Variety

Variety is a weekly entertainment magazine in the United States, owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was established in 1905 by Sime Silverman in New York and initially focused on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, it expanded by launching Daily Variety in Los Angeles to specifically cover the film industry. Later, in 1998, it introduced Daily Variety Gotham, which is also based in New York. The website, Variety.com, offers free access to the latest entertainment news, reviews, box office statistics, feature articles, videos, photo galleries, and more. Additionally, it includes a credits database, production charts, and a calendar, with archived material available from as far back as 1905. The final printed edition of the magazine was released on March 19, 2013.

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Squid Game 3 Cast Guide: Which Characters Are Alive or Dead?

14 hours ago | variety.com | Jennifer Maas

Season 3 of 'Squid Game' is upon us — here are all the characters who surround Gi-hun in the Netflix show's final season.
Diddy Trial Closing Arguments: Prosecutors Paint Him as ‘Insanely Jealous and Abusive,’ Guilty of ‘Hundreds’ of Drug Crimes Alone

1 day ago | variety.com | Ethan Shanfeld

Closing arguments have begun in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, as federal prosecutors deliver to the jury an hours-long summary of their case against the disgraced music and fashion mogul.
Bert Kreischer to Star in Netflix Comedy Series ‘Free Bert’

1 day ago | variety.com | Ethan Shanfeld

Bert Kreischer is the star and co-creator of a new scripted comedy series on Netflix titled “Free Bert.” The perpetually shirtless stand-up comedian plays a version of himself in the six-episode show, which finds Bert in a sticky situation after his daughters enroll in an elite Beverly Hills private school and his “unbridled antics turn his family into outcasts.” In order to fit in, Bert decides to finally put on a shirt (both literally and metaphorically, we presume) and suppress his true...
Disney, Charter Strike Deal to Add Hulu, Restore Eight Cable Networks to Spectrum Line-Up

1 day ago | variety.com | Brian Steinberg

After cutting the cord on some of Disney‘s most recognizable entertainment-focused cable networks, Charter is sparking a new connection. The cable giant and Disney have forged a new distribution deal that brings ad-supported Hulu to all of Charter’s Spectrum TV Select customers with no extra costs. In addition, Charter will restore eight Disney-owned cable networks — Disney Jr, Disney XD, Freeform, FXX, FXM, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo and BabyTV — to its linear Spectrum line-up.
Prime Video Leaders Pitch the Benefits Amazon Channels Marketplace to Content Partners: ‘It’s Not Bundling, It’s A La Carte TV’

2 days ago | variety.com | Cynthia Littleton

Amazon’s Prime Video platform is pay TV’s most highly trafficked mall. That was the message sent Wednesday morning by Prime Video brass at a presentation for channel partners on why aligning with the ecommerce behemoth is good for business. Albert Cheng, VP head of Prime Video U.S., and other top brass, delivered a series of pitches to content partners and prospective partners on the benefits of making their services available for sale via Prime Video’s Subscriptions portal.
Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ to Top the Box Office but Projections for Apple’s Big-Budget Racing Drama Are All Over the Place

2 days ago | variety.com | Rebecca Rubin

Will “F1” finally deliver a commercial hit for Apple? The tech giant’s big-budget racing drama, starring Brad Pitt as a Formula One driver who is coerced out of retirement to coach a slick rookie (Damson Idris), is targeting a promising $50 million to $60 million in its debut. Given the rarity of adult-skewing tentpoles that aren’t part of existing film franchises, projections appear to be all over the place with some tracking services suggesting a $35 million to $40 million start.
Kim Kardashian to Star in 'Bratz' Movie as Villain

2 days ago | variety.com | Rebecca Rubin

Kim Kardashian will play the villain in Amazon MGM’s “Bratz” movie. The tech giant won a bidding war for rights to the live-action film about the popular children’s toy in hopes of backing the next “Barbie.” Additional details about the plot and cast haven’t been revealed. More to come…
Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in New ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Movie

2 days ago | variety.com | Rebecca Rubin

Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in the upcoming remake of “Sense and Sensibility,” which is in the works at Focus Features. Georgia Oakley will direct the new take on Jane Austen’s classic with Diana Reid set to adapt the screenplay. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films will produce alongside India Flint of November Pictures and Jo Wallett. More to come…
Jensen Ackles and Eric Dane’s Crime Thriller ‘Countdown’ Is Tedious and Repetitive

2 days ago | variety.com | Aramide Tinubu

“Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD” creator Derek Haas has partnered with Prime Video for his latest crime drama. “Countdown” follows an elite task force formed to track down a murderer after a beloved Department of Homeland Security officer is killed in broad daylight.
Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Into the Woods’ and Other Works Acquired by Library of Congress

2 days ago | variety.com | Rebecca Rubin

Stephen Sondheim‘s vast catalogue of work has been acquired for preservation by the Library of Congress. The collection has approximately 5,000 items such as manuscripts, notebooks, musics and lyric drafts and scrapbooks from celebrated shows like “Company,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods.” Sondheim, who died in 2021 at the age of 91, was a musical theater legend, having composed “Sunday in the Park With George,” “Follies,” “Gypsy” and countless other Broadway classics.