The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Jackie Chan, Leo Zhang Team for Action Comedy ‘Pawfect Agents,’ Cappu Films Handling Sales (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• ‘SupermodelMe’ Makes History as First Reality Franchise to Go Vertical With FlareFlow Microdrama Series (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• ‘Ninja Hattori’ Lands Global Licensing Deal as 8 Lions, TV Asahi Team for Digital Push (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• ‘Charlie Chan’ Series Lands Tzi Ma, Rae Dawn Chong and Aileen Wu (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• K-Pop Meets Cantopop in Musical ‘K-Pop Out of Time’ From Phoenix Waters, TE Creatives (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Mirror’s Lokman Yeung, Alton Wong and Error’s Dee Ho to Lead Hong Kong Remake of Nippon TV’s ‘Life’s Punchline’ for ViuTV (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Sarah Michelle Gellar Speaks Out After Hulu Axes ‘Buffy’ Reboot and Blames It on One Executive Who’s ‘Not a Fan of the Original’: ‘Nobody Saw This Coming’ [32d]
• Japan Pushes for a New Global Stage as Film Frontier Makes Its Debut at Hong Kong Market [32d]
• ‘DreamQuil’ Review: A Satirical Sci-Fi Soap Opera That Doesn’t Fully Connect [32d]
• Noah Kahan Makes SXSW Laugh and Cry With Netflix Doc About Depression and Body Dysmorphia: ‘It’s Easy to Shut These Things Away’ [32d]
• Adam Schiff to Hold Hearing on Hollywood Jobs With Noah Wyle and IATSE’s Matt Loeb [32d]
• David Zaslav to Receive More Than $550 Million in Compensation Related to Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger [32d]
• Horror’s Big Night: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Weapons’ Oscar Wins Have Filmmakers Celebrating the Genre [32d]
• ‘Dune 3’ First Look: Timothée Chalamet Returns in Denis Villeneuve’s Epic Finale [32d]
• This BTS ‘Arirang’ Vinyl Comes in an Exclusive ‘Jung Kook Orchid’ Colorway [32d]
• WGA Begins Studio Talks at SAG-AFTRA Headquarters as Its Staff Pickets Outside [32d]
• ‘Sekiro: No Defeat’ Anime Trailer Revealed; Director Addresses Fans’ Concerns About Adapting Video Game Into Crunchyroll Series (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Disney Elevates Deborah O’Connell as Chairman of U.S. Entertainment TV [32d]
• Jane Levy Joins Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici’s Private Investigator Comedy Pilot at NBC [32d]
• Zhu and Joe Trapanese Explain How They Crafted the Dark, Propulsive Score for SXSW Film ‘He Bled Neon’ [32d]
• ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Pauses Season 5 Filming Due to Domestic Violence Investigation Into Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen [32d]
• Zendaya Achieved Her Oscars Blowout With This GHD Round Brush and $15 Tangle Teezer [32d]
• Vancouver Film Festival Launches Institute for the Moving Image, New Year-Round Hub for Artist Development and Industry Innovation [32d]
• Judy Collins Announces Farewell Tour [32d]
• ‘Last of Us’ Season 3 Casts Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson, Promotes Three Cast Members to Series Regulars [32d]
• ‘Sinners’: How to Watch Michael B. Jordan’s Academy Award-Winning Performance Online [32d]
• Jane Fonda Asks Why Barbra Streisand Did Oscars Tribute to Robert Redford and Quips: ‘She Only Made One Movie With Him. I Made Four! I Have More to Say’ [32d]
• ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Review: Vince Vaughn is Double Trouble in Highly Diverting Action Comedy [32d]
• LISTEN: Box Office: ‘Reminders of Him’ Expands the Hoover-verse; ‘Hoppers’ Hangs Tough [32d]
• Marion Cotillard and Walton Goggins to Star in ‘Job,’ Reimagining the Biblical Book (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Paramount’s Jeff Shell Fires Back: Exec Says Allegation He Leaked Private Corporate Info Is ‘Utterly False Tale’ Created in a ‘Shakedown’ Attempt [32d]
• Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed Set to Host First Three Episodes of ‘Saturday Night Live’ U.K. [32d]
• Inside the Oscars: Execs Explain In Memoriam Omissions, Playing Off ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Winners and Bringing Back Conan O’Brien as Host [32d]
• Bert Kreischer’s Netflix Comedy ‘Free Bert’ Gets Season 2 Renewal [32d]
• On Hollywood’s Biggest Night, Why Were the Movie Stars in Hiding? [32d]
• Fremantle Promotes Jimmy Fox to President, Content and Strategy [32d]
• ‘A Quiet Place 3’ Sets Cast With Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy Returning, Plus Jack O’Connell and More Joining [32d]
• Sean Penn Skipped the Oscars to Meet With President Zelenskyy in Ukraine, Who Thanks Him as a ‘True Friend’ to the Country [32d]
• Matt Clark, ‘Back to the Future Part III’ and ‘Grace Under Fire’ Actor, Dies at 89 [32d]
• Warner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav Celebrates Oscar Wins for ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ as ‘Remarkable Moment’ in Staff Memo [32d]
• ‘Minions & Monsters’ Voice Cast: Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg and Allison Janney to Lead ‘Despicable Me’ Spinoff [32d]
• Gaumont Posts Stable $172 Million Revenue for 2025 With Theatrical Business Up, but Big Losses Amid Animation Slowdown [32d]
• BBC Officially Files Motion to Dismiss Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit [32d]
• Led by Taylor Swift, U.S. Vinyl Sales Reached $1 Billion for First Time Since 1983 as Recorded Music Revenue Hit New High in 2025 [32d]
• The Associated Press, With Long Ties to Print, Ramps Up Live-Streamed Video Shows [32d]
• The Secret Behind Elle Fanning’s Oscars Glow? This Portable Skincare Wand [32d]
• Middle East Broadcaster MBC Group Posts 28.5% Revenue Jump as Streaming Side Expands [32d]
• For Trump’s FCC Chairman, Trolling Liberals Is the Point of His Threat to Pull Licenses of TV Networks That Air ‘Fake News’ About Iran War [32d]
• Oscars Postmortem: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Six-Month Reign, Ryan Coogler’s Historic Platform for Black Women and How Timothée Chalamet Lost the Race [32d]
• AI Registry to Protect Athlete Likenesses and Digital IP Launched by New Sports-Tech Firm Callandor Group (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• National Theatre Director Indhu Rubasingham Eyes Bollywood Talent, India Expansion — and Brings Ayesha Dharker Full Circle in ‘The Jungle Book’ [32d]
• Ireland Celebrates Jessie Buckley as the Country’s First Best Actress Oscar Winner: ‘A Historic Moment’ [32d]
• ‘The Jungle Book’ at London’s National Theatre Casts Olivier Winner Hiran Abeysekera as Mowgli (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Norway Cheers Its First Oscar for Best International Feature Film With Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ as ‘Historic Moment’ [32d]
• The 2026 Oscars Review: A Tasteful and Overly Safe Show Sustained by Just Enough Suspense [33d]
• ‘The Fox’ Review: Jai Courtney-Emily Browning Dark Comedy Has Bite [33d]
• ‘Bridesmaids’ Star Wendi McClendon-Covey Missed Oscars Reunion Due to ‘Neck Lift’ and Says There’s ‘No Drama’ [33d]
• Nine Variety Actors on Actors, Cover, Awards Circuit Podcast and Inside the Frame Winners at Oscars 2026 [33d]
• Korea Box Office: ‘The King’s Warden’ Surpasses 13 Million Admissions in Sixth Week [33d]
• China Box Office: ‘Pegasus 3’ Stays Ahead as ‘GOAT’ Debuts [33d]
• Diane Warren Vows ‘I’ll Be Back’ at Oscars, While Boasting ‘I Set a New Record Tonight!’ — as Most Nominated Person to Not Win a Competitive Academy Award [33d]
• Oscars Snubs and Surprises: Timothée Chalamet and ‘Marty Supreme’ Win Nothing, ‘Sinners’ Casting Director Misses and More [33d]
• Hwang Dong-hyuk on Burying ‘Squid Game’ for a Decade, Korea’s Global Rise and What He Owes Hong Kong Cinema at Asian Film Awards Masterclass [33d]
• Conan O’Brien Ends Oscars by Shouting ‘We Love You Martin Short!’ After Death of Comedian’s Daughter [33d]
• SAG-AFTRA Wraps a Month of Studio Talks With No Deal, Will Resume in June [33d]
• Michael B. Jordan Wins the Oscar and Shouts Out Denzel Washington, Halle Berry and More: ‘I Stand Here Because of the People Who Came Before Me’ [33d]
• Jessie Buckley Makes Oscars History as First Irish Best Actress Winner, Dedicates Win to the ‘Beautiful Chaos of a Mother’s Heart’ [33d]
• Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another’: ‘You Make A Guy Work Hard for One of These’ [33d]
• Javier Bardem Declares ‘No to War and Free Palestine’ at the Oscars, Earns Huge Round of Applause [33d]
• 40 People Took 1% Odds on Kalshi on a Rare Oscars Tie for Live Action Short Film [33d]
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Stars Shine With Triumphant ‘Golden’ Oscars Performance [33d]
• ‘The Way We Were:’ How to Watch the Barbra Streisand Film and Stream the Oscar-Winning Song Online [33d]
• ‘Sinners’ DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes Oscar History as First Woman to Win Best Cinematography [33d]
• ‘Bridesmaids’ Reunion: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Co. Make Oscars Laugh by Reading Fake Notes From Nominees [33d]
• ‘One Battle After Another’ Casting Director Cassandra Kulukundis Wins Inaugural Oscar for Best Casting [33d]