The premise of This Is the End is that Seth Rogen (playing himself, as are the other stars) is attending James Franco’s celeb-filled housewarming party when a rapture straight out of the Book of ...

It's hard out there to be a studio comedy, stuck in a world where audiences primarily get their chuckles from blips on TikTok and memes on Reddit. Sure, the studio comedy isn't in great shape right ...

R-rated movies include content that's too intense for younger viewers, whether it's language, nudity, violence, or simply disturbing themes. As a result, these movies can hit harder than usual, a ...

While sources indicated that The Island has been at Paramount for some time, we’re told that Cohen only signed on to adapt the script earlier this year. Noah will produce alongside Sanaz Yamin through ...

Genndy Tartakovsky’s R-rated animated comedy Fixed – about a dog on a mission to get his rocks off, before they are chopped off by the vet – hits Netflix this week after buzzy screenings at Annecy and ...

“The Running Man” and “Chad Powers” star Glen Powell is producing an R-rated teen comedy feature, “The Fuckboat,” at Paramount, Variety has learned exclusively. Described as a “high concept” project ...

Believe it or not, it wasn’t all that long ago when audiences flocked to cinemas in search of a good laugh. But in the past decade, comedies, at least the big-screen variety, have nearly disappeared.