Category Archives: Variety

Harry Styles Opens Up About How Liam Payne’s Death Affected Him: ‘Live Your Life to the Fullest’
Amid the rollout for his new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.,” Harry Styles opened up about the loss of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, telling Apple MusicR...
Steven J. Horowitz Mar 04, 2026

Cannes Film Festival to Unveil 2026 Lineup in April
The Cannes Film Festival will unveil the lineup of its 79th edition on April 9 at a press conference in Paris hosted by the festival’s president Iris Knobloch and general delegate Thierry Fremau...
elskes Mar 04, 2026

A+E Global Networks Unveils Lifetime Movie Deals With Queen Latifah, Taraji P. Henson, Comedic Digital Series at History
A+E Global Networks expects to launch a handful of new digital series while continuing to make the programming for outlets like Lifetime, History and A&E for which it is best known. The company, c...
Brian Steinberg Mar 04, 2026

A+E Global Media Launches Storyground, a New Studio to Help Advertisers Create Content
A+E Global Media wants to ramp up the work it does to help advertisers create bespoke content for its media properties. The company, jointly controlled by Disney and Hearst, is launching Storyground, ...
Brian Steinberg Mar 04, 2026

‘Abbott Elementary’ Renewed for Season 6 at ABC
“Abbott Elementary” has been renewed for Season 6 at ABC, the network announced Wednesday. The news comes on the same day the show resumes its fifth season, with a new episode set to air t...
Joseph Otterson Mar 04, 2026

Kaley Cuoco Joins Ray Romano, Joshua Jackson in HBO Max Pilot ‘How to Survive Without Me’
Kaley Cuoco is the latest cast member to join the HBO Max drama pilot “How to Survive Without Me,” Variety has learned. Cuoco joins previously announced stars Ray Romano and Joshua Jackson...
Joseph Otterson Mar 04, 2026

Variety’s 10 Creators to Watch Spotlights the New Class of Online Talent
For most of the 120 years that Variety has covered the entertainment industry, creatives followed a tried and true script to gain the attention of Hollywood's gatekeepers by cutting their teeth on sma...
Antonio Ferme Mar 04, 2026

Nina Gold on Her Favorite Casting Moments: From Jacobi Jupe in ‘Hamnet’ to Adam Driver in ‘The Force Awakens’ and More
"The Crown," "Slow Horses," "Game of Thrones," "Baby Reindeer," "Hamnet" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" have one thing in common: casting director Nina Gold. Last month, she landed her first Oscar nom...
jazztangcay Mar 04, 2026

Barbra Streisand in Talks for Oscars Performance to Honor Robert Redford
Barbra Streisand is in talks to perform at the Oscars in tribute to her "The Way We Were" co-star Robert Redford. Streisand is in conversations to sing during the In Memoriam segment of the ceremony, ...
marcmalkin Mar 04, 2026

Burning Questions for Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal: Who Does David Ellison Think He Is? What’s Next for Netflix?
As the new reality set in, the questions multiplied. Paramount Skydance shocked the entertainment industry on Feb. 26 with the news that it had reached an agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, ...
varietybrentlang Mar 04, 2026