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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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January 25, 2026
Olivia Wilde Chokes Back Tears Over Sundance Standing Ovation for ‘The Invite’
Olivia Wilde just landed a massive hit in the snow. The director and co-star of “The Invite,” a couples dramedy that plays out over one night in a San Francisco apartment, unveiled the film on Satu...
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January 24, 2026
Amber Heard Returns in Sundance Doc About Women Silenced by Defamation Suits, Recalls Johnny Depp Trial: ‘I Didn’t Understand It Could Get So Much Worse For Me’
Amber Heard makes an unexpected appearance in a timely new documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, about accused men weaponizing defamation lawsuits to silence women speaking out abou...
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January 23, 2026
Sundance First Look: Peter Dinklage Weaves a Hot Husband Out of Straw for Olivia Colman in ‘Wicker’
“The Wicker Husband,” a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones, tells of an isolated, mocked woman who commissions a basket maker to weave her a husband. This wicker man becomes a devoted partner, spark...
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January 22, 2026
Sony Pictures Execs Caught Bashing Blake Lively in Baldoni Court Docs: ‘She Orchestrated All This Drama in a Totally Unsavvy and Amateur Way’
Dozens of text and email conversations from the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni PR dumpster fire have become public thanks to ongoing the legal battle between the “It Ends With Us” star and directo...
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January 22, 2026
AI Creator Behind Viral ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Harry Potter’ Christmas Clip Made His Film in a Ukrainian Bomb Shelter: ‘We Find Sanctuary’ While ‘Life Hangs by a Thread’
It’s the night before Christmas, and it’s time to build a snowman. But the participants in this activity aren’t just any schoolchildren — a cameras pans to Hogwarts’ finest: Harry, Hermione Ron. Th...
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January 21, 2026
Elizabeth Banks Heads Back to College to Produce Feature Comedy ‘Betas’ for Universal (EXCLUSIVE)
Elizabeth Banks is returning to the stomping grounds that cemented her as a career producer and box office draw: the rowdy college comedy. Banks’ Brownstone Productions will mount “Betas,” a film s...
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January 21, 2026
Remembering Tammie Rosen, Sundance Communications Chief, Indie Film Advocate and Behind-The-Scenes Icon
Tammie Rosen, the Sundance Institute’s chief communications officer, died in December at the age 49. While the indie film world has mourned her in recent weeks, Rosen will surely be top of mind on ...
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January 21, 2026
Jamie Lee Curtis ‘Murder She Wrote’ Movie Finds Director in ‘Pitch Perfect’s’ Jason Moore (EXCLUSIVE)
Jamie Lee Curtis’ forthcoming adaptation of the beloved Angela Lansbury series “Murder She Wrote” has landed a director. Jason Moore, helmer of the franchise-launching “Pitch Perfect” and the forth...
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January 21, 2026
Artie, New Capital and Infrastructure Partner for Creators, Launches From Former Google and YouTube Execs
Two former Google and YouTube content executives have launched Artie, a new venture that will connect creators with cash and back-office infrastructure, on the eve of this year’s Sundance Film Fest...
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January 19, 2026
How Valentino Made Hollywood the Enduring Obsession of the Fashion World
At Variety, we talk a lot about the soft power of the red carpet. We live in an age where “image architect” is a vaunted job title, thanks to the serious economic and cultural impact the right look...
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January 16, 2026
Mediawan in Advanced Talks to Acquire Peter Chernin’s North Road Company
Prolific international content studio Mediawan is in advanced negotiations to acquire Peter Chernin’s North Road Company, multiple sources told Variety. The intention behind the deal is to combine ...
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January 15, 2026
Legendary Sells Minority Stake to Tokyo Broadcasting System in Japanese IP Partnership
The Tokyo Broadcasting System has made a strategic investment in Legendary Entertainment, the producer of “Dune” and the Godzilla franchise, that will allow the Hollywood company access to more Jap...
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January 15, 2026
DDA Hires Matt Andrée Wiltens, Ryan Smith for Key Roles in Los Angeles
DDA, a global content PR corporate communications firm, has made two key hires in Los Angeles. Matt Andrée Wiltens (above, right) joins the company from talent agency Gersh, in the role of senior v...
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January 15, 2026
How Johnny Sequoyah, Breakout Star of ‘Primate,’ Used Jane Goodall’s Life to Inspire Terrifying Lead Role
Never work with kids or animals, the Hollywood cliche goes. Thankfully, actor Johnny Sequoyah didn’t pay attention. As the lead of last weekend’s buzzy horror debut “Primate,” Sequoyah heads a cast...
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January 14, 2026
Walt Disney Company Names Asad Ayaz as First-Ever Chief Marketing Officer
The Walt Disney Company has elevated content marketing whiz Asad Ayaz to the newly created role of Chief Marketing and Brand Officer. This marks the first time the family monolith has ever installe...
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January 10, 2026
Sydney Sweeney, Kate Hudson, Dwayne Johnson and Adam Sandler Light Up Variety’s Inaugural ‘Actors on Actors’ Bash
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood weren’t afraid to act up on Friday night. Ahead of this year’s Golden Globe awards, Variety held an invite-only celebration marking the 23rd season of its “Ac...
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January 8, 2026
‘Tangled’: Kathryn Hahn in Talks to Play Mother Gothel in Disney’s Live-Action Movie
Kathryn Hahn isn’t quite done being a Disney villain. Variety has confirmed the “Agatha All Along” star is eyeing a leading role in the studio’s live-action “Tangled” film, in the role of baddie Mo...
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January 8, 2026
Sony’s Katie Anderson Named Acquisitions Head at Black Bear
Katie Anderson has been named executive vice president of acquisitions at upsizing indie label Black Bear. Coming from her role as VP at Sony Pictures, Anderson joins newly-minted Black Bear presid...
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December 18, 2025
Range Media Partners Indie Film Head Jessica Lacy Expected to Depart After Sundance (EXCLUSIVE)
Jessica Lacy, the top indie film sales and packaging executive at Range Media Partners, is is expected to depart the company next year, numerous sources told Variety. Lacy joined the management fir...
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December 17, 2025
Leonardo DiCaprio Tells Jennifer Lawrence He’s Never Seen ‘Titanic’ as They Discuss Going Deep in ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Die My Love’
This is it. The grand finale to our most compelling Actors on Actors lineup ever. Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio are arguably the biggest stars in the world, both Oscar winners whose creat...
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