The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Netflix Cancels Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘Fubar’ After Two Seasons [24d]
• Machine Gun Kelly Claims He Refused ‘Sinners’ Audition Offer Because ‘I Wouldn’t Say’ the N-Word’ [24d]
• Mark Ruffalo Circling Hulk Return in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ [24d]
• Original ‘Fantastic Four’ Star Ioan Gruffudd Says the ‘Plan Was to Do Three Movies’ but Studio Cut Franchise Short: ‘Decisions Beyond My Control’ [24d]
• ‘Weapons’ Star June Diane Raphael Explains Pantless Premiere Look: ‘It’s a Little C—y and a Little Horror and a Little Scary’ [24d]
• ‘Together’ Director Michael Shanks on Putting His Own Relationship ‘Dirty Laundry’ in the Movie and Sending Dave Franco Videos of His Panic Attacks as Inspiration [24d]
• Margot Robbie Eyed to Star in Tim Burton’s ‘Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman’ With LuckyChap in Talks to Produce [24d]
• Trump’s Truth Social Parent Company Posts $20 Million Loss on $883,300 in Net Sales for Q2, Ends Quarter With $3.1 Billion in Assets [24d]
• 20 Best Movies New to Streaming in August: ‘Final Destination Bloodlines,’ ‘The Monkey,’ ‘Legend of Ochi’ and More [24d]
• Stevie Nicks Fractures Shoulder, Reschedules Tour Dates: ‘Apologies to the Fans for This Inconvenience’ [24d]
• ‘I’m Voting for Stephen’: Jimmy Kimmel’s Emmys FYC Ad Stands Up for Colbert and ‘The Late Show’ Amid CBS Cancellation [24d]
• Ken Jennings and Matt Damon’s Big Win Fuels Best ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Ratings in Five Years [24d]
• ‘And Just Like That’ Cancellation Is the End of Carrie Bradshaw — That’s Heartbreaking, Even for Hate-Watchers [24d]
• Why ‘Tales of the Shire’ Video Game Explores the Softer Side of ‘Lord of the Rings’ [24d]
• American Eagle Defends Sydney Sweeney Ad Campaign Amid Controversy: ‘Her Jeans. Her Story… Great Jeans Look Good on Everyone’ [24d]
• Sarah Michelle Gellar Trains for ‘Buffy’ Reboot With New Vampire Slayer Ryan Kiera Armstrong: ‘We Don’t Sweat. We Sparkle’ [24d]
• Tom Holland Says Bond Is the ‘Pinnacle’ for ‘Every British Actor’ Amid 007 Rumors, Calls Acting Breaks Important: ‘I’ll Probably Take a Bit More Time Off in 2027’ [24d]
• Matthew Loeb Reelected as International President of IATSE [24d]
• Sabrina Carpenter Reveals Tracklist for New Album ‘Man’s Best Friend’ [24d]
• ‘Big Brother’ Premiere Week Ratings Climb 11% From Last Year [24d]
• Why Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball Matters: Breaking Down a Tour That’s the Ultimate Tonic for 2025 [24d]
• ‘A Quiet Place 3’ Sets July 2027 Release Date, John Krasinski Returns as Director [24d]
• ‘South Park’ Is Leaving HBO Max After Paramount+ Secures Exclusive Rights [24d]
• How Julianne Nicholson’s Comedic Role in ‘Hacks’ Changed Everything: ‘I’m Actually Really Funny Too!’ [24d]
• Stephen Colbert’s Kamala Harris Interview Brought Together Two Beleaguered Symbols of Embattled Institutions [24d]
• The Awards Season Gamble: Why Festival Strategy Can Make or Break Oscar Dreams [24d]
• ‘The Holiday’ Limited Series in Development at Apple TV+ [24d]
• MLB Speedway Classic 2025: Here’s How to Watch the Braves vs. Reds Live Online with Sling TV [25d]
• Zello Acquires Lighting and Grip Equipment Rental Firm Cinelease (EXCLUSIVE) [25d]
• MrBeast Launches TeamWater, His Biggest Fundraiser to Date With 3,000-Plus YouTube Creators Aiming to Raise $40 Million for Clean Water Projects: ‘I Want to Use My Platform for Good’ [25d]
• Goodbye, Carrie Bradshaw: ‘And Just Like That’ Ending After Season 3 on HBO Max [25d]
• ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Will Get 50th Anniversary Theatrical Re-Release in 2027 [25d]
• Busta Rhymes Reveals New Album Title ‘Vengeance,’ Reflects on His Leaders of the New School Relationships Ahead of Walk of Fame Honor [25d]
• ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Roars to the Top as U.K.-Ireland July Box Office Climbs 3% [25d]
• The Key Changes Rocking the Music Industry in 2025 [25d]
• Ranking the MCU: Every Marvel Studios Movie and Show, From Worst to Best [25d]
• Flaco Jiménez, Legendary Tejano Musician, Dies at 86 [25d]
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Prada Foundation Team on Installation Celebrating 25th Anniversary of ‘Amores Perros’ That Will Travel to L.A. [25d]
• Box Office: ‘Naked Gun’ Makes $1.6 Million in Previews, ‘Bad Guys 2’ Has $2.25 Million [25d]
• A Troublesome Threesome, a Sacred Amulet and a Mysterious Aunt Among Subjects of Projects in CineLink’s Work in Progress Section [25d]
• Chappell Roan Lives Out a New York City Fantasy in New ‘Subway’ Video [25d]
• Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey and Rani Mukerji Win Acting Honors as ‘12th Fail’ Named Best Film at India’s National Awards [25d]
• ‘Golden Bachelor’ Star Mel Owens Regrets Saying He Would ‘Cut’ Women Over the Age of 60: ‘It’s Unfair. It’s Insensitive’ [25d]
• Josh Hartnett’s Newfoundland Netflix Series Adds Four to Cast as Production Begins [25d]
• JP Saxe Cancels Tour, Gets Brutally Honest About the Reason Why: ‘I Aimed Too High and Didn’t Sell Enough Tickets’ (Guest Column) [25d]
• Jon Batiste Brings Randy Newman Back Into the Spotlight for Bluesy ‘Lonely Avenue’ Duet [25d]
• ‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Is a Bizarrely Brief Return to the African Nation: TV Review [25d]
• Marc Maron’s HBO Special ‘Panicked’ Riffs on Familiar Themes at the End of an Era: TV Review [25d]
• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Teases Tom Holland’s New Costume: ‘Something Brand New Is Coming’ [25d]
• JD Vance Urges Democrats Angry Over Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ads to Keep It Up: ‘Continue to Tell Everybody’ Who Thinks She Is Attractive That They’re ‘a Nazi’ [25d]
• Season 2 of ‘Variety Confidential’ Examines River Phoenix’s Career and Struggles: ‘The James Dean of Our Generation,’ Says Corey Feldman [25d]
• Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ Films Swoop Back to Theaters in Dolby Cinema [25d]
• Slayyyter Signs Deal With Columbia Records (EXCLUSIVE) [25d]
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 Sales Near 6 Million [25d]
• Variety and iHeartPodcasts Launch Season 2 of True Crime Podcast ‘Variety Confidential: The Life and Legend of River Phoenix’ [25d]
• India’s Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon on Building ‘Maya,’ Their New Mythology for the Digital Age: ‘Every Hero Is Someone Else’s Villain’ [25d]
• New James Bond Writer Steven Knight Says Franchise’s Next Chapter Will Be ‘Better and Stronger and Bolder’: ‘I Can’t Wait to Get Started’ [25d]
• Rosamund Pike Play ‘Inter Alia’ Reveals Trailer Ahead of National Theatre Live Cinema Release (EXCLUSIVE) [25d]
• Ray Winstone to Be Honored at Sarajevo Film Festival for a Stellar Career That Includes ‘Sexy Beast,’ ‘Nil by Mouth,’ ‘The Departed’ [25d]
• Gus Van Sant to Be Honored by Venice Film Festival With Campari Passion for Film Award [25d]
• ‘Emily in Paris’ Casting Director Juliette Ménager on Becoming the Show’s Secret Weapon, Finding the Perfect Sylvie Grateau and Why Camille Razat ‘Could Maybe Come Back’ [25d]
• Kirsten Tan, Tan Si En Helm Star-Studded Short Celebrating Singapore’s 60th – Global Bulletin [25d]
• ‘My Oxford Year’ Review: Sofia Carson Learns Lessons of the Heart in Netflix’s Disheartening Weepie [25d]
• Roald Dahl’s ‘The BFG’ Royal Shakespeare Company Adaptation Casts John Leader in Title Role [25d]
• ‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae and ‘The Glory’s’ Lim Ji-yeon to Lead Prime Video Korean Rom-Com ‘Nice to Not Meet You’ [25d]
• Frenetic Films Boards Playtime-Sold Locarno Buzz Title ‘Solomamma’ (EXCLUSIVE) [25d]
• Kamala Harris Explains Why She’s Not Running for Election on Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’: ‘I Don’t Want to Go Back in the System. I Think It’s Broken’ [25d]
• ‘Trouble Man’ review: Michael Jai White Is Superfine to the Ladies and Super-Harsh to Baddies in a Fun, Disposable Action Throwback [25d]
• Jason Momoa’s ‘Chief of War’ Is an Intense, Thrilling Cinematic Epic: TV Review [25d]
• ‘She Rides Shotgun’ Review: Taron Egerton and Screen Daughter Ana Sophia Heger Drive a Well-Oiled Genre Outing [25d]
• LISTEN: Tatiana Siegel Sits Down With Trump-Loving Superman Alum Dean Cain; Disney, NBCU and Fox Wrap the Upfront Haggle [25d]