Joystion - All video game news on a single website

Variety News

8227 articles stored · https://variety.com/ ↗

Variety

TikTok Teams With Sundance Institute for Four-Week Microseries Writing Workshop

TikTok and Sundance Institute want to see more creators writing and producing microdramas and other short-form scripted series. They’re launching a microseries writing program through Sundance Collab, Sundance Institute’s digital learning and community platform, to support “the next generation of creator-led short-form storytelling for digital audiences.” The four-week live online course, to run later this […]

Variety

Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’

PBS NewsHour reporter Geoff Bennett teased an excerpt from his interview with Steve Croft, in which the “60 Minutes” legend said the direction of the historic news program under the leadership of CBS News boss Bari Weiss was “disastrous.” “This is journalistic interference,” Kroft said. “It makes no business sense whatsoever. It’s the highest rated […]

Variety

Tom Holland Once Said Playing Spider-Man in His 30s Would Be Bad, but Now Reveals ‘I Could’ve Been Trying to Leverage Sony’ for a Better Deal: ‘A Strategy to Create Fear’

Tom Holland made headlines in 2021 when he told GQ magazine that “if I’m playing Spider-Man after I’m 30, I’ve done something wrong.” Well, not only is Holland officially 30 right now but he’s also got a new “Spider-Man” movie, “Brand New Day,” opening in theaters July 31 and does not have any immediate plans […]

Variety

‘We Have to Reinvent Ourselves Time and Time Again’: Inside Variety’s Power of Women London With Cynthia Erivo, Emilia Clarke, Suki Waterhouse, Emma Corrin and Hannah Waddingham — Plus a Surprise Appearance From Dame Joan Collins

Cynthia Erivo, Emilia Clarke, Suki Waterhouse, Emma Corrin and Hannah Waddingham took center stage at Variety‘s inaugural Power of Women London, presented by Lifetime, as the five women reflected on their careers, the importance of community and the causes they champion. Held Wednesday at the Chancery Rosewood Hotel and hosted by “Saturday Night Live U.K.” […]

Variety

Wim Wenders Withdraws ‘Wrong Move’ From Circulation Over Nastassja Kinski’s Topless Scene Filmed at Age 13

Wim Wenders released a public statement this morning announcing that his foundation will be withdrawing his 1975 film “Wrong Move” from circulation because of a topless scene featuring Nastassja Kinski, who was 13 at the time of filming. Wenders, a German director known for helming classics like “Paris, Texas,” “Wings of Desire” and the recent […]

Variety

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Finale’s Hallway Scene Took Three Days of Prep and One Day to Shoot

Disney+ series “Daredevil: Born Again” is renowned for its iconic hallway fight sequences, so it’s only fitting that the season concludes with another epic moment. The episode follows Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) as he gets patched up and is running late to Karen Page’s (Deborah Ann Woll) trial after he was shot in the last […]

Variety

Shia LaBeouf Gets Probation After Pleading Guilty to Battery in New Orleans Bar Fight

Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of simple battery and was sentenced to probation for a Mardi Gras brawl in New Orleans. He will be required to attend an alcohol treatment program, Laboeuf’s attorney, Sarah Chervinsky, told the AP. The “Transformers” actor was arrested shortly after midnight on February 17 after being escorted […]

Variety

Emilia Clarke on Moving Forward After Suffering Two Brain Hemorrhages: ‘Recovery Is as Important as Survival’

“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke gave a moving speech while being honored at Variety‘s Power of Women London, presented by Lifetime, about surviving two brain hemorrhages in her 20s. Clarke went in depth about surviving the hemorrhages in her cover story last week, but still maintained a sense of humor 15 years after the […]

Variety

‘Diddy: The Reckoning’ Director’s Biggest Challenge Was ‘Cutting Through Social Media’ Noise to Get to the Truth

“Get the truth.” That was the simple directive director and executive producer Alexandria Stapleton received from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson when she started working on “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.” The four-part Netflix documentary traces the allegations of sexual assault, trafficking and legal battles surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs. Stapleton and Jackson had begun their work together […]

Variety

What Martin Scorsese’s AI Embrace Means for Filmmaking’s Future: 5 Takeaways

Could the next “Goodfellas” be fully made with AI? Or perhaps the next “Wolf of Wall Street”? Martin Scorsese likely wouldn’t do that — yet. But the 83-year-old Oscar-winning director has become the latest auteur to embrace the technology on after he joined the German AI firm Black Forest Labs as an adviser. Scorsese is the highest-profile […]

Variety

Quentin Tarantino Slams Hollywood as a ‘Flavorless Sausage Factory’ Where ‘Miscast’ Actors, ‘Audience Pandering or Stupid S— Torpedos Every New Movie’

Quentin Tarantino is not a fan of the majority of movies coming out of Hollywood these days. Writing for Sight & Sound magazine, the Oscar winner revealed that “it’s almost impossible” for him these days to watch a new movie and not pick it “to death.” “Flaws, implausibilities, audience pandering, miscast performers or just plain […]

Variety

How One Media Company Is Fighting Manga’s Major Piracy Problem

The manga industry has a big problem and it’s not lack of demand, but a lack of authorized supply. “There is a global demand for manga worldwide, and there’s far more demands than any content that’s officially translated right now, and that’s a very big issue,” Shoko Ugaki, the CEO of manga translation company Orange, […]

Variety

Fox Is Chopping ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3 Into 101 Episodes for Holywater’s My Drama Microdrama App

Fox is pouring some old wine into new bottles — hoping to make some extra cash by hopping on the microdrama craze. In a first for Fox, the entertainment company is taking a full season of one of its primetime TV reality shows, “Farmer Wants a Wife,” and dicing it into short episodes averaging less […]

Variety

Hulu to Develop Scott Turow Novel ‘Suspect’ for TV With Bruce Miller & Marissa Jo Cerar, Matt Shakman to Direct

Hulu is developing a series version of the Scott Turow novel “Suspect,” Variety has learned. The project hails from writer and executive producer Marissa Jo Cerar. Bruce Miller is attached to executive produce, with Matt Shakman onboard to direct and executive produce. MGM will also executive produce, as will Turow. 20th Television is the studio. […]

Variety

CBS News Gutted ’60 Minutes’ On-Air Team. Can This Show Really Go On?

Correspondents at “60 Minutes” in past years have tried to win an interesting challenge: Could they leave the show for a summer vacation with one story already in the can? Doing so now is no longer a game. In the wake of a massive ouster of the top staff of the venerable newsmagazine, serious questions […]

Variety

Sharon Stone on Helping Marc Maron Channel His Grief Over Lynn Shelton With ‘In Memoriam’ and Why Joe Eszterhas’ ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot Is a Bad Idea

Marc Maron plays a great actor in “In Memoriam,” but the comedian and podcaster worried he didn’t have the chops to pull off a key moment in the new film. “I had to cry, but I didn’t know if I had that kind of control as an actor — I didn’t know if I can […]

Variety

Netflix’s ‘Michael Jackson: The Verdict’ Docuseries Puts the Singer and the Public on Trial: TV Review

Despite his death nearly 20 years ago, there are still few figures on Earth as famous as Michael Jackson. A singular entertainer, Jackson’s music has a timelessness and energy that reverberates across generations. However, the “Thriller” artist’s eccentricities and legal battles also remain forever tethered to his name. When Jackson was accused of multiple accounts […]

Variety

‘The Odyssey’ Sets 3-Week 70mm Run at Westwood’s Village Theatre

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” will screen in 70mm at Westwood’s Village Theatre for a special three-week run in partnership with the American Cinematheque. Starting July 17, in partnership with Universal Pictures and the Village Directors Circle, the Los Angeles theater will offer three showtimes a day. Tickets will go on sale Thursday at 9 a.m. […]

Variety

‘Boomah,’ Gritty New Feature From ‘Daughters of Abdulrahman’ Director Zaid Abu Hamdan, Set For Shanghai Film Festival Bow

Jordanian director Zaid Abu Hamdan is set to launch the follow up to his female empowerment drama “Daughters of Abdulrahman,” the gritty crime thriller “Boomah,” set to soon bow from the Shanghai International Film Festival that is becoming an increasingly prominent launching pad for Arab cinema. Shot in Jordan during an especially challenging period for […]

Variety

Sam Reich on ‘Game Changer’ Emmy Chances, Abby Lee Miller’s Surprise Dropout Fandom and Animated ‘Dimension 20’ Plans

Sam Reich isn’t expecting an Emmy nomination this year. He isn’t expecting to lose, either. For the CEO of Dropout, the indie comedy streamer’s first-ever FYC event at the iconic Laugh Factory was never about a single outcome. It was about getting in the room. “All we’re trying to do is get a little better […]

Variety

‘Bicycle Thief,’ Iroller Media’s Indian Drama, Lands European and U.S. Distribution With Norse Key Productions (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s Iroller Media and Entertainment has partnered with Helsinki-based Norse Key Productions to handle distribution of “Bicycle Thief” across Europe and the U.S. Norse Key founder Maria Kivinen will oversee the distribution push for the film, directed by Darshan Ashwin Trivedi. This marks the first European-U.S. distribution deal for the Ahmedabad-based Iroller. “Bicycle Thief” centres […]

Variety

Disney Moves Some Super Bowl Commercials at $8 Million Amid Advertiser Squabbles (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney has started to move Super Bowl commercial time in earnest, but only after a round of squawking that would have impressed Donald Duck. After pressing advertisers to pony up $10 million for a 30-second spot as well as a $10 million “match” for other inventory tied to its 2027 broadcast of Super Bowl LXI, Disney has sold a significant […]

Variety

TV Networks Hope Sports Catch Upfront Ad Dollars as Madison Avenue Cuts Budgets (EXCLUSIVE)

Big TV is putting it all out on the field. A number of top TV networks and streamers are making aggressive efforts to get advertisers to pay top dollar for sports even as Madison Avenue trims back the sizable sums it has given in the past to the usual fare, like dramas, comedies and reality […]

Variety

Netflix Orders Big Box Store Animated Comedy Series ‘Dealies’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix has greenlit the adult animated comedy series “Dealies,” Variety has learned exclusively. The official logline for the show states, “A savant salesman. A gentle gladiator. A quiet virtuoso. A summoner of the divine. And the poor soul who hired them. All part of the staff at Dealies, a big box store. They are masters […]

Variety

‘American Horror Story’ Star Emma Roberts Signs With UTA

Actress and producer Emma Roberts, the “American Horror Story” who also recently produced the hit series “Tell Me Lies,” has signed with United Talent Agency for representation. Roberts’ production company, Belletrist, produced Hulu’s “Tell Me Lies,” which ran for three seasons, as well as Netflix’s “First Kill.” Next up she is an executive producer of […]

Variety

‘Backrooms’ Crosses $100 Million in 6 Days to Become A24’s Biggest Movie at Domestic Box Office

A24’s “Backrooms” has cleared a major box office milestone in record time. The buzzy horror movie, from YouTuber Kane Parsons, will hit $100 million on Wednesday after just six days of release. Most arthouse releases are lucky to surpass that benchmark by the end of their box office runs — especially in this current, fractured […]

Variety

‘Tulsa King’ Eyes Move to New York as Season 5 Writers’ Room Opens

“Tulsa King” will be on the move for a potential fifth season. Variety has learned from sources that a writers’ room for Season 5 is now open, with Season 4 of the Sylvester Stallone-led Paramount+ show recently wrapping production. But while the show has mostly shot in Atlanta throughout its run, there are plans to […]

Variety

Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box,’ Hirose Suzu Lead Japan Cuts 2026 Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)

Japan Cuts 2026 has unveiled its full lineup for the 19th edition of North America’s largest Japanese film festival, with Ishikawa Kei’s “A Pale View of Hills” – an adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel – serving as centerpiece and Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Sheep in the Box” closing the festival following its world […]

Variety

AGBO Expands Leadership Team With New Hires From Apple, Snap and Gaming World (EXCLUSIVE)

AGBO has hired executives from Snap, Apple and the studios behind “Call of Duty” and “Starfield” to lead marketing, technology and interactive production. The company was founded by Anthony and Joe Russo, the filmmakers behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Captain America: Civil War,” with partners Donald Mustard and Chris Brearton. Its productions range from the “Extraction” […]

Variety

‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Star Hoon Lee Signs With Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE)

Hoon Lee has signed with Anonymous Content for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. He continues to be repped by Peikoff Mahan. Lee currently stars in the popular Apple TV series “Your Friends and Neighbors” in the role of Barney Choi. He has appeared in both seasons of the show to date with a third season […]

Variety News

TikTok Teams With Sundance Institute for Four-Week Microseries Writing Workshop

Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’

Tom Holland Once Said Playing Spider-Man in His 30s Would Be Bad, but Now Reveals ‘I Could’ve Been Trying to Leverage Sony’ for a Better Deal: ‘A Strategy to Create Fear’

‘We Have to Reinvent Ourselves Time and Time Again’: Inside Variety’s Power of Women London With Cynthia Erivo, Emilia Clarke, Suki Waterhouse, Emma Corrin and Hannah Waddingham — Plus a Surprise Appearance From Dame Joan Collins

Wim Wenders Withdraws ‘Wrong Move’ From Circulation Over Nastassja Kinski’s Topless Scene Filmed at Age 13

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Finale’s Hallway Scene Took Three Days of Prep and One Day to Shoot

Shia LaBeouf Gets Probation After Pleading Guilty to Battery in New Orleans Bar Fight

Emilia Clarke on Moving Forward After Suffering Two Brain Hemorrhages: ‘Recovery Is as Important as Survival’

‘Diddy: The Reckoning’ Director’s Biggest Challenge Was ‘Cutting Through Social Media’ Noise to Get to the Truth

What Martin Scorsese’s AI Embrace Means for Filmmaking’s Future: 5 Takeaways

Quentin Tarantino Slams Hollywood as a ‘Flavorless Sausage Factory’ Where ‘Miscast’ Actors, ‘Audience Pandering or Stupid S— Torpedos Every New Movie’

How One Media Company Is Fighting Manga’s Major Piracy Problem

Fox Is Chopping ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3 Into 101 Episodes for Holywater’s My Drama Microdrama App

Hulu to Develop Scott Turow Novel ‘Suspect’ for TV With Bruce Miller & Marissa Jo Cerar, Matt Shakman to Direct

CBS News Gutted ’60 Minutes’ On-Air Team. Can This Show Really Go On?

Sharon Stone on Helping Marc Maron Channel His Grief Over Lynn Shelton With ‘In Memoriam’ and Why Joe Eszterhas’ ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot Is a Bad Idea

Netflix’s ‘Michael Jackson: The Verdict’ Docuseries Puts the Singer and the Public on Trial: TV Review

‘The Odyssey’ Sets 3-Week 70mm Run at Westwood’s Village Theatre

‘Boomah,’ Gritty New Feature From ‘Daughters of Abdulrahman’ Director Zaid Abu Hamdan, Set For Shanghai Film Festival Bow

Sam Reich on ‘Game Changer’ Emmy Chances, Abby Lee Miller’s Surprise Dropout Fandom and Animated ‘Dimension 20’ Plans

‘Bicycle Thief,’ Iroller Media’s Indian Drama, Lands European and U.S. Distribution With Norse Key Productions (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney Moves Some Super Bowl Commercials at $8 Million Amid Advertiser Squabbles (EXCLUSIVE)

TV Networks Hope Sports Catch Upfront Ad Dollars as Madison Avenue Cuts Budgets (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix Orders Big Box Store Animated Comedy Series ‘Dealies’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘American Horror Story’ Star Emma Roberts Signs With UTA

‘Backrooms’ Crosses $100 Million in 6 Days to Become A24’s Biggest Movie at Domestic Box Office

‘Tulsa King’ Eyes Move to New York as Season 5 Writers’ Room Opens

Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box,’ Hirose Suzu Lead Japan Cuts 2026 Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)

AGBO Expands Leadership Team With New Hires From Apple, Snap and Gaming World (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Star Hoon Lee Signs With Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE)

🔔 Keyword alerts