The head of Cinema United reiterates the lobbying organization’s opposition to Paramount Skydance’s proposed merger with Warner Bros., as well as the group’s support for litigation brought by state attorneys general that put the deal on hold. In a letter to movie theater owners on Wednesday, Michael O’Leary, CEO of Cinema United, argued that “this
WASHINGTON– A prominent Supreme Court litigator was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for evading a multimillion-dollar tax debt to the IRS and engaging in mortgage fraud, a case that shed light on his secret lifestyle as a high-stakes poker player and featured trial testimony from a Hollywood movie star. Thomas Goldstein, who also
Paramount+ multi-camera comedy “Crutch” ends after just one season. Variety has learned. The series, starring Tracy Morgan in the title role, originally debuted on Paramount+ in November 2025. News of the series ending comes as no surprise, given that it failed to find a significant audience upon its debut and considering Morgan’s commitment to other
The team behind “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” took the stage at 92NY in New York on Tuesday to delve into what fans can expect from season 4 of the Paramount+ series. Series stars Anson Mount (Captain Pike), Celia Rose Gooding (Ensign Uhura), Melissa Navia (Lieutenant Ortegas) and Carol Kane (Comandante Pelia) were joined by
WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review an Alaska pilot’s claims that state authorities tried to illegally seize his $95,000 plane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry town. The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block the seizure of his plane after being convicted of
Josh Lucas will star alongside Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning in the legal drama series “Discretion.” Variety has confirmed. The show was originally announced with a straight-to-series order on Paramount+ in October 2025. It is based on the short story of the same name by Chandler Baker. The series’ tagline reads: “Lenny (Fanning), a summer
