Category Archives: Variety

‘Act One’ Review: Acting Is Overreacting in Sophia Takal’s Intriguingly Off-Kilter Psychodrama
How far would you go for a woman who claims with a straight face to be “endeavoring to bring about a change in consciousness through our art?” Not that far, probably: Confronted with that ...
Guy Lodge Jun 13, 2026

Box Office: ‘Disclosure Day’ Makes First Contact With $19 Million
Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day" made first contact with theaters on Friday and landed at No. 1 on the domestic box office charts. "Disclosure Day" made $19 million on opening day f...
Jack Dunn Jun 13, 2026

Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Lead Shanghai Film Festival’s Star-Studded Opening
The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival launched Saturday at the city’s Grand Theatre, drawing a constellation of Chinese-language stars to its opening red carpet and centering its ceremon...
Naman Ramachandran Jun 13, 2026

Anna Faris Opens Up About ‘Scary Movie’ and Overcoming Anxiety: ‘I Was Convinced That I Was Going to Be Framed for Murder’
"I've been waiting for this moment," says Anna Faris. The celebrated actress and comedian is on top of the box office once more, as "Scary Movie," the sixth installment in the popular horror-spoof ser...
Marlow Stern Jun 13, 2026

Beauty vs. The Beast: Here’s Where to Watch Tommy Fury vs. Eddie Hall Boxing Pay-Per-View Live Online
The best boxers in the world travel to England, where British fighter Tommy Fury (11-0-0) takes on fellow-Brit boxer Eddie Hall (0-1-0) in the main event on Saturday, June 13. The Beauty vs. The Beast...
Rudie Obias Jun 13, 2026

Russell Crowe Recalls ‘Sticking to His Guns’ About No Sex Scenes in ‘Gladiator,’ ‘Failed’ Sequel, ‘Fantastic’ ‘Highlander’ Reboot
Russell Crowe proudly recalled "sticking to his guns" about not having sex scenes with Connie Nielsen in Ridley Scott's "Gladiator." Speaking at the Taormina Film Festival, the New Zealand-born actor ...
Rafa Sales Ross Jun 13, 2026

Claire Danes Says Leonardo DiCaprio Told Her Not to Play With Prop Guns on ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Set: ‘Claire, We Don’t Do That’
Claire Danes got some very valuable advice from a future Oscar winner. In her Variety Actors on Actors conversation with "Half Man" star Richard Gadd, the "The Beast in Me" performer reminisced about ...
Danvariety Jun 13, 2026

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan Talk Season 3 of ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ and Maggie and Negan’s Relationship: ‘This Is Our Best Season – By Far. She Didn’t Stab Me One Time!’
Beware: AMC's "The Walking Dead: Dead City" Season 3 is coming. And it might be the best one yet. "This is our best season - by far. This is such a different relationship now," said Jeffrey Dean...
Marta Balaga Jun 13, 2026

‘You Mastered the Guttural Sob’: Claire Danes and Richard Gadd on Body Transformations, Acting Nerves and Moving Past ‘Baby Reindeer’
This interview is part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series. Watch the full video interview now at CNN.com/Watch (or on the CNN app) and on Variety’s YouTube channel starting at 11...
Danvariety Jun 13, 2026

Gore Verbinski Says We Need a ‘Rating System’ for AI Use in Films: ‘If You Use AI to Write a Script, You Get an F’
American director Gore Verbinski, who is at the Taormina Film Festival in competition with "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die," spoke about the challenges of labelling the use of AI in films as the techn...
Rafa Sales Ross Jun 13, 2026