Jonah Hauer-King Competed Against 6 Stars to Land Prince Eric in 'The Little Mermaid,' Including a Chart-Topping Singer & an Actor Who Called Out the Casting Decision

phone hacking case against the publication’s parent publisher, News Group Newspapers, on Thursday.Justice Timothy Fancourt has also discharged Harry’s claim that there is a “secret agreement” between Buckingham Palace and the media.However, the court is allowing Harry, 38, to take the Sun to trial over what he alleges were illegal practices to obtain information against him.The case is set to hit the UK’s High Court in January 2024.The Sun is part of NewsCorp, which is the parent company of The New York Post.According to the Associated Press, the judge said that the Invictus Games founder was aware of the phone hacking issue earlier and should have brought it up sooner to the court.News Group Newspapers asserted that the suit should be canceled because the allegations had been made after the six-year window for bringing them was over.“There is no evidence currently before me that the Duke knew before the (deadline to file a suit) that NGN had done anything other than hack his mobile phone (at the News of the World),” Fancourt said.

, created waves when announced in early 2016. Life-long fans could now take their own kids to the theater to experience the film they constantly chose for family movie nights as children. Appearing on the big screen in late May, the beloved film made a big splash and was one of the most highly anticipated films of 2023.After a long wait, the movie has grown legs and made its way to streaming sites.

McKinley Franklin editor Randy Fullmer, a veteran Walt Disney Animation Studios animator and producer who worked on “The Little Mermaid” and “Chicken Little,” died of cancer on July 10. He was 73. Walt Disney Animation confirmed the news in a statement to Variety.

Melissa McCarthy is living the fever dream! The 52-year-old actress is letting fans in on the musical process of becoming Ursula in Disney's live-action film in a new behind-the-scenes featurette. «Getting to sing 'Poor Unfortunate Souls,' I mean, it is a fever dream,» McCarthy says in the clip. «I went to rehearsals for months and months, and I wanted to do that music and the character proud.»The A-list star suggests that her character may have missed her calling as a sultry chanteuse.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has locked down rights to the romantic comedy Match Me If You Can for North America, the UK and Ireland. Marking the feature debut of director Marian Yeager, the film is now set for a day-and-date release on August 11th. Among the major titles opening against it are Sony’s Gran Turismo and Universal’s Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Margot Robbie appeared in her first movie back in 2009, and in less than 15 years she’s landed starring roles in some of the era’s biggest blockbusters.

Tony Bennett died on Friday at age 96, and the entertainment world is in mourning.

Deadline.Her daughter, director and actress Mary Stuart Masterson, confirmed the news on Instagram.“She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet,” Glynn’s daughter wrote in a heartfelt post. “Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener.”The post continued, “She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”The Post reached out to Mary Stuart Masterson’s representatives for comment.

Bartise Bowden is going in with the hard launch! The season 3 star of Netflix's hit dating show,, revealed the identity of his girlfriend in an Instagram video this week. Posting a video with his new love, Cait Vanderberry, and tagging her in the montage clip, in which the pair celebrated the reality star's 28th birthday in Dallas, Texas. «Huge shoutout to @urby Dallas for hosting me and @coolbeanscait_ for my bday weekend! We had a blast celebrating and can’t wait for our next adventure!» Bartise captioned the video. The couple enjoyed a romantic getaway complete with a fancy dinner and an at-home birthday cake celebration. Prior to Bartise's post, Cait also shared photos from their dinner, where she rocked an orange dress and heels and the birthday boy wore a pink button-down shirt and white pants. A post shared by Bartise Bowden (@bartiseb)Bartise met and got engaged to Nancy Rodriguez on season 3 of Love Is Blind. Ultimately, he said no at the altar, ending their romance.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Cineverse, the streaming and content distribution company previously known as Cinedigm, has acquired North American rights to the Chinese animated fantasy film “Warrior King.” Inspired by the legend of the hero and warrior, King Gesar, the film is directed by Lu Qi from a screenplay by Lu Wunan and Wang Yunsheng. Cineverse says that it will release the film in U.S. theaters Aug. 25, following its international theatrical debut.  The story of Gesar is considered one of Central Asia’s literary classics and was passed down in oral tradition for some 1,000 years, as well as literary, poetic and stage play versions. Its Tibetan iteration may now be the most prominent, It is certainly one of the longest, running to over 100 volumes and a million verses, according to some calculations.   

Emmy snub keep her from showing face.Just days after Markle and Prince Harry’s much-hyped Netflix documentary series “Harry & Meghan” failed to score any Emmy nominations, the Duchess of Sussex stepped out to check out their local farmer’s market.Markle, 41, strolled through the Montecito Farmer’s Market near their $14 million home on Friday.She made her trip solo, leaving Harry, 38, at home, and was accompanied by her security detail and one of her pet beagles — despite the market’s rule forbidding dogs, according to a report from the Daily Mail.The Post has reached out to Markle’s reps for comment.The “Suits” star was wearing a tan maxi dress with an unbuttoned white collared shirt over it, accessorized with black flip-flops, sunglasses and a woven straw tote bag.As the Duchess went from tent to tent shopping for local goods, picking up a bunch of flowers and sampling some honey, she managed to keep a low profile and go mostly unnoticed by locals — though she did smile and was friendly to the shoppers who did recognize her.Markle’s security observed from a distance, looking after the pup as she walked around the farmer’s market.The Duke and Duchess have two beagles: Guy, who Markle adopted in 2015 when she was still acting, and Mamma Mia, who the couple rescued from an animal testing shelter last summer.

Boyzone star Ronan Keating's brother Ciaran has been killed in a horror car smash. According to the Irish Mirror Ciaran Keating, who was in his 50s, died of his injuries after being involved in a two-car smash on Saturday afternoon. Also injured was his wife, Ann Marie, who was hospitalised, and two men in the second vehicle.

Love Island is back tonight and before viewers can settle in their seats another recoupling is set to take place with the power in the hands of the girls.

Ariana Grande, Andrew Garfield, Tom Hiddleston and more stars may not have been on the Wimbledon courts, but they were still serving major looks at the tennis event.  

The Barbie movie is fast approaching — but titular star Margot Robbie didn’t know if it would ever come to fruition.  

Kelly Rowland is owning up to her mistakes. During an interview on the podcast, the 42-year-old singer recalled the time she accidentally let it slip that Beyoncé and her husband, JAY-Z, were expecting a daughter. The incident happened in 2011, when, according to , Kelly told Bang Showbiz that the dad-to-be was «going to buy that little girl every single thing possible,» before adding of the baby on the way, «She won't be spoiled but she will be very well looked after.»More than a decade later, when host Billy Mann inquired as to Kelly's biggest mistake during an interview, she was quick to point to the accidental sex reveal.«Oh my God. When I made a mistake and told the sex of [Beyoncé]'s baby when she was pregnant with Blue,» Kelly said.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were having a wonderful year before the start of the 2023 NBA playoffs. After barely missing the playoffs the year before Cleveland snuck in a deal to land super-star Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz. Mitchell seemed like a perfect fit for this young team’s rise.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Unlike in the U.K., Spain and Sweden — where kings and queens are still formally heads of state — Italy’s royal family, the House of Savoy, no longer rules. The last heir to the Italian throne, Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy and his family were forced into exile in 1946, when the prince was 9. That year, the Italian people voted in a referendum about whether the monarchy should continue. They chose to create a republic and punished the royals for failing to save their country from Mussolini’s fascist regime. The Savoys were allowed to return in 2003 after 57 years of exile. In 1978, Vittorio Emanuele – the king who never was – got into trouble while he and his wife and kids were living on the island of Cavallo, on the south coast of Corsica, France. As reconstructed from eyewitness interviews in a new Netflix documentary, on a hot August night he became enraged when some loud “shitty Italians” “borrowed” the dinghy off his yacht and tied it to another nearby boat. Fuming, he took a rifle, went to one of their boats and, after shots from his rifle rang out – that were just meant to scare – someone got hurt. Dirk Hamer, a 19-year-old sleeping on another boat nearby, died of gunshot injuries in early December. Though it was never legally proven that Vittorio Emanuele killed Hamer, this incident had a big impact on the prince’s life.

Bob Marley: One Love has been released – you can watch it above.Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, the upcoming biopic centres on the life of the iconic reggae singer, from the early days of his career to his death in 1981.The film, which is set for release on January 12, 2024, is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard) and written by Zach Baylin, Frank E. Flowers and Terence Winter.

Kingsley Ben-Adir is really jamming now.