The Guardian Culture

Ian McKellen says he imagined destroying Mar-a-Lago for new Avengers movie

Exclusive: At an open-air film festival in Rome, the actor shared anecdotes of his time on the set of upcoming superhero film Avengers: DoomsdayOn Sunday night at an open-air cinema in Rome, Sir Ian McKellen showed a crowd of 2,000 film fans advance footage of his appearance in the superhero film Avengers: Doomsday.The film, which is released in December, sees a return for the X-Men played by McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU’s 39th feature, it is direc

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

L’Orfeo review – Kentridge’s exhilarating creativity animates compelling Monteverdi

Glyndebourne festivalA visual whirlwind accompanies charismatic and stylish performances in William Kentridge’s new staging. In the pit, Jonathan Cohen and the OAE add light and shadeThere is a lot to look at in Glyndebourne’s first production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. Directed by William Kentridge with a set by Sabine Theunissen, this staging is rooted in an artist’s studio and borne along by objects and images. Some are three-dimensional, real-life: ladders, chairs, sketchbooks, a mid-century d

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

What You Didn’t See On TV: Inside the UFC Thunderdome on the White House Lawn

In between bouts, military flyovers and hype videos on Paramount+, President Trump served as celebrator-in-chief, with tech titans and media moguls all seeking his attention.

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 6 Adds David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan, Jodie Whittaker, Jim Broadbent, and More

“Only Murders in the Building” has added even more star power to its Season 6 cast. Variety has confirmed that David Tennant (“Doctor Who,” Rivals,”) Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”), Jodie Whittaker (“Doctor Who,” “Broadchurch”), Jim Broadbent, Adrian Lukis, Richard Ayoade, and Kathryn Hunter in recurring guest star roles. As is usually the case with […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

Will Fox’s Roku Buy Help Lachlan Murdoch Leapfrog Rivals in Streaming Wars?

Lachlan Murdoch has for years downplayed the appeal of streaming when it came to a company like his Fox Corp., which remains one of the biggest suppliers of sports, news and entertainment via the industry’s traditional content “pipes” of broadcast and cable TV. Fox in the past poked fun at rivals who asked consumers to […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

TV’s Top Showrunners Are Reading Your Comments 

Lucia Aniello, Erin Foster, David E. Kelley, Bill Lawrence, Lee Sung Jin and Dan Levy gather to discuss awkward actors conversations, the upside of nepotism and the one singer who won't let any of them use her music. 

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Fox’s “Expectation” Is to Keep The Roku Channel and Tubi Separate

The $22 billion deal to acquire Roku also gives Fox two of the top free, ad-supported streaming services.

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

‘ALF’ Star Anne Schedeen Dies at 77; Family Remembers Her ‘Burning Hatred for Trump’

Anne Schedeen, who played the matriarch of a suburban family hiding a cuddly alien on “ALF,” died at age 77, her family announced Sunday on Facebook. In a statement, Schedeen’s family wrote “She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of creative energy, whip smart humor, delight in her family, adoration for little dogs, burning hatred for […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

‘KPop Demon Hunters’: Lego Releases New Sets Inspired by Derpy and Sussie Bird

“KPop Demon Hunters” fans rejoice. Ahead of the film’s one-year anniversary, Lego will release a 825-piece set inspired by Derpy and Sussie Bird. The set will be available for pre-sale globally on LEGO.com and will launch in stores starting Aug. 1. In Netflix’s animated film, Derpy is a supernatural tiger from the underworld whose clumsy […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

Amanda Seyfried’s Axed Joni Mitchell Biopic Revealed: Learning to Play the Entire ‘Blue’ Album, Her Steak Dinner With the Icon and More

Turns out, Amanda Seyfried’s viral cover of Joni Mitchell’s “California” on “The Tonight Show” wasn’t pure coincidence — the Oscar-nominated actor was once attached to play the singer-songwriter in a biopic. In an interview with British GQ, Seyfried revealed that she learned to play Mitchell’s “Blue” album on dulcimer, piano and guitar during the COVID-19 […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Anish Kapoor review – this gutsy, gore-splattered show is a divine bloodbath

Hayward Gallery, LondonButcher bags, human sacrifice and cavernous black holes … in a world of dry art this stunning exhibition forces us to confront religion and mortalityIt’s the clinging, transparent PVC that does it, a horribly surgical-looking, synthetic skin covering each of Anish Kapoor’s three paintings – can we call them that? – entitled Plastic Sacrifice I, II, III. They resemble a serial killer’s trophy art. Through the wrapping you gawp at three-dimensional purple and crimson entrail

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

‘We’re Sisters From Another Mother’: Jamie Lee Curtis and Mariska Hargitay on Their Deep Hollywood Bond and ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Finally Being Run by a Woman After 26 Years

Many legends have graced the Actors on Actors set, but few Hollywood dynasties have collided like Mariska Hargitay’s and Jamie Lee Curtis’. The former is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield, the ’50s bombshell who died in an auto accident. Her rich and complicated legacy is the subject of Hargitay’s acclaimed documentary, “My Mom Jayne,” from […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

NASCAR to Launch Roblox ‘Driving Empire’ Update Featuring San Diego Military Base Track Ahead of Real-World Race (EXCLUSIVE)

Ahead of its much-hyped racing weekend in San Diego running June 19-21, NASCAR is launching a real-world accurate version of the Naval Base Coronado track in Roblox game “Driving Empire.” While NASCAR has previously added virtual versions of its LA Memorial Coliseum and Chicago Street courses, this game update marks the first-ever NASCAR track in-game […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

Urbanworld Festival to Accept AI-Generated Films for 30th Anniversary, Launches ‘UrbanworldAI’ in Partnership with NY’s New School (EXCLUSIVE)

As Hollywood continues to wrestle with how to reckon with AI’s omnipresence, the Urbanworld Film Festival has opted for a full-on embrace. The New York-based festival dedicated to championing BIPOC stories — which has seen the likes of Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Nina DaCosta and Cord Jefferson make their way through its doors since it was […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Curry Barker Got His Wish: Inside the ‘Obsession’ Director’s Wild Month (Exclusive)

The 26-year-old filmmaker on the shocks, thrills and intense pressure of suddenly becoming Hollywood's most wanted young director — and what he's doing next: "I was becoming numb because it was so unbelievable, my brain couldn't really process it."

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Curry Barker Got His Wish: Inside the ‘Obsession’ Director’s Wild Month (Exclusive)

The 26-year-old filmmaker on the shocks, thrills and intense pressure of suddenly becoming Hollywood's most wanted young director — and what he's doing next: "I was becoming numb because it was so unbelievable, my brain couldn't really process it."

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Variety

As ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ Turns 25, Renée Zellweger and Director Sharon Maguire Discuss the Casting Backlash and Creating a New Kind of Rom-Com

Leading lady Renée Zellweger and director Sharon Maguire reunited on the Tribeca Film Festival stage, celebrating the boundaries they broke together through their work on “Bridget Jones’s Diary” 25 years ago. Sitting in the audience, the film’s transcendence of time was evident. The theater erupted in boisterous cheering when the title card appeared, and there […]

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Stephanie Ruhle Talks ‘Money, Power, Politics’ and Her New MS NOW Morning Show

"We're living in unprecedented times," Ruhle tells The Hollywood Reporter.

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I call this dish Frida Kahlo Against the World. It’s hot and horny!’ My thrilling week of Fridamania in Mexico City

The bar she drank at, the bed she recuperated in, the canals she daytripped to, the studio she stormed out of, the easel she painted her final masterpiece at … ahead of a major Tate show, our writer finds Kahlo’s spirit alive in her home town‘Today you’re going to eat art,” says Federico Valdez, a chef at the School of Mexican Cuisine and a man so passionate about food he has the word Queso (Cheese) tattooed on his forearm. “Today,” continues Valdez, “you’re going to eat history.” What unfolds,

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Felt That: Boxing’ Game Maker Signs With CAA (Exclusive)

Sans Strings Studio will be represented for gaming, TV, film and licensing as the development venture leans into original IP and real-time transmedia worlds for a global audience.

entertainment  Jun 15, 2026