Category Archives: Variety

France’s CNews Under Investigation for Hate Speech After Comments Targeting Black Mayor
CNews, France's equivalent to Fox News, is under formal investigation for possible hate speech following allegedly racist comments targeting the newly elected Black mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayok...
Elskes Apr 03, 2026

BritBox CEO on How Success for BBC Studios’ U.S. Streamer Is Impacting Global British TV Strategy
There’s no better example of the power of BBC Studios-owned streamer BritBox than its British crime drama “Lynley,” which marks the rare case of a British TV series made by a U.S.-fo...
Jennifer Maas Apr 03, 2026

Viggo Mortensen’s Aragorn to Be Recast in ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’; Andy Serkis Says ‘We’re on the Way to Finding Someone’
Viggo Mortensen will not be reprising the role of Aragorn in Andy Serkis’ “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” Serkis, who is directing the movie and returning in front of t...
Zack Sharf Apr 03, 2026

‘Captain Disillusion’ YouTube Star Alan Melikdjanian Sets First-Look Deal With Streamer Nebula; Scripted Sci-FI Series in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)
YouTube star Alan Melikdjanian, the creator behind the popular channel “Captain Disillusion,” has set a first-look deal with indie streaming service Nebula. Additionally, Melikdjanian̵...
Jennifer Maas Apr 03, 2026

James Marsden to Host ‘Jury Duty: Company Retreat’ Reunion Episode
James Marsden will host a special reunion episode of “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” in which he will interview the cast of the social experiment series and its unwitting hero, Anth...
Ethan Shanfeld Apr 03, 2026

France, South Korea to Co-Chair International Summit on Cinema, Series and Video Games
While in South Korea on an official visit French President Emmanuel Macron, announced, alongside South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, that both countries will co-chair a landmark international summit...
Elskes Apr 03, 2026

The Devil Wears Cerulean: Meryl Streep Nods to Her Iconic Monologue in Custom J. Crew
Meryl Streep is channeling Miranda Priestly with a series of precisely chosen looks on the "The Devil Wears Prada 2" press tour. If the famously exacting editor-in-chief couldn't find a garment in the...
Atingley4 Apr 03, 2026

Patrick Whitesell’s WIN Sports Opens Golf Division, Hires Agent Brent Hamilton
WIN Sports Group named veteran agent Brent Hamilton as a partner who will lead a new golf division, a sign the organization intends to work in more sports beyond its immediate expertise in representin...
Brian Steinberg Apr 03, 2026

Inside the ‘Mania’ of Oasis’ Multi-Million Dollar Merchandise Campaign: ‘The Fandom Is Extraordinary’
“Oasis Live ’25” might have been the hottest ticket of last year, but nearly as intense was the frenzy to buy the reunion tour’s merchandise. The mammoth merch campaign around ...
Jem Aswad Apr 03, 2026

Savannah Guthrie’s Brave Choice: How Will the ‘Today’ Anchor Return to Morning TV Amid Mom’s Unsolved Disappearance?
When Savannah Guthrie returns Monday, April 6, to NBC's "Today" after two months of grappling with the surreal abduction in Arizona of her mother, Nancy, producers and staffers will breathe a sigh of ...
Brian Steinberg Apr 03, 2026