Category Archives: Variety

Bobby J. Brown, a character actor best known for his portrayal of Officer Bobby Brown on the HBO drama "The Wire," died Tuesday after a barn fire in Maryland. He was 62. The Maryland Office of the Chi...

The Writers Guild of America issued its opening salvo the 2026 studio negotiations on Thursday, even as its own staff continues to walk a picket line outside union headquarters. The union is preparing...

Jim Carrey got the creme de la creme of French cinema on their feet at the 51st edition of France’s Cesar Awards, where he received this year’s honorary award and delivered an emotional sp...

Wall Street seems thrilled that Netflix is walking away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Shares of the streaming giant were up nearly 10% in after-hours trading, at more than $92, after Ne...

Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in its entirety after a whirlwind afternoon in which Netflix dropped out of the hunt despite having reached an agreement in December to a...

Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address brought in an estimated 32.6 million viewers on Tuesday, according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel ratings. That was down from last year’...

Broadway star and illusionist Rob Lake has signed with WME. Lake recently starred on Broadway for the holiday special “Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets” at the Broadhurst The...

Principal photography is set to get underway March 1 on “Chheledhora,” a Bengali-language thriller from writer-director Shieladitya Moulik. The Indo-American co-production, starring Swasti...

The board of Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday it has determined that the latest offer from Paramount Skydance is a “superior proposal” to its existing merger pact with Netflix. The mov...

After a historic Olympic hockey tournament that saw Team USA take home the gold medal, the National Hockey League is back, with teams facing off in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, for a choice to hoist...