Sadie Sink says she "knew nothing" about Jean Grey before Marvel called her about the role: "People had started rumors about me playing that character — for like years, it had kind of been circulating online — so that was all I knew about her. But I had never seen 'X-Men,' so I was just unfamiliar. Then Kevin [Feige] and Louis [D'Esposito] from Marvel called me, set up a meeting and told me about the character and her role in 'Spider-Man.' Then I did more research on her, and I was like, 'Oh yeah, this is a no-brainer!' She's such an iconic figure in X-Men and in comics, and I'm very excited to bring my iteration of her to life."

EXCLUSIVE: “V/H/S/MIXTAPE,” the ninth installment of the horror anthology franchise, is set to debut October 9 on Shudder. The film includes segments from Ernest Dickerson, RZA, David Moreau and Renee Zhan, whose segment includes original creations from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Musician and director Flying Lotus contributes music video interludes to the film, and debut filmmaker Tobias Forge contributes a music video. Heavy metal icons GWAR also make a featured appearance.

EXCLUSIVE: Donna Mills is joining OnlyFans at 85 years old. "I’ve always appreciated the incredible support and encouragement I’ve received from my fans over the years. Social media has been a wonderful way to stay connected, but I’m excited to join OnlyFans because it offers the opportunity for a more personal and direct connection," said the "Knots Landing" star in a statement. "I’ll be sharing moments from my daily life, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and engaging with fans in a more meaningful way. It’s simply another platform to spend quality time with the people who’ve supported me throughout my career - while staying true to who I am."

Kavinsky, the French music producer and DJ whose hypnotic anthem “Nightcall” became a cult classic after opening Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive,” has died. He was 50. The artist was found dead at his Paris home on Tuesday evening. Authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of his death, though no foul play has been reported.

“I Want Your Sex” director Gregg Araki says he’s seen the reports of Gen Z having less sex -- and he thinks younger people will “regret” not taking chances and “risking getting hurt”: “I’m in my 60s now. You’re gonna turn around and you’re going to be 40, 50 like that. Will you regret not taking a chance, venturing out of your house, risking getting hurt, getting confused, getting your heart broken? Go out on a bad date, have that bad relationship, have that bad girlfriend. Be in love with the wrong person. That’s fucking life! That’s growing up! That’s how you learn about yourself.”

Anthony Mackie clarifies that Chris Evans is returning as Steve Rogers, not Captain America, and hints that Steve will become Nomad in "Avengers: Doomsday": "Steve Rogers in the comic book — There is a comic book. You say you're a nerd. Read the comic book. Don't be a nerd by trade, be a nerd by fact. So, in the comic book, Steve Rogers becomes Nomad." #Marvel# #ComicCon#

A coalition of 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. merger, despite the Department of Justice approving the deal last month. The coalition, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alleges that the $111 billion transaction violates the Clayton Act by lessening competition in three distinct markets: wide-release theatrical distribution, “top-grossing” theatrical distribution, and basic cable licensing.

Christopher Nolan has dedicated “The Odyssey” to David Keighley, Imax’s first chief quality officer and a pioneer of large-format cinema, who died after a battle with cancer last year: “David passed sadly right after we finished critical photography on this film, and after we finished his very important work of printing all our days and approving all of the photography. So I’m thrilled that he was able to finish that.”

Sun Valley, the so-called summer camp for billionaires, kicks off this week in Idaho, and though it’s unfair to blame the conference for all of the problems plaguing the media business, it’s not a bad place to start. The animating idea behind Sun Valley isn’t a bad one — bringing together top minds from the world of business, entertainment, politics and other fields in a free-flowing exchange of ideas can lead to unexpected collaborations and spark insights. But in practice, it feeds into a perception among the billionaire set that they know better than the rest of us about, well, everything. That intractable problems in our education, healthcare and justice systems could all be solved if they were run like Amazon or Google.

Selena Kalvari, CMO at Fanatics, says the company has leveraged AI to analyze the scripts of high-performing content to inform their strategies and as a result, Fanatics has had 25 videos in the last 8 weeks reach one million views within 30 minutes. Watch the full conversation from Variety's Brand Visionaries Happy Hour presented by @madebygoogle:

SUPERGIRL stands to lose between $100M to $120M in theaters, although some project the loss could be closer to $80M if the movie can get to $200 million worldwide (it opened to just $68M).

Cate Blanchett on supporting the Human Consent Registry, a free tool that lets people create a record of how their name and likeness may be used by AI: “The challenge is [AI models] just keep splintering and breeding at such a rate, so I think we all feel a bit bamboozled by which part to tackle first. What I loved about what RSL Media were doing and why I wanted to come on board is they were offering a really simple not-to-profit open standard, a solution, that people can go in when they're negotiating with whoever.”