Variety

‘Heart of the Beast’ Trailer: Brad Pitt and a German Shepherd Struggle to Survive the Alaskan Wilderness

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for “Heart of the Beast,” a new survival thriller film starring Brad Pitt. Pitt plays James Belmont, a former Army Special Forces soldier who must find a way to return to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Joined by a retired service dog named […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Miranda Hope to Release Debut Single “FU4THAT”

The reality star is launching her music career with the country track, due out June 26.

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Lola Young review – buoyant, brilliant return from British pop’s great oversharer

O2 Apollo ManchesterThe Messy hitmaker is back after taking time away from live performance, and this charming, relatable set shows why she is such a gen Z iconThe rollercoaster ride towards international pop stardom seldom runs smooth, but few rising stars have been flung through its loops and freefalls as publicly as south London singer-songwriter Lola Young. In 2024, gen Z anthem Messy became her breakthrough moment, but social media scrutiny surrounding her open struggles with addiction and

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Variety

‘I Was Angry’ Over ‘Hunger Games’ Fame: Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks on Learning to Love the Franchise, Hopes for ‘I Love L.A.’ and More

This interview is part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series. Watch the full video interview now at CNN.com/Watch (or on the CNN app) and on Variety’s YouTube channel starting at 11:59 pm ET. Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks first met making the first four “Hunger Games” films, from 2012 to 2015. While Banks wasn’t present for the […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Variety

‘Friday Night Lights’ Star Adrianne Palicki to Host Tour of Cast Reunions and Screenings Ahead of 20th Anniversary

Plex and ATX TV are taking “Friday Night Lights” on the road to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the drama. Across five cities, cast members will come together for screenings and live conversations, hosted by Adrianne Palicki, who portrayed Tyra Collette in the series. All screenings will take place at Alamo Drafthouse locations, with stops […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Does Anybody Ever “Make It?”: Chase Infiniti, Rhea Seehorn and Claire Danes on the Drama Actresses Roundtable

Carrie Coon Sarah Pidgeon and Kerry Washington round out the debate on the endless quest to level up in Hollywood, the myth of “The White Lotus effect” and red carpet disassociation methods.

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Joshua Henry, Julia Harriman to Star in New Musical ‘The Conversation’ This Fall (Exclusive)

The pair co-wrote the musical, which will premiere this fall, marking Henry's next job post-'Ragtime.'

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

AMC Theatres Raises $150 Million to Bolster Cash Reserves

The exhibitor is also postponing its foray into the live concert business given the box office rebound.

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Variety

‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira on James Gray’s Next, ‘About the U.S. Now,’ Why U.S. Directors Will Shoot in Brazil and How Independent Cinema Has Gone Global  

Rodrigo Teixeira, producer of 2025 Oscar winner “I’m Not There” and James Gray’s 2026 Cannes contender “Paper Tiger,” are in development on their fourth film together, to be made in 2027. “It talks about the U.S. now, not the best moment they have, with probably the worst President in the world,” Teixeira advanced at a […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Hepworth in Colour review – salty Cornish seascapes compressed into immaculate sculptures

Courtauld, LondonBarbara Hepworth’s elegant works, with their harp-like strings and splashes of blue, evoke the foamy breakers of St Ives. But should we really be surprised she used colour?They say in St Ives that if you put your ear to a Barbara Hepworth sculpture, you can hear the waves breaking on Porthmeor beach. Well, maybe they do say that and maybe they don’t. But the sea definitely roars in the ravishing sculptures at the heart of this small survey of just one aspect of her work: her use

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Variety

‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Sets Fall Release Date, First Glimpse of Lenny Rush Alongside Slough House Team

The Slow Horses are galloping towards their sixth season. Apple TV has confirmed the hit TV series, which follows a group of misfit MI5 agents demoted to the Gary Oldman-governed Slough House, is set to return to the streamer on Sept. 16. The six-episode season will drop once-weekly on Wednesdays through Oct. 21. Season 6, […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘We give kids this thing to make them antisocial beasts’: Tom Hanks and Tim Allen on tech peril, Toy Story 5 and the joy of rusty nails

Pixar’s new film tells young viewers that technology has stolen their childhood and that parents need to wise up fast. Its stars answer your questions on the series’ radical new messageWhat is the thing you’ve learned most from this new film? SecretmissionTim Allen [the voice of Buzz Lightyear]: It sounds really self-gratifying, but it’s taking about 20% less time to make a better product. I know now how to focus and isolate my voice. I don’t do as many takes. Sometimes they’ll even say to me: “

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Variety

Fernanda Torres on Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Moving’ Testimony About Watching ‘I’m Still Here’ Amid Ben Affleck Divorce and Returning to Her Italian Roots at Taormina

Sitting at a beautiful rooftop overlooking the sprawling streets of Italy’s Taormina, Oscar-nominated Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres still can’t quite believe she has finally made it to Sicily. Torres, who is in town to receive the Taormina Film Festival Achievement Award, tells Variety that visiting the region has been a “longtime dream” of hers.  “I […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Dangerous for being free’: Mon Laferte on calling out injustice as Chile’s biggest star

The musician opens up about her mental health, government corruption and why conservative backlash won’t stop her speaking her mindMon Laferte has a sore throat. Halfway through our conversation, in a studio with no windows at the Sony offices above New York’s Madison Square Park, singer Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte meekly asks her manager for a latte without lactose, or coconut milk, if they have it. It’s the first truly hot day of spring. She’s in between arena dates across Latin America

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Variety

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Champion Jinkx Monsoon to Make London West End Debut, Reprising Mary Todd Lincoln in ‘Oh, Mary!’

Jinkx Monsoon will make her London West End debut this summer, stepping into the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh, Mary!” at Trafalgar Theatre for a six-week run from Aug. 17 to Sept. 26. Monsoon, the first and only drag queen to win “RuPaul’s Drag Race” twice, previously played the role on Broadway, where […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Now they can’t afford me’: Steven Spielberg was turned down twice to direct Bond

Film-maker says he approached producer ‘Cubby’ Broccoli after Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were hits, but was knocked back both timesSteven Spielberg said that he was turned down twice by the producers of the James Bond movies – and now they couldn’t afford him.Spielberg was speaking to The Rest Is Entertainment podcast and was asked if he had any “regrets” about not directing a 007 movie. Spielberg said that he had approached Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, the legendary Bond producer w

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

Variety

Australian Screen Producers Call for Fairness Rules to Counter Streaming Giants’ Market Power

Screen Producers Australia has lodged a 22-recommendation submission to the Australian government’s National Cultural Policy consultation, putting the market power of streaming platforms over independent producers at the center of its push for structural reform. The body’s submission argues that the shift to digital streaming has fundamentally altered commissioning practices, leaving small and medium-sized production […]

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

From Vecna to Mr Burns: TV’s greatest ever villains

Violent drug barons, brutal monarchs, interdimensional murderers … television has no shortage of horrifying baddies. Here’s our pick of the worstJavier Bardem biting off toes in Cape Fear. Richard Gadd stomping on heads in Half Man. Nightmare neighbour David Morrissey whipping up mob violence in Tip Toe. Yes, TV villainy is everywhere. Which got us thinking about the biggest baddies in small-screen history.When compiling our list, we discounted children’s TV, which is a whole separate category.

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Stop! That! Train! review - RuPaul-led zany drag comedy is a riot

With a whip-smart drag queen cast and celebrity cameos, Adam Shankman’s film is a refreshingly kooky twist on the summer movie caperGiven the grip it exerts on the drag world in the US and beyond, it’s almost quaint to remember the janky beginnings of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which debuted in 2009 with cheap plywood sets, a “lounge” sponsored by Absolut Vodka and special guests including Michelle Williams (the less famous one). Now, it’s a high-gloss spectacle that has won 14 Emmy awards, is credited

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Kelsey Lu: So Help Me God review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Dirty Hit)Aided by Jack Antonoff, Kim Gordon, Sampha and more, the cello-playing singer-songwriter’s abstracted yet tuneful second album is worth the seven year waitSeven years separate the release of cello-playing singer-songwriter Kelsey Lu’s debut album, Blood, from its follow-up. Lu has suggested the long gap was an act of artistic rebellion against a music industry obsessed with providing a constant stream of new product – “tuning into my intuition, trusting myself and building a team to s

entertainment  Jun 11, 2026