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The feature adaptation of Emily Henry’s bestseller “People We Meet on Vacation” has added a few more of those “people,” with Miles Heizer (“13 Reasons Why,” “Parenthood”), Tommy Do (“Hacks,” “Overcompensating”), Alice Lee (“The Union,” “Suits L. A.”), Alan Ruck (“Succession”) and Molly Shannon (“The Other Two,” “Only Murders in the Building”) joining the starry cast.

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” stars Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez have responded to criticism from the real Erik Menendez, who slammed the Ryan Murphy-created miniseries as a “naive and inaccurate” portrayal of him and his brother. The show dramatizes the lives of Erik and Lyle, who say they were abused by their […]

Neil Druckmann, creator of “The Last of Us” and head of the prosperous Naughty Dog game studio, knows well the troubled history of adapting video game content into other mediums. He’s seen it done badly by filmmakers who don’t understand the game and therefore mangle its essence in the translation to TV or film.

Former tennis champion Andy Roddick will star alongside Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen and Ed Harris in the upcoming pickleball comedy “The Dink.” Josh Greenbaum, the filmmaker of “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” and the upcoming documentary “Will & Harper,” is directing the film. Ben Stiller’s company Red Hour Films and Rivulet Films […]

Variety’s 2024 Culture Catalysts Impact report includes the people behind memorable activations from “Bridgerton,” marketers keeping “Call of Duty” high on the lists of gamers and the movers and shakers behind some of the biggest-grossing movies and buzzed-about series of the year. The third annual Variety Culture Catalysts Dinner presented by TikTok will take place […]

The launch of “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” has been delayed to Feb. 14, 2025 from its currently planned Nov. 15 release. Game publisher Ubisoft announced the news Wednesday, citing a weak performance for new title “Star Wars Outlaws” and lower than expected profit in the current quarter as the deciding factors in pushing the next installment […]