The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Teletubbies Dance for LGBTQ+ Rights at Canva Beach Pride Party at Cannes Lions [27d]
• ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Bosses on Cutting Sandbending, ‘The Drill’ Episode and Other Season 2 Changes: ‘There’s Only So Much We Can Fit’ [27d]
• Phoebe Bridgers Goes Renaissance Faire Role-Playing in the Video for ‘Lost Boys,’ Her First Solo Single in Four Years [27d]
• From ‘Toy Story 5’ Finds to Back-to-School Gear, These Are the Best Amazon Prime Deals for Kids and Babies [27d]
• ‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette Helps Sombr Fight Off Insecurity in Romantic ‘My Body Isn’t Ready’ Music Video [27d]
• Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Dionne Warwick and More to Participate in Clive Davis’ Funeral [27d]
• Tim Ryan, Former Variety Honolulu Correspondent, Dies at 80 [27d]
• ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Debuts With 21.5 Million Viewers in Three Days, Down Slightly From Season 2 [27d]
• ‘The Wolf King’ Romantic Fantasy Books in the Works as a Starz Series [27d]
• Adam McKay Reveals Axed ‘Talladega Nights 2’ Plot and Says Will Ferrell Split ‘Is a Shame’: ‘I’m Open to the Idea’ of Working Together Again After 2019 Breakup [27d]
• NBC News’ Chief Digital Officer Chris Berend to Exit [27d]
• HorrorHound Launches Genre Streaming Service; Festival Hit ‘The Babysitter Murders: Timing’s Off’ Among First Titles (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• ‘Aquamarine’ TV Series From ‘Bold Type’ Creator Gets Disney Pilot Order, Emma Roberts to Guest Star [27d]
• ‘Far Cry’ FX Series Casts Lizzy Caplan Alongside Rob Mac [27d]
• Xbox Hikes X and S Consoles Price by More Than $100, Discontinues 2 TB Model [27d]
• Suno Launches ‘Spark,’ New Incubator Program for Independent Artists [27d]
• Keanu Reeves-Voiced Stop-Motion Samurai Animation ‘Hidari’ Steals the Show at Annecy: ‘Imagine ‘John Wick’ Set in Feudal Japan and Performed by Wooden Puppets on Steroids’ [27d]
• ‘Shrek’ Spinoff ‘Donkey’ Sets 2028 Release Date [27d]
• Out in Hollywood Reveals 2026 Out Loud List of Best Un-Produced Queer TV Pilots [27d]
• François Arnaud, David Corenswet and Yvonne Strahovski Starring in Broadway Revival of ‘Three Days of Rain’ [27d]
• François Arnaud, David Corenswet and Yvonne Strahovski Starring in Broadway Revival of ‘Three Days of Rain’ [27d]
• Digital Domain Appoints Patrick Davenport as Executive Vice President of Operations (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Rhiannon Giddens Previews New Album, ‘Hope Is the Thing With Feathers’: ‘It’s a Punctuation Point’ to ’20 Years of Me Being a Roots and Americana Artist’ [27d]
• Leanne Morgan on Stand-Up Advice She Received From Jerry Seinfeld and Nearly Walking Away From Her Sitcom: ‘I’m Stronger Than I Ever Thought I Was’ [27d]
• Music Industry Moves: Xavi Signs With Universal Publishing; Ellie Goulding Returns to WME; UTA Inks Top Filipino Group SB19 [27d]
• Amazon Brings Back Its $299 iPad Deal for Prime Day [27d]
• Sean Hannity Gives Health Update to Explain ‘Puffy Face and Raspy Voice’ After Viewers Express Concern [27d]
• ‘Common Side Effects’ Team Unveils Stunning First Footage from Second Season [27d]
• ‘The Paper’ Sets Season 2 Guest Stars Including Jon Lovitz and Andy Richter (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• After ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Cameo, Fox McCloud’s Big Year Continues With ‘Star Fox’ Remake on Switch 2 [27d]
• NBC Renews ‘The Americas’ For Season 2, Tom Hanks Returning as Narrator [27d]
• Prime Video France Unveils New Creator-Led Format ‘Mascarade,’ Joel Dicker Adaptation ‘Animal Sauvage’ Starring Noémie Merlant; Audrey Diwan’s ‘Paris 18’ (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Taylor Swift Wedding: Police Confirm They’ve Been Warned About Influx of Fans for Travis Kelce Nuptials at Madison Square Garden [27d]
• Taiwan Brings a Whole Lot of Music – And a Magical Food Truck – to Annecy: ‘We Need to Work Harder to Make Our Characters Go Global’ [27d]
• ‘Hannah Montana’ Star Mitchel Musso Turned Down 20th Anniversary Special and Says It Should’ve Been a Reunion Episode Instead: ‘It Wasn’t the Right Thing’ [27d]
• Cannes Lions: Movers and Shakers Tackle Trends in Marketing, AI, Advertising, Content and Ranch Dressing [27d]
• Wonder Project Greenlights Two Seasons of ‘Fluff Piece’ in Move Into Kids’ Programming (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• James Gray’s Cannes Title ‘Paper Tiger,’ Starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, Gets November Release Date From Neon [27d]
• Jay-Z Documentary Series Set at HBO [27d]
• Prosecutors Drop Harvey Weinstein Rape Charge After Two Juries Deadlocked [27d]
• ‘Coffin Confessor’ TV Series in the Works at Fifth Season, Based on True Story of Man Paid to Crash Funerals and Reveal Secrets of the Dead (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Adobe Acquires AI Image and Video Enhancement Company Topaz Labs [27d]
• Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Overseas: EU Likely to Give Go-Ahead, but Another Hurdle Looms in the U.K. [27d]
• Disney+ Lands See-Saw’s Hugo Weaving Legal Drama ‘The Great White’ for the U.K. From Mediawan Rights (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Will.i.am Says ‘Now Is the Time for the Dreamer’ Because ‘AI Is Not Doing Imagination Yet’ [27d]
• ‘Billy Elliot’ Reveals Four Leads for West End Revival and U.K. National Tour as Original Star Liam Mower Returns [27d]
• Prime Day Blu-ray Deals Include 50% Discounts on Dozens of Films and Boxed Sets: ‘Boogie Nights, ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘The Sopranos’ and More [27d]
• Wilmer Valderrama‘s WV Entertainment Launches Social Media Marketing Company WV Social House (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• ‘Robert Richardson: The White Devil’ Debuts Trailer as B-Rated Boards Documentary About Tarantino, Scorsese, Stone Cinematographer [28d]
• Nearly 1,000 Actors, Agents and More Sign Open Letter Against ‘Major Studio’ Demanding Child Actors Allow Their Voices to Be Used for AI [28d]
• ‘Evangelion’ Studio Khara and SlowCurve Board ‘Baahubali: The Eternal War’ (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• ‘Harry Potter’ Movies to Air on MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Network for the First Time [28d]
• Blood, Sweat & Tears Singer David Clayton-Thomas Dies at 84 [28d]
• ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Review: Boys Will Still Be Boys, but Only Just, in an Amusing, Somewhat Wistful Farewell [28d]
• ‘Jet Lag: The Game’ Season 19 to Premiere at Picturehouse Cinemas in London (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• ‘The Hawk’ Trailer: Will Ferrell Stars as a Washed-Up Golf Pro in New Netflix Comedy Series [28d]
• Massive Joy Division Boxed Set of Concert Recordings Due in September [28d]
• EBU Re-Elects President Delphine Ernotte Cunci, Vice-President Cilla Benkö for New Two-Year Mandate [28d]
• ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Trailer: Daisy Edgar-Jones Stars in New Adaptation of Jane Austen Classic [28d]
• ‘Absolute Batman,’ ‘Krypto,’ Anime DC Series ‘Joker: Laugh Riot’ Unveiled at First DC Studios, Warner Bros. Animation Joint Annecy Showcase [28d]
• LISTEN: ‘Abbott Elementary’ Exec Producer Justin Halpern Juggles Multiple Series and His Debut Novel [28d]
• Daniele Luchetti Sets New Film ‘Your Little Matter,’ Starring Tecla Insolia as an Orphan Looking for Her Birth Mother (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• Genndy Tartakovsky Sets ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Series with Cartoon Network Studios and Prime Video [28d]
• Ajay Devgn Sets Action Comeback With ‘Chauhaan,’ From Jio Studios and Colour Yellow [28d]
• Tubi to Provide Creatorverse Lineup to Amazon’s Fire TV (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• Ricky Gervais Talks Netflix’s ‘Alley Cats’ as Annecy Sings Him ‘Happy Birthday’: ‘I Hope You Like Cats. And Swearing’ [28d]
• Virginie Efira to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival [28d]
• ‘Dept. Q’ Season 2 Adds Aisling Franciosi, Greg Wise and More to Cast as Production Starts in Scotland [28d]
• Genre-Bending Stories, Trailblazing Co-Productions Head Annecy’s MIFA Feature Pitches [28d]
• Anthony Boyle, Sam Claflin, Tom Hollander and Josh Finan Among Ensemble Joining Keira Knightley and Alicia Vikander in Dark Comedy ‘The Worst’ (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• Comcast-Owned Sky Agrees on Terms to Buy ITV’s Broadcast and Streaming Unit (Report) [28d]
• Mubi to Publish Lost ‘Faust’ Bible on Centenary of F.W. Murnau’s Silent Cinema Classic (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• ACM Honors Event Sets Kacey Musgraves, Ella Langley, Leslie Fram and Other Country Heavyweights for Special Awards [28d]
• ’Baahubali’ Animated Feature Director, Producer on Taking Indian Cinema Global and Bringing Indian Audiences to Animation [28d]
• Power, Discrimination, Difference, Motherhood and Rural Diaspora Brought Into Focus at Women in Animation from Spain [28d]
• Lionel Richie Cuts Set Short After Falling Ill During Opening Night of Tour in Minnesota [28d]
• Fellini Forever: Italian Global Series Festival Honors Rimini’s Favorite Son [28d]
• ‘Star Trek’ Celebrates 60th Anniversary With Italian Global Series Festival Spotlight [28d]
• Anshuman Jha’s First Ray Films Boards Animated Feature ‘Error#404,’ Selected for MIFA at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• Acclaimed Bengali Drama ‘Pinjar’ Lands International Deal, Girls’ Education Initiative (EXCLUSIVE) [28d]
• ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Star Ella Bruccoleri on Playing a Regency Wallflower, Mary’s Romance with Tom and a Possible Season 2 [28d]
• Zendaya Wears $35 Spider-Man T-Shirt to ‘Brand New Day’ Fan Event in Paris: ‘Style Doesn’t Always Have to Cost a Fortune’ [28d]
• Millie Bobby Brown Speaks Out on Knowing Eleven’s Fate and Making Amends With ‘Stranger Things’ Cast After the Show Ended: ‘I’m Sorry If I Ever Upset You’ [28d]