Category Archives: Variety
DOJ Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Fast-Track Approval Process for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Because of Politics, Antitrust Chief Says
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has claimed it has “confidence in the speed and certainty of its regulatory pathway” in closing the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a $111...
Mar 19, 2026
Sarah Michelle Gellar Hopes ‘Buffy’ Reboot Pilot Doesn’t Leak and Urges Fans Not to Read Script: ‘Pilots Are Not Finished’
Though Sarah Michelle Gellar is disappointed about Hulu scrapping Chlo Zhao’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot, she hopes the pilot they shot actually never sees the light of day. D...
Mar 19, 2026
Unifrance Managing Director Daniela Elstner Files Police Complaint Against Singer and Actor Patrick Bruel for Attempted Rape and Sexual Assault
Daniela Elstner, managing director of Unifrance, has filed a police complaint against French singer-songwriter and actor Patrick Bruel over alleged attempted rape and sexual assault. The exec’s ...
Mar 19, 2026
Piers Morgan Walks Out of Explosive Interview With HSTikkyTokky, Influencer Featured in Louis Theroux’s ‘Inside the Manosphere’: ‘I Think You’re a F—ing Idiot’
Piers Morgan walked out of a heated interview with controversial influencer Harrison Sullivan, aka HSTikkyTokky, whose inflammatory rhetoric was spotlighted in Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary R...
Mar 19, 2026
‘A Ghost in the Market,’ ‘Somewhere in the South’ and ‘38.83’ Share Honors at Evenly Spread Hong Kong Project Awards
The honors were evenly distributed at the 2026 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) awards with three film projects winning two prizes each and several others picking up one award apiece. The eve...
Mar 19, 2026
Tiwa Savage, Earl Sweatshirt, Rachel Chinouriri and More Lead SXSW London Music Lineup
SXSW London has unveiled the first music acts for its 2026 edition, including Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage, rapper Earl Sweatshirt and singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri. After its inaugural editi...
Mar 19, 2026
Doha Film Institute Unveils Projects Set for Qumra Event That Has Moved Online Due to Iran War
The Doha Film Institute's Qumra Arab film industry incubator - which has been scrapped as a physical event and moved online due to the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war - has unveiled the 49 projects from ...
Mar 19, 2026
Kevin Spacey Settles With Sexual Assault Accusers Before London Civil Trial
Kevin Spacey has reached a settlement with three men who sued him over sexual assault claims, according to BBC News, avoiding a civil trial in London that was set for October. The men alleged that Spa...
Mar 19, 2026
Russell T Davies’ ‘It’s a Sin’ Is Getting a Theatrical Dance Adaptation
Russell T Davies' award-winning drama "It's a Sin" is set to be adapted as a dance by leading U.K. dance company Rambert. Davies will exec produce the project alongside pop duo Pet Shop Boys and Glyn ...
Mar 19, 2026
Santiago Segura and Sony, Plus a Little Help From Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey, Smash Spanish Cinema Records With ‘Torrente for President’
Who would have thought that Kevin Spacey, after his Hollywood career ended amid various sexual assault allegations, would feature in a blockbuster? Well, it's happened, at least in Spain. "Torre...
Mar 19, 2026