Lawyers for Julia Ormond are looking to have the court issue a bench warrant for the arrest of CAA cofounder Michael Ovitz for walking out of a deposition after being prodded about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Ovitz was asked about his continuing association with Epstein after the disgraced financier’s conviction for sex crimes. At […]
Streaming audiences can soon watch Zendaya and Robert Pattinson navigate the fallout from oversharing in The Drama. HBO Max announced Tuesday that writer-director Kristoffer Borgli‘s black comedy hits the streaming service on July 31. The next day, the movie makes its linear debut on HBO. Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim and Hailey Gates round out the cast for the film that […]
Thirty years after Hey Arnold! arrived on Nickelodeon, the gang is getting back together. Hey Arnold! Creator Craig Bartlett and members of the cast will reunite at Multicon as a key panel at the pop culture convention that donates its proceeds to charity. The event takes place Aug. 8 at the Skirball Cultural Center. Others […]
Olivia Rodrigo opened up further about her just-announced charitable Daisy Chain Fields music festival, telling Good Morning America on Tuesday that all of the acts on the bill are playing for free. Rodrigo first announced Daisy Chain Fields on Monday, revealing a stacked all-women lineup that includes herself, Chappell Roan, Bikini Kill, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie […]
“Iconic By Mistake,” the catchy collaboration between girl groups Katseye, Le Sserafim and Illit, has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The linkup, which includes girl groups from different Hybe sub-labels, landed at No. 38, a higher peak than most K-pop entries, which, save for a few groups, have historically had a harder time […]
DC Studios co-chairmen and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran have already met with Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison amid the ongoing proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance. At the Brooklyn blue carpet premiere of Supergirl on Monday night, executive producer Lars P. Winther confirmed that Ellison has already been […]
The show is called Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, and based on the trailer HBO Max has released, it’s not a misleading title. The Big Bang Theory spinoff centers on comic-book shop owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman), who “breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon,” according to […]
Elizabeth banks is ready to take chances, make mistakes and get messy on the Magic School Bus. Banks is attached to star as adventurous teacher Ms. Frizzle in a live-action The Magic School Bus movie, with Legendary getting the rights to make the feature. Rob Letterman will write a treatment and direct, after working with […]
The writing team behind the recently canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert decided to get creative and launch their own For Your Consideration Emmy ad. The group posted on social media a homemade FYC video (watch it below). “CBS is not doing an Emmys campaign for us, so ‘for strictly financial reasons’ the @colbertlateshow […]
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger opened up on a handful of deals that never were in a new Financial Times feature. The story, which included a series of interviews leading up to Iger’s exit from Disney earlier this year (he remains on the board for now), also touched on Iger’s uneasy relationship with Bob Chapek, […]
Cannes Lions and the Cannes Film Festival take place in the same French town one month apart each year. So attendees of both get to enjoy the gorgeous seaside views from the Croisette, they get to complain about the overpriced food and drink options, and they must navigate busy streets and the seagulls overhead, looking […]
Matt Miller, an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, says his left arm was amputated after he was involved in a car accident last week. Miller wrote on X Tuesday that he “sustained significant injuries, including multiple fractures and broken ribs” in the crash. “I also underwent a life-saving amputation of my left arm. While I […]
Giorgia Moll, the Italian actress known for her turns in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s The Quiet American and Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt, died June 2 in Rome, her family announced. She was 88. Moll also appeared alongside American muscleman Steve Reeves in The White Warrior (1959) and The Thief of Baghdad (1961) and was a featured player […]
David Letterman‘s long tenure in late-night is about to get a global boost as his Worldwide Pants teams with NBCUniversal and Merzigo to expand distribution of more than 6,000 episodes on YouTube, Facebook and other platforms around the world. The deal calls for tech Merzigo to optimize Letterman’s archive of late-night variety shows, starting in […]
Film Independent is expanding the Film Independent Spirit Awards with the introduction of the Robert Redford Environmental Vision Award, a new honor recognizing narrative film and television works that engage with environmental issues through innovative and impactful storytelling. Created in partnership with The Redford Center, the award will celebrate a singular American narrative feature film […]
Film Independent, the nonprofit organization that produces the Spirit Awards, has teamed up with the Redford Center to launch a new award named after the late indie film champion Robert Redford. The Robert Redford Environmental Vision Award aims to honor “narrative feature film and television works that address environmental issues through creativity and possibility.” The […]
WIF (short for Women in Film, Los Angeles) has announced the 2026 cohort for its year-long fellowship program, as part of the organization’s commitment to advancing the careers of women, nonbinary and trans people across the entertainment industry. The class — a mix of directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, crew members, execs and scholars — will […]
Netflix used its anime showcase at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Tuesday to unveil new footage, artwork and project announcements, including a first look at season two of Blue Eye Samurai, new material from its upcoming The One Piece anime, a trailer for feature film The Ribbon Hero and the official announcement of […]
Lionsgate‘s forthcoming new chapter for The Blair Witch Project is blazing a trail toward its release. The currently untitled movie is set for theatrical release from Lionsgate on Sept. 24, 2027, the studio announced Tuesday. The news was shared to social media with an image that conjured up the franchise’s world. Plot details and cast […]
So it begins: A new audiobook version of The Odyssey has been released voiced by legendary actor Michael Caine — except not really. Caine granted permission for an AI audio company to clone his voice for this project and other upcoming books and articles. You can listen to a rather convincing sample of AI Caine […]
Revivals of “The Sound of Music” and “A Few Good Men” will return to Broadway as part of Lincoln Center Theater’s upcoming 2026-2027 season. “The Sound of Music” opens at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in the spring under the direction of Lincoln Center Theater’s artistic director Lear deBessonet, who recently steered “Ragtime” to four Tony […]