Category Archives: Variety

‘Hamnet’ Producer Liza Marshall Lifts the Lid on Hera Pictures, Her ‘Fiercely Independent,’ Literary-Forward Production Company That’s Now Developing Maggie O’Farrell’s Next Novel
Liza Marshall recently discovered that she was the only person who bid for the rights to "Hamnet." This was back in October 2019, after the producer had been sent Maggie O'Farrell's novel a good five ...
Alex Ritman Feb 25, 2026

MEP Capital Takes Majority Stake in BondIt Media, Launches $100 Million Credit Facility (EXCLUSIVE)
MEP Capital Management, a New York-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the media and entertainment industry, has closed a majority stake acquisition in BondIt Media Capital, the indep...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 25, 2026

Ahead of $55 Billion Go-Private Deal, Electronic Arts Leads Video Game Publishers With Most Game Downloads in 2025
Soon-to-be privately-owned game publisher and developer Electronic Arts saw the most PC/console game downloads of the year of any game publisher with over 200 million units sold, according to Sensor T...
Payton Turkeltaub Feb 25, 2026

Ava Max Returns With New Label Partnership and Sharp Pop Single ‘Kill It Queen’: ‘I Want to Do Everything 10 Times Better’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Last week, Ava Max decided to break her silence on what’s been happening behind the scenes over the past few months. After days of teasing what appeared to be the start of a new era on social me...
Steven J. Horowitz Feb 25, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel Torches Trump’s State of the Union Speech: ‘A Nut Job Wannabe King’ Who ‘Has His Goons Arresting and Killing American Citizens. He’s Protecting Pedophiles and Won’t Explain It’
Jimmy Kimmel eviscerated Donald Trump’s State of the Union address during his Tuesday late-night monologue, summarizing his feelings on the president’s 108-minute “rambling” sp...
Zack Sharf Feb 25, 2026

‘The Cage’ Stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha in a Thriller That ‘Throws the Crime Genre on Its Head’ (EXCLUSIVE)
These days, any drama with the U.K.'s Sheridan Smith raises expectations, especially if her role is written by Tony Schumacher, creator of "The Responder." Winner of a BAFTA TV Award for "Mrs Biggs" (...
John Hopewell Feb 25, 2026

Arab Superstar Mohamed Ramadan, Egypt’s First Artist to Perform at Coachella, Signs With WME (EXCLUSIVE)
Egyptian multihyphenate Mohamed Ramadan - who last year became the first artist from Egypt to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - has signed with rhe William Morris Endeavor Agen...
nvivarelli Feb 25, 2026

Damson Idris Named Formula 1 Global Ambassador
“F1” star Damson Idris has been named Formula 1’s global ambassador. The news comes days after Idris helped launch the new Formula 1 season by appearing in the new "All To Drive For"...
jazztangcay Feb 25, 2026

Driver Who Killed the Dixie Chicks’ Original Singer in Head-On Crash Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
The man responsible for the death of the original singer of the Dixie Chicks in a Texas crash has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter. Laura Lynch, the co-founder of the band now kno...
Chris Willman Feb 25, 2026

Berlinale’s ‘Future Direction’ to Be Discussed in German Government Meeting After Political Backlash
The German government is set to hold an “extraordinary meeting” over the “future direction” of the Berlinale, the festival has confirmed. In a statement sent to Variety, the Be...
Alex Ritman Feb 25, 2026