This week’s cover story: Sex, Love and War: How the Racy Gay Epic ‘La Bola Negra’ Could Win Netflix’s First Best Picture Oscar wp.me/pc8uak-1lHWzz

'The History Boys' Returns to London West End After 20 Years, With Nicholas Hytner Back Directing Alan Bennett’s Play variety.com/2026/theater/new…

'Mother Bhumi,' 'Rehana Maryam Noor' and 'The Tourist' Producers Head to Indonesia’s JAFF Market for New Exchange Program variety.com/2026/film/market…

Netflix, Bengali Streamer Hoichoi Partner to Bring Series to Hindi, Tamil and Telugu Audiences variety.com/2026/tv/news/net…

Indonesia Drafts New Film Law as Jakarta, Home to Four Netflix Productions, Courts International Shoots (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/news/i…

Chris Pratt says MCU fans can expect to "see Star-Lord again": “I have a great relationship with Kevin [Feige] and Lou [D’Esposito], and there have been both ongoing conversations about how we make good on that promise and also hard action taken to make sure that we make good on that promise,” said Pratt on Star-Lord’s comeback. “So yeah, you’ll see Star-Lord again, which is very exciting, but I’m not at liberty to say when that’s going to be, but he’s not going anywhere." variety.com/2026/film/news/c…

Chris Pratt Confirms Star-Lord Will Return to the MCU, Says ‘Hard Action’ Has Been Taken to Make It Happen variety.com/2026/film/news/c…

What have we missed on “Glee”? For six glorious, terrifying seasons from 2009 to 2015, we witnessed Ryan Murphy bring a fever dream to life. And now, somehow, the most absurd television project of all time is back, with Hulu and Disney+ having greenlit a reboot. Variety’s Gleeks got together to inspire this list of our burning questions about the new "Glee": variety.com/lists/glee-reboo…

Sabrina Carpenter remembered Dolly Parton as "one of the only people" who everyone "could universally agree on" in her tribute to the late icon: “She meant kindness, joy, quick comebacks, rhinestones, big hair, family, radiance, and love," said Carpenter. "I think Dolly was one of the only people on planet Earth that everyone could universally agree on, which I think is very special in any artist. But there’s nobody like Dolly.” variety.com/?p=1236919337&pr…

Dolly Parton CMA Tribute: Sabrina Carpenter, Julia Roberts, Oprah and More Remember the Country Icon as the 'Great Unifier' variety.com/2026/music/news/…

Angela Bassett walks the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of "Wildwood."

Angela Bassett says she doesn't know if she'll be "involved" in "American Horror Story" Season 14: "I don't know if I'm involved in that one, I don't know what the premise of that is... I don't know."

Jake Johnson talks the "beauty" of "New Girl": "The beauty of New Girl is it's such a story... We did so many years together when we were starting up that it reminds me that this is all absurd and fun, and so doing that together, it just reminds me of what I loved about that job."

Jake Johnson and his mom walk the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of "Wildwood."

John Anderson, the country Hall of Famer behind hits like “Seminole Wind” and “Swingin’,” has died. He was 71. variety.com/2026/music/peopl…

John Anderson, Country Hall of Famer Whose Hits Included 'Seminole Wind' and ‘Swingin’,’ Dies at 71 variety.com/2026/music/peopl…

‘Petal Dance’ Director Ishikawa Hiroshi Ends 13-Year Feature Hiatus With 'The Blue We Touch' (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/market…

Ranbir Kapoor, Yash Epic ‘Ramayana: Part One’ Sets Pay-Per-View Release on JioHotstar After Theatrical Run variety.com/2026/film/news/r…

Vietnamese Whodunit ‘Karaoke Murder’ Sets Record With Same-Weekend Opening on Four Continents (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/news/v…

Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain reveals he was invited to play golf with Donald Trump, but turned down the offer because he thinks the president and his "bunch of cronies" should be "put in jail": “I’m not politically inclined, although I must be because I have my thoughts about him. I’m not amused by the narcissism, and all this kerfuffle about the Epstein files and whatnot, and especially the debauched war that he’s put on Iran... My last word on Trump and his bunch of cronies is, they should be put in jail." variety.com/2026/music/news/…

Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain Rejected an Invite to Golf With Trump, Says He Should Be ‘Put in Jail’: ‘I’m Not Amused by the Narcissism’ variety.com/2026/music/news/…