The Brutalist Report

Variety

• ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho’s Cannes-Bound Virus Thriller ‘Colony’ Unveils First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) [17d]
• ‘Foul Play With Anthony Davis’ Scores Cable’s Best Premiere Ratings This Year in Key Adult Demo (EXCLUSIVE) [17d]
• ‘Shrinking’ the Odds: Why Harrison Ford’s Emmy Moment May Have Finally Arrived [17d]
• Is It Finally Time for ‘Survivor’ to Win the Emmy? Season 50 Makes Its Strongest Case Yet [17d]
• Barbie Ferreira Exited ‘Euphoria’ After Season 2 Because ‘I Don’t Need to Be on the Biggest TV Show on Earth If I’m Not’ Flexing Acting Muscles [18d]
• Nicolas Cage Returning for New ‘Longlegs’ Movie With Osgood Perkins [18d]
• Guy Fieri Responds to Backlash Over Meeting Tate Brothers at UFC Event: ‘I Do Not Know’ Them ‘Nor Do I Support Them in Any Way’ [18d]
• Here’s Where to Watch 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament Live Online [18d]
• Lena Dunham Recalls Cheating on Jack Antonoff While He Got Close to a ‘Teen Pop Star,’ Explains Jenni Konner Fallout and More — Biggest ‘Famesick’ Revelations [18d]
• Florence Pugh, Pedro Pascal and More Join Fight to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger as Open Letter Surpasses 2,000 Hollywood Names [18d]
• LISTEN: Coachella vs. Couchella — Debating the Experience; Big Moments From Karol G, Addison Rae, Sombr, Slayyter, Clipse, Wet Leg, Jamie xx and More [18d]
• ‘The Madison’ Renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+ [18d]
• ‘His & Hers’ Becomes Netflix’s No. 10 Most Popular English-Language TV Title of All Time With 98.2 Million Views [18d]
• Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ Enters 12 Emmy Categories, Positioning Young Cast for Potential Nominations (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Film Independent Names Juan Devis as President [18d]
• Justin Bieber’s Coachella Set Sparks Massive Streaming Boost, Sends ‘Baby,’ ‘Daisies’ and More Into Spotify Global Top 200 [18d]
• With Gavin Newsom on the Way Out, Hollywood Works to Build Ties to His Successor [18d]
• Adria Arjona to Play Maxima in ‘Superman’ Sequel ‘Man of Tomorrow’ [18d]
• Usher and Chris Brown Announce Dates for Co-Headlining ‘R&B Tour’ [18d]
• Julie Greenwald and Max Lousada Launch 26.2, a New Label, in Partnership With Sony Music [18d]
• Jennie Garth Says Dan Schenider Gave Her Such ‘Bad Vibes’ on ‘What I Like About You’ That She Requested to Communicate Solely With Show’s Other Creator [18d]
• Motion Picture Association Boss Charles Rivkin Says AI Can ‘Bolster the Art of Storytelling’ and ‘Improve the Fan Experience’ [18d]
• ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Trailer Brings the Kaiju to New York City; Director Reveals First Plot Details and Imax Release [18d]
• ‘The Audacity’ Sets Emmy Strategy With Drama Series Push and Lead Campaigns for Billy Magnussen and Sarah Goldberg (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• The Best Home Theater Systems to Buy in 2026 [18d]
• ‘Young Sherlock’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon [18d]
• Kanye West Faces Potential Ban in France After Wireless Festival Debacle [18d]
• Spain’s Film Academy Primes the Goya Awards as Box Office Boost, Prestige Marker and Export Tool [18d]
• Rafael Azcona, ‘Spanish Cinema’s Only Genius,’ Set for New York Tribute [18d]
• Primary Wave Music Founder-CEO Larry Mestel Named City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Honoree [18d]
• Disney Layoffs of 1,000 Employees Are Underway; CEO Josh D’Amaro Says Cuts Will ‘Streamline’ Operations: ‘I Know This Is Hard’ [18d]
• Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Octet’ Movie Musical Sets Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler, Tramell Tillman and More [18d]
• Cindy Mabe, Ex-UMG Nashville Chief, Announces New Company, Joan of Arc Music, Led by Prominent Female Execs [18d]
• Mark Pitts Launches New Venture Cofvnders, Steps Down as RCA Records President (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’ Gets a Criterion Collection Release: Here’s Where to Buy the Title Online [18d]
• Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Lands U.S. Deal With Janus Films Ahead of Cannes Premiere [18d]
• HBO’s ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Documentary to Open Tribeca Festival’s 25th Anniversary Edition [18d]
• Dr. Pimple Popper Sandra Lee Had a Stroke on Set of Lifetime Series, Stopped Filming for Two Months: ‘A Part of My Brain Died’ [18d]
• ‘The Dinner’ Heads to New Spanish Films After Strong Spain Run, Goya Lift [18d]
• Lena Dunham Says Adam Driver Was ‘Verbally Aggressive’ on ‘Girls’ Set, ‘Hurled Me’ Around During First Sex Scene and Threw a Chair at the ‘Wall Next to Me’ in Rehearsal [18d]
• ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 Casts Dan Stevens [18d]
• Goya Winner ‘Maspalomas’ Probes the Return to the Closet in Later Life [18d]
• Ally Picks Women’s Sports Over Traditional Cable — and Sees Marketing Boost [18d]
• Trump’s Attack on the Pope Leaves Colbert, Kimmel in Disbelief: ‘Not Even Hitler or Mussolini Attacked the Pope So Directly and Publicly, According to One Historian’ [18d]
• ‘Mother Mary’ Review: Anne Hathaway Plays a Gaga Pop Star, and Michaela Coel Is Her Designer, in David Lowery’s Thuddingly Pretentious Fantasia [18d]
• ‘Gangs of London’ Season 4 Starts Shooting With Sope Dirisu, Welcomes New Cast Members, Lead Writer and Director (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Spain Set to Dazzle New York With Two-Time Oscar Nominee ‘Sirāt’ and Goya Winners ‘Sundays’ and ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ [18d]
• Documentary ‘Gabin’ Acquired by Lightdox Ahead of Premiere at Cannes in Directors’ Fortnight (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Golden Bear Winner ‘Yellow Letters’ Sells to U.K.’s Curzon, and Several Further Distributors (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Taylor Swift Leads 2026 American Music Awards Noms With Eight, as Olivia Dean and Sombr Follow Close Behind: Complete List of Nominees [18d]
• ‘I’ll Be Gone in June’ Acquired by Luxbox Ahead of Premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Spanish Cinema Booming Thanks to Robust Incentives, Spectacular Natural Locations, Thriving Creative Ecosystem [18d]
• ‘Buen Camino,’ Italy’s Highest-Grossing Movie of All Time, Set for Spanish Remake (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Lineup: ‘Butterfly Jam’ Starring Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough, Radu Jude’s Next Film and More [18d]
• Ventana Sur Goes To Cannes Lineup Includes Second-Chance Comedy, Supernatural Genre and Animated Aztec Action Adventure (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• ‘SNL U.K.’ Taps Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood as Hosts for Next Two Episodes [18d]
• ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stays No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office [18d]
• Indian Rapper King’s Prime Video Series ‘Lukkhe’ Sets Worldwide Premiere Date (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Liam Gallagher Quips on Oasis’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: ‘I Dreamt of This as a Little Nobody Singing in the Shower’ [18d]
• ‘Jumanji 3’ Gets Official Title and Action-Packed Trailer at CinemaCon; Dwayne Johnson Teases Robin Williams Tribute [18d]
• Jon Stewart Slams Donald Trump For Saying He Thought His Jesus Photo Was ‘Me as a Doctor’: ‘Do You Even Care About Lying to Us Anymore?’ [18d]
• ‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’ First Footage Shows Miles Escaping From Prowler; Directors Tease ‘Final Chapter of Miles’ Story’ at CinemaCon [18d]
• ‘Bloodborne’ Video Game Getting R-Rated Animated Movie Adaptation From Sony [18d]
• ‘The Social Reckoning’ Trailer Debuts Jeremy Strong’s Mark Zuckerberg at CinemaCon; Aaron Sorkin Explains Why ‘Social Network’ Needed a Sequel [18d]
• ‘Resident Evil’ Trailer Scares CinemaCon as ‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger Debuts His Gore-Filled Zombie Outbreak [18d]
• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Footage at CinemaCon Reveals Tom Holland’s Peter Parker Discovering Zendaya’s New Love Interest [18d]
• ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Trailer Brings Franchise Back With More Child Possessions and Chilling Demons [18d]
• Sony Pictures Boss Tom Rothman Urges Theater Owners to Stop Having 30 Minutes of Trailers and Commercials Before Movies Start: ‘Get Off the Ad Crack’ [18d]
• Nicole Kidman Says She’s Learning to Be a Death Doula [18d]