Julia Roberts earned $3 million for “Mother's Day” for a supporting role that required her to shoot for only four days, Variety has learned. That means her rate — of $750,000 a day — still puts her…
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren was among the guests at the Saturday afternoon Georgetown brunch hosted by Tammy Haddad before the White House Correspondents Dinner. Mirren, who has voiced her…
In the upcoming "Independence Day: Resurgence," Sela Ward plays a pantsuit-wearing U.S. president tasked with saving mankind after an alien invasion. Director Roland Emmerich offered her the part…
In what will likely be one of the biggest deals out of this year's Tribeca Film Festival, Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to the dramatic comedy "Little Boxes," Variety has learned…
“Don’t Think Twice,” Mike Birbiglia’s indie about a troupe of improv comedians, will be distributed by Film Arcade for a platform summer release, Variety has learned. The movie debuted at SXSW last…
Below the Line, an industry website devoted to covering issues important to Hollywood crew on TV and film productions, didn't post any new stories last Friday. The home page featured an old date…
Katherine Oliver has been synonymous with the New York movie business since spending a decade as film commissioner under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But after leaving City Hall in 2013, she's been…
For Kimberly Steward, producing her first movie — Sundance Film Festival darling "Manchester by the Sea" — meant learning about the business, and stockpiling tissues. She got misty when she arrived…
Like every journalist, Megyn Kelly has list of dream interviews that she'd like to land. In a story for Variety's Power of Women issue, the host of Fox News' "The Kelly File" named some of her ideal…
Megyn Kelly was leaving her Manhattan apartment on a recent day when her doorman threw his arms around her. "Why is Peter hugging me?" the star anchor of Fox News remembers thinking. The embrace was…
Donald Trump likes to take credit for boosting Megyn Kelly’s ratings, but the Fox News anchor tells Variety in a new interview that he only does that because his boycott on “The Kelly File”…
