The Brutalist Report

Variety

• On the ‘Valley’ Reunion, More of Jax Taylor’s Terrifying Domestic Abuse Was Revealed. Why Is Bravo Taking it So Lightly? [26d]
• ‘The Daily Show’ Trolls Joe Rogan in New Biography Segment: He’s ‘Like the Great Renaissance Thinkers’ (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Foo Fighters Enlists Drummer Ilan Rubin to Replace Josh Freese [26d]
• ‘South Park’: 5.9 Million Viewers Watched Trump-Mocking Season 27 Premiere in First Three Days [26d]
• White House Says Liberal Outrage Over Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Jeans Commercial Is ‘Moronic’ and a ‘Big Reason Americans’ Voted for Trump [26d]
• JP Saxe Says Tour May Be Canceled ‘If I Don’t Sell 20,000 Tickets in Two Days,’ Addresses Challenges in the Live Market [26d]
• ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Set: Meet the Fans Waiting Hours in the Heat to Watch Meryl Streep Get In and Out of Cars [26d]
• Alec Baldwin’s Misconduct Suit Against New Mexico Authorities Dismissed for Failure to Prosecute [26d]
• James Cameron Says ‘I’m Healthy’ Enough to Direct ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘Avatar 5’ as He Turns 71 Years Old: ‘I’m Good to Go’ and ‘There’s No Reason Not’ to Do It [26d]
• Jason Momoa Records Himself Shaving for the First Time in Six Years for ‘Dune 3’ Filming: ‘Only For’ Denis Villeneuve and ‘Goddamnit I Hate It’ [27d]
• Xbox Console Sales Drop 22%, Game Pass and First-Party Titles Drive 10% Rise in Overall Microsoft Gaming Revenue [27d]
• Everything We Know About David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’ [27d]
• Tim Burton Says Working With Lady Gaga on ‘Wednesday’ Was ‘Inspirational’ and Hopes to Collaborate Again: ‘She’s Such an Artist’ [27d]
• Meta Smashes Q2 Expectations as Zuckerberg Touts AI Future: Company Will ‘Bring Personal Superintelligence to Everyone’ [27d]
• Tyler Perry Confirms ‘Why Did I Get Married 3’ and Teases Original Cast’s Return [27d]
• Kamala Harris Opts Out of California Governor’s Race [27d]
• Shannon Sharpe Out at ESPN After Settling Sexual Assault Lawsuit [27d]
• ‘War of the Worlds’ Review: Ice Cube Headlines a Disastrous Movie Retelling of H.G. Wells’ Alien Invasion Classic [27d]
• Lena Dunham and Alissa Bennett’s ‘The C-Word’ Podcast to Be Released for Free as Audacy Acquires Distribution Rights [27d]
• FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Probes Comcast Relations With NBC Stations [27d]
• Jess Glynne Slams Trump’s White House for Using ‘Hold My Hand’-Jet2 Holiday Meme to Tout ICE Deportations: ‘Honestly Makes Me Sick’ [27d]
• Babbel Is Offering Lifetime Subscriptions for $299 Ahead of its 18th Birthday [27d]
• ‘The Sound Of Music’ Adds Three More Days to 60th Anniversary Theatrical Rerelease- Film News in Brief [27d]
• Warner Bros. Lays Off 10% of Motion Picture Group [27d]
• Marvel’s Next Moves: ‘Black Panther 3’ and a Young ‘X-Men’ Cast to ‘Keep the Cost Down’; ‘Blade’ and ‘Deadpool 4’ Are Lower Priorities [27d]
• ‘Watson’ Season 2 Casts Robert Carlyle as Sherlock Holmes [27d]
• SAG-AFTRA, Nielsen Renew Measurement Pact [27d]
• How ‘Destination X’ Contestants Traveled 5,300 Miles, Used 6,200 Hotel Rooms and Crossed Into 10 Countries [27d]
• Neal McDonough Says ‘Hollywood Turned on Me’ After ‘I Wouldn’t Kiss Another Woman On-Screen’: ‘I Couldn’t Get a Job and I Lost Everything’ [27d]
• MGM+ Crime Drama ‘The Westies’ Adds Four Series Regulars (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Amazon Invests in ‘Netflix of AI’ Start-Up Fable, Which Launches Showrunner: A Tool for User-Directed TV Shows [27d]
• ‘$Positions,’ a Gross-Out Crypto Comedy, Acquired by Dark Star Pictures Ahead of Fantasia Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Music Legal Elite 2025: Meet the Attorneys Behind the Top Stars, Big Deals and Complex Cases Rocking the Biz from AI and Beyonce to Shaboozey and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic [27d]
• CBS News Digital’s WGA East Union Members Reach Deal on Three-Year Contract, One Week Before Skydance Is Set to Take Over [27d]
• Horror Streamer Shudder Built a Decade of Growth By Prioritizing Bold Filmmakers Over Trends and Algorithms: ‘Programmed for People Who Love the Genre’ [27d]
• How Music Attorneys Help Artists Navigate Confusing Record Contracts in a Post-Streaming Revolution, Chappell Roan-Enlightened World [27d]
• ‘Twinless’ Trailer: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney Become Chosen Brothers in Family Dramedy [27d]
• Marc Maron Documentary ‘Are We Good?’ Acquired by Utopia [27d]
• Harrison Ford Goes Deep on ‘Star Wars,’ His First Emmy Nomination for ‘Shrinking’ and the Future of America: ‘Rich Get Richer. Poor Get Poorer. That Ain’t Right’ [27d]
• Judy Sheindlin Wants to Make You ‘a Little Smarter’: ‘Justice on Trial’ Scrutinizes Landmark Criminal Cases [27d]
• Box Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ to Remain No. 1 as Liam Neeson’s ‘Naked Gun’ Targets $15 Million Debut [27d]
• Jessica Chastain Enrolls at Harvard Kennedy School to Get Masters Degree in Public Administration [27d]
• Jonas Brothers Concerts to Livestream Free Exclusively on Samsung TV Plus [27d]
• Cannes Winner ‘The Secret Agent’ Starring Wagner Moura Sets U.S. Release Dates by Neon (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Jamie Lee Curtis Says Plastic Surgery Has Led to a ‘Genocide’ of Women Who’ve ‘Disfigured Themselves,’ but She Doesn’t Judge Her Hollywood Peers: ‘I Would Never Say a Word’ [27d]
• CatVideoFest Founder on the Biggest, Furriest and Funniest Edition Yet: ‘People Need Unbridled Joy’ [27d]
• Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen to Receive the TV Academy’s Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmys [27d]
• ‘The Naked Gun’ Review: Liam Neeson Skewers Himself in an Engaging Goofball Grab Bag of a Reboot That Rarely Shocks You Into Laughter [27d]
• Mubi-Affiliated Filmmakers — Including Aki Kaurismäki, Radu Jude and Joshua Oppenheimer — Sign Letter Urging Distributor to Reconsider Investor With Israeli Military Ties (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ Debuts First Look, Sets New York Film Festival World Premiere [27d]
• Ozzy Osbourne Funeral: Sharon Osbourne and Family Pay Tribute With Peace Signs as Thousands of Fans Chant ‘Thank You Ozzy’ in Emotional Procession [27d]
• ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Celebrates Nine Years at London’s Palace Theatre – Global Bulletin [27d]
• International Oscars Race: Turkey Submits Venice Title ‘One of Those Days When Hemme Dies’ [27d]
• Taron Egerton Says ‘I Don’t Think I’m a Good Choice’ for James Bond: It ‘Kind of Consumes Your Life’ and ‘Would Be Wasted on Me’ [27d]
• Pedro Almódovar Producer Esther García to Receive a 2025 San Sebastian Donostia Award for Career Achievement [27d]
• Edinburgh Film Festival to Spotlight Michael Powell With Iconic Editor Thelma Schoonmaker in Conversation and Restored Screening of ‘The Edge of the World’ [27d]
• Julian Schnabel to Receive Cartier Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival Ahead of ‘In the Hand of Dante’ Premiere [27d]
• Iranian Filmmaker Mehdi Fard Ghaderi to Shoot Sci-Fi Film ‘Phase Space’ in Spain, Produced by Geneva-Based Comigo (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Norway’s Haugesund Fest Announces Full Program and Guests, Headed by Oscar-Nominated Mona Fastvold, ‘Vikings’’ Thorbjørn Harr [27d]
• Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe, Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare Unveiled in ‘Born With Teeth’ Rehearsal Images (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• FireAid Hires Law Firm to Review Dispersal of Funds From Benefit Concert in Response to Congressman’s Inquiries [27d]
• Ari Aster’s Dad Told Him He ‘Shouldn’t Write’ His Next Movie After ‘Beau Is Afraid’: ‘He Might’ve Been Right’ [27d]
• LISTEN: Upacking the Sony Pictures Film Shakeup as Josh Greenstein Heads to Paramount [27d]
• Jeremy Renner Is ‘Sure’ He’ll Return for ‘Hawkeye’ Season 2 and Other Marvel Projects: ‘My Body’s Getting Ready’ [27d]