‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.’ Star Peyton Elizabeth Lee and ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Actor Joshua Colley Join Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Brian’

“Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.” star Peyton Elizabeth Lee and “Dead Boy Detectives” actor Joshua Colley have joined director Will Ropp’s coming-of-age comedy “Brian.” Written by “Late Night with Seth Meyers” writer Mike Scollins and starring Ben Wang, “Brian” follows an “acerbic, accident-prone high school student” (Wang)

Brett Goldstein on Working With Michael J. Fox on ‘Shrinking,’ Returning to ‘Ted Lasso’ and Preparing His Next Comedy Special: ‘It’s a Good One!’

Brett Goldstein has had a busy month on the Warner Bros. lot. As “Shrinking” Season 3 finishes filming there, he’s also busy in the writers’ room for the highly anticipated return of “Ted Lasso.” Not that he can tell us much about the shows just

Warner Bros. Games Restructures Development, Tech Into ‘Game of Thrones,’ Harry Potter, ‘Mortal Kombat’ and DC Universe Divisions

“Hogwarts Legacy” maker Warner Bros. Games has set a new leadership team for its development, production and tech operations and restructured into divisions based on its four key franchises: Harry Potter, “Game of Thrones,” “Mortal Kombat” and the DC Universe. Per WBD, three current studio

‘Drag Race’ Producers on the TikTok Generation of Queens, That Squirrel Games Cold Open and Why Drag Is Always Political: ‘We’re Not Going to Be Repressed’

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” executive producer and World of Wonder co-founder Fenton Bailey is still giddy over the cold open of Season 17’s sketch “The Squirrel Game.” “It’s better than drugs. It’s better than sex. It’s the best thing ever,” Bailey laughs. In a play on

‘Harold & Kumar 4’ in the Works, John Cho and Kal Penn Expected to Return

Break out the White Castle because Kal Penn and John Cho are expected to return for another “Harold & Kumar” adventure. A fourth movie is in the works with the original “Harold & Kumar” writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg set to direct a new

Amazon CEO Says AI Will Lead to Layoffs and ‘Change the Way Our Work Is Done,’ Tells Employees: ‘Be Curious About AI, Educate Yourself’

Amazon chief executive officer Andy Jassy outlined a near future where AI will “make our jobs even more exciting and fun than they are today” — but at the same time, he said, the technology will cut the overall number of jobs at the ecommerce

Why Midjourney Made the Perfect Target for Hollywood’s First AI Lawsuit

What were they waiting for? Disney’s lawsuit against Midjourney, an AI image generator, on June 11 was hailed by creatives as a welcome development — if long overdue. The Writers Guild of America, which went on strike partly over AI two years ago, congratulated Disney

Emmy Predictions: Lead Actress (Limited) — Michelle Williams Leads 54 Contenders in Bid for Second Win With ‘Dying for Sex’

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the