Variety

Season three of The White Lotus has brought no shortage of memes and merch, but it’s also inspired online discussions about the characters’ makeup. One things fans want to know: just how did the actors’ looks stay so pristine in the searing Thailand heat? According to the show’s makeup designer, it all starts with a […]

Here we go again! TikTok faces a potential shutdown in the U.S. after Saturday, April 5, if its Chinese parent company doesn’t reach an agreement to sell a controlling interest in the hugely popular video app. Will TikTok go dark? With just days to go before the deadline set by President Trump, it’s not clear […]

Joe Jonas made a surprise cameo in last week’s “Saturday Night Live,” singing the bridge on the digital short song “Big Dumb Line.” But sources tell Variety that part was initially written for musical guest Morgan Wallen, who turned down the part. In the sketch, Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman and host Mikey Madison sing a […]

Get ready for a supersized “White Lotus” finale. The eighth and final installment of the vacation dramedy’s third season will span 90 minutes, according to the HBO schedule, marking the longest episode of the series to date. (The Season 2 finale was 12 minutes shorter, at 1 hour and 18 minutes.) The episode has a […]

Paul Giamatti’s lengthy filmography is filled with treasures, including the broad 2000 comedy “Big Momma’s House.” In the film, Martin Lawrence plays an FBI agent who has to go undercover as a larger-than-life grandma — the eponymous Big Momma — to track down an escaped criminal. Giamatti plays Lawrence’s partner, Agent Jonathan Maxwell, mostly serving […]

NBC gets Steve Kornacki — and his khakis — in the divorce. Kornacki, a popular presence on MSNBC during election cycles, when he examines state-level voting data and helps explain how candidates benefit, will take his data-analzying skills to NBC News and NBC Sports as parent company Comcast prepares to spin off the bulk of […]

Latin music revenues in the United States grew by 6% in 2024, exceeding $1 billion for a third consecutive year. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Latin music outpaced the overall growth of the U.S. music market, as the genre’s total share grew to 8.1% from 7.9% in 2023. Although total revenue from Latin […]

Nominations have been announced for the 2025 Webby Awards, recognizing the best of the internet, with Variety picking up five nods. Winners for the 29th Annual Webby Awards will be announced on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The awards show, hosted by Ilana Glazer, will take place May 12 at Cipriani Wall Street and will publish […]

Disney’s “Snow White” retained the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second week, bringing in £2 million ($2.6 million) and pushing its total to £6.7 million ($8.7 million), according to Comscore. Leading the newcomers was “L2: Empuraan,” the Malayalam-language action film distributed by RFT Films Ltd. The film, a sequel […]

J.J. Abrams’ Max period crime thriller “Duster,” AMC Networks’ “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” Season 2 and Paramount+ with Showtime’s “The Agency” will bow at this year’s Canneseries whose 2025 lineup belies naysayers who argued, without a parallel MipTV and the buyers it brought to Cannes, the French  TV festival would fail to draw series or […]