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Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid says he was “astonished” by the wave of support he received from Natalie Portman, Justine Triet, Jacques Audiard and hundreds of other film figures after the boycott campaign that led him to withdraw from Marseille’s FID Festival, where he had been invited as a juror. He was even more surprised to … Read more
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The cricket world turns its attention to Major League Cricket 2026 — the United States’ premier T20 cricket league. This is the fourth annual season for MLC with six teams, including MI New York, Texas … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sought to ingratiate themselves with President Donald Trump after he won the 2024 election, and in return he mocked their efforts behind their backs, according to a new book by The New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. Zuckerberg once texted Trump a photo … Read more
The Television Academy has announced that Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”) and Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”) will present the nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards on July 8. The nominations ceremony will stream live from the Academy’s Wolf Theatre in the Saban Media Center on Emmys.com/nominations at 8:30 a.m. PT. Television Academy Chair Cris … Read more
“Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson as signed a new multi-year overall deal with Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television, Variety has confirmed. As part of the new pact, Brunson and her Fifth Chance Productions shingle will develop, write and executive produce projects for Disney Entertainment Television’s brands and platforms. Brunson was previously set up … Read more
Alessio Liguori is to direct “Moriarty Rising: A Sherlock Holmes Tale” in Turin, Italy. The project, written by Oliver Draiv, explores the origins of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest adversary against the backdrop of modern-day Turin. “Moriarty Rising” is a “dual-format” production, meaning it will function both as a premium vertical series and a standalone feature film. … Read more
A series adaptation of Andrew Mayne’s “The Naturalist” book series is in active development at ABC. The series is described as a procedural that follows a “brilliant but socially estranged biologist who uses the laws of animal behavior to hunt human predators.” The twist is that the protagonist has his own dark secrets, and he … Read more
This is the June 18, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Knicks forward OG Anunoby at today’s championship ticker tape parade and victory rally, celebrating the 2026 NBA title. JOE’S … Read more
Charles Melton, the star of “Beef” and “May December,” will join Matt Damon in the new movie from Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the filmmaker duo known as the Daniels. The project, which is described as an “event film,” marks the pair’s follow-up to “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Plot details remain under wraps, but production is … Read more
The massive success of Bad Bunny‘s Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour has helped him break several records, according to Billboard Boxscore, which has tabulated tour data for the past four decades. Most significantly, the tour, which included stadium gigs in South America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, propelled his total gross touring revenue beyond the … Read more