Asylum Entertainment Hires M&A Exec Rob Siegel As Part Of Endeavor-Funded Non-Scripted Spending Spree

Zendaya has played Michelle “MJ” Jones in three “Spider-Man” movies, but her association with the web-slinging superhero actually goes further back than that.

EXCLUSIVE: In her first statement following the conclusion of her court case over the collapse of the sci-fi pic A Patriot, Eva Green has criticized the press for its misreporting during the trial and said she was “forced to stand up to a small group of men” who tried to use her as a scapegoat.

The Last Dinner Party have responded to claims that they are an ‘industry plant’ band.The much-hyped London group and NME 100 alumni – who are signed to Island Records – released their debut single ‘Nothing Matters’ last week to widespread acclaim.On Tuesday (April 25), the five-piece played a sold-out headline show at Camden Assembly in London, which followed support slots with The Rolling Stones and Nick Cave. The band will open for Florence + The Machine and First Aid Kit this summer, and are also due to embark on a UK and European tour.Off the back of their recent plaudits and achievements, some Twitter users have suggested that The Last Dinner Party could be an ‘industry plant’ act, ‘nepo babies’ or may have had prior connections in the music industry.Earlier today (April 27), the group responded to a tweet that claimed they were “nothing special” and had been “clearly made by a label”.They replied: “I know I shouldn’t engage but this is just a nasty lie.“We weren’t put together like a K-pop girl group, we’ve known each other since we were 18 as we met during freshers week, there are videos of us playing live as an unsigned band all last year and we got signed from those.”i know i shouldn’t engage but this is just a nasty lie.

“We thought we’d give you a little taste of it,” said Universal Pictures boss about Wicked, which is in production in London with Jon Chu directing and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the respective roles of Glinda and Elphaba.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and creator Simon Kassianides, known for his portrayal of Axe Woves in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, has signed with Alchemy Entertainment for management.

Netflix has confirmed Season 6 of Black Mirror, unveiled trailer and launch date, and revealed a bumper cast list featuring Aaron Paul, Kate Mara, Michael Cera and Salma Hayek Pinault. Scroll down for the trailer as creator Charlie Brooker says he has “stretched the parameters of what a Black Mirror show even is” for the latest series.

Rebecca Ferguson suits up for the premiere of her new show, Silo.

After debuting the first footage from Paul King’s Wonka at CinemaCon last year, Warner Bros showed off an extended trailer today for the Christmas 2023 release. The origins story stars Timothée Chalamet as the titular candymeister, who lands in a mid-European city (the pic was shot in London) after traveling the world perfecting his craft. “I’m something of a magician, inventor and chocolate maker,” he says.

Bloc Party are currently on tour opening for Paramore in the U.K. and Europe.

Kele Okereke joined Hayley Williams and the rest of Paramore to perform a cover of Bloc Party‘s ‘Blue Light’ in London last night (April 23).The show, which took place at the O2 Arena on April 23, was Paramore’s last in the UK as part of their 2023 UK and Ireland tour with Bloc Party. The show was also an additional date at the O2 Arena after what was originally meant to be the tour’s last stop in Birmingham on April 22.To commemorate the last show of their UK run, Hayley Williams and co.

Linda Robson is reportedly set to star in a new gangster film, titled Bermondsey Tales: Fall of The Roman Empire, after landing her first movie role in 10 years. The Loose Women panellist, 65, is said to be "excited" to be starring in the new movie, which will begin shooting in London later on this year. Linda, who is best known for starring in classic sitcom Birds of a Feather, will apparently play a character named Kath in the film, who is a relative of a mob boss.

There were so many celebs in attendance at the TAG Heuer Carrera 60th Anniversary Party!

A.D. Amorosi The only thing America loves more than watching work imported from Great Britain is when that same British work goes wildly off the rails. What is “The Great British Bake Off” without toppling cakes, or romantic Ed Sheeran without goofy relationship misadventures, or “Dr. Who” without a confoundedly sputtering David Tennant? Targeting the dippier side of American Anglophilia are Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields — the co-founders and playwrights of Great Britain’s Mischief Theatre Company — and their imaginary Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society (Cornley U for the Yanks). Theirs is a team manically adept at creating adroitly bumbling, screwball comic twists on Anglo theatrical tropes. First they lampooned the Agatha Christie whodunnit with “The Play That Goes Wrong,” which was mounted in London in 2012 and has played Broadway and beyond.

Robbie Williams recently sold his incredible homes in Los Angeles, Switzerland and Wiltshire, which are all worth a total of $44m. But after previously considering relocating to London with his family of six, the singer, 49, has had a change of heart and is unsure of where he wants his family to settle down for the foreseeable. "We don’t want to live in California all the time.

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Gamsu is heading back to Warner Bros. Discovery.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner enjoyed a night out in London, England after the Jonas Brothers performed One Night Only at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday (April 14).

Cue the pomp and circumstance. The coronation of King Charles III is almost upon Us, which means a rollout of historical fashion statements from the British monarch are on the horizon. 

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A+E Networks has made two high-profile appointments in London as part of an initiative to expand its international coproduction activities. Ninder Billing is appointed VP of unscripted co-productions international. Alexandra Finlay is appointed VP scripted co-productions international. Both report to Patrick Vien, group MD, A+E International. Billing was previously creative director at Darlow Smithson Productions, leading the premium factual slate focusing on streamer, international and U.K. terrestrial unscripted output and securing six new unscripted series. Prior to DSP, she was head of specialist factual at The Garden where she launched and oversaw BAFTA-nominated “Operation Live” for Channel 5, “Police Tapes” for ITV and “The Unshockable Dr Ronx” for the BBC.

A+E Networks Boosts Co-Pro Offering With Double UK Hire

The members of pop group Girls Aloud leaned on one another following the death of Sarah Harding, close friend and former band member Kimberley Walsh has revealed.The English-Irish pop group was formed back in 2002 while on the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals, with the band being comprised of Kimberley, Sarah, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Tweedy.Their first single, Sound of the Underground, cemented their place on the charts, and over the course of their seven years together, they were named the United Kingdom's biggest-selling girl group of the 21st century, with over 4.3 million singles sales and 4 million albums sold in the UK alone.The band split in 2013 and went their separate ways, with each of the women releasing solo work. Sarah died in 2021 at the age of 39 after revealing she had breast cancer which had spread to other parts of her body.