Justin Timberlake Working on New Music With Max Martin, Shellback

“Vice” director Adam McKay got chills when he first saw Christian Bale in full costume as former vice president Dick Cheney, he said Variety’s Screening Series. “He came out in the makeup, in the suit, the wig was right and he had done all his character work,” McKay recalled. “He started doing the walk of [...]

The creators of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” discussed the eye-catching art style of the best animated feature Oscar winner at a Variety Screening Series. “A lot of things that you see in most CG films, we didn’t want,” co-director Peter Ramsey said. “We wanted a look that was going to make you feel like…walking into [...]

The team behind Neil Armstrong biopic “First Man,” including Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, director Damien Chazelle, writer Josh Singer and composer Justin Hurwitz, took time to discuss the film as part of Variety’s Screening Series. Claire Foy, who plays Armstrong’s wife Janet, expressed her appreciation that director Damien Chazelle and writer Josh Singer “realized that [...]

In a triumphant return to the San Diego Comic-Con main stage, leadership at Marvel Studios managed some splashy surprises and showed off risky creative bets for the next two years of content coming from the superhero operation. But the biggest takeaway from the Saturday presentation inside Hall H was how important Marvel will make Disney […]

Cult movie legend and horror staple, John Carpenter reflects on his legacy.

Sifting through the insanity on the San Diego Comic-Con showroom floor can be hard, so Variety did the heavy lifting. Check out our highlights, from the “Star Wars” booth to the “Jurassic Park” Jeff Goldblum shrine — a long overdo addition.