The Brutalist Report

Variety

Macro and A16Z Cultural Leadership Fund Launch Fellowship With Inaugural Class of Seven Storytellers [3d]
Anne Hathaway Says Thinner Models Were Not Fired From ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ and ‘There’s Misinformation Out There’: ‘Nobody Lost Their Jobs’ in Push for Size Inclusivity [3d]
Jane Fonda Slams FCC’s Review of ABC Licenses as ‘Naked Attempt to Weaponize Government Power Against Dissent’ [3d]
WGA West Accuses Its Staffers of Violence and Intimidation as Strike Hits 10 Weeks [3d]
‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Torches ‘Michael’ and ‘Nasty’ Antoine Fuqua for Whitewashing Michael Jackson’s Alleged Abuse [3d]
Disney’s ‘Toast to TV’ Emmy FYC Kickoff, Hosted by Dana Walden, Celebrates With A-List Stars, Producers [3d]
‘Michael’: Nia Long on Giving Katherine Jackson Her Due, Separating Her Performance From Angela Bassett’s and What She Wants to See in a Sequel [3d]
A Night in the Writers’ Room Returns Spotlighting Creators of Top Television Series [3d]
Quixote Studios Lays Off 70, Winds Down L.A. Locations Amid Production Slump [3d]
Enhanced Games, a Sports Competition Where Athletes Can Take Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Taps Emmanuel Acho, Abby Labar, Bryan Johnson [3d]
Greta Lee and Wagna Moura-Starring Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Last House’ Gets August Release on Netflix – Film News in Brief [3d]
‘Dances With Wolves’ Star Nathan Chasing Horse Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexual Assault [3d]
‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix [3d]
L.A. Production Report: Karen Bass Says Hollywood Is ‘Turning a Corner’ as Subsidies Kick In [3d]
‘Unchosen’ Debuts With 10.4 Million Views in Six Days [3d]
Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker Ask If You Can Date Your Best Friend’s Daughter in Disney+ Canneseries Winner ‘Alice and Steve’ [3d]
‘Papertown’ Documentary Featuring an Original Song by Dave Matthews Band Sets Premiere at MountainFilm Festival [3d]
LISTEN: Writer Aaron Tracy Explores the Life of the Author Who Excited Children’s Imaginations With ‘The Secret World of Roald Dahl’ [3d]
Macro and a16z’s Cultural Leadership Fund Announce Inaugural Class for the Epigraph Creator Fellowship [3d]
Disney+ Squirm-Inducing Comedy ‘Alice and Steve’ Sweeps Canneseries [3d]
Fernando Mendoza Merch Selling for Thousands Online As NFL’s Top Draft Pick Heads to Las Vegas [3d]
Forced Perspective and The Boldest Form Strategic Partnership to Develop Film and TV IP [3d]
YouTube TV Launches Customized Multiview Across the Full Channel Lineup [3d]
‘A Prophet’ Producer Marco Cherqui Sets French Crime Drama ‘La Petite’ With ‘Vendetta’ Writer, ‘Call My Agent!’ Director (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay’s Murder [3d]
Dave Chappelle Re-Teams With Netflix for Three Comedy Shows During Netflix Is a Joke Fest [3d]
Andy Cohen to Receive Variety’s Inaugural Creative Impact in Television Award at Newport Beach TV Fest [3d]
‘Pluribus,’ ‘Beef,’ ‘I Love LA,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ ‘Death By Lightning’ Among This Year’s Gotham TV Awards Nominees [3d]
BAFTA-Winning ‘Under the Shadow’ Filmmaker Babak Anvari and Production Company Two & Two Pictures Sign With Range (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
Lesli Linka Glatter Talks Decades-Spanning Career, Working With Anti-Trump Robert De Niro on ‘Zero Day’ – and Why Everyone Needs a Moose Head on the Table [3d]
Quinta Brunson to Receive 3rd Annual Mary Tyler Moore Visionary Award at FYC TV Fest [3d]
New York’s Central Park SummerStage Announces 2026 Concert Schedule [3d]
Cinespia Marks 25th Season With ‘E.T.,’ ‘Moulin Rouge!’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [3d]
Indonesian Zombie Horror ‘Zona Merah: Dead City’ Boards Barunson E&A for International Sales, Sets Cannes Film Market Launch [3d]
‘ShootAround,’ Zombie Webcomic, Becoming Live-Action Film From Lion Forge Entertainment and Webtoon Productions (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
Trump’s FCC Preparing Review of ABC Broadcast Licenses in Wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Joke: Report [3d]
Barry Diller’s IAC to Change Name to ‘People Incorporated,’ Plans to Lay Off 77 Staffers in Consolidation of Corporate Functions [3d]
Indie Sales Scores Multiple Deals for ‘Brave Cat’ Ahead of Premiere at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ First Reactions Say the Sequel Is ‘Charming,’ ‘Genuinely Heartwarming’ and Destined to ‘Be a Massive Hit’ [3d]
Beta Film Inks Deals With Canal+, HBO Max France Across Its European Drama Slate Including ‘Bookish’ (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
Penny Chapman Uses Hector Crawford Lecture to Warn on AI, Celebrate Matchbox Legacy and Call for Bolder Australian Storytelling at Screen Forever Conference [3d]
Higher Expenses Cut Into TelevisaUnivision Q1 Operating Income [3d]
Zoe Saldaña Boards Animated Feature ‘Julián,’ From Cartoon Saloon, Ahead of Annecy Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
Annecy’s 2026 Lineup Celebrates the Range, Excitement and Power of Animation Worldwide [3d]
Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn,’ Pixar’s ‘Gatto,’ Ricky Gervais’ ‘Alley Cats’ and a ‘Rick & Morty’ Spin-Off Headline Annecy’s Packed Special Events Program [3d]
Animated Feature ‘The Violinist’ Makes History at Annecy as First Singaporean Film in Main Competition [3d]
Spotify Q1 Revenue Rises 8%, Premium Subscribers Inch Up to 293 Million Amid U.S. Price Hikes [3d]
Ariane Labed Joins Ena Sendijarevic’s English-Language Witch Hunt Drama ‘The Possessed’ (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
‘Star Wars’ Original Trilogy In-Concert Weekender Set at London’s Royal Albert Hall for 2027 [3d]
Tony Leung Chiu-wai to Chair Jury at Shanghai Film Festival’s Golden Goblet Awards [3d]
‘Michael’ Moonwalks to No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office [3d]
Banijay Takes Immersive Experience ‘Luminiscence’ to Hamburg, Its Third German Location (EXCLUSIVE) [3d]
Lisa Kudrow Says the ‘Friends’ Writers Were ‘Mostly Men’ Who Stayed ‘Up Late Discussing Their Sexual Fantasies’ About Her Female Co-Stars [4d]
Jimmy Kimmel Defends ‘Expectant Widow’ Joke After Donald and Melania Trump Demand ABC Fire Him: ‘It Was Not By Any Stretch of the Definition a Call to Assassination. And They Know That’ [4d]
India’s First Ray Films Unveils Six-Picture Slate for Cannes Film Market as Banner Enters Second Decade (EXCLUSIVE) [4d]
George Clooney Decries Political Violence After Trump Attack at White House Correspondents’ Dinner: ‘There’s a Struggle That Has to Be Won Against Hatred’ [4d]