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‘Marshals’ Star Luke Grimes Says He Hasn’t Spoken to ‘Yellowstone’ Co-Star Kevin Costner ‘Since We Stopped Working Together’

Kevin Costner and Luke Grimes may have played a father-son duo on-screen in “Yellowstone,” but off-screen, the two actors haven’t spoken since Taylor Sheridan’s Western drama concluded. “I’ve never spoken to Kevin since we stopped working together,” Grimes, who now stars in the “Yellowstone” spin-off “Marshals,” said in a recent interview with USA Today. “Not […]

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Melania Trump’s Advisor Shades Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ After Box Office Bomb — Even Though ‘Melania’ Doc Also Flopped in Theaters

Melania Trump’s senior advisor Marc Beckman took to social media after Tom Cruise’s “Digger” flopped at the box office to explain to people how the First Lady’s much-reviled documentary “Melania” performed better at the box office earlier this year than mega-star Cruise’s latest endeavor. “On a per-theater basis, ‘Melania’ outperformed Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ by approximately […]

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Carrie Coon Doesn’t Care About Being Liked (EXCLUSIVE)

Carrie Coon has little interest in being liked. “I think likability is an overrated quality,” she tells Variety. “It’s more interesting to play a character that is not just likable.” It’s an attitude that has served Coon well throughout a career that has moved from Chicago’s regional theater scene to Broadway and, eventually, to film […]

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Cannes Winning Producer Giancarlo Nasi: U.S. Indie Filmmakers Are Turning to International Co-Production Funds

Even U.S. independent filmmakers are lining up for international public funds from Canada, Mexico, Latin America and European countries now, Chilean producer Giancarlo Nasi told attendees at his Industry Masterclass “Exploring the Art and Strategy of International Co-Productions,” which took place at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) on Oct 2. As private financing dries […]

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Inde Navarrette, Jaafar Jackson and More: Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch Spotlights ‘Obsession,’ ‘Michael,’ ‘La Bola Negra’ and Beyond

Awards and festival seasons are officially underway. The Newport Beach Film Festival will return for its 27th year, showcasing more than 100 feature films and 250 shorts from 21 countries. The festival, which runs Oct. 15-22 in Newport Beach, will also once again spotlight Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, a group of breakouts this year […]

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Movie Theaters Add New York Times Games to Pre-Show Experience (EXCLUSIVE)

Attention “Wordle” and “Spelling Bee” fans: interactive offerings from The New York Times Games are coming to a movie theater near you this fall. Through a new partnership between NYT Games and in-theater ad company Screenvision, the pre-show experience will begin rolling out nationwide by Thanksgiving. The deal (which has initially been set as a […]

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Dewayne Perkins to Launch ‘I Swear We’re Friends,’ New Digital ‘Skitcom’ on YouTube (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Blackening” and “The Studio” star Dewayne Perkins is launching a new digital series, “I Swear We’re Friends,” exclusively on YouTube this fall. Perkins is independently releasing the six-episode “skitcom,” which is described as a “love letter to television,” with each episode inspired by a beloved show: “Girlfriends,” “Succession,” “24,” “My Wife & Kids,” “Charmed” […]

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PlayStation to Launch New Crunchyroll Anime Hub for PS5

Sony’s PlayStation will launch a new Crunchyroll anime hub within its PlayStation 5 gaming console’s home screen next year to more closely align the company’s anime projects and anime-inspired games. Launching in spring 2027, the new PS5 anime destination is “designed to make it easier for the PlayStation community to discover and explore the anime […]

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London Film Festival Hails the ‘Great Andrew Scott’ as ‘Elsinore’ Opens 70th Edition With Tears, Cheers and ‘The Ethel Merman Disco Album’

The 70th BFI London Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with the European premiere of “Elsinore,” a movie that, as the credits rolled, left large swathes of the audience at the Royal Festival Hall wiping away tears. But just moments later, as the name of lead star Andrew Scott appeared on stage, the loud snuffles […]

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Jeremy Clarkson Returns to Automobiles in New ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Special ‘Jeremy Grows a Car’

Former “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson is back tinkering with automobiles in a newly-unveiled “Clarkson’s Farm” special. Titled “Jeremy Grows a Car: A Clarkson’s Farm Special” the stand-alone episode will give fans a front seat as the broadcaster attempts to “undertake a world first: growing and building his very own car from produce grown at […]

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Frank Mancuso Sr., Former Chief of Paramount, MGM/UA, Dies at 93

Frank Mancuso Sr., a distribution executive who went on to head two of Hollywood’s major studios, Paramount and MGM/UA, died on Oct. 1 at his home in Los Angeles from complications of cancer, per a family statement. He was 93. “When God created Frank Mancuso Sr., he broke the mold,” actor Andy Garcia said in […]

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‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ to Simulcast on Both ABC and Disney+ for the First Time

Disney+ viewers will be ringing in the new year with Ryan Secrest and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced Wednesday that “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027” will simulcast on Disney+ for the first time this year, along with its usual live broadcast on ABC. Seacrest will […]

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Ben Stiller to Moderate Conversation With William Shatner at New York Comic-Con ‘Star Trek’ Panel (EXCLUSIVE)

Actor and filmmaker Ben Stiller will moderate a conversation with William Shatner as part of the “Star Trek” panel at New York Comic-Con this Saturday, Variety has learned exclusively. It was previously reported that Shatner would take part in the panel, which comes as the “Star Trek” franchise is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The panel […]