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Sky Yang Signs With Range Media Partners (EXCLUSIVE)

Range Media Partners has signed Sky Yang for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Yang continues to be repped by Independent Talent Group, Jackoway Austen Tyerman, and Pippa Being. Yang is a graduate of the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art. He made his television debut in the Paramount+ adaptation of the megahit video game […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

World Cup Sets Another Ratings Record in U.S. Loss to Belgium

Fox's telecast drew 30 million viewers Monday night, according to early Nielsen numbers.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Rachel Zegler Thriller ‘NDA’ Lands Distribution From Bleecker Street

Penn Badgley and Amy Ryan also star in the film that marks the feature directorial debut for Audrey Ellis Fox.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Backrooms’ Passes $350M Globally as It Sets A24 Records in Multiple Countries

It stands as the top film for the indie studio in China, France and Taiwan.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

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Craig Kilborn Sets Directorial Debut ‘The Life Golden’ Starring Lauren German and Tom Byrne (EXCLUSIVE)

Former late night host Craig Kilborn has set his directorial debut, “The Life Golden,” starring Lauren German (“Lucifer”) and Tom Byrne (“The Crown”), Variety has exclusively learned. In an official plot description, the film is said to be an “independent stylish murder mystery” that follows Griffin Fairhurst Gates, also known as The Golden Griff, “a […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

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Rachel Zegler-Led Psychological Thriller ‘NDA’ Acquired by Bleecker Street

Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to the psychological thriller, “NDA,” starring Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story,” “Evita”), Penn Badgley (“You”) and Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan (“Gone Baby Gone,” “The Wire”). The film, which is currently in production in New York, is Audrey Ellis Fox’s debut feature. Zegler stars as Dana, […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

MrBeast Will Be a Shark on the New Season of ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’

The content creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, joins Mindy Kaling, J.J. Watt and Erin and Sara Foster as guest sharks for season 18.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Karlovy Vary: ‘Harold & Kumar 4’ Confirmed as Producers Weigh In on Casting Wars and the Gen Z Box Office Recovery

Mollye Asher ('Nomadland') and Greg Shapiro ('A House of Dynamite') discuss why sometimes the studio note is right, how Bigelow makes compromise easy and what 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' tell us about the future of cinema.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

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‘Enola Holmes 3’ Debuts With 20.7 Million Views in Five Days

Millie Bobby Brown’s Netflix film franchise “Enola Holmes” returned with its third installment on July 1. The new movie debuted with 20.7 million views in five days. With that total, “Enola Holmes 3” became the most-watched title on Netflix during the week of June 29 to July 5. Still, the film has had a slower […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Nicki Minaj Gets a Presidential Compliment — on Her Looks

Trump praised the rapper's appearance twice during a Rose Garden Club speech, drawing online criticism.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Jessica Knoll Novel ‘Helpless’ to Be Developed for TV at Universal Global TV, Stacy Sher to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)

Universal Global Television is developing a series take on the brand new Jessica Knoll novel “Helpless,” Variety has learned exclusively. The novel was just published today, July 7, by Scribner and was acquired by UGT’s Creative Acquisitions & IP Management team. The official description of the book states: “It’s been twelve years since Faye Heron […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

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‘The Guest’ Review: A Superb Trine Dyrholm Adds Unsentimental Value to a Piercing Family Drama

A droll dramedy of bourgeois social awkwardness morphs into a deep-cut tragedy about the effects of a mother’s psychological frailty on her grown-up children, in Danish director Mads Mengel’s impressively uncozy debut feature “The Guest.” Clean-lined and sharp-edged, with David Bauer’s cinematography washed in cool-toned summer light and line-dried under pale Scandinavian skies, the film […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

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Britney Spears Biopic Movie to Be Written by ‘New Girl’ Creator Liz Meriwether

“New Girl” creator and “Dying for Sex” co-creator Liz Meriwether will pen a script for Universal’s forthcoming Britney Spears biopic from director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt. Page Six first reported news of Meriwether’s involvement in the project. Universal had no comment. More to come…

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

David Lowery Tackling Adaptation of Horror Novel ‘The Fisherman’ for Focus (Exclusive)

Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and Gary Dauberman's Coin Operated have teamed up for the adaptation of the Bram Stoker Award winner.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Where to Watch Switzerland vs. Colombia World Cup Match Live Online

The July 7 game marks the tournament's final Round of 16 matchup.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Broadway Box Office: Maya Rudolph, Mariska Hargitay Play Final Performances Amid Holiday Week

Industry box office was down 20 percent last week due to the holiday week and fewer productions playing.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Brian Potter, “One Tin Soldier” and “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” Songwriter, Dies at 87

He and Dennis Lambert also partnered on songs for Glen Campbell, The Righteous Brothers, Santana, Player and Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. 

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Dwayne Johnson to Star as Motorcycle Stuntman Hiding His Dementia in ‘Free Byrd’

The ‘Jumanji’ star will produce the feature and play a Vegas motorcycle stuntman hiding a dementia diagnosis for one last jump in the movie for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity and 'Sing Sing' director Greg Kwedar.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

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‘Black Money for White Nights’ Review: A Cycle of Corruption Endangers a Marriage in a Bitter, Gripping Bulgarian Tragicomedy

How much dirty cash can pass through your hands before your soul is stained? Gosha (Ivan Savov) and Marina (Tanya Shahova), the struggling sixtysomething couple at the center of “Black Money for White Nights,” believe they’ve found the right balance: Professional bribery is the way of the world, as they see it, and they engage […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

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Ali G Returns: Sacha Baron Cohen Wraps Filming Secret Movie Reviving Beloved Character

Booyakasha! Sacha Baron Cohen has wrapped production on a new Ali G film, which will bring his sketch comedy breakout to back to big screen. The character was previously featured in 2002’s “Ali G Indahouse.” The film was shot in secret, much like Cohen operated on 2006’s “Borat” and 2020’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” two of his […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026