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Lego Appoints Its First Head of Celebrity Talent and Brand First Partnerships
Lego has formalized its Hollywood ambitions by creating a dedicated executive role focused on celebrity partnerships and entertainment strategy. Kelse…
Donald Trump Says He’ll Ban The Use Of The Term “Artificial Intelligence” In “All Relevant Documents” And “Everything Else”
Donald Trump announced plans to ban the term "artificial intelligence" across government documents and communications, replacing it with his preferred…
Scott Herbst Upped To President Of Lionsgate TV Group, Adding Current, Casting & Music Oversight
Scott Herbst's promotion to President of the Lionsgate Television Group consolidates significant creative control across the studio's scripted televis…
Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh’s Favorite Rocker, Who Scored Hits With the Jaggerz and as a Solo Artist, Dies at 83
Donnie Iris, the Pittsburgh rock institution who delivered chart-topping hits across multiple decades and defined the sound of his hometown's music sc…
Harry Styles Waltzes His Way Through ‘Coming Up Roses’ Music Video
Harry Styles flexes his dance credentials in the new "Coming Up Roses" music video, a waltz-heavy visual that marks another collaborative moment betwe…
Music Industry Moves: Mary J. Blige Sells Music Catalogs to Primary Wave; Stella Lefty Signs With Make Wake for Management; Boyz II Men Ink With Warner Records Nashville
Mary J. Blige has sold a significant stake in her music publishing and master recordings to Primary Wave Music, marking another major catalog acquisit…
James Gunn Claps Back At Critics Of Continuity In His DCU
James Gunn is pushing back against criticism that his DC Universe lacks narrative coherence. The director and co-chair of DC Studios addressed concern…
‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Gets a Fittingly Sexy Fashion Collection Ahead of Sarah J. Maas’s Latest Book
For Love & Lemons has partnered with Sarah J. Maas's "A Court of Thorns and Roses" universe to create a fashion collection that captures the sensualit…
SAG-AFTRA Votes To Extend Duncan Crabtree-Ireland’s Contract With Updated Title
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland secured a four-year contract extension leading SAG-AFTRA through mid-2032, cementing his authority over the union during a tra…
Human-AI Indian Music Label Raagverse Launches With ‘Janaa Hai Toh Jao’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Raagverse, a new Indian music label blending human songwriting with AI production tools, launches its debut album "Janaa Hai Toh Jao" on October 20. T…
Dungeon Crawler Carl: The Royal Court Collection Officially Releases November 2026
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Stargate: Atlantis Officially Returns October 2026 In New Collection
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Elden Ring: Starscourge Radahn Officially Releases March 2027
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Stargate SG-1: Horus Guard Set Officially Releases December 2026
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Judge Rules Trump Administration Can’t Resume Ban On CNN, MS NOW & Politico From White House Grounds
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from restricting CNN, MS NOW, and Politico's access to White House grounds, issuing a preliminary inj…
The Beach Boys Play Nashville’s Ryman in What John Stamos Says ‘Could Be the Last Time I Stand Behind Mike’ Love in Concert
The Beach Boys performed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Sunday night in what actor and band member John Stamos suggested could be Mike Love's fina…
Battlestar Galactica Officially Switches Genres In Shattered Armistice
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It's Officially A New Era For Game Of Thrones
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It's Official: A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Returns Winter 2026
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Players Can Now Explore Mexico In Full
A new mod transforms Red Dead Redemption 2 by adding explorable Mexico to the game. The Nuevo Paraíso mod, available as a free download, expands the p…
Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Cast Wants Him to Run for Office: ‘Maybe They Hate Me’
Ben Affleck plays a Brentwood businessman running for Los Angeles mayor in the new thriller "Animals." Affleck directed and co-wrote the film, which m…
Starz Goes Dark On Verizon FiOS Amid Carriage Dispute
Starz has pulled all of its channels from Verizon FiOS following a failed carriage negotiation between the two companies. The premium cable network, w…
Ben Affleck Doesn’t “Worry About SkyNet” When It Comes To AI; “It’s Another Form Of Computing”
Ben Affleck struck a notably optimistic note on artificial intelligence at Donald Trump's White House tech lunch this week, positioning himself as a p…
Universal Studios Execs Promise New Sound Barrier To Reduce Rollercoaster Noise; Angry Residents At Community Meeting Demand Fast Fix
Universal Studios executives faced hostile questioning from roughly 350 neighboring residents Wednesday night over noise pollution stemming from the n…
Rough Seas: A War-Torn Middle East Isn’t the Only Reason the Red Sea Film Festival Was Abruptly Canceled
Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Film Festival, long positioned as the kingdom's flagship cultural event and a rival to established Middle Eastern…
Paramount Deal and U.S. Film Incentive Reflect Hollywood’s Deepening Ties to Government
Paramount's antitrust settlement and a bipartisan push for federal film incentives reveal an uncomfortable truth about American entertainment: Washing…
‘Sistas’ Producer Courtney Glaudé Set As First Filmmaker Joining Tyler Perry Studios’ Maxscene Division
Courtney Glaudé, producer of OWN's long-running drama series "Sistas," becomes the inaugural filmmaker backing Tyler Perry Studios' freshly minted Max…
Dan Guando Joins Closer Media As EVP As Company Unveils Blumhouse Atomic Monster Deal
Closer Media, the production and financing outfit backed by Zhang Xin, has made a significant leadership move by promoting Dan Guando to Executive Vic…
White House’s New AI Website Confirms Trump Lost the 2020 Presidential Election
The Trump administration's newly launched AI-powered government website America.gov has created an awkward contradiction with the president's election…
ITV Boss, Sky’s Content Chief Set Out Vision for Acquisition, Try to Calm Nerves: ‘The Competition is Ferocious’
Sky and ITV's leadership teams are working overtime to sell stakeholders on their $2.1 billion merger, even as U.K. regulators scrutinize the deal wit…
Variety and Outfront Announce Experience and Culture Summit: The IRL Advantage, Featuring Questlove, Charlamagne tha God and Ice-T
Variety has launched a new industry conference targeting the experiential economy. The publication and Outfront Media jointly announced the inaugural …
CNN, MS NOW And Politico Warn That Trump Will “Reinstitute A Complete Ban” Without Judge’s Injunction: “An Injury On All News Media”
CNN, MSNBC, and Politico are bracing for White House press access restrictions after a federal judge's temporary order expires, setting up a potential…
Russo Brothers On The Hulk Appearing On ‘Avengers: Doomsday’: “Certainly Involved In The Story That Revolves Around Doom”
The Russo Brothers have confirmed that Mark Ruffalo's Hulk will factor into the narrative of "Avengers: Doomsday," ending months of speculation about …
Wrestler Benjamin Satterley Dies One Day After Match: AEW Star Known As “Pac” Was 40
Benjamin Satterley, the British wrestler known to millions as Pac, has died at age 40, just one day after performing at AEW's All Out pay-per-view eve…
Kevin Mayer Shares Thoughts On Paramount-Warner Bros Merger – Zurich Summit
Kevin Mayer, the former Disney executive who orchestrated the company's transformative 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Fox, offered insights into ind…
Here’s Where to Livestream Takuma Inoue vs. Tenshin Nasukawa 2 Boxing Online
Takuma Inoue and Tenshin Nasukawa square off this Sunday in a high-stakes rematch that carries genuine intrigue within Japanese boxing circles and bey…
White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One, Networks Suspend Pool Coverage Again
The White House barred CNN from Air Force One on Saturday during President Donald Trump's trip to Tennessee, triggering the television news pool to su…
White House Blocks CNN From Covering Trump On Air Force One As TV Pool Network
The White House barred CNN from serving as the television pool network aboard Air Force One during President Donald Trump's Saturday trip to Tennessee…
‘Princess Diaries’ Star Heather Matarazzo Reveals She May Lose Health Insurance If She Doesn’t Work Again Soon: ‘Lots of Actors’ Are in the ‘Same Boat’
Heather Matarazzo faces a healthcare crisis that exposes a systemic vulnerability for mid-career actors in Hollywood. The "Princess Diaries" actress r…
All Things Go NYC Festival Canceled Due to ‘Severe Weather Conditions’
All Things Go NYC Festival, the three-day music event scheduled for this weekend at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, has been canceled due to severe we…
Paramount’s David Ellison Attends Trump White House State Dinner for Chinese President; CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From Event
David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Global and founder of Skydance Media, attended a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thur…
Inside Variety’s Power of Women 2026 Gift Bag: Goop Skincare, Tarte Beauty, Voluspa Candles and More
Variety's annual Power of Women luncheon delivered more than inspiration and industry networking to its Beverly Hills Hotel attendees this week. The e…