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Don Cheadle is the latest A-list name to throw his hat into the Quibi content ring. The “Avengers” and “Black Monday” star has joined the cast of sci-fi drama “Don’t Look Deeper,” which is in the works at the short form content platform founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg. “Don’t Look Deeper” is set in Merced, Ca. fifteen minutes into […]

Comedian Jon Stewart slammed members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in a hearing on funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, saying it was “shameful” that more of them did not attend. “As I sit here today, I can’t help but think what an incredible metaphor this room is for the entire […]

Amazon is developing a series loosely inspired by Sandra Bullock’s college years, Variety has learned. Bullock will executive produce the series along with Akiva Goldsman and John Legend. K.C. Perry will write and executive produce. The series is described as a dramedy set in the world of music and dance. It will take place in the American deep south in the […]

We have another entrant into the streaming wars: BET. Viacom plans to launch a streaming service focused on the African-American cable network called BET+, the Wall Street Journal reports. The upcoming service, which will launch in the fall, will feature original content from Tyler Perry, who will be a financial stakeholder in the service. It will also […]

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards were handed out Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York. James Corden returned as host of the Tony Awards for the second time. Among the night’s winners, Elaine May was named best leading actress in a play for The Waverly Gallery. In her acceptance speech, the 87-year-old noted that it […]

Celine Dion performs during the final show of her Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on June 8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After sixteen years, 1,141 shows, infinite standing ovations and a generous stream of kooky repartee to the very end, Celine Dionended her record-breaking residency at Caesars Palace on Saturday night (June […]

Kevin Hart and Paramount Pictures are partnering on a remake of the Bill Murray Christmas comedy “Scrooged.” Sources confirmed to Variety that Hart will produce the project through his HartBeat Productions and will likely take on a starring role. Insiders say that the project is still in its early days without a writer or a script. The original 1988 […]

Dr. John, the flamboyant New Orleans singer-pianist whose hoodoo-drenched music made him the summarizing figure of the grand Crescent City R&B/rock ‘n’ roll tradition, died Thursday of a heart attack at age 77. “Towards the break of day June 6, iconic music legend Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., known as Dr. John, passed away of a […]

Rihanna has emerged as the richest female musician in the world, with a fortune considerably larger than those of the grande dames of pop: Madonna, Céline Dion and Beyoncé. The 31-year-old, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is worth a staggering $600 million, according to Forbes — overtaking Madonna by $30 million, Dion by $150 million and […]

Woody Allen is set to direct his next feature in Spain. The movie will star Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz, Gina Gershon and Wallace Shawn, as well as Sergi López (Dirty Pretty Things, Pan’s Labyrinth), French actor Louis Garrel (Godard Mon Amour) and Elena Anaya (Wonder Woman, The Skin I Live In). The working title on the film, which is set […]

Just ahead of the Friday nationwide release of Chris Renaud’s The Secret Life of Pets 2, Drybar and Universal Pictures have announced a collaboration: Barkbar, which will allow clients and their pets to indulge in the California-based salon’s signature hair-straightening services for free. While the limited-time experience officially debuted Monday in Bryant Park in New York, the event […]

Nine years ago, two unlikely lunch partners sat down at the Hollywood Diner in Omaha, Nebraska. One, Warren Buffett, was a regular there. The other, Jay-Z, was not. The billionaire and the rapper ordered strawberry malts and chatted amiably, continuing the conversation back at Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offices. Buffett, then 80, walked away impressed with the […]

The first annual Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards, a new awards show devoted to nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming, has given prizes to “Queer Eye,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Jeopardy!” and “The Late Late Show With James Corden,” among other shows. Netflix’s “Queer Eye” reboot took awards as the best structured reality series, fashion/beauty lifestyle show […]

Taylor Swift is using her voice to take a stand for LGBTQ rights. Shortly before Pride Month officially began on Saturday, the 29-year-old pop star shared a copy of a letter she had written to Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, a Republican, urging him to support the Equality Act, which would prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender […]

Hilary Swank is about to play an astronaut in “Away,” Netflix’s upcoming 10-episode space drama, the streamer announced Wednesday. The two-time Academy Award winner (“Boys Don’t Cry,” “Million Dollar Baby”) will play Emma Green, an American astronaut who must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a […]

Sylvester Stallone, like his Vietnam vet cinematic alter ego John Rambo, isn’t done yet. The man is living proof age is nothing but a number. This teaser trailer for Stallone’s upcoming Rambo V: Last Blood is the best supporting argument for that statement. If anything, a 70-something John Rambo may—in a way—even be more dangerous than the […]

Tim Cook, Lachlan Murdoch, Shari Redstone, Brian Roberts, Mark Zuckerberg and Bob Iger are among the media and technology moguls who will be touching down in Sun Valley, Idaho, in July for Allen & Co.’s annual media conference. The invite-only confab is a chance for the one-percent of the one-percent to break out their windbreakers and jeans, and give the power […]

Carla Gugino will play the female lead alongside Jack Huston and Cameron Britton in Season 2 of the Spectrum anthology series “Manhunt” from Lionsgate Television. The first season of the anthology series focused on the story of the Unabomber. The new season, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” will cover one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history, […]

Netflix has become the first major Hollywood company to take a stand against Georgia’s recent passage of a strict abortion law, with chief content officer Ted Sarandos saying Tuesday that the streaming giant would “rethink our entire investment in Georgia” if legislation known as the “heartbeat bill” became state law. The bill, among the several that have passed state […]

Harrison Ford, who is set to reprise his role as archaeological adventurer Indiana Jones in a fifth film, is suggesting at least lightheartedly that when he can no longer play the fictional character, it should be retired. “When you’re done with that role, who would you like to see as Indiana Jones?” asked Craig Melvin […]

Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” soared far above the competition in North America, with an estimated $112.7 million at 4,476 sites over four days. It’s the fifth-highest Memorial Day weekend total ever, topping “X-Men: Days of Future Past’s” 2014 mark of $110.4 million. Disney holds the record for the holiday, with 2007’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: At […]

NBC may have pulled the trigger a bit too soon on its Season 17 announcement of “The Voice” coaches: Adam Levine is leaving the show, a network spokesman confirmed for TheWrap. Gwen Stefani is set to replace the Maroon 5 frontman on this fall’s run of the hit singing competition. “The Voice” host Carson Daly […]

Tamron Hall doesn’t blame Megyn Kellyfor getting the “Today” show job she wanted. “My whole life, if there was a job application, I was the one saying, ‘Put me in the room. I’m going to get that job,’” Hall told People magazine. “So then to sit on the other side of the table and hard-sell yourself to keep […]

The crowd that was able to get into the Cannes Film Festival’s world premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood gave the film a seven-minute standing ovation at the end of one of the most anticipated screenings at the prestigious festival in recent years. “Thank you for being such a fantastic audience for the first time […]

Lisa Kudrow has been cast in Lee Daniels and Whitney Cummings’ comedy pilot “Good People” from Amazon Studios. Per Amazon, the half-hour comedy revolves around three generations of women working in the Ombudsman’s office of a college and navigating “the current cultural climate, the concept of feminism across different generations, and the struggle to reconcile […]