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Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for “The Drew Barrymore Show” ABC Audio has confirmed that The Drew Barrymore Show is eyeing a return in October. The news comes a day after a tentative agreement for the Writers Guild of America brought an end to the strike that began in May. Barrymore became entangled in headlines related to […]

Lionsgate Physicist — and arguably cinematic wet blanket — Neil deGrasse Tyson has traditionally been quick to point out scientific inaccuracies in films, but he’s giving Halle Berry‘s 2022 dud Moonfall a top honor. Well, dishonor, really: He says the movie co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich has dethroned 1998’s Armageddon as the movie that […]

ABC With the Writers Guild of America agreement in place, ABC is moving ahead with season 32 of Dancing with the Stars as scheduled for Tuesday, September 26. The producers behind the reality competition had been making postponement plans, as picketers had been gathering at rehearsal facilities. Last week competitor Matt Walsh announced a pause […]

Getty Images Just as they were among the first shows to be bitten by the Writers Guild of America strikes, late-night talk programs could be the first productions to turn the lights on following the tentative deal that brought the strike to an apparent end. Variety checked in with crew members from various programs, and […]

Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images After 146 days, the Writers Guild of America announced a tentative deal with representatives for the major studios and streamers, and Hollywood is celebrating on social media. While details of the deal won’t be shared “until the last ‘i’ is dotted,” the writers union told its […]

Warner Bros. The Nun II topped the North American box office for the third straight week with an estimated $8.4 million, barely edging out Expendables 4, which opened with a franchise low $8.3 million — far below its projected $15 million. Domestically, the ninth film in the Conjuring franchise has collected $69.2 million, and $204.2 million globally. Expendables 4 — […]

David McNew/Getty Images The Writers Guild reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to end its historic 146-day strike. “The WGA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement,” the parties announced in a joint statement Sunday evening, September 23. Specific details of the agreement weren’t immediately released by the […]

ABC Amid pressure from striking writers and picketers gathering outside the Dancing with the Stars rehearsal facilities, SAG-AFTRA is backing the show and its cast members. “Our members appearing on Dancing with the Stars are working under the Network Code agreement” and “are not in violation of SAG-AFTRA strike rules … we support them in fulfilling their contractual obligations,” SAG-AFTRA […]

NBC announced its next America’s Got Talent spinoff on Thursday, September 21 — AGT: Fantasy League. Similar to a fantasy sports draft, the judges — Mel B, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel — will each choose a roster of their favorite acts picking from winners, finalists, viral sensations and fan favorites from America’s […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images In another positive sign in the nearly five month long strike, negotiations between reps for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood studio heads are continuing for a third day, Friday, September 22. The WGA and The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the trade association representing the major […]