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Ethan Hawke had a memorable first visit to Miami on Nov. 2, where he accepted the Miami Film Festival’s Variety Virtuoso Award and sat down with Variety‘s co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh for a discussion about his long and illustrious career. The actor-producer discussed his collaborations with creatives from Richard Linklater to Taylor Swift and a “scary” […]

Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller seem like birds of an eternal feather, having played together frequently over the decades, but there is a first time for everything. And for these two, that first time was the tour Harris did with Miller supporting her on guitar that is commemorated on a live album, “Spyboy,” that is […]

Kelvin Yu has inked a multi-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, Yu will develop and produce scripted comedy, drama, and animated series for the independent studio. “I’ve had the privilege of working with Kelvin, and I couldn’t be more excited to have him join our Sony family,” […]

The already tense relations between Condé Nast and the union representing many of its editorial workers hit a new flash point this week. The media and publishing company said it fired four employees “due to conduct that violated company policies.” In addition, Condé Nast said it filed a complaint Thursday with the National Labor Relations […]

Timothée Chalamet opened up in a new Vogue cover story about his disappointment when it comes to losing awards. The 29-year-old has lost two Oscars, four Golden Globes and four BAFTA Awards, although he did take home the SAG Award for best actor in February thanks to his performance as Bob Dylan in “A Complete […]

Tony Wash is making some big moves in the horror space. Wash has been promoted to director of programming and original productions at Screambox, per an announcement from the company. He previously held the position of channel manager. Screambox is the horror-themed streaming service owned by Cineverse and curated by horror company Bloody Disgusting. “We’re […]

For the holiday season, Nintendo is beefing up its titles for the Nintendo Switch 2 with more games, like “Mario Kart World,” “Donkey Kong Bananza” and others. In addition, the gaming company just dropped a new title to play that revisits a fan-favorite franchise and extends the story in “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of […]

SZA isn’t an artist who regularly gets involved in controversies, but when challenged, she will push back. That was the situation last summer when firebrand rapper Nicki Minaj publicly accused SZA’s manager, TDE’s Terrence “Punch” Henderson, of bullying her. SZA responded obliquely, but then the situation devolved into a back and forth too complicated to […]

Playboy and Hefner Capital are partnering on “Dead After Dark,” a Cold War-era horror-thriller set inside the iconic Playboy Club in Miami. The film will be produced by Cooper Hefner, managing partner of Hefner Capital and former chief creative officer and chief of global partnerships at Playboy Enterprises. Hefner is the son of Playboy founder […]

For Milan-based producer Massimo Fabbro, the upcoming U.S. release of “Trifole” — which he calls “this tiny film from a tiny corner of Italy” — marks a feat on a par with scoring the mythically rare white truffle at the core of the ultra-indie drama. On Nov. 14, Cohen Media Group will launch the English- […]