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Hank Azaria Fears AI Can Replace ‘Simpsons’ Voice Roles and ‘Recreate 100 Voices I Created’: ‘It’s Just Wrong to Steal My Likeness or Sound’
Hank Azaria expressed fear to The New York Times that artificial intelligence could soon replace him as the voice of several characters on “The Simpsons,” on which he’s been...

Chappell Roan Challenges Writer Who Slammed Her Grammys Speech to Match $25,000 Donation for Struggling Musicians
The controversy continued over a Hollywood Reporter op-ed regarding Chappell Roan’s Grammy night speech in which she called for record labels to support artists with “a livable wage and...

Inhaler on Leaning Into Pop With Kid Harpoon-Produced Album ‘Open Wide’: ‘We’ve Never Really Felt Like an Indie Band’
Inhaler don’t mind if you call them a pop band. The Dublin-bred quartet — made up of singer and guitarist Eli Hewson, guitarist Josh Jenkinson, bassist Robert Keating and...

‘How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World’ Boarded by Alpha Violet Ahead of Berlin – Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based sales company Alpha Violet has taken international sales on teen mental health drama “How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World,” a first feature by...

Willem Dafoe-Led Drama ‘The Birthday Party’ Heads to Berlin With Heretic, Bankside Films Launching Sales; First Look Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)
Bankside Films and Heretic are co-repping worldwide sales on Miguel Ángel Jimenéz’s “The Birthday Party,” featuring a star-studded cast led by four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe (“Nosferatu,” “Poor Things”). The companies will be introducing the...

Europe’s Top TV Execs to Discuss AI, Funding and Audience Shifts at Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues
Senior executives from France Télévisions, ITV, M6, Warner Bros. Discovery and ARTE are among the speakers at the 7th edition of the Lille Dialogues, which takes place on March...

Johnny Depp, Al Pacino Projects Lead Slate at Natasha Mudhar’s Purpose-Driven Studio The World We Want: ‘Storytelling Is Our Bridge to Empathy’
Impact entrepreneur and UN Global Goals advocate Natasha Mudhar is making a mark with The World We Want Studios, a production banner that’s quickly assembling a slate of star-powered...

Karla Sofía Gascón Hopes Her ‘Silence’ Will Help ‘Emilia Pérez’ Be ‘Appreciated for What It Is’ in New Apology After Director Called Her ‘Self-Destructive’
As Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón continues to weather criticism for her resurfaced history of racist internet posts, the “Emilia Pérez” star has issued another apology in which she...

AFI Awards Honor David Lynch, Los Angeles Firefighters and the Top 10 Films and Television Programs of 2024
Originally slated for Jan. 10 but postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the American Film Institute’s AFI Awards took place nearly a month later Thursday afternoon at the...

Tim Robinson Said Lorne Michaels ‘Lost His F—ing Mind’ Inviting Trump to Host ‘SNL’: ‘Someone Needs to Shoot Him’
When Donald Trump was invited to host “Saturday Night Live” just months after launching his presidential campaign in 2015, the decision stunned staffers and left months of lingering tensions...

Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress — Will Zoe Saldaña be ‘Emilia Perez’s’ Redemption or Is Ariana Grande Too ‘Popular’ to Lose?
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, Grammys and Tony Awards...
