Category Archives: Variety

Florida Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, Alleges Altman Showed ‘Utter Disregard for the Risk to Human Life’
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing Altman of leading a company that prioritized profits over protecting its users' safety. In the 83-page c...
Corbin Bolies Jun 01, 2026
Fox Weather Gains Distribution on SiriusXM
SiriusXM will begin distributing Fox Weather across its satellite-radio service starting June 3, a move aimed at making more weather news available as hurricane season starts along the Atlantic coast....
Brian Steinberg Jun 01, 2026

ESPN, Women’s National Football Conference Expand Rights Deal
ESPN viewers have long been ready for some football. Now they will be getting more of a chance to watch a different take on the sport. ESPN and Women's National Football Conference have expanded their...
Brian Steinberg Jun 01, 2026

Jennifer Aniston, Kit Harington, Keke Palmer and Jamie Lee Curtis Set for ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 24
Variety and CNN are teaming up for another installment of Actors on Actors, starring some of the biggest contenders for this year’s Emmys. In its 24th season, the award-winning interview series ...
Ramin Setoodeh Jun 01, 2026

‘Bring Me the Beauties’: Inside the Doomsday Alien Sex Cult That Ensnared the First Male Supermodel
Hoyt Richards was the quintessential "all-American" guy. Tall, tan and blond, Richards was awarded a football scholarship to Princeton before becoming the world's first male supermodel - jet-setting a...
Marlow Stern Jun 01, 2026

Independent Film Company Acquires Psychosexual Thriller ‘Night Nurse’ Starring Mimi Rogers and Bruce McKenzie (EXCLUSIVE)
Independent Film Company (formerly known as IFC Films) has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to Georgia Bernstein’s debut feature “Night Nurse,” which premiered earlier this year...
Matthew Minton Jun 01, 2026

Emilia Clarke Film ‘Next Life’ Snapped Up for U.K. and Ireland by Vertigo Releasing (EXCLUSIVE)
"Next Life," the romantic drama feature starring Emilia Clarke as an aspiring jazz singer, has been snapped up by Vertigo Releasing for the U.K. and Ireland. Clarke ("Game of Thrones," "Me Before You"...
K.J. Yossman Jun 01, 2026

Hamaguchi, Kore-eda, Farhadi Cannes Titles Acquired for India by Impact Films (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Impact Films has broadened its 2026 Cannes acquisition slate to include titles by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Kore-eda Hirokazu, and Asghar Farhadi, while also stepping into the Indonesian market...
Naman Ramachandran Jun 01, 2026

Sydney Sweeney Told ‘Euphoria’ Creator Not to Cut Nude Scenes From Season 3 When He Considered Excluding Them: ‘Are You Kidding?’
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson says he considered shooting Season 3 without any nudity for Cassie, the character that launched Sydney Sweeney’s career and has often sparked criticis...
Selome Hailu Jun 01, 2026

Italian Producer Marco Perego on Backing Cannes Winners ‘Fjord’ and ‘Minotaur’ as Indie Cinema Comes Under Threat: ‘We Need to Start Talking About Community’
Italian multi-hyphenate Marco Perego - who was recently on the Cannes red carpet as a producer of Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d'Or winner “Fjord” and Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Mi...
Nvivarelli Jun 01, 2026