The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Reimagining ‘Hamlet’ as a Lynchian L.A. Story: Director Robert O’Hara on Doing Shakespeare With a Noir/’Mulholland Drive’ Twist at the Mark Taper [83d]
• Disney Loses Legal Bid to Block YouTube’s Hiring of Media Exec Justin Connolly [83d]
• ‘Dimension 20’ Star Lou Wilson on ‘Battle at the Bowl,’ Wanting to ‘Terrorize’ Brennan Lee Mulligan and Which President Inspired His ‘Cloudward, Ho!’ Character [83d]
• Vince McMahon Sells $250 Million of TKO Shares to WME Group [83d]
• Kate Hudson, Adam Brody and the Cast of ’Yellowjackets’ Kick Off the Inaugural Newport Beach TV Fest [83d]
• Ridley Scott Says ‘I’ve Done Enough’ With ‘Alien,’ Thought ‘F— That’s the End of the Franchise’ After Bad Sequels: This Series ‘Should Be as Important’ as ‘Star Wars’ [83d]
• Harvey Weinstein’s New York Retrial Closes With Prosecutors Urging Jury to ‘Let Him Know the Rules Apply to Him’ Ahead of Deliberations [83d]
• ‘From the World of John Wick: Ballerina’ Review: Ana de Armas Fights ‘Like a Girl’ — That Is, Like Jane Wick — in an Entertaining Ultraviolent Spin-Off [83d]
• ‘Jeopardy Masters’ Returns Tonight: How to Watch the Two-Hour Premiere Live Online [83d]
• Wes Anderson Says ‘I Tried to Get Jodie Foster’ in My Movies, but She Won’t Do It: I Asked Her to Star in ‘Three Movies in a Row, Maybe Four’ [83d]
• ‘Prison Break’ Reboot Pilot Casts Ray McKinnon, Margo Martindale, Donal Logue, Lili Taylor [83d]
• ‘One of Them Days’ Sequel With Keke Palmer and SZA in the Works at TriStar (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Livestream: How to Watch the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Final Online Without Cable for Free [83d]
• Two Days Before He Was Killed, Jonathan Joss Crashed a ‘King of the Hill’ Panel. Here’s What Happened in the Room [83d]
• Candace Parker to Headline Variety’s Innovation in TV Brunch [83d]
• Mikey Madison in Talks to Lead A24’s ‘Masque of the Red Death’ [83d]
• Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach to Star in ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadway [83d]
• ‘F1’ Breakout Damson Idris Stars in Tommy Hilfiger Campaign for Paddock Capsule Collection Featured in the Film [83d]
• ‘Better Call Saul’ Alum Peter Gould Sets FX Drama Pilot ‘Disinherited,’ Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen to Star [83d]
• Tony Awards 2025 Preview: Broadway’s Back on Top — and Breaking All the Rules — With ‘Oh, Mary!,’ ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and More [83d]
• Warner Bros. Discovery Makes Layoffs Across Cable TV Group [83d]
• Patrick Ball on Playing ‘Hamlet’ at the Mark Taper by Night, While Shooting ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 by Day: ‘They’re Both Disgraced Princes… I’m in My Prince Era Here’ [83d]
• ‘The White Lotus’ or ‘Squid Game’? Breaking Down the Top Contenders for the Best Drama Series Emmy [83d]
• Nicole Kidman to Star in ‘Girls and Their Horses’ TV Series in Development at Amazon, Legendary (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Woman Accuses Diddy of ‘Dangling’ Her Off 17th Floor Balcony and Threatening ‘I’m the Devil and I Could Kill You’ [83d]
• Jimmy Buffett’s Widow Files to Remove Co-Trustee From $275 Million Estate, Claiming Hostility and Lack of Transparency [83d]
• ‘There Is No Feud’: Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood Tell All on Their ‘White Lotus’ Connection, a Cut Love Scene and Yes, Why He Unfollowed Her on Instagram [83d]
• ‘The Better Sister’ Creators on Creating a ‘Greek Tragedy’ and Striking Gold With Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel [83d]
• ‘Ma 2’ in Development: Octavia Spencer Returning for Horror Sequel From Blumhouse [83d]
• Live Nation’s Hans Schafer on Bad Bunny’s Stadium Tours and Global Touring for Spanish-Language Artists: ‘The Floodgates Have Opened’ [83d]
• ‘Chef’s Table’ DP Breaks Down the Cooking Sequences Using a Single Camera and Minimal Takes [83d]
• ‘The Boys’ Mocks ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘House of The Dragon’ and ‘The Bear’ in ‘Superclass’ FYC Clip (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Marvel’s ‘Vision’ Lands ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H. [83d]
• Mediawan Acquires Jonathan Cohen’s Production Company Les Films Entre 2&4 [83d]
• Variety Announces ‘In the C-Suite’ Conversations, Presented by Canva at Cannes Lions [83d]
• Robin Wright, Judith Light, David W. Zucker Among Speakers Joining Monte-Carlo TV Festival’s Industry Program [83d]
• Russell Simmons Sues HBO for $20 Million Over ‘On the Record’ Documentary [83d]
• Justin Baldoni, Jay-Z and Smokey Robinson Are Countersuing Their Accusers, but New York’s Speak Your Truth Act Could Level the Playing Field in Defamation Suits [83d]
• ‘Lupin’ Writer Tony Saint Working on Action-Thriller Series ‘King’s Ransom’ Set in Elite Boarding School (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Miley Cyrus’ ‘Something Beautiful’ Film Producers on Bringing Her Ambitious Vision to Life: It Was ‘All From Her Mind’ [83d]
• ‘Rainmaker’ Trailer: Rudy Baylor Goes on the Offensive in USA Network Legal Drama [83d]
• A-Ha Singer Morten Harket Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease, Says He’s Not Sure if He’ll Sing Again [83d]
• Quiver Distribution Buys Bella Thorne Thriller ‘Saint Clare’ (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Lionsgate Boss Says Studio Can Use AI to Adjust a Movie’s Rating and Create Kid-Friendly Cuts: ‘Do It Anime, Make It PG-13. Three Hours Later, I’ll Have the Movie’ [83d]
• Cannes’ Critics Week and Directors Fortnight Prizewinners ‘Nino’ and ‘Wild Foxes’ Sell to Major Territories (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Harrison Ford Honored by Operation Smile in Los Angeles, Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks Share a Hug in NYC and More Celeb Photos: June 2025 [83d]
• Dave Chappelle Joins Mo Amer for Rare Interview on Political Comedy, Fiery ‘SNL’ Monologues and Crying Over Netflix’s ‘Mo’: ‘I’m Not Doing This S—‘ If the ‘Show Sucked’ [83d]
• ‘Monster High’ Live-Action Movie Taps ‘M3GAN’ Director Gerard Johnstone [83d]
• Gary Levine to Retire From Showtime After 40 Years in Programming [83d]
• How Teton Ridge Entertainment Hopes to Ride the ‘Yellowstone’ Wave and Redefine the Western Genre [83d]
• Studiocanal Shutters ‘Happy Valley’ Outfit Red Production in the U.K. [83d]
• ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus Reveals He’s Writing a New Musical With AI: ‘It’s Fantastic’ and ‘Such a Great Tool’ [83d]
• Ryan Reynolds and Colin Hanks’ Documentary ‘John Candy: I Like Me’ to Open Toronto Film Festival’s 50th Edition [83d]
• Will Ferrell’s ‘Eurovision’ Movie Becoming Broadway Musical [83d]
• ‘Snow White’ Gets Disney+ Streaming Date in June [83d]
• ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• ‘Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ Season 2 Trailer Promises High Kicks and Higher Drama for ‘America’s Sweethearts’ [83d]
• Tribeca Festival: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Something Beautiful,’ Barbara Walters Doc and 11 Other Films We’re Excited to See [83d]
• Banijay CEO Says There Are No Immediate Plans to Buy ITV Studios, Focuses on Industry Consolidation at SXSW London Event [83d]
• ‘Lilo & Stitch’ to Battle ‘Ballerina’ for Box Office Crown as ‘John Wick’ Spinoff Targets $30 Million Opening Weekend [83d]
• The Criterion Collection to Release ‘The Wes Anderson Archive’: Here’s Where to Preorder the 4K Box Set Online [83d]
• EXO’s KAI Sets First-Ever U.S. Solo Tour This Summer (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Stephen A. Smith, After Signing Rich ESPN Deal, to Host Two New Shows on SiriusXM [83d]
• Owen Wilson Wages a Successful Charm Offensive in Golf Comedy ‘Stick’: TV Review [83d]
• The Cars’ Artist Royalties Acquired by Primary Wave Music (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Oscar-Nominated ‘Bestia’ Director Hugo Covarrubias’ Debut Feature ‘Baptism’ Boarded by Vivement Lundi! (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Gets New Adaptation From Audible Starring Marisa Abela and Harris Dickinson [83d]
• ‘The Shadow Scholars,’ Executive Produced by Steve McQueen, Debuts Trailer Ahead of North American Premiere at Tribeca (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Francisca Alegría’s ‘Nativity’ Sees Chile’s Madre Content Join Quijote Films on the Magical Realist Fable of a Violent Man’s Rebirth (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti to Receive the Variety Vanguard Award at Mipcom Cannes [83d]
• ‘Heads or Tails?’ Review: Delightfully Madcap Euro-Western Serves Up Spaghetti With a Lot of Sauce [83d]
• SXSW London: ‘Downton Abbey’ Producer Says ‘The Grand Finale’ Gives Franchise a ‘Full and Proper Conclusion’ [83d]
• Abundantia Entertainment’s Vikram Malhotra on Expanding Slate and International Growth: ‘There’s No Reason Why India Can’t Have the Next ‘Squid Game’ or ‘Parasite’ (EXCLUSIVE) [83d]
• John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant’s ‘Mr. Blake at Your Service’ Lands U.S. Distribution Deal With Sunrise Films (EXCLUSIVE) [84d]
• ‘Chrysalis’ Wraps Principal Photography in Vietnam, Releases First-Look Images (EXCLUSIVE) [84d]
• ‘Naruto’ Storms Into Indian Cinemas With First-Ever Theatrical Release, Trailer Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE) [84d]
• ‘Phasmophobia’ Film in the Works: Blumhouse Developing Adaptation of Horror Video Game [84d]
• Jessie J Says She Was Diagnosed With ‘Early Breast Cancer’ Before the Release of ‘No Secrets’: ‘I Just Wanted to Be Open and Share It’ [84d]
• PBS SoCal, KMEX and KTLA Dominate 77th Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominations [84d]
• ‘Ballerina’ Star Ana de Armas Says Tom Cruise ‘Supports Every Movie’ and ‘Really Wants’ Audiences to ‘Go to the Theaters’: ‘We Are Working Together’ [84d]
• Mark Hamill Says Carrie Fisher Told Him to ‘Embrace’ His ‘Star Wars’ Fame After Downplaying It While Performing on Broadway: ‘Get Over Yourself. You’re Luke Skywalker’ [84d]
• How the ’Andor’ Score Went for Maximum Strength While ‘The Studio’ Composer Acted Solo [84d]
• Jimmy Fallon Says ‘People Want You to Fail’ When You’re on ‘SNL’, Adds Dealing With Hate Is the ‘Absolute Worst’: ‘You Can’t Make Everyone Like You’ [84d]
• How Solo Voices Became the Key to the Haunting Scores of ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ [84d]
• Parker Posey Was ‘Gaslit’ Into Thinking She ‘Wasn’t Viable’ For Major Hollywood Movies After the Indie Scene Was ‘Co-opted By the Studio System’: ‘It Was Such a Head Trip’ [84d]