Variety

Norman Reedus Joins James Marsden in Apple TV Thriller Series ‘Disavowed’

Norman Reedus is set to star alongside James Marsden in the upcoming Apple TV series “Disavowed,” Variety has learned. The show was originally announced back in May with Marsden in the lead role. Exact details on Reedus’ role are being kept under wraps. The show is based on an original idea by Art Marcum & […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Stephen Kalyn Joins ‘Housemaid’s Secret’ Cast After ‘Off Campus’ Fame

After rocketing to fame with his breakout role in “Off Campus,” Stephen Kalyn has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s “The Housemaid’s Secret.” Kalyn joins the previously announced ensemble of Sydney Sweeney, Kristen Dunst, Michele Morrone and Paul Anthony Kelly for the film, which is the follow-up to 2025’s box office hit “The Housemaid.” Based on […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Norman Reedus Boards Apple TV Spy Thriller ‘Disavowed’

The 'Walking Dead' mainstay will star opposite James Marsden in the series.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Kenneth Lonergan Writes Letter in Defense of Mark Ruffalo, Calls Antisemitism Accusation “Cynical”

In a letter shared with The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar winner says the "notion he is antisemitic is overtly preposterous, and the accusation itself a cynical and disgusting lie."

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

‘Tires’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

“Tires” keeps on rolling. The Shane Gillis sitcom has been renewed for Season 4 at Netflix, a few weeks after the third season premiered on the streamer. Hailing from co-creators Gillis, John McKeever and Steve Gerben, “Tires” follows the dysfunctional staff of auto repair chain Valley Forge. The workplace comedy started as a scrappy passion […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

HBO to Develop Mystery Series ‘Imposter’ From Kalos Chu, ‘Penguin’ Creator Lauren LeFranc to Produce

HBO is developing the dark mystery series “Imposter,” Variety has learned. The project hails from writer and executive producer Kalos Chu, with Lauren LeFranc and Rachel Jacobs executive producing via Acid and Tender, which is currently under an overall deal at HBO. “Imposter” marks the first original project developed under that deal. According to sources, […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

‘Off Campus’ Launches Halloween Costumes Including Briar University Jerseys and Varsity Jackets

Briar University is getting dressed for Halloween. Spirit Halloween is bringing Prime Video’s breakout romance series “Off Campus” into costume aisles this fall, launching an officially licensed collection inspired by some of the show’s most recognizable looks. The lineup lets fans dress like they’ve stepped onto the fictional college campus, with Briar U hockey jerseys […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Danny Boyle Set to Receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award from Variety at Venice Film Festival

Variety will honor Oscar-winning British filmmaker Danny Boyle with its Creative Impact in Directing Award at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday. Boyle, whose wide-ranging credits span “Trainspotting,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Steve Jobs” and the “28 Days Later” franchise, will receive the award during Variety’s Venice pre-opening night party at the Hotel Excelsior on the Lido. […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Dolly Parton Estate Announces 2027 Dollyfest Shows in Nashville, London

Parton's estate described the shows as "a global double-day, double-weekend, double-continent party of a lifetime."

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Marty Nadler, Writer, Producer and Longtime Garry Marshall Contributor, Dies at 80

The stand-up comedian worked with his fellow Bronx native on ‘Happy Days,’ ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘The Princess Diaries 2’ and more.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

‘Onslaught’ Review: Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens Star in Adam Wingard’s Fun but Scattered Military Slasher

A 12-hour clock counts down to an inevitable massacre in “Onslaught,” the kind of elevated, razor-wire genre romp that director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett used to make before studio outings like “Godzilla vs. Kong.” It isn’t the most polished of the duo’s output, and often feels in need of just another draft to […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

‘Furious’ Finale: Emmy Rossum and Creator Elizabeth Meriwether on That Final Shot, Who Killed Isabel and How Alice’s Decisions Will Affect Season 2

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Hart Island,” the Season 1 finale of “Furious,” now streaming on Hulu. So what’s the deal with Alice’s little smile at the end of “Furious”? Emmy Rossum’s pleased expression, as happy as we’ve seen Alice throughout “Furious,” is the final image that she and series creator Elizabeth Meriwether […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Sony Aims to Connect Advertisers to PlayStation Users With Launch of ‘Live TV on PS5’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The audience that gravitates to games on PlayStation has become notoriously difficult for advertisers to reach. Until now. Sony Pictures Television on Monday unveiled “Live TV on PS5,” an offering of more than 100 free ad-supported video channels that can all be accessed via the PlayStation 5 console. The service is initially available in the […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Dax Dasilva Board Soleil Moon Frye’s Shifty Shellshock Doc

'Werewolf in the Waves,' shot predominantly on Frye's iPhone, centers on a reunion with Seth Binzer, aka Shifty, an old friend from childhood, a connection that evolved to a tragic love story amid his relapse.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Onslaught’ Review: Adria Arjona Shines in Adam Wingard’s Intriguingly Colorful, Ultimately Underwhelming Action Thriller

Dan Stevens, Drew Starkey and Rebecca Hall also star in the picture co-written by Simon Barrett, about an Army vet whose trailer park is attacked by a trio of experimental super soldiers.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Could the Galliano Met Gala Fiasco Mark the End of Anna Wintour’s Reign?

The Vogue veteran knew the risks of honoring Galliano, who has a history of racist and antisemitic remarks. The fashion world's ultimate survivor thought she could survive the inevitable backlash — and it may have been a disastrous miscalculation.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is

Bramham Park, LeedsCharli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker• Charli xcx, Reading festival review – Pretentious? Just a bit. But Nietzsche would have loved itReading and Leeds festival will probably always be a post-GCSE rite of passage: a gleefully riotous taste of freedom before having to make actual life decisions. But the sibling events have been struggling for a sense of

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Girl in the River’ Review: Tiffany Haddish in a Police Procedural That’s Like a Failed TV Pilot From a Past Era

Devon Sawa, Maggie Grace and Ralph Macchio also appear in this thriller about criminologists searching for the killer of a teenage girl.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there

A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that ‘authoritarianism everywhere is bad’Drinking Tsingtao beers, eating congee, walking with hands behind their backs: for many young people in western countries, “Chinamaxxing” has become all the rage. Some content creators have even gone beyond the jokes about being in “a very Chinese time in my life” and have followed this passion to the Middle Kingdom: making TikToks in Ch

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Movie ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Sets World Premiere at NYFF

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall” will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival. The film will debut on Oct. 1 at Alice Tully Hall on 35mm with Anderson and Winter in attendance. The new concert film captures the Geese frontman’s sold-out solo performance at the iconic New York City venue […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026