
May 15, 2026
Facing the Fascism: How This Season’s Emmy Contenders Pepper Storytelling With Real-World Perils
On this final season of Prime Video's "The Boys," Homelander - played by Antony Starr and described by showrunner Eric Kripke as "our sociopathic Superman" - decides he's going to be the new God, and ...
May 15, 2026