Adam B. Vary
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Marvel’s Big Mess: Victoria Alonso’s Contentious Exit Presents a Rare Public Drama for the Studio
Marvel is facing serious controversy with Jonathan Majors, Victoria Alonso and the 'Ant-Man 3' box office failure. → Read More
Building ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’: How Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley Brought the Ultimate Nerd Property to Movie Theaters
"Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley discuss how to win over hardcore fans and newbies alike. → Read More
The Most Iconic Moments in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Herstory: Masked Lip Syncs! Snatch Games! Self-Eliminations!
To mark the 200th episode of "RuPaul's Drag Race," here are 20 of the most iconic moments from the Emmy-winning TV phenomenon. → Read More
‘This Could Be a Career Ender’: Elizabeth Banks Risks It All for the Gory, R-Rated ‘Cocaine Bear’
You’re not going to believe this, but Elizabeth Banks has never done cocaine. “I took ‘Just say no’ to heart,” Banks says over breakfast in Beverly Hills. Growing up in western Massachusetts and mo… → Read More
Hollywood Armorer Reacts to ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Charges: ‘There Is So Much Fault to Go Around’
Film armorer Dutch Merrick argues many people are to blame for Halyna Hutchins 'Rust' death than Alec Baldwin and the other two people charged. → Read More
Angela Bassett Wins Golden Globe for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ as First Actor to Earn Major Award for Marvel Movie
Angela Bassett won the Golden Globe for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," the first major awards win for a performance in a Marvel film. → Read More
Box Office Predictions for 2023: Will Tom Cruise, Super Mario and a Bear on Cocaine Save Movie Theaters?
From "M3gan" and "Fast X" to "Barbie" and "The Little Mermaid," Variety predicts the 2023 box office hits and misses. → Read More
Rian Johnson and Joseph Kosinski Built ‘Glass Onion’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ for Theaters, Not Streaming: ‘There’s a Million Ways It Could Go Wrong’
"Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski and "Knives Out 2" director Rian Johnson discuss Tom Cruise, Daniel Craig and theaters vs. streaming. → Read More
Rebuilding ‘Black Panther’: How the ‘Wakanda Forever’ Family Fought Through Grief and Injury to Create a $250 Million Superhero Tribute
Popular on Variety Ryan Coogler can’t sit still. When the 36-year-old filmmaker first joins Variety to talk about his latest movie, Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — the $250 million sequel to “Black Panther” — it’s at the end of an exhausting day of press interviews in late October. He ambles into a hotel […] → Read More
From ‘The Gray Man’ Sequel to Live-Action Fantasy Puppets, the Russo Sister Takes the Lead at AGBO
AGBO executives Angela Russo-Otstot and Mike Larocca discuss the independent studio's upcoming slate, including Amazon's new "Butch and Sundance" show with Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell. → Read More
The Russo Brothers Assemble: Inside AGBO, Their $1 Billion Studio and When They Might Return to Marvel
Variety's Showmen of the Year, Joe and Anthony Russo, discuss using their Marvel experience and outsider sensibility to build their independent studio, AGBO, for the future of entertainment. → Read More
‘House of the Dragon’ Showrunner Talks [SPOILER] in the Finale, Changes From George R.R. Martin’s Book, and What to Expect for Season 2
Popular on Variety SPOILER ALERT: This story contains a discussion of several major plot developments for the Season 1 finale of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” currently streaming on HBO Max. Ever since Ned Stark lost his head in the ninth ever episode of “Game of Thrones,” audiences have understood that death and tragedy spare […] → Read More
Harrison Ford Joins Marvel’s ‘Captain America: New World Order’ as Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, Replacing William Hurt
Harrison Ford will step in as General Thaddeus ”Thunderbolt” Ross, replacing the late William Hurt, for Marvel Studios' ”Captain America: New World Order" starring Anthony Mackie. → Read More
‘Star Trek’ Sequel Removed by Paramount From Upcoming Film Slate
Paramount has removed its untitled "Star Trek" sequel from its slate. The entry was slated to release in 2023, but lost director Matt Shakman in August. → Read More
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Previews 3-D Footage to Close Out D23 Panel
Director James Cameron’s long-awaited “Avatar: The Way of Water” closed... → Read More
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Previews 3-D Footage to Close Out D23 Panel
Director James Cameron’s long-awaited “Avatar: The Way of Water” closed... → Read More
Star Trek Day: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Sets Final Season Premiere Date
This Thursday, “Star Trek” boldly went where it once went before with the second official “Star Trek Day” celebration. In celebration of the franchise’s five ongoing shows and the 56th anniversary of the original series’ first episode, Paramount+ held a special event at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to unveil news about the […] → Read More
DC Chief Job Still Open After Dan Lin, Warner Bros. Discovery End Negotiations
Popular on Variety Veteran producer Dan Lin (“The Lego Movie”) is no longer in contention for the highly contested position at Warner Bros. Discovery running the company’s film and TV adaptations of DC Comics, Variety has confirmed with sources familiar with the situation. Lin had been in negotiations for the job in August, amid a […] → Read More
Amazon’s Delay for ‘The Rings of Power’ Reviews on Prime Video Part of New Initiative to Filter Out Trolls (EXCLUSIVE)
Amazon has introduced a new weapon in the battle against internet trolls: delays. Starting around the time of the launch of the distaff baseball dramedy “A League of Their Own,” which premiered its full first season on Aug. 12, Amazon Prime Video quietly introduced a new 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime […] → Read More
‘The Rings of Power’: 18 Cast Members on What You Need to Know About Their Middle-earth Characters
Amazon’s long-awaited “The Lord of the Rings” TV series “The Rings of Power” makes its epic debut with a two-episode launch on Sept. 2, the Friday before Labor Day weekend. A big-budget drama that has been years in the making, the story centers on the Second Age of author J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a time not […] → Read More