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‘My Hero Academia,’ ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Lead Toho Presence at Anime Expo 2026

Toho International, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Toho Co., Ltd., will return to Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles this July with an immersiv…

Shanghai Film Fest Launches Tech Unit, Reveals AI Industry Push

The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival opened on June 12 with the launch of a new Technology Creation and Fabrication Unit and a par…

Zhang Disha’s Sci-Fi ‘The Decisive Moment’ to Close Shanghai Film Festival

“The Decisive Moment,” a sci-fi feature directed by Zhang Disha and produced by Huang Jianxin, will world premiere as the closing film of t…

DGA Responds to Production Slump by Limiting TV Actors From Taking Director Jobs

The Directors Guild of America has secured a provision in its new contract that limits actors on TV series from directing episodes, as it s…

Viral ‘Open Door’ YouTube Short to be Adapted Into Feature, Earns Six-Figure Development Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

“Open Door,” Kevin Cate’s viral sci-fi short with nearly 15 million views across YouTube shorts, TikTok and Instagram, will be adapted into…

‘The Furious’: Inside the Balletic and Brutal Fight Scenes, From Mixing Martial Art Styles to Taking 18 Days to Shoot the Insane Final Showdown

While the premise of “The Furious” is simple — a father named Wang Wei (Xie Miao) must find his daughter after she is kidnapped by a child …

WABC-TV’s Bill Ritter Departs ‘Eyewitness News’ Anchor Job After Being Diagnosed With Early Stage Alzheimer’s

Longtime WABC-TV/ABC7 news anchor Bill Ritter is stepping down from the “Eyewitness News” chair after being diagnosed with early stage Alzh…

‘Blue Film’ Star Kieron Moore Says Movie’s Kink and Taboo Subjects Were ‘Never a Shock’ to Him Because He Has ‘Super Sex Positive’ Friends

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains significant details about “Blue Film,” now available on VOD. Kieron Moore hopes that people don’t know m…

‘Lilo & Stitch 2’: Chris Sanders, Who Voices Stitch, Set to Direct Live-Action Sequel

“Lilo & Stitch” co-creator Chris Sanders, who also voices Stitch, will take the reins and direct the forthcoming live-action sequel. Last y…

Gene Shalit, Longtime ‘Today Show’ Film Critic, Dies at 100

Shalit, the bushy-haired mustachioed television personality who reviewed books and movies on “The Today Show” for 40 years, died Friday. Hi…

‘Dutton Ranch’ Episode 6: [Spoiler] Gets Killed, [Spoiler] Gets Shot and Beulah and Everett Get it On

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the sixth episode of “Dutton Ranch,” “A Cowboy Saint,” which is now streaming on Paramount+…

Aardman Founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton Knighted in King Charles’ Birthday Honors

Arise Sir Peter Lord and David Sproxton, but very slowly, just a little bit at a time. The founders of Aardman Animations, the legendary st…

Veteran PR Executive Adam Keen Launches Agenda Collective

Amazon MGM Studios and Warner Bros. veteran Adam Keen has founded Agenda Collective, a new full-service entertainment PR firm, designed to …

‘Stop That Train’ Producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato on Their Silly Disaster Spoof: ‘It’s Not Just Fun. It’s Healing’

This weekend, the “Drag Race” universe is expanding and getting ready to slay moviegoers with “Stop That Train.” The disaster movie parody …

Emmys: 115 Categories Predicted, With ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Beef’ Leading Series Pack and Netflix, HBO Battling for Networks

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the offici…

‘Jinsei’ Review: An Eerie Philosophy of Fame is Fine-Lined in a Spellbindingly Strange Anime Debut

It is oddly encouraging that a film like Ryuya Suzuki’s “Jinsei” — not that there are many films like Ryuya Suzuki’s “Jinsei” — should be r…

What Taylor Swift’s Big Week With ‘Toy Story 5,’ Steven Spielberg and the New York Knicks Says About Her Next Era

What do Buzz Lightyear, Steven Spielberg and the New York Knicks have in common? The answer is Taylor Swift. The pop star has been everywhe…

Justice Department Approves Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover Without Any Strings Attached

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has reportedly cleared a big regulatory hurdle in advancing toward completing its $111 billion merger wi…