Category Archives: Variety

‘Ms. Marvel’ Star Iman Vellani Makes Solo Comics Writing Debut With ‘Chachu’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Iman Vellani, known for playing Kamala Khan in “Ms. Marvel,” will make her solo comics writing debut with “Chachu,” a five-issue neo-noir miniseries illustrated by Marianna Ign...
Naman Ramachandran May 20, 2026

‘Bridgerton’ Star Claudia Jessie Signs With Range (EXCLUSIVE)
Claudie Jessie has signed with Range Media Partners for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be represented by Hatch Talent, Sloane Offer Weber & Dern, and Multitude M...
Joseph Otterson May 20, 2026

LACMA Launches New Billboard Campaign Timed to Opening of David Geffen Galleries (EXCLUSIVE)
LACMA has launched Very LACMA, a new public-facing promotional campaign timed to the opening of the new David Geffen Galleries. The citywide Los Angeles billboard campaign hopes to attract new museum ...
Marcmalkin May 20, 2026

NewFest Executive Director David Hatkoff Exits After Seven Years, Search Underway for Replacement (EXCLUSIVE)
NewFest executive director David Hatkoff is stepping down after seven years with the New York City LGBTQ film festival. Lesli Klainberg, longtime president of Film at Lincoln Center and a former NewFe...
Marcmalkin May 20, 2026

‘The Boys’ Finale: Creator Explains Those Major Deaths, How Canceled ‘Gen V’ Season 3 Would’ve Continued the Story and ‘Embryonic’ Spinoff Ideas
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the series finale of “The Boys,” now streaming on Prime Video. After seven years, the Boys have finally won their battle against Vought ...
Jordan Moreau May 20, 2026

CNN Hires Ex-Peacock Exec Anna Frost as Head of Worldwide Marketing (EXCLUSIVE)
CNN has hired Anna Frost, formerly a top marketing exec at NBCUniversal's Peacock — and a CNN alum — as head of marketing for CNN Worldwide. In the role, Frost will oversee CNN's consolida...
Todd Spangler May 20, 2026

‘Just F—ing Go for It’: How ‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock Learned to Ignore the Trolls and Became a Punk Rock Superhero
A few days ago, Milly Alcock flew from Kyoto to Los Angeles after finishing production on a new movie. Then, after a fitting, she traveled to Las Vegas to do some press and appear onstage as part of D...
Kate Aurthur May 20, 2026

‘My Sassy Girl’ 4K Restoration Lands at Film Movement Classics for North American Theatrical Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
Kwak Jae-young’s “My Sassy Girl,” the 2001 Korean romantic comedy credited as one of the first major international breakthroughs of the Hallyu wave, will reach North American theater...
Naman Ramachandran May 20, 2026

Asghar Farhadi on Paris-Set ‘Parallel Tales’ and Returning to War-Battered Iran: ‘It’s Like Having a Sick Mother…You Cannot Leave Her and Just Let Her Be’
Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi is back in Cannes for the fifth time with French-language drama “Parallel Tales,” a film he made in exile after leaving Iran in 20...
Nvivarelli May 20, 2026

Jordan Firstman on A24’s $17 Million ‘Club Kid’ Deal and Going From ‘Punching Bag’ to Cannes Sensation: ‘It’s Been the Best Week of My Life’
Jordan Firstman is having the run of his career at this year's Cannes Film Festival. While he's awestruck at the success of his directorial debut "Club Kid" — a festival selection that com...
Varietymattdonnelly May 20, 2026