This week’s cover story: Ben Affleck Explains It All: Artists Equity, the Death of Movie Stars and the Dilemma With Comic Book Movies wp.me/pc8uak-1lHTZ5

Olivia vs. Olivia: Predicting the Grammys' Album of the Year Contenders... and Why Rodrigo and Dean Are at the Front of the Race variety.com/2026/music/news/…

Aerosmith is coming out of retirement for two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. “California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends” will take place Oct. 29 and Nov. 1 with special guests Run-D.M.C., Billy Idol, Eric Church, Slash, Heart, Billy Idol, Chad Smith, Eric Church and more. This marks a return to the stage for the band, who canceled their 2023 “Peace Out: The Farewell Tour” due to Tyler’s fractured larynx. In August 2024, the group revealed they had officially retired from touring because Tyler’s “recovery from his vocal injury is not possible.” variety.com/2026/music/news/…

Vancouver Builds in Sophistication, Breadth as World-Class Animation Hub, as Netflix Animation Studios Launch and Leah Nelson Dazzles With ‘Tangles’ variety.com/2026/artisans/gl…

Andrew Garfield says he’d feel “vulnerable and probably angry” if he was depicted in a film like Sam Altman is in “Artificial”: “I imagine it must be incredibly strange and surreal to be a young man, as he is, to know that there’s a film where a version of him is being depicted. I feel quite sensitive and compassionate towards that. I’d personally feel really vulnerable and probably angry. That’s just me. He seems very chill about it. It’s a curious thing what we do, but as Luca has said, the people who are in power in our world right now, it’s our duty to interrogate that power.” variety.com/2026/film/news/a…

Aerosmith Returns With Two Concerts at the Hollywood Bowl — Two Years After Announcing Retirement From Touring variety.com/2026/music/news/…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Stiller will moderate a conversation with William Shatner as part of the "Star Trek" panel at New York Comic-Con this Saturday. Stiller is a lifelong "Star Trek" fan and has frequently spoken about the impact the original series had on him and his career. He and Shatner have also collaborated a number of times in the past. Those collaborations include Stiller appearing in the documentary "The Truth Is in the Stars," which Shatner hosted, while Shatner had a cameo alongside Stiller in the hit comedy feature "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story." wp.me/pc8uak-1lHVms

Ben Affleck says “the real fun” of working on “Daredevil” was filming the fight scenes with Jennifer Garner: “She was so good at that stuff because she did it on ‘Alias.’ And I was like, ‘Is this going to look like ‘The Matrix,’ or am I going to look like an idiot?’” Watch the full video: youtu.be/2kwxeGaXDwM

'Krux' Review: A Potently Bleak Portrait of German Village Life at the Bitter End of WWII variety.com/2026/film/news/k…

"Elsbeth" has added Uzo Aduba, Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole to the Season 4 cast. Ebersole will have a recurring role as Elsbeth's mother in the CBS crime drama, while Aduba and Daly will each guest star. wp.me/pc8uak-1lHV5l

‘Elsbeth’ Season 4 Adds Uzo Aduba, Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/tv/news/els…

‘Wicker’ in 4DX at Black Bear One-Night-Only - Film News in Brief variety.com/2026/film/news/f…

Ben Stiller to Moderate Conversation With William Shatner at New York Comic-Con 'Star Trek' Panel (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/tv/news/ben…

Andrew Garfield was using ChatGPT as a "fancy Google" for "research purposes" as an actor... Then he dumped the AI chatbot after playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in ARTIFICIAL because “I got a bit scared. I felt a little mistrusting of the technology. It feels like the people who are encouraging us to use the technologies don’t exactly know its capacities themselves. That feels a little irresponsible, to me personally.” variety.com/2026/film/news/a…

ICYMI: An AI-generated film is coming to theaters in December, aiming to be the first AI movie nominated for best animated feature at the Oscars. But will the violent, R-rated "Gods Don't Give Gifts," made by @Gossip_Goblin and @fableshowrunner, get past the Oscars' AI aversion?variety.com/2026/film/news/a…

Ben Affleck says his taste “doesn’t always correlate” with movies that win awards: “I don’t always think the right person won the right award. But guess what? I don’t think you die and go to heaven, and God says, ‘This was the actual best picture in 1986.’ At the end of the day, it’s just a bunch of people voting on movie prizes.” Read the full cover story: wp.me/pc8uak-1lHTZ5

“New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” will simulcast on Disney+ and ABC for the first time ever this year. Seacrest will be back as host and joined once again by Rita Ora as co-host from Times Square in New York. Also back are Julianne Hough and Rob Gronkowski in pre-taped performances from Las Vegas. Joining from Chicago will be comedian and creator Druski. variety.com/2026/tv/news/dic…

'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest' to Simulcast on Both ABC and Disney+ for the First Time variety.com/2026/tv/news/dic…

Ben Affleck looks back on shooting “Good Will Hunting” with Matt Damon at the same work site in Boston where they once worked: “That was a good job. We worked that summer. It was $8 an hour.” Watch the full video: youtu.be/2kwxeGaXDwM

Former “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson is back tinkering with automobiles in a newly-unveiled “Clarkson’s Farm” special. “Jeremy Grows a Car: A Clarkson’s Farm Special” will give fans a front seat as the broadcaster attempts to “undertake a world first: growing and building his very own car from produce grown at his Diddly Squat Farm.” variety.com/2026/tv/global/j…

Frank Mancuso Sr., Former Chief of Paramount, MGM/UA, Dies at 93 variety.com/2026/film/news/f…