The Brutalist Report

Variety

• LISTEN: Fifth Season Chiefs on ‘Severance,’ Emmys and Building an Indie Studio; A Bold Proposal for the Next Emmy Awards TV Contract [4d]
• San Diego Film Festival Sets ‘Rental Family,’ ‘Hamnet’ ’After the Hunt’ in Packed Lineup of Awards Hopefuls, Shorts, Animation and Docs (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Wicked’ Lead Environmental Media Awards Nominations (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• Rainn Wilson Says ‘The Office’ Was ‘Jaw-Droppingly’ Offensive at Times and NBC Lost Out on a ‘Billion Dollars’ by Axing Dwight Spinoff: ‘They Really Missed Out’ [4d]
• David Weitzner, Hollywood Marketing Executive on ‘E.T.,’ ‘Star Wars,’ Dies At 86 [4d]
• Paul Thomas Anderson, Sean Penn and Regina Hall Join the Oscar Fight With Timely Epic ‘One Battle After Another’ [4d]
• Tig Notaro, Michelle Khare Set for Tribeca X Event on the Intersection of Brands and Entertainment [4d]
• Mark Hamill: I’m Not Telling My Agent ‘I Gotta Be in a Marvel Movie. I Don’t Care’ at This Stage of My Career [4d]
• ‘Presumed Innocent’ Season 2 Casts Matthew Rhys [4d]
• ‘Highlander’ Remake Delayed Following Henry Cavill Injury [4d]
• Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem Ball’ Tour: Buy Tickets Online [4d]
• Camille Hackney Joins Primary Wave Music as Company Expands Brand Division [4d]
• Nate Bargatze and Emmys Team on Security Plans, How They’re Keeping the Focus on TV — and If Beyoncé Will Show Up [4d]
• Cillian Murphy Shuts Down Voldemort Rumors in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’: Ralph Fiennes Is Too ‘Hard to Follow… Good Luck to Whoever’ Does [4d]
• Angel Studios Shares Close Up 11% in Stock Market Debut, CEO Sees Big Audience for ‘People Who Think Hollywood Gatekeepers Are Out of Touch’ [4d]
• Spike Lee Is the Face of Timberland’s Latest Campaign, Celebrating 50 Years of Their Iconic Yellow Boot [4d]
• ‘Foundation’ Renewed for Season 4 at Apple TV+ Ahead of Season 3 Finale [4d]
• Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Taps Gary Wordham as President of Physical Production (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• Gorillaz Announce New Album ‘The Mountain’ and European Tour [4d]
• ‘Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order,’ ‘Orphan Black’ and More to Stream on Netflix in Expanded Deal With AMC Networks [4d]
• ‘Task’ Opens With 3.1 Million Viewers in Three Days, 36% Above ‘Mare of Easttown’ Premiere [4d]
• Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Spike on Report David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance Readying Acquisition Bid [4d]
• T-Mobile Soars Ahead of Competitors Thanks to New T-Satellite Service [4d]
• Idris Elba to Direct and Star in Psychological Thriller ‘This Is How It Goes’ for Apple (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• Pingyao Film Festival Unveils Project Market Selections for Literary Adaptations and Development Slate [4d]
• Netflix to Develop Series Take on Elsie Silver’s Chestnut Springs Books, Shawn Levy to Produce (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• ‘South Park’ Episode Making Fun of Charlie Kirk Pulled From Comedy Central but Remains on Paramount+ [4d]
• Questlove to Receive Peabody Trailblazer Award (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• Helen Hunt, Kenneth Branagh Lead Star-Studded Royal Shakespeare Company 2026 Season [4d]
• Joel Kinnaman to Lead Crime Thriller Series ‘Bishop’ at Amazon From Little Marvin, Tony Saltzman [4d]
• ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Officially in the Works, Sets Francesca Sloane to Write [4d]
• Viva Kids Acquires Animated Film ‘The Pout-Pout Fish’ for North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• Whoopi Goldberg and ‘The View’ Hosts Call Charlie Kirk Shooting Death a ‘Horror’ That’s ‘Beyond Devastating’: ‘This Is Antithetical to Who We Are as Americans’ [4d]
• ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 Delayed at Amazon [4d]
• Annemarie Jacir on Toronto Premiere ‘Palestine 36’: ‘It Is One of the Most Pivotal Moments in Our History as Palestinians’ [4d]
• Meet the New Boss: Inside CBS Following the Skydance-Paramount Merger [4d]
• Don Cheadle, Bridgid Coulter and Faith Evans to Be Honored at HollyRod’s DesignCare Gala [4d]
• Reba McEntire, Bill Lawrence, Ynon Kreiz to Be Recognized at Paley Honors Fall Gala [4d]
• Former Asacha Executive Maria Ishak Launches Mischief International to Handle IP Development and Financing [4d]
• ‘Ferrari’ Producer Niels Juul Opens Italian Outpost, Plans Biopic of Singer-Songwriter Lucio Dalla (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• ‘Palestine 36’ Review: The Country’s Epic Oscar Submission Offers a Sweeping View of a Tumultuous Time [4d]
• Jennifer Lopez on Filming ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Musical Numbers in One Take: ‘F— Me! I Better Get It Right Then’ [4d]
• Trump to Award Charlie Kirk With Presidential Medal of Freedom After Assassination [4d]
• Liam Neeson to Produce Element Pictures’ ‘The Lost Children of Tuam,’ About Irish Child Grave Scandal [4d]
• Studiocanal Hires Sky Studios Commissioner Paul Gilbert as SVP of English-Language Series [4d]
• Xavier Dolan TV Series ‘Rage,’ About Skinhead Violence in 1980s Paris, Among Rome MIA Market Projects [4d]
• Kirsten Dunst Rejects ‘Bring It On’ Reboot: ‘I Don’t Need to Put on a Cheerleading Outfit… Let’s Leave It’ [4d]
• NPR Appoints CNN Alum Thomas Evans Editor in Chief [4d]
• Ricky Gervais Sets Adult Animated Comedy Series ‘Alley Cats’ at Netflix [4d]
• ‘Christy’ Trailer: Sydney Sweeney Steps into the Ring in Boxing Biopic and Oscar Contender [4d]
• Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Decorado’ Drops Trailer Ahead of Fantastic Fest World Premiere [4d]
• Chester Media, Yolapongo and Canal Sur Team on ‘Spanish Rat Pack’ Docuseries ‘The Chorys’  (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• ‘Duse’ Star Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Director Pietro Marcello on Bringing Italy’s Legendary Stage Actress to Screen: ‘She Went Her Own Way Freely’ [4d]
• ‘Notes of a True Criminal’ Review: An Anguished and Absorbing Guided Tour Through Decades of Ukrainian History [4d]
• Gran Canaria’s Broken Bird Games Breaks Out With Psychological Horror Video Game ‘Luto’ [4d]
• Italy’s the Open Reel Snags Brazilian Drama ‘Dolores’ Ahead of San Sebastián Film Fest World Premiere, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
• Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Unveils 23 Projects From Southeast Asia, Italy and Beyond [5d]
• Asia-Pacific Content Spend Hits $16 Billion as Streaming Overtakes Pay-TV for First Time, Research Finds [5d]
• ‘Good Fortune’ Review: Keanu Reeves’ Brainless Angel Runs Away With Aziz Ansari’s Feature Directing Debut [5d]
• PlayStation-Backed Indian Gaming Studio Casts Film Stars for Narrative Adventure ‘Mukti’ (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• Stephen Colbert Addresses Charlie Kirk’s Shooting Death: ‘Political Violence Does Not Solve Any of Our Political Differences’ [5d]
• Jezebel Adds Editor’s Note to Article About Hiring ‘Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk’ Published Two Days Before He Was Assassinated [5d]
• Americana Honors & Awards Hand Wins to Nathaniel Rateliff, Sierra Ferrell, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, MJ Lenderman and I’m With Her [5d]
• Matthew Dowd Fired From MSNBC For Charlie Kirk Comments [5d]
• Bowen Yang Praises Heidi Gardner After ‘SNL’ Exit: ‘You Are One of the Greats. You Will Go Down in History’ [5d]
• ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: The Ultimate Spoof Band Gets a Cheeky Send-Off, With a Little Help From Their Friends [5d]
• Disney+’s ‘Tempest’ Directors Navigate International Waters With Korean Spy Thriller: ‘Filled With Obstacles and Intricacies’ (EXCLUSIVE) [5d]
• LISTEN: The Transformation of Kathy Bates; Variety’s TV Producers Impact Report: Who Made the Cut? [5d]
• MSNBC Apologizes for Analyst Matthew Dowd’s Commentary on Charlie Kirk’s Death: ‘Insensitive and Unacceptable’ [5d]