Hollywood Reporter

Will Hollywood Ever Give the Minions Their Due?

As 'Minions & Monsters' heads to theaters, Illumination’s blabbering yellow icons face a paradox: $5.5 billion in box office muscle, but little awards or cultural prestige to match.

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Takes Off With $7.8 Million in Previews

The box office is going up, up and away once again with “Supergirl,” DC Studios’ follow-up to last year’s “Superman,” opening in theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. film, starring “House of the Dragon’s” Milly Alcock as Superman’s cousin, made $7.8 million in previews at the box office. It earned $13 million globally. “Supergirl” is […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

Huh Yunjin From Le Sserafim on Her Crazy Pre-Debut Story, Almost Quitting K-Pop and Collabing With Katseye

There is a version of Huh Yunjin’s life in which she is a college student right now. She had the acceptance letter. She had paid the deposit. She had spent the better part of two months applying to schools after years of grueling K-pop training in Korea had worn her down and she decided that […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

‘Ratatouille’ Sequel Shot Down by Director Brad Bird Despite Pixar Interest; He Said to the Studio: ‘We Told That Story’

Hopes for a “Ratatouille” sequel are being shot down by director Brad Bird, who said in an interview with Collider that he has no interest in continuing the story of the rodent chef Remy. Pixar often franchises its beloved movies, from “Finding Nemo” to “The Incredibles” and “Toy Story” (the fifth installment just opened in […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

MS NOW Shaking Up Weekend Lineup In Shift Toward Podcasts and Partnerships

'The Weekend: Primetime' will end this weekend, and longtime anchor Alex Witt will exit the network, MS NOW chief Rebecca Kutler told staff Friday.

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Grab your Stetsons! How country music is taking over the UK

With country music festival attendances soaring and US artists selling out tours, are British and Irish audiences ready for “the full Southern experience”? “There’s a certain magic with country music in the UK right now,” says Anna-Sophie Mertens, smiling in hi-vis from the build at State Fayre, the UK’s newest festival for country fans. It is located in Chelmsford but styled like the American South – think clapboard, rusted metal and water points disguised as retro gas stations – and this weeke

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand

Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the same age enjoy a wider range of authors and genresTeenage boys are “stuck” reading primary school books such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, while girls their age are moving on to a wider range of novels, according to a new study.Among the boys aged 11 to 14 who were surveyed, eight of the 10 most read books were from Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Girls’ readin

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Michael J. Fox and Creator of Nickelodeon Green Slime Recognized in Order of Canada List

The ‘Back to the Future’ star and Parkinson’s advocate is promoted to the country’s highest civilian honor, while veteran kids producer Roger Damon Price is also named.

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

‘Strictly Business’ at Cannes Lions: Deloitte, AWS and Sony Pictures Entertainment Execs on Getting Your ‘Hands Dirty’ With New Tech Like AI: ‘Start Tackling Hard Problems’

When it comes to deploying daunting new technologies like AI, leaders in media, sports and entertainment shouldn’t be afraid to do hard things. That was a key takeaway from the Variety “Strictly Business” Podcast Live presented by AWS & Deloitte, held this week at Cannes Lions (under a blazing-hot sun!). The special recording of “Strictly […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

‘Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me’ Director Kirsty Bell on How Legendary Musician Influenced New Generation of ‘Rock Stars’ Like Yungblud

When pioneering producer and filmmaker Kirsty Bell set out to make a film about legendary American musician Eddie Cochran, she didn’t want to merely chronicle his brief career. Looking back at the musician’s work, who died while touring the U.K. in 1960, aged just 21, Bell felt she needed to “bring him back to life.” […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

MS NOW Will Expand Video Podcasts on Weekends, While Veteran Alex Witt Plans Exit

The divide between so-called “creator media” and mainstream TV news continues to narrow — and quickly. Starting on Sunday, June 28, MS NOW will move away from featuring live, hosted hours after 6 p.m. on weekends and instead fill its schedule largely with taped video podcasts, expanding its use of a popular Saturday-night program from […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Heist Brothers’ Greenlit to Series by Adult Swim

“Heist Brothers,” an animated action comedy first teased by Genndy Tartakovsky at 2024’s Annecy as “Heist Safari,” has now been fully greenlit for series by Adult Swim.  The news looks like some of the biggest at this year’s Adult Swim Studio Focus, a fixture on Friday at Annecy which draws to a close the big […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

Cannes Lions: Marketing Execs From Fox, BBC, Mattel and More Talk About Piloting Their Brands Into the Future

Day 3 of the Variety in the C-Suite in collaboration with Canva featured more lively discussion on the beach from marketing pros in entertainment and other industries — with a common thread of how they’re looking to stretch their brands in new directions amid shifts in tech and consumer behavior. Execs speaking on stage at the […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

‘Before I Do,’ LGBTQ+ Rom-Com Starring Cole Doman and Michael Hsu Rosen, Boarded by Rapt Films for Worldwide Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

U.K.-based Rapt Films has acquired worldwide sales rights for “Before I Do,” Gary Jaffe’s LGBTQ+ rom-com starring Cole Doman and Michael Hsu Rosen. The film, which is world premiering at Frameline festival on Friday, follows a “lakeside bachelor party weekend that devolves into riotous chaos when the groom realizes his latent romantic feelings for an […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

Chloe Bailey on Sexy Thriller ‘Strung,’ the Best Advice Beyoncé Gave Her and Racist Backlash to ‘The Little Mermaid’: ‘It Broke My Heart’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers for “Strung.” Nostalgic for erotic thrillers of the ‘90s like “Sleeping with the Enemy” or “Basic Instinct?” Then “Strung” is the movie for you. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee (“Girls Trip”) and debuting June 26 on Peacock, the film tells the twisty tale of Laila (Chloe Bailey), a […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

ReelShort Adapts Monica Murphy’s Bestselling Dark Academia Novel ‘Things I Wanted to Say’ as Vertical Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Microdrama platform ReelShort has adapted New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy’s dark academia novel “Things I Wanted to Say” as an original vertical series. The show marks the first screen outing for the Lancaster Prep franchise, an eight-book series that has attracted a substantial following on BookTok. A trailer has been released. The series […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Winners & Losers: ‘Supergirl’ Crashes Out, ‘House of the Dragon’ Remains Meh

Milly Alcock survives a 'Supergirl' wipeout. 'House of the Dragon' somehow underwhelms while dramatically improving. Movie influencers lose influence. Apple flexes.

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

The Guardian Culture

O what a tangled web: unweaving the weirdest fan rumours surrounding Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Will X-Men’s Jean Grey be in the fourth Marvel Spidey film? What about Spider-Girl? Which Hulk will we see? Who is the real villain? And is Marvel fuelling the internet’s frenzied rumour machine on purpose?It’s hard to pinpoint when Marvel trailers stopped being mere hype and started teeing up their own conspiracy theories, but it was probably around the time that early footage from Spider-Man: No Way Home appeared to show the Lizard getting thumped by thin air – and the internet correctly point

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

Variety

‘Macbeth,’ ‘Gaslit,’ ‘Silent Rebellion’ Win Raindance Awards With ‘Serena’ Winning Inaugural Best Horror Prize

Daryl Chase’s “Macbeth” won Best U.K. Feature at this year’s Raindance Film Festival, with Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s “Silent Rebellion” winning Best International Feature, Katie Camosy’s “Gaslit” winning Best Documentary Feature and Rob Alicea’s “Serena” taking home the festival’s inaugural Best Horror Feature award. Winners of the festival’s 34th edition were announced this Friday ahead of the […]

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Jonathan Baldock: Held review – lick me, trap me, pull me in

Arnolfini, Bristol The English artist has created a tense world of folkloric psychedelia and pagan aesthetics that is weird, threatening – and utterly compellingArms are spread, hands are grasping, lips are puckered: everything in Jonathan Baldock’s eerie, uncomfortable, strange exhibition of tapestries and ceramics at Bristol’s Arnolfini is reaching out to you. The whole exhibition is an invitation to be held, or maybe its cuddliness is a threat, a violent trap.The English artist has created a

entertainment  Jun 26, 2026