The Brutalist Report

Variety

• ‘Bait’ Team on the Show’s James Bond Plotline and Depicting Inner Struggle: ‘Being Muslim in the West Feels Like You’re Stuck in a Spy Thriller’ [12d]
• CAA Expands Annual Emerging Filmmakers Showcase with Launch of Workshops and Networking Conversations [12d]
• ‘Dutton Ranch’ Episode 3: Rip’s Cattle Might Be Ruined by Anti-Vaxxers and Carter Avoids Getting Murdered After Peeing on a Truck [12d]
• How ‘Epic Ride: The Story of Universal’s Theme Parks’ Docuseries Captures the Race to Meet Opening Day Deadline [12d]
• ‘Survivor’ Boss Jeff Probst Says Kalshi and Polymarket Are ‘Incentivizing People to Lie, Cheat and Steal’; Kalshi Is Now Considering Measures to Prevent Spoilers (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Zach Braff on Keeping the ‘Scrubs’ Revival Grounded and Appealing to Its Passionate Fan Base: ‘There Was a Lot of Pressure’ [12d]
• Emmys: Outstanding Variety Series — The New Rules That Could Produce Four Winners and a Potential ‘SNL’ Snub [12d]
• Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dies at 59 [12d]
• Kitty Bruce, Daughter of Comedian Lenny Bruce, Dies at 70 [12d]
• ‘Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ Developer on Bringing Together Caped Crusaders From Christopher Nolan, Matt Reeves and More for the Ultimate Game [12d]
• Dick Parry, Saxophonist Who Played Classic Solos on Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’ Albums, Dies at 83 [12d]
• ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Finale Attracts 6.74 Million Viewers, Its Most-Watched Weeknight Episode Of All Time [12d]
• Phil Collins Says He Would ‘Contemplate’ Performing Live Again as Condition Improves: ‘I’m Healthier Now Than I’ve Been for Quite a While’ [12d]
• ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’: Jon Favreau on Pulling Off the Oner During the AT-AT Fight Sequence [12d]
• Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’ and Gun Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Among Mediterrane Film Festival Lineup [12d]
• Cannes Un Certain Regard Awards Ceremony Gets Under Way (Updating Live) [12d]
• Ben Stiller, Mike Judge Team for Apple TV Comedy Series ‘Protective Custody’ [12d]
• Best of Cannes 2026: 20 Critics’ Picks From This Year’s Festival [12d]
• Kalshi and Polymarket Are Spoiling Reality TV Shows — and Studios Don’t Know What to Do About It [12d]
• ‘La Bola Negra,’ With Penélope Cruz, Sparks Multi-Studio Bidding War After Massive 16-Minute Standing Ovation in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) [12d]
• Missing ‘Virgin River’ Actor Stewart McLean May Have Been Murdered, Investigators Say After Uncovering Evidence [12d]
• ‘The Birthday Party’ Review: Hafsia Herzi and Benoît Magimel Have a History in Léa Mysius’ Lackluster Home Invasion Thriller [12d]
• Inside ‘Sh(AI)ved,’ the AI-Created Vintage Adult Film Collection Unveiled at Cannes: ‘Splendid, Volcanic Orgasms’ [12d]
• ‘Maverick — The Epic Adventures of David Lean’ Review: How the Director of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Expressed His Turbulent Life in His Grand Visions [12d]
• Xavier Becerra Calls for Hollywood Jobs Summit: ‘Our Workers Should Not Fight Alone’ [12d]
• ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Wildly Audacious Small-Town-Gangster Epic Harvests Genre From the Drama of Real Life [12d]
• Miley Cyrus Reveals Favorite ‘Hannah Montana’ Episode, Her Dream Cover Song and Advice for Younger Self: ‘Be Present Enough to Remember’ [12d]
• LISTEN: When Cultures Collide: What Big Brands Need to Reach Gen Z and Gen Alpha Consumers [12d]
• Ms. Rachel Sends Love to Danny Go After His 14-Year-Old Son Dies of Cancer: We ‘Are Thinking About Their Son’s Amazing Joy and Their Immense Pride’ [12d]
• Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Makes $12 Million in Previews, Lower Than ‘Solo’ [12d]
• Ed Sheeran Leaves Warner Music After 15 Years [12d]
• Tom Sturridge on Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love,’ Finding the ‘Physical Language’ of His On-Screen Relationship With Rami Malek and Joining Mia Hansen-Løve’s Next Film [12d]
• Brian Newman, Frequent Lady Gaga Collaborator, Releases New Single ‘The Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ [12d]
• Tom Hardy Out of ‘Mobland’ Season 3 After Season 2 Wraps Production [12d]
• Inside amfAR’s Cannes Gala as Rami Malek, Eva Longoria, ‘Summer House’ Star Ciara Miller and Lizzo Help Raise $20 Million for AIDS Research [13d]
• Sofa to Launch 16 Linear TV Channels on YouTube in Brazil, Latin America, the U.S. and Portugal (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Olivia Rodrigo Is Heartsick Again With ‘The Cure’ and, Well, That’s a Little More Like It: Single Review [13d]
• Trump Celebrates ‘Total Jerk’ Colbert’s CBS Exit; Late-Night Host Once Told President ‘Go F— Yourself’ [13d]
• Globo to Launch Soccer-Themed, Vertical Microdrama ‘Quando O Coração Entra Em Campo’ in August (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Cannes’ Documentary Prizewinner ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution’ [13d]
• Dario Argento Unveils Thriller Trilogy in Cannes While Honored at the Marché Du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion [13d]
• ‘Congo Boy’ Review: Congolese Filmmaker Rafiki Fariala Finds Poetry in the Chaos of War Displacement [13d]
• How Japan IP Adaptation ‘Cat’s Eyes’ Cracked France’s Youth Audience – and What the Global Rollout Taught Its Makers [13d]
• Cannes Palm Dog Award Goes to Yuri, Chilean Rescue Dog and Star of ‘La Perra’ [13d]
• Oscar-Winning Producer Guneet Monga Kapoor on Genre Pivot, Women in Film India at Cannes: ‘I Am Ambitious, and I’m Not Scared About That Ambition’ [13d]
• Saudi Powerhouse MBC Studios Unveils Slate Toplined By High-End Horror Movie ‘Traveller’s Hell’ [13d]
• Rodrigo Teixeira, Milagros Mumenthaler and Rodrigo Sorogoyen to Deliver Masterclasses and Talks at Madrid ECAM Forum Co-Pro Market [13d]
• Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films Boards Elham Ehsas’ Afghan Astronaut Doc ‘Forgotten Spaceman’ (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Huma Qureshi on ‘Toxic,’ a Sign-Language Assassin Film She Produced Herself and Why She Won’t Play ‘the Impoverished Brown Woman With a Problem’ [13d]
• Christina Hendricks, Naomie Harris Set for New Legal Drama ‘Reputation’ From BBC [13d]
• Penelope Cruz Reveals She Was Warned of Brain Aneurysm Mid-Shoot on Cannes Favorite ‘The Black Ball’: ‘I Thought I Was About to Die’ [13d]
• The Fantastic Organization – Led by Xavier Gens – Launches at Cannes to Make Sure ‘The Next Generation Has Everything They Need to Keep Screaming’ [13d]
• ‘One Piece’ Producer Fujimura Charts Japanese IP’s Rise From Manga Magazines to Hollywood Mega-Franchises [13d]
• ‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer-Songwriter Marie Ulven, Sells to Multiple Territories Following Premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Rio2C 2026 Highlights Top Brazilian Creative Industry Talents [13d]
• ‘Hokum’ Producer Steven Schneider Boards Debut Horror ‘Recluse’ Ahead of Tribeca Bow (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Ken Loach Join Petition Against Vincent Bolloré [13d]
• Japanese Cinematographer Ashizawa Akiko on Sneaking Angles Past Directors, Blowing Past ISO Limits and Why Bell Peppers Make the Best Color Charts [13d]
• TIFFCOM, Frontières to Serve up New Genre Market Program in October (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• YouTube International Boss Pedro Pina to Deliver Edinburgh TV Festival’s MacTaggart Lecture [13d]
• ‘White Lotus’ Generated $36.5 Million in Thailand Spending and 300% Tourism Surge, Trade Chief Says [13d]
• ‘Big Mouth’ Creators Take Their Signature Raunch to the Animal Kingdom With Follow-Up ‘Mating Season’: TV Review [13d]
• ‘Ladies First’ Review: Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike Trade Places in a Dated Battle-of-the-Sexes Comedy [13d]
• Thai Director Sompot Chidgasornpongse on ‘9 Temples to Heaven,’ His Debut Feature at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight [13d]
• Chinese Drama ‘My Dearest Stranger’ Secures Asia Deals (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Series Finale Was a Letdown: TV Review [13d]
• ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ Review: Clio Barnard Returns With a Clunky Social-Realist Weepie About Five Friends in Birmingham [13d]
• Hamaguchi Ryusuke on Cannes Palme d’Or Contender ‘All of a Sudden’: ‘What I Was Moved By Was What Was in the Book Itself’ [13d]
• Stephen Colbert Ends ‘Late Show’ With Joyous Paul McCartney ‘Hello Goodbye’ Performance, as Ex-Beatle Turns Lights Out at Ed Sullivan Theater [13d]
• Stephen Colbert Fans Explain Why They Believe CBS Canceled ‘The Late Show’: ‘It Was Politically Motivated’ [13d]
• ‘Slow Horses’ Star Antonio Aakeel Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘Lessons in Pretending’ (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• Quentin Tarantino Butted Heads With Brad Pitt While Filming ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’: ‘You’ll Be Dead in This Business’ [13d]
• ‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ Helmer Lee Hwan-kyung Sets ‘Gasigogi’ With Falcon Pictures (EXCLUSIVE) [13d]
• ‘Ghosts’ Finale: Star Richie Moriarty on What Happens to Pete and His Future on the Show [13d]