Variety

‘Top Chef’ Host Kristen Kish on How Her Fellow Judges and People Around Her ‘Helped Me Get to a Place Where I Felt Like My Best Self’

In another life, Kristen Kish might have been an astronaut. As a young child, she even went to space camp for a day. “I sat in the little simulator, and I touched all the buttons,” she recalls, her face lighting up. “I want to go to adult space camp,” she declares. And maybe, she’ll do […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

‘Hacks’ Star Lauren Weedman on Appearing Four Emmy-Nominated Comedies This Year and How Bell’s Palsy Changed Her Career

Lauren Weedman could never really let loose on stage. “I remember I was doing other people’s plays when I was younger, and I never got to fully get my yayas out,” she tells Variety. “I always felt like I had more energy or more stuff going on in me that I had to kind of […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $27.1 Million in Stock Sales as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold

David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has now sold roughly $200 million worth of stock since the media company clinched a deal to be acquired by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance earlier this year. Zaslav’s latest sales were of 194,999 shares of WBD worth $5,464,567.73 on Aug. 14 and 773,173 shares with a […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

‘The Radio Doesn’t Play Songs for Me Anymore’: Tailgaters at the Foo Fighters’ Stadium Tour Mourn the Dimming Light of Rock Music

“The radio doesn’t play songs for me anymore,” says Bob, 54, who is situated in a lawn chair, deciding between a drag from the Marlboro Red in his left hand and the Budweiser can in his right. He chooses the Bud first, a sensible move given the sun bouncing off the concrete of the endless […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Grammys May Reconsider New Asian Pop Award After BTS Withdrawal: ‘Some Artists Feel This Category Isn’t Representing the Music They Create’

Just two months after the Grammy Awards announced a new category for Asian pop — and just weeks after BTS announced they would not submit their music for the 2027 awards, in part because of what they feel are the limitations of this awards — the Recording Academy has signaled that it is at least rethinking the […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Gets Mexico’s Approval, Leaving States’ Lawsuit as the Only Barrier Left

Paramount announced Friday that it has won approval from Mexico’s competition authority for its merger with Warner Bros., leaving only 12 state attorneys general standing in the way of closing the deal. In a statement, Paramount said it has now won approval from regulators representing 68 countries, including the European Union, China, Canada, Brazil and […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

‘Disney Dreamlight Valley’ Reveals Details on Next Expansion, Including Oogie Boogie, Lilo, Hannah Montana and More

Oogie Boogie, Lilo from “Lilo & Stitch”, Hannah Montana and Lizzie Maguire are all headed to “Disney Dreamlight Valley.” The Hannah Montana and Lizzie McGuire collection arrives in the cozy life-sim game Aug. 19. A brand-new Premium Shop collection inspired by Hannah Montana and Lizzie McGuire launches next week, giving players the chance style their […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Frankie Valli Denies News Reports He Has Retired, Disavowing Brother’s Statement

Frankie Valli is telling the world that he has not retired, contrary to reports over the last few days from multiple news outlet that took at face value a statement posted by his younger brother that his time in show business was indeed at a close. “He is not retired. This is false,” his longtime […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After Two Seasons on Hulu

The series produced by Onyx Collective debuted its second season in late May.

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Director Paul Wright Pushes George MacKay to the Edge in ‘Mission’: ‘How Do You Feel Something When You’ve Been Numbed to the Modern World?’

For Scottish director Paul Wright, “Mission” began with a feeling. “For the first time with a film I’ve made, it was kind of tapping into a feeling,” he tells Variety. “More so than plot or story, it was just that feeling that some of us get sometimes of feeling maybe disconnected from the world and […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Black Women Earned Record Emmy Directing Noms as Asian Auteurs Made Gains. Will Wins Follow?

One of the most consequential storylines of this Emmy season involves the ones who say, “Action!” Black women hold five directing nominations across three categories this year, the most the Television Academy has ever recognized in a single cycle. Salli Richardson-Whitfield is nominated twice in drama directing, for HBO Max’s “The Gilded Age” and “Task,” […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Says It Has Secured All Global Clearances to Close WBD Deal … Except for That Pesky Lawsuit

In a statement Friday, David Ellison says that they are offering "commitments and concessions" to try and get the deal over the line.

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

If Paramount Leaves California, It Might Cut Costs but Wouldn’t Save on State Taxes

Paramount is threatening to leave California if it cannot reach a deal with Attorney General Rob Bonta to allow it to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Puck reported the threat on Tuesday, following a similar report in Semafor last month, and adding that Paramount CEO David Ellison believes the move would save the company $500 million […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Hulu, Onyx Collective

The comedy series “Deli Boys” has been canceled at Hulu after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series, which aired under Hulu’s Onyx Collective brand, starred Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, and Poorna Jagannathan. Fred Armisen joined the show in its second season along with Andrew Rannells, with Brian George once again appearing as Ahmad and […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Renewed for Second Season at HBO Max

The 'Big Bang Theory' spinoff follows Kevin Sussman's comic shop owner through a multiverse of problems.

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

How Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan Brought Their Own Backstories to the Lindsay-Josh Fight in ‘Beef’ Season 2

Creator Lee Sung Jin discusses how he dealt with the high expectations for the second season of the anthology series, now nominated for 16 Emmys.

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

After the YA Drama ‘Sterling Point’ Topped the Prime Video Charts, What’s Next for LuckyChap TV?

If the YA drama “Sterling Point” has become your new hyper-fixation show, you’re not alone.Amazon reports that the coming-of-age series, from creator Megan Park, was the most-watched show on Prime Video worldwide since its Aug. 5 debut. “Sterling Point” centers on 17-year-old Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin, best known for “The Idea of You”), who was […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Kathie Hoops, Longtime Financial Executive at Paramount, Dies at 66

She started out at Gulf + Western in New York in 1984 and served as vice president of residuals for 30 years.

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Locarno Takeaways: A Charming Olivia Wilde, Navigating an Industry Crunch and One Reason Why There Should Be More Women Filmmakers

Unspooling over Aug. 5-15, this year’s Locarno Film Festival broke records for industry attendance and its heat, Switzerland enduring its hottest summer since records began in 1864. Led by an ebullient Olivia Wilde, charged by the breakout success of “The Invite,” Locarno Pro delivered a telling take on the world’s arthouse crunch with the sector […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026

Variety

Squishmallows Movie in the Works at Amazon MGM (EXCLUSIVE)

Your moviegoing experience is about to get a lot plusher. Squishmallows, the popular collectible toys known for softness and irreverent personalities, will come to life in a new feature film. Variety can report that Amazon MGM is developing a tentpole family film around the brand, licensing rights and co-producing with creator Jazwares. The studio is […]

entertainment  Aug 14, 2026