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‘Wild at Heart’ Producer Joni Sighvatsson Sets ‘The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden’ With The Global Ensemble Drama, Diprente Media
Hollywood Icelandic mogul Joni Sighvatsson, producer of David Lynch’s Palme d’Or winner “Wild at Heart” and head of L.A.-based Palomar Entertainment, has partnered the Scandinavian powerhouse The Global Ensemble...
‘Kinda Pregnant’ Review: Amy Schumer Gets Her Comic Fury Back as a Teacher Who Pretends to Be Pregnant
In “Kinda Pregnant,” Amy Schumer has her comic fury back, and it looks great on her. So does the prosthetic baby bump that her character, a needy high-school English...
Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Star Mackenyu Joins ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Voice Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
“One Piece” actor Mackenyu Maeda, known professionally as simply Mackenyu, has joined the voice cast of Ubisoft‘s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows.” Best known for playing Roronoa Zoro in Netflix’s...
‘East of Wall’ Review: Three Generations of South Dakota Women Put a New Face on the Western Genre
So much of the American cowboy mythos —the way they talk, the silhouette they cut, the clothes they wear — has been codified, if not invented wholesale, by Hollywood....
Irv Gotti, Music Executive Behind Ja Rule and Ashanti and Co-Founder of Murder Inc., Dies at 54
Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, according to the Hollywood Reporter...
Original ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Actors Defend Netflix Reboot Amid Fan Backlash: ‘It Will Be Different’ and Not Turned ‘Into Something Weird’
Original “Little House on the Prairie” actors Dean Butler and Alison Arngrim are quelling concerns that the recently announced reboot will tarnish the legacy of the beloved 1974 drama....
Best Horror of February 2025: ‘The Monkey,’ ‘Heart Eyes’ and Anya Taylor-Joy’s Haunting New Romance
Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the editor of Variety.com and...
Zoe Saldaña Is ‘Processing’ the Karla Sofía Gascón Fallout, but ‘I’m Allowing Myself to Still Experience Joy’ Amid ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar Campaign
Zoe Saldaña is speaking out about the controversy surrounding her “Emilia Pérez” co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, whose past social media posts have resurfaced, drawing criticism for their offensive and...
Howie Mandel Apologizes to Bill Burr After Interview Drama, Says ‘I Feel Horrible’; Burr Slammed Mandel as a ‘Hollywood Whore’
Howie Mandel has apologized to Bill Burr after forcing an awkward interaction between the comedian and Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Billy Corgan on his “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. “I...
Megan Thee Stallion, Psy to Star in K-Pop Competition Series for Apple
Apple TV+ has ordered a K-pop competition series with “Gangnam Style” singer Psy and Megan Thee Stallion set to star, Variety has learned. The series is titled “KPopped.” Apple...
‘Back to the Future’ Co-Creator Says ‘F— You’ to People Constantly Asking About a Fourth Movie
Bob Gale wrote and produced all three “Back to the Future” movies with franchise co-creator Robert Zemeckis, but he’s not interested in reviving the time travel franchise for a...
‘The ‘Burbs’ Series Starring Keke Palmer Casts Jack Whitehall, Paula Pell, Julia Duffy, Mark Proksch, Kapil Talwalkar
“The ‘Burbs” TV series adaptation at Peacock has cast five series regulars, Variety has learned. Jack Whitehall (“Jungle Cruise,” “The Afterparty 2”), Julia Duffy (“Palm Royale,” “Newhart”), Paula Pell...