Category Archives: Variety

Amazon MGM Makes Blood Oath to Theater Owners of 15 Movies Per Year: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Was ‘Just the Beginning’
“Project Hail Mary” and its $525 million dollar global box office haul was not a fluke, Amazon MGM Studios swore on a stack of James Bond novels in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. The tech m...
Varietymattdonnelly Apr 15, 2026

Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Trailer Seduces CinemaCon With Art, Sex and an Oscar-Winning Six Pack
Fresh off a triumphant Oscar win, Michael B. Jordan hit CinemaCon to showcase his latest directorial effort: a slick remake of “The Thomas Crown Affair.” The annual convention of movie the...
Varietymattdonnelly Apr 15, 2026

Thai Pitch at Cannes Unveils Three Projects for 11th Edition, Led by Ekachai Uekrongtham’s WWII Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
Three Thai feature projects - among them a World War II drama from “Beautiful Boxer” helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham - will go before industry buyers and programmers at the 11th edition of Thai...
Naman Ramachandran Apr 15, 2026

Elevate Production Finance and Privata Capital Join Forces on New Indie Film Fund (EXCLUSIVE)
A new media finance fund backed by Privata Capital will give Elevate Production Finance substantially greater firepower to lend to independent film and television productions worldwide. Elevate Produc...
Naman Ramachandran Apr 15, 2026

Gummybear International and Toonz Mark 20 Years of Gummibär With Feature Film Set for 2027 (EXCLUSIVE)
Gummybear International Inc. is celebrating two decades of Gummibr, the animated character whose 2006 viral hit “I’m a Gummy Bear” made it one of the earliest breakout successes on t...
Naman Ramachandran Apr 15, 2026

‘The Fear of 13’ Broadway Review: Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson’s Dynamic Performances Rein in a Tonally Bumpy Play
At age 21, Nick Yarris was stopped during a routine traffic stop, arrested and sentenced to die for the rape and murder of a young wife and mother. Though Yarris did not commit this crime, he would sp...
Aramide Tinubu Apr 15, 2026

Netflix Latin America’s Francisco Ramos Says: ‘I Believe It’s Crucial for Talented People to Feel They Can Succeed in Their Own Country’ (EXCLUSIVE)
After opening new offices in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina this year, Netflix is now turning its attention to Colombia. Francisco Ramos, Netflix's VP of original content, Latin America, was at the 65th...
Anna Marie de la Fuente Apr 15, 2026

Steven Spielberg Warns Hollywood Must Invest in Original Stories or Movies Will ‘Run Out of Gas,’ Debuts Eerie New ‘Disclosure Day’ Trailer at CinemaCon
They’re here. Steven Spielberg premiered a new trailer at CinemaCon on Wednesday for “Disclosure Day,” his return to summer blockbuster filmmaking after a decade mostly spent making ...
Varietybrentlang Apr 15, 2026

‘American Pie’ Star Shannon Elizabeth Joins OnlyFans After Hollywood ‘Controlled the Outcome of My Career’: ‘This Is About Changing That’
Shannon Elizabeth, who was one of Hollywood’s biggest sex symbols in the early 2000s thanks to her roles in the “American Pie” film franchise and the original “Scary Movie,R...
Zack Sharf Apr 15, 2026

‘Lorne’ Review: Just When You Thought You Were Done Looking Back at ‘SNL,’ Morgan Neville’s Puckishly Playful Lorne Michaels Doc Completes the Picture
"Lorne" lures us in with the mischievous playfulness of its tone. The premise of the movie is that Lorne Michaels is one of those rare showbiz figures known, almost mythologically, by just one name (l...
Owen Gleiberman Apr 15, 2026