Category Archives: Variety

‘Ne Zha 2’ Torches Box Office Records, Becomes Highest-Grossing Chinese Film Ever
“Ne Zha 2” has ascended to the pinnacle of the Chinese box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in the country’s history. The animated feature has amassed over RMB6.6 billion y...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 07, 2025

NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards Launches Sports Docuseries ‘Year Five’ With Wheelhouse (EXCLUSIVE)
Minnesota Timberwolves player Anthony Edwards - currently making headlines for posting his own thoughts on the L.A. Lakers’ Luka Doni trade (sending Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks) - is l...
Varietyschneider Feb 07, 2025

Disabled Performers Advocate for Allies in Hollywood: ‘Inclusion Needs to Be a Movement and Not a Moment
Having written about disability representation in Hollywood for several years now, I know that activism on the topic so often begins and ends with us. If you look at various award shows, and the few t...
Rosemary Rossi Feb 07, 2025

Super Bowl Food Fight: Glut of Grocery Commercials Will Push Viewers to Eat, Eat, Eat
Hope you're hungry. When football fans and curiosity seekers settle down to watch Super Bowl LIX on Fox this Sunday, they'd better bring an appetite. Over the course of the Big Game, they will see com...
Brian Steinberg Feb 07, 2025

Paramount Pictures Enters Major Slate Financing Deal With Domain Capital Group (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount Pictures has entered into a significant new slate financing deal with private investment management firm Domain Capital Group. The pact between the studio and the firm covers a minimum of 30...
Varietybrentlang Feb 07, 2025

Kanye West Condemned for Spewing ‘Anti-Jewish Hatred’ in Latest Social Media Rant: ‘A Flagrant and Unequivocal Display of Hate’
Kanye West is being condemned by the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee after posting an antisemitic rant on X in which the rapper declared “I’m a Nazi,” called...
Zack Sharf Feb 07, 2025

Math Men: Should Amazon, Disney, Warner, Others Be Wary of Data-Focused Merger of Omnicom, Interpublic?
A looming merger of two titans of the advertising industry may put a few new curves in Madison Avenue. Omnicom Group, one of the world's biggest providers of advertising and marketing services, is set...
Brian Steinberg Feb 07, 2025

Oscar-Nominated Doc Features Shine a Light on Dark Topics, International Stories and Global Politics
Based on the feature documentaries nominated for an Academy Award over the last two years, it’s clear that if streaming services like Amazon, Apple and Netflix want to be real competitors in the...
Rosemary Rossi Feb 07, 2025

Chris Distefano Riffs on Quinceañeras and Building Emotional Walls in Trailer for Hulu Special (EXCLUSIVE)
Hulu has released a trailer for the upcoming comedy special from Chris Distefano, streaming Feb. 21. Titled “It’s Just Unfortunate,” the stand-up hour sees the Brooklyn-born comic ri...
Ethan Shanfeld Feb 07, 2025

Hank Azaria Fears AI Can Replace ‘Simpsons’ Voice Roles and ‘Recreate 100 Voices I Created’: ‘It’s Just Wrong to Steal My Likeness or Sound’
Hank Azaria expressed fear to The New York Times that artificial intelligence could soon replace him as the voice of several characters on “The Simpsons,” on which he’s been a voice ...
Zack Sharf Feb 07, 2025