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]