Variety

Jason Isbell Leads New Suno Lawsuit, Claims AI Music Generator ‘Exploits’ Musicians’ Identities in Models

Grammy-winning Americana crooner Jason Isbell is one of several new litigants in a new federal lawsuit against the AI music generator Suno, arguing the company has allowed users to produce tracks based on musicians’ identities with its models without their consent. The lawsuit — filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts by a group that […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sydney Sweeney Signs with CAA (Exclusive)

The star had been without an agent since late 2025.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ Adds Noah Jupe to Cast

Noah Jupe is the latest actor to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the “Hamnet” and “A Quiet Place” star tapped to play a top-secret role in “Avengers: Secret Wars.” The superhero team-up movie is the follow-up to “Avengers: Doomsday,” which doesn’t debut until December. Marvel had no comment on Jupe’s casting. Production on “Secret […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Debi Mazar Says ‘Entourage’ Set Got ‘Toxic’ and ‘They Didn’t Like That I Got Fat’ After Birth of Second Child

Debi Mazar says the set of “Entourage” became “toxic” after she gave birth to her second child, claiming “they didn’t like that I got fat.” In an interview with The Times U.K., the actress described being on the HBO show around Season 3 as “complicated” because “I’d had my second baby and they didn’t like […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Tony Romo Pleads No Contest to DWI Charge, Says He’s Seeking Help for Alcohol Use

The former NFL quarterback and CBS Sports commentator was arrested in July in Wisconsin.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Named Centerpiece of Tokyo Film Festival as ‘Sukiyaki’ Opens, ‘Colony’ Closes

“Godzilla Minus Zero” will screen as the centerpiece of the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, with Zeze Takahisa’s music drama “Sukiyaki” opening the festival and Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie thriller “Colony” closing it. Director Yamazaki Takashi, who also wrote and oversaw visual effects on the film, returns with “Godzilla Minus Zero” as a follow-up to “Godzilla […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

‘GTA 6’ Extended Look Tops Netflix Charts With 31.1 Million Views in Four Days

With only six hours of exclusivity before it hit YouTube, Netflix’s “Grand Theft Auto 6” extended look became the streamer’s most-viewed title last week. Between its release on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. ET and Sunday, Aug. 30 (the end of Netflix’s viewing window for its weekly Top 10 rankings) the 27-minute “GTA 6” […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Zeze Takahisa’s ‘Sukiyaki’ to Open Tokyo Film Festival

Yeon Sang-ho's zombie film 'Colony' is set to close the event, with Takashi Yamazaki's 'Godzilla Minus Zero' receiving a special Centerpiece screening.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Sets François Arnaud, Robbie G.K., Sophie Nélisse and More Returning Cast Members

François Arnaud and Robbie G.K. will reprise their roles as Scott and Kip for the second season of “Heated Rivalry,” joining Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams for the hockey drama.  Returning alongside Arnaud and G.K. for the sophomore season are Sophie Nélisse as Rose, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova as Svetlana, Callan Potter as Hayden and Benjamin […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Owner of L.A. Rams and Denver Nuggets Buys Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Baseball Team

Kroenke Sports and Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, adding a Major League Baseball franchise to a list of sports assets that includes the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche. Financial details of the deal were not immediately clear. Kroenke Sports is acquiring a majority interest […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Why Stella Lefty’s ‘Boston’ Became the Biggest Musical Punching Bag of the Decade — and One of the Biggest Songs of the Year

“I like it when you’re nice to me,” Stella Lefty sings in the hook of her breakthrough single, “Boston.” To which we can only reply right now: Hope you’re not reading the comments. Try to recall the last time there was as much mass derision directed at one song as there is currently aimed at […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Pro-Paramount Group Uses AI to Pressure Rob Bonta to Drop Antitrust Case

A group supporting the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is using artificial intelligence to help pressure California Attorney General Rob Bonta to drop his antitrust lawsuit. The group, which uses the neutral-sounding name Neighbors for Strong Communities, uses AI to craft letters that are sent to Bonta’s office, but says that the senders are all real people. […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Broadway Box Office: ‘Moulin Rouge’ Hits $2.3 Million In Closing Week

The musical, which played its final performance Aug. 30, was the highest grossing of the week.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Toronto: Noomi Rapace Plays FBI Agent Hunting Suicidal Fugitive in ‘In Alaska’ Clip (Exclusive)

The cat-and-mouse thriller from directors Jaap van Heusden and Vinnie Karetak and also starring newcomer Leo Mathew Temela will have a world premiere at TIFF.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Every ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Villain, Ranked

With the release of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' The Hollywood Reporter ranks Spidey’s cinematic crooks and creeps — from worst to best, below.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Debi Mazar Says ‘Entourage’ Set Was “Toxic” After Birth of Second Child: “They Didn’t Like That I Got Fat”

"It was a lot of fun, until it wasn’t," the 'Goodfellas' actress said of working on the Emmy-winning HBO series.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Tackles ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Missing 20 Minutes Conspiracy Theory

Vivian Kubrick gives detailed thoughts about those rumors — fueled by Joe Rogan's podcast — which involve a Jeffrey Epstein coverup link.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Tubi Sets Short-Form Horror Anthology Series ‘Bite Size Terror’ For Fall Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Tubi has unveiled the new short-form horror anthology “Bite Size Terror,” from executive producer Peter Rice and GJMD Studio. The 10-episode series debuts as part of the Terror on Tubi Hub in fall 2026. According to an official description, “Bite Size Terror” covers “every corner” of the horror genre, “from the supernatural and occult to […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Chinese Feature ‘Big Little Things’ Turns a Real-Life Family Rift Into a Coming-Out Drama Now Headed for Venice Horizons (EXCLUSIVE)

The director-producer duo Michelle Zhou and Chun Yu collectively incubated “Big Little Things,” a lesbian coming-out story inspired by a real-life family rift during a New Year holiday amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Harbin, a snowy city in northern China. Zhou notes that the film was selected for the Venice Days first but was later […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Venice Chief Alberto Barbera on the Fest’s Lineup Missing Israeli Films: ‘We Have No Prejudice Against Anyone Anywhere in the World’

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera spoke candidly Tuesday about the political pressures surrounding this year’s edition, while making clear that the fest has no intention of shying away from controversy. Speaking to Variety at the press cocktail on the Lido ahead of the 83rd edition, Barbera said it was “almost normal” that Venice […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026