"Wicked: For Good" has earned $30.8 million in previews, marking the biggest preview haul of the year. The sequel is on track for a $150M–$180M opening weekend. It would need to top the $162.7M debut of "A Minecraft Movie" to become 2025’s biggest box-office opening. variety.com/2025/film/bo...

Blake Lively says she’s suffered $161 million in damages from an alleged smear campaign tied to the release of “It Ends With Us.” - $56.2M in lost acting, producing, and endorsement income - $49M from her beauty brand Blake Brown - $22M from Betty Buzz/Betty Booze variety.com/2025/film/ne...

This week’s cover story: Inside David Ellison’s Dramatic First 100 Days at Paramount: Courting Tom Cruise Blockbusters, Forging Ties With Trump and Daring Anyone Else to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery wp.me/pc8uak-1lGw7u

#JonStewart is staying put on #TheDailyShow and has renewed his deal to continue hosting one episode per week through December 2026. variety.com/2025/legit/n...

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne are separating after 22 years as both creative and life partners. The pair announced their split on Instagram, adding that they “look forward to seeing you on tour,” even though the band has no scheduled concert dates. variety.com/2025/music/n...

MTV has cancelled "Ridiculousness" after 14 years and 46 seasons. Read more here: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Netflix is “actively exploring” some type of acquisition bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and has retained investment bank Moelis & Co. to put together a prospective offer. Moelis was the financial adviser to David Ellison’s Skydance Media in its takeover of Paramount Global.

EXCLUSIVE: Gayle King, who has been the face of CBS News‘ morning show for more than a decade, is expected to depart as an anchor of the morning program next year. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Why Netflix and AMC Theatres Are Finally Getting Into Business Together for ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and More variety.com/2025/film/ne...

On November 15, MSNBC will offically change its name to MS NOW. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Cinemark will add several Imax screens, including the 70mm format, to its locations in the United States and South America ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey." variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Apple TV has released the official trailer for #Pluribus, the new sci-fi drama from “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan. The series will debut with a two-episode premiere on Nov. 7. Read the full trailer breakdown here:

Suzanne Somers' husband has created an AI clone of her, two years after her death. "Suzanne AI" was trained by “all of Suzanne’s 27 books and hundreds of interviews." Read more here: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

AI News Anchor Debuts on U.K.’s Channel 4 in Stunt Proving Dangers of Artificial Intelligence

Bryan Cranston thanks OpenAI for updating Sora 2 to add new protections to protect actors’ voices and likenesses. “I was deeply concerned not just for myself, but for all performers whose work and identity can be misused in this way.” variety.com/2025/film/ne...

While ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show doubled cancelations of Disney+ and Hulu, both streamers also saw higher-than-average sign-ups during September. This helped offset the consumers who nixed their subscriptions. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

PBS CEO talks Trump’s major funding cuts and reveals the network still has "a lot" of conservative donors: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Apple and Formula 1 have struck a five-year deal making Apple TV the exclusive U.S. home for all F1 races starting in 2026. The agreement follows the success of "F1 The Movie," which raked in $629 million worldwide at the box office this year. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Warner Bros. Discovery speaks out against an Israeli film boycott and says it "violates our policies": “Our policies prohibit discrimination of any kind, including discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or ancestry." variety.com/2025/film/gl...

This week's exclusive cover story: Saying Goodbye to 'Stranger Things': The Duffer Brothers Tell All on Season 5 Secrets, the Tearful Finale and Leaving Netflix For Paramount wp.me/pc8uak-1lGryT

In July 2024, I went to the set of #StrangerThings for two days and observed the Duffer brothers direct Millie Bobby Brown in the fourth episode of the fifth & final season. This year, @kateaurthur.bsky.social and I spent half a day total with the Duffers talking about the show and their future. 1/x

CNN, Fox News, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News refuse to sign the Pentagon's new press policy in a joint statement. Read more here: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Apple has rebranded its streaming service Apple TV+ to Apple TV — which is the same name as its connected smart TV product. “Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV, with a vibrant new identity,” the company announced on Monday.

Disney’s sci-fi sequel “Tron: Ares” opened to a disappointing $33.5 million this weekend, falling short of projections of $45 million to $50 million. For comparison, 2010’s “Tron: Legacy” debuted to $44 million (not adjusted for inflation). variety.com/2025/film/bo...

Amazon Prime Video has canceled "Countdown" and "Butterfly" after one season each. Both series appeared on Nielsen’s top 10 streaming originals chart. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav has confirmed that the contracts for co-CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have been renewed for an unspecified period of time. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Jeremy Strong will star in and executive produce "9/12," a #ParamountPlus limited series that follows a landmark legal case about 9/11 first responders.

Before Bari Weiss was tapped as CBS News' new editor-in-chief, her agents pushed to get her on "The View" after Meghan McCain’s exit in 2021. Sources say Weiss' centrist-right contrarian politics ultimately didn't test well with audiences. Read more here: variety.com/2025/biz/new...

Jane Rosenthal Unscripted: The Tribeca Founder on the Executive Who Disrespected De Niro, ‘Meet the Parents 4’ and Hollywood’s ‘Extremely Disturbing’ Silence Over Trump t.co/kw3B7muOY9

When I said hello to "Mr. Pantoliano" before our interview, he smiled and said, "You can call me Joey Pants, because you just murdered my last name." The subsequent interview, though relatively brief, was one of the most delightful I've had in my career. Hopefully, it's as delightful to read!

with OVERCOMPENSATING, benito skinner aka bennydrama dials down his personality to play a closeted version of himself in a jarringly earnest coming out story with frustrating glimpses of arch, campy edge: variety.com/2025/tv/revi...

marisa abela just won a bafta for industry s3 so please read our discussion of her AWARD WORTHY performance!! variety.com/2024/tv/tv-r...

New Pope Elected: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Becomes First American Pontiff, Chooses Name Leo XIV variety.com/2025/global/...

A$AP Rocky, Movie Star: The Rapper on Method Acting With Denzel Washington, Planning a Film With Rihanna and Being ‘Blessed to Work’ After Assault Trial variety.com/2025/film/ne...

‘Speed’ Reunion: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock to Star in Romance Thriller for Amazon MGM variety.com/2025/film/ne...

ahead of tonight's restaurant wars, I checked in with the TOP CHEF judges about tariffs, mise-en-place-gate, and stumbling into a political hotbed by celebrating canada's distinct culinary identity: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Scott Jennings, Following Trump Rally Appearance, Is Latest of CNN’s Conservative Voices to Come Under Scrutiny variety.com/2025/tv/news...

CARÊME is a historical spy drama where the seductive bad boy with tousled hair and a sexy little earring is also a famous irl chef. it might be the most french show of all time: variety.com/2025/tv/revi...

Trump White House Blasts Amazon’s Reported Plans to List Cost of Tariffs on Products a ‘Hostile and Political Act’; Company Says It’s ‘Not Going to Happen’ variety.com/2025/digital...

Trump White House Blasts Amazon’s Reported Plans to List Cost of Tariffs on Products a ‘Hostile and Political Act’ variety.com/2025/digital...

Emma Mackey Joins Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ as the White Witch variety.com/2025/film/ne...

‘Succession’ Siblings Reunite: Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook on Forgetting Lines, Acting in Bad Projects and Why Broadway Is ‘So F—ing Athletic’ variety.com/2025/legit/n...

Bill Hader to Co-Write, Potentially Star in Jonestown Series in Development at HBO (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Pete Davidson on Going Tattoo-Free and His Concern for Young Men and Social Media: ‘They Don’t Even Have a F—ing Shot’ variety.com/2025/shoppin...

Noah Schnapp Reflects on Coming Out Before ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Filming: ‘I’m Finally Living Truthfully’ variety.com/2025/legit/n...

Hollywood ‘Gets Thrown Under the Bus’ in U.S. Trade Deals, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Says variety.com/2025/tv/news...

The executive producer of 60 Minutes, Bill Owens, said he would step down from his role as CBS News parent Paramount Global grapples with a lawsuit from President Trump that it wants to end in order to move forward with an acquisition by Skydance Media variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Toys ‘R’ Us Live-Action Movie in the Works With Story Kitchen (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/film/ne...

‘Conclave’ Viewership Soars After Pope Francis’ Death, Up 283% to Nearly 7 Million Minutes Watched variety.com/2025/film/ne...

George Clooney and Patti LuPone Get Honest About Broadway Pay, Surviving the Trump Era and Elon Musk: ‘Isn’t He Destroying the Government?’ wp.me/pc8uak-1lFHof