The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Cate Blanchett Co-Founds RSL Media, a Non-Profit to Address Consent Around AI Usage [23d]
• ‘The Pitt’ Seeks to Overturn ‘Baseless’ ‘ER’ Knock-Off Claims in Appeal [23d]
• SAG-AFTRA Deal Stirs Concerns on Artificial Intelligence and Pensions [23d]
• ‘VisionQuest’ Gets Fall Release Date on Disney+ [23d]
• Jimmy Kimmel Explains How He Survived Suspension in Upfronts Monologue: ‘In Order for ABC to Pull You Off the Air, You Have to Throw a Chair at Your Mormon Boyfriend’ [23d]
• Disney’s 2026 Upfront Goes All in on Savannah Bananas, Billie Jean King and ‘American Horror Story’ [23d]
• Culver City Sweetens its Production Incentives Package to Draw More TV and Film Shoots [23d]
• Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Photos [23d]
• Grammy Awards Set Nominations and Telecast Date for 2027 Move to ABC and Hulu [23d]
• Shatara Michelle Ford’s ‘Dreams in Nightmares’ Sets Summer Theatrical Release [23d]
• ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Casts ‘Love Story’ Star Paul Anthony Kelly [23d]
• ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Sets Disney+ Release Date [23d]
• Jack Douglas, Producer for John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and More, Dies at 80 [23d]
• ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Adds Savannah Bananas Player; Disney+ to Stream Live Banana Bowl Game [23d]
• Persol and Brooklyn Bridge Park Partner on Free Outdoor Film Series, ‘Movies With a View’ [23d]
• ‘Off Campus’ Star Ella Bright on Her Attention-Getting Role as Hannah Wells and the Post-‘Heated Rivalry’ Hockey Romance Takeover [23d]
• Betty Gilpin, Alec Baldwin, David Costabile Join Oscar Isaac in Netflix Las Vegas Series ‘The Roman’ [23d]
• ‘Swapped’ Hits 38.7 Million Views in Seven Days, Netflix’s Best-Ever Single-Week Viewership for an Animated Movie [23d]
• LISTEN: Tech Talk, Streaming, Sports and Reboots Dominate Day 1 of Upfronts; NBCUniversal’s Liz Jenkins on Risk-Taking Amid Disruption [23d]
• Robert Irwin Outruns a Stamped of Inflatable Crocodiles in New Columbia Sportswear Campaign [23d]
• Guillermo Del Toro Lectures, Marilyn Monroe Screening Series and VistaVision Prints Join Academy Museum’s Summer Programming Slate – Film News in Brief [23d]
• Hayden Panettiere Opens Up About Sexuality, Addiction and Postpartum Depression in New Memoir ‘This Is Me: A Reckoning’ [23d]
• Rebecca Yarros’ ‘Empyrean’ Box Set Goes on Sale Online on Heels of ‘Fourth Wing’ Adaptation News [23d]
• Harrison Ford Didn’t Know He Was Humming ‘Indiana Jones’ Theme Song in ‘Shrinking’: ‘I Just Thought It Was Some Familiar Thing’ [23d]
• Peter Jackson Gets Palme d’Or From Elijah Wood at Cannes as Director Credits Festival for Saving ‘Lord of the Rings’: ‘It Was a Huge Gamble’ [23d]
• Jimmy Fallon to Go Dark on Night of Stephen Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show,’ Joining Jimmy Kimmel in Show of Solidarity [23d]
• Marshall’s New Jimi Hendrix Collection Includes Bluetooth Speaker and Half Stack Amp Redesigned in Psychedelic ’60s Palette [23d]
• NBC’s Peacock Logo Turns 40: How the Network Landed on the Iconic Design [23d]
• Paramount Skydance Defends WBD Merger by Arguing That Neither Paramount+ nor HBO Max Could ‘Catch Up’ to Netflix, Disney or Amazon on Their Own [23d]
• Cinerama Dome Moves One Step Closer to Opening After L.A. City Planning Approves Alcohol Permit [23d]
• Secuoya Studios Taps José María Caro as Chief Content Officer to Boost Creative Strategy [23d]
• ‘Hamilton’ Gets First 4K Blu-ray Release in New Collector’s Edition [23d]
• Delroy Lindo to Be Honored at 2026 Legal Defense Fund National Equal Justice Awards Dinner Hosted by Leslie Odom Jr. (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Man Accused of Stealing Beyoncé Unreleased Music Pleads Guilty in Theft Case, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison [23d]
• Paul McCartney Turned Down His Own Netflix Roast (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Cannes Kicks Off With Peter Jackson Tribute, Jane Fonda and James Franco Returning From Cancellation [23d]
• Netflix’s ‘His & Hers’ the Most-Watched Show So Far in 2026; ABC Touts ‘High Potential’ As Tops in 18-49 This Broadcast Season [23d]
• Seth MacFarlane Lands on Emmy Ballot Six Times as Peacock Mounts 19-Category ‘Ted’ Push, With Brennan Lee Mulligan in Guest Comedy (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Mia McKenna-Bruce Joins Anthony Hopkins and Charlotte Rampling in ‘The Species’ (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Laika and The Gotham Film & Media Institute Reveal Inaugural Fellows for Animation Accelerator Program (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Nurse John Sets North American Tour (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ABC Fall 2026 Schedule: ‘High Potential’ Moves to Midseason In Surprise Shift; ‘Scrubs’ Gets Fall Slot [23d]
• Madonna to Premiere ‘Confessions II’ Visual Film at Tribeca Festival [23d]
• ‘Harry Potter Meets MBTI’ Franchise ‘Solis Ark Academy’ Leads AI Studio Storyverse Into Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘Doctor Dolittle: King of the Wild’ Begins Production Under Sycamore Studios and Reel FX Animation (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Struts to Second Week Victory at U.K. and Ireland Box Office [23d]
• Maizen’s Hit YouTube Gaming Characters JJ & Mikey Expand Into TV Series, Books and Toys in New Pocket.watch Franchise Deal (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Spanish-Language Super Bowl, Formula 1, Mr. Beast Partnership All Part of Univision Sports Schedule [23d]
• Don Francisco Charts Return to Univision [23d]
• Rod Stewart Praises King Charles for Putting ‘That Little Ratbag’ Trump ‘In His Place’ [23d]
• Ainsley Rossitto Named Head of Podcasts at Beehiiv [23d]
• Demi Moore Says Hollywood Must ‘Find Ways’ to Work With AI but Is ‘Probably Not’ Doing Enough Regulation: ‘To Fight It Is to Fight’ a ‘Battle We Will Lose’ [23d]
• ‘Up to No Good’ First Look: Glenn Close Turns Elderly Killer in Channel 4 Drama as Richard E. Grant Among Names Rounding Out Cast (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• FLO on Inspiration Behind Upcoming Album ‘Therapy at the Club’: ‘We’re Very Big On Female Pop and R&B’ [23d]
• EBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Takeover Bid: ‘Your Proposal Is Neither Credible nor Attractive’ [23d]
• Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ Director Mohamed Diab Talks Upcoming Arab Blockbuster ‘Asad’ With Superstar Mohamed Ramadan Who ‘Gave It His All’ (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Dolphin Launches Publishing Imprint With Copper Books for Talent Across 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media and More (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘Fatherland’ Producer Our Films And Paris-Based Entourage Ventures Forge Pact On Titles They Produce in Tandem with Mubi [23d]
• Spotify Launches ‘Party of the Year’ Campaign for Users to Revisit Listening Habits [23d]
• Rex Reed, Sharp-Witted Critic and Journalist Who Often Courted Controversy, Dies at 87 [23d]
• Cannes Market Hot List: New Movies From Matthew McConaughey, Jason Statham, Rachel Zegler and More Aim to Spark Bidding Wars [23d]
• Pink Parrot Media Sells ‘Tistou,’ ‘Winner,’ Taps Aurélien Piris Ahead of Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Pegah Ahangarani on Cannes Doc ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution’: ‘More Than Ever, This Film Had To Be Released Now, So People Can Put What Is Happening in Iran Into Perspective’ [23d]
• Hannah Einbinder Says Hollywood Not Supporting Palestine ‘Pisses Me Off’ and ‘These Issues Need to Affect a White Person for Them’ to Care [23d]
• NBC News Aims to Steer Business Coverage Beyond Stocks, Bonds [23d]
• Stormzy to Executive Produce Biopic of Arsenal and England Soccer Legend Ian Wright (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Channel 4’s Anthony Boyle Drama ‘Close to Home’ Adds Michelle Fairley, Conor MacNeill and More (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘The Netflix Effect’: Streamer Claims It Has Contributed More Than $325 Billion to Global Economy in Last 10 Years, Launches Site Touting Impact [23d]
• Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Colony’ Sells Wide Ahead of Cannes Midnight Premiere [23d]
• Taiwan Expands Cannes Footprint Across Film Sales, Immersive Projects and IP [23d]
• Jean-Claude Van Damme to Play Submarine Captain in WWII Action Epic ‘Raid Pacific’ (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Rebel Wilson’s ‘The Deb’ Sets U.S. Distributor and Cannes Sales Relaunch Amid Legal Dispute (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Lil Rel Howery, Angela Sarafyan, Manny Montana Set for Indie Horror ‘The Things We Hide’ With Minerva Launching Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Park Hoon-jung’s ‘Tristes Tropiques’ Lands Five-Territory Pre-Sales for Finecut Ahead of Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ Origins Movie in the Works From ‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Leone Film Group (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Barry Keoghan on Returning to Cannes, Leaving ‘Peaky Blinders’ and Moving Past Online Abuse: ‘I Want to Have a Smile and Enjoy the Moment’ [23d]
• Cannes Film Market Draws Record 16,000 Participants as Japan Surges [23d]
• ‘Dope Queens’ Lands at Cannes Film Market With Mise En Scene Aboard as Sales Agent (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘The Station’ Director on the Hidden World of Yemeni Women: ‘Behind Closed Doors, the Colors Emerge, the Frankincense, the Laughter and the Singing’ [23d]
• Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary Board C.J. Obasi Project From Flix Oven’s New African-Korean Residency (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘Critterz’ First Look: New Tech Behind AI Animated Feature Unveiled as Vertigo and Federation Form New AI Production Company (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Latido Gets ‘Carte Blanche’ (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• ‘Common Wealth’ Documentary to Open in Australia, New Zealand (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Dennis To’s ‘Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend’ Sells Wide Ahead of Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Bong Joon Ho’s First Animated Movie ‘Ally’ Sets Voice Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ayo Edebiri, Dave Bautista, Finn Wolfhard and More [23d]
• Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon Discuss Donald Trump’s Obsession With Late-Night on Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’: ‘I Appreciate That He’s Watching Linear Television’ [23d]
• SAG-AFTRA Contract Includes Controversial Merger of Pension Funds [23d]
• Jeff Ross on the ‘Real Tension’ Behind the ‘Roast of Kevin Hart,’ His Favorite Cut Joke and Who He Wants to Skewer Next (EXCLUSIVE) [23d]
• Amazon Upfront Brings Out Michael B. Jordan, Chris Pratt, Oprah Winfrey in Star-Studded Ad Sales Pitch [24d]