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Ben Affleck Calls Justice League Reshoots the 'Low Point of My Career' - Variety

Ben Affleck appeared on the latest episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and called the reshoots for “Justice League” the “low point of my career.” Warner Bros. infamously replaced director Z…

'30 Rock' Anniversary Event: Best Moments From Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin - Variety

Conan O’Brien did little to manage expectations as he kicked off Sunday evening’s “30 Rock” reunion, a one-night-only benefit at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate the beloved sitcom’s 20th anniversa…

Selma Blair Arrested After Allegedly Biting Flight Attendant and Trying to Open Plane Door; Rep Says She Suffered ‘Medical Emergency’ - Variety

Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday after an alleged violent incident on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York, Variety has confirmed. The “Legally Blonde” actress allegedly punched one flight …

'The Beatles' Biopics Producer On Releasing All Four Movies at Once - Variety

The release strategy for Sam Mendes’ much-hyped and all-star The Beatles biopics — all four of which are hitting cinemas simultaneously in April 2028 with Sony Pictures Entertainment — has caused sev…

‘Hatchet’ Movie: Netflix and Derek Cianfrance to Adapt Gary Paulsen’s Survival Book (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety

Netflix is developing a feature adaptation of ‘Hatchet,’ Gary Paulsen’s 1987 young adult survival novel. The film will be written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, best known for films such as “Blue…

John Oliver Declares Himself ‘Happy to Be Part of the Skydance Family’ and Vows to ‘Never Change’ - Variety

John Oliver returned to the “Last Week Tonight” desk Sunday night and, before his big story on generic medications and national drug shortages, teed off on what he called the “pretty tacky” scandal e…

‘The Social Reckoning’ Flops With $5.5 Million Debut, ‘Other Mommy’ Tops Box Office With $27.5 Million - Variety

“Other Mommy,” a horror movie starring Jessica Chastain as a double-jointed doppelgänger from hell, scared up $27.5 million in its box office debut. Those ticket sales were enough to lead in North Am…

Shane Gillis Bombs ‘SNL’ Monologue (Again): ‘You’re Either Gay or You’re Hitler’ - Variety

Shane Gillis returned to host “Saturday Night Live” for the third time since his 2019 firing, emerging in a matching black T-shirt and pants for a meandering monologue about needing to lose weight an…

'Young Sheldon' Star Iain Armitage Says It Was a 'Big Undertaking' - Variety

“Young Sheldon” aired its final episode in May 2024, and now, just over two years later, the cast of the CBS sitcom is getting candid about their experience filming the Sheldon Cooper-focused “Big Ba…

'Naruto': New Anime Series and 'Shadow Rising' Manga Revealed - Variety

Big news for “Naruto” fans: the franchise is getting a new anime TV series and author Masashi Kishimoto is releasing another “Naruto” manga titled “Shadow Rising.” The new anime series will be a cro…

Box Office: ‘Other Mommy’ Spooks Up $12.6 Million on Opening Day, ‘The Social Reckoning’ Debuts to $2.15 Million on Friday - Variety

Following major openings like “Obsession,” “Backrooms” and “Resident Evil,” the horror genre’s 2026 box office reign shows no sign of slowing. And with Halloween right around the corner, it makes sen…

Danny Trejo Speaks Out About His Role in Daily Wire ‘Pawn Shop’ Movie: ‘I Am Not Pro-ICE. I Am Pro-Immigrant.’ - Variety

Danny Trejo has issued his first statement since facing backlash for starring in the pro-ICE Daily Wire movie “Pawn Shop” from Ben Shapiro‘s production company. “I am a proud Mexican who has always…

How Skydance Will Remake the Illustrious Culture of Warner Bros. Pictures More Than Any Owner Before - Variety

There have been many quiet Mondays at the Burbank offices of Warner Bros. Pictures, usually following a bomb like the one the studio just suffered with Tom Cruise’s “Digger.” The cryptic eco-disaster…

Netflix Gearing Up to Lay Off 5% of Workforce: Report - Variety

Netflix is planning a major round of layoffs coming as soon as next week that would cut about 5% of its headcount, according to a new report. The streaming giant plans a significant restructuring th…

‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Takes the Franchise in an Intriguing, Postapocalyptic New Direction: TV Review - Variety

This summer, the Avatar franchise reintroduced itself by revisiting its most iconic character: Aang, the namesake of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and the original protagonist of a story now in its th…

‘Law & Order: SVU’ Season 28 Premiere Recap: A Gang Rape Echoing the Cornell 7 Case - Variety

“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is renowned for its ripped-from-the-headlines episodes. Who can forget the Trayvon Martin-Paula Deen crossover featuring Cybill Shepherd as a racist celebrity …

Hugh Hefner’s Widow Crystal Harris Asks Jessica Biel to ‘Please Reconsider’ Playing His Wife: ‘I Experienced Sexual, Emotional…Physical Abuse’ - Yahoo

Crystal Harris, who was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, is asking Jessica Biel to reconsider playing a fictional version of Hefner's wife in the upcoming film "Playmat…

‘Animals’ Review: Ben Affleck Returns to the Director’s Chair for a Nasty, Compulsive Kidnapping Thriller - Variety

It’s for the best that “Animals,” actor Ben Affleck‘s sixth outing behind the camera, is being released directly to Netflix — not that this slick, pacy serving of all-star pulp couldn’t or wouldn’t h…

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ HBO Series Sets Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng Returning - Variety

The “Crazy Rich Asians” TV series is moving forward at HBO, with four of the film’s stars returning. Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng have all signed on as series regulars in the one-hou…

‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff, Centered on Lady Violet, Ordered by Netflix - Variety

Alert the ton: There’s about to be another “Bridgerton” series. Netflix and Shondaland announced Thursday that the streamer has ordered a new limited series spinoff in the “Bridgerton” universe, this…

‘Michael’ Sequel to Get $31 Million in California Tax Credits - Variety

California taxpayers will help underwrite the “Michael” sequel from Lionsgate, with $30.8 million in state tax incentives going toward the production. “Michael 2” is one of 35 films that will receiv…

Ben Affleck Explains It All: Artists Equity, the Death of Movie Stars and the Dilemma With Comic Book Movies - Variety

At the offices of Artists Equity, the full-service content company founded four years ago by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Batman is the doorman. As you step out of the red-carpeted elevator in a slee…

Skydance Sets Leadership Across Games, Experiences, Consumer Products and HR - Variety

Skydance president Andy Gordon has solidified leadership positions across key areas outside the newly merged company’s TV and film divisions, including games and experiences, products and publishing,…

Ben Shapiro’s Pro-ICE Movie Restarts Production, Slams Shutdown as a ‘Violation of the First Amendment’ - Variety

Ben Shapiro has responded after the Livingston City Commission shut down production on his Daily Wire banner’s ICE film “Pawn Shop,” which has since resumed filming. The political commentator slammed…

Andrew Garfield Could Win an Oscar for ‘Artificial’ and His Norman Bates-Inspired Turn as Sam Altman - Variety

Andrew Garfield found the Norman Bates of Silicon Valley, and he could win an Oscar for it. The Academy gave “Psycho” (1960) four nominations at the 33rd Oscars, and none of them were for the motel …

Warner Bros. Water Tower Already Repainted to Add ‘A Skydance Corporation’ After Merger Closes - Variety

David Ellison wasted no time in adding the Skydance name to the iconic Warner Bros. water tower in Burbank. On Tuesday morning, shortly after Paramount officially closed its $111 billion merger with…

Steven Spielberg to Oversee ‘Transformers’ Franchise With Eighth Movie in the Works at Paramount Pictures - Variety

Steven Spielberg has taken on the task of helming the “Transformers” franchise amid development on Paramount Pictures’ eighth movie based on the IP. He will serve as an executive producer on “Transf…

‘Artificial’ First Reactions: Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Drama is ‘Provocative,’ ‘Downright Horrifying’ and His ‘Best Film in a Decade’ - Variety

Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” premiered at the New York Film Festival Monday night, and early reviews have members of the film press championing the Sam Altman-centered movie as a “provocative,” “vi…

Prime Video Debuts First Look at ‘Bloodaxe’ Series From ‘Vikings’ Creator (TV News Roundup) - Variety

Prime Video debuted first look images for “Bloodaxe,” a new original series from “Vikings” creator Michael Hirst and Horatio Hirst. “Bloodaxe” Season 1 follows the rise of Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Moly…

‘Digger’ Down: 5 Takeaways After Tom Cruise Suffers One of His Biggest Box Office Bombs - Variety

Moviegoers didn’t dig “Digger,” to put it mildly. Saddled with terrible reviews and negative word-of-mouth, Tom Cruise‘s absurdist dark comedy has cratered at the box office with $8 million in North…

Jack O'Connell, Odessa A'zion to Lead End of the World as We Know It - Variety

Ross White and Tom Berkeley, the filmmaking duo behind the Oscar and BAFTA winning short film “An Irish Goodbye,” have teamed up with Studiocanal, Working Title, Parkville Pictures and Film4 for thei…

Box Office: ‘Digger’ Majorly Bombs With $8 Million Opening Weekend, ‘Verity’ Scores $32 Million Debut - Variety

In “Digger,” Tom Cruise portrays a powerful oil tycoon who is bracing for an ecological disaster of epic proportions. But nothing could have prepared him for the catastrophe that’s unfolding at the b…

'Avengers: Endgame' Overtakes 'Avatar' as Highest-Grossing Movie in History - Variety

“Avengers: Endgame” is once again the highest-grossing movie in box office history, reclaiming the title from “Avatar.” The two blockbusters have passed the crown back and forth over the years as the…

Aaron Sorkin Says It ‘Never Occurred’ to Him That Jesse Eisenberg Wouldn’t Play Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Claims the Paycheck Was a ‘Disincentive’ - Variety

Before Jesse Eisenberg declined to step back into the world of Facebook as Mark Zuckerberg for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” the director admitted “it never occurred” to him that the actor w…

Skydance Shuffle: David Ellison Addresses Troops About New Name, Says Adieu to Mike and Pam and Sets Table for ‘Barbie 2’ - Variety

It’s 102 degrees in Los Angeles, but it’s certainly not a summer Friday on the Paramount lot. The studio is swarming with activity, subplots and preparations for the closing of Skydance‘s acquisition…

Skydance Says It’s Committed to L.A., but Threat to Leave Has Proved Potent - Variety

Skydance is officially L.A.’s newest Fortune 500 company — but for how long? In a message to employees last week, CEO David Ellison said he is committed to keeping the company in Hollywood: “We aren…

Disney Licenses Titles to Netflix Including 'Ice Age' Movies, 'Will Trent,' 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians,' 'Felicity' - Variety

Sure, Disney and Netflix compete for streaming subscribers — but the Mouse House also sees the rival’s massive customer base of over 325 million as a way to monetize and promote its own content, and …

Ynon Kreiz, as Co-CEO of Paramount, to Receive Pay Package Worth More Than $46.5 Million - Variety

Ynon Kreiz, as David Ellison’s right-hand man at the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery, is getting a big pay bump over his pay package as CEO of Mattel. Kreiz, 61, signed an initial five-year …

Chris Hansen on Primetime Ending, A24 Legal Action: They Exploited Me - Variety

“Primetime” is a box office overachiever, but the subject of the A24 film calls it a “complete work of fiction.” Lance Oppenheim’s movie centers on “To Catch a Predator,” the popular “Dateline” segm…

Variety's New York Legends Power List: Mamdani, Matt Damon, the Knicks and the People Who Rule NYC - Variety

With 8.5 million people spread over just 300 square miles, New York is the most populous city in America. Home to Broadway, Wall Street, the Met, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Comedy Cellar and,…