Category Archives: Variety

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

New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Leadership Team Set at Ubisoft, Including ‘Black Flag,’ ‘Origins’ Alums
Ubisoft has set three executives as the new leaders of its iconic “Assassin’s Creed” video game franchise, including alums who oversaw work on beloved title “Assassin’s C...
Jennifer Maas Feb 23, 2026

‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Joining Criterion Collection (EXCLUSIVE)
Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" and "KPop Demon Hunters" have been added to the Criterion Collection. The two Netflix releases are among the most acclaimed and most streamed films of 2025 and are ...
varietybrentlang Feb 23, 2026

ESPN Signs Andy Roddick as Tennis Analyst
Tennis great Andy Roddick will take a new pivot toward the net as an analyst for ESPN’s match and studio coverage tied to the sport. Roddick, who has worked for Fox Sports and Tennis Channel in ...
Brian Steinberg Feb 23, 2026

‘Pachinko’ Stars Kim Minha, Noh Sang-hyun Reunite for Netflix Rom-Com ‘Messily Ever After’
Netflix has kicked off production on “Messily Ever After” (working title), a new Korean romantic comedy film reuniting “Pachinko” stars Kim Minha and Noh Sang-hyun. The film fo...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 23, 2026

Music Industry Moves: Tiwa Savage Launches Foundation, Partners with Berklee College of Music to Empower Young African Talent; Residente Signs With UTA in All Areas
Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has launched the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, a new philanthropic initiative dedicated to discovering, developing, and empowering the next generation of African music creat...
Jem Aswad Feb 23, 2026

Delroy Lindo Wishes ‘Someone From BAFTA Spoke to Us’ After N-Word Was Shouted While He and Michael B. Jordan Presented: We ‘Did What We Had to Do’
Delroy Lindo spoke to Vanity Fair at one of the 2026 BAFTA after parties and said that he and “Sinners” co-star Michael B. Jordan “did what we had to do” when the N-word was sh...
Zack Sharf Feb 23, 2026

CBS’ ‘CIA’ Works Fine as an Average Law Enforcement Procedural: TV Review
A spinoff of CBS and Dick Wolf’s long-running drama series "FBI," "CIA" follows an elite FBI/CIA fusion cell that investigates international plots, terrorist cells and geopolitical secrets. A ge...
Aramide Tinubu Feb 23, 2026