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Scarlett Johansson opened up about sitting near Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco at the 2025 Oscars last weekend.

Katcy Stephan Ali Abbasi has signed with UTA for representation. Abbasi’s fourth feature, “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova, premiered in Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, marking his third Cannes selection. The film, which follows Donald Trump’s rise through the real estate industry in the ’80s with the guidance of lawyer Roy Cohn, earned a fair amount of attention this awards season despite its trouble finding mainstream distributors.

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has channelled his many characters on the animated series for a cover of Wicked anthem ‘Defying Gravity’.He shared a clip of his rendition on social media, which featured the likes of Chief Wiggum and Professor Frink, ahead of the Oscars last Sunday (March 2).Azaria wrote: “If this evening’s #Oscars opening took place in Springfield… only Professor Frink was harmed in the making of this video.”He has worked on the show since 1989 and voiced numerous characters, including Moe Szyslak, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy and Snake.On the night, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars with a medley of ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Home’ and ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’.A post shared by Hank Azaria (@hankazaria)Both Grande and Erivo were nominated for their respective Wicked roles, with Grande nominated in the Supporting Actress category and Erivo as Best Actress.The singer’s competition included Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) and Zoe Saldaña, who won the category for her role in Emilia Pérez.Her co-star was up against Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), with Mikey Madison winning out for Anora.In the end, Wicked picked up two Oscars for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.Elsewhere, Azaria recently wrote about his fears about being replaced by AI and how the art of voice acting is much more than replicating a sound.In an op-ed for The New York Times, he wrote: “I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four

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Jung Hyun-joo, the former CEO of Korean film company Acemaker, is joining Parasite studio CJ ENM.

Hannah Berner is apologizing after an awkward interview with Megan Thee Stallion went viral.

James Bond is one of the most popular characters in film history, and he’s more popular than ever thanks to a tribute at the 2025 Oscars this month.

Fresh off his big win at the 2025 Oscars, Adrien Brody is eying his next big role.

Hannah Berner is apologizing after an awkward interview with Megan Thee Stallion went viral.

Ethan Shanfeld Brady Corbet recently revealed he made “zero dollars” directing “The Brutalist,” his Oscar-winning epic starring Adrien Brody. “I’ve spoken to many filmmakers with films nominated this year who can’t pay their rent,” Corbet told Marc Maron on the “WTF” podcast.

Chelsea Handler is addressing the rumors about an alleged romance with Ralph Fiennes.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director With the James Bond franchise now under the control of Amazon, a few directors are no longer as excited about the prospect of helming a 007 movie. Osgood Perkins, who has become one of the most bankable horror filmmakers thanks to hits like “Longlegs” and “The Monkley,” recently took part in a Reddit AMA (via IndieWire) and was asked: “Are you open to directing a Bond movie/trilogy? If so, who would you cast as your version of Bond?” Perkins immediately shot down the question by answering: “No, because fuck Jeff Bezos.” Amazon MGM Studios and longtime Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced in late February a new joint venture to house the 007 intellectual property rights.

Jennie Garth is opening up about the 2025 Oscars ceremony’s “In Memoriam” segment, which did not include her Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Shannen Doherty.

Mikey Madison opened up about her Best Actress win at the 2025 Oscars over the weekend.

Robert Downey Jr. is getting ready to make his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Is Brandon Sklenar subtly showing his support for his It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni?

Kieran Culkin‘s wife, Jazz Charton, is responding to her husband’s Oscars acceptance speech where he asked her for two more children.

Jesse Eisenberg has been granted Polish citizenship!

Katcy Stephan Academy Award-nominated actor, producer, #1 New York Times best selling author, mental health advocate and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson has signed with Independent Artist Group (IAG) for representation.

Variety tradition of blindly forecasting awards season is meant to be fun and expectation-free. Last year’s edition correctly predicted three of the 10 best picture nominees — “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Nickel Boys” — but the actual winner, “Anora,” wasn’t even on our radar. That unpredictability is part of the joy of this type of piece.