The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Luca Guadagnino Says He Can’t Discuss Amazon Dropping ‘Artificial’ Because ‘We Are Right in the Middle of This Situation,’ But AI Is ‘Changing the Identity of the World’ [26d]
• ‘Camp’ Director Avalon Fast on Making a Visually Dazzling Witchcraft Movie: Evoke ‘Sacredness’ and ‘Magic’ From the Remote Shoot [26d]
• ‘The Bear’ Stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri Break Down Carmy’s ‘Ego Death’ and Passing the Torch to Sydney: ‘It’s a Heartbreaking Moment’ [26d]
• ‘Dutton Ranch’ Episode 8: While Two Sons Betray Their Families and Two Others Have a Shotgun Standoff, Carter Keeps Falling Off Horses and Puking [26d]
• Pablo Larraín’s Upcoming Netflix Feature ‘Once’ Gathers Top Cast and Crew (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Appeals Court Upholds Harvey Weinstein’s L.A. Rape Conviction But Orders New Sentence [26d]
• Chef Sean Brock Reveals the 5 Fats That Flavor the Essential Fried Chicken at Darling Restaurant, Why He’s Obsessed With Vinyl and His Scary Dolly Parton Story [26d]
• The Best Stereo and AV Receivers to Shop in 2026 [26d]
• ‘Culpables’ and ‘My Fault’ Author Mercedes Ron Signs First-Look Deal With Amazon MGM [26d]
• ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 3’ Lands ‘It’ and ‘Annabelle’ Screenwriter Gary Dauberman [26d]
• ‘Border’ Meets ‘Stand by Me’ in ‘Fränk,’ a Coming of Age for the Manosphere Era by ‘Tenet’ Assistant Director Tõnis Pill [26d]
• A24 Explains Why AI Deal With Google Exists: ‘We’d Rather Have a Seat at the Table Than on the Sidelines’ [26d]
• Lloyd Kaufman Looks at Legacy of Legendary Troma Entertainment: ‘It Birthed the Marvel Cinematic Universe’ [26d]
• CAPE Announces 2026 Emerging Executives Committee [26d]
• Toronto Film Market Attracts More Than 150 Sales and Promotional Companies [26d]
• ‘1923’ Star Darren Mann Signs With Paradigm (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• ‘It’s Hard to Be Universally Beloved’: Milly Alcock Goes Deep on Her ‘Supergirl’ Journey, From Auditioning to Tuning Out Toxic Fans [26d]
• Mexican Animator Luis de la Rosa Dies in Train Accident While Attending Annecy Animation Festival [26d]
• ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Sets HBO Max Release Date [26d]
• ‘The Get Out’ Review: Russell Crowe and a Game Supporting Cast Cannot Save Derrick Borte’s Tonally Ambitious Crime Comedy [26d]
• ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Star Melissa Gorga Signs With WME (EXCLUSIVE) [26d]
• Luxury Powerhouse The Independents Acquires Stake in French Production Group Phantasm Behind James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ and The Weeknd Music Video [26d]
• Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour Reunite After ‘Stranger Things’ as Father-Daughter Spies in Netflix Series From ‘Enola Holmes’ Writer Jack Thorne [26d]
• Hulu Orders Teen Political Drama Pilot ‘Young Americans’ From Chris Hutton & Eddie O’Keefe, Bruce Miller to Produce [26d]
• Olivia Wilde’s ‘Invite’ Cast Talked About Their Own Marriages, ‘Sexual Dynamics’ to Prep for Filming: ‘It Got Very Personal Very Fast’ [26d]
• Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Takes Off With $7.8 Million in Previews [26d]
• Huh Yunjin From Le Sserafim on Her Crazy Pre-Debut Story, Almost Quitting K-Pop and Collabing With Katseye [26d]
• ‘Ratatouille’ Sequel Shot Down by Director Brad Bird Despite Pixar Interest; He Said to the Studio: ‘We Told That Story’ [26d]
• ‘Strictly Business’ at Cannes Lions: Deloitte, AWS and Sony Pictures Entertainment Execs on Getting Your ‘Hands Dirty’ With New Tech Like AI: ‘Start Tackling Hard Problems’ [27d]
• ‘Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me’ Director Kirsty Bell on How Legendary Musician Influenced New Generation of ‘Rock Stars’ Like Yungblud [27d]
• MS NOW Will Expand Video Podcasts on Weekends, While Veteran Alex Witt Plans Exit [27d]
• Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Heist Brothers’ Greenlit to Series by Adult Swim [27d]
• Cannes Lions: Marketing Execs From Fox, BBC, Mattel and More Talk About Piloting Their Brands Into the Future [27d]
• ‘Before I Do,’ LGBTQ+ Rom-Com Starring Cole Doman and Michael Hsu Rosen, Boarded by Rapt Films for Worldwide Sales (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Chloe Bailey on Sexy Thriller ‘Strung,’ the Best Advice Beyoncé Gave Her and Racist Backlash to ‘The Little Mermaid’: ‘It Broke My Heart’ [27d]
• ReelShort Adapts Monica Murphy’s Bestselling Dark Academia Novel ‘Things I Wanted to Say’ as Vertical Series (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• ‘Macbeth,’ ‘Gaslit,’ ‘Silent Rebellion’ Win Raindance Awards With ‘Serena’ Winning Inaugural Best Horror Prize [27d]
• Studio TF1 Makes Major Animation Play With ‘Yes Chef,’ $25 Million Family Feature About an Animal Pastry Competition (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]
• Cannes Lions Entertainment Awards: Adidas Takes Home Grand Prix for Oasis ‘Original Forever’ Collaboration [27d]
• Pixar Makes a Splash With New Short ‘Loving Dory’ Featuring Nemo and Dory, Teases ‘Gatto’ [27d]
• Adult Swim Announces Cartoon Network Docuseries, Plus Two Anthology Anniversary Specials From ‘Robot Chicken’ (EXCLUSIVE) [27d]