Entertainment Industry

How Slovak Star-Turned-Ambassador and Karlovy Vary Honoree Magda Vasaryova Is Like Eric Cantona

June 24, 2026

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) celebrates the 80th anniversary of its founding and its 60th edition this year. In addition to Hollywood celebrities, it has long celebrated and honored big Czech stars.   This year, KVIFF will bestow its President’s Award on a famous Slovak actress who became an ambassador and respected voice in political life. […]

Late One Direction Singer Liam Payne’s $29M Estate Will Go to His Son

June 23, 2026

The $29 million estate of Liam Payne, the late One Direction singer who died after falling from a balcony at a Buenos Aires hotel in 2024, will go entirely to his son, according to court documents made public this week. Payne, who made millions at a young age while performing with the wildly successful boy […]

Police Drama ‘Gunshot’ Starts Production For Taiwan’s PTS Taigi; Kent Tsai, Chan Tzu-Hsuan & Mark Lee Head Cast

June 23, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Taiwan’s PTS Taigi TV station has started production on Gunshot, an eight-part police drama produced with S11 Partners and Third Culture Content. The Taiwanese-language series stars Kent Tsai (The Teenage Psychic), Chan Tzu-Hsuan, Cheng Chih-Wei, Golden Horse Award-winning actor Lu Hsiao-Fen and Singaporean Golden Horse winner Mark Lee. Set against the intersection of policing, […]

‘Obsession’ Star Cooper Tomlinson Pulls Back the Curtain on the Cinematic Phenomenon

June 23, 2026

[This story contains spoilers for Obsession.]  In 2018, two aspiring actors named Cooper Tomlinson and Curry Barker met while in line during their first day at Los Angeles’ New York Film Academy. The pair quickly struck up a friendship over The Walking Dead and Weezer, likely debating the eternal question about whether the latter’s Blue […]

Hollywood’s ‘Artificial’ Dilemma: When Tech and Luca Guadagnino Collided

June 23, 2026

Where can Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie Artificial go now? That’s the question that has been whirling around Hollywood since the news broke that Amazon MGM Studios was dropping the feature just months after Amazon entered into a $50 billion investment with Sam Altman’s OpenAI. The choice was particularly interesting to Hollywood rank-and-file, which, in the […]

‘Ponies’ Co-Creator David Iserson Says “Goodbye To Bea And Twila For Now” Following Peacock Series’ Cancellation: “I Hope We All Get To Visit Them Again”

June 23, 2026

“It’s not like anything else on television,” Ponies co-creator/executive producer David Iserson said about the 1970s espionage comedy-drama starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, which has been canceled by Peacock after one season. In a heartfelt note to fans on Instagram, Iserson, who co-created Ponies with Susanna Fogel, recalled the show’s seven-year journey to […]

Prime Day Report 2026: Dr. Barbara Sturm, Aesop and Oura Ring Lead Beauty and Wellness Deals

June 23, 2026

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon Prime Day, running from June 23 through 26, certainly has no shortage of discounts, but the e-tailer always has sales — so what’s actually worth snagging during the four-day shopping holiday? […]

Tucker Carlson Breaks Further With Trump, Says He’s Done Supporting the GOP

June 23, 2026

Former Fox News host and MAGA-sphere podcaster Tucker Carlson’s disillusionment with Donald Trump appears to have expanded into a broader frustration with Republicans, and he now says he no longer supports the party. Carlson is now a titan of the podcasting world. Still, for years, his primetime Fox News opinion show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, was […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Warriors’ Will Come to Broadway This Spring

June 23, 2026

A musical adaptation of Warriors is coming to Broadway this spring.  The musical, which is co-written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, marks Miranda’s first stage show since Hamilton, which opened on Broadway in 2015 and continues to be one of the highest box office performers. Warriors is based on the 1979 Paramount film, which […]

‘Chess’ With Lea Michele Ends On High Note With $1.7M Gross; ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ Closes Low – Broadway Box Office

June 23, 2026

Broadway ticket sales held steady last week as the newish season eases into the post-Tony summer weeks, with Chess posting strong figures during its final week and Celebrity Autobiography doing the opposite during its last bow. Chess, starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher had previously announced its early close (coinciding with Michele’s planned […]

Broadway Box Office: ‘Chess’ Hits $1.8 Million In Final Week

June 23, 2026

In its final week on Broadway, Chess jumped up over $426,000 to hit $1.8 million. The musical, which opened in October and stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, played to 99.5 percent capacity at the Imperial Theatre and the average ticket price jumped up to $155.  Death of a Salesman continues building on […]

‘Ponies’ Canceled After Single Season at Peacock

June 23, 2026

Peacock is no longer riding with Ponies. The NBCUniversal streamer has canceled its espionage drama Ponies after a single season. The news comes about five months after the series premiered as a binge release on Jan. 15. Set in Moscow in 1977, the series stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as Bea and Twila, […]