EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.
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EXCLUSIVE: British writer, director, and producer Alex Marx will make his feature debut with The Queen of Fashion, a long-gestating biopic of fashion editor, stylist, and iconoclast Isabella Blow, with Academy Award nominee Andrea Riseborough set to produce and play the lead role.
The Queen of Fashion details the ups and downs of Blow’s life championing unknown and marginalized fashion figures like Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy, and Sophie Dahl, whom she catapulted to success while struggling with undiagnosed bipolar disorder. The project will be sold in Cannes by Rocket Science for international, with CAA Media Finance arranging financing for the film and handling domestic rights.
Riseborough will star as Blow alongside a robust supporting cast featuring Emilia Clarke as Daphne Guinness, Richard E. Grant as Blow’s father Evelyn Delves Broughton, Fionn O’Shea as Philip Treacy, and Hayley Atwell as Alexandra Schulman. Verity Naughton CDG continues casting key roles, including those of Isabella’s husband Detmar Blow, her mother Helen Delves Broughton, fashion designer Alexander McQueen, and journalist Michael Roberts.
Blow began her career in fashion at Guy Laroche in Texas before she was hired by Vogue as an assistant to Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley. In New York, her circle included Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. She returned to London in 1986 where she worked for Roberts, then the fashion director of Tatler and The Sunday Times Style magazine.
Treacy designed the hat Isabella wore to her wedding to Detmar in 1989; the start of a long association with the milliner. She discovered McQueen and purchased his entire graduate collection for £5,000, paid off in weekly £100 installments. Blow would go on to
EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.
King Charles has been spotted rubbing shoulders with celebs like Maya Jama and Tess Daly at a Buckingham Palace garden party today, Wednesday 15 May, as he gets back into the swing of Royal duties. The 75 year old King, alongside Queen Camilla, Prince Edward, and the Duchess of Gloucester, hosted 4,000 guests from the worlds of culture, art, heritage, and entertainment to highlight their contribution to the UK's economy.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Harry Shearer has voiced dozens of characters on Fox’s “The Simpsons,” from Mr. Burns to Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner, but he was replaced as the voice of Springfield physician Dr. Hibbert when producers of the show vowed in 2020 to no longer have white actors voice characters of color.
A throwback clip of the late Queen Elizabeth II scolding a young Prince William sparked comparisons between the future king and his youngest son, Prince Louis. The adorable compilation was shared on TikTok with the caption: "Every time the Queen told off Prince William on the balcony." The video shows the Queen reprimanding a young William on several occasions, and even on his wedding day to Kate Middleton, she instructs him to stand up, an order he promptly follows. The Royal family is known for their strict protocol when 'on duty', which could explain why the Queen was so keen to keep William in line.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Asterix,” the popular French comics franchise, is set for a new animated journey. Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere, whose latest film “The Count of Monte-Cristo” is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, have penned “Asterix, the Kingdom of Nubia.” SND, the commercial arm of French network M6, has boarded the film and will kick off international sales at the Cannes Film Market, where they will present a sizzle reel to buyers.
Major Ollie Plunket is Queen Camilla's equerry, an officer from one of the armed services who is appointed to assist members of royalty in the day-to-day handling of their duties. Royal fans were quick to notice the him at the King's coronation and he has been getting lots of attention ever since.
Kate Aurthur administrator Dearest gentle reader, have you missed “Bridgerton”? Surely the answer is yes, since the second season dropped in March 2022, more than two years ago. But at long last, with Part 1 of Season 3 premiering on May 16, the show’s many fans will see the events depicted in Julia Quinn’s novel “Romancing Mister Bridgerton” — a.k.a., the love story between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton).
It's almost been two years since Queen Elizabeth II passed away but her time as monarch is still looked back on fondly.
a little vintage?For her 21st birthday, Carys Zeta Douglas, the daughter of Catherine Zeta-Jones, picked her mom’s pink, silk and lace slip first worn on the 1999 MTV Movie Awards red carpet. Meanwhile, Busy Philipps lent her daughter, Birdie Silverstein, the velvet Betsy Johnson frock from the premiere of “The Green Mile,” which the teen wore at an Olivia Rodrigo concert.And last year, Gwyneth Paltrow shared a snap of her daughter, Apple, sporting her black Alexander McQueen gown worn at the 2002 Academy Awards, while Salma Hayek let her daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, borrow her fiery red Isaac Mizrahi gown to attend the Oscars.Brooke Shields has also handed down many of her archival pieces from red carpets of yore, as has Angelina Jolie, whose daughters Shiloh and Zahara have borrowed dresses from their famous mother’s closet.As someone who is also the lucky recipient of many ’90s staples from my mom’s walk-in, there is a priceless sentimentality that accompanies each garment that you can’t buy at the department store — and, arguably, it’s better than any designer item.“If you are saving things for your children, save them because they have sentimental meaning to you or because you find the design exceptional,” fashion historian Ruby Redstone told The Telegraph.But clothing storage is much more complex than just hanging the pieces in your closet.
With mere hours left to go until the Eurovision Song Contest gets underway on Saturday evening, the annual musical extravaganza has been thrown into chaos following an incident involving Dutch act Joost Klein.The performer, who qualified for the grand final earlier this week with his song Europapa, was “pulled” from rehearsing for tomorrow’s show “until further notice.” In a statement to the PA news agency, the European Broadcasting Union who televise the show said: "We are currently investigating an incident that was reported to us involving the Dutch artist. He will not be rehearsing until further notice.” "We have no further comment at this time and will update in due course." In preparation for the grand final, all 26 competitors have been taking part in a dress rehearsal ahead of the performance, however while Joost did appear during the Flag Parade, he didn’t perform his song Europapa when the time came.
Sam Claflin and Rupert Friend will star in Thunder Road Pictures’ World War II action-thriller Perdition. Written and directed by Henry Dunham, principal photography is set for the fall.
EXCLUSIVE: In a pre-emptive deal, Neon has acquired rights to Osgood Perkins’ (Longlegs) next genre movie Keeper, which will star Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Rossif Sutherland (Possessor).
EXCLUSIVE: Megan Brophy Young, Matt Haberman and Chase Lehner have been promoted to Vice President of Talent at the leading PR firm Narrative.
Bad Bunny was one of the hosts at this year’s Met Gala, which had the theme of “The Garden of Time,” and presented an exhibit called “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” He had one of the most stunning looks of the night, wearing a suit that was a play on aristocracy, one of the topics explored in the gala’s themes and motifs. His ex, Kendall Jenner, was also at the event, with the two spending some time together at the after-party, where they were photographed.
Andy Cohen is speaking out.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Lana Del Rey didn’t have to bestride a motorcycle like she did at her headlining Coachella performances to make a grand statement on the Met Gala steps on Monday night. The singer arrived at the star-studded carpet on Monday night wearing a veiled cream Alexander McQueen sheath gown by Seán McGirr.
Lana Del Rey has arrived at the Met Gala!
From joking with the late Queen about a horse who blew raspberries to being told by Diana, Princess of Wales not to wear yellow because it “doesn’t suit her”, Jennie Bond has spent a lifetime in close proximity to the Crown so it's little wonder that the former BBC royal correspondent has an enviable number of stories to tell. But behind her tales of a career up close and personal with the monarchy - “I remember being laughed at by The King for stumbling around a muddy field in white stilettos.
is one of the most celebrated actors currently on the scene, thanks to her versatility. Now, after risking (and winning) on the red carpet during the and Immaculate press tour, she's playing around with the endless possibilities that denim has to offer.First, Sweeney was photographed strolling through the streets of New York with an outfit signed entirely by .
Alex Ritman Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy have joined the cast of magical family adventure feature “The Magic Faraway Tree,” based on Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s classic. The film — from Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance — has been adapted by BAFTA winner Simon Farnaby (“Wonka” and “Paddington 2”) and will be directed by Ben Gregor (“Britannia,” “Cuckoo”). Palisades Park Pictures are handling sales in Cannes.