Variety

Rod Stewart Cancels Upcoming Tour Dates Following Coronary Stent Procedure

Rod Stewart has announced that he will be canceling the next four weeks of performances as part of his “One Last Time” farewell tour and “The Encore Shows” Las Vegas residency after undergoing a routine coronary stent procedure. The news comes just days after the singer postponed a show scheduled for Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center […]

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Variety

Nicholas Hoult to Play Gilderoy Lockhart in ‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Season 2

Nicholas Hoult will play Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series, Variety has learned from sources. The highly-anticipated series is due to debut on Dec. 25 on HBO and HBO Max, with the first season adapting the first book in the novel series, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” The […]

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Let’s Marry Harry’ Star Says Producers Added Sex Sounds to Dramatize Kissing Scene: “Certainly Was Not Us”

"We were just making out," Harry Jowsey said on Instagram Reels. "I don’t know where they pulled that audio from or who that was in that audio, but it certainly was not us."

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Variety

How Vera Drew, Louise Weard and More Trans and Nonbinary Filmmakers Are Taking Control of Their Stories Outside the Studio System: ‘We’re Creating a New Industry’

When Vera Drew made her ambitious debut film “The People’s Joker,” she didn’t know if anyone else in the world would understand her deeply personal superhero movie parody about transitioning. The first time she met a trans person who connected with the film after a public screening was a “mindblowing” experience. “There had been other […]

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Lionsgate Stock Slips After Report of Activist Investor Pushing Sale

Anson Funds wrote a letter to the 'Michael' studio's board of directors calling for an AI pivot or "for sale" sign to avoid becoming an “AI casualty.”

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Would David Ellison Really Just Pick Up His Hollywood Studios and Leave California?

The state has seen production spend stabilize in recent months, though Paramount could undermine that recovery. Attorney general Rob Bonta called the threat "another attempt to blackmail the state."

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Variety

The Writers Lab Adds Los Angeles-Based Intensive, Announces Writers for Fall 2026 Cohorts

The Writers Lab announced writers selected for two Lab Intensives this Fall, in New York City and the inaugural Los Angeles cohort. Supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, The Writers Lab is the only script incubation program dedicated to elevating the work of women and nonbinary screenwriters over the age of 40. The Los […]

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Variety

Cinema Civil War: Why the Paramount-Warner Bros. Sale Is Dividing Movie Theater Owners

Movie theater owners have become embroiled in the kind of drama they usually sell on the big screen, thanks to the ongoing saga of Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Cinema United, the exhibition industry’s main lobbying group, for months has been publicly opposed to any potential sale of Warner Bros. The trade organization’s […]

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Calabasas Confidential’ Star Nicole Sahebi Signs With CAA (Exclusive)

The content creator and model made the leap from online sensation to reality TV on the Netflix series set in southern California luxury.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Keeps Heading to St. Lucia — and Harbor Club Is at the Center of the Action

Where to stay when hitting one of the Caribbean's hottest travel destinations.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Variety

Fans Remember Jackie the Eagle, Who Became a Social Media Star Worldwide: ‘Regal, Fierce, Deeply Devoted’

Los Angeles media has been all over the death of a local celebrity for the past two days. But this time, the dearly departed wasn’t a movie star from the golden age of Hollywood. Instead, Southern Californians and the rest of the world are mourning the death of Jackie, the bald eagle. Jackie, who lived […]

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Kaia Gerber Opens Up About Disordered Eating, Calls Out “Misogynistic” Labels on Her Dating Life

“I’ve only ever been a nepo baby, and I’ve only ever benefited in my career from it," 'The Shards' star and daughter of Cindy Crawford also said in her Vogue cover story with Homer Gere.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Noah Wyle Departs Verve After Two Years

The 'Pitt' star and executive producer also recently signed a deal with Warner Bros. TV.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Joseph and Kendra Duggar Withdraw Not Guilty Pleas in Child Endangerment Case

The couple, who were arrested in March after a 9-year-old girl accused Joseph Duggar of molestation, could now plead guilty or no contest to Arkansas charges.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney Taps Joss Hastings to Lead Marketing for Consumer Products

The exec will lead marketing for the division, as it moves from Disney's Experiences to its Entertainment unit.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jonas Brothers on Today’s New Generation of Disney Stars: “Don’t Envy Anybody That’s Doing This Now”

Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas return to Disney for 'Camp Rock 3,' along with a whole new cast of campers.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Office’ U.K. Actress Lucy Davis Reveals “Incurable” Breast Cancer Diagnosis

"As of now, I’m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can," Davis wrote on Instagram. "I always like to find the teachable moments in anything negative that happens. And cancer has not disappointed in that regard; there’s a lot I have learned from it, and I’m grateful for that."

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Ten Ways to Die Happy review – gameshow invites you to don a robe and treasure time

Underbelly, Bristo Square, EdinburghAudience members are invited to examine what they will do with their lives in this earnest shared thought experimentIf you could hold the years of your life in your hands like coins, would you choose to spend them differently? This is the thoughtful, earnest tone of Ten Ways to Die Happy, an existential but somewhat formulaic Italian production (performed here in English) created by Emanuele Aldrovandi and Jacopo Giacomoni. In this gentle gameshow, we are aske

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Variety

‘The Last House’ Debuts With 27.5 Million Views in Three Days

“The Last House,” a new thriller film starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura, debuted with 27.5 million views in its first three days of streaming on Netflix. With that total, the movie easily sailed to the top of Netflix’s viewership rankings for the week of Aug. 3-9, not only as the No. 1 English-language film […]

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Diplomat’ Showrunner on Why Season Three Finale Was “Terrifying” to Write

Debora Cahn received her first Emmy writing nomination this year for an episode that features four actors at the top of their game.

entertainment  Aug 11, 2026