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The end of July and beginning of of August is a relatively quiet time for original shows.

Andrea Eastman, the casting director for “The Godfather” and former Hollywood agent, died on Wednesday at her home in Santa Barbara. She was 86. Entering the film industry at a time when it was dominated by men, Eastman became one of Hollywood’s first female “superagents,” rising to senior vice pres

As Adults returns tonight for Season 2, the show apparently has Julia Fox’s witchy ways to thank. Lucy Freyer, who plays Billie Schaeffer on the FX comedy, recently revealed that the Season 1 guest star “put a curse on” the Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw-created series, which releases all Season 2

The “Scooby-Doo” live-action Netflix series has added both Andre “3000” Benjamin and Cathy Moriarty in recurring roles. The series, which is officially titled “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” is currently filming in Atlanta and is scheduled to premiere in 2027. As previously announced, the Mystery Inc. gang w

EXCLUSIVE: L.A.- and Germany-based producer-financier Alliance Cinema, whose credits include My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Dark Tide, has joined David Mamet’s Speed the Plow as an equity financier. Speed the Plow, currently in post-production, marks Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Mamet’s return to

EXCLUSIVE: André “3000” Benjamin (High Life; Jimi: All Is By My Side) is returning to the Scooby-Doo franchise with a recurring role on Netflix’s upcoming series Scooby-Doo: Origins, which is currently filming in Atlanta. Cathy Moriarty (Raging Bull, Casper) also will recur on the live-action series

"I'm sending all my love to Olivia and to all of the incredible artists, non-profit organizations and volunteers who have given their time to make this day so special," Megan wrote on Instagram.

Katseye has dropped out of Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival slated to take place in Irvine, California, this Saturday, citing member Megan Skiendiel’s ankle injury as the reason for their absence. In a note posted to their social media accounts, the group expressed regret about having to

EXCLUSIVE: The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th is off to a, well, roaring start on Bravo. The premiere welcomed 2.5 million total viewers across platforms in its first week, marking a 112% increase over the previous season premiere, per a combination of Nielsen data and internal NB

J. Smith-Cameron is heading to the courthouse. The Emmy nominee has joined the upcoming Season 28 of “Law & Order: SVU” in a recurring role. She will play jury consultant Gwen Sharpe, but plot details relating to her character are kept under wraps. Smith-Cameron is best known for playing Gerri Kellm

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Hurley (The Royals) has been cast as a series regular in the upcoming second season of Peacock’s The ‘Burbs. She will play Beverly Fisher, the mother of Jack Whitehall’s Rob Fisher.  Season 1 of the mystery comedy, inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set

The Grammy winner shook up his setlist, paid tribute to the late Dolly Parton and welcomed stars including fiancée Zoë Kravitz, Gayle King and Drew Barrymore to the first of his New York City shows.

No one tells Mike Leigh what his movie is about. Not financiers, not distributors, not even Netflix, which he says could fund him “without batting an eyelid” but never has. At 83, Leigh is exactly the man he has always been: an artist with integrity. He’s telling this story to prove it.  At the Savo

Creative director John Murdy details how Barker is getting directly in on the scares and the Nikki surprise: "You never know where you might encounter her.”

Jake Reiner talks about the call that changed everything and the rage he’s still carrying.

Minnie Driver co-stars in a film about a struggling musician searching for the girl that got away, and the psych student who decides to help him.

“Star Trek” fans are going to have no shortage of ways to celebrate the iconic sci-fi franchise’s 60th anniversary. Variety has learned exclusively that a whole suite of fan events, screenings, and partnerships are rolling out across the globe as part of the landmark anniversary, which is officially

A Last of Us star’s fan-favorite Game of Thrones character is officially returning to the franchise for a brand-new release.

The Emmy Award-winning actor will headline a Sept. 17 program that will feature Vanity Fair taking home a trophy, CNN's Laura Coates hosting the whole affair and Debra Cox hitting the stage.

Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh’s new Apple TV movie has received abundant praise as first reactions for the film surface online.