Category Archives: Variety

Whalar Group Launches Lighthouse Studios to Build a TV-Like Schedule of Creator Content, Sets Joint Venture With Cole Bennett’s Lyrical Lemonade
Whalar Group, a growing player in talent representation for the creator economy, is taking a big swing at building a network TV-like weekly schedule of creator-led series. The company has launched Lig...
Cynthia Littleton Mar 10, 2026

Viola Davis on Her Meme-Worthy Moment at the Actor Awards and Why She Wanted to Write Crime Fiction With Courtroom Thriller ‘Judge Stone’
It’s far from Viola Davis' first time becoming a meme. Yet, the EGOT winner can't help chuckling at the exuberant way she announced "Sinners" star Michael B. Jordan as best actor winner at last ...
Angelique Jackson Mar 10, 2026

Abramorama Buys A Cappella Documentary ‘Just Sing’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to “Just Sing,” a coming-of-age a cappella documentary set in a real-life “Pitch Perfect”-esque competition. It follows...
Varietybrentlang Mar 10, 2026

AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Sings About Backlash in Bizarre Music Video Claiming ‘AI’s Not the Enemy, It’s the Key’
Tilly Norwood the pop star? The AI creation, never one to shy away from the limelight since her controversial debut last year, has now dropped a bizarre music video in which she attempts to address th...
Alex Ritman Mar 10, 2026

MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center Announce New Directors, New Films 55th Anniversary Edition
The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center have announced the 55th anniversary edition of New Directors/ New Films. The annual program will be held April 8 through April 19 with filmmakers sc...
Jazztangcay Mar 10, 2026

Willem Dafoe Movie ‘The Souffleur’ Lands North American Distribution With Kino Lorber (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Souffleur,” starring Willem Dafoe as an American hotel manager in Vienna, has sold to Kino Lorber for North American distribution. Represented internationally by Magnify, “The S...
Elskes Mar 10, 2026

Latin American Powerhouse Cimarrón Boards ‘Los Indecentes,’ From ‘Barrabrava’ Co-Director Jean Michel Cerf (EXCLUSIVE)
Cimarrn, the Latin American production-services powerhouse, has boarded "Los Indecentes" ("The Indecent"), the feature debut of Uruguay's Jean Michel Cerf, co-director of Amazon Prime Series "Barrabra...
John Hopewell Mar 10, 2026

‘Mariinka’ Director Talks Spending a Decade in Ukraine to Chronicle How a Country’s Youth Adapts to War in CPH:DOX Opener (EXCLUSIVE)
To Belgian director Pieter-Jan De Pue, fewer commodities are as precious to a creative as time. The photographer spent seven years in Afghanistan to tell the story of children digging up Soviet mines ...
Rafa Sales Ross Mar 10, 2026

After Viral Timothée Chalamet Town Hall, CNN and Variety to Partner Again on Oscars Red Carpet Pre-Show
After Timothe Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey’s viral town hall, CNN and Variety are teaming up again to give audiences a front-row seat to one of Hollywood’s biggest nights. CNN and Vari...
Rebecca Rubin Mar 10, 2026

Disney Taps ESPN’s Omar Raja to Help NBA Fans Pivot to the Oscars on ABC
Omar Raja often takes to social media to showcase some of the most surprising or complex plays in sports. On Sunday, he will find himself right in the middle of an intricate maneuver. When ABC wraps i...
Brian Steinberg Mar 10, 2026