The Brutalist Report

Variety

• AI Impact Drama ‘Humans in the Loop’ Lands U.S. Theatrical Release and Netflix Pact, Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Michael Greene Artists Agency Set to Open Offices in Malibu and New York City [26d]
• Gayle King Expected to Depart as ‘CBS Mornings’ Anchor Amid CBS News Overhaul (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Cameron Crowe on ‘The Uncool,’ a Memoir of His Teen Rock Journalist Years, and How Patti Smith Inspired Its Prose — Also: What to Expect From His Joni Biopic [26d]
• Inside the Power of Women 2025 Gift Bag [26d]
• ‘Father’ Review: A Devastating Study in Guilt and Grief Is Anchored by an Earth-Shattering Performance [26d]
• Apple Services Revenue Increases 15% to Hit New Record in September Quarter, iPhone Sales Short of Forecasts but Cook Promises Year-End Boom [26d]
• ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Hits 5.7 Million Viewers in Three Days, No. 3 HBO Max Premiere Ever [26d]
• ‘St. Denis Medical’ Season 2 Casts Adam Rippon, Paul Scheer, Wayne Knight, Jessica Lowe, Jared Goldstein (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• NASA Refutes Kim Kardashian’s Fake Moon Landing Conspiracy: ‘Yes, We’ve Been to the Moon Six Times’ [26d]
• Netflix Approves 10-for-1 Stock Split to Make Shares ‘More Accessible’ to Employees Participating in Stock Options Program [26d]
• Amazon Sales Rise 13% to $180 Billion in Q3, AWS Revenue Jumps 20% [26d]
• ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Hits $100 Million Globally [26d]
• Roku Q3 Earnings Beat the Street, as Revenue Rises 14% and Operating Income Turns Positive For First Time Since 2021 [26d]
• LISTEN: Profits or Bust — What to Expect for Media and Entertainment in Q4 and Beyond [26d]
• Charlie Sheen Says Tom Cruise’s ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ Casting Was a ‘Betrayal’ by Oliver Stone, but ‘I’m Not Going to Talk S— About’ Cruise: ‘He Should’ve Won the Oscar’ [26d]
• ‘Rust’ Gun Supplier Sues Alec Baldwin: ‘I Have Been the Scapegoat’ [26d]
• Amy Pascal to Receive Producers Guild’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award [26d]
• ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ With Amanda Seyfried Submits for Comedy/Musical at Golden Globes, Confirms Two Original Songs for Oscar Season (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Major Free ‘Animal Crossing’ Expansion, Switch 2 Version Coming in January (Gaming News Roundup) [26d]
• Hulu Orders ‘Southern Bastards’ Pilot From Bill Dubuque, Nia DaCosta, Matt Olmstead [26d]
• ‘Adults’ Renewed for Season 2 at FX [26d]
• Rosalía Says ‘Euphoria’s’ Sam Levinson Cried Hearing Her New Album, Admits She Almost Had a ‘Breakdown’ Balancing Filming and Recording [26d]
• ‘Heretic’ Star Chloe East Joins Hulu’s ‘Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos’ Adaptation From Greg Berlanti [26d]
• Megadeth’s Final Album to Include New Version of Metallica Classic ‘Ride the Lightning’ [26d]
• Taylor Sheridan, Peter Berg Team on ‘Call of Duty’ Movie for Paramount [26d]
• Kaitlin Butts Signs With Republic Records, Following Breakout Viral Success of ‘You Ain’t Gotta Die (to Be Dead to Me)’ (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• ‘Talk to Me’ 3D Spinoff Series Set From Philippou Brothers, Meta and XRTV (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• ‘King of the Hill’ Renewed for Season 16 and 17 at Hulu [26d]
• Bleecker Street Launches Crosswalk, Distribution Division for Event Cinema (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• ‘The View’: Marjorie Taylor Greene to Appear as a Guest on Election Day [26d]
• NBA Approves Mark Walter’s $10 Billion Deal for L.A. Lakers [26d]
• Veteran Entertainment Attorney Sean Monroe Joins Greenberg Traurig as a Shareholder (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• ‘Spartacus: The House of Ashur’ Trailer: Gladiator Gore, Roman Romance and a Sexy Caesar [26d]
• ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’-Magic: The Gathering Collaboration Set Unveils Seven New Cards: Zuko, Iroh and More (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Floyd Roger Myers Jr., Who Played Young Will Smith on ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ Dies at 42 [26d]
• Ben Winston to Produce 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Iliza Shlesinger Starring in Romantic Dramedy ‘Chasing Summer’ With Megan Mullally, Lola Tung and More (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• New Paramount TV Studios Chief Matt Thunell Sets Leadership Team Amid Sweeping Layoffs [26d]
• Watch ‘The Simpsons’ Guest Star Matthew Modine, Channeling His ‘Stranger Things’ Character, Diagnose Bart as a ‘Psycho’ in Sunday’s Episode (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Creator Shinichiro Watanabe, ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Producer Justin Leach to Headline Japan Society’s Foreign Exchange Series (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Mubi Acquires Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The New Years’ for North America, Latin America, the U.K., Australia and Beyond (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• ‘Furiosa’ Breakout Alyla Browne to Star in Australian Psychological Horror ‘From Below,’ Cornerstone Selling at AFM [26d]
• ‘Conjuring’ Prequel Movie in the Works After ‘Last Rites’ Breaks Franchise Box Office Records [26d]
• How Afrobeats Star Burna Boy Is Taking Pan-African Cinema to the Next Level by Supporting Revenge Thriller ‘3 Cold Dishes’ [26d]
• Universal Music Settles Udio Lawsuit, Partners With Stability AI to Develop ‘Next-Generation Music Creation Tools’ [26d]
• Ashley Flowers’ ‘Crime Junkie’ Podcast Company Inks $150 Million Multiyear Pact With Fox Corp.’s Tubi in Exit From SiriusXM [26d]
• Sydney Sweeney, Kate Hudson, Sharon Stone, Nicole Scherzinger and More Celeb Red Carpet Pics From Variety’s Power of Women 2025 [26d]
• Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Saints’ Season 2 Sets Fox Nation Premiere Date; Francesca Scorsese to Direct Episode [26d]
• Comcast Co-CEO Says ‘The Bar Is Very High’ for M&A Deals but ‘Expect Us to Look at Things’ [26d]
• Morgan Wallen Announces ‘Still the Problem’ Stadium Tour Dates for 2026 [26d]
• ‘Scream 7’ Trailer: Neve Campbell Brings Sidney Prescott Back to Face Off Against a Grisly Ghostface [26d]
• ‘Stranger Things 5’ Trailer: The Upside Down Strikes Back as Vecna Invades the Real World [26d]
• Kylie Kelce to Launch ‘FAFO’ (F— Around and Find Out) Limited Series on YouTube as Spinoff of Her ‘Not Gonna Lie’ Podcast [26d]
• ‘The Southern Chronicles’ Review: Winning Coming-of-Age Tale Unfolds Amid Lithuania’s Post-Soviet Growing Pains [26d]
• Rachel Sennott’s HBO Vehicle ‘I Love L.A.’ Channels Internet Fame’s Empty Nihilism a Little Too Well: TV Review [26d]
• Japan’s Anime Market Hits Record $25 Billion, Driven by Global Boom, AJA Report Finds [27d]
• ‘The Witcher’ Season 4 Is an Upgrade as Liam Hemsworth Takes Over From Henry Cavill: TV Review [27d]
• ‘One Piece’ Producer Tetsu Fujimura Says Japan’s IP Wave Is Going Global [27d]
• ‘When Women Thrive, the Community Thrives’: Inside Variety’s Power of Women Event Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Sydney Sweeney, Kate Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger and Wanda Sykes [27d]
• Wanda Sykes Loves Hiring Women Over Men: ‘And If She’s a Black Woman, You Got the Job’ [27d]
• Aly Raisman on the Power of People and Pets in Variety Courage Award Acceptance Speech: ‘Hope Grows When Communities Show Up’ [27d]
• Sharon Stone Defends Sydney Sweeney After Jeans Ad Controversy: ‘It’s Okay to Use What Your Mama Gave You’ [27d]
• Ramsey Naito Exiting as Paramount Animation’s President (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Sydney Sweeney Says Wrapping ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Will Be ‘Bittersweet’ and ‘Emotional’: ‘It’s Been My Entire Twenties’ [27d]
• ‘Alien: Earth’ Exec Touts Thailand’s 30% Film Incentive, Asia Hub Status at Tokyo Fest [27d]
• ‘Kokuho’ Team on Bringing Kabuki Theater to a Younger Generation: ‘It’s a Movie About Art, Two Actors and the Life of Actors’ [27d]
• Disney and YouTube Settle Lawsuit Over Poaching of Exec Justin Connolly [27d]
• ‘Hello Kitty’ Movie Sets July 2028 Release Date From Warner Bros. [27d]