Variety will honor Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey with the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Filmland in Little Rock, Ark., on Friday, August 14. The award recognizes artists who have broken barriers in the industry and withstood the test of time. McConaughey will accept the honor for his career achievements, including his upcoming role … Read more
Former Netflix and Warner Bros. executive Victoria Furniss has launched the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media, a new AI-focused content coalition dedicated to supporting “responsible and sustainable AI innovation and the importance of human creativity.” The initial members of the coalition, announced Monday, include Disney, the New York Times, Adobe, Condé … Read more
Under the White House’s existing plan, Tulsi Gabbard will formally step down later this week as the nation’s director of national intelligence, at which point Bill Pulte, the highly controversial director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, will take the reins. Soon after (if all goes according to plan), the Senate will vote to confirm … Read more
Oliver Tree was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. He was 32 Melanie Martinez paid tribute to her ex-boyfriend Oliver Tree, fondly recalling his “soft heart” and being “a true artist in every way” following the singer’s death on Sunday. Tree, who was born Oliver Tree Nickell … Read more
Lin-Manuel Miranda has penned a new original song for Disney’s live-action “Moana” “Along The Way” with both “Moana” actresses leading the vocals. The song is performed by Catherine Laga‘aia, who portrays Moana in the upcoming film; Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as the demigod Maui; and Auli‘i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated … Read more
Julia Garner also makes a cameo in the clip for the Confessions II single Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter hit the dance floor in the eye-popping new music video for their Confessions II collaboration, “Bring Your Love.” Directed by Torso, the visual is set in an enormous club space, and opens with a great shot of … Read more
“Fargo” and “Alien: Earth” creator Noah Hawley’s production company 26 Keys has named industry veteran Mia Ammer to a top strategic role. Ammer, who has worked expansively across the Hollywood studios and at major firms, has been named executive vice president of marketing and public relations at Hawley’s shop. She starts today, and will report … Read more
UFC boss Dana White spoken out against against Josh Hokit after the fighter made disparaging and false remarks about Michelle Obama during the White House’s UFC Freedom 250 event. “I understand that the Obamas are public figures but I’m completely against saying nasty and false things about people’s families,” White wrote Time magazine in a … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Monday that a July 4th event on the National Mall in Washington, planned to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary, will be a “Trump rally.” In a Truth Social post Monday morning, Trump said the event, which is slated to be held near the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, will be “the most … Read more
Netflix has found its “sex on ice” series. The streamer has ordered a series version of the Hannah Grace novel “Icebreaker, Variety has learned exclusively. Netflix exec Jinny Howe revealed the news onstage during a fireside chat with Variety‘s executive editor for TV, Michael Schneider, at the BANFF World Media Festival. Amanda Lasher and Jade … Read more