EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Casper Van Dien and Bastiano Ferrari Join Dove Cameron in Romantic Thriller ‘Love Me Dead’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Casper Van Dien and Bastiano Ferrari have joined Josh Webber’s dark romantic thriller “Love Me Dead,” which will soon wrap principal photography in Los Angeles. Starring Dove Cameron (“Descendants”) and RJ Mitte (“Breaking Bad”), “Love Me Dead” follows a young mortician named Isaac (Mitte), who feel
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Hope Davis Joins Peter Krause in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Protection’
Hope Davis has joined the NBC drama pilot “Protection,” Variety has learned. Davis is now the second cast member announced for the pilot, following the casting of Peter Krause. The project was picked up to pilot at NBC in January. The logline for the show states: “When a U.S. Marshal falls in the li
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 The Gotham Film & Media Institute and Laika Launch Animation Accelerator Program (EXCLUSIVE)
The Gotham Film & Media Institute and Laika Animation have launched an animation accelerator program which is designed to support early and mid-career animators. The Laika x Gotham Animation Accelerator aims to support animation creators in developing pitches with an emphasis on visual clarity, stor
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘Hoppers’ Review: Pixar Returns to Form With a Giddy Action Comedy That Makes a Winning Case for Respecting the Balance of Nature
Piper Curda leads the voice cast as an animal lover with a fight on her hands, alongside friends and foes played by Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Dave Franco and Meryl Streep.
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘Hoppers’ Review: The Delightful New Pixar Film Is an Out-of-the-Box Critter Comedy That’s Like ‘Bambi’ on Crack
What places "Hoppers" in the first rank of Pixar movies is that the story, while wild enough to begin with, keeps twisting and turning with let’s-try-it-on surrealist nonchalance. The director, Daniel Chong, has crafted a tale of woodland creatures fighting to save their habitat that plays like "Bam
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘SNL’ U.K. Taps Alumni From ‘Welcome to Wrexham,’ ‘The Late Late Show’ and ‘Horrible Science’ for Writing Team
“Saturday Night Live” U.K. has set its U.K. writing team, led by head writer Jonno Johnson (“Parlement”). “The number of funny, talented writers we have got to work on “SNL” U.K. is ludicrous,” said Johnson. “Some of them have been doing this for years, some of them it’s their first ever writing job
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulof Reacts to Death of Ali Khamenei: ‘The Most Hated Figure in the Contemporary History of Iran’
Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof has spoken out on the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Saturday in a combined U.S. and Israeli military strike. In a social media post that marks the first public comment by a major Iranian director on Khamenei’s death, Rasoulo
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Saturday Night Live criticised for 'hurtful' Tourette's sketch - BBC
The condition is "not a joke", the Tourette Action charity says, as the Baftas fallout continues.
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 TV Premiere Dates 2026: The Complete Guide
A comprehensive, frequently updated list of start dates for series and specials on streaming, broadcast and cable.
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 How a Hollywood Power Couple Built a Dream Home for Their Cocktail Party Lifestyle
Dreaming of a vibrant space in which to entertain, Nanatchka Khan and Julia Bicknell took the advice of relatives and friends — including comedian Ali Wong — and hired interior designer Martha Mulholland to transform their new house: “It felt like kismet.”
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Nippon TV Brings Two New Scripted Formats to Series Mania Forum, Eyes International Expansion
Nippon TV is heading to the Series Mania Forum (March 24-26) in Lille with two new scripted formats and, for the first time, its most senior executives for scripted series and global strategy – a sign of the Japanese broadcaster’s accelerating push into international markets. The company, which is m
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Anne Hathaway Was ‘Fully in Character’ on ‘The Odyssey Set,’ Even When the Camera ‘Wouldn’t See Her for Three Days’: ‘You Never Stop Working’
The upcoming film adaptation of “The Odyssey” looks to be epic in scope, and to achieve that vision, director Christopher Nolan apparently maintained a high level of intensity on set. Logan Marshall-Green, who has starred in films such as “Prometheus” and “Upgrade” and is one of the leads of the new
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Joburg Film Festival Head on Celebrating ‘Unseen Hands Behind Filmmaking,’ Growing Next Generation of South African Moviegoers
The Joburg Film Festival kicks off its eighth edition March 3 in the heart of South Africa’s entertainment industry, with an event that organizers say will celebrate the “unseen hands behind filmmaking.” Paying tribute to the many below-the-lines artisans who help bring films to the big screen, the
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 JBX Market Head on How Johannesburg Event Is ‘Helping Shape’ Future of Africa’s Screen Industries
The fourth edition of JBX, or Joburg Xchange, an industry conference running from March 4 – 6 parallel to the Joburg Film Festival, takes place against a backdrop of surging optimism around African cinema, which in recent years has increasingly cemented itself on the global stage. Yet amid ongoing f
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘Rising Giants’ Documentary Set to Follow Fate of Africa’s World Cup Hopefuls in Search of Elusive Soccer Glory (EXCLUSIVE)
South African filmmaker John Barker (“Umbrella Men”) will be following the fate of Africa’s soccer squads at this summer’s World Cup, as he preps a documentary that will look at the continent’s efforts to finally triumph on the sport’s biggest stage. “Rising Giants” is a feature documentary that wil
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘Yellowstone’ Fans All Have the Same Gripe about the ‘Marshals’ Spinoff - Country Living
Viewers who were hoping to stream the series were upset. It was not available to stream immediately on Paramount+.
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘Zombies 5’ Set at Disney Channel and Disney+, Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly Not Returning
A fifth “Zombies” movie has been greenlit at Disney Channel and Disney+, but franchise stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly are not returning to their roles of Zed and Addison. “Zombies 5” will instead be led by Malachi Barton and Freya Skye, who will reprise their roles as Victor and Nova from “Zomb
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Scott Stuber on Hollywood’s ‘Emotional’ Response to Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Predicts Entrepreneurial Boom
“Frankenstein” producer Scott Stuber has spent the last lap of award season fielding questions from industry insiders about his thoughts on the future of Warner Bros. and HBO amid “Succession”-level drama unfolding about its future. Stuber has perspective on running one of the largest Hollywood film
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Machine Gun Kelly Talks ‘Unassuming’ Tommy Hilfiger Partnership, His ‘Lost Americana’ Tour Wardrobe and Bringing Back Wired Headphones: ‘I’ll Take Credit for That’
Upon first glance at Machine Gun Kelly — with his bleached-blond hair, fully inked skin and rockstar persona — Tommy Hilfiger might not be the first partnership that comes to mind. The American heritage label, long synonymous with polished prep and red-white-and-blue optimism, would seem worlds away
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘Derek vs. Derek,’ About Two Feuding Farmers, Boarded by Cat&Docs Ahead of Thessaloniki Doc Fest Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Cat&Docs has acquired international sales rights to “Derek vs. Derek,” a documentary about two feuding farmers at odds over how to manage their land, ahead of its world premiere in the international competition of the Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival. Directed by James Dawson, who produced al
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 ‘The Pitt’ Actor Tracy Vilar Brings Heart Health to the Actor Awards (EXCLUSIVE)
Tracy Vilar of “The Pitt” shined a spotlight on heart health at the Actor Awards. Villar, who plays ward clerk Lupe Perez on the hit HBO Max series, wore an American Heart Association red dress pin to the SAG-AFTRA ceremony and gala to bring attention to cardiovascular health. Heart disease runs in
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Oscilloscope Buys Robert Petit’s ‘Underland’ Documentary, Narrated by Sandra Hüller and Produced by Darren Aronofsky (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to “Underland,” a critically acclaimed documentary from Robert Petit that takes viewers beneath the surface of the Earth. Based on the book “Underland” by Robert Macfarlane, the film premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in the docum
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Zendaya and Tom Holland are reportedly married, according to her stylist - NBC News
One of the most highly anticipated celebrity weddings might have already happened
EntertainmentMarch 2, 2026 Blackpink’s Jisoo Shares Love for Album ‘Deadline,’ Talks New Netflix K-Drama: “Blinks Will Love It”
The K-pop star is returning to the small screen with a new K-drama ‘Boyfriend on Demand.’