Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, has said that he “draws a line” between the BBC’s controversial Panorama interview with the Princess of Wales in 1995 and her tragic death two years later. In an interview with BBC Panorama, broadcast on the day that the BBC’s handling of the Princess Diana interview was savaged in
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There’s also been a few behind-the-scenes changes on Hocus Pocus 2. Previously Hairspray’s Adam Shankman was set to direct the sequel, but because he’s now busy working on Disenchanted, he’s set the helming reins down. That said, he’s still attached as an executive producer alongside Ralph Winter and David Kirschner, while Steven Haft will serve
F9, aka Fast & Furious 9, is zooming towards its UK box office opening, with Universal moving the pic forward to June 24 from its previous July 8 date. That aligns with the movie’s U.S. bow, which is dated for June 25. The studio is taking a nimble approach to the film’s release, rolling it
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s son already follows in his dad’s footsteps when it comes to bodybuilding … but now he’s mimicking his pops in Hollywood. Sources close to Joseph Baena tell TMZ … on the heels of landing his first big acting gig earlier this year — in the John Malkovich sci-fi flick, “The Chariot” — he’s
The dangers of covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been ever apparent in multiple TV live shots during the past week, as network correspondents describe the tense situation against a backdrop of incoming missiles and falling shrapnel. When NBC News’ Richard Engel went live on MSNBC from the outskirts of Ramallah on the West Bank on
The psychological horror game Phasmophobia will be getting an update that introduces two new ghost types. The new ghosts will arrive with the next beta patch along with other quality-of-life features. No release date for the patch has been announced. In Phasmophobia, teams of up to four players take on the role of amateur ghost hunters.
The Cannes Film Festival and Market has published a “stay safe” plan outlining Covid protocols for attendees amid the pandemic. Protocols for the Riviera event, which is set to run July 6-15, will include mandatory face coverings, reformatted queues and circulation to ensure social distancing, a 24/7 Medical Concierge Service, and a Covid-19 screening center
Universal’s F9 put the pedal to the metal in its Korea bow with $3.4M (3.9M won) on day one today. That’s the best opening day ever for the Fast & Furious franchise in the market, as well as the top opening of all films in Korea since the pandemic began — even coming in ahead
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix and 21 Laps are teaming up for the Vampire action thriller Uprising, an adaption of Raymond Villareal the book A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising with Travis Knight on board to direct. Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen are producing for 21 Laps as part of their overall deal with Netflix. Jeremy Slater
The Fast And The Furious 10 Cast Includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang And More It is hard to say exactly how the ever-expanding Fast and Furious family will fit into the series’ 10th installment considering we still have yet to see F9, but we do know that most of the major players introduced
Michaela Coel is working on a new series for the BBC that the British broadcaster has said could have links to the I May Destroy You universe, her blistering drama about a woman piecing together the events of her sexual assault. The BBC announced the project during a virtual event on Tuesday, but drama controller
A man who says he bought a “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle from Gwyneth Paltrow‘s Goop company claims it could have killed him when it exploded … and he’s now filed a class-action lawsuit about it. According to the legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the guy suing is a Texas resident named Colby Watson,
Who doesn’t love a good coming of age soundtrack? From vintage hits of The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueler, and even recent successes like Booksmart, it’s always fun experiencing the sounds of teenagerhood in a cohesive musical form. FEATURE FM: https://ffm.to/theneverlistsoundtrack The Never List from Director Michelle Mower and screenwriter Ariadne Shaffer have a simple, if
Charles Grodin had a 60-year career in Hollywood, ranging from guesting on 1950s TV Westerns to playing opposite such big-screen and TV stars as Robert De Niro, Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Martin, Jill Clayburgh, Farrah Fawcett, Michael J. Fox, Cybill Shepherd, Marlo Thomas, Martin Short, Louis C.K. and, well, Miss Piggy. The
Arrowverse actor David Ramsey has addressed theories that his character, John Diggle, could become the franchise’s Green Lantern. Diggle was introduced in the very first season of Arrow, and has remained a core player in the franchise as one of its oldest heroes. After some time away from the series after Arrow’s conclusion, Ramsey is
EXCLUSIVE: Nathalie Emmanuel and Garrett Hedlund are set to star in The Bride, a Screen Gems horror thriller to be directed by Jessica M. Thompson. Blair Butler wrote the original script, based on her pitch, with revisions by Thompson. Emile Gladstone is producing. Inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the pic is a contemporary horror thriller
Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Lackawanna Blues is now the fifth show set to begin performances on Sept. 14, the first day of Broadway’s post-shutdown reopening. The play – written, performed and directed by Santiago-Hudson (Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) – will be the season’s first Broadway production by a nonprofit theater company.
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has taken the global rights to Hulu’s Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy series Nine Perfect Strangers, based on a novel of the same name by Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty. Amazon Prime Video will stream the eight-part limited series outside of the U.S. and China, bringing subscribers the story of nine stressed
Dr. Madeleine Swann Is The Ultimate Bond Woman Female characters in the James Bond franchise aren’t always given their due, and they aren’t all created equal. Every now and then someone who can really call 007 out on his flaws comes along, though, and does so in fantastic fashion. Dr. Madeleine Swann from Spectre does
“On June 15, California plans to implement the CDC guidelines that allow fully-vaccinated people to go without a mask in most situations,” said state director of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mark Ghaly on Monday. “Until June 15, California will keep our existing guidance in place. In indoor settings, face coverings continue to be required
Leigh Steinberg — the inspiration behind “Jerry Maguire” — says there won’t be a sequel to the classic film, but a movie about his life is very likely … and the NFL super-agent knows which actor he wants to portray him. It’s not Tom Cruise (been there, done that) … Leigh tells TMZ Sports he
Rifts are an important part of the Fortnite lore as portals that connect various realities and as personal jump pads players can use to gain mobility during matches. One Week 9 challenge in Fortnite Season 6 tasks players with buying and activating their very own Rift. Players can get Rifts in exchange for a sizeable
There’s excitement in the air — and a whole lot of movies lined up — across the UK and France as cinemas are set to reopen in both markets this week after roughly seven months of darkened screens. Below we take a look at how the situation is shaping up in these majors. In the
(Interactive chart with estimates below) Though the country might be inching towards normalcy, the specialty box office has yet to make steps towards a total recovery. This weekend we failed to see a single film break a 100K gross. Opening at 41 screens this week was IFC Midnight horror flick The Djinn. Co-directed by David
A Pacific Palisades brush fire left 750 acres scorched on Saturday, forcing evacuations in multiple areas. Thus far, an evacuation has been ordered for residents east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, between the Community House and View Ridge Road. The area north of Entrada, south of Oakwood Drive and east of the Henry Ridge Motorway is also under
Ben Affleck, a huge Red Sox fan, has been been on the market since his split with Ana de Armas. Her life-size cardboard cut-out was seen being put out to his trash, and then Affleck took up finding love on the Raya dating app. He didn’t have much success, given how one woman unmatched him,
Terrence Howard‘s hired some big legal guns to wrestle with producers of his new movie, “Triumph” … claiming they don’t have his consent to use him in the film, which has already been released — and that’s a problem. TMZ’s obtained a cease and desist letter sent by Howard’s legal team to employees at Cinemark,
EXCLUSIVE: Cineworld has concluded a deal with Disney to show the studio’s movies at its Regal chain in the U.S. and its cinemas in the UK, Deadline has learned. This now means the world’s No. 2 exhibitor has new agreements in place with three of the major studios: Disney, Warner Bros and Universal, the latter
In the video game movie subgenre, 2014’s Street Fighter: Assassins’ Fist is by far the best ever made. Video game movies are notoriously regarded with more disdain than appreciation among moviegoers and gamers alike, the latter in particular usually very reticent about getting their hopes up when one is on the way. Street Fighter itself has been right at the
Growing up, Danielle Brooks, best known for Orange Is the New Black, sang every week in church and recalls seeing photos of key figures in her Sunday School classroom — icons like Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson and gospel superstar Mahalia Jackson. So she believes it was fated that she eventually would get to play