Category Archives: Variety

Fresh from the ongoing box office and awards season success of “Hamnet,” Liza Marshall’s London-based Hera Pictures is expanding. The independent production company has hired Martha ...

"Zootopia 2" is coming to the small screen near you: The buddy-cop animated film will be available for your streaming pleasure as the film hits Disney+ on March 11. A sequel to the original 2016 film,...

"The Son-in-Law" (“El yerno”), the latest from "Miss Bala" director Gerardo Naranjo, is set to debut May 1 worldwide on Netflix following an April 19 theatrical release in Mexico. The wry ...

Actor and producer Marsai Martin will host this year’s Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon, with Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, Ryan Coogler, Teyana Taylor and Jurnee Smollett joining th...

Game publisher Wizards of the Coast has announced the 2026 roadmap for Dungeons & Dragons, featuring the concept of "Seasons," aiming to provide broader context to product drops. The upcoming seas...

Paramount Skydance's $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is not just a Hollywood deal. Powered by $24 billion from sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, the proposed mer...

Jasmine Sharma, a playwright and performer who was recently a finalist for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, has signed with WME for representation. She will be repped by Lizzy Weingold in ...

Tyler Perry is turning up the heat at Netflix. As part of his creative partnership with the streamer, Perry will write, direct and produce the firefighter drama series “Where There’s Smoke...

Charlotte Rampling is set to play a close confidante to Pope John Paul II in the Mark Ruffalo-led Vatican thriller "Santo Subito!” directed by France's Bertrand Bonello ("The Beast," "Saint Laur...

Net income at newly public Versant fell 31% in 2025, as the company saw revenue from advertising and distribution tumble, underscoring the NBCUniversal spin-off’s new mission to increase busines...