The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Directable AI Set to Disrupt Film and TV Biz: ‘It’s Going to Help Small Film Industries in Asia Compete’ [31d]
• As War Drives Viewers to Streaming, Pakistan’s Begin Platform Expands Content Slate and Eyes South Asian Growth (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Nippon TV’s ‘Tokyo Miko Ninja’ Shows What Human-AI Co-Creation Looks Like in Practice (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Sakha Filmmakers Make First Coordinated Industry Push at Hong Kong FilMart With 20-Project Slate [31d]
• Hong Kong’s First Multi-Sensory XR Film Announced at Filmart (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• ‘Invincible’ Bosses Explain Those Young Nolan Flashbacks and Eve’s Big Reveal in Season 4 Premiere: ‘That’s Going to Be Heightening Things Moving Forward’ [31d]
• Bravo Hits Pause on ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’ Amid Low Ratings [31d]
• James Ransone’s ‘Sinister’ and ‘Black Phone’ Director Says the ‘Oscars In Memoriam Ignored Him but I Cannot’ After Late Actor Excluded: ‘He Is Dearly Missed’ [31d]
• Netflix Execs ‘Laughed’ at Claim the Streamer Demands Movies and TV Shows Restate Plot Points for Viewers: ‘There’s No Such Principle’ [31d]
• Lorde Reveals She’s Now an Independent Artist After Her Contract With Universal Expired Last Year [31d]
• ‘Rockford Files’ NBC Reboot Pilot Casts Felix Solis [31d]
• Universal Music’s Lucian Grainge Explains His Excitement for AI in Fireside Chat at Nvidia Conference [31d]
• Variety Launches Inaugural ‘TV Week,’ a Curated Series of Invite-Only Emmy Season Events [31d]
• Kid Rock Says Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Diss Mocking Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Was ‘Not a Very Good’ Joke [31d]
• Senator Raises Questions About Reported $10 Billion Payment to Trump Administration for TikTok U.S. Deal, Including Whether President Requested Any Compensation for Himself [31d]
• Mary Shalaby Joins Jake Johnson and Keith David in NBC Comedy Pilot From Dan Goor, Luke Del Tredici (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Choreographer Lorin Latarro on Modernizing ‘Chess,’ Empowering Her Female Ensemble During ‘One Night in Bangkok’ and the Dance Move that Took Six Hours of Prep [31d]
• Jay-Z to Celebrate ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint’ Anniversaries With Back-to-Back Yankee Stadium Concerts [31d]
• Skyfire Environmental Film Fest Sets Inaugural Lineup With Docs Backed by Woody Harrelson, Nick Offerman (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Sienna Spiro Charts Her Path to Becoming Pop’s Buzziest New Star: ‘Music Is the Only Thing That Makes Sense to Me’ [31d]
• ‘SNL’ Launches Short-Form Series ‘The Rundown’; Colin Jost Picks a Favorite Cold Open in First Episode [31d]
• Sky Unveil New Dramas, Acquisitions at Preview Event [31d]
• ‘Scary Movie’ Star Jon Abrahams, Horror Mainstays Felissa Rose and Lew Temple to Headline Psychological Thriller ‘Fractured’ (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Jason Bateman Directing Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson in Netflix’s ‘The Cackling of the Dodos’ [31d]
• ‘Emily in Paris’ Creator Darren Star, David Schulner Set Netflix Rom-Com Series ‘Uncorked’ [31d]
• Martin Scorsese to Host Special Easter Episode of ‘The Saints’ on the Virgin Mary [31d]
• ‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Netflix Series Casts Maxwell Jenkins as Fred, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy [31d]
• Gabriel Iglesias and Jo Koy on Why They Teamed Up for a SoFi Stadium Stand-Up Mega-Show [31d]
• Toyota Takes Starring Role in Fox’s ‘Baywatch’ Via Ad Pact That Revs Car Cameos on Broadcast TV (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• LISTEN: Zendaya Dresses to Impress; Tim Heidecker’s ‘On Cinema at the Cinema’ Hits the Road [31d]
• Disney CEO Changeover: Josh D’Amaro Says Disney+ Will Be ‘Digital Centerpiece’ for Growth as Bob Iger Delivers Farewell Address: ‘It Has Meant More to Me Than I Can Say’ [31d]
• ‘Incredibles 3,’ ‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ Set 2028 Release Dates [31d]
• Global Record Revenues Grow to $31.7 Billion in Eleventh Year of Gains [31d]
• Inside Chloé Zhao’s Failed ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot — and Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Shockingly Small Screen Time (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Why Are ‘Dune: Part Three’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Opening in Theaters on the Same Day? [31d]
• ‘American Gladiators’ Sets Prime Video Release Date, Drops Key Art [31d]
• Takeaways From Variety’s True Crime Summit at SXSW 2026 With Natalie Morales, MrBallen and More [31d]
• Daniel Brühl Signs With CAA and United Agents (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• ‘They Will Kill You’ Review: A Fiery Revenge Farce Crashes and Burns [31d]
• Hayley Williams, Geese, Clipse Lead 2026 Libera Indie Awards Nominees [31d]
• Disney and Marc Jacobs Team Up on ‘Mickey & Friends’ Tennis Collection [31d]
• ‘Tamron Hall’ Renewed in Daytime as Competition Thins Out, Reveals Season 8 Tagline: ‘Let’s Keep Talking’ (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Sheng Wang’s Netflix Special ‘Purple’ Sets April Premiere Date, Drops Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• ‘The Fabelmans’ Breakout Gabriel LaBelle to Star in Darkly Comic Thriller ‘Not Safe for Life’ (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• ‘Cross’ Renewed for Season 3 at Amazon Prime Video [31d]
• Josh D’Amaro, on His First Day as Disney CEO, Tells Employees ‘Creative Excellence Will Remain Our North Star’ [31d]
• Kristen Stewart to Preside Over Biarritz Nouvelles Vagues Festival in France [31d]
• Embassy Studios Opens Creative Production Complex in Midtown Manhattan [31d]
• Live Nation Employee Says He Regrets Calling Customers ‘So Stupid’ as Antitrust Trial Continues [31d]
• Sara Dosa, Director of Oscar-Nominated ‘Fire of Love,’ on Follow-Up ‘Time and Water’: ‘It’s a Love Letter to Iceland and to Glaciers’ [31d]
• Rebecca Ferguson Only Has ‘One Scene’ in ‘Dune 3’: ‘There’s a Lot of FOMO’ but ‘This Is Just What It Is’ [31d]
• WME Laying Off 30 Staffers, 3% of Headcount, After Going Private Last Year: ‘Our Industry Is Undergoing Profound Change’ [31d]
• Rapper Mystikal Pleads Guilty to Third-Degree Rape, Faces 20 Years in Prison [31d]
• Matthias Schoenaerts, Makita Samba and Marton Csokas Join Halle Berry in Ellie Foumbi’s Erotic Paris-Set Drama ‘Fleur’ [31d]
• ‘I Wasn’t Trying to Kill Hannah Montana Off’: Miley Cyrus on ‘Reclaiming’ the Disney Icon After 20 Years, Getting Sober and Reuniting With Dad Billy Ray [31d]
• California Awards $296 Million in TV Tax Credits, Expands to Animated and Competition Shows [31d]
• Peter Thiel Sparks Vatican Ire With Antichrist Lectures in Rome [31d]
• Maya Hawke, KJ Apa Star in Shakespeare-Inspired Rom-Com ‘The Summer Oath’ From Audible [31d]
• Xbox’s ‘Starfield’ to Launch on PlayStation 5 in April (Gaming News Roundup) [31d]
• Mia McKenna-Bruce and Natalie Dormer Bring a Royal-Adjacent Murder to Life in Britbox’s Sensationalized ‘The Lady’: TV Review [31d]
• MS NOW Shake-Up: Ali Velshi Seizes ’11th Hour,’ ‘Morning Joe’ Cedes 9 A.M., Ana Cabrera Slides in Daytime Overhaul [31d]
• Ina Garten’s ‘Be My Guest’ Sets Season 8 Release Date and Lineup, Including Allison Janney and Hoda Kotb (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie — First Look (EXCLUSIVE) [31d]
• Michaela Coel to Remake Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Martial Arts Film ‘Bloodsport’ for A24 [31d]
• Zach Galifianakis to Host Netflix Show About Gardening [31d]
• BTS to Appear in Back-to-Back Episodes of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ [31d]
• VideoAmp Adds Data From SiriusXM, National CineMedia to Audience Planning Tool [31d]
• Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara’s Murder Thriller ‘Imperfect Women’ Is Enthralling: TV Review [31d]
• Amy Poehler, ‘Reservation Dogs’ Creator Sterlin Harjo, PBS Kids to Receive Peabody Award Honors [31d]