Hollywood Reporter

Chloe Fineman Exits ‘SNL’ After 7 Seasons

"It’s really hard to leave 'SNL' but it does feel like the right time," she wrote. "I’m going to miss it a lot. But the people who work there are my family and that place is my home, and I know I’ll never be too far away."

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Chloe Fineman Leaves ‘SNL’ After 7 Seasons: ‘I’m Going to Miss It a Lot’

Chloe Fineman is leaving “Saturday Night Live.” The actor-comedian best known for her impressions exits the NBC sketch comedy series after seven seasons. “After 7 wonderful seasons at SNL I have decided it’s time for my next chapter,” Fineman wrote in a lengthy Instagram post announcing her departure. She concluded, “It’s really hard to leave […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sam Neill’s Cause of Death Revealed

His agent, after consulting with the Hollywood actor's family, revealed he died after a bout with pneumonia to dispel misinformation spreading online.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Santa Monica’s Beach Will Rock With Olivia Dean, the Killers, Jack White and Khruangbin, as Goldenvoice Sets First Ocean Way Festival for September

Whatever its other breezy benefits might be, Santa Monica has not been much of a music destination since the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium stopped hosting concerts and especially since the beachside city’s famous Twilight Series on the pier came to an end a dozen years ago. But tens of thousands of music enthusiasts from across […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Seth Green Wants to Join the’Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Live-Action Series: ‘I’d Make a Really Good Mordecai’

“Family Guy” star Seth Green is a big “Dungeon Crawler Carl” fan who wants it to be known he’d love to join the cast of the live-action TV series — but doesn’t want to use his personal connections to land the part. The show, which was ordered to series at Peacock last month, is being […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Spain’s SETT Invests $7.3 Million in New Canary Islands Animation Company Amuse Labs

Spain’s government is investing €6.4 million ($7.3 million) in newly established Canary Islands animation company Amuse Labs, accelerating the archipelago’s push to become a global base for children’s IP. The deal, structured through state-backed technology investment vehicle SETT, brings together $15.1 million in public and private capital. SETT will hold a 48% stake, while Amuse […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

West Hollywood Water Main Break Floods Homes and Cars, Opens Sinkhole

Officials have no timeline for repairs as flooding closes multiple roadways, disrupts Metro bus lines and triggers a sinkhole collapse.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Vox Media Studios Inks First-Look Deal With 20th Television (EXCLUSIVE)

Vox Media Studios (VMS) has signed a multi-year first-look deal with 20th Television, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, VMS and 20th TV will work together to produce scripted and unscripted TV series across all platforms with an emphasis developing shows based on the long-form reporting of Vox Media properties like New York Magazine […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The End of an Era: Inside ‘Heartstopper Forever’ and the Show That Changed British YA

With the release of the two-hour finale that concludes the hit Netflix series, creator Alice Oseman along with Kit Connor, Joe Locke and more of the show's stars reflect on a groundbreaking, decade-long journey and what it means to end their queer love story.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Green Lantern Is Cool Again: DC Writer Tom King on Making HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ After Fighting Terrorists as a CIA Officer

If comic book author Tom King has a superpower, it’s that everything he writes turns to gold. Marvel and DC have each adapted one of his comics, resulting in 2021’s “WandaVision” and 2026’s “Supergirl.” Now, he’s helping forge the rebooted DC Universe with his take on the Green Lanterns — galactic peacekeepers who can create […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Lion at My Back’ Review: Two Women Forge a Cross-Cultural Friendship in a Bleak Cyprus-Set Drama Haunted by the Threat of Violence

The follow-up to Greek Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali’s debut 'Pause,' this Karlovy Vary premiere centers on the growing bond between a recovering addict and sex-worker and a teenage Senegalese refugee.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

All 13 Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked From Worst to Best, Including ‘The Odyssey’

The definitive ranking of all 13 of the acclaimed director's films, including 'The Dark Knight,' 'The Prestige,' 'Tenet' and 'Dunkirk.'

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jenna Ortega, Rose Byrne to Star in New Movie from ‘If I Had Legs’ Director Mary Bronstein 

‘Nasty’, written by Isabella Jarosz, was on the 2024 Black List.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jeff Frost’s Bristol Circle Signs First Look Deal With ‘Heated Rivalry’ Network

The scripted development deal with Canada's Bell Media will see the former president of Sony Pictures Television Studios create original content for CTV, the streamer Crave and global export.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘A masterpiece in every way’: The Odyssey earns near universal acclaim as full reviews published

Christopher Nolan’s epic was given five stars by the Guardian, Independent and Telegraph, while the New York Times called it a ‘monumental adaptation’Christopher Nolan’s $250m Imax blockbuster version of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey looks set to be among the director’s best-received of his career, and could be a frontrunner for next year’s best picture Oscar.The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw was among the vast majority of critics who awarded it five stars, calling it a film “with thrilling ambition

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Terrence Howard, Guillermo Iván, Kate Bosworth Set to Star in Legal Thriller ‘Broken Ones’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Terrence Howard, Guillermo Iván and Kate Bosworth are set to star in “Broken Ones,” a new legal thriller from writer-director Timothy Gagliardo. Inspired by the memoir of producer and co-writer Alejandro Zavala, “Broken Ones” pulls from “real-life experiences navigating both the criminal justice system and the legal profession,” and explores ”redemption, justice, family and the […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Fortnite Adds ‘The Odyssey’ Skins for Odysseus and Agamemnon

Fornite players can play as Matt Damon’s Odysseus from Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” Epic Games announced. Earlier this week, the company teased a short clip on its official X account showing Odysseus walking through a massive hallway lined with towering statues, captioned with the line “some say each game is an epic journey of its […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Beehiiv Bets New Suite of ‘Community’ Tools Will Forge Stronger Connection Between Creators, Subscribers

David Begnaud reaches thousands of people with newsletters and podcasts, all part of his new creator venture “Do Good Crew,” which highlights stories of kindness, generosity and inspiration. If only the audience could connect with each other! “We have 50,000 plus subscribers that we have amassed in about a half a year,” says Begnaud, who […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

‘Acapulco’ Leads 41st Imagen Awards Nominations; Andy Garcia to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Apple TV’s “Acapulco” led all series as the Imagen Foundation announced nominations for the 41st Annual Imagen Awards on Thursday. “Acapulco” scored 13 nods in the competition, which recognizes Latino talent and creative work across film, television, documentaries, digital media and music. The Imagen Foundation also announced that actor, filmmaker, producer and musician Andy Garcia […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sepideh Moafi, Harrison Ford, Niecy Nash-Betts, Laverne Cox Added to 2026 Social Impact Summit, Hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and Social Impact Fund

Bill Lawrence, W. Kamau Bell, Karamo Brown and Baron Davis also join the lineup for the July 22 event, where Gilead Sciences Inc. will be honored for “Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy.”

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026