'Showgirl' pulled in huge numbers for a 89-minute "cinematic experience" that's neither a concert film nor a doc but rather a (smart) promotional stunt for Swift's new album. Overseas, it took in $16 million for a record global bow of $50 million.| The Hollywood Reporter
In recent months, studios have started to sue AI companies that allow users to generate images and videos of copyrighted characters. They characterize the alleged theft of their content as an existential threat to Hollywood.| The Hollywood Reporter
'The Flight Attendant' creator Steve Yockey adapted Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner's comic and executive produces with Greg Berlanti.| The Hollywood Reporter
Sources say the Greg Berlanti-produced drama didn’t fit with the new chapter of content being spearheaded by DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran.| The Hollywood Reporter
Makan Delrahim also advised Skydance on the Paramount acquisition.| The Hollywood Reporter
The studio is getting more aggressive about protecting its films from companies pirating them.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Walt Disney Company in a new statement says the move was made "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country."| The Hollywood Reporter
In a bold experiment, theater owners hope to win over older movieogers by charging less to see the new sports comedy starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Comedy Central series is skipping an additional week as Trey Parker and Matt Stone release a comment.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Comedy Central satire saw a season 27 episode that had Eric Cartman styled as the late conservative thought leader pulled from rotation.| The Hollywood Reporter
The union, whose general president has the ear of President Donald Trump, added that government encouragement of a clampdown on free speech is “inappropriate and lethal for our democracy and economy.”| The Hollywood Reporter
"I had a lot of that stuff to tap into," the actor says of episode six’s abuse storyline, which surfaced during a surreal exploration of the hero’s psyche.| The Hollywood Reporter
Showrunner John Wirth and director Chris Eyre unpack their hero's heartbreak, as they recap the most harrowing action and sweetest moments of the finale.| The Hollywood Reporter
With his nomination for 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' Scorsese is now the most-nominated living movie director.| The Hollywood Reporter
Justine Triet's landed a nomination for 'Anatomy of a Fall,' following last year's controversy where no female filmmaker was nominated in the category.| The Hollywood Reporter
'Oppenheimer' leads the noms with a total of 13, followed by 'Poor Things' with 11, 'Killers of the Flower Moon' with 10 and 'Barbie' with eight. They will compete for best picture with 'American Fiction,' 'Anatomy of a Fall,' 'The Holdovers,' 'Maestro,' 'Past Lives' and 'The Zone of Interest.'| The Hollywood Reporter
The acclaimed director’s biopic about the father of the A-bomb fused history and drama — along with old-fashioned practical effects — to assemble one of the most explosive films of the year.| The Hollywood Reporter
Emma Stone, Yorgos Langthimos and Mark Ruffalo reveal the secrets behind their feminist spin on Frankenstein, in which the woman wears the shorts, the man wears the corset and the director's best note was, "Seems crazy."| The Hollywood Reporter
The new board chair of the Entertainment Community Fund implores Hollywood to support workers affected by the work stoppages while expressing hope for post-strike unity: “We will move forward.”| The Hollywood Reporter
The actor, who won for his role in 'The Studio,' wasn't in attendance at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys, but he got a chance to re-create the experience on Wednesday's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'| The Hollywood Reporter
The actress, who plays Teonna Rainwater on the 'Yellowstone' prequel series, and Brings Plenty, an actor and cultural consultant on the franchise, speak to The Hollywood Reporter about capturing a horrifying history and bringing Native stars to the forefront in the megahit Taylor Sheridan franchise.| The Hollywood Reporter
Nielsen crunches the numbers for contenders at the 77th annual awards.| The Hollywood Reporter
Plus, how Emily Bronte got her bra-like font and the man who really launched Armani in Hollywood (hint: it wasn’t Richard Gere).| The Hollywood Reporter
With the series' return confirmed during Annecy, co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel vowed to avoid serialization or veering toward the dramatic: "It's McDonald's of TV."| The Hollywood Reporter
The feature directorial debut from Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, an adaptation of the novel 'The Character of Rain' by Belgian author Amélie Nothomb, premieres in Cannes’ Special Screenings section before heading to Annecy.| The Hollywood Reporter
A chance flight brought director Kent Jones and Willem Dafoe together and revealed they were chasing the same obscure story: "[Dafoe] had a copy of the novella in his backpack, which is just crazy."| The Hollywood Reporter
The jury lauds the film, about a young man in Tehran, Iran, on the verge of emigrating, as "a meditation on everyday life."| The Hollywood Reporter
Disney will hold onto its marquee brands and Iger moves further away from his earlier anti-licensing position.| The Hollywood Reporter
Craig Mazin breaks down that heartbreaking episode two twist, what happened behind the scenes and what it means for the show's future: "If the emotional response is not intense, then we f***ed up."| The Hollywood Reporter
The actress accused the entertainment giant of discriminating against her for voicing certain opinions on hot-button issues.| The Hollywood Reporter
Jean Smart's one-woman show 'Call Me Izzy' ended its run last week.| The Hollywood Reporter
The four competition sections of the 31st edition of the fest in Bosnia and Herzegovina will feature 15 world, six international, 28 regional, and two national premieres.| The Hollywood Reporter
The dealmaking comes as the runaway sensation lands on the list of the streamer's most-watched English-language films of all time — a feat few could have imagined.| The Hollywood Reporter
The employees behind the famously hard-charging labor organization say they want a workplace where “our voices are heard” and “our work is valued.”| The Hollywood Reporter
Around 81 percent of the bargaining unit voted to join the Pacific Northwest Staff Union in a card count that took place Tuesday.| The Hollywood Reporter
Edward Drake, who is also a director, explains why he is one of four union members challenging their discipline following the second-longest work stoppage in the union’s history.| The Hollywood Reporter
The union is claiming the company has engaged in bad-faith bargaining, with one leader saying “management has consistently shown up late and unprepared to bargaining sessions.”| The Hollywood Reporter
The ‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ production company, meanwhile, still remains locked in negotiations with the Editors Guild on a separate union agreement.| The Hollywood Reporter
The union’s current vice president was selected by a nominating committee to pursue the top job after current member leader Meredith Stiehm termed out.| The Hollywood Reporter
The East and West Coast branches of the union conveyed concerns that the move may be “sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration.”| The Hollywood Reporter
The laborers’ union in Hollywood is backing the push, which will be watched closely by early-career workers on other scripted shows.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Montclair, New Jersey-based Garden Slate Productions has inked a contract with the Writers Guild of America East that has revealed the expanding boundaries of the union.| The Hollywood Reporter
“What’s happening now is not only wrong, it goes against what we must stand for as a nation," said Robert Suttmann, president of Local 802 American Federation of Musicians.| The Hollywood Reporter
The arcade workers were voluntarily recognized, joining organizing efforts that began last fall at the immersive restaurant.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Homeland boss responds to that brutal episode: "Only the liberals and the extremists do that."| The Hollywood Reporter
The union says it conducted an internal trial and found 'The Kids Are Alright' creator Tim Doyle guilty of "conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the Guild and unfair dealing."| The Hollywood Reporter
Pee-wee Herman was director Matt Wolf’s dream subject for a documentary, he says.| The Hollywood Reporter
The show got a lot of attention for its restaurant industry commentary. But what it’s actually doing is telling us to get off the treadmill.| The Hollywood Reporter
The two leads who play Lucy and Stephen discuss the finale's major twists, this season's most toxic moments and their hopes for a potential third season in a chat with The Hollywood Reporter.| The Hollywood Reporter
Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer chats with The Hollywood Reporter about keeping the tension high between exes Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White), and introducing Tom Ellis and Thomas Doherty into the new drama-packed season: "A lot is just not what it seems."| The Hollywood Reporter
Sonia Mena and Alicia Crowder, who play Pippa and Diana, respectively, chat with The Hollywood Reporter about navigating the heavy subject of sexual assault and why viewers shouldn't "believe everything that people say" in the second half of the season.| The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Root, Lauren Tom and Toby Huss discuss releasing the animated reboot in a changing TV landscape and how the show handles the absence of characters differently, with on-screen credit tributes to Johnny Hardwick and Jonathan Joss.| The Hollywood Reporter
"I know a lot around this show is very clickbait-y," says the Hulu series actress, who is now open about dating co-star Jackson White. "I think that just treating it the way we treat it in our own lives is the best way to go about it.”| The Hollywood Reporter
"For 15 years, I've been defined by something that I didn't do," says the 'Tell Me Lies' star in the Hulu series, which is also produced by Knox.| The Hollywood Reporter
The actress plays Astrid in director Dean DeBlois' live-action remake that hits theaters Friday.| The Hollywood Reporter
After 11 seasons as Gabby, the actress will join Kristen Wiig and Gloria Estefan in the franchise's big-screen adaptation, coming to theaters in September.| The Hollywood Reporter
Tamara Stepanyan spent time with women who are taking courses at the Maison des Femmes in a suburb of Paris to work through the experience of rape, mutilation, or other forms of violence.| The Hollywood Reporter
Rich Lee's film has gone viral online for its negative reviews, notably previously boasting a zero percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.| The Hollywood Reporter
Movie news, TV news, awards news, lifestyle news, business news and more from The Hollywood Reporter.| The Hollywood Reporter
"We’re positioned to grow operating income and adjusted operating income by double-digits this year and for years to come," Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement.| The Hollywood Reporter
In an open letter, CEO Jonah Peretti calls out TikTok and Meta for prioritizing AI tech over content and says people miss the mid-2010s "'beer and wine' era of the internet."| The Hollywood Reporter
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti sent a memo to staff Thursday saying the company can “no longer afford to fund” the news division.| The Hollywood Reporter
The exec says the streamer is happy with its current model of making movies for its subscribers and that it doesn't intend to follow Amazon and Apple in embracing a traditional theatrical model.| The Hollywood Reporter
'The Daily Show' host breaks his silence on his friend and former colleague's 'The Late Show' getting axed and leads his audience in a "go f*** yourself" chant against companies bending the knee to Trump.| The Hollywood Reporter
'The Tonight Show' host, who started his Monday broadcast addressing his ‘Late Show’ counterpart’s cancellation, also posted on social media last week about the news.| The Hollywood Reporter
The show, titled ‘On Brand,’ will also feature marketing exec Bozoma Saint John and a number of big companies.| The Hollywood Reporter
Trey Parker and Matt Stone accused incoming Paramount president Jeff Shell of meddling in contract negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix.| The Hollywood Reporter
The actor, executive producer and freshly minted director talks about the value of working on all aspects of production, as well as his hopes that an Emmy win for a Native actor is right around the corner.| The Hollywood Reporter
Christopher Nolan's biopic about the father of the A-bomb leads with 13 noms, followed by Yorgos Langthimos' feminist spin on Frankenstein with 11.| The Hollywood Reporter
The four-time host and his wife, executive producer Molly McNearney, talk about courting cameos, ideal audience members and why they just can't quit the Oscars.| The Hollywood Reporter
The MPSE won’t allow generative artificial intelligence content at the Golden Reel Awards for at least one year.| The Hollywood Reporter
The show showcases the life of a Muslim American teen in a post-9/11 America.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Disney Jr. Let's Play! campaign will leverage ABC News, ESPN and characters from 'Bluey' and Marvel to encourage kids to play.| The Hollywood Reporter
The industry isn't taking that first "100% tariff" post at face value. And yet, says one IATSE member: “A few years ago, a proposal like this would’ve been 70 percent opposed by the rank and file. Now? It’s split down the middle.”| The Hollywood Reporter
Julie Bush, who was found guilty by a trial of her peers of having engaged in conduct “prejudicial to the welfare of the guild” but not of violating the 2023 strike rules, says her appeals process has been “devastating.”| The Hollywood Reporter
Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer explains her thinking behind that wedding bombshell, says she tried to avoid the tragic death in the 2008 timeline and teases potential season three storylines in a chat with The Hollywood Reporter.| The Hollywood Reporter
The actress chats with The Hollywood Reporter about that chaotic Friendsgiving, which left her character "just wrecked," and teases more wreckage ahead in the final two episodes.| The Hollywood Reporter
His character, Oliver, has an affair with his wife's student Bree (Catherine Missal) in season two.| The Hollywood Reporter
There had long been a taboo against a U.S. pope, but the Chicago native, who had been a leading candidate for the papacy, was seemingly eligible also because he's a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.| The Hollywood Reporter
He played an instrumental role in saving the prestigious event from post-Velvet Revolution demise and was its public face for more than three decades.| The Hollywood Reporter
The company says the cuts are "designed to reduce centralized costs and to allow the company to become more agile, sustainable, and profitable."| The Hollywood Reporter
The film Academy also released key dates pertaining to the 2026 Oscars, as well as updated guidance on the new casting Oscar, artificial intelligence and more.| The Hollywood Reporter
The fourth annual event — presented by The Society Group and hosted by 'Selling the City' stars Eleonora Srugo and Steve Gold — celebrated NYC's highest-selling brokers, with Compass' Hudson Advisory Team winning team of the year.| The Hollywood Reporter
Meta will become UFC's 'Official Fan Technology Partner,' with integrations at UFC events and across Meta's product lines.| The Hollywood Reporter
The layoffs come after longtime CEO David Field stepped down in January and after the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.| The Hollywood Reporter
Chris Oliviero has been named chief business officer and Bob Philips has been named chief revenue officer.| The Hollywood Reporter
‘Call My Agent!’ star Camille Cottin and ‘Maisel’s’ Gideon Glick are also among the cast of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s ‘Étoile,’ which has received a two-season order.| The Hollywood Reporter
Matt Damon is already on the call sheet for the top secret feature that Universal will open in 2026.| The Hollywood Reporter
With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Elephant Man,' he often left more questions than answers.| The Hollywood Reporter
The company is also exploring “potential strategic partnerships” for Paramount+ and is reevaluating its portfolio with an eye to improving its balance sheet.| The Hollywood Reporter
The filmmaker reveals that a 12-minute sequence from 'Rebel Moon 2' was inspired by an idea for his never-made 'Justice League 2.'| The Hollywood Reporter
When the Skydance Media merger closes next year, a "fresh approach" has been promised. This is what moviegoers and TV watchers could see going forward.| The Hollywood Reporter
The writer-director-producer said he feels these licensing pacts between streamers will just result in "fewer new shows."| The Hollywood Reporter
Copyright law doesn't recognize works solely created by artificial intelligence. But by incentivizing writers to participate in the creation process, studios have a better shot at getting that work protected.| The Hollywood Reporter
'Oppenheimer' was named best picture, while Christopher Nolan, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell are were among those taking home the gold.| The Hollywood Reporter
Demonstrations blocking traffic on Highland Avenue left many en route to the Academy Awards stuck in their vehicles, with some getting out to walk the rest of the way.| The Hollywood Reporter
The actor, filmmaker and studio owner is raising the alarm about the impact of the tech, saying, "I feel like everybody in the industry is running a hundred miles an hour to try and catch up, to try and put in guardrails."| The Hollywood Reporter
