Variety

Hooters Restaurant Movie in the Works — Film News in Brief

First the Blackberry and Hot Cheetos got the feature film treatment, and now: “Hooters: The Movie.”  Based on real-life events that took place at the restaurant, the founders of Hooters are turning their business into a movie, which is already in the works, first reported by Deadline. The official description for the film reads: “Ted […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

LISTEN: Holywater Tech Chief Bogdan Nesvit on the Explosive Growth of Microdramas: ‘Studios and Creators are Knocking on Our Doors’

On today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business,” Bogdan Nesvit, co-CEO and co-founder of Holywater Tech, details the explosive growth of the company’s My Drama and My Muse apps, and he details what he sees as the key to making vertical media more mainstream. “Studios and creators are knocking on our doors right now,” Nesvit says. […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

All 30 Ridley Scott Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

Historical epics, dystopian futures, crime thrillers, a few androids and so many Russell Crowe accents. Travel from the distant past to the 'Alien' future as we rank the legendary director’s films.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

Gladys Knight Cuts Back on Performing as She Transitions to ‘Next Stage’ of Career and Life

After three quarters of a century under the spotlight, Gladys Knight is ready to take things a little slower.  Knight announced on Instagram on Thursday that she will be performing less, and will focus on other areas. The official statement reads: “After much soul searching I’ve decided that I will be easing into fewer performances […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Dave Franco Says Raunchy ‘Idiots’ Scene Is “Craziest Thing” He’s Done on Camera

The star-producer talks bringing the project back from the dead, and how a key motel scene goes toe to toe with Jeff Daniels' famous ‘Dumb and Dumber' moment.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sorry, Haters, the Gwyneth Paltrow–Sam Altman Hamptons Dinner Party Is Apparently On Hold

After a viral backlash to an invitation, Paltrow clapped back with an AI-generated guest list of her own.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Top Toronto Fest Party Host Expects More Studio Bashes, Tighter Budgets: “No One Is Throwing Money Around”

For TIFF's 51st edition, Charles Khabouth predicts his downtown restaurants and nightclubs will have more talent dinners and premiere parties than last year, even as major studios and streamers reduce overall spending.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Adults’ Star Amita Rao Is Not Issa, But She Sure Loves Playing Her

The breakout star of FX's Gen Z comedy is ready to dig into season two, especially the internet's favorite love triangle: "What was always been interesting to me was the tension between Issa and Anton as best friends."

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Spencer Jones: Dogs review – barking comic sniffs out community through canines

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghBehind this grab-bag of papier-mache heads and walkies banter lies a celebration of simply talking to one anotherFirst came Ricky Gervais’s cynical cats; now here are Spencer Jones’s optimistic Dogs. One was tawdry, the other couldn’t be sweeter, as the prop-comic delivers this hymn to the canine-human relationship. Like much of Jones’s work, it’s a grab-bag, as he circles seemingly at random between character comedy in papier-mache heads, loop-pedal nonsense and dopey d

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

How to Still Get Tickets to Harry Styles’ Sold-Out Madison Square Garden Residency

The 50-show Together, Together tour — supporting his fourth studio album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.' — includes a 30-night residency in New York City.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Refuses to Leave — Still In The Most Theaters 5 Weeks Later

Even with 'Coyote vs. Acme' and 'The Dog Stars' opening, exhibitors are still betting heaviest on Sony-Marvel's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Pokémon Stop-Motion Series Set at Disney+ as Part of Larger Distribution Deal

The streamer and cable channel Disney XD will also carry 'Pokemon the Series: The Beginning.'

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Finally Premieres, ‘Adults’ Returns and This Week’s Best Events

Inside this week's biggest Hollywood premieres, parties and openings.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

Disney+, Pokemon Company Ink Global Distribution Deal, Including New Stop-Motion Series

Disney+ has set a global distribution deal with The Pokémon Company International that will include a new stop-motion series coming in 2027. The announcement comes on the heels of “Pokémon the Series: The Beginning” beginning to air on Disney XD earlier this month, marking it as the first title to launch under the new global […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

Rafael Manuel on Why the Golf Course in ‘Filipiñana’ Is a Metaphor for Inequality in the Philippines

Rafael Manuel’s new indie feature “Filipiñana,” which opens Friday in New York, is set against a backdrop of oppressive heat and drought. The narrative follows Isabel, a 17-year-old from the provinces of the Philippines, who gets a job at a prestigious golf resort. Manuel felt the golf course was the perfect setting for the film […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

Owen Thiele on Portraying Queer Friendship in ‘Adults,’ Working With Connor Storrie and Being a ‘Nepo Grandchild’

Owen Thiele has a lot more riding on “Adults” this time around. The FX comedy returned for its second season Aug. 27 with an audience now invested in its messy, co-dependent group of twentysomethings. Thiele, who plays Anton, says the cast spent much of the wait for renewal worried the show might not come back […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

Tom Hardy Gets X-Rated About Kathy Bates, Raps About Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Recites Shakespeare on His Wild New Album

Tom Hardy is best known as a movie star who plays rough-and-tumble characters, and he’s brought that energy to the mic on his latest project. The actor who records music under the alias Frankie Pulitzer just dropped a collaborative album called “Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer” with underground rap supergroup Czarface, which consists of duo 7L […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

How ‘Idiots’ Director Macon Blair Conjures Big Laughs From the Year’s Cruelest Villain: ‘He’s Actually a Monster That Has to Be Captured Before More People Get Hurt’

“This guy really does need to be contained, because he’s got such potential for danger and violence and mayhem.” Macon Blair is describing the antagonist of his latest movie. He’s no stranger to menacing genre fare, as evidenced by the two other films he wrote and directed: 2017’s “I Don’t Feel at Home in This […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Variety

SCAD Savannah Film Festival Returns For 29th Year

SCAD Savannah Film Festival returns for its 29th year on Oct. 24 through Oct. 31.  The eight-day university-led festival will host exclusive screenings, competition films, feature films, documentaries, shorts, animated films, panel discussions and workshops. Visiting industry professionals and students of SCAD School of Film and Acting and School of Animation and Motion Media can […]

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Spotify Names Joe Hadley VP of Global Music Content and Partnerships

Joe's capable leadership will keep artist advocacy at the center of our work and bring even more impact to the programming we do," Spotify global head of music Charlie Hellman said.

entertainment  Aug 28, 2026