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Members of the industry cheered as Councilmember Adrin Nazarian’s proposals to streamline what critics describe as L.A.’s onerous production system passed on Wednesday.

The Hollywood Reporter visited set and spoke with the actors playing university-age versions of Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved characters: "When you bring to life a story that's been done so many times, it is important to bring a fresh take."

The HBO/DC Studios series also sets an August premiere date.

The six-parter investigates the dark side of three wildly successful, long-running programs.

Here's how each prequel — first '1883,' then '1923' — expanded the Dutton lineage that emanated from Kevin Costner's central patriarch, and continues on with sequel-spinoffs 'Marshals' and 'Dutton Ranch.'

The 30-year-old superstar markets himself like nobody else. This has helped open his movies to major box-office success — but Oscar voters may take more convincing.

Puth said Moises, which offers AI tools like vocal separation and mastering but doesn't generate AI recordings, reflects that "AI, when done right, isn’t here to replace musicians."

The series' new season also sees the return of cast members Will Forte, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Erika Henningsen.

The Green Lanterns are ready for action in the new DC Universe. HBO has unveiled the first trailer for DC Studios’ “Lanterns,” set to premiere in August. “Lanterns” centers around Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as they investigate a murder in Nebraska. As Gree

The two star in the Prime Video series based on Patricia Cornwell's hit novels about chief medical examiner Virginia Kay Scarpetta.

After struggling with original fare in recent years, Pixar is hoping to regain its box office mojo with this weekend’s “Hoppers.” Disney’s animal-centric adventure is poised to lead in North America with $35 million to $40 million from 4,000 theaters. With enthusiastic reviews and fierce demand for

This week, “The View” has been feeling different from how it has in years. Suddenly, it’s relevant. One might think this is nothing new — after all, in the first Trump presidency, and before that for much of its history, the panel show was a clearinghouse for fiery debates about politics and policy.

New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the President acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant.

SXSW has enlisted boldface names, including Jane Fonda, Demi Moore, Serena Williams, Keke Palmer and Andy Cohen, to deliver keynote addresses at the annual Austin-set festival. This year’s edition will be held from March 12-18. Among the films slated to premiere are horror comedy “Ready or Not 2: He

The flagship series may have ended, but Taylor Sheridan's franchise continues to expand.

“Jersey Shore Family Vacation” is ending after its upcoming ninth season on MTV, which will premiere on May 7 and run for 18 episodes. “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” premiered in 2018 as a revival of “Jersey Shore,” which originally ran on MTV for six seasons from 2009 to 2012. It appears that no ne

Variety will host a Next Generation Entertainment Podcast Brunch presented by Google TV at SXSW on March 14. Kicking off the brunch is a Strictly Business Conversation featuring Jonathan Zepp, Managing Director, Entertainment Content and Platforms, Google and Tommy Harper, Founder and CEO, VeYou. Th

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Selome Hailu details her profile of actor Keke Palmer, star of “I Love Boosters,” the Boots Riley comedy that is set to open the SXSW festival next week. Palmer tells Hailu how much the birth of her son three years

Amid the rollout for his new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.,” Harry Styles opened up about the loss of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, telling Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that it made him want to “[live] your life to the fullest.” Styles was discussing how artists are all “

The show, called ’Tides of Temptation,’ will be a digital companion piece to an original movie on the cable network.

Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ and Daniel Goldhaber’s ‘Faces of Death’ remake will bookend the April 2 to 5 showcase of horror, fantasy and sci-fi flicks spun off from Beyond Fest in Los Angeles.

The Cannes Film Festival will unveil the lineup of its 79th edition on April 9 at a press conference in Paris hosted by the festival’s president Iris Knobloch and general delegate Thierry Fremaux. The next edition will take place May 12-23 with a jury presided over by South Korean filmmaker Park Cha

Here’s what your dads and uncles will be watching in the near future.

Chloé Zhao, Bowen Yang, Daniel Dae Kim, Park Chan-wook, Lawrence Shou and 'KPop Demon Hunters' are set to be recognized at the event, which celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander excellence in film, TV and culture.