Category Archives: Variety

Broadway to Remain Closed on Monday Due to New York City Blizzard
Broadway will remain closed on Monday amid the major winter storm that brought heavy snowfall to New York City. It’s the second consecutive evening of closures after venues on the Great White Wa...
Rebecca Rubin Feb 23, 2026

Dr. Peter Attia Exits as CBS News Contributor Following Epstein Controversy As Paramount Skydance Makes New Pitch for Warner
Longevity guru Peter Attia is out as a contributor at CBS News well before he really even offer any analysis or hot takes. Attia, who was recently named to a list of new contributors at CBS News under...
Brian Steinberg Feb 23, 2026

Searchlight Pictures Signs First-Look Deal With Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films
Searchlight Pictures has signed a first-look film and television deal with Cate Blanchett, Andrew Upton and Coco Francini’s Dirty Films. Under the pact, the specialty studio will develop and pro...
varietybrentlang Feb 23, 2026

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Director Akinola Davies Jr. on His BAFTA Win and ‘Free Palestine’ Moment That Was Cut From Broadcast of Speech: ‘It Was Important for Me to Say That in a Room Full of Artists’
After winning the BAFTA Film Award for outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer for “My Father’s Shadow” on Sunday night, Akinola Davies Jr. decided to speak up ab...
Ellise Shafer Feb 23, 2026

Ice Spice, John Turturro and More Native New Yorkers Show Off Their City Style in New H&M Campaign
Ice Spice and Jon Turturro may seem like an unlikely duo, but the two artists came together to celebrate their shared New York roots in a new campaign for H&M. Fellow native New Yorkers - includin...
atingley4 Feb 23, 2026

‘I Swear’ Subject John Davidson Says Tourette’s Tics Are ‘Involuntary’ After Shouting N-Word at BAFTAs: ‘Deeply Mortified if Anyone’ Thinks It Was ‘Intentional’
Tourette's activist John Davidson, who inadvertently shouted the N-word during the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, has released a statement after widespread backlash. Davidson, who first began expe...
K.J. Yossman Feb 23, 2026

Dropout to Stream U.K. Series ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ in First-Ever Licensing Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
Comedy streaming service Dropout will begin streaming British comedy series “Don't Hug Me I'm Scared” on Monday. The show’s launch marks Dropout’s, formerly known as CollegeHum...
Jennifer Maas Feb 23, 2026

BAFTA Apologizes to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for N-Word Outburst: ‘We Will Learn From This’
The British Academy has responded to the controversy surrounding the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, where Tourette’s syndrome campaigner John Davidson made a number of offensive comments dur...
Alex Ritman Feb 23, 2026

Bérénice Bejo, Léa Drucker and Swann Arlaud Among 4,000 French Actors Slamming AI as a ‘Devouring Hydra’ Engaged in ‘Organized Plundering’
Berenice Bejo, the Oscar-nominated of “The Artist,” Swan Arlaud (“Anatomy of a Fall”) and Lea Drucker (“Case 137”) are among the 4,000 French actors who have signed...
elskes Feb 23, 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery Posts Best-Ever Streaming Numbers for Olympic Winter Games as European Viewers Surge
Warner Bros. Discovery reported record-breaking streaming performance for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, with the company posting triple-digit growth across its HBO Max and Discovery+ p...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 23, 2026