casting
What does NCIS use for dead bodies? The autopsy-room method, straight from producer Mark Horowitz
Executive producer Mark Horowitz casts every corpse on NCIS himself, and the job is far stranger than it looks from the sofa. Here is how the show fills its autopsy table week after week, and why living actors usually beat the very expensive dummies.
September 19, 2026 2:37 pm
'It didn't take': Sharon Stone spoiled Cassie's Euphoria season 3 arc with a joke about Sydney Sweeney's lingerie line
Sharon Stone plays a Hollywood executive in Euphoria season 3 and told Variety what happens when she tries to get Cassie out of camming.
September 19, 2026 12:24 pm
Meryl Streep will be the first woman to voice Aslan — Greta Gerwig wanted someone over 70 with a child's sense of wonder
Liam Neeson voiced the lion in the last three Narnia films. For Netflix’s The Magician’s Nephew, Gerwig told Empire she wanted gravitas without self-seriousness.
September 18, 2026 3:16 pm
Bill Skarsgård, Pennywise himself, will lead Kojima's new spy game — the one PlayStation walked away from this month
You’ll want to know who Kojima’s tapped: the actor behind Pennywise is leading action-espionage game Physint, announced during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast.
September 18, 2026 2:36 pm
The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy trades resorts for spycraft in a new thriller series
After Sirens, The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy has been cast in a new thriller — but it’s what her character gets up to that’ll raise your eyebrows.
September 18, 2026 2:09 pm
The Big Bang Theory spin-off gave Amy a new husband instead of Sheldon — the Flash, his favourite superhero
TBBT just tore up the playbook in 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe', introducing Sheldon's replacement and unveiling Amy’s new husband.
September 18, 2026 1:30 pm
Charlize Theron is turning a hit mafia webcomic into a series — a nanny who babysits for the mob and fights like a spy
Hulu is adapting The Mafia Nanny, the Webtoon about a nanny-academy graduate hired to look after a mafia underboss’s son. Theron is on board as a producer.
September 18, 2026 1:05 pm
John Leguizamo goes bad for Miami Vice ’85 — Joseph Kosinski’s big-screen take
Heads up: Joseph Kosinski’s big-screen Miami Vice ’85 has lined up a new cast member — and they’re heading for a villain role.
September 18, 2026 11:41 am
David Corenswet says the Man of Tomorrow characters are 'a little more mature' — the sequel puts Superman in an uneasy alliance with Lex Luthor
David Corenswet is hinting Man of Tomorrow will show Superman in a different light — the sort that’ll make DCU fans sit up.
September 18, 2026 2:35 am
Gregg Araki began shooting The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization on 16 September with Ashton Kutcher and Alison Brie — the plot is still under wraps
Gregg Araki has lined up Ashton Kutcher, Alison Brie and another star for his next wild comedy after I Want Your Sex — and the title’s a corker.
September 18, 2026 1:50 am
Harry Wild season 6 release date: what's confirmed since season 5 wrapped in July
Harry Wild's fifth season finished on Acorn TV in July 2026 and the streamer has said nothing since. Here's the renewal status as it actually stands, the show's own announcement pattern, and why the dates circulating online aren't real.
September 17, 2026 4:42 pm
Warner Bros has the Weapons prequel dated for September 2028 - Cregger says he will probably get to Gladys after The Flood
Fans of Aunt Gladys, brace yourselves — Zach Cregger’s Weapons prequel has received a bleak update, and your wait just got longer.
September 17, 2026 6:08 am
Eleven Emmys in two seasons, and HBO Max's answer to The Pitt is a French copy about Paris paramedics
HBO Max has announced a new French drama inspired by The Pitt's success — not a spin-off, but close enough to wind up some fans and delight others.
September 17, 2026 4:10 am
After telling Venice that AI meant he no longer needed Black actors, Paul Schrader starts an erotic thriller with Cara Delevingne next month
Cara Delevingne and Liam Hemsworth are set to lead controversial filmmaker Paul Schrader’s new erotic thriller, built around a love triangle and boasting a title that’ll raise eyebrows.
September 17, 2026 2:59 am
HBO's Harry Potter lands on Christmas Day and the wait between seasons stays long - Bloys has dropped the ten-year plan
Bad news for the Harry Potter TV show: a downbeat release date update has fans bracing for the worst.
September 17, 2026 2:13 am
Netflix is making an animated Diablo series, the first of several Blizzard worlds it is taking on
Netflix’s new dark fantasy could fuse The Witcher and Arcane vibes — and, whisper it, maybe out-thrill Game of Thrones.
September 17, 2026 12:41 am
'They were the abusers, but at some point they were the abused': Johnny Flynn on the Lucius Malfoy he plays from episode one
HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ is set to delve into one of the story’s most fascinating figures — and the unexpected pick is bound to get fans talking.
September 16, 2026 5:11 pm
HBO has found its Arthur Weasley: Rafe Spall takes the role Mark Williams played in eight films
HBO’s Harry Potter series has found its Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle and Colin Creevey for Season 2 — but the fresh faces behind them may surprise you.
September 16, 2026 2:04 pm
What is Star City about? The Apple TV thriller Variety called "flawless", explained
Apple TV's Star City takes the For All Mankind timeline behind the Iron Curtain, and got the best reviews of any new drama on the service this year. Here's the setting, the cast, and whether you need the parent show first.
September 15, 2026 4:33 pm
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