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Kevin Zegers admits he fought hard for his role on “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan’s new show, “The Madison.” The Gossip Girl actor didn’t reveal how he landed the role, but told Page Six exclusively at the show’s premiere earlier this week that the process was “not easy.” The 41-year-old theorized that perhaps “I wasn’t completely suited for it, but I didn’t[give up]. I just knew I was supposed to do it.” Kevin Zegers told Page Six at the Madison premiere that landing the role on the series “wasn’t easy.” Zegers, who is seen above in a still from the new…
Steven Spielberg knows that opera and ballet have a profound impact. After Timothée Chalamet said that “no one cares” about those art forms, the filmmaker disagreed, saying, “At the end of a really great movie experience, we all come together with a range of emotions and walk into the daylight together and into the night.” “And nothing like that happens. It happens in movies and in concerts. And it happens in ballet and opera, by the way,” Spielberg, 79, continued during a panel discussion Friday at the 2026 SXSW Conference & Festival. To applause from the crowd, he added, “We…
Irish-American documentary producer David McCourt sat down with “Ocean’s Twelve” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” director George Nolfi at SXSW on Friday to discuss McCourt’s upcoming PBS documentary, “Amerigo: The Quest for the American Dream.” As shown in the trailer Variety can exclusively reveal, the film features interviews with people across the country who discuss the concept of the American Dream, with a particular focus on their thoughts on work, opportunity, technology, and community. During the panel discussion, McCourt asked the audience to raise their hands if they believe the American Dream is still alive. Half the crowd responded. When asked…
Ed Begley Jr., Anne Archer, Mamie Gummer and Ana Ortiz will star on NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” when the show returns for the final six episodes of Season 2 in May. “Brilliant Minds” was removed from the schedule in February, before the Winter Olympics, and there was no firm date set for its return. NBC has not yet made a final decision on the fate of “Brilliant Minds” beyond its second season, which returns on Wednesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. ET. The show will remain in that slot until the final six segments of the season. As part of the…
2 minute readrundownMeghan Markle and Prince Harry’s relationship is detailed in a new book by biographer Tom Bower, with a representative for the couple responding to Bower’s allegations against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. This was a rare statement by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry about the negative attention they receive.Through their publicist, Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry responded to excerpts from author Tom Bower’s new book published in The Times on March 13th. Bower’s latest biography, Betrayal: Power, Deception and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, focuses on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in…
If your first thought when you see a movie called “Pizza Movie” is that the title is kind of silly, don’t worry. Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher’s zany, frantic comedy is way ahead of your time. Late in the proceedings, a haphazard fourth-wall break leaves us at the desks of the writer-director pair, who mutually agree that the title isn’t quite right, but that it’s only temporary. Of course, “forgetting” to change it is just one of the many missed details and sloppy mistakes that “The Pizza Movie” pretends to be in its pursuit of chaotic stoner movie cultdom. The…
North West gave haters another glimpse of her bold sense of style as she rocked eye-catching new nails complete with earrings and spikes. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s 12-year-old daughter shared a series of photos to her Instagram Stories on Thursday, showing off her long, clear, aqua blue nails. The dramatic manicure appeared to have a layer of glitter, but what really stood out were the metal earrings stuck in each nail. Each nail, including the thumb, was decorated with silver studs and spikes. On her two left middle fingers, the word “North-chan” appears to be spelled out in pink…
Under Paramount Skydance ownership, BET plans to shut down BET+ and merge the subscription service’s content with its flagship Paramount+ streamer starting in June of this year. Additionally, Paramount will acquire minority ownership of media mogul and multi-hyphenate Tyler Perry’s BET+. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Perry held a 25% stake in BET+ as a result of a 2019 production deal with Paramount. BET+ currently costs $5.99 per month (with ads) and $9.99 per month (without ads) and offers over 1,000 hours of programming. The service launched in September 2019, just before BET’s then-parent company Viacom and CBS…
“We hope you enjoy this super loud and weird ride,” the directors known as Radio Silence said in a parting message before the world premiere of “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.” The comedy-horror sequel, starring Samara Weaving as a bride trapped in a murder game, brought blood, blood, and more blood to SXSW, with the crowd screaming and laughing at every gruesome murder. Cast members Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood, Sean Hatosy, and Sarah Michelle Gellar took to the stage at Austin’s Paramount Theater to introduce the film alongside directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette. Weaving was unable to…
Larry David revealed some important details about the upcoming HBO comedy series during a talk at SXSW on Friday. The sketch show, which will premiere June 26, is titled “Life, Rally, and the Pursuit of Misfortune: Almost an American History,” and satirizes the United States in commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Directed by “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Seinfeld” alum Jeff Schaffer, the series will consist of seven episodes, with each episode containing about four sketches. It features a rotating cast that includes many Curb Your Enthusiasm alumni, including Jeff Garlin, J.B. Smoove, and Susie Essman as Susan B. Anthony.…