'Glee' Reboot: Who's Coming Back? Will Rachel Sing Olivia Rodrigo? How MAGA Is Sue? And More Fan Questions variety.com/lists/glee-reboo…

A DC television series centered on Poison Ivy is in the works at HBO, with “The Penguin” showrunner Lauren LeFranc attached as a producer. Poison Ivy, the green femme fatale from the Batman comics, has never been the main focus of a movie or TV show, but she’s appeared in several live-action and animated DC titles. variety.com/2026/tv/news/poi…

Kenan Thompson says Shane Gillis’ controversial “SNL” monologue “overshadowed” the entire episode: “I know Shane, and I don’t know him to be a mean person, necessarily,” Thompson said at the Axios Media Trends Live summit. “But if he were to come back [to ‘SNL’], I’m sure we would have a conversation of like, ‘How do you think that went?’ You know what I mean? And, ‘What do you think you could have done?’ Like a little kid, you know? I would just sit him down and be like, ‘So what do you think we could change there, pal?'” "Grace [Reiter], one of our newest cast members, had a phenomenal show, and it’s sad because nobody’s even talking about it,” Thompson added. “Even [musical guest] Rosalía is getting overshadowed because we want to go back and forth on what’s offensive and what’s not.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/ken…

Kid Cudi will star as artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in “Jean,” a film he wrote and will direct. Filming is set to begin in 2027. "For years people have asked me about playing Jean Michel Basquiat in a film,” Cudi wrote on social media. “But no project actually came to be. This year, I finally said f*ck it, ima write it myself. Did a wardrobe test, got a wig made (this isnt the final just a rough, trust me we gon get it perfect). But I wanted to tease what we been cooking a bit. This film will be a love letter to Jean, the 80s and NY city. Jean has inspired me all through out my career, and it will be the biggest honor to tell his story in a way we haven’t seen before. I know a lot of yall gon be like FINALLY hahaha I love it. This ones for all those dreamers out there." variety.com/2026/film/news/k…

“The Holiday,” starring Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, will return to theaters on Dec. 11 in celebration of the romantic comedy’s 20th anniversary. variety.com/2026/film/news/t…

J.K. Rowling has published a new essay defending her views on the trans community and calling out trans activism in the 21st century for being "elitist." "My views haven't changed... what to me represents no change at all in my political or ideological outlook has, in recent years, seen me and women like me subject not only to criticism but also to death threats. This is because we oppose the current, dominant strain of trans activism, which holds that a man who declares himself a woman is, literally, a woman, and is therefore entitled to be treated as a woman in all contexts..." variety.com/2026/tv/global/j…

EXCLUSIVE: Lea Michele is returning as Rachel Berry in the #Glee reboot. Variety has confirmed the news with multiple sources hours after Disney+ and Hulu announced the reboot was in development. One source told us: "It’s still early-ish days, but it feels good and we’re happy to get the band back together.” Michele was nominated for an Emmy and two Golden Globes for her work on “Glee.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/lea…

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are supporting “Normal People” author Sally Rooney after her books were banned in the U.K. due to her support for Palestine Action: • The “Normal People” stars, along with Jessie Buckley and numerous other artists, signed an open letter stating: “Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public.” • Last year, Rooney pledged to use her book royalties to support Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group designated as a terrorist organization by U.K. authorities. • Rooney now says efforts to publish her work in the U.K. “could now constitute a serious criminal offence.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/pau…

“Glee” is back! Disney+ and Hulu have greenlit a reboot of Ryan Murphy’s musical dramedy series. • Casting information is not yet known, though it can safely be assumed that several of the original stars will return. • Murphy recently revealed that he finished the script for the reboot. “I just finished the script an hour ago,” he told Entertainment Tonight. “So, we have a script. Brad [Falchuk], Ian [Brennan] and I, who wrote all the first two seasons, have written something. I’ve been in touch with around 10 of the original cast members. It’s very sweet, and they all had a lot of questions, but they all were very enthusiastic about the idea.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lHYUU

“Orange Is the New Black” and “Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon says they are looking for service work after their acting work “has all but diminished”: “When I was fifteen, I got my first job in food service,” they wrote. “I continued working in food and general customer service, alongside any acting gigs I could rustle up, until the fall of 2015 when I was finally able to make the transition to a full-time income stemming from just my acting work. I have worked exclusively in theater, film and TV for the last eleven years,” Dillon wrote. “Now, like for many, many performer colleagues of mine — particularly those of us who are trans/nonbinary/gender nonconforming — acting work has all but diminished, and I’m in need of service work once more.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/bil…

Julia Stiles paid an emotional tribute to the late Heath Ledger on “Dancing With the Stars.” The routine ended with the audio of Stiles reciting the poem she read to him in the movie, as her costars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan, Gabrielle Union and Susan May Pratt joined her on the #DWTS ballroom floor. In the video before her dance, she choked up telling Ezra Sousa: “I learned a lot from Heath… It was so easy with him. I have so many great memories. I really wish I could pick up the phone, and be like, ‘Hey dude.'” She added that her response in that scene was real, and she hopes to “recreate the musk for life he had” in that scene. variety.com/2026/film/news/j…

“Crazy Rich Asians” star Constance Wu says the sequel became a TV series over a movie to “expand on all the storylines and characters” from the books: “The series is going to follow a lot of what the books follow. And so I think having it as a series just gives you a chance to expand on all the storylines and characters in a way that fans of the book will really love.”