Variety

‘The Shards’ Star Igby Rigney on Wooing Ryan Murphy, Never Meeting Bret Easton Ellis and Not Worrying About Sex Scenes: ‘It’s Like Doing a Dance Under a Microscope’

Igby Rigney is exhausted.  It’s a day before “The Shards” launches, and he’s just gotten back from Berlin, the final stop of a global press tour that also took him to New York and London. When the series debuts on FX on Aug. 5, he’ll be celebrating at the official launch party at a roller […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ryan Murphy Goes Inside the Making of ‘The Shards,’ Reveals Multi-Season Plan

"This show will certainly launch discussions," the prolific creator tells The Hollywood Reporter, as his latest buzzy adaptation hits with high anticipation.

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Regal Cinemas CEO Is Now Team Ellison, Too

As the mogul's $111 billion quest to marry Paramount and Warner Bros. gets held up in court, a flurry of C-suiters are going public to back the megadeal.

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

Regal Cinemas CEO Eduardo Acuna Backs Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Says Antitrust Trial ‘Creates More Uncertainty and Distraction’

Regal Cinemas CEO Eduardo Acuna released a statement on Wednesday evening in support of the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. “This year has been an important one for our industry. Attendance is up, younger audiences are coming out in numbers we haven’t seen in years, and the upcoming release schedule looks just as strong,” Acuna wrote. […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount, Warners Bros. Staffers In Limbo and “Denial” as Merger Deal Drags On

As a lawsuit from 12 states halts David Ellison’s $111 billion deal close until the March trial, both studios are in a holding pattern, with some projects at risk and priorities restricted by deal terms.

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Scabby the Rat Stalks ‘Chicago’ Shows as PAs Decry Work Hour Cuts

The union that represents dozens of production assistants on the NBC shows claims that hourly guarantees have been slashed in the wake of a union drive.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Lands Biggest Tuesday in Box Office History

The records keep piling up for Sony's superhero blockbuster that stars Tom Holland, Zendaya and Sadie Sink.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Thar she blows! Hull Maritime Museum resurfaces with a walk-in whale and a ‘monkey mermaid’

The £20m reboot shows off exhibits ranging from a giant whale skeleton to tiny ‘scrimshaws’ of carved bone to a very strange mermaid, all telling a gripping tale of a great seafaring cityThe star attraction of Hull’s revamped and revitalised Maritime Museum is a colossal 40ft-long skeleton of an North Atlantic right whale, beached more than a century ago. The remains of this leviathan dominate an exhibition space scarcely large enough to contain its stupendous bulk. Children can crawl into its r

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Monsters of God’ Review: ‘Tiger King’ Director’s HBO Docuseries About Reptile Trafficking Is (Relatively) Sober and Nuanced

Eric Goode's new five-parter focuses on the lucrative and illegal business of trafficking exotic snakes, tortoises and lizards.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Former Walt Disney Imagineering President Bob Weis Signs With WME for Representation

The news comes ahead of scheduled appearances at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event set to take place in Anaheim, Calif. from Aug. 14–16.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Star Michael Mando on Finally Returning as Scorpion: “This Is Level One of the Character’s Potential”

The 'Better Call Saul' alum is never one to get ahead of himself, but he admits he can't help but think about Scorpion's future as Venom.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Kansas City Mayor Didn’t Watch ‘Ted Lasso’ — Until Ted Lasso Came to Town

Now Quinton Lucas is the biggest fan of the Apple series that returned Wednesday.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Bella Thorne and Zendaya Got Pitted Against Each Other During Disney Fame and Snuck Off Set to ‘Hash It Out’ After Things ‘Got Pretty Bad’

Bella Thorne revealed on the latest episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she was aggressively pitted against her “Shake It Off” co-star Zendaya amid the height of their Disney stardom. The two actors became household names among Disney Channel viewers for playing CeCe Jones (Thorne) and Rocky Blue (Zendaya) on “Shake It Off,” […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Vampire Mockumentary ‘I Love Paris’ Takes Top Honors at 2026 Fantasia Film Festival Audience Awards

The people have spoken at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Nicky Murphy’s vampire mockumentary “I Love Paris” took home best international feature honors at the audience awards, while Masanao Kawajiri’s “Cherry and Virgin” was honored with best animated feature. This year’s Fantasia International Film Festival took place from July 16 to Aug. 2 in […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

‘Mustache’ Review: A Delightfully Anxious Pakistani American Coming-of-Age Comedy

American coming-of-age comedies rarely beat with such uncomfortable verisimilitude. In the bilingual “Mustache” — the first feature from writer-director Imran J. Khan — 13-year-old Pakistani American high schooler Ilyas (Atharv Verma) undergoes an awkward adjustment from a private Islamic institution to a generic American high school. The story’s universality is born from its cultural specificity, […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Merch Expands With Lego Set Designed in Record Time

The Derpy and Sussie Lego set includes movable parts for different poses and adjustable facial expressions.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Billionaire Rick Caruso Brings Back Palisades Village After Wildfire: “This Is One Chapter of the Comeback Story”

The onetime L.A. mayoral candidate extensively restored his luxury shopping center, which remained intact as much of the surrounding commercial district was destroyed.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

‘Soulm8te’ Review: Fembot Goes Rogue in Polished but Predictable Tech Thriller

Billed as a spun-off third entry in the “M3GAN” franchise, “Soulm8te” is to “Fatal Attraction” as M3GAN’s vehicles were to “Orphan” and “The Bad Seed” — a robotic replay of very familiar genre tropes. Here, a grieving widower working in tech agrees to try out a prototype of the titular “AI companion,” basically a beauteous […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Isabella Rossellini Gets Emotional Honoring Her Family Legacy at Locarno’s Opening Night

The actress received the festival's Excellence Award, following in the footsteps of her father, Roberto Rossellini, and brother Renzo, as refugee drama 'The Green Eyes' opened the 79th edition.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Inside ‘Sterling Point’: Why Megan Park’s YA Series Trades Tired Tropes for a Refreshing Dose of Realism

The cast and creative team behind Prime Video’s latest coming-of-age drama dig into what sets the series apart in an increasingly crowded YA landscape.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026