Category Archives: Variety

Blake Draper will star as the sole actor in “A. Rimbaud,” a biopic about French poet Arthur Rimbaud from writer-director Patrick Wang. Draper recently starred in the Disney+ romantic comed...

Matthew Gray Gubler could soon be making his return to CBS. Variety has confirmed that the actor is attached to play the lead role in the pilot “Einstein” at the broadcaster. The show is d...

On Aug. 28, Amandla Stenberg, the lead of the "Star Wars" series "The Acolyte," posted an eight-and-a-half-minute video to her Instagram Stories about Lucasfilm's abrupt decision not to pick up the sh...

The upcoming Netflix limited drama series “The Beast in Me” has added four new cast members, Variety has learned. Brittany Snow, Natalie Morales, David Lyons, and Tim Guinee will all star ...

Jax Media, an Imagine Entertainment company, has hired veteran production executive Yolanda T. Cochran as the new head of production. In her new role, Cochran will oversee the sales, strategy, and exe...

The choreographers behind “Wonka” and “Barbie” are among the nominees for the 2024 World Choreography Awards. With over 200 submissions, Christopher Gattelli (“Wonka̶...

Costume designer Arianne Phillips will be honored with the Newport Beach Film Festival Creative Visionary Award. The festival and its partner, Fashion Island, will be honoring Phillips with the award ...

Lionsgate Television has optioned the R.F. Kuang novel “Yellowface” with plans to develop it as a scripted series, Variety has learned exclusively. Karyn Kusama is onboard to direct and ex...

Verve Label Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has promoted Jamie Krents to CEO-president and Dawn Olejar to chief operating officer, effective immediately. According to the announcement, Kre...

YouTube Shorts are about to get a longer playing time. The video platform’s TikTok-like short-form format will triple the maximum length of videos, boosting it from 60 seconds to 3 minutes. Star...