Category Archives: Variety

AI audio firm ElevenLabs has set agreements with the estates of Judy Garland, James Dean and other legends to use their voices to read books, articles, PDFs and other text material to mobile users of ...

On Feb. 6, 2023, after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkish-Syrian border, becoming the deadliest disaster in the region’s modern history, Syrian director Waad Al-Kateab was...

CNBC is tweaking its game. The NBCUniversal-backed business-news outlet said on Tuesday it intends to grow its coverage of the sports industry with the launch of a new vertical called “CNBC Spor...

“The Sandman” is adding several new cast members to its already growing lineup for Season 2, and these actors will be playing characters introduced in fan-favorite storylines from Neil Gai...

The “Blade Runner 2099” TV series at Amazon Prime Video is rounding out its cast. Previously announced series leads Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer will be joined in the sci-fi drama by: ...

Podcaster Dan Carlin sat down for Variety's "Know Their Lines" to guess the emperors, military giants and political leaders behind some of the quotes he’s used throughout the 20-year-run of "Har...

Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for action-comedy “Jackpot!,” starring Awkwafina, John Cena and Simu Liu. The film will premiere on Prime Video on Aug. 15. The film is set in 2...

Lindsay Lohan recently told ABC’s “Nightline” that returning to the Disney lot to film “Freaky Friday 2” has her feeling like a little kid again as it’s the place w...

Mercury Filmworks (“The Bob’s Burgers Movie,” “Hilda”) and Blue Spirit (“Blue Eye Samurai,” “What If...?”) have launched Seraphim, a bespoke anima...

The Berlin Film Festival is to launch a new competition focusing on new talent discovery starting from next year's edition. At the same time, it will drop the Encounters section. The moves represent t...