NWA and Women of Wrestling Head to Streaming with Roku FAST Channel (EXCLUSIVE)

Paramount Global Content Distribution is soon launching an all-wrestling FAST channel called Wrestling Central, it announced ahead of its LA Screenings presentation Saturday. The new channel will stream on the free ad-supported The Roku Channel in the U.S. and Canada and feature matches from the

‘Sons of the Neon Night’ Director Juno Mak Breaks Down His Hong Kong Crime Thriller: ‘There’s a Nightmarish Poetry to It’

During a special Hong Kong Cinema panel at Hong Kong’s pavilion in the Cannes international village, “Sons of the Neon Night,” director Juno Mak and Cannes Film Festival international consultant Michael Werner spoke to Variety’s Leo Barraclough about thematic inspirations and how Mak crafted the

Tom Hollander Joins Jean Reno in Tom Edmunds’ Action-Thriller ‘The Butler’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“The White Lotus” actor Tom Hollander has joined Jean Reno in the period action-thriller “The Butler,” directed by Tom Edmunds, helmer of “Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back).” In the film, Reno plays a former WWI commando turned domestic servant whose peaceful life

Kristen Stewart Says It’s a ‘Bulls— Fallacy’ That You Need ‘Experience’ to Direct: ‘It’s a Real Male Perspective’ and ‘Anyone Can Make a Movie if They Have Something to Say’

Kristen Stewart is speaking out against the barriers that exist when it comes to directing films, calling it a “bullshit fallacy” that you need “experience or technical adeptness” in order to do the job. Stewart is at Cannes Film Festival with her feature directorial debut,

Comedian Matteo Lane on His ‘Al Dente’ Stand-Up Special, Gayle King Using the F-Slur and Why He Thinks ‘There’s Nothing Gayer Than the Catholic Church’

Stand-up comic Matteo Lane recalls meeting Katy Perry several years ago backstage at one of her concerts in Las Vegas. “She was very nice,” Lane says on today’s episode of “Just for Variety.” “She was very pretty, and she looked at me and her manager

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Returns to ‘Fortnite’ Using AI Technology

Fortnite players can channel their inner dark side as James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader returns to the game. Players will be able to recruit the Sith Lord and be able to talk to him, he will respond with the help of AI. Epic Games and

‘SNL’ Breakout Marcello Hernandez Joins Kevin Hart in Netflix Bachelor Party Comedy ’72 Hours’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Marcello Hernandez is about to embark on a fictional three-day bender with Kevin Hart. The “Saturday Night Live” breakout performer has booked a major supporting role in Hart’s next film “72 Hours,” set up at Netflix. Hart will play a 40-something executive who hopes to

Costa Rica Channel Launches on Spain’s Filmin

In one single, bold move, Costa Rica has secured SVOD distribution in one of its largest international markets — Spain — by launching a dedicated channel onpopular streaming platform Filmin. To be unveiled at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the new Costa Rica Channel, Canal