Variety

AI Music Company Suno Raises $400 Million at $5.4 Billion Valuation

Suno, an AI music generation platform, pocketed $400 million in its latest funding round, which the company says values the company at $5.4 billion. The funding round, announced Wednesday, was led by Bond Capital, with IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon Capital Management and Quiet joining the mix. Previous investors who joined the Series D funding […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Inside the Quest for Honorary Oscars: Harrison Ford, Glenn Close and More Industry Legends Under Consideration

“Please, God, give it to Harrison!” That’s what one decades-long Academy member exclaimed to Variety, regarding industry speculation that Hollywood legend Harrison Ford is a top candidate to receive an Honorary Award at this year’s Governors Awards. This member’s passion reflects the groundswell of support for the 83-year-old movie icon. Ford isn’t the only prominent […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Shaquille O’Neal Teams With Archie Comics to Develop Comic Book Series ‘Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar’ (EXCLUSIVE)

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has partnered with Archie Comics to develop “Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar,” a new comic book series about the rise of the mythological West African pirate. Stephanie Williams will write the series, while Ray-Anthony Height and Studio Sky-Tiger will handle the art. The official logline for “Vengeance Unchained” reads, […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Star Hoon Lee Signs With Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE)

Hoon Lee has signed with Anonymous Content for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. He continues to be repped by Peikoff Mahan. Lee currently stars in the popular Apple TV series “Your Friends and Neighbors” in the role of Barney Choi. He has appeared in both seasons of the show to date with a third season […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Will Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker Exit ‘60 Minutes’ After Scott Pelley’s Firing? Everyone at CBS Wants to Know

The future of “60 Minutes” could well hinge on two people with deep ties to CBS News’ past. Many staffers and producers at the beleaguered newsmagazine are left wondering whether Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker, two CBS News veterans who have been with the news division now controlled by Paramount Skydance since 1971 and 1984, […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

’28 Years Later’ Breakout Alfie Williams Signs With Gersh (EXCLUSIVE)

Alfie Williams, the British teenage actor who enjoyed a major breakout last year thanks to his lead role in “28 Years Later,” has landed U.S. representation. Following what it described as a “highly competitive situation involving all major agencies,” Gersh has now signed the 15-year-old for representation in all areas. Williams became one of the […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Noah Wyle, Amy Poehler and Regina King Join Project Angel Food’s Lead With Love Telethon on KTLA (EXCLUSIVE)

Noah Wyle, Amy Poehler and Regina King will make appearances on this year’s Project Angel Food telethon Lead With Love: Going the Distance. The special will air live on KTLA 5 on June 27 from 7-9 p.m. PT. The lineup also includes Adam Brody, Brooke Shields, Janelle James, Jason Ritter, Valerie Bertinelli, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judith Light, Kym Whitley, Lori Loughlin, Morgan Fairchild, Caroline Rhea, Edward […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Saudi Thriller ‘7 Dogs’ Starring Monica Bellucci as Trafficker of a Lethal New Drug Called Pink Lady Scores Stellar Arabic Box Office Opening

Saudi action thriller “7 Dogs” about a global crime syndicate that is trafficking a lethal new drug called Pink Lady across the Middle East – and stars Monica Bellucci as Giulia Leoni, the head of the mobsters’ distribution network – has scored an impressive more than $7 million first frame across the Middle East and […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Bari Weiss Tells CBS News Staff That Scott Pelley Broke “Trust and Mutual Respect”

"I'm only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect," Weiss told staff Wednesday.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Bricking it! How a ‘crinkle crankle’ wall reinvented the Serpentine Pavilion

Lanza Atelier’s simple, powerful pavilion features an actual serpentine brought to life in a wave of rust-coloured brick – a material never used for the structure beforeServing looks all summer on the green carpet of Kensington Gardens, the often wildly experimental Serpentine Pavilion is best viewed as a piece of architectural haute couture. For the last 25 years, it has hosted all sorts of fashionistas, from the American Frank Gehry, whose pavilion resembled an explosion in a lumber yard, to S

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

AI Music Generator Suno Reveals $400 Million Funding Round, $5.4 Billion Valuation

The round, led by OpenAI investor Bond Capital, comes just six months after a $250 million funding round had valued the company at $2.45 billion.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

SNL UK’s Larry Dean: ‘That heckle was so harsh it left my heart pounding!’

The Glaswegian standup on joining the ego-less Saturday Night Live, smiling at himself in the mirror and why he’s not slept in his new houseBehind the scenes, is SNL UK a tightly controlled machine or complete chaos?It’s genuinely a combination of both: mayhem that is very well organised. Making a show from scratch from Monday to Saturday is going to be chaotic but they’ve got the best of the best in the crew. All the wardrobe people, the camera crew, the set designers … they’re just incredible.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard to Attend Slano Film Days, Joining Paweł Pawlikowski, Ruben Östlund, Michel Franco, Michael Seresin

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard will be among the guests at Slano Film Days, which runs June 16-20 in Slano, a small coastal town in Croatia. Other guests at the event include directors Paweł Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won an Oscar, and Ruben Östlund, a two-time Palme d’Or winner. Gyllenhaal and Sarsgaard will introduce audiences to […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Thailand Launches Bangkok International Content Market, B2B Platform for Film, Series and Animation

Thailand’s Creative Economy Agency (CEA) is launching the Bangkok International Content Market 2026 (BICM2026), one of the country’s first dedicated international marketplaces for film, series, and animation, set to run July 20–22 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok. The event is being developed jointly with the Department of International Trade Promotion under […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Is there a pianist in the house? How audience members – and fellow musicians – have saved the show

A Sydney screening of La La Land with live orchestra was rescued by a brave (and skilled) amateur pianist. What happens when classical performers, or their instruments, suddenly collapse? Plus, Tavener’s mystic pantomime finally gets to the stageMusic’s equivalent of catching a home run at a baseball game happened on Saturday in Sydney, when a 21-year-old university student jumped in to save a performance of the movie La La Land with live orchestra. The band’s keyboardist had fallen ill and coul

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘It’s a relief … I’m irrelevant!’: Rufus Norris on life after the National Theatre

He stood down as boss of the NT – and threw himself into kayaking, writing and DIY. The veteran director talks about his new start aged 60, mourning his mother – and directing Death of a Salesman in TurkishThere were several big endings for Rufus Norris in 2025, all crammed into the same few seismic months last year. Firstly, the close of his tenure as director of the National Theatre after a decade at the helm. That planned ending collided with the loss of his mother, who died three weeks befor

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

On Set With ‘Alice and Steve’: Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement Prepare to Debut Their Raucous “Wrong-Com”

"I feel very angry today," Walker tells The Hollywood Reporter after filming a particularly excruciating scene for Disney+ and Hulu's new six-part dramedy.

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

CBS News Boss Bari Weiss Defends Firing Scott Pelley From ‘60 Minutes’: ‘Trust’ Was ‘Broken’ After His Blow-Up and ‘That’s the Path He Chose’

Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS News, on a staff call addressed the termination Scott Pelley, a longtime presence at the news outlet who was ousted from “60 Minutes” Tuesday after he engaged in a tenacious confrontation with the new executive producer of the newsmagazine. Weiss is facing the risk of a full-scale revolt […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Martin Scorsese accused of ‘throwing artists under bus’ with AI storyboards

The director defends investment in and use of AI-generated storyboards, saying the immediacy of communicating his vision to cast and crew is ‘creatively freeing’Martin Scorsese’s announcement that he has invested in an AI company and uses the technology to create storyboards has triggered a backlash from fellow members of the film industry.The New York Times reported that Scorsese had been appointed in 2025 as a partner and adviser to Black Forest Labs, a German-based venture that specialises in

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026

Variety

Universal’s U.K. Theme Park Reveals Name, Gets $8 Billion-Plus Commitment From Comcast as British Government Pledges Major Infrastructure Support

Universal’s first theme park and resort in the U.K. — unveiled early last year and set to be one of the biggest theme parks globally — now has an official name, plus a financial commitment described by the British government as “one of the largest ever investments in the U.K. tourism sector.” Universal United Kingdom Resort, […]

entertainment  Jun 3, 2026