Variety

‘I Negotiate With Hugging’: Nick Offerman Sounds Off on Toxic Masculinity, Turning Down Ron Swanson Roles and ‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’

Nick Offerman has a strong work ethic. When he signed up to play former pro wrestler James “Jinx” Millet in “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” he worried he’d have to train as hard as other Hollywood gym rats. “I’ve seen Mark Wahlberg’s social media,” he says. He thought, “I guess I have to get up at […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood’s Road Trip: Where to Stay Along America’s Most Cinematic Highway

As Route 66 rings in its 100th anniversary, we’re rounding up the best places to lodge from Santa Monica to Chicago.

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Hollywood Reporter

The Trump Administration Wants to Know If It Should Regulate Bets on Reality Shows

The CFTC, in a notice filed Wednesday, is specifically asking for comments on whether prediction market bets on "game shows, reality show competitions, pageants" should be permitted as is.

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Hollywood Reporter

A NewsNation Correspondent Was in ‘Disclosure Day,’ and This Weekend, They Won’t Let You Forget It

The Steven Spielberg film's "Anchor 2" gets her own spinoff, kind of.

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Hollywood Reporter

Michael Douglas, Willem Dafoe Reunite with Oliver Stone for Drama ‘White Lies’

Ellen Barkin and Homer Gere, the son of Richard Gere, is also in the feature that shot in Italy.

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Star Camila Morrone on Soulmates, Superstition and the Golden Age of Horror Acting

The actor discusses bringing Rachel to life across a grueling five-month shoot in Canada's wintry season.

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Variety

Tim Allen Says ‘Home Improvement’ Reboot Is ‘Stuck’ Because of On-Screen Sons’ ‘Personality Problems’ in Real Life: ‘They’ve Got Their Own Issues’

“Toy Story 5” star Tim Allen says a “Home Improvement” reboot is not likely at the moment due to “personality problems” with the actors who played his on-screen sons on the classic ABC sitcom. “They keep talking about how it could move forward, but they get stuck [because] there are some personality problems right now […]

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Variety

The Best Audible Books to Listen to Right Now: From ‘Famesick’ to the ‘Off Campus’ Series

Many of the biggest names in Hollywood are lending their star power to Audible titles — from Harris Dickinson and Marisa Abela in “Pride and Prejudice” to the bold-faced cast attached to the upcoming “Harry Potter” series, starring Hugh Laurie, Matthew McFayden and Riz Ahmed, among others. Still others have joined forces with the Amazon’s […]

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The Guardian Culture

We Had a World review – a playwright torn between his warring mother and grandmother

Hampstead theatre, LondonJoshua Harmon studies his family’s fraught matriarchal relations in this thoughtful dramaIn an empathetic act of theatrical archivism, American playwright Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews) follows the shifting, sinking relationship between his mother and grandmother. Tracing the family’s fractures back through Harmon’s life, We Had a World is a thoughtful if sedate staging of duty, care and the relational ties that can’t be shaken loose.Renee (Suzanne Bertish) is a far better gra

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Variety

Jon Stewart Compares Trump Leaving the White House to Iron Man Exiting the MCU: Will MAGA ‘Buy Someone Else Running That Universe?’

If Donald Trump is the leader of the MAGA-verse, what happens after the credits roll on his presidency? At an intimate FYC event in New York on Tuesday, the hosts of “The Daily Show” got to comparing POTUS’ universe to the MCU. That makes Jordan Klepper, who often interviews (and humiliates) Trump fans outside rallies […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Quentin Tarantino Said He Wouldn’t Watch Past ‘Toy Story 3’ After Film’s “Perfect” Ending. ‘Toy Story 5’ Team Gives Pitch For Continuing the Franchise

The latest 'Toy Story' premiered in L.A. on Tuesday, as Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack unveiled the new story of toys versus tech.

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Variety

AMC Theatres Postpones Bebe Rexha, Paris Hilton, Kim Petras and Maren Morris Live Concert Simulcasts, Citing Summer Box Office Rebound 

AMC Theatres is postponing plans to simulcast a series of live concerts from performers like Bebe Rexha, Paris Hilton, Kim Petras and Maren Morris. The cinema chain revised its plans after a series of summer releases such as “Backrooms,” “Scary Movie” and “Obsession” over-performed at the box office, and in advance of the debuts of likely […]

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Variety

LISTEN: How NBC Created the Broadcast Network Paradigm and Other Firsts; Andy Cohen Reflects on 20 Years of ‘Real Housewives’

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety‘s Michael Schneider discusses Variety’s plans to take a long look at NBC’s centennial and its role in advancing mass media in the electronic age with the creation of the first radio network. And we have highlights from Kate Aurthur’s recent sit-down with Andy Cohen at the Newport […]

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Variety

Sydney Sweeney on Being Sexualized in ‘Euphoria,’ Crying Over Rue’s Death and Why She’ll Never Be ‘Satisfied With Where Cassie Ended Up’

Cassie Howard’s story has concluded. But Sydney Sweeney isn’t quite ready to let her go. Sweeney, already an Emmy nominee for the second season of “Euphoria” in 2022, dove even deeper into the character for the recent third and final season, and she tells Variety that she still thinks about what else Cassie might get […]

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Variety

‘Task’ Season 2 Casts Edgar Ramirez

Edgar Ramirez is the latest addition to the cast of “Task” Season 2 at HBO. Ramirez joins returning Season 1 star Mark Ruffalo as well as previously announced new additions Mahershala Ali, Harry Melling, Adam Nagaitis, and Aminah Nieves. The official logline for the new season states, “Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) takes the helm of […]

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Hollywood Reporter

David Harbour Says “False” Millie Bobby Brown Harassment Claim Article Triggered “A Breakdown”

Harbour says an inaccurate report concerning his 'Stranger Things' co-star triggered a mental health episode, while also admitting, "Times of extreme stress ... can cause somewhat erratic behavior, and it’s embarrassing, and I’m ashamed of it."

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Variety

Comedian Adam Friedland to Relaunch Podcast on Spotify, Plus New World Cup-Focused Series With Ringer

Comedian Adam Friedland is set to bring his podcast, “The Adam Friedland Show,” to Spotify in July. The podcast will relaunch with its third season and partner with the streaming service for ad sales and distribution across all podcast platforms. “I couldn’t be more excited. I asked my colleagues at Spotify for a Spotify premium […]

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Variety

‘Every Year After’ Author Carley Fortune on TV Adaptation’s Title Change, Sequel Books and Why She’s Not Worried About ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Comparisons

On the heels of a massively successful launch for “Off Campus” last month, Amazon is set to debut “Every Year After,” its next big YA series, on June 10. Along with being another romance, this one has the added bonus of potentially filling that “The Summer I Turned Pretty”-shaped hole in YA fans’ hearts, since […]

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Variety

‘The Morning Show’ Director Mimi Leder on Tackling Everything From Deepfakes to AI Doubling as Therapists: ‘This Show Is About The Moment We’re Living in’

“The Morning Show” Season 4 tackled everything from deepfakes, Olympic doping scandals, media mergers to AI doubling as people’s therapists. For director and executive producer Mimi Leder, the show’s staying power is in capturing the zeitgeist. “The show is about the moment we are living in, which is dramatic. It’s tumultuous,” Leder tells Variety‘s senior […]

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Hollywood Reporter

CAA and Integrated Media Co. Launching $250 Million Creator Economy Rollup Venture

The new company, Compound Creative Holdings, will seek to acquire, operate and grow companies that operate in the creator economy.

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