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‘Even Stevens’ Star Christy Carlson Romano Says ‘Early Fame Is Like CTE’ After Hayden Panettiere’s Death: ‘Another Performer I Grew Up With, Gone Too ...

Christy Carlson Romano, a Disney Channel teen icon after playing Ren Stevens on “Even Stevens” and voicing the title character on “Kim Possible,” published an emotional essay on Elle’s website in the ...

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LISTEN: How ‘Dateline’ Became a Content Dynamo for NBC News

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, “Dateline” executive producers Liz Cole and Paul Ryan detail how the venerable newsmagazine became a digital content dynamo for NBC News. Cole, senior ex...

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‘Sons of Anarchy’ Cast Reunites for FX Limited Series ‘Legends’

The “Sons of Anarchy” are riding again! Kind of… FX has ordered the limited series “Legends,” which will bring much of the hit outlaw biker drama’s main cast back together. The series will star Charli...

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Shirley MacLaine Makes Rare Video Appearance at 92 Years Old and Quips About ‘Sweet Charity’: ‘It Didn’t Do Very Well’

Shirley MacLaine has made a rare video appearance at the age of 92, and she’s not shy to throw some quips at “Sweet Charity’s” expense. “I would like to see ‘Sweet Charity’ again. Now, while you’re wa...

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Peacock Just Raised Its Prices — Here’s How to Get It Free With Walmart+

Peacock just got more expensive, but Walmart+ members have a way around the latest price hike. The NBC streamer raised prices across all three of its plans on Aug. 18, with its ad-supported Peacock Pr...

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David Krumholtz Clarifies He’s Putting Acting Career on Hold but Not ‘Retiring or Quitting’: Disappointments ‘Are Starting to Sting More’

“Supergirl” and “Oppenheimer” actor David Krumholtz is clarifying his remarks from earlier this week about whether he’s retiring from acting. Krumholtz posted on Instagram Wednesday to explain that he...

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Telemundo Executive José Suárez Dies in Helicopter Crash at 55

José Alberto Suárez, president and general manager of Telemundo’s TV stations in Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers-Naples, Florida, died Wednesday in a helicopter crash, according to the NBCUniversal-owne...

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‘Slow Horses’ Actor Jack Lowden Unpacks River Cartwright and Why Pride Gets in His Way

It’s fair to say that when audiences see River Cartwright at the beginning of Apple TV’s “Slow Horses” Season 5, he is not in a good place. The previous season revealed that River’s father, Frank Hark...

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‘Widow’s Bay’ and Other Contenders Continue to Complicate Emmy’s Comedy Conundrum

You’re probably as tired of the “what’s a comedy?” debate as I am, particularly when it comes to awards shows like the Emmys. FX’s “The Bear” reignited that conversation a few years ago, even though i...

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Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Unveils English-Language Trailer

Prime Media Studios has acquired North American distribution rights to “Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” and released the English-language trailer for the Geetu Mohandas-directed action thriller, pos...

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David Harbour Talks Learning ASL for ‘DTF St. Louis,’ Shares a Line From ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and Wants a Christopher Nolan-Directed ‘Warcraft’ Movie

In “DTF St. Louis,” David Harbour goes quiet. The 51-year-old New York-born actor plays Floyd, a performance built around four months of daily American Sign Language practice. The work earned him his ...

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‘It Finally Feels Like We’re Back in 2019’: Movie Theater Owners Rejoice Over $4 Billion Summer. Can the Fall Keep the Momentum?

B&B Theatres CEO Bob Bagby apologized to his staffers in advance. He was bracing for the opening weekend of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and knew everyone would need to work around the clock. That’...

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Larry David Ended Friendship With Trump Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Because ‘He Made a Deal With the Devil. Literally. He Only Has Himself to Blame’

Larry David told The Atlantic that ex-friend Alan Dershowitz “made a deal with the devil” when he became a lawyer on Donald Trump’s defense team during the president’s first impeachment trial in 2020,...

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Corey Hawkins Signs With Range Media Partners (EXCLUSIVE)

Range Media Partners has signed Corey Hawkins for representation, Variety can exclusively reveal. Hawkins continues to be represented by WME, JTWAMM and Shelter PR. Hawkins, a graduate of the Juilliar...

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Venice Chief Alberto Barbera Defends Selection of Russian Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s ‘DAU’ After Backlash: It’s ‘Not Pro-Putin Propaganda’

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera took to social media on Wednesday to fight back against criticism of the inclusion of Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s “DAU” in this year’s ...

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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ to Rule in Fourth Weekend, ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Aims for $25 Million Debut

“Insidious: Out of the Further” won’t topple the box office reign of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” The sixth “Insidious” installment is targeting $23 million to $27 million in its domestic debut, likel...

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Julie Andrews to Narrate Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ for Noiser Podcast Network (EXCLUSIVE)

Dame Julie Andrews will continue to lend her dulcet tones to the world of Jane Austen. The stage and screen icon — an Oscar, BAFTA and multi Emmy and Grammy award winner — will return for a second sea...

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‘The End of Times’ Acquired by Split Screen Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Zagreb-based sales outlet Split Screen has secured international rights to “The End of Times” ahead of its world premiere in Critics’ Week, an independent sidebar to the Venice Film Festival. In Bibia...

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‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Ends Summer Run With Consecutive Weeks of Ratings Growth

ABC recently decided to move some of this summer’s run of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” into the fall — and perhaps it doesn’t hurt that it’s doing very well so far this season. “Millionaire,” hoste...

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New York Comedy Festival Adds More Shows to Lineup

The New York Comedy Festival has added more than 100 shows to its 2026 lineup. The 10-day celebration of comedy, taking place Nov. 6 to 15 across New York City’s five boroughs, will also feature progr...

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Steve Buscemi, Tramell Tillman, Katy O’Brian, Nicholas Braun Among Cast of ‘Murderbot’ Season 2

“Murderbot” has added a murderer’s row of talent for its upcoming second season. The Apple TV sci-fi series, which stars Alexander Skarsgård as the titular Murderbot, has added the following cast memb...

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Rafael Nadal Docuseries ‘Rafa’: How a Local Setting, Language and Intimate Lensing Set the Primetime Emmy Contender Apart

Produced by Skydance Sports and Netflix Sports, “Rafa,” a four-part portrait of Spain’s greatest sports icon Rafael Nadal, packs several singular punches. It’s the first time a non-English language d...

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‘Les Mis’ Star Bradley Jaden to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Wanted’ Musical (EXCLUSIVE)

Bradley Jaden, who just wrapped an acclaimed run as Javert in “Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular,” is making his Broadway debut in the fall. The actor is joining the company of “Wanted” al...

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‘Freefall’: A Kennedy Scion Probes the Mysterious Death of a Boeing Whistleblower

Rory Kennedy thought she was through with Boeing. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Last Days in Vietnam” and “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” — and youngest child of late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel K...

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Hook, AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes (EXCLUSIVE)

In an era where AI music generation has ruptured the music industry, a social-forward music remixing app is aiming to stand out among the rest — with the help of one of the major labels. Hook, an AI-p...

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‘Mutiny’ Review: Jason Statham Dies Hard on a Cargo Ship in a Thriller of Impeccable Bring-the-Pain Timing

"Mutiny," a revenge thriller set aboard a giant cargo ship, shows that there’s life in the "Die Hard on a Boat" concept. The film makes you think of Bruce Willis in other ways too, since its star, Jas...

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Bloomberg Media Sets Interview Series ‘Post Credits’ Hosted by Ian Schafer (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety has learned exclusively that Bloomberg Media is launching a new conversational series titled “Post Credits” with host Ian Schafer. The series hails from Ensemble, a Hoorae Media Company, of wh...

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Estúdios Globo to Produce Feature ‘Macacos,’ Based on Clayton Nascimento’s Play (EXCLUSIVE)

GRAMADO, Brazil — Local media giant Globo’s Estúdios Globo will produce feature film “Macacos” (“Monkeys”), based on a play of Clayton Nascimento, and telefilm “Os Tatuyos,” as part of the company’s a...

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‘Wildwood’ Trailer: Carey Mulligan Voices a Grieving Mother Ready to Tear Apart an Enchanted Forest in New Laika Stop-Motion Film

After six years, Laika is back with a new stop-motion animated film. In the new trailer for “Wildwood,” a young girl named Prue (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission, joined by he...

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‘Northbound’ Review: Bruce Dern Revs Up a Road Movie With Its Hands Otherwise Firmly at Ten and Two

There is a pleasantly peppery performance from a bewhiskered — and bewhiskyed — Bruce Dern in William Scoular’s “Northbound,” but its spice is lost to the coziness of an approach that sets a higher pr...

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Producers Scout for K-pop Talent With U.S. Appeal During KCON Fan Festival in Los Angeles

In a makeshift audition booth assembled in a far corner on the ground floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center, a steady stream of K-pop lovers took their shot this past weekend. As part of the annu...

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Emily Watson Says Growing Up in a Religious Cult Almost Stopped Her From Starring in ‘Breaking the Waves’: ‘I Was Like a Piece of Wire That Had Been U...

Emily Watson is one of the most lauded actors working today, having earned multiple Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations, as well as winning a Silver Bear in Berlin, a European Film Award and a S...

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Thriller Series ‘Kill Jackie’ Sets October Release Date on Prime Video

Catherine Zeta-Jones’ highly anticipated thriller series, “Kill Jackie,” has set a premiere date on Prime Video. The Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures production will release all eight episodes Oct...

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Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Pawel Pawlikowski Cannes Winners Among El Gouna’s First 10 Titles for Ninth Edition

El Gouna Film Festival has revealed the first 10 titles for its ninth edition, set to run Oct. 15-23, in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt. The lineup spans work from established auteurs and ...

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The Beatles Ink Licensing and Merch Deal With Universal Music Ahead of Biopics

The Beatles rights-holding company Apple Corps has come together with Universal Music Group to ink a wide-ranging licensing and merch deal for all things related to the fab four. It will include physi...

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Yami Gautam Dhar’s ‘Nayyi Navelli’ Sets October Release From Amazon MGM Studios, Colour Yellow (EXCLUSIVE)

Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow have set “Nayyi Navelli,” an Indian fantasy family entertainer starring Yami Gautam Dhar, for release in cinemas this October, timed to the Dussehra festival perio...

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San Sebastián Sets Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ as Opening Night Film

“Ghost Song” (“Geister”), from multi-prized German auteur Fatih Akin (“In the Fade”), has been set as the opening night film at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival. A world premiere, “Ghost Song” ...

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‘House of the Dragon’ Directing Mentorship Alum Marcus Anthony Thomas Sets Cast for British Psychological Thriller ‘Cast Me!’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Marcus Anthony Thomas, who completed a directing mentorship on “House of the Dragon,” has started production on his directorial feature debut. Now shooting in London, psychological thriller “Cast Me!”...

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Sci-Fi Horror Comedy ‘Flapjax’ Boards Blue Finch Films for Sales Ahead of Fantastic Fest Bow (EXCLUSIVE)

“Flapjax,” Rocko Zevenbergen’s sci-fi horror comedy, has landed a worldwide sales deal with Blue Finch Films ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. The U.K. sales and distribution c...

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Hybrid-AI Mandopop Musical ‘Alishan Escape’ Set at Red Empire, OMG (EXCLUSIVE)

Australian hybrid-AI studio Red Empire Productions and international production and distribution company Organic Media Group are developing “Alishan Escape: A Mandopop Ghost Adventure,” an original an...

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Kim Jong-kwan’s ‘The Table: Day and Night’ to Open Busan

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has selected “The Table: Day and Night,” directed by Kim Jong-kwan, as its opening film for the 2026 edition, marking the feature’s world premiere. Th...

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‘Supergirl’ Star David Krumholtz Posts and Deletes Plans to Retire From Acting: ‘And Now, New Life’

David Krumholtz, who played Kor-El in this year’s “Supergirl” and appeared in “Oppenheimer” and “The Studio,” said on Threads Monday that he’s done with acting and ready to start a “new life.” However...

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John Irvin, Director of ‘Hamburger Hill,’ ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,’ Dies at 86

John Irvin, the British director of “Hamburger Hill,” the “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” miniseries and 1981’s “Ghost Story,” died Aug. 11. He was 86. His producers confirmed he died at the home of his ...

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‘Heroes’ Creator Tim Kring Pays Tribute to Hayden Panettiere as a ‘Singularly Talented Actor’ With a ‘Deep Understanding of Human Nature’

Hayden Panettiere was a seasoned professional by the time she auditioned for “Heroes” at the age of 16. But unlike many actors who start working as kids, Hayden had no sense of jaded child actor quali...

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Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton on New Tabletop Gaming Show ‘Conludo,’ How ‘The Guild’ Reunion Movie Will Be Impacted by a Denied California Tax Credit

Reunions all around for Felicia Day these days: Amid a massive fundraiser for a movie reunion of her series “The Guild,” Day is reteaming with longtime friend and collaborator Wil Wheaton for a new ki...

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Walmart Touts Free Peacock Access for Walmart+ Members on Heels of Streamer’s Latest Price Hike

Walmart is offering up some new deals, discounts and special offers right now, including a way to get a Peacock streaming subscription for free. While Walmart is touting its back to school deals right...

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Clive Barker Announces Kickstarter-Exclusive Anthology Book Series ‘Library of the Dead’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Horror master Clive Barker is set to release the new “Library of the Dead” anthology project Aug. 18 exclusively on Kickstarter. The three-book horror anthology consists of three books: “Fear Eternal,...

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How ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,’ ‘Fallout’ and ‘Spider-Noir’ Production Designers Built Out Their Worlds While Honoring the Source Material

This year, an unprecedented number of genre and fantasy shows broke into the Emmys race, including “Widow’s Bay,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “It: Welcome to Derry,” “Fallout,” “Spider-Noir” and...

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California Lawmakers Near Deal to Address Impact of Tax Cap on Film Credits

California lawmakers are closing in on a deal to help film producers who are facing new limits on their ability to monetize production tax credits. The agreement falls short of the entertainment indus...

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Why a Reunion Between the Two Rival TV Academies Is Long Overdue

Last month’s news that the two rival TV academies are looking to reunite was welcome and overdue — but it won’t be as easy as flipping a switch. The Los Angeles-based Television Academy and the New Yo...

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