The Brutalist Report

Variety

• ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer: Thor Battles Doctor Doom, Chris Evans Picks Up the Hammer, X-Men Back in Action in Thrilling CinemaCon Footage [15d]
• ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Theatrical Re-Release Will Include Brand New Footage Ahead of ‘Doomsday’ [15d]
• ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Revival Eligible in Emmys Comedy Race Despite Shortened Season (EXCLUSIVE) [15d]
• Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones Starring in Disney Animated Film ‘Hexed’ [15d]
• Pedro Almodóvar Questions Jacob Elordi’s Range, Wonders if He’s ‘Just a Sex Symbol’ or a ‘Respected Actor’ [15d]
• ‘The Dog Stars’ Trailer: Jacob Elordi Survives the Apocalypse With Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin in Ridley Scott’s Sci-Fi Movie [15d]
• DGA Awards Sets 2027 Ceremony Date [16d]
• Bryan Cranston Roasts Shia LaBeouf and Tells Him to ‘Get Some Help’ After Learning Frankie Muniz Turned Down ‘Holes’ [16d]
• Reed Hastings to Exit Netflix Board [16d]
• ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘South Park’ Among This Year’s Television Academy Honors Recipients [16d]
• Netflix, With Warner Bros. Off the Table, Beats Q1 Expectations [16d]
• ‘Gilded Age’ Star Denée Benton Signs With Gersh (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Renewed for Season 28 at NBC [16d]
• ‘Running Point’ Star Brenda Song Reveals Macaulay Culkin Easter Egg in Season 2 [16d]
• Graham Norton Teases New Game Show ‘The Neighbourhood,’ Says Taylor Swift ‘Opalite’ Cameo Was a Dream Come True: ‘She Made It Happen for Me’ [16d]
• ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Trailer Debuts Epic African Fantasy at CinemaCon With Regina King, Chiwetel Ejiofor and More [16d]
• ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ Canceled After Five Seasons [16d]
• Johnny Depp Earns Huge CinemaCon Applause and Debuts Scrooge Transformation in ‘A Christmas Carol’ First Footage [16d]
• Brad Pitt and a German Shepherd Battle the Alaskan Wilderness in Action-Packed ‘Heart of the Beast’ Trailer at CinemaCon [16d]
• Paramount Investigates ‘The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’ Leak, Determines It Didn’t Come From Studio [16d]
• LISTEN: Hollywood Marshals Opposition to Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger — Will It Matter?; ‘Lorne’ Measures the Man Behind ‘SNL’ [16d]
• How Ebay’s Trading Card Marketplace TCGPlayer Is Using Xerox to Expand, Maintain ‘Trust’ With Magic: The Gathering, ‘Pokemon’ and ‘One Piece’ Gaming Communities [16d]
• ‘Jackass 5’ Cracks Up CinemaCon as Trailer Debuts Steve-O’s Robot Prostate Exam, Penis Shock Collars and the Last ‘Jackass’ Movie the ‘World Will Ever See’ [16d]
• Ben Stiller Admits Not All of the ‘Meet the Parents’ Sequels Worked: ‘I Stand By the First Two’ [16d]
• Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, Shawn Michaels Interview Each Other on Building the Next Generation of WWE Superstars [16d]
• Swiss Films Make Strong Showing at Visions du Réel With Three Titles in Main Competition [16d]
• ‘Call of Duty’ Movie Gets Mission Ready With Summer 2028 Release Date [16d]
• Finneas Breaks Down ‘Beef’ Season 2 Music: Oscar Isaac’s ‘Amateurish’ Score, Those Billie Eilish Needle Drops and More [16d]
• ‘Top Gun 3’ Officially in the Works With Tom Cruise Returning [16d]
• David Ellison Triples Down on Theatrical at CinemaCon as Paramount Commits to 45-Day Release Window and ‘Minimum’ of 30 Movies a Year [16d]
• ‘Never After Dark,’ ‘Obsession’ and More Among 2026 Overlook Film Festival Award Winners [16d]
• Hulu to Live Stream ‘Get Real House’ Event Featuring Reality TV Royalty (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• Netflix Expands Video Podcast Slate With Shows from ‘Rotten Mango’ Creator Stephanie Soo, Evan Ross Katz, NBC News’ Ellison Barber and Magician David Kwong [16d]
• Ariana Madix, Warner Records’ Dalia Ganz, LA28 CMO Alex Merchan, Qualcomm CMO Don McGuire and Patrick Ta Join Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit [16d]
• Rodney Crowell Releases Duet With Guy Clark, ‘Are You One of Us?,’ to Preview Lost Album He Rediscovered After 20 Years: ‘I Truly Had Forgotten I Had an Album in the Can’ [EXCLUSIVE] [16d]
• ‘All American’ Final Season to Premiere on The CW in July [16d]
• AMC Theatres Boss Adam Aron on Supporting Paramount’s Deal to Buy Warner Bros., Future Taylor Swift Collaborations and Working With Netflix [16d]
• New York’s Bryant Park Announces 2026 Free Summer Concert Schedule [16d]
• Paramount’s New Sales Chief Wants to Break Barriers Between Streaming, Stand-Alone TV [16d]
• ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Long, Lavishly Gory Horror Ride Is Loud Enough to Wake the Undead [16d]
• Taika Waititi, Kit Connor Lead Voice Cast of Netflix’s ‘Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory’ Animated Feature From Sony [16d]
• Colombian Supernatural Action Thriller ‘The Awakening’ Sold by Latido to Multiple Major Territories (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• The Mediapro Studio’s Cimarrón Takes Command of Latin America [16d]
• Roku Tops 100 Million Streaming Households [16d]
• Chris Guinness Leaving IMG After 30 Years, Barney Francis Named Chief Business Officer of Sports Marketing Agency [16d]
• Kleber Mendonça Filho, Akinola Davies Jr. to Speak at Projeto Paradiso’s Talent Network National Meeting in Brazil’s Recife [16d]
• Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Movie ‘La Perra’ From ‘I’m Still Here’ Producer Boarded by Lucky Number (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• Channel 4 Chief Content Officer Ian Katz Stepping Down After 9 Years [16d]
• ‘Thelma & Louise’ Musical to Open Young Vic’s 2026/7 Season, Plus Ben Whishaw and Kathryn Hunter in ‘Eurotrash’ Play [16d]
• Marvel, DC and ‘Planet of the Apes’ Actor Kirk Acevedo Had to Sell His Home Because ‘Middle Class’ Actors Are Getting ‘Squeezed Out’ of Hollywood [16d]
• ‘Spring Wind – The Awakening’ Doc, Charting Rise of Hungary’s Election Winner Péter Magyar, Set to Open Italy’s Riviera Film Festival [16d]
• Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes Lineup Includes Ukrainian War Portrait, Ecuador Indigenous Doc and Victorian Wilderness Thriller (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• Richard Kind on Returning to Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks’ ‘Producers’: ‘He’s a Heinous Man Who Is Loved’ [16d]
• ‘Beef’ Is Overcrowded and Unfocused in an Unnecessary Season 2: TV Review [16d]
• Oasis’ Comeback Outing Wins ‘Major Tour of the Year’ Prize at Pollstar Awards, as Kendrick Lamar/SZA, Benson Boone and the Weeknd Also Score Top Honors [16d]
• ‘I Play Rocky’ CinemaCon Trailer: Newcomer Anthony Ippolito is Dead Ringer For Sylvester Stallone [16d]
• ‘Highlander’ First Footage Unveils Henry Cavill’s ‘John Wick’-Esque Action, Rave Fight Scene and Immortal Killers [16d]
• ‘Spaceballs 2’ Trailer Spoofs ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Fights, ‘Avatar’ and Hollywood Mergers in Hilarious Sequel Titled ‘The New One’ [16d]
• Amazon MGM’s Search for New James Bond Actor: ‘We’re Taking the Time to Do This With Care and Deep Respect’ [16d]
• Amazon MGM Makes Blood Oath to Theater Owners of 15 Movies Per Year: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Was ‘Just the Beginning’ [16d]
• Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Trailer Seduces CinemaCon With Art, Sex and an Oscar-Winning Six Pack [16d]
• Thai Pitch at Cannes Unveils Three Projects for 11th Edition, Led by Ekachai Uekrongtham’s WWII Drama (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• Elevate Production Finance and Privata Capital Join Forces on New Indie Film Fund (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• Gummybear International and Toonz Mark 20 Years of Gummibär With Feature Film Set for 2027 (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• ‘The Fear of 13’ Broadway Review: Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson’s Dynamic Performances Rein in a Tonally Bumpy Play [16d]
• Netflix Latin America’s Francisco Ramos Says: ‘I Believe It’s Crucial for Talented People to Feel They Can Succeed in Their Own Country’ (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• Steven Spielberg Warns Hollywood Must Invest in Original Stories or Movies Will ‘Run Out of Gas,’ Debuts Eerie New ‘Disclosure Day’ Trailer at CinemaCon [16d]
• ‘American Pie’ Star Shannon Elizabeth Joins OnlyFans After Hollywood ‘Controlled the Outcome of My Career’: ‘This Is About Changing That’ [16d]
• ‘Lorne’ Review: Just When You Thought You Were Done Looking Back at ‘SNL,’ Morgan Neville’s Puckishly Playful Lorne Michaels Doc Completes the Picture [16d]
• Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ Trailer Shocks CinemaCon With Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Naked Transformation and More Gothic Horror in ‘Nosferatu’ Follow-Up [16d]
• ‘Focker In-Law’ Trailer: Ariana Grande Infiltrates Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro’s Dysfunctional Family [16d]
• ‘Lord of the Flies’ and ‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’ Screenings Among Programming Added to SeriesFest’s 2026 Lineup (EXCLUSIVE) [16d]
• ‘The World of the Married’ Director Mo Wan-il Sets Netflix K-Drama ‘The Facade of Love’ With Lee Dong-wook, Jeon So-nee, Jung Yu-mi [16d]
• ‘Baywatch’ Reboot: Erika Eleniak to Reprise Role of Shauni McClain [16d]