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Mattel Promotes Niki Kazakos to Vice President of Global Corporate...
2025-08-05
Mattel has named Niki Kazakos as vice president of global corporate communications. The toymaker and rapidly expanding content company promoted Kazakos this...
‘Hamilton’ Turns 10: Four Actors Unpack Playing a Role in the Musical’s...
2025-08-05
“Hamilton” celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Broadway opening on Aug. 6. As part of the birthday festivities, a quartet of actors who have starred in...
Trump Says He May Use National Guard for L.A. Olympics Security in 2028
2025-08-05
President Trump said Tuesday that he may call up the National Guard or the military to conduct security operations at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Trump...
Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2025: How to Watch the Awards Ceremony Online...
2025-08-05
After four years, Las Culturistas Culture Awards — which started out as a very popular podcast — will be televised on national TV for the first time. Hosted...
‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Adds Matt Smith in Villain Role
2025-08-05
Matt Smith is headed to a galaxy far, far away. The “House of the Dragon” star has joined the cast of Shawn Levy’s “Star Wars: Starfighter” for Lucasfilm,...
Kelley Mack, ‘9-1-1’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ Actress, Dies At 33
2025-08-05
Kelley Mack, an American TV actress who appeared in AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” “9-1-1” and “Chicago Med,” died on Aug. 2. She was 33. Her family reported in...
Michelle Yeoh Celebrates ‘Ne Zha II’ in Los Angeles, Madelyn Cline Works Out...
2025-08-05
The beginning of August seemed to have been sent from the heavens as the month started off with Cynthia Erivo as Jesus and Adam Lambert as Judas in the...
ESPN, NFL Deal Makes Football League Part Owner of Disney Sports Giant
2025-08-05
ESPN and the NFL are helping to rewrite the playbook for keeping sports-media sustainable. In an unorthodox maneuver, the league will take a minority stake...
Tom Holland Wore His Grandma’s Fishnets for ‘Lip Sync Battle,’ Says Dad...
2025-08-05
Tom Holland’s “Lip Sync Battle” performance was a family affair. On a recent episode of Gordon Ramsay’s “Scrambled,” the “Spider-Man” star went behind the...
‘Alien: Earth’ Is a Terrifying Prequel With a Surprising Set of Interests: TV...
2025-08-05
The series “Alien: Earth” feels a bit like the “Alien” franchise crash-landed into an entirely separate science fiction saga, because that’s more or less how...
Audible’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Unveils Premiere Dates and Cast: Hugh Laurie...
2025-08-05
A chorus of more than 200 voices, ranging from young newcomers to Hollywood stars, will bring new life to all seven of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” book...
How Elvis Presley Was ‘Discovered’ by His Longtime Manager, Colonel Tom...
2025-08-05
In many ways, it’s the origin story of the rock and roll revolution: How the man who called himself Colonel Tom Parker (although he never achieved such a...
‘Regretting You’ Trailer: Allison Williams, Dave Franco Star in New Colleen...
2025-08-05
Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for “Regretting You,” the romantic drama film based on Colleen Hoover’s 2019 novel of the same name. “Regretting...
David Byrne and Hayley Williams to Collaborate on New Song for Roald Dahl...
2025-08-05
The ongoing musical collaboration between Talking Heads icon David Byrne and Paramore singer Hayley Williams is set to venture into as-yet-uncharted...
Trump Bashes Gayle King and Shares Report That Her CBS Future Is ‘Murky’:...
2025-08-05
Donald Trump has been gloating in recent weeks about CBS’ decision to cancel Stephen Colbert and “The Late Show,” and now he’s targeting another one of the...
Paramount Skydance Board to Include Sherry Lansing, Oracle’s Safra Katz and More
2025-08-05
Skydance Media announced the full slate of 10 directors for Paramount Skydance Corp., the company resulting from its merger with Paramount Global. The...
Nielsen, WPP Media Strike New Audience-Measurement Data Agreement
2025-08-05
Nielsen and WPP Media said they struck a new agreement for the large media-buying operation to utilize Nielsen’s audience data that will include Nielsen’s...
‘Jay Kelly’ Trailer: George Clooney Is a Spiraling Movie Star in Noah...
2025-08-05
Netflix has released the first trailer for “Jay Kelly,” starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler. The film from director Noah Baumbach follows famous movie...
French AI Startup Mistral Seeks $10-Billion Valuation in New Fundraising Round
2025-08-05
Mistral, the fast-rising French AI start-up founded by Arthur Mensch, Timothée Lacroix and Guillaume Lample two years ago, is seeking a $10-billion valuation...
‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Holds No. 1 Spot at U.K., Ireland Box Office as...
2025-08-05
Disney’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” held firm at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend, adding £3 million ($4.1 million) and...
‘Weapons’ Review: The Kids Are Far From All Right in a Hypnotic Horror...
2025-08-05
At 2:17 a.m. on a school night in the movie “Weapons,” 17 children go missing all at once. They get up out of bed, open their front doors and run out into...
Willem Dafoe on His ‘Rich Portrait’ of a Megalomaniac, Self-Made Billionaire...
2025-08-05
Though long celebrated as one of our most versatile screen stars, four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe might not seem like the obvious choice to...
‘Midnight Rider’ Director Randall Miller Sues DGA to Overturn Lifetime Ban
2025-08-05
Randall Miller, the director who served a year in a Georgia jail for a fatal accident on the set of “Midnight Rider,” has sued the Directors Guild of America...
Boba Fett Actor Temuera Morrison Tells ‘Star Wars’ Fans to Reach Out to...
2025-08-05
Temuera Morrison, who has been a member of the “Star Wars” family for more than two decades, is calling on fans of the franchise to urge Disney to bring him...
Cardi B Brings the Drama as Host of WWE’s SummerSlam: ‘We’re Making History...
2025-08-05
WWE’s SummerSlam took place over the weekend at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium with hip-hop star Cardi B hosting the Saturday portion of the two-night...
‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Lands January 2026 Release Date From Lionsgate...
2025-08-05
“Greenland 2: Migration” has landed a Jan. 9, 2026 release date from Lionsgate. In the aftermath of a comet strike that decimated most of the earth, the film...
Lee Chang-dong Sets Return With Netflix’s ‘Possible Love,’ First Feature...
2025-08-05
Acclaimed Korean helmer Lee Chang-dong is returning to features with “Possible Love” (working title), a relationship drama that will bow on Netflix. The...
LISTEN: ‘Fantastic Four’ Stumbles in Week 2; KCON Lights Up K-pop Fandom;...
2025-08-05
Can the B.O. hit the $4 billion mark this summer? That’s the question Variety box office boss Rebecca Rubin raises on the latest episode of “Daily Variety”...
Blake Lively’s Lawyers Seek Sanctions Against Justin Baldoni’s Attorney Over...
2025-08-05
Blake Lively’s lawyers filed a motion Monday for sanctions against Bryan Freedman, the lead counsel for Justin Baldoni, arguing that he has engaged in a...
Trump to Lead Federal Task Force for 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games
2025-08-05
President Trump plans to announce a new federal task force on Tuesday, which will oversee the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. The...