Entertainment - Friday, May 22, 2026

The singer died on Friday after a “private battle with cancer,” according to his official Instagram account.

NYT Arts • 65 days ago

The team behind Prime Video’s limited series “Bait” — which follows a British-Pakistani actor as he auditions for the role of James Bond and faces backlash from the public and his family —came together for a panel discussion at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles to offer audiences a look into the creation of the […]

Variety • 65 days ago

Stranger Things has marked a lot of firsts for Netflix: it became the first original series to become a global hit and cultural phenomenon, the first series owned by the streamer and the first title Netflix has been able to turn into a licensing bonanza with a slew of consumer product deals. Now the supernatural […]

Deadline • 65 days ago

Creative Artists Agency’s 11th annual CAA Moebius showcase, a two-day screening series of undergraduate and graduate student filmmakers, will take place May 27 to May 28. Accompanying this year’s showcase is the launch of Moebius Labs, a series of workshops and moderated conversations designed to provide participating filmmakers access to creatives, producers, and executives working […]

Variety • 65 days ago

As Aleshea Harris makes her feature directorial debut, she’s establishing her own cinematic style, which pulls from many influences. The Is God Is writer/director recently noted that despite several comparisons to Quentin Tarantino, she’s trying to do “my own thing” with the Southern Gothic revenge thriller, now playing in theaters. “I don’t want to be like […]

Deadline • 65 days ago

The five girls in Eliana Theologides Rodriguez’s new play, about a “Native-inspired” program that trafficked in stereotypes, find ways to create their own experiences.

NYT Arts • 66 days ago

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the third episode of “Dutton Ranch,” “Act of God Business,” which is now streaming on Paramount+. After last week’s pair of series premiere episodes, we’re deep into the thick of this season’s action. Rip (Cole Hauser) has already buried a man and isn’t being honest with Beth (Kelly Reilly) […]

Variety • 65 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s 3000 Pictures has acquired rights to Katy Hays’ forthcoming novel Home Economics, with Oscar winner Julia Roberts attached to star. Roberts will also produce along with partners Lisa Roberts Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill through their Red Om Films label alongside Marc Platt, who will produce through his Marc Platt Productions. Hays is set to adapt […]

Deadline • 65 days ago

Showrunner and director John Marks recalls the first time he set foot in Epic Universe. It was late October 2024, six months before the theme park opened to the public. “It was bewitching,” he says. That very feeling is what he wanted to capture for viewers when he was pitched to shoot Peacock’s three-part series, […]

Variety • 65 days ago

FRIDAY AFTERNOON: Lucasfilm/Disney’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is on a journey similar to the 2018 Memorial Day pic Solo: A Star Wars Story. Friday and previews is looking like $34M for the Jon Favreau-directed feature (Solo did $35.3M), which will translate to about $80M 3-day and $90M over four days at 4,300 theaters. […]

Deadline • 65 days ago