Comcast to cut cable jobs, take $1-billion-plus charge as broadband losses deepen

Attention all witches, wizards, ghouls and goblins—it’s time to return to Halloweentown once again. Twenty years after the release of the fourth Halloweentown film, Return to Halloweentown, Disney...

Singer-songwriter and Variety Hitmakers 2024 honoree Raye has won the 2026 Mercury prize for her epic second studio album, “This Music May Contain Hope,” beating out Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others for the prize. The Mercury Prize has no real equivalent in the U.S., and is intended to recognize music from the U.K. and […]

As Laika debuts its latest stop-motion animation, Travis Knight is standing firmly against generative AI. The Wildwood director and Laika CEO explained that GenAI “is antithetical to everything that we are at this studio,” also emphasizing that he hopes people “see the danger” in the technology’s potential as much as the “value.” “But all of […]

“This World of Tomorrow,” co-starring Kelli O’Hara, will come to Broadway next fall.

As it continues to feel the squeeze on its broadband and pay-TV operations, Comcast executives said today the company will take a $1 billion charge for the current fourth quarter that will include layoffs as part of an ongoing revamp of its core connectivity business of broadband, pay-TV and wireless. The media giant flagged the […]

Charli xcx has booked her next acting role! On Thursday (October 22), Variety announced that the 34-year-old Brat superstar has […] The post Charli xcx Joins Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Lawrence in Martin Scorsese’s ‘What Happens at Night’ Movie appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.

Years in the making, the L.A. courtroom showdown between Rebel Wilson and The Deb producers is not going to trial as scheduled. In a filing Wednesday that has been agreed upon by all the principals, Wilson’s lead lawyer Allyson K. Thompson asked for the long-set January 19, 2027 trial to be pushed back more than […]

Liev Schreiber is making headlines over a tense exchange with a reporter at the premiere of his new series. The […] The post Liev Schreiber Calls Out Reporter Over Red Carpet Question at ‘Nocturne’ Premiere appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.

John Mayer has had his hands full with what felt like a hundred projects over the past few years — with putting out new music not among them. It takes a stretch of the memory to even recall that he announced a parting of ways with Sony Music back in 2022, with no followup revelation […]

“Wildwood” director Travis Knight is weighing in on Hollywood’s use of AI. “I’m not embracing it at all,” Knight told me Wednesday night at AFI Fest’s opening night U.S. premiere of “Wildwood.” “I see technology as a tool, and we use technology at Laika. A pencil is technology, a paintbrush is technology, a 3D printer […]

Jenna Ortega has mastered the art of playing creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. So, it's understandable that the Wednesday star might want to distance herself slightly from the iconic Addams...

Dianna Agron is seemingly hinting at her return to Glee! The 40-year-old actress played the role of Quinn Fabray in […] The post Dianna Agron Seemingly Reacts to ‘Glee’ Reboot News with Quinn Fabray Dance Video appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.