Category Archives: Variety

Angus Cloud’s Fez Was the ‘Backbone’ of ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Before His Death Because Sam Levinson ‘Wanted Him to Stay Clean’ and ‘He Needed Something to Look Forward To’
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson focused much of the HBO series’ third season around Fezco, the character played by Angus Cloud, before the actor’s death from a fentanyl overdos...
Selome Hailu Apr 10, 2026

Lionsgate Promotes Laurel Pecchia to Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications
Lionsgate has promoted Laurel Pecchia to the tole of senior vice president of corporate communications, Variety has learned. In her role, she helps lead Lionsgate’s corporate media relations str...
Joseph Otterson Apr 10, 2026

Zohran Mamdani Interviewed by John Wilson in Video About Reducing New York City Scaffolding (EXCLUSIVE)
On Zohran Mamdani’s 100th day in office as mayor of New York City, his office released a video in collaboration with documentarian John Wilson about new policies designed to reduce the amount of...
Selome Hailu Apr 10, 2026

Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård Sequel ‘Lords of War’ Acquired by Vertical for U.S.
Vertical has picked up U.S. rights to Andrew Niccol’s crime thriller “Lords of War,” starring Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgrd. The early pre-sale deal for the film from “Coda...
Pat Saperstein Apr 10, 2026

Movie Theater Operators Weigh In on Fewer Trailers, Too Much Texting and Today’s Bankable Stars: ‘Zendaya and Tom Holland Are the Next Gen’
Is the great movie theater reset truly, finally, actually upon us? Hollywood keeps prophesizing about the industry's long-awaited recovery… only for domestic box office grosses to remain frustra...
Rebecca Rubin Apr 10, 2026

‘Emily in Paris’ Readies Season 6 Shoot With Greece and Monaco as New Locations (EXCLUSIVE)
Looks like Gabriel may be whisking Emily off to Greece in Season 6 of “Emily in Paris.” Darren Star's hit Netflix romantic comedy series is kicking off production in May, with Greece and M...
Elskes Apr 10, 2026

AMC Makes ‘Audacity’ Debut Available on TikTok, in Three-Minute Segments
You don't need to be a tech mogul to watch "The Audacity," the new AMC drama that tells the story of a Silicon Valley guru who must navigate his way around a consumer data scandal. But if you wan...
Brian Steinberg Apr 10, 2026

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Renewed for Three More Seasons at FX, Hulu
FX has renewed the hit docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham” for an additional three seasons, Variety has learned. The news means the show will run through at least its eighth season. It also co...
Joseph Otterson Apr 10, 2026

ATX TV Festival to Present Inaugural Creative Impact Award to Warren Littlefield, Honor Bill Lawrence With Showrunner Award
ATX TV Festival is shining a light on TV leaders at their 2026 fest, set for May 28-31 in Austin, Texas. Bill Lawrence will return with "Bill Lawrence and Friends,” a marquee conversation with t...
Emily Longeretta Apr 10, 2026

Natasha Lyonne Walks Red Carpet Hours After She Called Out Report About Being Kicked Off a Flight
Natasha Lyonne walked the red carpet at the April 9 premiere of Focus Features’ “Lorne” documentary in New York City, hours after calling out a Page Six report that claimed she was k...
Zack Sharf Apr 10, 2026