Rebecca Romijn Reflects On Playing Trans Character on 'Ugly Betty': 'Never Would Be Cast In The Role Today'

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Seth Rogen is bringing the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” franchise back to life in the upcoming animated movie “Mutant Mayhem,” which he has a story credit on and produced through his Point Grey Pictures company. During an interview with Polygon ahead of the film’s release, Rogen was ask what has kept him “turned off” from joining other movie franchises like the Marvel and DC superhero films. “Honestly, probably fear,” Rogen said.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Bethenny Frankel has enlisted two of the most high-profile attorneys in Hollywood to help in her self-proclaimed fight to help protect reality stars from what she says is exploitation by networks and studios. Power players Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos are now working alongside Frankel to investigate the treatment of reality stars. Freedman tells me that he has heard from roughly 50 reality show cast members from various docuseries and competition shows who believe that they were “used and unfairly” treated by television networks and streamers.

Todd Gilchrist editor Anytime Aphex Twin releases new music under any of his many monikers, I’m reminded of the tag line for the Beastie Boys’ 2004 album, “To the 5 Boroughs:” “The hiatus is back off, again.” In an even more extreme disappearing act than the one the hip-hop trio would perform in between projects, artist and electronic pioneer Richard D. James always seemed to stop existing altogether, vanishing for years into a Glaswegian cavern, surrounded by devices fabricated or reinvented by himself — only to emerge with something new and big as a proof of life.

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If you were watching Zac Efron‘s docu-series Down to Earth on The CW, you’re going to have to go to Netflix to watch the remaining episodes.

Drake is once again calling out a fan after they threw something up on stage while he was performing.

Hollywood is often associated with parties and drinking, but not all celebrities follow this lifestyle. Many famous individuals have chosen to lead sober lives for various reasons. Whether they came to sobriety later in life, have never consumed alcohol, or are taking a temporary break from drinking, these stars have chosen a different path.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Neelam Gill have been the subject of dating rumors and they were just spotted together again.

Troye Sivan is opening up his sexual preferences and how people have gotten him all wrong.

Subway fans are getting the chance to win free sandwiches for life!

Rachel Seo Sitting in her writing office, surrounded by mossy green bookshelves, Jenny Han is telling an origin story of sorts. She was 24, and her first novel was about to be published. At the time, it wasn’t considered appropriate for authors to put their headshot on the back flap of their books.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Joni Mitchell FOMO: it’s a real thing. Or it was a year ago, when she made a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, and again this summer, when Mitchell booked an appearance as part of a Brandi Carlile mini-festival in Washington state, which was advertised and had tickets sold in advance but instantly sold out.

BreAnna Bell Discovery’s Shark Week 2023 premiere delivered record numbers for the network as Sunday night’s telecast became the highest-rated Shark Week premiere night in three years. The Jason Momoa-hosted big event brought in a total audience of 5.3 million across Discovery Channel, discovery+ and Max on its first night, and pushed the network to lead in primetime for all of television with Adults and Men 18-49 and #1 across cable television with Adults and Men 25-54, Adults and Men 18-49, and Adults 18-34.

Sophia Scorziello editor The Jewish Film Institute has named six independent films as winners of its fourth annual JFI completion grants. The grants, totaling $85,000, are awarded to projects that underline diverse stories about Jewish identity and experience.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. You may have seen Solawave’s miracle skincare wand on TikTok. Or heard about it on a recent red carpet, where celebrities from Jennifer Coolidge to Sydney Sweeney have credited their glowing skin to the brand’s clinically-proven red light therapy.

Instagram to call out her Hollywood peers continuing to film independent, cleared projects amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. While both groups have have banded together to halt major studio productions, a whopping 45 independent movies and TV shows have been given the green light — so far — under an interim agreement.The 52-year-old Saturday Night Live alum shared her honest thoughts in a three-minute video.“I feel f—ing pissed off, and I know I just must not be understanding something.

NewsNation said it saw an uptick in its audience numbers with its coverage this week’s congressional hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena, also known as UFOs, with a two-hour special on Sunday, We Are Not Alone: The Historic UFO Hearing.

While SAG-affiliated actors may not be on the Lido for the Venice Film Festival at the end of the summer, two filmmakers with less than stellar reputations will be: Woody Allen and Roman Polanski. Venice creative director Albert Barbera said he doesn’t “see where the issue is” for both filmmakers bring their new films to the festival, albeit out of competition.

A 'devious' Greater Manchester Police detective has been found guilty of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a teenage girl. Detective Constable Stephen Hardy groomed his victim and 'gained power and control' over her, a jury was told.

Drake is having stranger and stranger objects thrown at him onstage.

Larsa Pippen is shaken up — but safe — after witnessing a shooting during a night out with her boyfriend, Marcus Jordan.

Concertgoers keep throwing things at musicians mid-performance — but Tim McGraw isn’t too concerned about personal safety on his upcoming tour.

Manchester United owners the Glazers faced more scrutiny of their running of the Reds on Friday but this time from an unfamiliar source.

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An expert has shared what drinks you should avoid if you're on an intermittent fasting diet.

Fashion influencer Arielle Charnas’ apparel brand, Something Navy, has been in trouble for a few years.

Kylie Minogue made a fashionable statement in a sheer black dress while announcing her new Las Vegas residency on Thursday night at Bar Lis in Los Angeles.

Jax Taylor‘s therapy sessions will go down in Bravo history — but apparently there was more drama behind the scenes.

It was love at first sight for Kara Keough and husband Kyle Bosworth — but their marriage hasn’t been without tragedy.

Kim Kardashian has got a new do.

Manchester United have rejected a £20million bid from West Ham for defender Harry Maguire.

Lizzie McGuire alum Robert Carradine brought receipts in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike — and revealed that residual checks can total zero dollars.

As they say in Las Vegas – we hit the jackpot! Mia Hilton just has IT!

On day 67 of The Writers Guild of America strike, the cast and creatives behind three popular shows joined the picket lines across Los Angeles.

Paul Wesley doesn't miss his days as heartthrob Stefan Salvatore.The actor, who currently plays young James T. Kirk on Paramount+'s , spoke to In Style about putting that chapter of his life behind him and revealed why he has no interest in revisiting the world of vampires.«I would never do another vampire anything, period, let alone ,» Wesley told the mag quite adamantly.On Vampire Diaries, which ran for eight seasons on The CW from 2009 to 2017, Wesley played good vampire Stefan, who falls in love with Mystic Falls teen Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and becomes embroiled in a complicated love triangle when his immortal bad boy brother, Damon (Ian Somerhalder), comes into the picture.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor When Variety talks to Zoe Saldana and her husband, the artist and film director, Marco Perego, they’ve only just arrived in Taormina and are in the process of unpacking. Room service arrives and Zoe apologizes about having to tuck into the salad straightaway. They’re here attending the world premiere of Perego’s debut film as a director, “The Absence of Eden,” a drama that takes place in the murky world of the U.S.’s southern border, a hellish landscape inhabited by Coyotes, ICE officers, desperate immigrants and refugees. It’s a universe away from the Pandora of the “Avatar” pictures or the science fiction blockbusters “Star Trek” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” Saldana is more usually associated with. “When I was picked for those films, I had no idea they were going to become franchises. I thought it was going to be a one and done kind of thing. I hold all of those films responsible for any kind of global notoriety I may have. However, it’s time consuming. Between ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Guardians’ and ‘Avatar,’ I had solid work for over 10 years. As I became an asset that had a certain value in this industry, I could turn that to films like this.”