Hollywood Reporter

‘60 Minutes’ Future Won’t Look Like Its Past. New Chief Nick Bilton May Try “Gonzo Journalism”

Its incoming exec producer reveals early plans (including beat correspondents) as the overhaul hits insiders like “like a ton of bricks" after being telegraphed by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Stop That Train’ Director Adam Shankman on How the ‘Silly’ Comedy Brings Back an Old Genre

In the world of “Stop That Train,” (opening in theaters on June 12) RuPaul is Madame President, and like any world leader, she worries about her approval ratings. When a high-speed train called the Glamazonian Express is struck by lightning and hurtles toward disaster – a threatening “stormaganza” – the president is put to the […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Michelle Pfeiffer on Taking TV by Storm, Working With Husband David E. Kelley, Roughing It for ‘The Madison’ and Appreciating ‘Grease 2’

Michelle Pfeiffer didn’t set out to be one of this year’s Emmy contender overachievers. It was simply a bit of serendipity — and unexpected timing — that led her Paramount+ drama “The Madison” and Apple TV comedic hour-long “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” to come out around the same time. Add in the recent Prime Video […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Paramount Buys ‘The Midnight Library’ Starring Florence Pugh From Studiocanal

Paramount Pictures has scooped North American and select international distribution rights to “The Midnight Library” from Studiocanal following a bidding war at the Cannes film market. Florence Pugh is attached to star and also produce, while Garth Davis (“Lion”) is set to direct.  Studiocanal, the powerful production-distribution banner that’s part of Canal+ Group, will distribute the film in the U.K., France, Germany, […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Director Jorge Gutierrez Drops Out of Generative AI Series for Amazon

"My sincerest apology to those I upset. I promise to do better moving forward,” the ‘Maya and the Three’ filmmaker wrote on social media.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Half Man’ Emmy Submissions Revealed: Richard Gadd Goes Supporting as Jamie Bell Leads HBO Limited Series Push (EXCLUSIVE)

The “Half” men are splitting up for the Emmys. The Richard Gadd-created HBO Max miniseries, which wrapped its six-episode run on Thursday, has revealed its 21 official Emmy submissions exclusively to Variety. Jamie Bell and Mitchell Robertson, who play the older and younger versions of Niall Kennedy, will both go up in the lead actor […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Broadway’s ‘Galileo’ Releases New Video Featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson as Narrator (EXCLUSIVE)

Producers Amanda Lipitz, Henry Tisch and Jordan Roth released a new video in anticipation of their musical, “Galileo.“ In the video, a copy of Galileo’s book “The Starry Messenger” is sent to the edge of space. Host Neil deGrasse Tyson provides the narration. Lipitz told Variety that the video was not AI-generated. Per the logline, […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Here’s How to Watch FOX Sports Online for Free

If you’re a sports fan, then FOX Sports is a must-watch for around-the-clock sports news, analysis coverage, games broadcasts and highlights. The network is the home to 2026 FIFA World Cup to watch soccer matches during the international tournament. The family of networks also includes coverage and games for pro leagues, like NFL, MLB, MLS, […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

How Martin Scorsese’s Radical Self-Honesty Shaped ‘Mr. Scorsese’

Director Rebecca Miller reveals how Scorsese’s candor, creative risk-taking and intensely personal filmmaking shaped an expansive portrait of the cinema master in her five-part docuseries.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘House of the Dragon’ Piles Up the Bodies in Final Season 3 Trailer

The HBO series returns June 21.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Filmmaker Jorge Gutierrez Drops Plans for AI-Generated Series Funded by Amazon MGM Studios After Backlash

Jorge Gutierrez said he is no longer going to make an AI-generated animated series for Amazon’s Prime Video under the company’s new initiative to fund AI entertainment projects — and he apologized to “those I upset” after a backlash about news of his involvement this week. “I have decided to drop out of the AI […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Euphoria’ Star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Went Method to Play Alamo: Speaking in His Southern Accent for 9 Months ‘Was a Sacrifice I Was Happy to Make’

Actors have learned how to saddle up since the advent of Hollywood. But rarely does a job call for riding a horse while furiously swinging a mallet — and charging at Zendaya buried in the dirt up to her neck. As Alamo Brown, the towering strip club tycoon and self-proclaimed “king of pussy,” Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Blippi and Meekah’ Disneyland-Themed Episodes Set Premiere Dates (EXCLUSIVE)

Blippi and Meekah are taking a trip to the Disneyland Resort. The two will premiere a pair of Disneyland-themed episodes filmed at the Disney park in Anaheim, Calif. on the Blippi YouTube channel on May 30 and June 13. “Disneyland Resort is full of imagination, adventure and discovery around every corner, which makes it the […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

As TV Contracts, the 2026 Emmy Race Offers a Case for Optimism

With fewer originals, more AI anxiety and a fractured audience, this season’s contenders still suggest there’s plenty of life — and intrigue — left in scripted television.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Off Campus’ Breakout Success Spawns Collections From American Eagle, Hot Topic and More

Once a show reaches the point of breaking streaming records, it’s only a matter of time until brands capitalize on this success with their own themed collections and partnerships. Better yet if the show revolves around hockey and sex. In this case, the show breaking records is Prime Video’s “Off Campus,” a new romantic drama […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Feature Spinoff ‘Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!’ Sets Annecy World Premiere, With Voice Leads Jemaine Clement, Olivia Tennet to Attend

Following up the success of what is hailed as New Zealand’s most internationally successful animated property, “Kiri and Lou,” the first feature based on the BAFTA-nominated series, will premiere on Wednesday June 24 in the beating heart of Annecy Festival, the lakeside Bonlieu. New Zealand’s first ever stop-motion feature, the “Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!” […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Emilia Clarke on ‘Game of Thrones’ Salary Rumors, ‘Ponies’ Season 2 and Living With Survivors’ Guilt: ‘I Felt That I Had Cheated Death and It Was Coming to Get Me’

The morning after the 2019 Emmy Awards, Emilia Clarke woke up with a goal: to redefine what she saw as success. By any measure Clarke was already wildly successful. As well as starring in big-budget “Terminator” and “Star Wars” spinoffs, she was the de facto queen of premium drama, thanks to her portrayal of warrior […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘A Different World’ Sequel Series Sets Netflix Release Date

The new “A Different World” will premiere Sept. 24 on Netflix, 39 years to the day after the original “Crosby Show” spin-off of the same name debuted. A sequel to the 1987 edition, the show is set at the same fictional HBCU Hillman College. Maleah Joi Moon leads the cast as Deborah Wayne, the daughter […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ to Premiere 39 Years (to the Day) After the Original Series

Not so different after all.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Makes $10.4 Million in Previews, Shattering A24 Record

The box office is entering the “Backrooms.” A24’s new horror movie, based on director Kane Parsons’ Youtube creepy series of the same name, is expected to be another hit for movie theaters. It has made $10.4 million in Thursday previews at the box office. “Backrooms” will shatter A24’s record for the company’s largest box office […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026