Jennifer Lawrence Starring in ‘Real Housewives’-Inspired Murder Mystery for Apple Original Films and A24, Jeremy O. Harris Producing

Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has reached $863.1M worldwide through Thursday, overtaking the original film’s lifetime of $859M global. The sequel got there in just 16 days of release and already is the No. 19 animated film ever worldwide.

, Millennial queen, loves herself a cute little ballet flat for running around the city. Well, turns out she also loves a chic flat shoe when she's riding around the city.The Hunger Games actor was spotted on a CitiBike date with her husband, Cooke Maroney, in New York City on June 25.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Film and TV studio A24 has secured a new round of funding led by Josh Kushner’s investment firm Thrive Capital. In connection with the investment, Kushner will be joining the board of directors for A24, best known for such films as “Civil War,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Moonlight” and “Uncut Gems,” and TV series “Euphoria,” “Beef,” “Ramy” and “The Sympathizer.” Financial details and exact figures were not disclosed by A24 and Thrive Capital, but sources confirm to Variety the investment from Thrive Capital gives it a valuation of about $3.5 billion — a 40% increase since A24’s first round of funding, which was $225 million at $2.5 billion in 2022.

It would appear that nothing is going to stop Apple from continuing to finance and distribute A-lister films. In a world where Netflix and other streaming services are tightening their purse strings, Apple is out there making mega deals left, right, and center.

Jennifer Lawrence is enjoying a warm day in New York City as she gears up for her next big acting role.

Jennifer Lawrence has lined up her next big role, and it’s a murder mystery with a Real Housewives spin!

In a highly competitive situation, Apple Original Films has acquired The Wives, a murder mystery film to star Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, who will also produce.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Writer/directors Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, who were behind the recent critically acclaimed FX limited series “A Murder At the End of the World,” have struck a deal with indie production shingle Sister to develop, write and produce original film and television projects. The deal, described as a “multi-year creative partnership,” reunites Marling and Batmanglij with Cindy Holland, the global CEO of Sister.

Netflix‘s EMEA chief has described his Los Gatos overlords as “very hands off” when it comes to content strategy outside the U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is looking to stay in business with two familiar faces as Purple Hearts star Sofia Carson and Queen Charlotte‘s Corey Mylchreest are set to star in the adaptation of the popular novel My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan. The Inbetweeners director Iain Morris will direct, with Temple Hill Entertainment producing. Laura Quicksilver and George Berman are overseeing the production.

is one of the most accomplished actors in the world, and she is also a . This is someone who spent a large part of the 2010s acting as the relatable goofball at red-carpet events, photobombing Taylor Swift, stumbling up the stairs to collect Oscars and responding to entertainment reporters with things like, “I can see you talking, but all I can think about is getting fries!”There are countless BuzzFeed listicles—a millennial’s preferred mode of journalism—dedicated to these endearing quirks.

A true crime podcast on the history of the casting couch.All the hits and misses for summer 2024News, interviews and reviewsAnouk Aimée, the French actress known for her elegance and cool sophistication in films including Claude Lelouch's "A Man and a Woman," died on Tuesday. She was 92.The company is expected to make the announcement official on Monday.Brad Pitt’s upcoming feature about Formula 1 racing has gotten a release date from Apple Original Films.

An Apple Original Films title is heading to the big screen for the sixth time with the June 27, 2025 release of Joseph Kosinski‘s Formula 1 movie starring Brad Pitt. Warner Bros. has won the rights to handle both domestic and overseas. This follows Paramount releasing Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon ($157M WW), Universal with Argylle ($96.2M WW), and Sony with Napoleon ($221.3M WW), Fly Me to the Moon (July 12), and Wolfs (Sept. 20).

Jennifer Lawrence is hanging out with a former frequent collaborator!

to re-bury the abusive ex they killed and resurrected. Maybe Lawrence is angling for a role in , and already dressing the part. We can see it.Also worth noting that she's sticking with .

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi epic “Megalopolis,” which proved to be wildly divisive after its Cannes Film Festival premiere, has finally found a distributor. Lionsgate has signed a deal to distribute the film in theaters in the U.S. and Canada.

Actor Hiram Kasten, best known for his stint on Seinfeld, has passed away at the age of 71. His passing was announced on his official Facebook page on Sunday.

Lady Gabriella Windsor was seen attending Trooping the Colour today, marking her first public appearance since the tragic passing of her husband.The Royal Family was deeply saddened by the loss of Thomas Kingston, who passed away at his family's £3million Gloucestershire mansion in February, with authorities stating there were "no suspicious circumstances." An inquest revealed that Mr Kingston suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head on 25 February, at the age of 45.Thomas Kingston, a former hostage negotiator and financier, was the son of Martin and Jill Kingston, who have owned the grand mansion since 1996. A spokesperson for the Gloucester Ambulance Service confirmed their attendance at a private residence in the Cirencester area, saying: "Gloucester Police have confirmed an ambulance from Gloucester Ambulance Service attended a private residence." Following her husband's death, Lady Gabriella, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, has reportedly moved into Kensington Palace, not wishing to stay alone in the house they once shared, reports the Mirror.

Jack Dunn Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for Tyler Perry‘s “Divorce in the Black,” starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict. The thriller will be available to stream globally on Prime Video starting July 11.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “In the next 45 minutes, we’re about to hear Gus speak more than he has in the last 40 years,” Vito Schnabel, the art world scion who is increasingly turning his head toward Hollywood, told a crowd at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival last week. He was there to moderate a conversation with American heavyweight filmmaker Gus Van Sant, who just directed Schnabel (and a pack of actors barreling toward Emmy nominations) in “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” That history, of a glittery New York whose underbelly was found in the bedrooms and hallways of the ruling class, took a back seat to Van Sant’s impactful career.