Variety

‘Heartstopper Forever’ Trailer: Kit Connor and Joe Locke’s Love Story Wraps Up in Netflix Movie

Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring’s love story will reach its conclusion — at least, on Netflix — in the first trailer for “Heartstopper Forever,” the feature-length film that will wrap up the beloved “Heartstopper” storyline after its three-season run on the streamer. It will begin streaming on July 17. Creator and executive producer Alice Oseman, […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

Kynetic Media Ventures and Dolphin Entertainment Launch Graviteur Studios for Creator-Led Projects

Dolphin Entertainment and Kynetic Media Ventures have launched Graviteur Studios, a production venture designed to tap into the creator economy to produce modestly budgeted movies and TV projects. Dolphin CEO Bill O’Dowd and Kynetic CEO David Freeman will join forces on a production venture that will target projects budgeted in the $1 million to $10 […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Toy Story 5 review – Pixar franchise needs new batteries

A sinister new tablet threatens the honest-to-goodness toys’ existence, but Buzz, Woody and Jessie’s big tech moral battle feels compromisedThe fifth episode of the Toy Story franchise is as slick and smooth as you like, as glitchless as Toy Story 6 or Toy Story 7 might be … or will be. As a piece of family-entertainment content it has the unblemished sheen of a brand new smartphone. But at heart, it has gone dead. For all the intensive, high-energy creative work that has clearly gone into this

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

Baby’s All Right Co-Founder Billy Jones to Be Honored With Memorial Foundation Benefitting Young Music Professionals

The late Billy Jones, co-founder of the long-running Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right, was one of the most familiar faces on New York City’s music scene, having worked as a musician, promoter, club owner, record shop proprietor, manager and booking agent at Sin-é, Pianos, the Dance, and Elvis. Yet he may be best known for […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Toy Story 5’ Review: Joan Cusack’s Cowgirl Jessie Takes the Lead to Impart a Sweet Lesson About the Rewards of Physical Play Over Screen Time

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen return to the voice cast of Pixar’s beloved franchise about the secret lives of toys, along with newcomers including Conan O’Brien, Greta Lee and Bad Bunny.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best Films of 2026 So Far

Faves from the first half of the year include a breakout blast of horror, the latest from auteurs both pop (Spielberg) and art house (Dardennes), and a doc that brings The King back from the afterlife.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Season’ Review: Hulu’s High Society Hong Kong Drama Is Just-Frothy-Enough Summer Viewing

From 'Crazy Rich Asians' studio SK Global, the six-part soap follows a young American woman who is ushered into the backbiting world of the city's ultra-elite by her mentor, an ambitious wealth manager.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

Why Fox Nation Is Dipping Its Toes Into Stand-Up Comedy

Earlier this month, Jeff Foxworthy released his final stand-up comedy special. It’s not on Netflix or Hulu or even YouTube, but a specialty streamer not particularly known for comedy — Fox Nation. The streamer only has a handful of original comedy specials. “Unlike Netflix, we’re not a quantity play,” says its president, Lauren Petterson. “We […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Oyster Accident That Shifted the Course of Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’

Creator Debora Cahn and stars Keri Russell and Allison Janney explain how some poorly executed shucking by Bradley Whitford’s character in a key episode will inform the drama moving forward.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sean Penn to Direct Bradley Cooper in Untitled Jan. 6 Friendship Drama

Cooper is in talks for the lead role and Warner Bros. is negotiating a possible acquisition deal after its Oscar success with the Penn-starrer 'One Battle After Another.'

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

BytePlus Hosts Closed-Door AI Roundtable to Open APOS 2026

APOS 2026 got underway in Bali on Tuesday with a private luncheon roundtable convened by BytePlus, the enterprise technology arm of ByteDance, drawing senior executives from broadcasters, creators, and streaming platforms across six Asian markets to debate the operational impact of artificial intelligence on content production. The session – held ahead of the main APOS […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Netflix Reveals First Look at Louis C.K.’s Return to Streaming After 9 Years

Netflix released a preview footage of the comedian's first streaming special since his scandal.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

QVC Hosts Attempt to Unionize With SAG-AFTRA

The brand’s presenters are concerned about the use of generative AI on the job amid a transformation in the way consumers shop.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

‘Disclosure Day’ Claims No. 1 at U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘Toy Story 5’ Looms

Universal’s sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day” captured the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office with an opening weekend of £5.5 million ($7.3 million). Universal also secured the runner-up slot with Curry Barker’s horror-romance “Obsession.” In its fifth frame, the breakout title continued its remarkable run, taking $2 million to bring its cumulative total […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

Guillermo del Toro Sounds the Alarm About AI and Threats to Creative Freedom: ‘We Are on the Verge of Cinema Illiteracy’

Guillermo del Toro’s innate love of film comes through when he speaks, even when he’s sounding off with a dire warning about what is at stake as the film industry is rocked by AI and the forces of business consolidation. “We are on the verge of image illiteracy. We are on the verge of cinema […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

‘Shrek 5’ Trailer: Shrek, Fiona and Their Adult Kids Go to Jail With Donkey

Shrek, Fiona and Donkey are back for a new fantastical adventure in the first trailer for next year’s “Shrek 5.” Universal released the “Shrek 5” trailer Tuesday, more than a year ahead of its release on June 30, 2027. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz all return as the voices of Shrek, Donkey and […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mel Brooks Made a Career Out of Punching Up the Truth. Judd Apatow Wanted What Was Real

Apatow and ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ co-director Michael Bonfiglio trace how Brooks turned pain, politics and performance into some of Hollywood’s most enduring comedy.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

Disney’s Imagineering Arm Using Adobe’s Firefly AI Models for Park Designs

Months after its OpenAI deal fell through, Disney has found a new way to make use of AI. The company’s Imagineering Research & Development unit is using Adobe’s Firefly Foundry, the commercial version of Adobe’s AI model designed to protect a brand’s intellectual property, to help Imagineers design and visualize elements of Disney’s upcoming parks and […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Everything Game of Thrones did, HBO series Rome did better – including not fumbling the finale

The short-lived series had blood, guts, sex and epic stakes. It also had a ride or die friendship in a pair of foot soldiersA sprawling cast of richly flawed heroes. Epic stakes. Elaborate sets. A family-man hero whose definition of good is skewed by the cruel world he lives in. Animated opening titles with a catchy theme song. Blood, guts, sex and a bit of incest: everything Game of Thrones did, Rome did better.Rome was one of the most expensive TV shows ever made when it launched in 2005; its

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

Bob Odenkirk Brings Saul Goodman Back After ‘Better Call Saul’ for PSA Celebrating America 250

Saul Goodman must have gotten off on parole, as Bob Odenkirk suited up as the criminal lawyer for a “Know Your Rights” PSA celebrating America’s 250th birthday. “Hi, I’m Saul Goodman. Did you know you have rights? Well, you do. Sure, they’re old timey. They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026