The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Whether in ‘Jurassic Park’ or ‘The Piano,’ Sam Neill Put the Movies First [6d]
• Almost Friday’s Tyler Falbo Sets R-Rated Theatrical Comedy ‘Boys for Life’ at Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) [6d]
• George Lucas Says AI Makes Filmmaking ‘Easier’ and ‘There’s Nothing You Can Do About It,’ Criticizes Hollywood for Giving Fans Too Much Power [6d]
• MLB All-Star Game 2026 Livestream: Here’s How to Watch the National League vs. American League Online [6d]
• Lily Allen Drops Most Arena Dates on U.S. Tour in Favor of Theater and Amphitheater Shows [6d]
• Blue Beetle Returns: Xolo Maridueña to Reprise Superhero in ‘Superman’ Sequel ‘Man of Tomorrow’ [6d]
• How Strong Is the Democratic State AGs’ Lawsuit Aiming to Block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Takeover? [6d]
• Not a Done Deal: How and Why 12 Blue States are Fighting the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger [6d]
• ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ Starts Filming With First Set Footage of Andy Serkis Reviving Iconic Character [6d]
• ‘Far Cry’ FX Series Casts Steve Buscemi [6d]
• WGA Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Alleging Writers Will Be Paid Less and Have Fewer Opportunities if Deal Goes Through [6d]
• Fox Sets Fall 2026 Premiere Dates: ‘The Floor,’ ‘Doc,’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and More [6d]
• ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Debuts With 6.4 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix [6d]
• ‘Big Brother 28’ Opens With 3.9 Million Viewers, Biggest Premiere Since 2021 [6d]
• Federation Spain, Chile’s Alma Films Board Dominican Queer Period Horror ‘Echoes’ by Fantastic Lab Winner Kryzz Gautier [6d]
• After ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Closes, Andrew Lloyd Webber Warns Musicals Are in Crisis: ‘Broadway Risks Rivaling Hollywood’s Empty Soundstages’ [6d]
• ‘Stranger Things’ Gets $195 Assouline Photo Book Featuring Behind-the-Scenes Images From All Five Seasons [6d]
• Frontières 2026: Lineup and Highlights from a Zombie Wedding to Thai Folk Horror Noir and a Half-Body Filipino Vampire [6d]
• ‘The Plague’ Exec Producer James Presson Boards Frontières Biopic Parody ‘Humpty: American Dream’ (EXCLUSIVE) [6d]
• From ‘Happy Gilmore’ to ‘Top Gun,’ Golf Apparel Brand Pins & Aces Taps Into Pop Culture Favorites for Bestselling Golf Gear [6d]
• Christopher Nolan Fans Will Stop at Nothing to See ‘The Odyssey’ in Imax 70mm, From Cross-Country Trips to Delaying Pregnancy [6d]
• Fantasia Festival 2026: 10 Wild Must-See Genre Movies, From Nazi Beatdowns to Christmas Chaos [6d]
• ‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson in Talks to Lead Splashy Netflix Action Movie ‘Maelstrom’ (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• ‘Big Break’: In This Meta Horror Comedy, a Real-Life Sketch Group Pursues Fame and Dodges a Killer [7d]
• Walter Hill to Be Honored with Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Award and Alamo Drafthouse Retrospective Screening Series (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Longlegs’ Producer Oddfellows Signs First-Look Deal With Warner Bros. [7d]
• ‘Conjuring’ Prequel Movie Casts Young Ed and Lorraine Warren, Sets 2027 Release [7d]
• Frontières Juicy Vampire Comedy ‘Gro(ceries),’ Starring and Co-Written by ‘Sex Education’s’ Chinenye Ezeudu-Sterling, Adds French Co-Production Partners (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• ‘Moana’ Could Lose at Least $100 Million in Theaters. Does Disney Need to Rethink Its Live-Action Remakes? [7d]
• Carey Mulligan Joins Billie Eilish in ‘The Bell Jar’ (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Tubi Taps Shannon Olivas to Lead Communications and Publicity [7d]
• Steve Johnson Created Movie Icons Like Slimer in ’Ghostbusters’ Before Flaming Out on Drugs. A New Doc Traces His Art and Recovery [7d]
• Variety’s Actors on Actors Lands Two Daytime Emmy Nominations [7d]
• Disney Set to Launch Inaugural ‘Created in L.A.’ Event, Hosted by Jon Youshaei [7d]
• ‘Gone With the Wind’ Sets First 4K Blu-ray Release With New Restoration and Bonus Features (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Sam Neill’s Cancer Battle Left His Immune System ‘Compromised,’ Actor’s Ex Says: He Was ‘Pretty Sick for the Last Couple of Weeks’ [7d]
• Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk Doc Headlines Bleecker Street’s Biggest Awards Slate Ever, Alongside New Films Starring Helen Mirren and Carrie Coon (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Syndicated Game Show ‘Scrambled Up’ Renewed for Season 2 [7d]
• Tate McRae, Sombr, Tyriq Withers, Malachi Barton to Be Honored at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood [7d]
• World Cup Final Halftime Adds New York Philharmonic and Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, to Be Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• ‘Akira’ Gets Its First New 35mm Print in Decades, Set to Tour U.K. and Ireland Cinemas [7d]
• TV’s Upfront Market Has Nearly Wrapped, Even if Big TV Won’t Say So (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Content Partners Expands Into Creator Economy, Launching Wonderloom Media With Ed Simpson, Acquiring Dr. Insanity True Crime Franchise [7d]
• ‘The Shards’ Trailer: Drugs, Sex and a Serial Killer Haunt L.A. Teens in FX Drama Series [7d]
• Radio Host Elvis Duran Launches Video Podcast Venture Podrophenia With Paul Heyman, MCM Studios for Creator-Led Shows (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• ‘Moana’ Claims No. 1 at U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘The Odyssey’ Looms [7d]
• ‘Behemoth!’ Trailer: Pedro Pascal Plays a Classically Trained Cellist in Tony Gilroy’s Music Drama [7d]
• Rosemary Who? Get Ready for Emma’s Baby as ‘Birth’ Seduces Tallifornia Film Fund With ‘Grotesque and Terrifying’ Take on Pregnancy (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Isaac Ezban Sets Next Movie ‘Delivery,’ His ‘Most Personal Project Yet,’ Partnering With Sin Sentido Films (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• BBC Warns of ‘Real Jeopardy’ as License Fee Base Erodes Despite Record-Breaking Content Year [7d]
• ‘Bluey’ Helps Power 17% Profit Growth at BBC Commercial [7d]
• Ellen Burstyn to Receive Venice’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement [7d]
• ‘Adolescence’ Co-Creator Jack Thorne, ‘Bridgerton’ Star India Amarteifio, Judi Dench Join National Youth Theatre’s 70th Anniversary Show (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Webtoon Productions, Espotlight Forge First-Look Pact for Spanish-Language Wattpad Adaptations (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• ‘Stranger Things’ Star Linnea Berthelsen to Make U.K. Stage Debut in ‘Darkling’ (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Glassriver, ZDF Studios’ Network Movie Team on Lilja Sigurðardóttir Crime Series ‘Áróra’ (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Fandango Sales Picks Up Explosive Locarno Premiere ‘The Chilean’ Where ‘Everything Is on the Verge of Detonation’ (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]
• Hong Sangsoo’s ‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ Lands at Cinema Guild Ahead of Locarno Premiere [7d]
• ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Has Not Read the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Books Yet, but Is ‘About to’ Soon [7d]
• ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Has Not Read the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Books Yet, but Is ‘About to’ Soon [7d]
• States Seek Injunction to Prevent Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal From Closing [7d]
• Jon Stewart Slams Donald Trump’s Reaction to Lindsey Graham’s Death [7d]
• Paramount CEO David Ellison Backing Bipartisan Federal Film Tax Incentive [7d]
• ‘Kong x Godzilla’ Ride Set to Open at Korea’s Lotte World This Month: It’s ‘Extremely Immersive’ (EXCLUSIVE) [7d]