By Justin Kroll
“Fortitude” actor Robbie Sheehan and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’s” Ronan Raftery have been cast in Universal and MRC’s adaptation of Philip Reeve’s “Mortal Engines,” which will be…
By Elizabeth Wagmeister
Fox has picked up a pilot for “Amy’s Brother,” a comedy that hails from executive producers Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, Variety has learned. “Amy’s Brother” is about an unconventional family…
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By Sue Obeidi
Suhad (Sue) Obeidi, Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council's Hollywood Bureau (MPAC), addresses the next steps for the film and television industries to take after many industry figures…
By Dani Levy
Retired Warner Bros. Cartoons executive Hal Geer died in Simi Valley, California, on Jan. 26. He was 100. Geer, also a combat cameraman during World War II, spent decades working with iconic Loony…
By Will Thorne
In today’s roundup, E! announces the premiere date for “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” and Hulu announces that “Please Like Me” will be ending after its fourth season… CANCELLATIONS Creator and…
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By Dave McNary
Dermot Mulroney is joining Kate Winslet and Idris Elba in the romantic drama "The Mountain Between Us." Hany Abu-Assad is directing the film for Fox 2000, while Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping are…
By Will Thorne
Budweiser’s Super Bowl commercial, centered on an immigrant coming to America, sparked strong reactions following its release on Tuesday in light of President Donald Trump’s recent controversial…
By Gene Maddaus
A jury today convicted Andre Bauth, an Emmy-winning TV producer, of stabbing his tenant in Studio City in 2015. According to prosecutors, the tenant, Clayton Haymes, laughed at Bauth when he vowed…
By Variety Staff
“I don’t feel at home in this world anymore” was one of Sundance’s biggest hits this year, winning the festival’s U.S. dramatic grand jury prize. But according to writer/director Macon Blair, the…
By Ted Johnson
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger reportedly won’t attend a planned meeting on Friday of President Donald Trump’s strategic and policy forum, while one of its other members, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick…
By Dani Levy
While on “The Andrew Marr Show” promoting his new film “Gold,” Matthew McConaughey threw in his two cents on the new Trump presidency. McConaughey broke from what Marr called the typical Hollywood…