Category Archives: Variety

‘Dimension 20’ Star Brennan Lee Mulligan Teases Audience Plans for Madison Square Garden Show: ‘We Will Need People to Be on Their Toes’
The Unsleeping City will awaken Friday night with a live version of Dropout’s “Dimension 20” at Madison Square Garden. The Dungeons-and-Dragons-actual-play-esque show will feature ga...
Jennifer Maas Jan 24, 2025

Kris Bowers, Clément Ducol and Camille, Paul Tazewell and More to Receive Variety Artisans Awards at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Oscar-nominated artisans Kris Bowers ("The Wild Robot"), Clment Ducol and Camille ("Emilia Perez), Paul Tazewell ("Wicked") and Judy Becker ("The Brutalist") are among the recipients being honored at ...
Jazztangcay Jan 24, 2025

LeVar Burton, Alison Brie, Scott Derrickson Among Supporters of Petition Urging Increased Production Incentives Amid L.A. Fires
More than 6,500 people have signed a petition urging new production incentives in the wake of the Eaton, Hughes and Palisades fires that have devastated Los Angles since Jan. 7. The #StayInLA petition...
Carolyn Giardina Jan 24, 2025

Sarah Jessica Parker Has ‘Great Concerns’ Over Trump Administration Hurting Public Institutions Like Libraries, Says Book Bans ‘Feel Like a Virus’
Sarah Jessica Parker stopped by the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance and expressed concern over how Donald Trump’s second term as president will impact public institutions like li...
Zack Sharf Jan 24, 2025

‘Scary Movie’ Reboot From the Wayans Bros. Sets June 2026 Release Date
The “Scary Movie” reboot from the Wayans brothers has is coming to theaters on June 12, 2026. The brothers are reuniting for the first time in 18 years to write an original script for the ...
Katcy Stephan Jan 24, 2025

Paramount Hit With Legal Letter to Consider Last-Minute $13.5 Billion Offer From Outside Investors Over Skydance Bid (EXCLUSIVE)
Here comes a plot twist: As Skydance Media and RedBird Capital Partners work to close the Larry Ellison-backed takeover of Paramount Global this spring, a consortium of investors who previously bid on...
Todd Spangler Jan 24, 2025

AmericanaFest Pre-Grammy Event Pivots to Become MusiCares Fire Relief Benefit, With John Hiatt as Subject of All-Star Tribute (EXCLUSIVE)
Each year, the Americana Music Association takes over the Troubadour on Grammy eve to salute a legend in the field, and this year’s event will be a tribute to John Hiatt, with the program pivoti...
Chris Willman Jan 24, 2025

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Post-L.A. Fires Episodes Led Last Week in Late Night With Key 18-49 Demo
Jimmy Kimmel’s powerful return to air in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires earned a spike in viewership last week, according to Nielsen ratings and ABC. The network has revealed that during ...
Varietyschneider Jan 24, 2025

Jim Tauber, Former Sidney Kimmel Entertainment President, Dies at 74
Jim Tauber, a longtime executive and the president of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment for a decade until his retirement in 2015, died Wednesday from complications of multiple myeloma, his family confirmed...
Abigail Lee Jan 24, 2025

Bright Eyes, Andrew Bird and More to Perform for ‘I Love LA’ Eaton Fire Relief Concert
Two weeks after disastrous fires first erupted across Los Angeles county, communities across the region are coming together to aid its recovery. Sid The Cat, Mike Viola and Tyler Chester on Friday ann...
Thania Garcia Jan 24, 2025