Variety

PGA Tour Takes Swing at Comedy in New ‘Alter Ego’ Unscripted Series

Arnold Palmer once said that golf was “deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.”  Now the PGA Tour hopes to give fans of the links something a little less intense: a good laugh. “PGA Tour Alter Ego” a new unscripted sports comedy series co-produced with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, launches Tuesday ahead of the organization’s BMW Championship. […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Ellie Goulding Sues Former Managers Over Live Nation Deal

British singer Ellie Goulding has taken legal action against her former managers, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet of TaP Management, claiming that the two failed to disclose to her that TaP’s parent company, HNOE, was partially and then fully owned by Live Nation, creating a conflict of interest that benefited them and the company to […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Motion Picture Association Strikes Deal with ByteDance for IP Protections in AI Video, Image Models

The Motion Picture Association and ByteDance on Monday said the two had developed a framework to protect the film and TV industries’ intellectual property across ByteDance’s suite of AI generative products, including the AI video and image generators Seedance and Seedream. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) comes months after the MPA in February sent ByteDance […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Motion Picture Association Inks AI IP Protection Deal With ByteDance

The agreement covers the Chinese tech giant's Seedance video models, as well as TikTok and other products.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Netflix Unveils ‘The Diplomat’ Season 4 First Look, Sets October Release Date

“The Diplomat” is back for Season 4.  The political drama will return for its fourth season on Oct. 15. Netflix has also dropped a new teaser trailer and first look images. Season 4 sees the return of Keri Russell as Kate Wyler and Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler. Other cast members include Ato Essandoh, Ali […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Diplomat’ Sets Season 4 Premiere Date as Keri Russell Tries to “Get Back In” to Marriage

The upcoming set of episodes for the political thriller will explore tensions in a number of domestic and international relationships.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Lena Dunham, Carly Rae Jepsen ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Musical Sets 2027 Broadway Debut

Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “10 Things I Hate About You” musical is coming to Broadway next year. The show, based on the 1999 rom-com starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger, will begin preview performances exactly one year from now, on Aug. 17, 2027. Opening night, as well as casting and theater information haven’t […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Johnny Depp in talks to return to Pirates of the Caribbean franchise

The actor, who previously said he would not play Captain Jack Sparrow again for ‘$300m and a million alpacas’, is being lined up for sixth film in the series according to producer Jerry BruckheimerJohnny Depp is in talks to return as Captain Jack Sparrow in a sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film, according to the producer of the series, Jerry Bruckheimer. Bruckheimer told Deadline: “We’re talking with Johnny, we’re working on a screenplay, and hopefully we can get this done.” This is despite the

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Sam Eley Is Basil Crumbwick review – cantankerous cult hit brings laugh after laugh

Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThere are shades of Vic and Bob as well as Frank Sidebottom when this embittered git with bloodshot eyes holds courtEvery room in Edinburgh has its ghosts, and its particular character. This one is all about the late-night cult hits, from Rob Kemp’s Evil Dead-meets-Elvis mashup nine years ago to Joe Kent-Walters’ debut as Frankie Monroe – a character whom this year’s cult-in-waiting, Sam Eley as Basil Crumbwick, slightly resembles.Crumbwick is Eley with a giant papier-mac

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Ithaca: a scintillating eco-thriller RPG that aims to confront our violent moment

The latest game from ‘reality-inspired’ studio the Pixel Hunt sees you transporting precious human cargo – and deciding what to do with itIthaca has one hell of an opening: Penelope, a disillusioned environmental lawyer, stops her car at a petrol station. But upon returning, she discovers something shocking: the unconscious body of an oil company CEO in her boot, his hands hog-tied together, dangling limply towards the vehicle’s number plate.This tantalising eco-thriller setup is a long way off

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Johnnie To’s English-Language Debut ‘Two Gun Cohen’ Launches Former XYZ Films Exec Todd Brown’s Rawk Moving Pictures Corp (EXCLUSIVE)

Film executive Todd Brown has launched Rawk Moving Pictures Corp, a new Canadian production house. One of the company’s first titles is “Two Gun Cohen,” the English-language debut of Hong Kong director Johnnie To. Brown, also a film critic and festival programmer, spent 17 years as head of international acquisitions at XYZ Films, where his […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Witney Carson Is Pregnant and Returning for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35

The professional dancer reflects on her first-of-its-kind casting in conversation with THR, and the announcement that Guillermo Rodriguez will be her celebrity partner for the upcoming season: "If I can do both and the baby is healthy, then I am gonna try and do it all, because women are amazing."

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Carly Rae Jepsen and Lena Dunham’s ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Sets Broadway Start Date

The production features music and lyrics by Jepsen and Ethan Gruska and a book by Dunham and playwright Jessica Huang, with Christopher Wheeldon directing and choreographing.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Hayden Panetierre’s Death: No Signs of ‘Foul Play or Suspicious Circumstances,’ Police Say

Hayden Panetierre’s death is under investigation, but there were “not any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances,” according to police. The “Scream” and “Heroes” star died on Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, at the age of 36. The Greenville Police Department confirmed to Variety on Monday that police and EMS responded at 1:51 p.m. […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Hayden Panettiere’s Death: No Signs of ‘Foul Play or Suspicious Circumstances,’ Police Say

Hayden Panettiere’s death is under investigation, but there were “not any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances,” according to police. The “Scream” and “Heroes” star died on Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, at the age of 36. The Greenville Police Department confirmed to Variety on Monday that police and EMS responded at 1:51 p.m. […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon review – a brave glimpse inside the mind of the Scottish artist

Director Finlay Pretsell captures Gordon setting things alight with a miniature blowtorch, smearing himself with silver paint and throwing shapes with a bullwhipHere is a brave and not entirely orthodox artist documentary; not so much a dates-and-shows-and-talking-heads profile, but resembling something of an act of art in itself. The subject is Douglas Gordon, the Scottish film and video-maker, possibly best known for 24 Hour Psycho, his radically slowed-down presentation of Alfred Hitchcock’s

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Iranian Director Ali Asgari Unveils First Clip From Venice-Bound ‘A Bit of Light’: ‘This Trump Guy Is Threatening to Bomb Here Every Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Iranian director Ali Asgari, who was in Venice Horizons last year with dark satire “Divine Comedy,” will soon be back — in competition this time — with his new feature “A Bit of Light.” Variety is unveiling a first clip of the timely film, which is being sold internationally by France’s Salaud Morisset and released […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

London Film Festival Competition Lineup: Aimee Lou Wood’s ‘The Idiot(s),’ Mackenzie Davis’ Sci-Fi Romance ‘My Notes on Mars,’ Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Look Back’ and More

The 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival has revealed its official competition, with 10 titles set to compete for the best film award. The films selected represent 10 countries, including the U.K., Ireland, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, and Poland. The winner will be chosen by the LFF awards jury. Among […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

BFI London Film Fest Sets 10 Competition Titles, Including Hirokazu Kore-eda, Carol Morley Films

"Our 2026 competition selection brings an astounding array of filmmaking styles to the screen," says LFF director Kristy Matheson.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Rosie O’Donnell, Viola Davis Pay Tribute to Hayden Panettiere: “Heartbroken”

The actress's rep wrote in a statement, "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden."

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026