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Paramount Skydance confirmed a new Star Trek movie at CinemaCon, but Star Trek fans have heard this refrain repeatedly for the last decade.
EXCLUSIVE: German TV market Seriencamp is taking on artificial intelligence this year in a big way. The Cologne-based confab is launching a Plot Next strand that will explore the “intersection between storytelling and technology.” More will be unveiled in due course but names so far unveiled include
As the release date for the highly anticipated return of The Legend of Zelda in 2027 approaches, fans are growing increasingly nervous.
"I attended my first West End play as a student at Juilliard in 1971, so it’s rather a dream come true," said the two-time Tony winner.
Iranian-German playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian have launched There & Then, an independent theatre company whose inaugural production brings “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” back to London’s West End in its 15th anniversary year, in association with producer Nica Burns. The format p
Asif Kapadia is set to complete the final chapter in what has long been considered a landmark and groundbreaking British TV docuseries. The “Up” series of films launched in 1964 with “7 Up,” capturing the lives of 10 boys and four girls in England all aged of seven at the time. Cameras then revisite
ReelShort and Endemol Shine Brasil have teamed up on the Brazilian adaptation of one of the microdrama platform’s biggest global hits, “Married at First Sight.” Locally titled “De Repente Casados,” the new vertical‑format microdrama premieres April 18 exclusively on ReelShort. One of platform’s stan
It’s April, which means that the Duffer Brothers’ decade-long tenure at Netflix has come to an end and they are moving to Paramount with a four-year, exclusive deal for feature films, television, and streaming projects. Paramount wasted no time showing off the Stranger Things creators in the studio’
Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant are set to co-star in a new production of Noel Coward’s “Hay Fever” on the West End. Two-time Tony winner Baranski will make her West End debut as Judith Bliss with Oscar nominee Grant as David Bliss in the comedy of manners, which centers on four eccentric me
David Ellison once again leaned into his love of filmmaking as he welcomed media buyers, talent and reporters to the Paramount lot in Los Angeles on Thursday for the company’s first upfront presentation under his tenure. “We launched Paramount Skydance nearly nine months ago, and we couldn’t be more
HBO Max has picked up cozy crime series Bookish for its service in Australia. The show comes from the pen of Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss. He also stars in the series, which is heading into its second season. Set in 1940’s post-war London, the drama follows bibliophile sleuth Book (Gatiss) who helps the p
Jacqueline Zünd’s new film, which takes audiences to the Persian Gulf region with stylized imagery and sound, world premieres at the Swiss doc festival Visions du Réel.
Christopher Meloni is saying something of a farewell to Elliot Stabler, the “Law & Order” detective he’s been playing on and off since 1999. On Thursday, news broke that “Law & Order: Organized Crime” has been canceled after five seasons. Though Meloni occasionally pops into “Law & Order: Special Vi
Paramount today held its first upfront presentation since the company last held court at Carnegie Hall in 2022. The event at the Paramount Theatre on the historic studio lot in Los Angeles, held almost a month ahead of the traditional upfront week, was the first upfront for New Paramount following t
Roommates, Beast, and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle make our list of the best Netflix movies to watch the weekend of April 17, 2026.
Paramount Skydance held its first upfronts presentation for advertisers Thursday, gathering media buyers, talent and reporters on the Melrose Avenue lot to hear the new-ish company’s marketing pitch. Paramount will continue the road show in the coming days, with several more meetings and events plan
Anubhav Sinha spent years carrying the unease before “Assi” became a film. The director, whose socially driven second act began with “Mulk” in 2018, tells Variety that the subject of sexual violence never fully left him between news cycles and candle-march protests. “Maybe it goes away from your fro
Olivia Rodrigo has given a taste of her upcoming third album “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” with the release of its first single “Drop Dead,” along with its music video. In the clip, directed by Petra Collins, Rodrigo wanders through the Palace of Versailles, running from room to room
From the coming-of-age classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the thrilling series 24, these action shows are among the most important of the genre.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms started an exciting TV trend, and it's only going to continue with one newly announced upcoming series.