Variety

Walter Hill to Be Honored with Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Award and Alamo Drafthouse Retrospective Screening Series (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Warriors” and “48 Hrs.” director Walter Hill will receive Fantastic Fest’s lifetime achievement award, followed by a nationwide retrospective of his work in January at select Alamo Drafthouse locations. Hill will be honored with the award as part of Fantastic Fest’s opening weekend festivities at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, followed […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

‘Backrooms,’ ‘Longlegs’ Producer Oddfellows Signs First-Look Deal With Warner Bros.

Chris Ferguson’s company Oddfellows has signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. and intends to produce modestly budgeted movies for the studio’s new specialty label, Clockwork. Oddfellows was founded in 2013 and is best known for producing indie horror hits like “Backrooms,” “Longlegs” and “The Monkey.” Clockwork is led by former Neon executive Christian Parkes, […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

‘Conjuring’ Prequel Movie Casts Young Ed and Lorraine Warren, Sets 2027 Release

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are returning to theaters in “The Conjuring: First Communion,” a prequel movie in Warner Bros. and New Line’s horror franchise. Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix will star as young Ed and Lorraine, taking over for Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, who have portrayed adult versions of the characters across […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Kevin Feige to Receive Pioneer of the Year Award From Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation

With 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'Avengers: Doomsday' coming out this year, the Marvel head will be celebrated at the annual Pioneer dinner on Sept. 30.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Frontières Juicy Vampire Comedy ‘Gro(ceries,’ Starring and Co-Written by ‘Sex Education’s’ Chinenye Ezeudu-Sterling, Adds French Co-Production Partners (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris-based production companies SCoT(T) and The Project have boarded ‘Gro(ceries),’ a vampire self-identity comedy starring ‘Sex Education’s’ Chinenye Ezeudu-Sterling, who is also the co-writer with director Sophie King. The news comes ahead of the project’s participation in Fantasia Festival’s Frontières Co-Production Market, held July 22–25 in Montreal. U.K.-based lead producers Rosanna Eden-Ellis (Five By Five […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

‘Moana’ Could Lose at Least $100 Million in Theaters. Does Disney Need to Rethink Its Live-Action Remakes?

In “Moana,” the Polynesian heroine sings about the gravitational pull she feels to return to the water. Disney, the studio behind the live-action remake of the 2016 animated musical, might have been wise to ignore the impulse to go back to the sea … at least so soon. Arriving a decade after the original and […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Carey Mulligan Joins Billie Eilish in ‘The Bell Jar’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Fresh off her Emmy nomination for the second season of “Beef,” Carey Mulligan has joined the cast of Focus Features’ “The Bell Jar.” The project will mark the film acting debut of global pop star Billie Eilish. While the studio has not formally announced the project, sources told Variety that Mulligan will play Mrs. Greenwood […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter Lands 2026 Daytime Emmy Nomination

This is the third consecutive nomination for the 'Off Script' roundtable series, which has received a total of six nods over the past nine years.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Tubi Taps Shannon Olivas to Lead Communications and Publicity

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation veteran Shannon Olivas has joined Fox Corp.’s ad-supported streaming giant Tubi has head of communications and publicity. Olivas will lead communications strategy for Fox Tubi for consumer, advertiser, product, entertainment-related PR as well as corporate communications. Olivas’ appointment follows the promotion of former Tubi communications chief Seana Sullivan to senior VP […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Steve Johnson Created Movie Icons Like Slimer in ’Ghostbusters’ Before Flaming Out on Drugs. A New Doc Traces His Art and Recovery

Director Nick Taylor spent years admiring the work of special effects artist Steve Johnson in a way that went beyond basic curiosity. “He was someone who had a very special place in my heart, because I grew up as a lonely misfit horror fan,” Taylor says. “I didn’t have a lot of friends who were […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Variety’s Actors on Actors Lands Two Daytime Emmy Nominations

Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” has received two Daytime Emmy nominations this year, both in the outstanding arts and popular culture program category. That includes a nod for series’ spring 2025 run, which was geared toward the TV awards season and ran on PBS SoCal as “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors.” The show then moved to […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Disney Set to Launch Inaugural ‘Created in L.A.’ Event, Hosted by Jon Youshaei

Disney is set to launch and premiere its first creator event, Created in L.A. The company is teaming up with creator, entrepreneur and media personality Jon Youshaei to launch Created in L.A., the premiere creator event for the next generation of storytellers. Created in LA, is designed to bring 350 creators, innovators and industry leaders […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

‘Gone With the Wind’ Sets First 4K Blu-ray Release With New Restoration and Bonus Features (EXCLUSIVE)

“Gone With the Wind” is getting a 4K upgrade. The 1939 Hollywood epic will be released digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray on Nov. 3, marking the film’s first availability in the high-resolution format. The newly remastered edition will feature upgraded picture and sound, along with three new bonus programs examining […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Wheelhouse and Village Community Foundation Expand LaunchPad Initiative for Career Access

Established as part of the Village Community Foundation in 2023, LaunchPad has served more than 1,000 young adults as it expands to the greater New York area and Stamford, Connecticut.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Good Mythical Morning’ Coming to Netflix In Streamer’s Latest Creator Deal (Exclusive)

The deal with Mythical Entertainment will also include 'Mythical Kitchen' and 'Last Meals,' all of which will debut on Netflix the same day they are uploaded on YouTube.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

2026 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed

'The Young and the Restless' leads this year's nominees, followed by 'Beyond the Gates' and 'General Hospital.'

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jon Stewart Gushes Over ‘The Odyssey’: “Holy Sh*t, It’s Staggering”

'The Daily Show' host ticks off all the reasons why he was blown away by Christopher Nolan's epic.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Sam Neill’s Cancer Battle Left His Immune System ‘Compromised,’ Actor’s Ex Says: He Was ‘Pretty Sick for the Last Couple of Weeks’

“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill had been “pretty sick” for a couple of weeks before his death, according to his ex, Australian journalist Laura Tingle. Tingle, who dated Neill from 2018 to 2021, was a guest on the radio show “Sydney Mornings” on Tuesday and gave more insight into the actor’s final days and years-long […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Zach Cregger, Issa López and Jay Duplass Among Mentors for Alliance of Women Directors Fellowship

For the first time, AWD has recruited a roster of producing mentors to round out the fellowship: Barbara Muschietti, Emily V. Gordon, Win Rosenfeld, Andrea Sperling, Julia Hammer and Tony Yang.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘The crowd are there for the crashes’: how a play performed on a racetrack became a smash with banger racers

The Kneebone Cadillac is about a sport in which community is fostered yet collisions are encouraged. Actors, audiences and drivers explain the rushLexi Crosbie was five days old when she went to her first ever banger race. “I grew up around the track,” the 14-year-old says. At nine, her racer dad gave her a chance at the Micro F2s, the junior league, and Crosbie has been racing ever since. “You’re so filled with adrenaline,” she says of the motorsport. “It’s the best feeling ever.”This month, Cr

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026