Category Archives: Variety
Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz’s Action Thriller ‘Day Drinker’ Sets 2027 Release Date
“Day Drinker,” an action thriller starring Johnny Depp and Penlope Cruz, will sail to theaters in 2027. Lionsgate, which is releasing the film, has set a release of March 26, 2027. “...
May 21, 2026
Penelope Cruz Lights up Los Javis’ Queer García Lorca Epic ‘The Black Ball,’ Earning 16-Minute Cannes Ovation
Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s “The Black Ball” (La Bola Negra) a queer epic spanning 85 years of Spanish history and inspired by an unfinished fragment by Federico Garca Lorca, ...
May 21, 2026
São Paulo Attracts Big International Shoots Like Michael Almereyda’s ‘Zero K’ as State Readies to Launch 20 Year Plan to Ensure Industry Stability
Despite Brazil not having this yaer a film at Cannes’ major sections from a Brazilian director, representatives from the Latin American country still arrived confidently at the March du Film to ...
May 21, 2026
‘Anatomy of Murder’ Duo, After Acrimonious Split With Audiochuck, Are Back With New True-Crime Podcast ‘Homicide 360’: ‘It’s Important for Us to Own the Thing We Create’
Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi and Scott Weinberger ended their hit true-crime podcast "Anatomy of Murder" at the end of 2025 — and there was some bad blood. They severed ties with their previous partner ...
May 21, 2026
Tony Awards Predictions: First Projections With ‘Death of a Salesman,’ ‘The Lost Boys’ and Records on the Line for Squibb, Lithgow and Apple
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys,...
May 21, 2026
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: Clio Barnard’s ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ Wins People’s Choice Audience Award
Cannes Directors' Fortnight has served some compensation for a scant presence of U.K. filmmakers in major sections at those year's festival, awarding the highest profile among them, Clio Barnard, the ...
May 21, 2026
‘Adults’ Breakout Amita Rao to Star in Horror-Comedy ‘See Bot Run’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Production has wrapped on "See Bot Run," a horror-comedy mockumentary from Pluto Labs Films starring "Adults" breakout Amita Rao. "See Bot Run" follows "the overworked and underpaid employees of...
May 21, 2026
‘Life Is Strange’ TV Series Casts Tom Cullen, Leisha Hailey, Raúl Castillo, Owen Teague (EXCLUSIVE)
The “Life Is Strange” TV series adaptation at Amazon Prime Video is building out its main cast. Variety has learned exclusively that Tom Cullen, Leisha Hailey, Ral Castillo, and Owen Teagu...
May 21, 2026
Billy Eichner on Wanting His ‘Real Voice’ to Be Heard in ‘Extremely Personal’ Audio-Only Memoir and ‘People Begging’ Him to Bring Back ‘Billy on the Street’
Billy Eichner knows he has a reputation for being loud, brash and in-your-face. When you find fame yelling questions at strangers on New York City streets as he did as the host of "Billy on the Street...
May 21, 2026
Will Smith, Christina Aguilera, the Roots and More to Perform at Philadelphia’s ‘Unity Concert for America’ on July 4
America's 250 th anniversary this summer may be a bittersweet celebration, but Christina Aguilera, Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff, the Roots, Jill Scott, Seal, State Property, Kathy Sledge, Infinity Song a...
May 21, 2026