EXCLUSIVE: Kaiwi Lyman is producing and starring in a romantic drama film out of Brazil. The Den of Thieves and American Violence star is playing opposite Juliana Lourenção (Vale dos Esquecidos) and Daniel Volpi in A Matter of Choice. Filming has begun in Florianópolis, Brazil, with the capital of Santa Catarina state being the main […]
Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 had a rock ‘em sock ‘em weekend at the international box office, adding $55.3M from 69 markets for a $135M overseas running cume, and $268.2M global (there are several key markets still to release, including France, Australia, the UK and Korea). The frame for the fourquel was led by […]
The BBC commissioned half of all UK TV scripted last year, defying the slowdown that hit its rivals and streamers and spending big on kids shows and thrillers, according to new research. Ampere Analysis’ latest report found that the nation’s biggest public broadcaster greenlit 129 of 256 scripted shows in 2023, an increase of three […]
Intishal Al-Timimi, the long-time director of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, is stepping down from the role he has held since the event’s launch in 2017 in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna. The respected Iraqi-born, Netherlands-based festival programmer will continue to work closely with the festival as a member of the International […]
Georgian director Elene Naveriani’s late-coming-of-age, female empowerment drama Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry topped the prizes at the Swiss Film Awards in Zurich over the weekend. The drama, which world premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight last year, revolves around an independently minded, single woman in her 40s in a small Georgian village, who faces a personal crossroads […]
Fremantle Completes Asacha Deal Fremantle has completed its big-money acquisition of Death in Paradise producer Asacha Media Group. The super-indie notified this morning that the deal, which was revealed several weeks ago, has gone through, and will see the Poor Things maker acquire the group from Asacha’s founding partners, managers and funds managed by Oaktree […]
Rebel Wilson is naming Sacha Baron Cohen as a previously unidentified Hollywood star who allegedly threatened her with legal action to try and block her memoir. In a post on social media, Wilson called out the Borat actor as the “a**hole” she wrote about in her book. “I will not be bullied or silenced by […]
ABC brought two reality TV show universes together as American Idol saw a former star of The Bachelor during the last episode of the auditions round. On Sunday night’s episode of the reality show competition, Camila Galavis got the opportunity to audition in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. Camila Galavis […]
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has gotten support from a former James Bond actor after rumors the Bullet Train star got offered to be the next 007 agent. George Lazenby, who portrayed Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, gave his seal of approval to Taylor-Johnson following reports he was in contention for the role. […]
American teenager Ilia Malinin made history, landing six quads to win the World Figure Skating Championship. The 19-year-old athlete is known as the “quad God” and had been in third place after the short program on Thursday. However, during his free skate performance on Saturday, he impressed judges and scored 227.79 points, the highest score […]
“British storytelling is at growing risk of being squeezed out in an extraordinarily competitive global media landscape,” the BBC Director General will warn in a landmark speech tomorrow that will set out how to “radically transform and renew” the 100-year-old corporation. Tim Davie plans to say “we are in danger of the UK’s world-class creative […]
J.P. Karliak, the actor who voices Morph on Disney+’s X-Men ’97, is opening up about the backlash the show received after Marvel Animation described the character as non-binary. X-Men ’97 showrunner Beau DeMayo, who has since exited the show, confirmed to Empire for their April 2024 issue that Morph was non-binary, which sent some fans […]
Shohei Ohtani plans to speak to the media Monday on the illegal gambling and theft allegations involving his former interpreter, who stands accused of “massive theft” by Ohtani’s attorneys. Ohtani has a lot at stake in the conversation. Although neither he nor his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, have been charged with a crime, they are under […]
The Los Angeles County average for a gallon of regular gas is now at $5.035. That’s an overall increase in the state of nearly 35 cents compared with the average a month ago, according to the American Automobile Assn. Orange County drivers are seeing average prices of slightly less than $5 a gallon. Crude oil […]
Steve Burns shared on video on social media that has gotten Nickelodeon fans emotional. The post comes amid all the revelations made on ID’s docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, where Drake Bell opened up about being sexually abused by former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck. “Hey, I’m checking in,” the […]
Mark Wahlberg has a few things to get off his chest regarding Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film, The Departed. Appearing on the March 14 episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor said that he was “a little pissed about a couple things” while filming the thriller, which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga, […]
Vernor Vinge, whose expansive science fiction brought the concepts of The Singularity and cyberspace to a wider audience, died from Parkinson’s disease at age 79 on March 20 in La Jolla, California. The confirmation came in a Facebook tribute from fellow author David Brin. “A titan in the literary genre that explores a limitless range […]
