The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Oscar Predictions: Adapted Screenplay — ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Bugonia’ Lead a Season of Visionary Reinventions [11d]
• ‘The Woman In Cabin 10’ Review: Keira Knightley Sets Course for Agatha Christie-Inspired Intrigue in Netflix’s Thriller Drowning in Contrivance [11d]
• Michael J. Fox Quips ‘I’m Always Retiring’ as He Returns to Acting After Five Years, Says Watching ‘Other People’s Work’ Inspires Him to ‘Find Something That’s for Me as an Actor’ [12d]
• Philo Pitches New Subscribers With $33 Live TV Package That Includes HBO Max, Discovery+ and AMC+ [12d]
• Brandon Flynn on That NSFW Sex Scene in ‘F—toys’ and His James Dean Biopic Exploring Icon’s Gay Romance: ‘It’s Important That We Reveal These Stories’ [12d]
• ‘Cross’ Season 2 Sets 2026 Release Date, Drops First Teaser [12d]
• Andrew Garfield Says ‘No, Unequivocally F—ing No’ When Asked About Spider-Man in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ [12d]
• Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi to Receive Gotham Vanguard Tribute for ‘Frankenstein’ (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Indy, the Dog From Horror Movie ‘Good Boy,’ Asks Oscars to Consider Animal Actors: ‘Throw Us a Bone’ (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• ‘Marty Supreme’ Makes Timothée Chalamet an Oscar Best Actor Frontrunner [12d]
• Gene Simmons Thanks Kiss Fans for ‘Kind Wishes’ as He Recovers From Car Accident: ‘It Happens. Especially to Those of Us’ Who Are ‘Horrible Drivers’ [12d]
• ‘MasterChef’ Renewed for Seasons 16 and 17 at Fox [12d]
• Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Produce ‘Unstoppable: Stories of Strength,’ Short Film Series About the Overlooked Experiences of Female Athletes (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• ‘Drops of God’ Sets Season 2 Release Date, New First Look Image (TV News Roundup) [12d]
• Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival [12d]
• ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Brooklyn Week Scores 2.2 Million Viewers — Up 35% From His Last Visit to the Bourough (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Parents Television Council, Scourge of Broadcast Indecency, Files for Bankruptcy [12d]
• Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Defamation Suit Against Universal Music Group Is Dismissed [12d]
• Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Sets ‘All American Halftime Show’ in Protest of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance [12d]
• Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ Breaks Spotify Record for Most Streams in a Single Week [12d]
• ‘Stranger Things’ Star Brett Gelman, ‘Bridgerton’s’ Jessica Madsen Join Siegfried & Roy Series at Apple TV+ (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• New ‘Invincible’ Video Game Adds Fan-Favorite Character Cecil Stedman to Fighting Lineup (Gaming News Roundup) [12d]
• Legends and Groundbreaker Honoree Scarlett Johansson’s Career: From Breaking Out in ‘Ghost World’ to Directing ‘Eleanor the Great’ [12d]
• Roselyn Sánchez’s ‘Diario, Mujer & Café’ Sets Limited Theatrical Release Ahead of Digital Debut [12d]
• L.A. Film School Paid $1 Million to Resolve Federal Audit, Avoiding Harsher Sanctions [12d]
• Variety’s Future of Brand Summit Highlights Brand Innovation, AI Advancements, Creating Cultural Impact and More [12d]
• YouTube Launches ‘Second Chance’ Program to Reinstate Banned Users, but Channels Terminated for Copyright Infringement or Other Serious Violations Aren’t Eligible [12d]
• Newport Beach Film Festival Celebrates Movies from Oscar Contenders to Local Filmmakers [12d]
• Verve’s Sean Grumman on Building His Agency’s Talent Team From Scratch, and Undying Passion for Hollywood [12d]
• Robert Redford’s Final Performance: ‘Dark Winds’ Showrunner John Wirth Remembers How the Star’s Cameo Came Together [12d]
• ‘Matlock’ Star David Del Rio Fired Following Sexual Assault Allegation [12d]
• Original ‘Fantastic Four’ Stars Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis Would ‘Absolutely’ Return as Mr. Fantastic and Thing in ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ [12d]
• From Popcorn to Prestige: Adam Sandler, Dwayne Johnson and Jennifer Lopez Hope to Rewrite Their Oscar Stories [12d]
• How to Watch the NHL Games Live Online Without Cable for Free [12d]
• Fox Entertainment to Produce 200-Plus Vertical Video Series Including Microdramas Under Deal to Acquire Stake in Ukrainian App Start-Up Holywater [12d]
• Visionary Women Celebrates Honorees While Jeanie Buss, Willow Bay, Charlotte Jones and More Talk Women’s Sports [12d]
• Bradley Cooper to Star in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel With Margot Robbie [12d]
• ‘Minecraft 2’ in the Works, Sets July 2027 Release Date [12d]
• Magnolia Buys John Early ‘Movie of the Week’ Homage ‘Maddie’s Secret’ [12d]
• ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Star Christopher Briney Joins ‘Hacks’ Season 5 [12d]
• ‘Tangled’ Live-Action Movie Revived at Disney With Scarlett Johansson Circling Major Role [12d]
• Horror Impact Report: From Ryan Coogler to Lisa Dreyer to Osgood Perkins, Variety Stakes Out the Top in Genre Films and TV [12d]
• Paramount Skydance Hires Roku’s Jay Askinasi as Chief Revenue Officer [12d]
• Lebanon Oscar Entry ‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ Sells to International Distributors (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• LISTEN: Tatiana Siegel on Bari Weiss and What Her New Job Means for CBS News; Rome MIA Market Heats Up [12d]
• Mediawan Fleshes Out Distribution Team in North America With Senior Hires, Dan Selig and Glen Hansen [12d]
• ‘Mighty Nein’ Trailer Reveals Critical Role’s Second Dungeons & Dragons Campaign; ‘Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 4 Casts Wayne Brady as Taryon Darrington [12d]
• ‘Tron: Ares’ Director Joachim Rønning Sets Doc About 100-Year-Old Piano That Birthed ‘Hey Jude,’ ‘Life on Mars’ and Other Recordings (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Charli xcx’s A24 Film ‘The Moment’ Unveils Full Cast: Kylie Jenner, Alexander Skarsgard, Rachel Sennott and More [12d]
• Baz Luhrmann’s ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ Acquired by Neon and Universal Pictures Content Group [12d]
• Rancho Humilde Goes Hollywood: The Indie Label on Their Sony Pictures Deal, ‘Clika’ Film and New Touring Visions [12d]
• ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Trailer: ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Follows Ser Duncan and His Squire Egg, Set 100 Years in the Past [12d]
• Teyana Taylor Named Entertainer of the Year, Love Island USA’s Olandria Carthen Wins People’s Choice Award for Ebony Power 100 Gala (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Megyn Kelly to Lead Her Own SiriusXM Channel in New Multi-Year Deal [12d]
• Nike Drops New LeBron XXIII ‘Miami Twice’ Sneakers: Here’s Where to Score a Pair Online [12d]
• ‘Hamlet’ Transfers to Brooklyn as National Theatre’s Robert Hastie Preps ‘Summerfolk’ for London; Casting Unveiled for Spring Season (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Trump’s 100% Tariff on Foreign-Made Films Met With Eye Rolls at Rome’s MIA Market: ‘There’s No Better Place’ to Make Movies Than Europe [12d]
• Ted Sarandos Forges Partnership Between Netflix and Italy’s National Film Center to Reopen Rome’s Cinema Europa Movie Theater [12d]
• Netflix Italy Content VP Eleonora Andreatta on Streamer’s First Decade in the Country and Nurturing Local Talent: ‘Telling Italian Stories Is Important’ for ‘Our Offerings Worldwide’ [12d]
• ‘Mad Max’ Director George Miller Says ‘AI Is Here to Stay and Change Things’: ‘It’s Way More Egalitarian’ and Will Make Filmmaking ‘Available to Anyone Who Has a Calling to It’ [12d]
• Banijay Kids & Family Unveils Its First Digital-First Original Series, ‘Ava & Digger,’ Teaming With TheSoul Publishing (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Victoria Beckham’s Biggest Revelations From Netflix Docuseries: Eating Disorder Struggles, Rebuilding Her Brand After Being ‘Tens of Millions in the Red’ and What Mel B Said That ‘Upset’ Her [12d]
• ‘Spinners,’ the South African Sports Drama From Canal+ and Showmax, Returns for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Reykjavik Festival Highlights: Contemporary Filmmakers, Icelandic Cinema, Venice Imports and Swiss Focus [12d]
• Netflix’s Gay Military Dramedy ‘Boots’ Is a Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Tale: TV Review [12d]
• AI-Powered Cinematic Universe Platform enGEN3 Launched by Goldfinch, The Squad (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• ‘DDLJ’ Iconic Song ‘Tujhe Dekha To’ Greets U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at India’s Yash Raj Films (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Taylor Swift Takes Over ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’: Wedding Invites, ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Stories and Travis Kelce’s Botched Intro to Greta Gerwig [12d]
• ‘Newport & the Great Folk Dream’ Review: A Rapturous Documentary Shows You Why the Newport Folk Festival Was Electric Even When It Was Acoustic [12d]
• Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters, Asked If Company Is Interested in Buying Warner Bros. Discovery, Says ‘Big Media Mergers Don’t Have an Amazing Track Record’ [12d]
• Jimmy Kimmel Thought His Show Would Never Return After Suspension: ‘I Said to My Wife, That’s It. It’s Over’ [12d]
• CAA Slams OpenAI’s Sora 2 For Posing ‘Serious and Harmful Risks’ to Clients’ Intellectual Property: ‘Compensation Is a Fundamental Right’ [12d]
• Variety, Panera, Digitas and Nicky Campbell to Participate in Advertising Week Panel [12d]
• ‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Review: Forced Into Retirement, Ozzy Osbourne Opens Up in a Compellingly Downbeat Portrait of a Rocker in Chronic Pain [12d]
• Seth Rogen Says He Was ‘Blacklisted’ From Presenting Emmys After Going Off Script During 2021 Broadcast: Producers Were ‘Outwardly Pissed Off’ [12d]