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Well before three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg and two-time Academy Award-nominated actor Colman Domingo worked together on the alien thriller Disclosure Day, the director revealed the two nearly collaborated on a scrapped project about famed Broadway duo Ira and George Gershwin. “I
Starship Troopers is a war movie, an action/thriller film, and a work of science fiction all at once, and is one of the best adaptations on Netflix.
Pride month just got a little more dateable. TV veteran and fashion influencer Darren Kennedy has launched “Heyy Gay!,” a new LGBTQ dating show premiering on YouTube and Instagram. “In a world of swiping and algorithms, it felt like the right time to create something that leans into real life connec
Steven Spielberg’s alien conspiracy thriller “Disclosure Day” collected a leading $48.9 million from 73 territories in its international box office debut. Overseas audiences will be key in the theatrical longevity of “Disclosure Day,” which Universal spent $115 million to produce and $80 million to
007 First Light, GoldenEye 007, and James Bond 007: Nightfire are among the absolute elite James Bond video games that are considered masterpieces.
It’s been a minute since the hit 1976 Brazilian telenovela “The Slave Isaura” (“A Escrava Isaura”) captivated a record 300+ million viewers in China but RioFilme is aiming to make a splash this year with three titles at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. Backed by the state-owned film ag
From Toy Story 3 to Ratatouille, these family movie finales hit harder than expected, redefining emotional blockbuster climaxes beautifully.
Michael Bay's underperforming true crime detour during his Transformers streak, Pain & Gain, is leaving Peacock soon. Find out when.
It is hard to imagine that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II once pursued a career in architecture and urban planning. “I never knew that acting could be a real career path,” says the now Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor. But the call of the stage was so strong that Abdul-Mateen II made a complete career chang
Every Year After stars Matt Cornett and Sadie Soverall on that finale cliffhanger and their future hopes for Sam and Percy.
“Grantchester” begins its final season on June 14, with crime-solving vicars who seem to face far too many murders for one small British village. Variety spoke with the core cast members about staying with the same sharply written, witty and emotional show for 11 seasons, spanning the prim 1950s to
Turkish director Banu Sıvacı’s film Hear The Yellow swept the board at the 72nd Taormina Film Festival on Sunday, winning best film, director, actor and actress in ex-aequo. This year’s jury was presided over by Jane Campion, who was accompanied by The Piano actress Holly Hunter, costume designer Mi
“Disclosure Day,” a sci-fi adventure from Steven Spielberg, opened to No. 1 at the domestic box office with $44 million from 3,824 theaters. Those ticket sales were above estimates of $35 million, though below the $50 million that rival studios argue a film of this scale should earn in its debut to
The team behind The Greatest is beginning to reveal how it plans to pack a punch with the show, the first authorized scripted series about the life of Muhammad Ali. “It’s a show that’s designed to show you all the stuff that wasn’t in documentaries and isn’t available in terms of watching old fights
Get ready for “Bloodaxe.” “We shot the first season last year and it’s spectacular,” writer and executive producer Michael Hirst, best known for “Vikings,” tells Variety at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. The second season of the historical drama – set in the 10th century – is already in the wo
Andrey Zvyagintsev claimed the Sydney Film Prize on Sunday night for “Minotaur,” his thriller set against the backdrop of contemporary Russia, as the 73rd Sydney Film Festival wrapped its 12-day run at the State Theatre with what organizers described as the highest-selling festival in the event’s hi
The Bold And The Beautiful’s Bradley Bell is prepping Season 2 of microdrama Hollywood Starlet before the freshman Season has launched. Hollywood Starlet will launch on aTwist, the microdrama studio and platform founded by Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun. The series is being produced by
Kid-friendly classics like The Lion King, Matilda, and The Parent Trap are all some of the best family movies of the 1990s.
Netflix's latest true crime series, The Witness, which focuses on the loved ones left behind after a tragic murder, offers a unique perspective.
Ridley Scott united Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in The Last Duel, a Rashomon-inspired historical drama that's leaving Paramount+ soon.