‘Citadel’ Was A “Victory” For Amazon Says Drama Chief, But It “Needs Time To Grow” As Streamer Eyes More Global Franchises – Banff

What do we know about the new “Star Wars” series “Skeleton Crew” from creators Jon Watts (director of the Marvel/Sony ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy) and Christopher Ford (one of the writers on Watts’ “Spider-Man: Homecoming”)? Well, we know it has an Amblin vibe, with the producer citing things like “E.T.” and “The Goonies” as influences.

Tia Mowry is finding a silver lining in her divorce from Cory Hardrict — especially when it comes to her children.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Tyler Perry is directing the movie “Black, White & Blue,” a police brutality drama that will be released by Amazon. It’s the first film at Amazon Studios under the filmmaker’s four-picture deal that was forged back in November. In addition to directing, Perry will write and produce “Black, White & Blue,” which is set to star Kat Graham (“The Vampire Diaries”), Tyler Lepley (“Harlem”), Meagan Tandy (“Batwoman”), Josh Adeyeye (“Ruthless”), RonReaco Lee (“First Wives Club”), Jimi Stanton (“Your Honor”), Shannon LaNier (“God’s Not Dead 3”) and Nick Barrotta (“The Oval”). The story follows a woman named Fela Blackburn (Tandy), whose life is shattered when she loses her husband, Rodney Blackburn (Adeyeye), at the hands of a police officer.

Frank Sinatra's former co-star Jacqueline Bisset shared insight into the musician's tough guy reputation as the two starred together in "The Detective" in the 1960s. Bisset's role was small, but she described Sinatra as "protective" of her during the time they worked together. "He wasn’t going through an easy period in his life with the breakup with his wife, but he was very protective of me," Bisset explained to Closer Weekly.

Police believe a teenage boy who was found dead by his mum in his bedroom may have been 'messing around' before his death, an inquest heard.

 almost looked very different!During an appearance on the  podcast, showrunner Craig Mazin revealed that Matthew McConaughey was originally tapped for the role of Joel before Pedro Pascal signed on to the hit HBO series.«I did talk to Matthew. I can't say that it was a series [of conversations]. It was more of a, 'Hey, here's something to talk about,'» Mazin shared.

Sylvester Stallone has revealed that Adele was so intent on keeping the acting star’s Rocky statue when buying his home, that she was willing to walk away from the deal altogether.The British singer bought the actor’s Los Angeles mansion last year for a reported $58million (£45million), which features a statue of Stallone’s iconic character from the boxing franchise overlooking the pool.In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Stallone revealed that he originally wanted to take the statue with him when he moved.But the ‘Easy On Me’ singer apparently told Stallone: “That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal.”The actor eventually let the singer keep the statue, sharing: “I like what she’s doing, she’s making it gorgeous.”Adele is now completely renovating the LA house, according to TMZ.Stallone created and starred in the 1976 film Rocky, which was followed by six more instalments: Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990), and Rocky Balboa (2006).

Sir Iain Livingstone says admitting Police Scotland is institutionally racist and discriminatory was "absolutely the right thing to do". The chief constable, due to retire this summer, addressed the comments he made last month to the Scottish Police Authority.

Rob Schneider hopes the beer is chasing Garth Brooks' blues away. The 59-year-old "The Hot Chick" actor didn't mince words while addressing the continued controversy brewing for Bud Light after "The Thunder Roll" singer admitted he'd sell the beer at his as-yet unopened bar in Nashville. Brooks faced swift backlash from fans after announcing "every brand of beer" will be available once his Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk opens this summer.

The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Garcelle Beauvais has said the new season of the Bravo reality series will drop in November — and will be a kinder edition of the franchise. “I’m hearing November is our release date. It’s back to fun and glamour and friendships,” said Beauvais of Season 13. “It’s not as toxic as it was. I think the last season was pretty hardcore on everybody.” Season 12 has been described by Variety’s resident “Real Housewives” correspondent Kate Aurthur as “grisly,” and ultimately led to the departure of long-time provocateur Lisa Rinna this past January. Rinna constantly stirred the pot on the show, and feuded heavily with Kathy Hilton. She also got into her share of spats with Beauvais, who had been friendly with Rinna, a fellow actor, prior to starring together on “Real Housewives.”

Hoda Kotb is opening up about the moment she found out she was going to be a mom!

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Amazon Studios’ head of drama series Odetta Watkins says big-budget drama “Citadel,” which has yet to crack Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, still “needs time to grow” with “very jaded” U.S. audiences. The exec was speaking at the Banff World Media Festival in Alberta, Canada, on Sunday, where the global-facing “Citadel” was a key topic of conversation during an international media leaders panel, moderated by The Ankler’s Elaine Low. In response to a question from Variety about “Citadel’s” sluggish domestic performance but strong showing overseas — and whether that matters to Prime Video — Watkins said: “I can tell you from a creative perspective, for me, it’s a victory, because the show was conceived to be able to speak to the world.”

Hoda Kotb is opening up about the moment she found out she was going to be a mom!The host appeared on the latest episode of the podcast and opened up about her adoption journey, which gave her daughters, Haley, 6, and Hope, 3.Kotb said ahead of welcoming her daughter Haley, she was afraid and ashamed to admit that she was hesitant to express her want to be a mother, because she felt it was too late.«I remember never saying out loud that I wanted kids, never, because it was too late,» she shared. «For girls that it's too late for, you don't say it because if you say it, you're expressing something that you're never going to get.»Hoda explained that shortly after realizing that it would never be too late for her, she kept seeing signs that reassured her that motherhood was still in the stars.

three-part Netflix docuseries, “Arnold,” on Wednesday, with Hamilton, 66, revealing that she had a “snotty definition” of what an actor should be. And Schwarzenegger did not fit the bill.“By our snotty definition, Arnold was a poser, a bodybuilder pretending to be an actor,” Hamilton recalled. “But because I was curious, I went and stood off the sidelines watching Arnold, and I bought it.

Selome Hailu Missing for the third week in a row from Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings is “Citadel,” Amazon Prime Video’s $185 million spy series starring Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden. The May 8-14 viewing window marked the series’ second full week of availability and its third week with a chance at making the chart, as it premiered on April 28, meaning that viewership during its first three days of availability would have counted towards the April 24-30 charts. During that first window, Nielsen noted that “Citadel” just missed the streaming originals chart (not to be confused with the overall Top 10 chart) bringing in 306 million viewing minutes and losing out on the tenth place position to John Mulaney’s “Baby J.” Nielsen did not provide information regarding the series’ viewership for the May 1-7 or the May 8-14 windows.

Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke about those groping allegations in his tell-all Netflix documentary series, “Arnold”.

Una Healy has claimed that the last six months "have been the worst of my life" after her romantic life hit the headlines and she was presumed to be in a "throuple" with boxer David Haye and his on-off girlfriend, Sian Osborne.The three of them looked very cosy as they shared a number of holidays together, including a New Year's trip to Morocco, where they shared plenty of snaps to social media. David even referred to the two women as "my Queens".

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mark Hamill’s days as Luke Skywalker are basically over. During an interview on CBS News’ “Sunday Morning,” the “Star Wars” icon said the franchise no longer needs the hero who helped make it a worldwide phenomenon. “Well, you never say never, but I just don’t see any reason to,” Hamill said about reprising the role of Luke Skywalker. “Let me put it that way: I mean, they have so many stories to tell, they don’t need Luke anymore. I had my time, and that’s good. But that’s enough.” Hamill was the face of George Lucas’ original “Star Wars” trilogy alongside Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. He returned to the role decades later at the very end of 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” and he was a key character in 2017’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” That film ended with Luke’s death, but Hamill returned as a Force ghost in 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” and then played a younger Luke via motion capture and de-aging visual effects in “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett.”

Harrison Ford is looking back on The Devil’s Own, his collaboration with Brad Pitt.