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‘This Summer Will Be Different’ Netflix Series Casts Malin Akerman, Megan Follows, Nadine Bhabha, Matias Lucas

Netflix’s series adaptation of “This Summer Will Be Different” has added four new cast members, Variety has learned. Malin Akerman (“The Hunting Wives,” “Billions”), Megan Follows (“Buried in Barstow,” “Anne of Green Gables,”), Nadine Bhabha (“Heated Rivalry,” “Slo Pitch”), and Matias Lucas (“The Order”) have all joined the drama based on the Carley Fortune novel […]

Variety•Joseph Otterson14 Sept

‘The Nature of Invisible Things’ Director Rafaela Camelo Lines Up Luciana Paes and Sundance-Winner Camila Márdila For ‘The Favorite Daughter’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Luciana Paes (“Friendly Beast”) and Camila Márdila (“I’m Still Here”) have been cast in “The Favorite Daughter” (“A Filha Favorita”), the new film by rising Brazilian director Rafaela Camelo. The filmmaker is gearing up to shoot the follow-up to “The Nature of Invisible Things,” which premiered to acclaim at the Berlin Film Festival in 2025 […]

Variety•Rafa Sales Ross14 Sept

Heartfelt, Rare Animated Belgian Feature ‘Juul’ Headlines Studio 100 Film’s Expanding Slate at TIFF Market

How far would you go to keep a love one close? Belgian studio Fabrique Fantastique’s debut animated feature “Juul” comes to TIFF Market a few days after Studio 100 Film announced having picked up this young adult animated drama, marking a significant expansion in the otherwise family-driven catalogue of the independent sales agency, a subsidiary […]

Variety•Kevin Giraud14 Sept

Vimeo Doubles Short Film Grant Program Prize to $300,000 (EXCLUSIVE)

Vimeo is launching its second annual Short Film Grant Program, doubling last year’s prize pool to $300,000 to be split among five emerging filmmakers. In addition to receiving funding to create an original short film, the five selected filmmakers will also receive mentorship and resources to aid their filmmaking process and accelerate their careers. “So […]

Variety•Tanya Fedak14 Sept

Creator Economy Dynamo Steven Bartlett Partners With Authentic Brands to Launch OBSN Brand Development Venture

Rising entrepreneur Steven Bartlett has teamed with Authentic Brands to launch OBSN, a business venture designed to support creators and facilitate the development of consumer products and services built around top creators. The deal calls for the partners to create a platform devoted to “providing news, analysis and live experiences for the creator economy” in […]

Variety•Cynthia Littleton14 Sept

From Youtube to TIFF: ‘Brave Wilderness’ Host Mark Vins Debuts First Feature Film ‘Reef to Ridge’

With almost 22 million subscribers on his Youtube channel, “Brave Wilderness” host Mark Vins is no stranger to making and sharing outdoor content with a global audience. Now, 14 years later, Vins has expanded from short form videos to debuting his first full-length documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival. Vins’ end goal as a […]

Variety•Isabelle Farina14 Sept

Salma Hayek Pinault to Make Theatrical Directorial Debut With ‘Arena,’ Co-Starring Yura Borisov and Cara Delevingne (EXCLUSIVE)

Oscar nominee Salma Hayek Pinault is stepping behind the camera. Variety can exclusively reveal that the Oscar-nominated actor of “Frida” and Emmy-nominated actress and producer of “Ugly Betty” will make her theatrical directorial debut with “Arena,” an epic romantic adventure she also wrote. The independently financed film pairs her with Yura Borisov, who earned an […]

Variety•Clayton Davis14 Sept

Screen Brasil Launches Second Edition of Film Distribution Grant Initiative

Distribution, by common consent, has become the weakest link in the whole of the film industry. If it weren’t for public-sector aid, it would hardly exist. Split right deals, replacing minimum guarantees, has eased the financial stress on distributors. Every single dollar still counts, however. In such a context, Screen Brasil, which closes its applications […]

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Creator Kat Sandler on Yaga.’ With ‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams: ‘People Are Ready for a Witchy Wave’

On the heels of global sensation “Heated Rivalry,” Canadian streamer Crave is bringing witchy back with “Yaga,” writer and showrunner Kat Sandler’s horror mystery series in which the ancient lore of Baba Yaga haunts the search for a missing local in a small coastal town. Greenlit in spring 2025, “Yaga” gained global buzz earlier this […]

Variety•Jennie Punter14 Sept

Dave Chappelle Adds Tour Dates, Including Headlining Madison Square Garden for New York Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle has announced a slew of new arena dates as the comic is added to New York Comedy Festival as a headliner. Chappelle will open the fest on Nov. 6 with a show at Madison Square Garden. He joins other headliners of New York Comedy Festival including Marc Maron, Ilana Glazer, Daniel Sloss and […]

Variety•Ethan Shanfeld14 Sept

Macklemore Speaks Out After Being Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour, Says Singer Claimed That Saying ‘Free Palestine’ Was ‘Hurtful to a Lot of People’

Macklemore has responded to being dropped from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour, after comments he made onstage about Palestine drew controversy. The rapper responded in a lengthy post on Instagram in which he seemed to place the blame for the ban on New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, saying that the […]

Variety•William Earl14 Sept

Bob Mackie, Renowned Fashion Designer to Cher, Tina Turner, Carol Burnett and More, Dies at 87

Bob Mackie, the “Sultan of Sequins” known for creating flamboyant, show-stopping looks for divas like Cher and Diana Ross, has died. He was 87. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today,” a statement on his Instagram read. “He lived his 87 years to the […]

Variety•Jordan Moreau14 Sept

‘Crazy Taxi’ Comedy Movie Coming From Netflix and Sega, New ‘Sonic’ TV Series and ‘Stranger Than Heaven’ Film in the Works

Netflix has hit the start button on multiple adaptations of Sega hit gaming franchises. The first project under the companies’ new multititle deal is a feature-film adaptation of “Crazy Taxi,” Sega’s long-running racing game. The movie will be written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand — the writing duo behind the 2025 reboot of “The […]

Variety•Todd Spangler14 Sept

Stagecoach 2027 Lineup: Garth Brooks, Riley Green, Zach Top to Headline

The annual Stagecoach festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. next April, and as usual it has a powerful set of headliners: Garth Brooks, Riley Green and Zach Top, with a reunited Florida Georgia Line set for a special late-night set at the festival, marking the duo’s first officially announced performance […]

Variety•Jem Aswad14 Sept

Amanda Brocato Promoted to President of Rosenfield Media Group

Amanda Brocato has been promoted to president of Rosenfield Media Group, where she helps lead the corporate communications practice and drives business development and strategy for the independent PR firm. Based in Austin, Texas, Brocato has been with Rosenfield Media Group since 2020, when the current incarnation of the company was established under CEO Zach […]

Variety•Cynthia Littleton14 Sept

SkyShowtime Could Be Shut Down, Warns Board of Comcast-Paramount Joint Venture

SkyShowtime, the European streaming service co-owned by Comcast and Paramount Skydance, could be shuttered. This was the warning in a letter from the board of the joint venture to SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan, which said a “review of strategic options for the business” had begun. Sarhan subsequently shared the letter — which has been seen by […]

Variety•Alex Ritman14 Sept

Dan Harris Once Delivered Headlines. Now He Helps MS NOW Subscribers Not Worry About Them

Dan Harris, a former TV journalist who left prominent perches at both ABC News’ “Nightline” and the weekend editions of “Good Morning America,” is getting back into the TV-news business. Sort of. Harris figures prominently in the new subscriber-only “Membership” service launched last week by MS NOW. This time, however, he isn’t delivering headlines. He’s […]

Variety•Brian Steinberg14 Sept

Trump Says He’s the Only AI ‘Guardrail’ Needed and Mocks Anthropic CEO’s Call for AI Slowdown: ‘Pretending to Be a Perfect Little Angel’

After the CEOs of AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI this weekend issued calls for the industry to slow development over safety concerns, President Donald Trump weighed in the topic — downplaying the need for any protections in AI tech development other than himself. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND […]

Variety•Todd Spangler14 Sept

Oasis Announce 2027 Tour Dates

Oasis has announced the continuation of its reunion tour with a new batch of 2027 dates, kicking off in Scotland next May. The dates appear below in full, although it seems likely that more will be added. Speculation has been rampant that Oasis was slated for another round of live dates after wrapping their 2025 […]

Variety•Steven J. Horowitz14 Sept

How to Watch the 2026 Emmys Live Online

TV’s biggest night is here. The 78th annual Emmy Awards take place Monday, Sept. 14, bringing together the casts and creators behind the year’s biggest shows — from “The Pitt” and “Hacks” to “Pluribus,” “Widow’s Bay” and “Beef.” The ceremony airs live coast-to-coast from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 […]

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