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Jimmy Kimmel Slams CBS as ‘Trump Suck-Ups’ and ‘Clowns’ for Firing Scott Pelley From ‘60 Minutes’: A ‘Cowardly’ Decision

Jimmy Kimmel is standing up for Scott Pelley after the longtime broadcast journalist was fired from “60 Minutes.” Pelley was cut from the newsmagazine program after accusing newly appointed CBS News boss Bari Weiss of “murdering” the show and saying new executive producer Nick Bilton has “slender qualifications for this job.” “Last night, the Trump […]

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Netflix Pauses Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua’s Hannibal War Movie Over Budget Concerns

Netflix has paused pre-production on Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington’s “Hannibal” film. The historical epic was planning to shoot later this year in Italy, with Fuqua directing and Washington starring as the Carthaginian general. However, pre-production has been put on pause while the producers, including Fuqua and Washington, and the studio hammer out budgetary concerns. […]

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‘The Odyssey’ Ticket Madness: Online Wait Times Hit an Hour as Christopher Nolan’s Epic Pushes AMC Site to Limit

Moviegoers are scrambling to reserve their seats for “The Odyssey,” and the mad dash to see what Christopher Nolan has cooked up is hitting some unexpected hurdles. Demand for Imax and other premium large format screenings of the adventure epic appears to be so high that AMC’s ticketing app paused briefly. Sales have resumed, but […]

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Paramount Wants Lawsuit Seeking to Block Warner Bros. Deal Tossed: ‘Clumsy Attempt to Politicize Antitrust Litigation’

In April, five streaming subscribers filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion deal to swallow up Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds. Paramount on Thursday (June 3) filed a motion with the court seeking to have the case dismissed, arguing that the plaintiffs’ allegations that the merger violates antitrust laws “do […]

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Can ‘Skyscraper Live’ Bring Some Variety to the Emmy Variety Categories?

You can’t help smiling — with a slightly arched brow — at the streamers’ recent obsession with live events. Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility. […]

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‘FIFA World Cup’ Video Game to Launch on Netflix With Daily Updates Based on Real Tournament Results

Netflix will make its biggest push into the gaming industry so far with the debut of “FIFA World Cup Launch Edition” June 11. Created by “007 First Light” developer Delphi Interactive and Netflix Games in collaboration with FIFA, “FIFA World Cup” is described as a “streamlined football simulation game” that just requires having Netflix queued […]

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‘De Gaulle’ Director Antonin Baudry on Pathé’s Next Epic, Roosevelt and Why ‘Europe’s Narrative Has Been Written by the Americans’

As French cinema continues to embrace large-scale event filmmaking, Antonin Baudry’s “De Gaulle: Résistance” arrives as Pathé’s latest ambitious historical epic, following the blockbuster success of “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Three Musketeers” diptych. The first installment of a two-part saga chronicling Charles de Gaulle’s wartime years, the film world premiered out of […]

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Globoplay Original Series ‘The Playoffs’ Premieres at SXSW London, Created by and Starring Brazilian Powerhouse Cauã Reymond

“The Playoffs” (“Jogada de Risco”) has had its world premiere at SXSW London , the international festival unspooling June 1-6, whose mission is to bring the business, technology and creative communities together. TV Globo, the largest producer of Portuguese-language content in the world, hosted the London premiere of “The Playoffs,” a Globoplay Original series produced […]

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Most-Watched TV Series of 2025-26 Across Streaming, Broadcast and Cable: ‘Stranger Things,’ NFL, ‘Tracker,’ ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Top the Charts

TV audiences were high on the Upside Down this season. “Stranger Things” ended its final season with an average of 32.9 million viewers, easily making it the most-watched series of the just concluded 2025 26 TV frame. The Netflix thriller averaged that number over 35 days, per Nielsen’s multiplatform ranker. Netflix also scored the previous […]

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‘Euphoria’ Finale Hits 8.7 Million Viewers in Three Days as Season 3 Reaches Average of 25 Million to Date, Up 17% From Season 2

“Euphoria” ended with 8.7 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max in three days, a slight increase from the Season 3 premiere. Though Warner Bros. Discovery did not provide viewership totals for each week of “Euphoria” Season 3, the company reported that that the final season’s first episode hit 8.5 million viewers in three days, […]

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‘Get Kevin Feige on the Phone’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on Taking Control of His Marvel Offer and What’s Next for ‘Wonder Man’

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II wasn’t going to waste his one “Marvel buck.” This is the same man who walked away from a George Miller’s “Furiosa.” The move was necessary. Six straight years of work — “The Get Down,” “Aquaman,” “Watchmen,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “The Matrix Resurrections,” “Black Mirror” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” — […]

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Ellen Pompeo to Star in Hulu Pilot ‘Chicks’ From ‘Good American Family’ Writer Katie Robbins

Ellen Pompeo is staying in business with Hulu and her “Good American Family” collaborator Katie Robbins with the dramedy pilot “Chicks.” Variety has confirmed that Pompeo will star in and executive produce the pilot under her Calamity Jane banner along with Laura Holstein. Robbins is writing and executive producing, with 20th Television serving as the […]

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Alan Jackson’s Star-Studded Farewell Concert to Be Filmed for ‘The Last Show’ NBC Special

Country star Alan Jackson’s farewell concert, set for June 29 in Nashville, will be filmed for an NBC special, to be titled “Alan Jackson: The Last Show,” with an unspecified air date later in 2026, the network announced Thursday. The special is being directed by Sam Wrench, best known for the 2023 feature film “Taylor […]

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Patricia Heaton Sets Legal Drama Pilot ‘Public Interest’ With Patricia Heaton and More (EXCLUSIVE)

Patricia Heaton is executive producing and starring in “Public Interest,” a legal drama pilot from producer-director David Barrett and MPI Original Films. Alongside Heaton, best known for playing Debra Barone in “Everybody Loves Raymond,” the cast includes Richard Schiff (“The West Wing”), James Wolk (“Mad Men”), Liana Liberato (“Scream VI”), Tiana Okoye (“Twisted Metal”), Carter […]

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MrBeast on That ‘Survivor’ Crossover and Wanting a ‘Beast Games’ Movie: ‘If Amazon’s Down, I’ve Got Some Crazy Ideas’

Jimmy Donaldson is known to millions as MrBeast. And by “millions,” we mean 480 million. That’s the number of subscribers to his YouTube channel alone, and that continues to grow. Earlier this year, his reality competition show “Beast GamesMrBeast on That ‘Survivor’ Crossover, Collaborating with Starbucks, and Being Open to a ‘Beast Games’ Movie – […]

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Rich Eisen’s ’This Was SportsCenter: Stories From the Set’ Gets Behind the Highlights of ESPN’s Flagship Show (EXCLUSIVE)

“SportsCenter,” launched in 1979 as the flagship show on the new cabler ESPN, is now a cornerstone of the sports station but has become part of pop culture as generations of Americans turn to the show to get updated on scores, highlights and news. Its “This Is SportsCenter” commercials are classics, and much copied — […]

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‘The Burial’ Writer and Tony Award Winner Doug Wright Signs With Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE)

Doug Wright has signed with Anonymous Content for representation. Playwright, screenwriter and librettist, Wright, most recently wrote “The Burial,” directed by Maggie Betts and starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones. The legal drama premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before its release on Prime Video. He is currently co-writing the book with Will […]

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‘Devil May Cry’ Renewed for Third and Final Season at Netflix

The Netflix animated series adaptation of “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for Season 3, which will also be the show’s last. “For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time,” showrunner Adi Shankar said. “This was always Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ […]

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Keith David Has Portrayed Some Unforgettable Characters, and He’s Not Even Close to Being Done: ‘I’m 47 Years Into This, and I Still Get to Do It’

The first time Keith David visited Venice, he remembers finding a corner inside the cavernous grandeurof Doge’s Palace. Back in Rome, he had been starstruck by the fact that Julius Caesar had walked the same streets. But at the Doge’s Palace, he wanted to feel that prestige for himself with the ancient acoustics of the […]

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‘All Her Fault’ Team Sets Peacock Mystery Series ‘The Break-In’ Based on Katherine Faulkner Novel

The team behind “All Her Fault” is back in business with Peacock. Variety has learned the Peacock has greenlit a limited series adaptation of the Katherine Faulkner novel “The Break-In.” “All Her Fault” writer Megan Gallagher will write and executive produce “The Break-In,” while Nigel Marchant and Gareth Neame of Carnival Films — which produced […]

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‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn Breaks Down Filming the ‘Night of Hell’ Pilot: ‘The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done in My Life’

Rhea Seehorn has had quite the lucrative TV career, from starring in “Better Call Saul” and “Whitney” — but the pilot episode of Apple TV’s “Pluribus,” which released last November, took her to new extremes as an actor. “This epic pilot that is the night of hell. It’s not like, ‘Just get through Thursday and […]

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Piers Morgan Says SXSW London ‘Could Have Stood Up’ More for Cenk Uygur After He Was Banned From Entering U.K.: ‘I’m a Bit Disappointed’

While speaking at SXSW London on Thursday, Piers Morgan said he was “a bit disappointed” in the organization’s reaction to broadcaster Cenk Uygur being barred from entering the U.K. Uygur and his nephew, Hasan Piker — who were both scheduled to speak at SXSW London — were barred from entering the U.K. by the Home […]

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WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’: ‘A Profound Contempt for the Journalism Profession’

The head of the Writers Guild of America East union blasted Paramount-owned CBS News for recent “cruel and needless layoffs,” its firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley and the shutdown of CBS News Radio. In a message to members Thursday morning, WGA East president Tom Fontana decried the “assaults on CBS News, an institution […]

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Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Scott Eastwood Set for Italy’s Taormina Film Festival That Unveils Lineup Mixing Crowdpleasers, More Esoteric Movies

Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Scott Eastwood, and Gore Verbinsky are among top talents set to attend Italy’s upcoming Taormina Film Festival that has unveiled the lineup for its upcoming 72nd edition that will mix crowdpleasers with more esoteric quality fare. Crowe, as previously announced, is expected to make the treck to the storied fest in […]

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‘Savage House’ Review: Putridly Funny Black Comedy Revels in Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant’s Decay

Faces are saved, barely, as the body goes wholly to ruin in “Savage House,” a mordantly amusing tale of pretense, profligacy and the literally maddening pressures of the English class ladder — written and directed with surgical cruelty by, as it happens, an American. Arriving 12 years after his debut, the derivative indie romcom “The […]

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‘Scary Movie’ Review: The Sixth ‘Scary Movie’ Has a Few Choice Gags, but Mostly It’s So Meta It’s Meh

Every once in a while in “Scary Movie” (which really should have been called “Scary Movie 6,” but never mind), there’s a gag that connects. Like the one where Ray Wilkins (Shawn Wayans) gets up in front of a church congregation to declare that he’s not gay, and then proceeds to rattle off an insanely […]

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‘I’m the Craziest Bitch You Ever Met’: Sharon Stone and Keke Palmer on Why ‘Euphoria’ Should Be Shown in High Schools, Men’s Rights and AI’s Lack of Originality

Sharon Stone and Keke Palmer’s chemistry is electric from the second they meet — they start gabbing well before the cameras begin rolling and keep going after the director calls “cut,” exchanging phone numbers and making plans to dine and work together. Stone, who is 68 and has been an industry icon since 1992’s “Basic […]

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VFX House DNEG, Spain’s SETT Supercharge Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent With a Multi-Million Investment

Supercharging Canary Island animation studio Anima Kitchen, VFX giant DNEG has acquired the Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent. The operation is backed by the support of the state-owned Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), a sovereign venture capital fund which has invested €24.9 million ($28.8 million) in Anima Kitchent. The joint investment, which sees both entities […]

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Madrid ECAM Forum Chiefs on Lineup, With 2026 Palme d’Or Winner Federico Luis, and Next Indie Gems to Track: ‘Everybody Is Looking at Spain’

In only two years, ECAM Forum, the boutique post-Cannes co-production market in Madrid, has sealed its reputation as a must-attend event for international players tracking down Spain’s wealth of talent, co-production opportunities and the next festival hits – from Spain and beyond. Indeed, out of 16 works in progress pitched in 2024 and 2025, 13 […]

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Bob Odenkirk Is Sadly Pulling Out of Freedom 250. But David Cross Will Be Taking His Place.

One of the most hilarious and heartwarming films at this year’s Tribeca Festival consists of a pair of beloved comedians doing cocaine before going on a hike. Directed by Michael LaHaie, “Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu” follows Bob Odenkirk and David Cross — longtime pals and the comedy duo behind cult favorite “Mr. Show” […]

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Jimmy Kimmel Slams CBS as ‘Trump Suck-Ups’ and ‘Clowns’ for Firing Scott Pelley From ‘60 Minutes’: A ‘Cowardly’ Decision

Netflix Pauses Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua’s Hannibal War Movie Over Budget Concerns

‘The Odyssey’ Ticket Madness: Online Wait Times Hit an Hour as Christopher Nolan’s Epic Pushes AMC Site to Limit

Paramount Wants Lawsuit Seeking to Block Warner Bros. Deal Tossed: ‘Clumsy Attempt to Politicize Antitrust Litigation’

Can ‘Skyscraper Live’ Bring Some Variety to the Emmy Variety Categories?

‘FIFA World Cup’ Video Game to Launch on Netflix With Daily Updates Based on Real Tournament Results

‘De Gaulle’ Director Antonin Baudry on Pathé’s Next Epic, Roosevelt and Why ‘Europe’s Narrative Has Been Written by the Americans’

Globoplay Original Series ‘The Playoffs’ Premieres at SXSW London, Created by and Starring Brazilian Powerhouse Cauã Reymond

Most-Watched TV Series of 2025-26 Across Streaming, Broadcast and Cable: ‘Stranger Things,’ NFL, ‘Tracker,’ ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Top the Charts

‘Euphoria’ Finale Hits 8.7 Million Viewers in Three Days as Season 3 Reaches Average of 25 Million to Date, Up 17% From Season 2

‘Get Kevin Feige on the Phone’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on Taking Control of His Marvel Offer and What’s Next for ‘Wonder Man’

Ellen Pompeo to Star in Hulu Pilot ‘Chicks’ From ‘Good American Family’ Writer Katie Robbins

Alan Jackson’s Star-Studded Farewell Concert to Be Filmed for ‘The Last Show’ NBC Special

Patricia Heaton Sets Legal Drama Pilot ‘Public Interest’ With Patricia Heaton and More (EXCLUSIVE)

MrBeast on That ‘Survivor’ Crossover and Wanting a ‘Beast Games’ Movie: ‘If Amazon’s Down, I’ve Got Some Crazy Ideas’

Rich Eisen’s ’This Was SportsCenter: Stories From the Set’ Gets Behind the Highlights of ESPN’s Flagship Show (EXCLUSIVE)

‘The Burial’ Writer and Tony Award Winner Doug Wright Signs With Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Devil May Cry’ Renewed for Third and Final Season at Netflix

Keith David Has Portrayed Some Unforgettable Characters, and He’s Not Even Close to Being Done: ‘I’m 47 Years Into This, and I Still Get to Do It’

‘All Her Fault’ Team Sets Peacock Mystery Series ‘The Break-In’ Based on Katherine Faulkner Novel

‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn Breaks Down Filming the ‘Night of Hell’ Pilot: ‘The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done in My Life’

Piers Morgan Says SXSW London ‘Could Have Stood Up’ More for Cenk Uygur After He Was Banned From Entering U.K.: ‘I’m a Bit Disappointed’

WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’: ‘A Profound Contempt for the Journalism Profession’

Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Scott Eastwood Set for Italy’s Taormina Film Festival That Unveils Lineup Mixing Crowdpleasers, More Esoteric Movies

‘Savage House’ Review: Putridly Funny Black Comedy Revels in Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant’s Decay

‘Scary Movie’ Review: The Sixth ‘Scary Movie’ Has a Few Choice Gags, but Mostly It’s So Meta It’s Meh

‘I’m the Craziest Bitch You Ever Met’: Sharon Stone and Keke Palmer on Why ‘Euphoria’ Should Be Shown in High Schools, Men’s Rights and AI’s Lack of Originality

VFX House DNEG, Spain’s SETT Supercharge Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent With a Multi-Million Investment

Madrid ECAM Forum Chiefs on Lineup, With 2026 Palme d’Or Winner Federico Luis, and Next Indie Gems to Track: ‘Everybody Is Looking at Spain’

Bob Odenkirk Is Sadly Pulling Out of Freedom 250. But David Cross Will Be Taking His Place.

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