Tag
Hollywoods
Zootropolis 2 becomes Hollywood's biggest animated film ever
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Zootropolis 2 has become Hollywood's highest-grossing animated film of all time, after taking $1.7bn…
Taye Diggs Is Hollywood’s Newest Vertical Drama Star, Playing a Man Romancing His Best Friend’s Daughter in CandyJar Original (EXCLUSIVE)
Taye Diggs is entering the vertical drama space, a growing industry around content made to be watched on smartphones. CandyJar, which…
All About Hollywood's Hottest New Hair Trend: The 'Mini Mullet'
Men’s hair is heating up with the rise of the “mini mullet.” Global search for the style has jumped 84 percent year-over-year, according…
LISTEN: Inside Variety’s 120th Anniversary Issue: How We Tackled 12 Decades of Hollywood’s Highs and Lows
On today’s “Daily Variety” podcast, we dive into the creation of Variety’s 120th anniversary issue with deputy editor Trish Deitch and…
Hollywood’s Humanist: Rob Reiner Was a Gifted Collaborator Who Understood Why We Tell Stories
Rob Reiner was many things — an accomplished comic actor before applying his talents to directing, and for decades an outspoken advocate…
Rob Reiner Remembered: One of Hollywood’s Great Comic Voices Meets a Tragic End
It’s a sad day in Hollywood — an unthinkable, upsetting and all-around shocking day — when filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle…
Rob Reiner Mourned by Hollywood’s Stunned A-List: ‘We Lost One of the Few Good Men’
Across Hollywood and beyond, celebrities and fans are paying tribute to director and actor Rob Reiner, who was found dead along with his…
Hollywood’s Glam Power Players of Awards Season, From Emma Stone’s Hairstylist to Lily Collins’ Makeup Artist
As awards season takes over Los Angeles, the spotlight isn’t just on the stars. It’s also on the artists who perfect the hair, skin and…
How 'Stranger Things' became Netflix's 'Star Wars,' propelling it into Hollywood's stratosphere
Before the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” premiered on Netflix, several traditional studios had already passed on it. Its creators were…
Kristen Stewart Slams Hollywood’s Treatment of Women Filmmakers After ‘Brief Moment of Progress’ Post-MeToo: ‘It Is Devastating’
Kristen Stewart delivered rousing remarks Tuesday afternoon during the keynote address at the Academy and Chanel’s Women’s Luncheon in Los…
Cher, Venus Williams and Elizabeth Olsen Lead Hollywood’s Dazzling Turnout for Swarovski’s Masters of Light
It was a black and white brigade at the Swarovski Masters of Light celebration on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. A bevy of high-profile…
One of Hollywood’s Best Scream Queens Joins John Travolta in New Creature Feature
Melissa Barrera has spent two films facing off against the black-and-white-clad Ghostface killers of the Screamfranchise. In her next…
What Hollywood’s next potential merger means for streaming
One of Hollywood’s crown jewels is on the block: WarnerBros. Discovery, the parent company of HBO, CNN, and major movie franchises like…
Top Plus-Size Actresses Who Refused Hollywood's Weight-Loss Demands
Melissa McCarthy Turned Down Designer Demands When Melissa McCarthy approached a number of top designers to dress her for the Oscars, they…
Hollywood's New Action Stars? Plus Size Women Taking the Lead
Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Hollywood’s action genre is experiencing a seismic shift that nobody saw coming. For the first time in…
Hollywood's New Red Carpet Rebels? Plus-Size Stars Owning the Glamour Game
The Bridgerton Blueprint for Body-Positive Glamour Nicola Coughlan’s rise to stardom through “Bridgerton” has coincided with her emergence…
Robert Redford Remembered: How Hollywood’s Golden Boy Used His Star Power to Boost Indies and Launch the Sundance Film Festival
Today, the film industry lost not only one of its brightest stars, but also one of its biggest champions: Robert Redford, who was…
Where Hollywood’s Biggest Film Franchises Stand: Marvel’s Diminished, DC’s Rising, and Everyone Is Excited About James Bond
Ever since James Bond fired his Walther PPK and Luke Skywalker flipped on his father’s lightsaber, franchises have been a cornerstone of…
A historic box office weekend for ‘The Conjuring’ shows horror has become Hollywood’s safest bet
If the scariest thing for a studio head to contemplate is a flop, executives with plenty of horror flicks in the pipeline have little to…
LISTEN: Hollywood’s Legal Fights Over AI Intensify; ‘SNL’ Comings and Goings for Season 51
On the latest episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety journalists analyze the recent jousts between Hollywood and key AI firms in…
Hollywood’s School of Hard Knocks
Bruce Handy provides a flawed but fun survey of a social phenomenon that American pop culture essentially invented: ‘teenagerhood.’ Source…
AI Becomes Hollywood’s New Secret Weapon in Talent Negotiations: ‘The Data Doesn’t Lie’
On July 2, Amazon launched “Heads of State,” an action-comedy film starring Idris Elba and John Cena as the respective leaders of the…
Hollywood’s Conservative Pivot
“King of the Hill,” the animated sitcom that first ran for thirteen Americana-powered seasons between 1997 and 2010, had a deceptively…