Category Archives: Variety

Netflix Says Paramount Has Paid $2.8 Billion Breakup Fee for Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
Netflix just got a little richer as a result of letting Warner Bros. Discovery go. On Friday, Netflix announced that Paramount Skydance has now paid the streamer its promised $2.8 billion breakup fee ...
Jennifer Maas Feb 27, 2026

Sony Pictures Classics Carries Stanley Kramer’s Legacy to the Global Stage (Guest Column)
Since its inception 35 years ago, Sony Pictures Classics - under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard - has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the...
Clayton Davis Feb 27, 2026

Here’s How to Watch Peacock Online for Free
With the introduction of 2026 World Cup on Telemundo and a subscription price hikes, Peacock no longer offers its 7-day free trial for new subscribers. But, there’s still a way to access Peacock...
Rudie Obias Feb 27, 2026

‘G.I. Joe’ Reboots in the Works at Paramount; Max Landis Pitching a Script Years After #MeToo Allegations Derailed Career
Paramount is looking to revive its “G.I. Joe” franchise, with Max Landis and Danny McBride each penning scripts based on the Hasbro toy franchise. The projects are in early development, wi...
Angelique Jackson Feb 27, 2026

Authentic Studios Aims to Capitalize on This Weekend’s ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ Doc Release
Authentic Studios is hoping this weekend’s release of “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” - its new doc from Baz Luhrmann - is just the beginning. Variety first broke the news in Decemb...
varietyschneider Feb 27, 2026

How ‘F1’s’ Sound Team Gave the Film Its Sense of Scale and Authenticity With Unprecedented Access to Formula 1 Tracks, Grand Prix Races, Camera Footage and Audio
The roaring engine, the downshifting of the gears, tires on gravel, and crowds chanting were all aural elements that give Joseph Kosinski’s “F1” its adrenaline rush. The team at...
jazztangcay Feb 27, 2026

‘Scream 7’ Cast and Creatives on Their Favorite Franchise Kills and an Eighth Movie: ‘We Have a Lot of Ideas’
"Scream" franchise creator Kevin Williams says he has "a lot of ideas" for an eighth movie. "If this film is successful and there’s an audience for it, you know we’ll make it because 1, I ...
marcmalkin Feb 27, 2026

Warner Bros. Sale to Paramount Over Netflix Won’t Save Movie Theaters: ‘Pick Your Poison’
Is there a lesser of two evils? That was the looming question for movie theater owners before Netflix bowed out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. and paved the way for Paramount Skydance to take ove...
Rebecca Rubin Feb 27, 2026

Radiohead Tells Trump’s Homeland Security to ‘Go F— Yourselves’ After Song Used in ICE Video
Radiohead has issued a joint band statement decrying the use of the group’s song “Let Down” in a pro-ICE video, telling the U.S.’s Department of Homeland Security to “go ...
Chris Willman Feb 27, 2026

BAFTA Pressured BBC to Exclude John Davidson’s N-Word Outburst From Streaming
BAFTA is moving to correct the record on two fronts after John Davidson's Tourette’s-related outburst - including the technical question of whether a microphone near his seat may have made the m...
Clayton Davis Feb 27, 2026