The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Fail to Reach a Deal in Court-Mandated Mediation [12d]
• ‘Diablo 2’ Gets First Major Update in 25 Years With ‘Reign of the Warlock’ Starring Rahul Kohli [12d]
• Wyatt Cenac to Host 2026 Ambies Podcast Awards [12d]
• How the Box Office Success of ‘Hamnet’ Sparked Sales of Maggie O’Farrell’s Novel [12d]
• Kal Penn Reveals He Won ‘Van Wilder’ Role of Taj Mahal Over a White Actor in Brownface: ‘He Is Not Allowed to Get That Part’ [12d]
• LIV Golf Adelaide 2026: How to Watch the Golf Tournament Live Online Without Cable for Free [12d]
• Ben Stiller Shuts Down Congressman for Demanding FCC Investigation into Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: ‘Bunny’s Got Huge Talent and Even Bigger Heart’ [12d]
• AMC Networks U.S. Ad Sales Drop 10% in Q4, Streaming Subscribers Flat at Just Over 10 Million [12d]
• Lucy Liu’s ‘Rosemead’ Closes Deals as Psychological Drama Screens at Berlin Market (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• James Van Der Beek’s Friends Launch GoFundMe After His Death, Say Cancer Battle ‘Left Family Out of Funds’: ‘They’re Working Hard to Stay in Their Home’ [12d]
• Casey Wasserman Remains L.A. Olympics Chairman Amid Epstein Scandal, Board Says He ‘Should Continue to Lead LA28’ [12d]
• Propagate Content Lands $50 Million Investment From Ares Management to Build Up Digital Influencer Content [12d]
• ‘Melania’ Could Lose Tens of Millions in Theaters, but Amazon’s Goal Wasn’t to Make Money [12d]
• James Van Der Beek’s Career in Photos, From ‘Dawson’s Creek’ to ‘Pose’ [12d]
• 79th Tony Awards Name Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall and Jack Sussman as Executive Producers [12d]
• James Van Der Beek Remembered by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Chad Michael Murray and More: ‘This Is a Huge Loss… F— Cancer’ [12d]
• Puppy Bowl 2026 Draws 15.3 Million Viewers on Super Bowl Sunday, Best Performance Since 2018 [12d]
• Oscars: The Case For and Against Every Acting Nominee [12d]
• Bijou Phillips Hospitalized for Second Kidney Transplant, Urgently Seeks Donor [12d]
• James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star, Dies at 48 [12d]
• Soccer Star Abby Wambach Leaves Wasserman Agency Over Epstein Ties: ‘Casey Should Resign’ [12d]
• Bud Cort, ‘Harold and Maude’ Star, Dies at 77 [12d]
• Eagles Add Two Sphere Dates After Don Henley Says Band Will ‘Probably’ Come to an End This Year [13d]
• Alain Gomis’ Berlinale Competition Film ‘DAO’ Unveils Trailer [13d]
• LISTEN: ‘The Simpsons’ Celebrates Episode 800 and Takes Aim at 1,000: ‘It’s a Gift’ [13d]
• ‘Bosch’ Prequel ‘Start of Watch’ Casts Ariana Guerra [13d]
• ‘Scrubs’ Trailer: Zach Braff and Donald Faison Return to Sacred Heart Hospital in ABC Revival [13d]
• Microdramas’ Breakout Star: How Joseph Purcell Found Success Amid the Billion-Dollar Boom of Vertical TV [13d]
• ‘Today’ Viewership Surges 23% as Savannah Guthrie’s Missing Mom, Winter Olympics Drive Interest [13d]
• Erik Logan, Former OWN President and World Surf League Chief, Named CEO at Tony Robbins Conglomerate (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• MK2 Films Reteams With Japanese Auteur Koji Fukada for ‘Nagi Notes’ (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• 10 Brits to Watch 2026: Nell Fisher of ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Industry’s’ Miriam Petche, Alfie Williams of ‘28 Years Later’ and More [13d]
• Jason Momoa to Star in ‘Helldivers’ Video Game Movie, Sets November 2027 Release [13d]
• Sean Penn’s ‘Animals in War’ Finds North American Distribution With Omnibus Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Milly Alcock, Yvonne Strahovski and Olympian Ian Thorpe to Be Honored at G’Day USA Arts Gala (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Piers Morgan Rejects Megyn Kelly’s Meltdown Over Bad Bunny, Then Asks: Is MAGA Going ‘Woke’ and ‘Thin-Skinned’ Amid Super Bowl Outrage? [13d]
• Guy Pearce, Jared Harris, Merab Ninidze to Star in Anthony McCarten’s ‘The Price of Peace’ [13d]
• Tinopolis Group Taps Three New Creative Directors for Unscripted — Global Bulletin [13d]
• Kenan Thompson and Lamorne Morris to Star in Action Comedy Movie ‘Unwanted,’ Based on the Hit QCode Podcast (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• ‘XO, Kitty’ Sets Season 3 Release Date, Drops First-Look Images [13d]
• Ashley Graham on Her New Wine Brand Lucci Lambrusco, Inclusivity in the Fashion Industry and Victoria’s Secret: ‘Do They Have All the Sizes That They Should? No. But They’re Working Towards It’ [13d]
• Scripps Layoffs Loom as Company Sets Major Cost-Cutting and Revenue Growth Plan That Will Include Use of AI and Automation [13d]
• ‘Crime 101’ Review: Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo Lead a Tip-Top Cast in a Jewel-Heist Thriller More About Character Than Crime [13d]
• Jennifer Hudson Returns to ‘Dreamgirls’ as Producer of Broadway’s Fall 2026 Revival [13d]
• Priyanka Chopra Jonas on ‘Blowing Up’ Her Acting Career, Ignoring Nick Jonas Marriage Backlash and ‘Coming Back to Indian Movies’ for ‘RRR’ Director’s New Film [13d]
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson Starring as Truman Capote in First New York Revival of ‘Tru’ (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• ‘Heated Rivalry’ Among Top Shows as Warner Bros. Discovery Posts Record Winter Olympics Streaming Numbers [13d]
• BBC Studios Ups Robert Schildhouse to CEO of Direct to Consumer, Including BritBox North America and BBC Select [13d]
• YouTube Star Zhong Signs Ad Sales and Production Pact With Studio71 [13d]
• Mike Leigh Wrapping Next Film in London as Secretive Project’s Lead Cast is Unveiled [13d]
• ‘Pokémon’ Transforms Into a Cozy Life-Simulation Game With ‘Pokopia,’ Starring an Adorable Ditto [13d]
• Donna Langley Becomes First Hollywood Studio Boss to Be Honored With BAFTA Fellowship [13d]
• Procter & Gamble’s Newest Soap Opera Tells Story in 55 Short Episodes Totaling 80 Minutes [13d]
• Singapore Film Festival Shifts to October, Promotes Jeremy Chua to Executive Director [13d]
• Sky Inks Multi-Year Disney+ Distribution Deal, Offers Streaming Bundle With Netflix, HBO Max and Hayu [13d]
• Richard Kind Returning to ‘The Producers’ on London’s West End [13d]
• Hong Sangsoo’s Berlinale Selection, New Animation Expand Finecut’s EFM Slate [13d]
• Brian Tse, Alireza Ghasemi, Tayfun Pirselimoglu Projects Among Hong Kong HAF’s Final Slate [13d]
• Anil Kapoor Action-Drama ‘Subedaar’ Sets Prime Video Bow, Unveils Teaser (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• ‘Severance,’ ‘Bon Appétit, Your Majesty’ Among Winners at CJ ENM Visionary Awards [13d]
• Southeast Asia Streaming Surges With 19% Growth, Indonesian Content Rivals K-Dramas, Report Finds [13d]
• ‘Lunchbox,’ ‘Manto’ Producers Back Anshuman Jha, Devashish Makhija EFM Thriller ‘But First, The Burning’ (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Person Detained for Questioning in Connection With Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance [13d]
• Inside the Oscars Luncheon: Ryan Coogler’s Big Moment, a Buckley–Byrne Hug, and Emma Stone and Timothée Chalamet Holding It Down at Table 3 [13d]
• ‘The White Lotus’ Casts Sandra Bernhard in Season 4 [13d]