The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Golden Rooster Roundtable Talks Chinese Cinema in the Age of AI at Hong Kong FilMart: ‘AI Cannot Replace Actors’ [31d]
• Oscars Ratings Hit 17.9 Million Viewers, Down 9% From Last Year and Lowest Since 2022 [31d]
• Cinnabon Cuts Ties With ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Amid Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen Domestic Violence Investigation [31d]
• ‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Drops Below 4 Million After Tony Dokoupil’s Colorful Start [31d]
• Music Industry Moves: Kane Brown Re-Ups With Sony Nashville, Bruno Mars Strikes Publishing Admin Deal With Avex [31d]
• Innovators From Adobe, Blumhouse and More Discuss AI and Democratizing Entertainment at SXSW [31d]
• Elisabeth Moss and Producing Partner Lindsey McManus Talk Six-Year Journey to ‘Imperfect Women,’ Rebuilding Gilead for ‘The Testaments’ and Bucking That Vanity EP Narrative [31d]
• ‘The Chi’ Releases First Look at Upcoming Eighth and Final Season (TV News Roundup) [31d]
• NBC Drama Pilot ‘What the Dead Know’ Casts Lorenza Izzo [31d]
• Sheryl Lee Ralph on the ‘Uptick’ in Women of Color Contracting HIV: ‘It Is Something That Needs to Be Paid Attention to’ [31d]
• ‘Wishful Thinking’ Review: Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke Lead a Kooky, Enthralling Romantic Fantasy [31d]
• LISTEN: Tales from Variety’s True Crime Summit at SXSW: Nancy Grace on Kouri Richins, Eva Pilgrim and Producers of ‘Wisecrack,’ ‘Quiet on Set’ and More [31d]
• French President Emmanuel Macron Bestows Legion of Honor on Media Entrepreneur Dominique Delport at Ceremony Attended by Hugh Grant, George Osborne [31d]
• ‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Among Six to Recur in Netflix FTX Series ‘The Altruists’ [31d]
• ‘One Piece’ Season 2 Debuts With 16.8 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix [31d]
• ‘Stranger Things’ Returns to Theaters With ‘Tales From ’85’ First Two Episodes [31d]
• Warner Bros. Basks in ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ Oscar Wins, but a Paramount Sale May Mean the End of Its Auteur-Friendly Reputation [31d]
• Jennifer Aniston Talks the On-Set Injury That Disrupted Her Fitness Routine — and the 15-Minute Workout Behind Her Comeback [31d]
• Disney’s Next CEO: Five Things to Know About Josh D’Amaro [31d]
• ‘Will Trent’ Star Ramón Rodríguez Says He ‘Smashed’ His Face Filming a Stunt in Puerto Rico, Wants Bad Bunny to Guest Star [31d]
• ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ RiffTrax Revival Kickstarter Raises Nearly $2.7 Million [31d]
• Criterion Collection New Releases: Here Are How to Shop New Titles for March 2026 [31d]
• Amazon MGM’s ‘Hail Mary’: Will Ryan Gosling’s $200 Million Space Movie Finally Deliver a Hit for the Studio? [31d]
• Jake Shane’s Questions at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party Prove Influencers Shouldn’t Be Red Carpet Reporters [31d]
• ‘White Lotus’ Season 4 Casts Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Charlie Hall, Jarrad Paul [31d]
• Vegas Gambler Adds Paramount and Ellisons to Suit Against Jeff Shell Over Purported PR Contract [31d]
• Debra Granik’s 5-Part Documentary ‘Conbody VS Everybody’ Premiering on Criterion Channel (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Inside Meghan and Harry’s Falling Out With Netflix — and Why the Royal Couple Is Struggling in Hollywood [31d]
• Frameline Announces 2026 Completion Fund Recipients, Aims to Uplift LGBTQ+ Stories (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Kehlani Announces Fifth Album ‘Kehlani,’ Releasing in April [31d]
• Variety’s 10 Creators to Watch on Going Independent and Why ‘To Make Something and Own Something, You Have to Sell Something’ [31d]
• ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ Trailer: John Krasinski Returns in Action-Packed Sequel Film After Prime Video Series Ending [31d]
• Radiohead to Play 20 Concerts on Different Continents Per Year, Guitarist Says [31d]
• Lori Feldman, Former Top Marketing Exec at Warner and Wasserman, Launches Redefine Music Advisors Consultancy [31d]
• Trap Dickey Signs to Top Dawg Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Jay-Z to Perform With the Roots as Headliner for Roots Picnic 2026 [31d]
• Beats and Nike Debut First-Ever Collaboration With Limited-Edition Powerbeats Earbuds [31d]
• ‘Lanterns’ Co-Creator Damon Lindelof Says ‘I Was Sloppy and Careless’ for Claiming ‘Green’ Was Taken Out of Title Because It’s ‘Stupid’: ‘I Made a Dumb Joke’ [31d]
• Bruce LaBruce and ‘Castration Movie’ Director Louise Weard to Be Honored by Italy’s Sicilia Queer Filmfest [31d]
• Heart’s Ann Wilson to Premiere New Documentary, ‘In My Voice,’ With 10-City Screening/Q&A Tour (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ First Look: Tom Holland’s Web-Slinger Saves a Life as New Movie Promises a ‘Rebirth’ [31d]
• Coca-Cola Hopes Beverages Make Splash in ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ [31d]
• Gap Debuts Limited-Edition Coachella Hoodie as Festival’s Exclusive Apparel and Merch Sponsor [31d]
• Zendaya Responds to AI Tom Holland Wedding Photos: ‘Many People Have Been Fooled by Them’ [31d]
• After ‘Weak’ Live Nation-DOJ Settlement, Senator Amy Klobuchar Introduces Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act [31d]
• ‘Hoppers’ Holds No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office as ‘Reminders of Him’ Debuts at No. 2 [31d]
• Linmon Media Unveils 2026–2027 Slate and Microdrama Expansion at FilMart Hong Kong [31d]
• AI, Cross-Border Collaboration and Global Content Strategies Explored at FilMart Forum: ‘As Long as the Story Is Strong, AI Can Support Creators in Connecting With Audiences’ [31d]
• AI, Cross-Border Collaboration and Global Content Strategies Explored at FilMart Forum: ‘As Long as the Story Is Strong, AI Can Support Creators in Connecting With Audiences’ [31d]
• Applause Entertainment, Story TV Team for Premium Microdrama Slate in India (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Malaysia’s FINAS Unveils $76 Million Rebate Renewal at FilMart, Targets Role as Southeast Asia Production Hub [31d]
• Arte President Bruno Patino Issues Industry-Wide Alert: AI Has Now Pushed Us Into a ‘Relationship Economy,’ the Only Way Forward Is ‘Coalition’ [31d]
• Hrithik Roshan’s HRX Films, Prime Video Team for Comedy ‘Mess’ (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Review: The Salesgirls Are Witches in a Depraved Satirical Thriller That’s Like ‘Mean Girls’ Meets ‘The Craft’ Touched with Something Darker [32d]
• Jimmy Kimmel on How the Oscars Are Held in a Mall: ‘Last Night, Barbra Streisand Was This Close to a Hot Topic Store’ [32d]
• Kiki Shepard, ‘Showtime at the Apollo’ Co-Host, Dies at 74 [32d]
• ‘Basic’ SXSW Review: Ashley Park and Leighton Meester Bond Over Toxic Relationship Anxieties in a Charming Rom-Com [32d]
• Jon Stewart Says ‘Opera and Ballet Have Defeated Timothée Chalamet’ After Misty Copeland’s Oscars Performance: ‘No Contest! A Knockout!’ [32d]
• Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke Wraps Short Film in Italy, Talks AI at Asian Film Awards Masterclass [32d]
• ‘The Night Manager’ Chinese-Language Remake Expands Cast [32d]
• Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Smartphone Is the Brand’s Most Intuitive, Future-Thinking Offering Yet [32d]
• Supernatural Horror ‘The Other Side’ Heads to Hong Kong FilMart With Contents Panda (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Hugoeast Reveals FilMart Sales Slate Topped by ‘Shanghai Wonton’ (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• FilMart 2026 Sets the Stage for AI, Short Dramas and Emerging Asian Markets [32d]
• FilMart Celebrates Three Decades of Shaping Asia’s Screen Industry: ‘We Add Value by Helping International Companies Navigate the Regional Market’ [32d]
• Num Kanchai, Weir Sukollawat and Two Popetorn Lead Thai Action-Drama ‘Prasert’ (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• AI-Generated Feature ‘Raphael’ Anchors MBC C&I’s Hong Kong FilMart Slate (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Ji Seung-hyun, Cecilia Choi, Yayan Ruhian’s ‘Bluefish’ Lands Hong Kong, Taiwan Deals With Trinity Media (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Lu Po-Shun Seeks Financing for Feature Debut ‘Will You Still Be My Friend’ at Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum [32d]
• Pae Arak, Weir Sukollawat to Star in Thai Horror Epic ‘Cher’ (EXCLUSIVE) [32d]
• Misty Copeland on Her ‘Sinners’ Oscar Performance After Retirement and Hip Surgery: ‘It Was Such an Honor to Be on That Stage’ [32d]
• 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]