The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Stagecoach Livestream Schedule: When and Where to Catch Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, Post Malone and Other Festival Stars Online [7d]
• CBS News’ Bari Weiss, Norah O’Donnell Among Attendees at David Ellison’s Dinner Party ‘Honoring’ Donald Trump: Report [7d]
• Nikki Glaser Would ‘Absolutely’ Do a Leonardo DiCaprio Roast but Says He Shouldn’t Sign Up for One: ‘Maybe If He Was Donating To Climate Change’ [7d]
• iHeartRadio and SiriusXM in Early Merger Talks, With Irving Azoff and Apollo Advising [7d]
• ‘Chicago Fire’ Showrunner Andrea Newman Steps Down, Victor Teran to Take Helm of Season 15 [7d]
• Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, Pedro Pascal and Tang Wei to Star in Park Chan-wook’s ‘The Brigands of Rattlecreek’ [7d]
• Paramount CEO David Ellison’s Pay in 2025 Was $63.2 Million, Former President Jeff Shell Had $60.7 Million in Compensation [7d]
• WGA Ratifies Four-Year Contract, Accepting Significant Cuts in Health Plan [7d]
• Michael Jackson Estate Faces Sexual Abuse Allegations From Four Siblings Who Claim They Were ‘Groomed and Brainwashed’ by Pop Superstar [7d]
• Comcast’s Brian Roberts 2025 Pay Rises 4% to $35.1 Million, Co-CEO Mike Cavanagh Sees 154% Bump to $71.8 Million [7d]
• Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’ ‘The Mummy’ Movie Moves to 2027 as Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ Bumps to 2028 [7d]
• ‘Half Man’ Creator/Star Richard Gadd on His Physical Transformation, Taking a Beat After His Back-to-Back Series and His Hot Take on Tuna and Peanut Butter [7d]
• Jake Reiner Shares Emotional Tribute to Late Parents Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer: ‘This Truly Is My Living Nightmare’ [7d]
• Kehlani Channels the Sound of Millennium-Era R&B for the Triumphant ‘Kehlani’: Album Review [7d]
• Brazil’s VDF Showcase Makes an Exciting Return to Cannes, Highlighting a Diverse Group of Films From Fresh New Talent (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Jack Nicholson Seen In Rare Photo Posted by Daughter Lorraine for His 89th Birthday [7d]
• LA28 Olympics Planning Revealed at Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit, Focusing on Technology and Delivery [7d]
• Octavia Spencer, Seth MacFarlane, Josh Charles, Simon Helberg, Jason Ritter and More Set for Variety’s Highly Anticipated FYC TV Fest [7d]
• ‘The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’: Man Arrested in Singapore for Paramount+ Leak, Could Face 7 Years in Prison [7d]
• ‘Summer House’ Leak: Bravo Launching ‘Full Investigation’ of Reunion Audio, Host Andy Cohen Calls it ‘Disgusting and Illegal’ [7d]
• Jez Butterworth Sets Five Year Film and TV Deal with Universal Entertainment [7d]
• Sanjay Dutt, Aksha Kamboj Acquire Rights to 1993 Bollywood Blockbuster ‘Khal Nayak,’ Jio Studios to Produce [7d]
• CBS’ ‘Elsbeth’ Cooks Up Emmy FYC Partnership With Pink’s Hot Dogs to Hand Out Free Food Every Thursday (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Box Office: ‘Michael’ Moonwalks to $12.6 Million in Previews, Beating ‘Project Hail Mary’ for Biggest of the Year [7d]
• Marco Chimenz, After Leaving Federation Studios, Joins Rome MIA Market as Strategic Consultant [7d]
• ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season 4 Casts La La Anthony, Rutina Wesley, Taylor Polidore Williams, DeVaughn Nixon, Alexxis Lemire [7d]
• TV’s Next Upfront Really Isn’t About TV: Where Will Ad Dollars Go? [7d]
• NBA Playoffs 2026: Here’s How to Watch L.A. Lakers vs. Houston Rockets Live Online With Sling TV [7d]
• BINI Announces ‘Signals’ World Tour, and Why Coachella Marked a Turning Point in Their Career [7d]
• ‘Dutton Ranch’ Showrunner Chad Feehan Out Three Weeks Before Series Premiere [7d]
• ‘I Swear’ Director on Selling His House to Make the Tourette’s Biopic, Robert Aramayo’s Instant Classic BAFTAs Speech and That N-Word Scandal: ‘The Irony Is, That’s Why We Made the Film’ [7d]
• ‘Honeyland’ Director Ljubomir Stefanov’s ‘The Vortex of Extinction’ Draws Parallel Between Violence in Animals and Humans [7d]
• ‘Scooby-Doo: Origins’ First Look: Netflix Series Reveals Mystery Inc. Crew, Including Mckenna Grace as Daphne [7d]
• ‘Normal People’ Director Lenny Abrahamson Reuniting With BBC on Adaptation of David Nicholl’s ‘You Are Here’ for Element Pictures (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Gianni Amelio’s ‘No Pain,’ New Works by Martone, Vicari, Kossakovsky, Topline RAI Cinema International Cannes Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• ‘SpongeBob Tower Defense,’ Highest-Earning IP-Based Game on Roblox, Launches 2.0 Version in Partnership With Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Thai-British Actor Becky Armstrong Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Yunjin, Gaia, Cure for Paranoia, BrokenPen and More Join SXSW London Music Lineup [7d]
• Sweden’s Queen of Crime Camilla Läckberg Talks ‘Fjällbacka Murders’-Based ‘Shadow of Guilt,’ Swooped on by Reinvent Yellow (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Blackpink’s Jisoo Determined to Play ‘Variety of Roles’ in the Future Following Rising Star Award at Canneseries: ‘It Makes Me Want to Work Harder’ [7d]
• Amanda Turnbull’s Rise Studios’ Partnership With Inter Medya Spawns Turkish Series ‘Caged Love’ [7d]
• Oscar-Nominated Martin Zandvliet Talks Canneseries ‘Harvest,’ His ‘Succession’ With Tractors [8d]
• Cannes ACID Doc ‘Into the Jaws of the Ogre,’ With Footage Shot in Iran Under Censorship, Lands at Rediance (EXCLUSIVE) [8d]
• From ‘A Woman Was Killed’ to ‘The Deal With Iran,’ ‘Godvergeten’: Flanders’ Docu Surge [8d]
• A Whodunit Featuring Dali and Magritte, ‘This is Not a Murder Mystery’ Raises the Bar for Flanders [8d]
• Canneseries Buzz Title ‘The Deal With Iran’: A Deep Dive Into Realities of Hostage Diplomacy [8d]
• Nordisk Film Production, Reinvent Yellow Strike Distribution Deal on Prime Video’s ‘Snake Killer,’ TV2 Norway’s ‘Sogn Murders,’ Third Title (EXCLUSIVE) [8d]
• Movistar Plus+ CEO Daniel Domenjó to Exit in New Management Shakeup [8d]
• ‘Half Man’ Stars on Their ‘Sinister’ Fraternal Relationship in Richard Gadd’s New Drama and That Shocking Virginity-Loss Scene: ‘A Lot Scarier on the Page Than It Was to Shoot’ [8d]
• Fauzan Zidni Elected Head of Indonesian Film Agency, Plans Cannes Push [8d]
• ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Broadway Review: Kitschy Cult Classic Returns Without the Shock, Danger and Fun [8d]
• Indian Epic ‘Krishnavataram’ Lines Up Worldwide Multilingual Release, English Version to Follow (EXCLUSIVE) [8d]
• Melissa McCarthy Hits on Mariska Hargitay as ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Guest Star: ‘I Know My Way Around a Pair of Handcuffs’ [8d]
• Emmys: Supporting Actor (Limited/Movie) — David Harbour Emerges as Frontrunner as ‘Half Man’ Acting Submissions Loom [8d]
• Emmys: Supporting Actor (Comedy) — Harrison Ford Eyes Overdue Recognition as Bobby Moynihan Stands Out in ‘Reggie Dinkins’ [8d]
• Emmys: Supporting Actor (Drama) — The Race Without a Frontrunner? [8d]
• Fernando Mendoza Makes NFL Draft Appearance (With Help From LinkedIn) [8d]