Variety

Hollywood Can’t Survive Without Animation. So Why Won’t the Industry Respect It?

Travis Knight, the CEO of Laika, the animation house behind “Coraline” and “ParaNorman,” can’t shake a moment from an Oscars Nominees Luncheon in 2020.  The 52-year-old son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight was there because his stop-motion film “Missing Link” was up for best animated feature. Across the table sat a screenwriter he had long […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Daniel Radcliffe to Narrate Comedian Kyle Gordon’s Third Album (EXCLUSIVE)

Comedian and singer Kyle Gordon’s third album, “Kyle Gordon Is Everywhere,” will feature narration by Daniel Radcliffe. The album, which is set to be released Oct. 2, will feature Radcliffe performing a David Attenborough-esque narration during the album’s interludes. The album’s first single, “Mr. Jambo,” is out now. Through the persona of a prototypical cringy […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hunter Doohan Is on a Revenge Tour With ‘Evil Dead Burn’ and ‘Wednesday’

The 32-year-old actor's decade-plus journey has paid off with his recurring role in the Jenna Ortega-led Netflix series and now his turn in the long-running 'Evil Dead' horror franchise.

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

As Hollywood Moves Across the Atlantic, Why Are U.K. and Irish Acting Schools Opening in the U.S.?

Shimmy Marcus, artistic director of renowned Dublin acting school Bow Street Academy, recently caught the latest “Knives Out” instalment, “Wake Up Dead Man,” and was struck by the number of British and Irish actors playing Americans in lead roles. “You’ve got Andrew Craig, Josh O’Connor, Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormick… and I was like: ‘What […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Kicks Off With an Epic $17.6 Million in Previews

Sing in me, Muse, of an epic story and a legendary filmmaker who are taking the box office by storm. Yes, a full year after advance tickets originally went on sale, director Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is finally here. The Greek epic, and Nolan’s follow-up to best picture winner “Oppenheimer,” has made a mighty $17.6 […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

IPL 2026 Powers India’s JioStar to $1.14 Billion Quarter and Streaming Record

India’s dominant media platform JioStar generated revenue from operations of INR10,946 crore ($1.14 billion) in the three months ended June 30, 2026 – a 14% year-on-year increase driven by subscription growth and a surge in digital advertising. Operating EBITDA rose 30.7% to INR933 crore ($96.8 million), with the company pointing to operating leverage on the […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

LISTEN: Jon Miller on Media Merger Mayhem: ‘Globalization Is Winning’

On this week’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, media industry veteran Jon Miller, CEO of Integrated Media, offers his perspective on what it’s like to be part of a megabucks merger that represents an enormous bet on the future. He examines the deals and the varied motives of the biggest players in media. Miller, […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

As Netflix Tries to Reset Narrative for Investors, Live Programming Could Play ‘Starring Role’

The sky isn’t falling for Netflix — but the streaming giant needs to convince investors it has a workable plan to sustain double-digit revenue and earnings growth ahead. The company on Thursday posted Q2 results in line with Wall Street expectations, but Q3 revenue guidance was below expectations. That fueled fears that on a per-user […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘God of War’ to Recast Kratos Role Following Ryan Hurst On-Set Injury

Prime Video's original God of War tore a bicep muscle while performing a stunt.

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ Anchors India’s Strongest Post-Pandemic First Half at the Box Office

India’s local box office closed the first six months of 2026 at INR6,398 crore ($664.7 million), the highest-grossing first half of any year since the pandemic, according to a new report from Ormax Media. The figure, which does not include global collections, surpasses the same period in 2025 by nearly INR650 crore ($67.5 million). “Dhurandhar: […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

‘Fallout 5’ in Preproduction, ‘Elder Scrolls 6’ Is Bethesda’s ‘Primary Development Focus’ Following Xbox Layoffs, Studio Chief Says

Following sweeping layoffs at parent company Xbox earlier this month, Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard revealed details about the developer’s future strategy Friday, confirming “Fallout 5” is in the works and “The Elder Scrolls 6” is the studio’s top priority. “Our teams are now developing The Elder Scrolls VI and Fallout 5 on Creation […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Whether It Be Romantic Lead or Writer-Director, Jack Martin’s Ready to Tackle Whatever Role Comes Next

The ‘Not Suitable For Work’ star digs into booking the Mindy Kaling comedy, how Gen Z filmmakers Curry Barker and Kane Parsons have inspired him,

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Hairdresser Mysteries review – Sally Phillips gifts us the most bananas daytime TV ever

Phillips plays the amateur sleuth with scissors in an audacious show that, even by cosy crime standards, is an unyielding slab of snuggle. Bloomin’ heck! Gather ye rosebuds and clench ye bumcheeks, for there be rumblings in rural Crimeshire. A hairdresser has arrived in the fictional village of Blossom Vale armed with a blow-dried backstory (worked with fancy types in London but apparently now wants peace, quiet and “a place of me own”) and the keys to the high street’s dilapidated salon. Lily P

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Brenda Fricker, Oscar-Winning Actress in ‘My Left Foot,’ Dies at 81

The history-making Dublin native also appeared in ‘The Field,’ ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ and ‘So I Married an Axe Murderer.’

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Indigenous Missionary Biopic ‘Mussau: The First Song’ to Shoot in Papua New Guinea With Indian National Film Award Winner Bijukumar Damodaran Directing (EXCLUSIVE)

Papua New Guinea-based NAFA Productions has unveiled “Mussau: The First Song,” a historical biopic rooted in the life of Taula Lovovoa, one of the first indigenous Seventh-day Adventist missionaries from Mussau Island. Set in the 1930s, the film charts Lovovoa’s journey of transformation and reconciliation on an island that Australian colonial reports of the era […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Brenda Fricker, ‘My Left Foot’ Oscar Winner, Dies at 81

Brenda Fricker, the acclaimed Irish actor who won an Oscar for her turn opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in 1989’s “My Left Foot,” died on Thursday in Dublin. She was 81. Fricker’s agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed her death to the BBC on Friday. “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Chastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey?

Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation has been met with almost universal acclaim – from mostly male film critics. Might women find the journey less comfortable? Long ago, almost as long ago as Homer composed The Odyssey, I was a film critic on the Sunday Telegraph. People sometimes ask me how sexist the scene was then, back in the bronze age mid-noughties, when male critics outnumbered female by about eight to one. Well, there wasn’t any sexism. It was actually totally fine and everyone was really

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Hunt for Gollum is being criticised for its all-white cast. Blaming Tolkien is the wrong answer

The Lord of the Rings author’s debt to Norse mythology is simply irrelevant when it comes to the appearance of hobbits and elves on screen todayCasting has come a long way since the early 1980s when it was somehow still acceptable to sign up Max von Sydow to play Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon in 1980, or hire Peter Ustinov as the lead in Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen in 1981 (despite protests at the time). These days, film-makers will have to defend an all-white cast in a m

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Netflix Stock Price Targets Tumble, But Wall Street Still Believes in Its Story – for Those With Patience

Experts dissect the streaming giant's second-quarter earnings report and parse the latest commentary from co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

‘Boys of Tommen’ Finds Its Patrick Feely In Jamie Schneider, With James Craven Joining as Pierce O’Neill (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video’s adaptation of Chloe Walsh’s “Boys of Tommen” has found its Patrick Feely and Pierce O’Neill, with Jamie Schneider and James Craven stepping into the roles respectively. Also joining the cast as parents are Eoin Macken who will play Teddy Lynch, Róisín Gallagher as Marie Lynch and Amy Huberman as Edel Kavanagh. “Boys of […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026