The Guardian Culture

Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz review – body and soul comedy from superb SNL UK star

Soho theatre, LondonThe co-host of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update delivers an expertly constructed set of jokes about her quest to live a more embodied lifeAfter serving an eye-catching apprenticeship in live comedy, Ania Magliano’s profile has now surged as co-host of SNL UK’s Weekend Update, a spoof news bulletin recalling to viewers of my vintage the work of the great Two Ronnies. Would Messrs Corbett and Barker have capitalised on TV success with a standup show about learning to love t

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Starz to Develop ‘Bone Parish’ Series Executive Produced by Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson

Starz is developing a TV series based on “Bone Parish,” an adaptation of Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf’s graphic novel set to be executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The crime series is set in New Orleans as “the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug — crafted from the ashes […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2 Debuts With 8.7 Million Views in Four Days, Down 59% From Season 1

Season 2 of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” debuted with 8.7 million views in four days. That total took it to the No. 2 position on the streamer’s weekly English-language TV rankings, but represented a large drop from Season 1: In 2024, the series debuted with 21.2 million views, meaning the new […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

What LeBron James Leaving the Lakers Means for the NBA

LeBron James is taking his talents elsewhere. The basketball living legend and four-time NBA champion informed the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday — the first day of free agency — that he’s planning on playing for another team next season, James’s representative, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, told ESPN. “James chose to inform the Lakers […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Neon Closing in on Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman Open AI Movie ‘Artificial’ After Amazon Drops Controversial Film

“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s movie about Sam Altman and OpenAI, is about to get a new home. Neon is closing in on a deal to acquire the nearly-completed $40 million film — set during the tumultuous time when Altman (played by Andrew Garfield) was fired and then rehired by the AI giant — after Amazon MGM Studios […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Broadway Box Office: ‘Giant’ Ends Run on $1.6 Million High

'Death Becomes Her' and 'The Fear of 13' also played their final performances. 'Rocky Horror' broke a box office record.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Michael Byrne, ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Braveheart’ Actor, Dies at 82

Michael Byrne, an actor known for his work in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” “Braveheart” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” died June 20. He was 82. A cause of death has not yet been revealed, the Guardian reported. In the penultimate “Harry Potter” film, released in 2010, Byrne played an […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Neon Closing in on Luca Guadagnino’s Embattled OpenAI Movie ‘Artificial’

Amazon dropped the film a few months after announcing a $50 billion investment in OpenAI.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Ghetto Film School Partners with Mosh Audio to Bring Podcast Curriculum to Redesigned Fellowship (EXCLUSIVE)

Nonprofit Ghetto Film School has announced a partnership with multimedia storytelling company Mosh Audio to expand the school’s methods of storytelling. The collaboration follows GFS’ launch of a redesigned 20-month fellowship curriculum that focuses on filmmaking while expanding into new cross-platform media ecosystems. Mosh Audio has designed a comprehensive podcast curriculum that will be incorporated […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

The Guardian Culture

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June

Candice Carty-Williams, Patrick Freyne and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsI just finished reading Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam. I absolutely adored this book, a fantastic combination of violence and vulnerability set on Manchester’s Curry Mile. I became completely attached to the three main boys, and I loved all of the perspective shifts to different characters throughout the book. I fully weeped at the end – it w

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Olivia Rodrigo Gets LEGO-fied in Five New Collectible Sets With Hidden References

Following the release of her third studio album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” Lego has unveiled a new Olivia Rodrigo collection that turns the Grammy-winning singer’s music, tour visuals and purple-infused aesthetic into five collectible sets. Rodrigo is the first music artist to receive multiple dedicated Lego sets. The full […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Melissa Gilbert Criticizes Stage Parents After Death of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Actor Daveigh Chase: Child Stardom Is ‘Not a Guarantee of Dysfunction’

Melissa Gilbert called out careless parents of child stars in an emotional tribute post to Daveigh Chase, the “Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring” actor who died of AIDS on June 16 at 35 years old. In an Instagram post, Gilbert revealed that she and Chase starred in a pilot together more than 20 years […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Firebird Unveils $750 Million Catalog Acquisition Fund

The company is establishing the fund in partnership with Ares Management and The Raine Group.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Netflix Calls for Cap on French Content Investment Rules, Warning Current System Is ‘Unsustainable’

Netflix is calling for a cap on the mandatory investments it is required to make in French content as it pursues its lobbying push to have an earlier access to newly released movies. The U.S. streaming giant, which has become one of the biggest private backers of French film and TV production, is warning that […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mark Harmon to Make Full-Time Acting Return in ‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3

The long-time franchise lead also narrates the prequel series and is an executive producer.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

LeBron James Leaves Behind More Than Just the Lakers With Los Angeles Exit

The NBA superstar and Emmy nominee will depart L.A. after eight seasons of hooping and Hollywood hobnobbing.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

Mark Harmon Returning as Gibbs in ‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3 Story Arc

Mark Harmon is once again going to play Leroy Jethro Gibbs on the small screen. Variety has learned that Harmon will play the iconic character in a season-long arc of the upcoming third season of prequel series “NCIS: Origins.” Per CBS, Harmon will appear onscreen in every episode of Season 3 as part of a […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Variety

‘Last Kids on Earth’ TV Series Gets Disney Pilot Order

A television adaptation of “The Last Kids on Earth” book series is in the works at Disney, which has ordered a pilot. That means an episode of the series will be produced before Disney decides whether to move forward on a full season order. The project is set up at Disney+ and Disney Channel with […]

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Live-Action ‘Last Kids on Earth’ Snags Pilot Order From Disney

'Gotham Knights' alums James Stoteraux and Chade Fiveash are adapting the books, with Kevin Tancharoen set to direct.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez Fall for Each Other as Aliens Fall to Earth in Animated ‘Not Alone’ Trailer

Brett Goldstein and Lamorne Morris also provide voices in the Illumination feature that Universal releases next year.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026