The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Andy Serkis Says Viggo Mortensen is ‘Thrilled’ with Jamie Dornan’s Aragorn Recasting in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ [35d]
• Trump-Backed Governor Candidate Joins Call for Unlimited California Film and TV Incentive [35d]
• Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Hit the Dance Floor on New Single ‘Bring Your Love’ [35d]
• Emmys: Supporting Actress (Limited) — Cailee Spaeny, Linda Cardellini and a ‘Love Story’ Trio Lead Crowded Field [35d]
• Michael Jackson and Jeffrey Epstein: Photos, Testimony and More Reveal Their Ties [35d]
• ‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong to Give Keynote at Banff World Media Festival [35d]
• Adam Scott Says ‘Parks and Recreation’ in the Trump Era Would Be ‘Slightly Different’: America ‘May Have Lost What Was Left of Its Innocence’ [35d]
• ‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ Director’s Oscar Goes Missing After Being Confiscated by TSA [35d]
• Imax Q1 Revenue and Profit Decline Despite Hits Like ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’ [35d]
• Emmys: Supporting Actress (Comedy) — Michelle Pfeiffer Could Crash Both the Drama and Comedy Races This Year [35d]
• Charlie Puth Charms at Inglewood’s Kia Forum for His Biggest Los Angeles Show to Date: Concert Review [35d]
• Apple Easily Beats Wall Street Expectations, Services Revenue Shoots Up 16% to Record $31 Billion [35d]
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers Get Salty Accepting Billboard’s Women of the Year Award, as Ella Langley, Teyana Taylor and Laufey Step Up With Memorable Moments [35d]
• ‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Ian Somerhalder Got Into ‘Eight-Figure’ Debt After Retiring From Acting and Had to Sell Off ‘Houses, Paintings, Cars, Watches, Everything’ [35d]
• LISTEN: Happy Anniversary, Television! Revisiting the Medium’s Launch at the 1939 New York World’s Fair [35d]
• Kamala Harris Calls Trump Administration ‘Corrupt, Incompetent’ and ‘Callous’ While Being Honored by Public Counsel in Los Angeles: ‘We Have to Be Ruthless, Too’ [35d]
• Roku Q1 Sales Pop 22%, Company Breaks Out Results for Advertising and Subscriptions Businesses for First Time [35d]
• In a New ‘Devil Wears Prada’-Themed Ad For Samsung, the AI-Powered Galaxy S26 Ultra Subs In as Miranda’s Assistant [35d]
• Senators Ban Themselves From Prediction Markets as Insider Trading Concerns Grow [35d]
• Gidi Dar’s ‘The Wedding Entertainer’ Sales Rights Acquired by Film Sales Company Ahead of Tribeca Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• Thriller Series ‘Second Lady’ in Development at Amazon From Jessica Sharzer, Kevin Williamson [35d]
• T-Mobile Fiber Delivers Ultra-Fast Home Internet Speeds: Here Are the Best Deals To Shop Online [35d]
• Emmys: Supporting Actress (Drama) — ‘The Pitt’ Could Stack the Field, but Allison Janney and Julianne Nicholson Are Viable Contenders [35d]
• MCU Star Evangeline Lilly Blasts Disney for Marvel Layoffs: ‘Shame on You for Turning Your Back on the People Who’ Gave You ‘Power’ [35d]
• Josh Penn, Producer of ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Launches Serenade, Production Company for Narrative and Documentary Films (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• ‘Off Campus’ Season 2 Adds Phillipa Soo, India Fowler to Cast [35d]
• ‘Flat Earth’ TV Series in the Works at Vice Studios From Debut Novelist Anika Jade Levy (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• Clue Awards Reveal 2026 Nominees; Jeffrey Epstein Survivors to Be Honored and Former ‘Dateline’ Reporter Chris Hansen Will Host (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• Starz Orders Black Rodeo Drama Series Set in Southeast Texas [35d]
• ‘Blair Witch Project’ Reboot Sets New Director as Original Stars Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams Join as Exec Producers [35d]
• American High’s ‘Minimum Wage’ Lands Netflix Series Order (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• ‘Scrubs’ and ‘Shifting Gears’ Renewed at ABC, Rachel Bloom Pilot ‘Do You Want Kids?’ Not Moving Forward [35d]
• FCC Chairman Claims No White House Pressure to Go After ABC Over Kimmel Joke, Trolls Critic Accusing Him of Being a ‘Whole Bitch’ With Meme From ‘Parks and Recreation’ [35d]
• Shareef O’Neal, Entrepreneur, Joins UTA Roster [35d]
• SAG-AFTRA Launches ‘I Am An Actor’ Podcast; First Guests Include Quinta Brunson, Kate Hudson, Mariska Hargitay, Kerry Washington (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• Princess Diana Docuseries Built on Five Hours of Unheard Tapes Set for 2027 [35d]
• ‘Heated Rivalry,’ RuPaul Comedy ‘Stop! That! Train!’ and Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ Top NewFest Lineup (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• ‘Becoming Capa,’ Starring Esther McGregor and Mark Eydelshteyn as Famed War Photographers Gerda Taro and Robert Capa, Launching in Cannes with HanWay (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• Donald Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel Better Get Fired ‘Soon’ by ABC After Melania Widow Joke: ‘People Are Angry’ [35d]
• Netflix’s New Mobile App Has a Vertical Video Feed, but You Still Have to Watch TV Shows and Movies in Landscape Mode [35d]
• David Roberts, ESPN’s Supervisor of News and Top Studio Shows, to Retire [35d]
• Goldie Hawn Wants to End Her Six-Year Acting Break but the Roles Being Offered Are Bad or ‘I Didn’t Think I’d Fit’: ‘I’d Love to Get Material’ That’s Interesting [35d]
• The Veterans Boards Sales on Reed Van Dyk’s ‘Atonement,’ Starring Kenneth Branagh, Ahead of Cannes Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• Alden Ehrenreich and Patrick Ball’s Broadway Bromance: ‘Becky Shaw’ Stars on Playing Dicks, Paying Off Student Loans and More [35d]
• Maisie Williams to Lead London Terror Threat Thriller ‘Ignition,’ WestEnd Boards Sales Ahead of Cannes and Reveals First Look (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ to Close South by Southwest London [35d]
• ‘Office Romance’ Trailer: Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein Have Sexy Chemistry in Netflix’s Romantic Comedy [35d]
• New Unscripted Series ‘The Champion’s Edge with Bonnie Bernstein’ to Focus on Former Female Athletes, Premieres on ABC in May (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• San Sebastián, Goya Best Film Winner ‘Sundays’ Acquired for U.S. Distribution by Outsider Pictures (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• ‘Resident Evil’ Trailer: Zombie Video Game Movie Gets Horrifying New Take by ‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger [35d]
• ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Fortnite’ Unleash Three New Islands, Including a Horror Game Featuring Darth Vader [35d]
• The Rolling Stones Relaunch Rum Brand as Love Letter to Jamaica [35d]
• Frankie Adams, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Rhona Mitra Star in New Zealand Horror ‘Mother Knows Best,’ Essential Film Launching Sales (EXCLUSIVE) [35d]
• Leo Woodall, Clémence Poésy to Lead ‘A Waiter in Paris’ for ‘It’s A Sin’ and ‘The Last of Us’ Director Peter Hoar, Cornerstone Launching in Cannes [35d]
• Olivia Rodrigo Announces Massive ‘Unraveled’ Tour Dates [35d]
• Take-Two Interactive’s Strauss Zelnick on ‘GTA 6’ Jitters, Zynga’s Turnaround and Investing in Original Properties [35d]
• Herman Yau’s ‘We’re Nothing at All’ Lands U.K.-Ireland Release With Trinity CineAsia [36d]
• ‘Resurrection’ Director Bi Gan Reveals His Fourth Feature Film Will ‘Focus on Human Existence’ From a ‘More Minor Perspective’ in Response to AI [36d]
• Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s Pay More Than Tripled in 2025 to a Staggering $165 Million [36d]
• Abel Ferrara, Raika Hazanavicius, Giovanni De Maria Set for Angelica Gallo’s Gritty Feature Debut ‘The Night Burns’ (EXCLUSIVE) [36d]
• ‘Wednesday’ Breakout Evie Templeton Joins Cannes-Premiering Gothic Thriller ‘Victorian Psycho’ (EXCLUSIVE) [36d]
• ‘MasterChef Asia’ Returns After Decade-Long Hiatus, With Warner Bros. Discovery and CreAsia Studio Producing New Series in Macao (EXCLUSIVE) [36d]
• Green Day Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Nimrods’ Starring Mckenna Grace Heading to Cannes Market With Palisades Park (EXCLUSIVE) [36d]
• Jack Lowden Plays a Right-Wing, Anti-Immigration Politician in ‘Vote Gavin Lyle,’ Aneil Karia’s Satirical Short About U.K. Politics (EXCLUSIVE) [36d]
• ITV Sets Soccer Doc ‘Terry Butcher: Invisible Wounds’ About Former England Football Captain (EXCLUSIVE) [36d]
• Netflix Reboots ‘Man on Fire’ With a Thrilling Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Performance: TV Review [36d]
• Suspense Thriller ‘Safe,’ From Director of Netflix Hit ‘Prey,’ Picked Up by Reinvent Yellow Sales (EXCLUSIVE) [36d]
• Cortis and Airbnb Color Outside the Lines With Immersive Seoul Hideout [36d]
• David Allan Coe, Controversial Country Star Who Sang ‘The Ride’ and ‘You Never Even Called Me By My Name,’ Dies at 86 [36d]
• ‘The Apprentice’ Reboot With Donald Trump Jr. as Host Reportedly Under Early Discussion at Amazon [36d]
• ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’: Anne Hathaway and Conrad Ricamora Joke Around in Set Photos After His Roommate Role Got Cut From Sequel [36d]
• Ving Rhames ‘On His Way Home’ and ‘Cracking Jokes’ After Collapsing in Restaurant [36d]
• AMC Sees Second Chance to Win Ad Dollars for First Views of Long-Lasting Series [36d]
• AMC Has No Big-League Deals, But Media Company Still Wants to Slide Into Sports [36d]
• Some of AMC’s Biggest Spectacles, Like A Vampire Lestat Concert, Won’t Take Place on TV Screens [36d]