Variety‘s Brent Lang has been named the new editor-in-chief of IndieWire, effective August 17.
Based in New York City, Lang will report to Jerry Ruiz, senior vice president, operations & finance, PMC. A widely respected journalist and editor, Lang brings a distinctive combination of editorial leadership, industry expertise, and a deep commitment to ambitious, high-quality storytelling to IndieWire.
Lang most recently served as executive editor of Variety, where he covered the major Hollywood studios and their corporate parents. During his tenure, he wrote cover stories on many of the industry’s most notable figures, including Christopher Nolan, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Kevin Hart, George Clooney, Mindy Kaling, Michelle Williams, Michael J. Fox and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Since joining Variety in 2014 as a senior film and media reporter, Lang rose through a series of leadership roles, including New York bureau chief and executive editor, film and media.
In 2024, he was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club.
