Category Archives: Variety

The Beatles Drama Series ‘Hamburg Days’ Reveals Key Cast and First Look Images as Shooting Starts
The key cast for drama series "Hamburg Days," about the Beatles' early days in the German city, has been revealed as the six-parter started filming in Hamburg, Munich and Liverpool. The series stars R...
Leo Barraclough May 07, 2026

‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Review: Sally Field and Lewis Pullman Help Each Other Heal in a Melodrama of Distinctly Average Intelligence
Are people still firing up “My Octopus Teacher” on Netflix? The viral success of that documentary felt like a peak-pandemic phenomenon, when some of us were sufficiently starved for connec...
Guy Lodge May 07, 2026

Taylor Swift’s Attorneys Fire Back in Trademark Lawsuit, Calling Ex-Vegas Showgirl’s Claims of Infringement ‘Absurd’
Taylor Swift’s attorneys have slapped back at a lawsuit filed by a former Las Vegas showgirl who claims that the pop superstar’s “The Life of a Showgirl” album title infringes ...
Chris Willman May 07, 2026

Stephen Colbert’s Final Weeks: David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and John Oliver to Hit ‘Late Show’ Before Last Episode
Stephen Colbert has set an all-star lineup of late-night hosts as some of his final guests on “The Late Show,” which will conclude on May 21 after being canceled by CBS last year. On May 1...
Selome Hailu May 07, 2026

‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ Singer Bonnie Tyler Hospitalized for Emergency Surgery in Portugal
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer behind 1980s hits like "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero," has been hospitalized in Portugal. A statement was shared to the 74-year-old sing...
Payton Turkeltaub May 07, 2026

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley to Reunite After ‘Hamnet’ for Benh Zeitlin’s Outlaw Romance ‘Hold On to Your Angels’
Newly-crowned Oscar winner Jessie Buckley is reuniting with her “Hamnet” co-star Paul Mescal for “Hold On To Your Angels,” written and to be directed by Oscar nominee Benh Zeit...
Alex Ritman May 07, 2026

Who Should Host the Emmys on NBC? Keke Palmer, Alan Cumming or — Wait for It — the Cast of ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’
It's a make-or-break year for the Primetime Emmys. After NBC broadcasts the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, the current four-network "wheel deal" - in which ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox take turns airing the a...
Varietyschneider May 07, 2026

Starz Ends Universal Output Deal, Citing Lower-Than-Projected Viewership
Starz reported first-quarter 2026 earnings Thursday revealing wider losses, largely due to content-impairment charges — but the media company gave indications it’s improving its financial ...
Jennifer Maas May 07, 2026

Blake Lively Sees Attorney Fee Motion as Act of Advocacy: ‘This Is About So Much More to Her’
Blake Lively agreed to settle her claims against Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios on Monday, but her legal battle continues in the form of a motion for attorney fees resulting from Baldoni̵...
Gmaddaus May 07, 2026

Mark Ruffalo Says Hollywood Stars Declined to Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-WB Merger ‘Because They’re Afraid’ the Studio Will Blacklist Them
Mark Ruffalo revealed in a new op-ed for The New York Times co-written with American Economic Liberties Project research director Matt Stoller that many Hollywood stars declined to sign the recent ope...
Zack Sharf May 07, 2026