Charli XCX to Make Feature Film Debut in Legendary’s ‘Faces of Death’ (Exclusive)

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “My Life As a Zucchini” director Claude Barras has set up his latest stop-motion animated feature, “Savages!” Production company Gebeka International — a Hildegarde-Goodfellas company formed in 2021 — and production, financing and sales studio Anton are behind the project, which will be written by Barras and Catherine Paille (“Magnetic Beasts”). The project will be shopped to buyers in Cannes next week. “Savages!” follows the emotional journey of a girl, her father and a rescued baby orangutan. The film has a strong environmental and conservationist message, exploring the crisis of the destruction of rainforests.

EXCLUSIVE: The Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film has unveiled a new exclusive event, bannered the Cannes Investors Circle, aimed at connecting high-caliber, global feature film projects with private investors.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” made $28 million of gross box office on its opening weekend in mainland China. That was a solid result in present circumstances, rather than an overwhelming one. The film easily displaced two of the weaker Chinese titles that had been released a week earlier to take advantage of the five-day May Day holiday season. “Born to Fly,” a patriotic action adventure about Chinese test pilots, nose-dived by 75% as it fell from a $40 million first place debut to a $11.2 million third-placed second flap. Its cumulative after two weekends is $77.3 million, according to weekend data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.

Charli XCX has landed her first film role in the upcoming remake of 1970s cult horror Faces Of Death.According to The Wrap, the singer will make her first film appearance in the Daniel Goldhaber-directed update of the 1978 film for Legendary Pictures.Production on Faces Of Death is currently underway in New Orleans, with Stranger Things‘ Barbie Ferreira and Dacre Montgomery also set to star.

The Simpsons as Principal Skinner’s cousin on Sunday (May 7).In season 34 episode The Very Hungry Caterpillars, Lowe takes on the role of Peter, who disrupts Skinner’s home life while Springfield is in lockdown at the mercy of a swarm of caterpillars. This awkward dynamic is viewed by Bart Simpson, after Skinner accidentally leaves his webcam on following a video chat.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, who also shared a first look at Lowe’s character, the actor said: “It’s rarer and rarer to find firsts for me in the business, and this is a big one.

The recently launched Toonz Feature Film and China’s Golden Valley Films have struck a co-production and co-financing deal for six animated pictures over the course of the next three years.

Brittney Griner stepped out for a special date night with wife Cherelle at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday.Just five months after her release from a Russian penal colony, Brittney became the first-ever WNBA player to attend the event. She and her wife made a stylish pair, with Brittney in a silver suit and trench coat perfectly tailored to her 6'9" frame, and Cherelle in a simple-yet-elegant sleeveless white gown.Griner is set to make her WNBA return on May 19, as the Phoenix Mercury take on the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena.

007 is in the house! Pierce Brosnan and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, made their Met Gala debut on Monday, and they took in fashion’s biggest night in style.

Paris Hilton set foot on her first-ever Met Gala red carpet in New York City on Monday night, adding a major celebrity milestone to her resume. Despite her years-long time in the spotlight, 2023 marked Hilton's first Met Gala appearance.Hilton looked stunning on The Metropolitan Museum of Art red carpet.

Pierce Brosnan and his wife, Keely Shay Smith, made their Met Gala debut on Monday, and they took in fashion's biggest night in style.Brosnan rocked a tailored Tom Ford suit and matching shades, while Smith looked glamorous in a black Monique Lhuillier gown.Shockingly, Monday marked the couple's first time attending the star-studded event and they expressed excitement at being included in the festivities, which this year celebrates the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.«This is our first time. Our very first time,» Brosnan confirmed to ET's Rachel Smith.

Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy seemingly confirmed they are an item at the Met Gala on Monday night.

Ice Spice really was «chose!» On Monday, the rapper set foot on her first-ever Met Gala red carpet in New York City, reportedly following a personal invitation from editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.The 23-year-old, whose real name is Isis Naija Gaston, donned a white sequined gown. The long-sleeved dress featured body contouring cutouts and a long train the followed behind the rapper as she posed for pics on the Galas cream-colored carpet.Known for her curly orange hair, Ice Spice went for a sleeker look Monday, rocking her fiery locks in a long, straight style. Her number one accessory wasn't a purse, which the rapper is known to bring with her to red carpet events, but a bedazzled camera, which she playfully posed with while making her way up the Met Gala steps.Ice Spice's appearance follows her recent announcement of a collaboration with  and eBay.

Anna Wintour had a very special plus on during the 2023 Met Gala.The editor-in-chief arrived on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday with actor, Bill Nighy.

Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy are red carpet official!

Caroline Polachek played a huge Los Angeles gig this weekend (April 29), and was joined by special guests Charli XCX, Sudan Archives and Weyes Blood.Polachek is currently on tour in the US on the back of her second solo album, ‘Desire, I Want to Turn Into You’, and both Charli and Weyes Blood – aka Natalie Merring – were on hand to perform versions of songs from the LP.Charli came on stage to perform her recent remix of ‘Welcome To My Island’, which she released with her partner and The 1975 drummer George Daniel and gave a live debut to at Coachella last month.Weyes Blood was then on hand to duet with Polachek on a comparatively subdued rendition of ‘Butterfly Nest’. Sudan Archives then appeared to perform ‘Blood And Butter’ with Polachek.See footage of the collaborations below.Back in February, Charli spoke to NME on the BRIT Awards 2023 red carpet about being asked to remix ‘Welcome to My Island’.

EXCLUSIVE: New Regency is adapting Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian widely considered one of the greatest works of American literature, as a feature film, with John Hillcoat set to direct.

Ahead of the summer launch of their breakout supernatural horror-thriller Talk to Me, which set the industry abuzz after world premiering at Sundance, Australian twin brother filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou have entered final negotiations to direct Legendary’s live-action Street Fighter pic based on the classic Capcom video games, sources confirm to Deadline.

co-stars and real-life couple Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton are still going strong and stepping out together on the red carpet! The duo posed for photographers at the Brooklyn Museum's Artist Ball presented by Dior on Tuesday, complimenting each other's looks in all-black ensembles. Dyer, 28, and Heaton, 29, were also snapped together inside the event, cozied up on a bench. It was a rare red carpet outing for the couple, who last posed for photographers along with their castmates at a season 4 screening of their hit Netflix series last May.

Sean Prince Williams made his name with cinephiles as the DP on several recent movies like the Safdie Brothers‘ “Good Time,” Alex Ross Perry‘s “Her Smell,” “Tesla,” and Abel Ferrara‘s “Zeroes And Ones.” Now it’s his turn to sit in the director’s chair.  The Match Factory brings Williams’ directorial debut, “The Sweet East,” to the Cannes Film Festival this year, where it has its world premiere as part of the Directors’ Fortnight.

Megan McKenna showcased her new style on a date night with boyfriend Oliver Burke. The loved-up pair were snapped together in London on Wednesday 19 April as they attended the Wicked Gala Night in London. For the affair, reality TV star-turned-singer Megan, 30, sported a fitted watercolour midi dress paired with suede heeled boots and a sleeveless black blazer.