Bald Austin Butler Is an ‘Amazing Creature to Look At’ in ‘Dune 2,’ Says Co-Star Javier Bardem

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor At Thursday’s Los Angeles premiere of “Based on a True Story,” I asked Kaley Cuoco what’s the closest she’s ever been to a crime — because she stars in the new Peacock series as a woman who ends up in the middle of a murder investigation because she is obsessed with true crime stories. Without missing a beat, Cuoco said, “Scandoval.” The “Big Bang Theory” star said she’s been a “Vanderpump Rules” fan since the first season. Like so many viewers, she was “shocked” when it was revealed that Tom Sandoval was cheating on his girlfriend of 10 years, Ariana Madix, with her best friend, Raquel Leviss.

Austin Butler is jumpstarting his Thursday (June 1) with a workout.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday. Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:

August 14, 2007: Model Cindy Crawford takes her two children, Kaia and Presley Gerber, to the world premiere of High School Musical 2 at Disneyland in California. Star Vanessa Hudgens is, at the time, approximately nineteen years old and dating her co-star Zac Efron. Kaia is, at the time, mere weeks away from turning six.

Austin Butler, Brie Larson, Colin Farrell, Idris Elba, Kristen Wiig and Sarah Snook all have in common? They are all stars in Apple TV+'s slate of new films and series slated to debut in 2023. The streaming platform shared an extended teaser of several of its upcoming projects as well as returning favorites, offering viewers several first looks at what's to come throughout the rest of the year. Among the new projects are Butler in Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' latest World War II drama,; Larson trading capes for lab coats in; Farrell playing a private detective in the crime series,; Elba in the intense airplane thriller,; and Wiig teaming up with Carol Burnett and Laura Dern in . Additionally, Amanda Seyfried returns to TV after in the new limited series,, which also stars Tom Holland. Snook, meanwhile, appears alongside Zach Galifianakis and Elizabeth Banks in.

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber are stepping out for the day.

Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler were spotted walking her dog in Los Angeles on Friday. This is the first time the couple have been photographed alone together since the Time 100 event on April 27 in New York City. The photos seemed to put to bed rumors that the 21-year-old model and 31-year-old Elvis star are engaged, as it was clear she was not wearing a ring on her left hand.

Family fun. Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber enjoyed a double date with the model’s parents, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber.

Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler are one of Hollywood’s most notorious couples. The pair, who’ve been dating for the past couple of years, are the perfect mix of gorgeous and famous, thus drawing the world’s interest. Now, there are rumors of their possible engagement.

The Little Mermaid” cast did their best at playing Variety’s “Name That Fish” on the red carpet at the movie’s premiere in Los Angeles Melissa McCarthy (Ursula), Jacob Tremblay (Flounder), Noma Dumezweni (Queen Selina), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian) and Javier Bardem (King Triton) were put to the test by Variety’s Marc Malkin to see just how much they know about life under the sea. When quizzed with images of various fish, answers included “basketball with spikes,” “sad fish,” “not Spongebob,” “swordy-thing” “not edible” and “definitely a fish.”

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Peppermint wants back on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She famously was runner-up in Season 9 when Sasha Velour took the crown after her iconic rose petal-filled finale lip sync. “I would love to go on ‘All Stars,’” Peppermint tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. She was asked to compete in 2018 but was already booked for the Go-Go’s Broadway musical, “Head Over Heels.” “I will happily go onto the show if they invite me,” Peppermint says. “It is quite expensive and quite an investment, but I do think it could be worth it.” Peppermint will next be seen in “A Transparent Musical,” opening May 20 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She plays Davina, a role originated on the “Transparent” television series by Alexandra Billings. Peppermint recalls having “two-person watch parties” with her music producer when the series first premiered on Amazon in 2014.

Everything’s coming up Lily-Rose Depp! In addition to her skyrocketing career, the Idol star has also had her fair share of A-list relationships.

Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey. With the film’s Los Angeles premiere now concluding, first reactions to the musical have begun to hit social media. Ahead of its May 26 debut in theaters, Disney unveiled footage of “The Little Mermaid” at last month’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas, showing an early glimpse at Melissa McCarthy singing “Poor Unfortunate Souls” as Ursula. Variety also reported that director Rob Marshall and his husband, producer John DeLuca, held a private screening of the film, with a guest list including Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Matt Damon and Ben Platt. The star-studded audience apparently applauded after each musical number and continued to rave during a post-screening reception.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Judd Apatow thinks the studios and streamers already have an idea of when the writers strike may end. “I think they probably already know what they’re going to bend on,” Apatow told Variety Saturday at the Rock4EB benefit in Malibu. “I would assume they already know what date this is going to end. They’ve probably been planning this for years.” The writer-director reflected comments heard on picket lines in Los Angeles and New York after talks cratered between the Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the writers union began to strike Tuesday. Apatow explained that he sees the strike as a calculated business move by Hollywood’s largest employers.

The saga of “Dune” continues in a new trailer for the second instalment of director Denis Villeneuve’s screen adaptation of sci-fi author Frank Herbert’s iconic Dune novels.

Dune: Part Two has been released – you can watch it above.In 2021’s Dune, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) travelled to Arrakis, the universe’s most dangerous and sandy planet, to ensure the future of his family and people as evil forces exploded into conflict. The Denis Villeneuve sci-fi epic, adapted from Frank Herbert’s novel, was nominated for 10 Oscars and won six.In the sequel – which will be released in cinemas on November 3 – Paul unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.The official synopsis adds: “Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, Paul must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.”In the trailer, we’re given our first glimpse of Paul riding one of the giant sandworms that inhabit the planet.

first unveiling footage to theater owners and press at CinemaCon.The story finds Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides now on the run with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen, seeking revenge for the assassination of his father. Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard and Javier Bardem return from the first film, while newcomers to the cast include Florence Pugh, Austin Butler and Christopher Walken.Denis Villeneuve returns to direct and co-write the follow-up, which adapts the rest of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel after the first film only covered the first half of the book.The trailer opens with Paul and Chani flirting atop a desert peak before we shift to Princess Irulin’s grimdark narration.

 adaptation is coming this fall. And on Wednesday, fans got the first look at a new trailer for the upcoming film, which is slated to debut in theaters on Nov.

Julia MacCary editor Warner Bros. has dropped the first official trailer for the highly anticipated sci-fi epic sequel “Dune: Part 2.” In 2021’s “Dune,” Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) ventured to Arrakis, the universe’s most dangerous and sandiest planet, to ensure his family and people’s future as evil forces exploded in conflict. The Denis Villeneuve drama, based on Frank Herbert’s novel, was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won six.  In the sequel, Atreides teams up with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen to exact revenge on those who destroyed his family, and he must juggle his love life with the fate of the universe at stake. The trailer shows Paul riding the back of a massive sand worm on the deserts of Arrakis while Chani and the Fremen cheer him on.

Long live the fighters! Paul Atreides’ fantastical journey from young aristocrat to religious messiah/warlord is about to come to an epic crescendo in “Dune: Part Two.” The upcoming sequel is the second half of Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of the iconic Frank Herbert novel. Warner Bros.