Daily Variety

On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment,  Variety ’s Daniel D’Addario details his sit-down in Madrid with Javier Bardem, the incredibly busy Spaniard actor who brings the family drama “The Beloved” to the Cannes Film Festival this year. Bardem opens up to D’Addario about the arc of his career, his advocacy for Palestinians and the depth of his love for his wife, Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz,...

On today’s episode, we hear from top movie marketers who discuss the uptick in Gen Z and Gen Alpha moviegoing that is helping to drive the spring’s strong box office. And Variety ’s Michael Schneider brings us a bonkers "10 Questions With" Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds, who collaborated on the documentary “John Candy: I Like Me.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See o...

On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety ’s Jack Dunn breaks down the eye-popping opening weekend for 20th Century’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and a strong week 2 hold for last week’s surprise hit, “Michael.” The triumphant return of Miranda Priestly and Co. adds momentum and diversity to what has been a surprisingly strong spring at the multiplexes. Learn more about your ad choices....

On today’s episode, we look ahead at plans for  Variety ’s TV Week celebration with Variety ’s Emily Longeretta. And we take a Vintage Variety look back at the momentous launch of television in the U.S. on the opening day of the New York World’s Fair in 1939, 87 years ago today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety ’s Chris Willman details his interview with country star Kacey Musgraves as she begins a new chapter of her life and her career. It’s a very revealing interview, just like Musgraves’ new album “Middle of Nowhere,” which bows May 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

On today’s episode, writer-producer Aaron Tracy discusses his hugely popular Imagine/iHeart Media podcast “The Secret World of Roald Dahl.” The author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda,” “The BFG” and many more classics lived a wild life that Tracy unpacks in his 10-part series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudi...

On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety ’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the recording-setting opening for Lionsgate’s musical biopic “Michael. ” And Marc Malkin brings us a Just for Variety report on Madonna’s visit to the Abbey in West Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode, entrepreneurs Tina Knowles and Ashley Graham explain how they have blazed trails to build powerful media and retail brands in highlights from Variety’s annual Entertainment Marketing Summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode, Erik Gordon, professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, breaks down the Warner Bros. Discovery sale saga as the company’s shareholders prepare to vote on the deal with Paramount Skydance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode,  Variety’ s Jennifer Maas reports on the return of BookCon to New York and the emergence of a new generation of romance novels – think “Heated Rivalry” -- as a creative force in Hollywood. And the entertainment industry is eager to get to know John Ternus, who will succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO in September . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See om...

On today’s episode, Variety ’s Brent Lang breaks down the weekend box office , and Lang gives us his takeaways and impressions about the state of the film industry from his time at CinemaCon last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode,  Variety ’s Todd Spangler details the growing opposition within media and entertainment to Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery . And Marc Malkin talks to documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville about his Focus Features documentary “Lorne,” about the enigmatic “Saturday Night Live” leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omn...

On today’s episode, Variety ’s Gene Maddaus details the Writers Guild of America’s four-year contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that will be sent out to members for a ratification vote on April 16. This time around, the guild’s focus was all about shoring up its health care plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystu...

On today’s episode,  Variety music mavens Jem Aswad, Chris Willman and Steven J. Horowitz unpack the first weekend of the Coachella music festival. The three discuss the experience of attending the desert gathering in person versus taking it in as “Couchella” via the YouTube live stream, and they break down impressive sets from Karol G, Addison Rae, Sombr, Slayyter, Clipse, Wet Leg and Jamie xx, a...

On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety ’s Jack Dunn unpacks another big weekend for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” as well as the art of analyzing Friday night box office numbers. And Marc Malkin brings us a Just for Variety interview with John Waters , the iconoclastic director who turns 80 on April 22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio....

On today’s episode, Variety ’s Brent Lang and Elsa Keslassy analyze this year's Cannes Film Festival lineup which puts the accent on European auteur filmmakers. And top Hollywood litigator Patricia Glaser talks tough about social media, the Southern California economy, and she offers a full-throated defense of the embattled Casey Wasserman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety ’s Michael Schneider details his reporting and the incredible access he received to cover the fifth and final season of HBO Max’s beloved comedy “Hacks.” And Cindy Lin, executive director of UCLA’s Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports, discusses the big developments in entertainment law as Variety unveils our annu...

On today’s episode, actor and singer Andra Day joins us to talk about her involvement in the Night Out for No Kid Hungry fundraiser set for April 11 at Rolling Greens in downtown Los Angeles. Day also reports that she will have new music coming soon. "I haven't decided whether it's going to be a series of EPs or a full album yet," she admits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety ’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the big worldwide opening for Universal and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” The moviegoing galaxy was big enough for Amazon MGM Studios’ “Project Hail Mary” to hold on strong in week 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety ’s Brent Lang breaks down the numbers and a second-weekend sigh of relief at Amazon MGM Studios as “Project Hail Mary” hangs in at No. 1. And Michael Schneider speaks to daytime TV soap mogul Bradley Bell, the writer-producer who has launched a subscription app for diehard fans of CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Learn more about your ad cho...

On today’s episode, Variety ’s Todd Spangler and Gene Maddaus examine why OpenAI abruptly pulled the plug on its generative AI video creation model, Sora, and why Disney insiders are relieved that the Mouse House's character licensing deal with Sora has gone away, as has Disney's plan to invest $1 billion in OpenAI. Maddaus and Spangler explain what just happened -- and why SAG-AFTRA deserves to t...

On today’s episode, we’re talking Star Trek and its future with Variety’ s Joe Otterson. He broke the news that Paramount+’s “Starfleet Academy” will end after just two seasons and showrunner Alex Kurtzman is likely to pass the baton as the creative steward of the franchise for TV. Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

On today’s episode, Variety ’s Kate Aurthur details the 21-year, three-season journey that Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King have been on with “The Comeback” as the offbeat comedy does its final lap on HBO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety 's Brent Lang breaks down  a big opening weekend for Amazon MGM Studios and its Ryan Gosling fantasy vehicle “Project Hail Mary.” And Naman Ramachandran reports on the mood at Hong Kong Filmart, where AI and China dominate the conversation among top Asian producers, distributors and talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety ’s Ethan Shanfeld details his profile of Miley Cyrus as she embraces the legacy of “Hannah Montana," tackling stage fright and the buzz about her possibly playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.