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‘Coco 2’ First Look: Miguel Becomes a Teenager in Pixar Sequel Set for November 2029

Miguel is back in the Land of the Dead in the first look at “Coco 2.” At D23, Disney revealed new concept art from the film, which depicts a teenage Miguel alongside his beloved dog, Dante. The company also revealed that the Pixar sequel is set to hit theaters in November 2029 and that Benjamin […]

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‘Incredibles 3’ Drops First Look Concept Art Ahead of Summer 2028 Release Date

Get ready, dahlings: Pixar has released the first look at “Incredibles 3″ ahead of its 2028 theatrical release. “Incredibles 3” sees the return of Pixar’s famous super-powered family, made of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack. Writer Brad Bird confirmed there will not be a time jump in the third movie, keeping the Parr […]

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Netflix Pushes Back on Tyra Banks ‘Reality Check’ Defamation Suit

Netflix filed a motion Friday to throw out Tyra Banks’ defamation suit over a documentary series about “America’s Next Top Model,” arguing that Banks is taking issue with routine editorial decisions. Banks sued in June, accusing Netflix and the show’s directors, Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan, of falsely portraying her as having been insensitive to […]

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Emmys: Supporting Actress (Comedy) — Hannah Einbinder Defends Her Crown Against ‘Widow’s Bay’

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

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‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin on Abandoning His Tom Brady Heist Plot and the Finneas, Cailee Spaeny Emmy Snubs

Lee Sung Jin learned about “Beef’s” latest Emmy haul all at once. The second season of Netflix’s genre-bending anthology earned 16 nominations, the most of any limited or anthology series this year. The major recognition also made Lee the first Asian television creator to receive multiple nominations in writing, directing and producing for the same […]

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Ian Crafford, Editor of ‘Hope and Glory,’ ‘Field of Dreams,’ Dies at 82

Ian Crafford, who edited notable films including John Boorman’s “Hope and Glory” and “Field of Dreams,” died July 22 of cancer at his home in Brazil. He was 82. Born in Hemel Hempstead, U.K., Crafford started working at Elstree Studios at the age of 17 and enjoyed it so much he never returned to school, […]

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Matthew McConaughey on the Time He Helped Catch a Murderer

Matthew McConaughey is officially back. On Friday afternoon, the revered actor descended upon Filmland, an annual film festival in Little Rock, Arkansas, to receive the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award as well as present a screening of his latest film, “The Rivals of Amziah King,” wherein he stars as a honey-maker who finds himself roped […]

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Rosie O’Donnell Says Wynonna Judd Is the Only Trump Supporter She Talks To: ‘I Give Her Grace’ Despite His ‘Misogyny, Racism and Homophobia’

Rosie O’Donnell announced on “The Tangle” podcast (via EW) that country music singer Wynonna Judd is the only Trump supporter she speaks to these days. O’Donnell, who has been making the press rounds to support her one-woman Off Broadway show “Common Knowledge” and her upcoming guest hosting stint on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” has been publicly […]

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Anne Hathaway Says ‘Movies That Kill Dogs Should Automatically Be Rated R’

Anne Hathaway told Complex during her press tour for “The End of Oak Street” that movies should be rated R if they feature dogs being killed. Moviegoers have wondered if “Oak Street” would feature dog violence ever since the film’s trailer revealed Starbuck, the trusted canine of the film’s central family (Hathaway plays matriarch Denise). […]

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‘Top Chef’ Host Kristen Kish on How Her Fellow Judges and People Around Her ‘Helped Me Get to a Place Where I Felt Like My Best Self’

In another life, Kristen Kish might have been an astronaut. As a young child, she even went to space camp for a day. “I sat in the little simulator, and I touched all the buttons,” she recalls, her face lighting up. “I want to go to adult space camp,” she declares. And maybe, she’ll do […]

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‘Hacks’ Star Lauren Weedman on Appearing in Four Emmy-Nominated Comedies This Year and How Bell’s Palsy Changed Her Career

Lauren Weedman could never really let loose on stage. “I remember I was doing other people’s plays when I was younger, and I never got to fully get my yayas out,” she tells Variety. “I always felt like I had more energy or more stuff going on in me that I had to kind of […]

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $27.1 Million in Stock Sales as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold

David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has now sold roughly $200 million worth of stock since the media company clinched a deal to be acquired by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance earlier this year. Zaslav’s latest sales were of 194,999 shares of WBD worth $5,464,567.73 on Aug. 14 and 773,173 shares with a […]

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Grammys May Reconsider New Asian Pop Award After BTS Withdrawal: ‘Some Artists Feel This Category Isn’t Representing the Music They Create’

Just two months after the Grammy Awards announced a new category for Asian pop — and just weeks after BTS announced they would not submit their music for the 2027 awards, in part because of what they feel are the limitations of this awards — the Recording Academy has signaled that it is at least rethinking the […]

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Gets Mexico’s Approval, Leaving States’ Lawsuit as the Only Barrier Left

Paramount announced Friday that it has won approval from Mexico’s competition authority for its merger with Warner Bros., leaving only 12 state attorneys general standing in the way of closing the deal. In a statement, Paramount said it has now won approval from regulators representing 68 countries, including the European Union, China, Canada, Brazil and […]

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Director Paul Wright Pushes George MacKay to the Edge in ‘Mission’: ‘How Do You Feel Something When You’ve Been Numbed to the Modern World?’

For Scottish director Paul Wright, “Mission” began with a feeling. “For the first time with a film I’ve made, it was kind of tapping into a feeling,” he tells Variety. “More so than plot or story, it was just that feeling that some of us get sometimes of feeling maybe disconnected from the world and […]

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Black Women Earned Record Emmy Directing Noms as Asian Auteurs Made Gains. Will Wins Follow?

One of the most consequential storylines of this Emmy season involves the ones who say, “Action!” Black women hold five directing nominations across three categories this year, the most the Television Academy has ever recognized in a single cycle. Salli Richardson-Whitfield is nominated twice in drama directing, for HBO Max’s “The Gilded Age” and “Task,” […]

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If Paramount Leaves California, It Might Cut Costs but Wouldn’t Save on State Taxes

Paramount is threatening to leave California if it cannot reach a deal with Attorney General Rob Bonta to allow it to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Puck reported the threat on Tuesday, following a similar report in Semafor last month, and adding that Paramount CEO David Ellison believes the move would save the company $500 million […]

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‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Hulu, Onyx Collective

The comedy series “Deli Boys” has been canceled at Hulu after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series, which aired under Hulu’s Onyx Collective brand, starred Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, and Poorna Jagannathan. Fred Armisen joined the show in its second season along with Andrew Rannells, with Brian George once again appearing as Ahmad and […]

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After the YA Drama ‘Sterling Point’ Topped the Prime Video Charts, What’s Next for LuckyChap TV?

If the YA drama “Sterling Point” has become your new hyper-fixation show, you’re not alone.Amazon reports that the coming-of-age series, from creator Megan Park, was the most-watched show on Prime Video worldwide since its Aug. 5 debut. “Sterling Point” centers on 17-year-old Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin, best known for “The Idea of You”), who was […]

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Locarno Takeaways: A Charming Olivia Wilde, Navigating an Industry Crunch and One Reason Why There Should Be More Women Filmmakers

Unspooling over Aug. 5-15, this year’s Locarno Film Festival broke records for industry attendance and its temperatures, Switzerland enduring its hottest summer since records began in 1864. Led by an ebullient Olivia Wilde, charged by the breakout success of “The Invite,” Locarno Pro delivered a telling take on the world’s arthouse crunch with the sector […]

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Squishmallows Movie in the Works at Amazon MGM (EXCLUSIVE)

Your moviegoing experience is about to get a lot plusher. Squishmallows, the popular collectible toys known for softness and irreverent personalities, will come to life in a new feature film. Variety can report that Amazon MGM is developing a tentpole family film around the brand, licensing rights and co-producing with creator Jazwares. The studio is […]

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‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max

The “Big Bang Theory” spinoff “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max. The news comes after the series has aired just four episodes of its 10-episode first season. The series originally premiered at the streamer on July 23. “We’re delighted with how this hilarious, genre-bending show from […]

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‘Pretty Babies’ Director Tyler-Marie Evans on Sex Work, Female Friendship and Finding Humanity Beyond Stereotypes

We all have souls. That sentiment sits at the heart of “Pretty Babies,” Tyler-Marie Evans’ feature debut, which world premieres Friday in competition at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival. The project attracted Jordan Wagner from Wagner Entertainment and also independent film icon Christine Vachon’s Killer Films, who alongside star Ashley Benson took on producer roles. […]

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Kate O’Flynn on Her ‘Widow’s Bay’ Breakout, Mike Leigh’s Final Film and Her Emmy Nomination: ‘I Felt Like an Ostrich’

Kate O’Flynn found out she was an Emmy nominee and immediately went underground. “I felt like an ostrich,” she tells Variety over Zoom. “I got the news, and I was immediately overwhelmed and put my head in the sand, and then quaffed champagne. It was nuts in the best possible way.” The realization didn’t land […]

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California Bill to Subsidize Post-Production Advances as Commercials Bill Dies

A bill to subsidize post-production in California cleared a hurdle in the state Senate on Thursday, while a separate measure to fund commercial production died. The post-production bill, AB 2319, would create a new 35%-50% refundable tax credit for film and TV editing and VFX work. The Motion Picture Editors Guild and the California Post […]

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‘Widow’s Bay’ Cinematographer Christian Sprenger on How ‘Jaws’ and ‘The Shining’ Influenced the Show’s Visual Style

“Widow’s Bay” showrunner Katie Dippold knows how to toe the line between comedy and horror — her credits include “Haunted Mansion” and “Ghostbusters.” With her latest project, she proves this skill once again. In the series, Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community. There’s no Wi-Fi, cell reception is spotty […]

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Mark Rydell, ‘On Golden Pond’ and ‘The Rose’ Director, Dies at 97

Mark Rydell, who received a best director nomination for the Oscar-winning “On Golden Pond” and directed Bette Midler in “The Rose” and “For the Boys,” died Friday. He was 97. Midler posted about his death on her Instagram, writing, “Mark Rydell, the director or my first film, The Rose, died this morning. He was an […]

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Ken Burns on ‘Waking the Dead,’ Cutting Trump-Era Echoes and Why His Obama Film Can Wait

“You wake the dead.” Ken Burns offered that succinct description of his filmmaking at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival on Friday, where the veteran documentarian dug into the craft behind bringing history to life and made a claim for the ensemble assembled for his latest epic, “The American Revolution.” “I think this film is the […]

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Venice: M-Appeal Picks Up Chinese Director Jie Dong’s ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out’ Ahead of Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has boarded “Zoom In, Zoom Out,” the debut feature from Chinese director Jie Dong, set to premiere in Venice Critics’ Week. The film follows Shi as he searches the city for his missing roommate Gao, a search that leads him to Gao’s girlfriend YY. Together, they begin piecing the fragments […]

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Frontières at TIFF The Market Unveils Lineup, Featuring a ‘Dim Sum Western,’ Newlywed Night of Terror and Wolf-Tracking Dark Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)

Hong Kong film luminary Johnnie To’s “Two Gun Cohen,” based on an extraordinary true story, is among seven titles bowing in Frontières at TIFF: The Market, a standalone showcase aimed at co-producers, sales agents and buyers prospecting genre projects in Toronto this September. Frontières, the international co-production market organized by Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, announced […]

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‘Coco 2’ First Look: Miguel Becomes a Teenager in Pixar Sequel Set for November 2029

‘Incredibles 3’ Drops First Look Concept Art Ahead of Summer 2028 Release Date

Netflix Pushes Back on Tyra Banks ‘Reality Check’ Defamation Suit

Emmys: Supporting Actress (Comedy) — Hannah Einbinder Defends Her Crown Against ‘Widow’s Bay’

‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin on Abandoning His Tom Brady Heist Plot and the Finneas, Cailee Spaeny Emmy Snubs

Ian Crafford, Editor of ‘Hope and Glory,’ ‘Field of Dreams,’ Dies at 82

Matthew McConaughey on the Time He Helped Catch a Murderer

Rosie O’Donnell Says Wynonna Judd Is the Only Trump Supporter She Talks To: ‘I Give Her Grace’ Despite His ‘Misogyny, Racism and Homophobia’

Anne Hathaway Says ‘Movies That Kill Dogs Should Automatically Be Rated R’

‘Top Chef’ Host Kristen Kish on How Her Fellow Judges and People Around Her ‘Helped Me Get to a Place Where I Felt Like My Best Self’

‘Hacks’ Star Lauren Weedman on Appearing in Four Emmy-Nominated Comedies This Year and How Bell’s Palsy Changed Her Career

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $27.1 Million in Stock Sales as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold

Grammys May Reconsider New Asian Pop Award After BTS Withdrawal: ‘Some Artists Feel This Category Isn’t Representing the Music They Create’

Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Gets Mexico’s Approval, Leaving States’ Lawsuit as the Only Barrier Left

Director Paul Wright Pushes George MacKay to the Edge in ‘Mission’: ‘How Do You Feel Something When You’ve Been Numbed to the Modern World?’

Black Women Earned Record Emmy Directing Noms as Asian Auteurs Made Gains. Will Wins Follow?

If Paramount Leaves California, It Might Cut Costs but Wouldn’t Save on State Taxes

‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Hulu, Onyx Collective

After the YA Drama ‘Sterling Point’ Topped the Prime Video Charts, What’s Next for LuckyChap TV?

Locarno Takeaways: A Charming Olivia Wilde, Navigating an Industry Crunch and One Reason Why There Should Be More Women Filmmakers

Squishmallows Movie in the Works at Amazon MGM (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max

‘Pretty Babies’ Director Tyler-Marie Evans on Sex Work, Female Friendship and Finding Humanity Beyond Stereotypes

Kate O’Flynn on Her ‘Widow’s Bay’ Breakout, Mike Leigh’s Final Film and Her Emmy Nomination: ‘I Felt Like an Ostrich’

California Bill to Subsidize Post-Production Advances as Commercials Bill Dies

‘Widow’s Bay’ Cinematographer Christian Sprenger on How ‘Jaws’ and ‘The Shining’ Influenced the Show’s Visual Style

Mark Rydell, ‘On Golden Pond’ and ‘The Rose’ Director, Dies at 97

Ken Burns on ‘Waking the Dead,’ Cutting Trump-Era Echoes and Why His Obama Film Can Wait

Venice: M-Appeal Picks Up Chinese Director Jie Dong’s ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out’ Ahead of Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Frontières at TIFF The Market Unveils Lineup, Featuring a ‘Dim Sum Western,’ Newlywed Night of Terror and Wolf-Tracking Dark Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)

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