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Several dozen pro-Palestine protestors gathered Tuesday outside the Hollywood premiere of “Captain America: Brave New World” and called for a boycott of the film over its inclusion of the Israeli superhero Ruth Bat-Seraph, aka Sabra, played by Shira Haas. Protestors held signs that read “Sabra has got to go,” “Disney supports genocide,” “Boycott ‘Captain America’” […]

“Hey, that was a Beatles scream!” Paul McCartney said, responding to a female audience member’s shriek midway through his exuberant set at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night. “Okay girls, let’s get it over with: Let’s hear your Beatles screams.” A huge percentage of the audience complied, producing a credible impersonation of the shrieks […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger was completely unfazed watching his son Patrick Schwarzenegger’s nude scene at the Monday night premiere of “The White Lotus” Season 3. “I was so pumped to take a break from filming to celebrate [Patrick Schwarzenegger] at the ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 premiere,” the “Predator” star wrote on Instagram Tuesday. “What a show! I […]

And so it begins: Shakira started her massive “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour” in Brazil on Tuesday night. This is the first of over 30 dates that will see the Colombian singer traveling across Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and North America. Ahead of her performance in Rio De Janeiro’s Estádio Nilton Santos, […]

Marcia Gay Harden is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Apple series “Margo’s Got Money Troubles.” Variety has learned that Harden will guest star in the series, the cast of which already includes Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, and Thaddea Graham. Based on the Rufi Thorpe novel of the […]

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

“Hitch” director Andy Tennant marked the 20th anniversary of the romantic-comedy with a new Business Insider interview in which he opened up about clashing with star Will Smith. As the filmmaker put it: “I didn’t want cheap jokes, but he didn’t trust me.” “We had our difficulties,” Tennant said of his relationship with Smith. “The […]

Matthew Rhys has signed on for a leading role in the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Widow’s Bay,” Variety has learned. The show was picked up for 10 episodes at Apple back in September 2024. The official logline states the show is about “a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a […]

Netflix fans hungry (and thirsty) for more of the streamer’s in Las Vegas can now imbibe a “Squid Game”-inspired cocktail, binge on the “Sex Education” sausage hoagie, and eat and drink other creations inspired by the streamer’s originals. On Tuesday, the company announced that the Netflix Bites Vegas restaurant is now open at the MGM […]

Amy Schumer’s new movie “Kinda Pregnant” was the most-watched title on Netflix during the week of Feb. 3-9, hitting 25.1 million views in its first five days of streaming. It was followed on the streamer’s list of the top 10 English-language movies of the week by “Back in Action,” charting for the fourth week in […]