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  1. 2d ago

    How David Fincher and Zach Cregger Secretly Shaped Netflix’s Game-TV Hybrid ‘Unhinged’

    On today’s episode, Variety’s Jennifer Maas explains how notable directors David Fincher and Zach Cregger helped shape Netflix’s ambitious new property “Unhinged,” which is a video game that plays like a TV series and your smartphone is the controller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    15 min

  2. 3d ago

    So Long, LeBron! What the Lakers Shakeup Means for the NBA and for L.A.'s Sports Star Power

    On today’s episode, Variety’s Marlow Stern unpacks LeBron James’ decision to leave the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons and one championship title. The shakeup leaves one of the NBA’s most high-profile teams a little short on star power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    15 min

  3. 4d ago

    CNBC Chief KC Sullivan on Transforming the Linear TV Business in a Global World: ‘We’re Very Much on Offense’

    On today’s episode, CNBC president KC Sullivan discusses the channel’s evolution following the Versant Media spinoff. The preeminent financial news network is transforming from a business rooted in linear cable to multiplatform digital. “We’re very much on offense,” Sullivan told Variety during last week’s Cannes Lions festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    14 min

  4. 5d ago

    Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Stumbles, ‘Toy Story 5’ Flexes and ‘Michael’ Hits a Milestone; Why Comcast is Splitting NBCUniversal and Sky From Cable

    On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Jack Dunn breaks down a rough weekend for “Supergirl” and a big frame for “Toy Story 5” and “Michael.” And Todd Spangler explains why Comcast is hauling out the corporate meat cleaver to separate NBCUniversal and Sky from the core Comcast cable and tech assets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  5. Jun 25

    'Abbott Elementary' Exec Producer Justin Halpern Juggles Series and a New Novel

    On today’s episode, writer and showrunner Justin Halpern speaks with Variety’s Michael Schneider about the road to writing his novel “Get Lost." Halpern also updates Schneider on a few TV development projects, including the status of high school memoir “I Suck at Girls” at Netflix and the upcoming season of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” on which he is an EP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    16 min

  6. Jun 23

    Eddy Cue and Jerry Bruckheimer talk ‘F1’ Sequel – Brad Pitt ‘Would Like to Get in That Car Again’ – and Apple’s Evolution in Movies and TV in Cannes Lions Sitdown With Variety

    On today’s episode, Apple content chief Eddy Cue and producer Jerry Bruckheimer speak to Variety at the Cannes Lions festival about the tech giant’s influence in entertainment, how they’re working to get Brad Pitt back into a fast car for an “F1” movie sequel and how Apple’s incoming CEO feels about the company's expansion into TV and film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    13 min

  7. Jun 22

    Box Office: 'Toy Story 5' Opens Big and So Does Cannes Lions

    On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down 2026’s biggest weekend at the turnstiles to date with “Toy Story 5” delivering the goods for Disney and Pixar. That turnout has lifted the summer-to-date box office to within striking distance of 2019. And the Cannes Lions festival gets off to a busy – and muggy – start on the Côte d'Azur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min

  8. Jun 18

    Owen Gleiberman Unpacks Why We Love ‘Toy Story’: ‘Some of the Greatest Movies Ever Made About Childhood’

    On today’s episode, Owen Gleiberman, Variety’s chief film critic, sings the praises of Pixar’s “Toy Story” movies as the fifth installment arrives in theaters on June 19. Pixar’s pioneering CG animated series, which began in 1995, amounts to “some of the greatest movies ever made about childhood,” Gleiberman enthuses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    12 min
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    Variety
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    2025 - 2026
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