Variety

‘Diddy: The Reckoning’ Director’s Biggest Challenge Was ‘Cutting Through Social Media’ Noise to Get to the Truth

“Get the truth.” That was the simple directive director and executive producer Alexandria Stapleton received from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson when she started working on “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.” The four-part Netflix documentary traces the allegations of sexual assault, trafficking and legal battles surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs. Stapleton and Jackson had begun their work together […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hasbro Launching an AI Studio That Will Let Companies License Its Stable of Characters

Characters like Mr. Potato Head, Optimus Prime and Cobra Commander are among the initial list of Hasbro IP, with the company working with the original voice actors to enable it.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

What Martin Scorsese’s AI Embrace Means for Filmmaking’s Future: 5 Takeaways

Could the next “Goodfellas” be fully made with AI? Or perhaps the next “Wolf of Wall Street”? Martin Scorsese likely wouldn’t do that — yet. But the 83-year-old Oscar-winning director has become the latest auteur to embrace the technology on after he joined the German AI firm Black Forest Labs as an adviser. Scorsese is the highest-profile […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Quentin Tarantino Slams Hollywood as a ‘Flavorless Sausage Factory’ Where ‘Miscast’ Actors, ‘Audience Pandering or Stupid S— Torpedos Every New Movie’

Quentin Tarantino is not a fan of the majority of movies coming out of Hollywood these days. Writing for Sight & Sound magazine, the Oscar winner revealed that “it’s almost impossible” for him these days to watch a new movie and not pick it “to death.” “Flaws, implausibilities, audience pandering, miscast performers or just plain […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

How One Media Company Is Fighting Manga’s Major Piracy Problem

The manga industry has a big problem and it’s not lack of demand, but a lack of authorized supply. “There is a global demand for manga worldwide, and there’s far more demands than any content that’s officially translated right now, and that’s a very big issue,” Shoko Ugaki, the CEO of manga translation company Orange […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Where to Watch Knicks vs. Spurs in 2026 NBA Finals

With a number of free streaming options, here's how basketball fans can catch every game in the championship series.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Fox Is Chopping ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3 Into 101 Episodes for Holywater’s My Drama Microdrama App

Fox is pouring some old wine into new bottles — hoping to make some extra cash by hopping on the microdrama craze. In a first for Fox, the entertainment company is taking a full season of one of its primetime TV reality shows, “Farmer Wants a Wife,” and dicing it into short episodes averaging less […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Prime Video Joins Netflix in Releasing Weekly Top 10 Rankings

'Jack Ryan: Ghost War' and 'Off Campus' are the No. 1 movie and series for the final week of May, the streamer says.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Shia LaBeouf Pleads Guilty to Battery Charges Over Mardi Gras Bar Fight

The actor, who recently relocated to New Orleans, will stay out of prison. He struck two people involved with ejecting him from a bar.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

NYPD Grants Permit for NBA Finals Game 1 Watch Party Outside MSG

Knicks fans, rejoice — for now, at least, someone's still got to guard Wemby.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Bill Ackman to Sell Remaining Universal Music Stock After Failed Acquisition Bid

The sale will end a tumultuous five-year relationship between Ackman and the world's largest music company.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Wim Wenders Pulls Film With Nastassja Kinski Teen Nude Scene Out of Circulation

Kinski has for years been calling for Wenders to cut out a sexualized scene from his 1975 feature 'The Wrong Move' in which she appeared topless, aged 13.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Hulu to Develop Scott Turow Novel ‘Suspect’ for TV With Bruce Miller & Marissa Jo Cerar, Matt Shakman to Direct

Hulu is developing a series version of the Scott Turow novel “Suspect,” Variety has learned. The project hails from writer and executive producer Marissa Jo Cerar. Bruce Miller is attached to executive produce, with Matt Shakman onboard to direct. MGM will also executive produce, as will Turow. 20th Television is the studio. The official logline […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Sonic 4’: Kristen Bell Offers Peek at Recording Process as She Starts Voicing Amy Rose

Ben Schwartz gave an enthusiastic response to Bell's update about Jeff Fowler's forthcoming sequel in the Paramount franchise.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

How ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Reinvents a Legendary Outlaw

Hugh Jackman portrays Robin Hood in the stark new A24 film directed by Michael Sarnoski, who knows his take on the iconic figure will seem subversive to many: "People are going to assume this was some big epic, but this was an indie film."

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Javier Bardem on Becoming Max Cady in New ‘Cape Fear’ Adaptation — While Also Shooting ‘Dune: Part Three’

The star takes on the role previously played by Robert De Niro and Robert Mitchum in Apple's 10-episode remake, which also stars Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

CBS News Gutted ’60 Minutes’ On-Air Team. Can This Show Really Go On?

Correspondents at “60 Minutes” in past years have tried to win an interesting challenge: Could they leave the show for a summer vacation with one story already in the can? Doing so now is no longer a game. In the wake of a massive ouster of the top staff of the venerable newsmagazine, serious questions […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

With Nostalgia In Full Boom, Younger Music Fans Are Turning Back the Clock

A new study from Luminate suggests music fans aged 13 to 24 are beginning to shirk modern releases in favor of music released before they were born.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Sharon Stone on Helping Marc Maron Channel His Grief Over Lynn Shelton With ‘In Memoriam’ and Why Joe Eszterhas’ ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot Is a Bad Idea

Marc Maron plays a great actor in “In Memoriam,” but the comedian and podcaster worried he didn’t have the chops to pull off a key moment in the new film. “I had to cry, but I didn’t know if I had that kind of control as an actor — I didn’t know if I can […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Who’s the Next Curry Barker? Hollywood Insiders Pick the YouTubers With Box Office Potential

After ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ made history, here are the talents on deck to make the jump from YouTube views to theatrical grosses.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026