Entertainment - Tuesday, July 28, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Eric McCormack is starring in You’re Safe Here, a psychological drama from writer Jess Mastro (Underrated) and director Nimisha Mukerji (Under The Bridge, 911). McCormack is joined by Anja Savcic (Loudermilk, Big Sky), Jesse Rath (Supergirl, Defiance), and Bo Martynowska (Nancy Drew, Designated Survivor). A character-driven psychological drama, You’re Safe Here is an aching portrait […]

Deadline • 3 days ago

A group of U.S. visual effects workers engaged directly by “Star Wars” franchise productions has joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for collective bargaining purposes. The new bargaining unit includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including, but not limited to “TheMandalorian & Grogu,” “Ahsoka” and “Starfighter.” The unit, which overwhelmingly supported joining […]

Variety • 3 days ago

A law firm hired by Interlochen, the arts school and camp, to look into alumni complaints of sexual abuse fielded dozens of disturbing accounts, primarily from decades ago.

NYT Arts • 3 days ago

It took Christopher Nolan’s multi-Oscar winning 2023 Oppenheimer 595 days to final just over $330M stateside, and it’s taking the director’s The Odyssey just 13 days to outstrip that result. The filmmaker’s feature take of Homer’s epic poem hasn’t eased one bit with its second Monday charting $14.7M and today looking like $16M+ for what’s […]

Deadline • 3 days ago

Hollywood powerbroker Ari Emanuel rallied to the defense of his friend and business associate David Ellison, claiming that the state attorneys general trying to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal are threatening to “destroy” competition in the entertainment industry. Emanuel, who is CEO of TKO Group and former head of Endeavor, penned an op-ed published […]

Variety • 3 days ago

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

NYT Arts • 3 days ago

Ari Emanuel is throwing his weight behind Paramount’s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, blasting the antitrust lawsuit against it as “trash” in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. From the headline arguing the merger “could save Hollywood” to its coda urging government regulators to let creatives “get back to trying to […]

Deadline • 3 days ago

Netflix has narrowly become UK audiences’ first port of call. According to Ofcom’s latest Media Nations report, 26% of UK viewers in 2025 said the streamer is where they turn to first when thinking about what to watch, ahead of the BBC on 25% and well up on ITV (15%) and YouTube (10%). The figures […]

Deadline • 3 days ago

Willie Nelson has spoken out against the construction of data centers across America, releasing a statement encouraging citizens to fight the proliferation of facilities that “only destroy the environment around them.” The country legend published an open letter on social media describing how he grew up in Abbott, Texas, and that the community needs to […]

Variety • 3 days ago

With her family troupe — and later as a solo star — she performed balletic, gymnastic tricks in circuses and theaters, at fairs and on television.

NYT Arts • 3 days ago

Amazon Prime Video is stepping up its presence on hockey’s home ice in Canada, inking a 12-year deal for exclusive Wednesday night NHL broadcasts. The sublicensing arrangement with Canadian telecom and media giant Rogers Communications will put 26 regular season games in English and French on Prime in Canada, starting on September 30. The streamer […]

Deadline • 3 days ago

Freestyle Digital Media has acquired the golf crime comedy “Mooch,” written by, directed by and starring Jeff Ryan. “Mooch” will debut on digital platforms starting Aug. 14. Ryan, who retains theatrical rights through is First-Names Films, will release the film in a national roadshow of one-night screenings developed in partnership with Emo Nite, featuring live […]

Variety • 3 days ago