If you’re playing Thomas Edison, there’s plenty you could research… but Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the famous inventor in “The Current War,” wanted to get past the “manufactured image” and find who Edison really was.
Cumberbatch joined fellow stars Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult and director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon to talk about the historical drama at the Toronto Film Festival at the Variety Studio Presented by AT&T.
In the upcoming Jacques Audiard-helmed crime-drama “The Sisters Brothers,” Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly are brothers and assassins who find themselves on a perilous journey through the Northwest. “Nightcrawler” alums Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed also star in the Western. During the Toronto Film Festival, Reilly and Ahmed stopped by the Variety Studio, presented by AT&T, to discuss how [...]
The cast of “The Hate U Give” stopped by the Variety Studio presented by AT&T at the Toronto Film Festival to discuss the relatability and timeliness of their film. The George Tillman Jr.-helmed drama deals with racism, police brutality, overcoming stereotypes, and a slew of current social problems. Amandla Stenberg, who plays the film’s protagonist, Starr, discussed the [...]
“A Star Is Born,” which played at the Toronto Film Festival, follows Lady Gaga as Ally, an insecure singer-songwriter who meets Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), a famous musician who mentors her and helps launch her career. The music-heavy film marks Cooper’s directorial debut. At the TIFF premiere, Lady Gaga got emotional while telling Variety that she sees [...]
Padma Lakshmi reclaims the many names of the uterus for women empowerment at the Power of Women event.
“As I look out at this room of hundreds of women, I can’t help but feel inspired and totally safe knowing that this is Mike Pence’s personal hell.”
Power of Women honoree Alicia Keys addressed Grammy president Neil Portnow’s controversial “step up” comment and deemed women “agents of change” for their impact on current global movements during Variety‘s Power of Women luncheon Friday.
