Variety

HBO Max Pilot ‘How to Survive Without Me’ Adds Kevin Changaris, Pressley Hosbach, Dar Zuzovsky, Sofía Rodríguez (EXCLUSIVE)

The HBO Max pilot “How to Survive Without Me” has added four new actors in guest roles, Variety has learned exclusively. Kevin Changaris (“Succession”), Pressley Hosbach (“Erin & Aaron”), Dar Zuzovsky (“Vanished”), and Sofía Rodríguez-Toymil have all joined the pilot. They join previously announced cast members: Ray Romano, Joshua Jackson, Kaley Cuoco, Julia Schlaepfer, Jack […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

Hugh Jackman to Play Pirate Long John Silver in ‘Treasure Island’ Movie Directed by Ridley Scott

After playing Wolverine, P.T. Barnum, Van Helsing, Jean Valjean and most recently Robin Hood, Hugh Jackman is adding another classic character to his filmography — pirate Long John Silver. Ridley Scott has enlisted Jackman to star in a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel, “Treasure Island.” Scott will direct the film from a […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Summer Game Fest highlights: 34 new video games to look out for, from Alien Isolation to Crazy Taxi

Hundreds of video games were shown at June’s annual bonanza. After watching more than 15 hours of showcases, our video games editor picks the highlightsThe sequel to a revered 2014 horror game from British developer Creative Assembly: this time you must evade the xenomorph on the surface of a storm-ravaged colony world. Continue reading...

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

John Fogerty On N.Y. Times’ Songwriter List Snub, Taylor Swift and Why There Aren’t More Protest Songs

The legendary artist spoke with The Hollywood Reporter ahead of getting the Songwriters Hall of Fame's coveted Johnny Mercer award in New York next week.

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker Are Hilarious as Best Friends at War in Hulu’s ‘Wrong-Com’ ‘Alice and Steve’: TV Review

The Hulu series “Alice and Steve” has many aspects of a romantic comedy: witty banter, protagonists with quirky creative jobs and a set piece centered on a dinner party. But the namesake characters are not, in fact, the lovebirds whose ill-advised union serves as the show’s inciting incident. They’re two middle-aged Londoners whose decades-long best […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Netflix Sets ‘Lupin’ S4 Launch Date

Omar Sy will return as Assane Diop in the new 8-episode season of the global hit.

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Netflix Sets ‘Lupin’ S4 Release Date

Omar Sy will return as Assane Diop in the new eight-episode season of the global hit.

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

These are the Best Father’s Day Gifts for Golfers, From Premium Polos to Smart Gadgets

Dads who golf can be surprisingly difficult to shop for. There are clubs, rangefinders, golf balls, gloves, even ball markers — and unless you spend your weekends on the course, it can be tough to know what’s actually worth gifting. The jargon alone can feel like trying to decipher a scorecard. Fortunately, golfers tend to […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

Shawn Hatosy on Playing a Flirt on ‘The Pitt,’ Taking a Social Media Break and Embracing His Sex Symbol Status: ‘I Don’t Know How This Happened’

“The Internet’s Newest Babygirl.” “Silver Fox.” “Sex Symbol.” Shawn Hatosy is aware of his newfound fame on the internet. But he has no idea how he got there. A busy actor for the last three decades, Hatosy became a celebrity in projects like “The Faculty” and “Outside Providence.” He earned a spot in millions of […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Nicholas Duvernay on ‘Not Suitable For Work’ and How ‘White Lotus’ Changed Things For Him

The 27-year-old actor digs into the new Hulu series and teases his role in the upcoming Lili Reinhart-fronted rom-com ‘The Love Hypothesis’: “People are going to eat it up.”

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Edward Bluemel to Star in Young Hercule Poirot Series for BritBox, BBC

'Hercule' will chronicle the younger days of Agatha Christie's iconic detective character.

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

‘This Is Not Berlin,’ ‘Tequila’ Co-Writer Max Zunino Joins A Fabrica Mexico & U.S. as New Development Exec (EXCLUSIVE)

Banijay America’s A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic has tapped director-writer Max Zunino, for the newly created position of executive director of development. Zunino will work closely alongside Santiago Zapata, executive VP of Content, who joined the fledgling company in August last year. Said Zapata: “Max’s exceptional narrative sensibility, combined with his dual perspective as […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

NPR Hires Nadine Zylstra, Former YouTube and Pinterest Exec, as Chief Content Officer

Nadine Zylstra is trading her Pinterest vision board to try to get her head around the future of public media. The seasoned media exec most recently was Pinterest’s global head of programming and original content, and before that worked in top programming jobs at YouTube and Sesame Workshop. Zylstra will join NPR as chief content […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham Get Physical in First Trailer for Action Comedy Series ‘Ride or Die’

Amazon Prime Video has dropped the explosive first trailer for the action comedy series “Ride or Die” starring Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham. As previously announced, all eight episodes will premiere on July 15 on Prime Video. It was originally announced in December 2023 that Spencer and Waddingham were teaming up for the series. Check […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

Paul Rudd Is Very Excited About the Knicks (and Rummikub)

The universe was trying to send a message to Paul Rudd: Get the hell out of L.A. First came the earthquake, then the mugging, followed by five car accidents in the span of a week. It was the mid-‘90s, not terribly long after the release of “Clueless,” and Rudd had already been contemplating moving to […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ Sets Release Date, First Trailer Sees Red and Chloe Squaring Off Against Maddox Hatter

Disney has unveiled a first-look teaser at the film “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland,” along with announcing the movie’s premiere date. “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” will debut on July 16 on Disney Channel and stream the next day on Disney+. The original soundtrack will be available via Walt Disney Records on July 17. The official logline for the […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

Edward Bluemel to Play Agatha Christie Detective Hercule Poirot in New BBC and BritBox Series

“My Lady Jane” star Edward Bluemel is taking on the iconic role of Detective Hercule Poirot in a new drama series from the BBC and BritBox. Titled “Hercule,” the six-part series follows the Belgian detective — made famous by Agatha Christie — as he solves his first-ever cases in London before becoming the world’s most […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

‘American Fantasy’ Film Adaptation in the Works From Elisabeth Moss, Author Emma Straub (EXCLUSIVE)

A film adaptation of Emma Straub’s “American Fantasy” novel is in development from “Imperfect Women” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss. Optioned by Moss and Lindsey McManus’s Love & Squalor Pictures, “American Fantasy” was published by Penguin Random House in April 2026. The story follows Annie, a recently divorced woman who boards a nostalgia […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

Variety

‘Forsaken,’ About True Story of Slayed French Teacher Samuel Paty, Secures Broad International Rollout (EXCLUSIVE)

“Forsaken,” Vincent Garenq’s drama inspired by the harrowing true story of French teacher Samuel Paty, has sold in major markets around of the world following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Represented internationally by Studio TF1, the movie has also been having a healthy run at the local box office, selling over 500,000 […]

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘You escape the slaughter. But there’s a long tail of sadness’: musician Bedouine on the strangeness of Arab life outside the Middle East

With roots in Armenia, Syria and Saudi Arabia, the singer-songwriter now lives in the US. But despite her Carole King-style sound, her homelands are never far from her mindThe title song to Azniv Korkejian’s fourth album as Bedouine, Neon Summer Skin, recreates a perfect day from childhood. “Being taken to the pool, where my only worry is being dragged away when the sun’s setting,” she says, calling from Los Angeles. “Later on, mom and dad wash me in the tub and put me to bed.” Steeped in dreamy

entertainment  Jun 8, 2026