The Guardian Culture

‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world

Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the ovalTry explaining Australian rules football to anyone outside Australia, and “it sounds like you’re making it up,” says David Ashby, the multi-hyphenate comedic mind behind deeply silly spoofs such as Italian Spider-Man and Danger 5. “Eighteen players a side, running around on a cricket oval with a rugby ball that has to be bounced every

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Barack Obama to Host Podcast Digging Into Six Books That ‘Helped Me Figure Out Who I Am and What I Believe’

President Barack Obama will curl up with the six books that have most influenced him — along with six “luminaries” to discuss the works — in a new podcast from Audible and Higher Ground. Amazon’s Audible and Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama’s media company, announced “A Great Book with Barack Obama,” a new original […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Netflix Sets U.S. Release Date for Danny Boyle’s Tabloid Drama ‘Ink,’ Unveils First Look at Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix has dated its most recent acquisition “Ink,” Academy Award winner Danny Boyle’s incendiary drama about the birth of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid empire. Variety can exclusively reveal, the film will open in select theaters Dec. 11 before landing on Netflix on Jan. 8 in the U.S. and Latin America. Alongside the dating, the streamer has […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

‘Clueless’ Sequel and ‘Rockford Files’ Reboot Among TV Projects Awarded California Tax Credits

The “Clueless” sequel series and “The Rockford Files” reboot are among nine new television productions awarded tax credits from the state of California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. According to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, the productions will generate a combined $608 million in direct production spending across the Golden State, accounting for 1,014 filming […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Disney Plans Hours of Commemorative 9/11 Coverage Across ABC, Disney+, Nat Geo, More

Each year in early to mid-September, many media outlets nod to one of the most infamous days in U.S. history — the terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. With the event’s 25th anniversary coming into view, Disney will seek to put a spotlight on the courage and resilience of […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

HIDIVE, Mainichi Broadcasting System Ink Anime Output Deal, Set ‘Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden’ Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

AMC Global Media’s anime-focused HIDIVE streaming service and Japan’s Mainichi Broadcasting System have signed a new multi-year exclusive output deal, marking HIDIVE’s largest content programming agreement to date. The pact expands a partnership the companies launched in 2023, under which HIDIVE holds exclusive worldwide rights to distribute select MBS anime programming outside Asia. Under the […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

‘Barbarian’ Star Georgina Campbell Signs With Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE)

Georgina Campbell, the BAFTA TV Award-winning actress who broke out in Zach Cregger’s horror hit “Barbarian,” has signed with Anonymous Content for representation. Campbell is best known for leading 2022’s “Barbarian,” which marked “Weapons” filmmaker Cregger’s directorial debut. The film premiered at No. 1 at the domestic office and went on to gross more than […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

President Obama’s New Podcast Is Focused on the Books That Shaped Him

'A Great Book with Barack Obama' will see the former President hosting for the first time and speaking about six books, including 'The Fire Next Time' and 'All The Pretty Horses.'

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Nabs $37 Million-Plus in California Tax Credits to Shoot In State Amid Battle With AG

The David Ellison-owned studio was among the biggest beneficiaries in the latest round of subsidies to film in California.

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

James Gray Rejects Men Not Being “Allowed to Engage With the Tender Side”

The U.S. auteur, during a Locarno Film Festival reporter roundtable, also explained why his "fantastic wife" and "great kids" are "not very good for drama."

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Brad Pitt Says He’s Drinking Again After 7 Years of Sobriety

The 'F1' actor says he's shifted from pure abstinence to drinking "in a more restrained manner."

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Sharon Stone and John Stamos to Be Honored at the Creative Coalition’s Humanitarian Awards (EXCLUSIVE)

Sharon Stone and John Stamos are set to be honored at The Creative Coalition’s Humanitarian Awards. The Humanitarian Awards Dinner will be held Thursday, Sept. 10, at Second Home in Los Angeles, celebrating members of the entertainment community who have made an impact through leadership, community and important causes. Variety senior culture and events editor Marc […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Sam Neill on making Hunt for the Wilderpeople: ‘We were attacked by a puppet pig!’

Speaking just before his death, the actor recalled his hostile hunting dog Zag, director Taika Waititi’s comedy genius – and the wild boar scene that left children traumatised• Warning: contains spoilersTaika Waititi’s film Boy is one of my favourites ever, so when I got the Wilderpeople script I was already well disposed to it. Hec is sort of a New Zealand archetype. When I was at university, during the holidays I’d work at cutting hay and shifting sheep and fertiliser. There was always a Hec d

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

‘Give Me That Camera!’: Zoe Saldaña on Seeing ‘Terminator’ Aged 7, Having the Wrong-Shaped Feet and Wanting to Direct

Zoe Saldaña has starred in blockbusting franchises “Star Trek,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Avatar,” has won an Oscar for “Emilia Perez” and holds the crown as the actor whose films have earned the most money ever. So what comes next?  “I have a feeling that I can only watch other people’s direction for so […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney Doubles Down on Video Podcasts, Inks Streaming Deal With iHeartMedia

Podcasts like 'Hey Jonas!,' 'Desperately Devoted,' and Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald' will stream on Disney+ and Hulu under the new deal.

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson Boards ‘Payday’ TV Series as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has joined the TV adaptation of the “Payday” video games as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively. Jackson will executive produce the project under his G-Unit Film & Television banner. As previously announced, the show is being produced by Vice Studios and video game studio Starbreeze Entertainment. Development on the […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Jonas Brothers Podcast Coming to Disney+ and Hulu, Along With Five Other iHeartMedia Shows

Disney cut a licensing deal for six podcasts from iHeartMedia that will stream on Disney+ and/or Hulu, starting with the Jonas brothers’ recently launched “Hey Jonas!” In addition to “Hey Jonas!”, the deal encompasses video editions of iHeartPodcasts’ “Pod Meets World,” which will stream on Disney+ as well as “Desperately Devoted,” “Fake Doctors, Real Friends […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Procter & Gamble Aims to Make Bladder-Leak Conversations Part of NFL Chatter

Football games have long stood as a welcome place for beer commercials. Now Procter & Gamble hopes they will also become a great roost for discussions of an inevitable byproduct of liquid intake: bladder leaks. The consumer-products giant plans a substantial campaign for its Always Discreet incontinence pads for women that will air largely during […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

This Is Ballroom review – pulsating documentary tells story of Brazilian ballroom

Paris is Burning gets a South American update in a film that shows the Brazilian scene as a space of solidarity and tensionOriginating among the Black, Latin and trans communities in 1960s New York, queer ballroom culture has not only entered the mainstream but also travelled well outside the United States. In recent years, a movement has flourished in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and its outskirts, an evolution intimately captured in Juru and Vitã’s documentary debut. Here fly-on-the-wa

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Brad Pitt Says AI Could Help More ‘Mid-Budget Films’ Get Made if It’s ‘Used as a Tool’: ‘Gonna Be a Very Interesting Experiment’

Brad Pitt is keeping an open mind about AI use in movies, saying that it could actually help more mid-budget projects get made. The Oscar-winning actor was asked his thoughts on the topic in a new Esquire cover story, particularly when it comes to creating visual effects that could otherwise be very expensive. “There’s a […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026