The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Fat Joe, Mary J. Blige, Wu-Tang Clan and More Rock New York Knicks’ Victory Parade With Tag-Team Performance [5d]
• Jalen Brunson Ends Feud With Elmo at New York Knicks NBA Championship Parade [5d]
• Paramount’s ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,’ Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Set for November 2027 [5d]
• Comedian Carlos Mencia Charged With Tax Evasion After Failing to Report $8.7 Million in Income [5d]
• ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Review: Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson Give a Hard-Sell Romcom Premise the Hard Sell [5d]
• David Sheiner, Character Actor Known for ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ Dies at 98 [5d]
• ‘Star Wars’ Darth Vaul Voice Actor Was Told ‘You’re the New James Earl Jones’ and Thought: ‘Then Why Are You Paying Me Such S— Money, George Lucas?’ [5d]
• Tay Keith, Producer of Travis Scott’s ‘Sicko Mode’ and Drake’s ‘Nonstop,’ Dies at 29 [5d]
• Can the DGA Protect TV Directors’ Jobs by Preventing Actors From Taking Them? [5d]
• ‘UFC Freedom 250’ Averages 8.2 Million Viewers Across U.S. and Latin America [5d]
• ‘Twilight’ Director Catherine Hardwicke on Her New Movie ‘Street Smart’ About Homeless Venice Youth, Casting Sally Struthers and Why Romantasy Is Booming [5d]
• LISTEN: Variety’s Owen Gleiberman Unpacks Why We Love the ‘Toy Story’ Franchise: ‘Some of the Greatest Movies Ever Made About Childhood’ [5d]
• TelevisaUnivison Lures Media-Buying Veteran Mike Law as EVP, Brand Partnerships [5d]
• Chris Pratt to Star in America 250 Comedy Shorts Series With Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; U.S. Government Funding Project From ATTN: (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• UTA Signs ‘Subway Takes’ Host and Comedian Kareem Rahma (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• ‘Hot Ones’ Host Sean Evans on Why ‘YouTube Is Television’ and Whether He’d Host the Oscars [5d]
• ‘Supergirl’ First Reactions: Milly Alcock ‘Shines’ as James Gunn’s DC Universe Embraces ‘Mad Max’ Vibes [5d]
• ‘Wicker,’ Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård Sundance Hit, Sets Theatrical Release Date [5d]
• Taylor Swift Wrote and Recorded ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ in 8 Hours Right After Watching ‘Toy Story 5’: ‘One of the Most Fun Days of My Life’ [5d]
• ‘Forgotten Island’ Directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado on How Their Film Honors the Women in Their Lives and Filipino Folklore [5d]
• Hugo Award Finalist ‘I AM AI’ Novelette Optioned for Feature Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Colin Farrell on Filming ‘Sugar’ in Los Angeles Even Though ‘Tax Breaks Suck,’ Tom Cruise’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Invite and When He Starts Shooting ‘The Batman 2’ [5d]
• Director Zhong Kaifeng Discusses Memory and Sound in ‘Atlantic Rhapsody’ at Shanghai Film Festival [5d]
• ‘My Own Last Supper’ Eyes Chinese Market After Shanghai Film Festival Bow [5d]
• Netflix and TF1 Kick Off Landmark Streaming-Broadcast Tie-Up in France [5d]
• Latinos Need to Embrace a ‘F— You Mentality’ to Scale the Brick Wall of Unconscious Bias in Hollywood [5d]
• ‘Grinch’ Sequel in the Works With Jim Carrey and Ron Howard Returning [5d]
• Israeli Director Nadav Lapid on Cultural Boycott Backlash, Support From Natalie Portman and the Future of Political Cinema: ‘I’ll Keep Trying to Touch the Fire’ [5d]
• Here’s How to Watch Major League Cricket 2026 Live Online [5d]
• How ‘Lord of the Flies’ Pulled Off Piggy’s Emotional Death on an ‘Uninhabited’ Island: ‘It Makes Me Cry Every Time’ [5d]
• Fox Creator Studios Unveils New Slate of Creators, Including Josh Richards, Emelia Hartford, MyHealthyDish [5d]
• Apple Original Films Making Animated Adaptation of Children’s Book ‘Little Santa,’ ‘Flight of the Conchords’ Star Bret McKenzie Will Write Songs [5d]
• Jo Koy to Host Comedy Showcase Series ‘Pass Tha’ Mic’ Presented by Martin Lawrence (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• ‘The Naturalist’ Series Adaptation in the Works at ABC From ‘CSI’ Alums (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Alessio Liguori to Direct ‘Moriarty Rising: A Sherlock Holmes Tale’ [5d]
• Charles Melton Joining Matt Damon in Event Film From ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Directors [5d]
• Quinta Brunson Exits Warner Bros. TV, Signs New Overall Deal With Disney’s 20th Television [5d]
• Criterion Collection New Releases: Here’s How to Shop New Titles for June 2026 [5d]
• Fox Scores Upfront Ad Dollars in Tough Market. The Trick? Lots of Sports, Less Traditional Cable [5d]
• Polymarket and Dear Media Team for Weekly Podcast ‘What Are the Odds?’ (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Karlovy Vary Competition Title ‘3 Weeks After’ Acquired by Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• How to Watch the 2026 U.S. Open Online: Stream PGA Tour’s Third Major Without Cable [5d]
• Charles Band Horror ‘Models vs. Werewolves,’ Featuring Dee Wallace, Lands at ReelShort for Vertical Debut (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• ‘Esports World Cup: Level Up’ Docuseries From R.J. Cutler About the Battle for $70 Million in Prize Money Returns to Prime Video for Season 2 [5d]
• ‘Outer Banks’ Fifth and Final Season Gets a Premiere Date, Reveals First Look [5d]
• ‘Unchosen’ Star Molly Windsor Signs With Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Lewis Howes’ ‘School of Greatness’ Podcast Coming to Tubi Under SiriusXM Three-Year Deal Renewal [5d]
• Ansel Elgort, Halle Bailey, Ludacris and Alan Ritchson Among Voice Cast for Animated Movie ‘Groove Tails’ (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• ReelShort Looks Beyond Microdramas as Joey Jia Pushes for a New Entertainment Ecosystem [5d]
• Panjaya.ai, Shortical Partner on AI Dubbing for Microdramas in Six Languages [5d]
• Khruangbin and Alok Star in ‘The Art of Sound,’ a Video Series on the Body’s Reactions to Sound [5d]
• Betches Sets First Scripted Long-Form Comedy Series, ‘Sisters’ [5d]
• ‘Brothers’ First Look: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Reunite After ‘True Detective’ as Apple TV Comedy Sets September Release [5d]
• Kelsey Grammer to Host Hearst’s ‘The Great American Journey’ for NBC (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• ‘Colors of White Rock’ Review: Vivid Documentary Portrait of a Trucker Traveling Mongolia’s Desert of Broken Dreams [5d]
• CMF Joins NFB, Telefilm’s Industry-Defining Presence at Annecy, Powering Canadian Animation on a Global Scale [5d]
• Canadian Public Broadcasters Showcase 6 Eye-Catching Series as Part of MIFA Canada Highlights [5d]
• Richard Linklater to Be Honored at Zurich Film Festival [5d]
• ‘Tangles’, NFB Shorts, ‘Peanuts’ Spin-Off: 10 Canadian Projects to Track at Annecy 2026 [5d]
• Morning Scramble: NBA Finals Don’t Give ‘GMA’ Enough Bounce, ‘CBS Mornings’ Slips Once More [5d]
• MRC Film Chiefs Brye Adler and Jonathan Golfman on ‘Wuthering Heights,’ Bill Hader’s Horror Movie and Why Franchises ‘Have Hit a Wall’ [5d]
• Fox Gives Advertisers Chance to Create Animated Series With Toonstar Alliance [5d]
• AI Needs Guardrails — the NO FAKES Act Can Create Them: Guest Post by Lyor Cohen and Harvey Mason Jr. [5d]
• ‘Murder at the Gates,’ Steven Sater and James Bourne Musical, Releasing Concept Album Featuring Gaten Matarazzo, Milo Manheim, Joy Woods and More (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• ‘A Brighter Word Than Bright,’ From Turkish Director Belkis Bayrak, Explores Grief, Resilience in Lives Shattered by Suicide [5d]
• How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Spent an Entire Year as a Blockbuster for Netflix (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Jakarta Unveils Tax Rebates and Production Incentives in Bid to Become Southeast Asia Film Hub, Expands Netflix Partnership [5d]
• JioHotstar Sees AI, Connected TV and Commerce Driving India’s Next Streaming Phase [5d]
• WIA Celebrates 10 Years of WIA World Summit at Annecy, Announces Bonnie Arnold’s Fireside Chat and Asks What Comes Next (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Netflix Announces ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Immersive House Experiences Coming to Dallas and Philadelphia (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Banijay Kids & Family Picks up Heavy Metal Satire ‘Belzebubs,’ Announces Voice Cast and Shares First Clip: ‘Exceptional Series with a Pulsing Dark Heart’ (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Indonesia’s MD Entertainment Bets on IP and Microdramas for Global Push [5d]
• Joel and Ethan Coen to Be Honored at the 18th Edition of the Lumière Festival [5d]
• Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson to Play Teen Angel in Secret Cinema’s ‘Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical’ [5d]
• Limonero Films Partners With Parad Media for Worldwide Sales on ‘Bock Saga,’ a Tale of ‘True Crime, Cults, Eccentric Characters and a Treasure’ (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• ‘Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil’ Sets India Theatrical Debut (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Netflix’s ‘I Will Find You’ Is Another Wild (and Fun!) Harlan Coben Crime Thriller: TV Review [5d]
• ‘The Lost Children of Tuam,’ Element Pictures Feature Produced by Liam Neeson, to World Premiere at Galway Film Fleadh (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Vertical Content Outgrows the Microdrama Moment as Asia’s Platforms Chase IP Franchises [5d]
• Albert Serra – In Conversation With China’s Bi Gan – and Carla Simón, Nicolás Méndez, Turbo Shorts Capture Spain’s Creative Take-Off at Shanghai [5d]
• Spain’s Book Business Eyes Global Screen Boom as Fernando Benzo Touts Literature as ‘Safe IP’: ‘Our Petrol Is the Language’ [5d]
• Guillermo Rodriguez of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 [6d]
• Las Culturistas Culture Awards Recap: Rachel Zegler Covers ‘Fame Is a Gun,’ Lisa Kudrow Takes the Stage and All the Best Moments [6d]
• ‘Survivor’ Animated Movie in the Works From Paramount Animation, Jeff Probst to Exec Produce (EXCLUSIVE) [6d]
• Hollywood Radio and Television Society Partners With Easterseals Disability Services to Relaunch Darcy Awards [6d]
• Ben Stiller Sets NY Knicks Doc Series With A24, HBO and the NBA After Championship Win [6d]
• ‘Dreams of Violets’ Review: What Does a Film Made Entirely with AI Look Like? Ash Koosha’s Iranian Protest Drama Is Dramatically Numbing, but It’s Still a Startling Portent of the Future [6d]