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April 9, 2026
‘Metal Gear Solid’ Movie in the Works at Sony From ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Directors
Sony Pictures is developing a tentpole film around “Metal Gear Solid,” the nearly 40-year-old video game franchise that’s never been adapted for the screen. “Final Destination: Bloodlines” director...
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April 7, 2026
Madonna Biopic Lives (Sort Of): How ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Revives the Axed Movie and Ends the Icon’s 23-Year Acting Break
When a movie is scrapped in the development stage — as countless have been — it’s usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder. When you’re Madonna, however, you get a Vi...
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April 2, 2026
Sony Eyes Walter Cronkite Movie, Sets Screenwriter David Rothley to Adapt Biography on Legendary Anchor (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony Pictures is mulling a biopic of legendary news man Walter Cronkite, Variety has learned. The “Spider-Man” studio has tapped screenwriter David Rothley to adapt esteemed academic Douglas Brinkl...
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April 1, 2026
CAA Names Courtney McHugh as Executive in Talent Business Ventures
Creative Artists Agency has hired branding agent Courtney McHugh, naming her as an executive in its talent business ventures group. McHugh, who joins CAA after serving as founding agent at United T...
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March 31, 2026
Is Joel McHale Quietly Becoming a Leading Man?
Veteran comic actor Joel McHale took a big swing this year, with a film role that showcased some incredible versatility. He played a doting dad, undercover lover, authority figure and action star a...
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March 27, 2026
Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs Drama ‘The Salt Path’ Drops First Trailer, Sets North American Release With Rialto (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Salt Path,” an acclaimed drama starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, has set a theatrical rollout for the U.S. and Canada via Rialto Distribution International. The film is coming off a ...
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March 26, 2026
Tom Hanks to Star in Baseball Movie With Bad Bunny and Colman Domingo Eyed for Roles; Sony Leads Bidding War for Marielle Heller Project (EXCLUSIVE)
Tom Hanks and Marielle Heller are feeling the 7-year itch, following their Oscar-nominated 2019 collaboration “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The director and star are plotting a reunion for...
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March 26, 2026
Rick Caruso, Boxed Lunches and a Process Server Party Crasher: Inside the Curious Case of TEDx Beverly Grove
A recent event meant to gather top minds in Los Angeles turned out to be a flop – one that industry insiders and social types can’t stop gossiping about, Variety has learned. TEDx Beverly Grove was...
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March 25, 2026
Gwyneth Paltrow to Star in ‘Strangers’ as Netflix Wins Movie Rights to Belle Burden’s Blockbuster Memoir
The Gwynaissance continues. After roughly a decade away from Hollywood, Gwyneth Paltrow has found another plum film role in the movie adaptation of Belle Burden’s hit book “Strangers: A Memoir of M...
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March 20, 2026
‘Baywatch’ Adds Nadia Gray to Recurring Cast
Fox’s hotly anticipated “Baywatch” reboot has added Nadia Gray as a recurring guest star, Variety has confirmed. Gray will play Lisa, an EMT and partner to the team of lifeguards bounding down Veni...
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March 20, 2026
Crisis at Row K: New Indie Film Distributor’s Money Problems Put Reputations and Maude Apatow’s Directorial Debut in Jeopardy (EXCLUSIVE)
Less than eight months after it launched, Row K Entertainment, a new Hollywood distribution label, is being beset with unpaid bills and concerns about its finances. Eight sources from outside the c...
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March 20, 2026
North Road Company Launches North Road Films; Kori Adelson Named President (EXCLUSIVE)
The North Road Company, Peter Chernin’s expansive content production shop, has launched a new film label focused on “distinctive filmmaker perspectives with broad audience appeal.” Called North Roa...
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March 17, 2026
Inside Meghan and Harry’s Falling Out With Netflix — and Why the Royal Couple Is Struggling in Hollywood
After five and a half tumultuous years at Netflix, are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the outs in the streaming kingdom? That’s been a burning question around Hollywood, as the couple’s company,...
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March 15, 2026
Oscars 2026 Executive Arrivals: Hollywood Honchos Assemble
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March 14, 2026
Paramount Passes on ‘G.I. Joe’ Treatment from Max Landis (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are not moving forward with a take on a new G.I. Joe movie from screenwriter Max Landis, multiple sources told Variety. Landis, son of “Trading Places” director John L...
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March 13, 2026
Why Chloe Grace Moretz Came Back to Rom-Coms After 12 Years for SXSW Premiere ‘Love Language’
In the SXSW player “Love Language,” a young woman left at the altar finds side gig writing wedding vows for brides-to-be. In her own way, the film’s leading lady Chloe Grace Moretz has also been pi...
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March 11, 2026
Nicole Kidman Is ‘Grateful for Family’ After Keith Urban Divorce: ‘I’m Always Moving Towards What’s Good’
Nicole Kidman got honest about her turbulent 2025, when the prolific actress grabbed global headlines by filing for divorce from country star Keith Urban after a 19-year marriage. In a roving cover...
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March 9, 2026
Kathleen Kennedy on Lucasfilm Handoff, AI Boundaries and the One Power Grogu Won’t Have in New ‘Mandalorian’ Movie
Kathleen Kennedy, the venerable filmmaker and former president of Lucasfilm, spent her Sunday singing the praises of American sound designers. The prolific producer-turned-executive received an hon...
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March 6, 2026
Netflix Out as Investor in Meghan Markle Brand As Ever
Netflix has stepped down as a backer in As ever, the lifestyle brand from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. As Ever was launched 11 months ago, with an inaugural collection of teas, jam, honey and bak...
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March 2, 2026
‘Industry’ Finale: Kit Harington on Sir Henry Muck’s Glory-Hole Spiral and Total Downfall
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from “Both, And,” the Season 4 finale of “Industry,” now streaming on HBO Max. Henry’s really mucked it up this time. Sunday saw the end of ...
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February 13, 2026
CAA Elevates Six to Agent and Executive Roles
Creative Artists Agency has made six key promotions, upping staff to agent or executive roles inside the company in divisions like motion picture talent and sports broadcasting. Casey Fraser, Kevin...
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February 12, 2026
Open Cities, New Film Producer and Accelerator, Launches From Former Sundance CEO Joana Vicente and Jason Kliot (EXCLUSIVE)
Former Sundance CEO Joana Vicente and her partner, the Oscar-nominated producer Jason Kliot, have launched a new tech-focused film accelerator and production company. Called Open Cities, the new sh...
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February 11, 2026
Erik Logan, Former OWN President and World Surf League Chief, Named CEO at Tony Robbins Conglomerate (EXCLUSIVE)
Seasoned media executive Erik Logan has taken the top role at Robbins Research International, the corporate entity that houses 121 businesses owned by thought leader Tony Robbins. The former presid...
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February 5, 2026
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn’s Emails to Jeffrey Epstein Unearth College Admissions Boost, #MeToo Criticism and a Timothée Chalamet Diss
Woody Allen was a famous Luddite during his decades-long reign in Hollywood, sneering at modern technology at every opportunity (even refusing digital prints for his movies). But that attitude did ...
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February 5, 2026
Laurence Fishburne Joins Scarlett Johansson in ‘The Exorcist’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Laurence Fisburne is joining Scarlett Johansson and Mike Flanagan for a new nightmare in “The Exorcist” universe. An Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner, Fisburne boards the franchise rebo...
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February 5, 2026
Lisa Kudrow Begs New Warner Bros. Owner to Preserve Historic Lot in Studio Tour Video: ‘Please Don’t Remove Jack Warner’s Roses’
Some stroll down memory lane, others take a chauffeured golf cart. Such is the case for Lisa Kudrow, star of “Friends” and “The Comeback,” who recently spent some time reminiscing on a tour of the ...
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February 4, 2026
Apple Unveils 2026 Film Slate: Ryan Reynolds Fights a New War, Jonah Hill Gives Keanu Reeves the ‘Jay Kelly’ Treatment and ‘Matchbox’ Revs Up
Though Apple is still on an award season run with “F1,” the tech monolith popped the hood on numerous new movies they will release in 2026. At a blowout media event in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Apple...
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January 29, 2026
Antoine Fuqua on His Nelson Mandela Sundance Doc ‘Troublemaker,’ ICE Crisis and Reuniting With Denzel Washington on Netflix Film: ‘It’s My ‘Lawrence of Arabia’’
Antoine Fuqua’s timely new Sundance documentary about Nelson Mandela proves the Oscar Wilde quote true: “Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” “Troublemaker” premiered on Tuesday ...
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January 28, 2026
Paul Dano Reacts to Quentin Tarantino Dissing Him: ‘Incredibly Grateful the World Spoke Up for Me So I Didn’t Have To’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor Paul Dano has finally spoken out after Quentin Tarantino dissed his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s seminal 2007 film “There Will Be Blood.” Tarantino also called Dano — himself an Emmy...
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January 25, 2026
An Ode to Tao Sundance, Where Hollywood Spent Decades Raging After Dark
At Sundance, it’s a tale of two festivals. There are the films and the parties. And then there is Tao. A pop-up version of the Hollywood-beloved nightclub has been ruling Sundance after dark for ov...
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