Phoebe Dynevor Hints at Daphne’s Absence in ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3: ‘I’m Excited to Watch as a Viewer’

Martin Dale Contributor Portuguese director Susana Nobre’s first scripted fiction film, “Cidade Rabat,” is about a producer who grew up in the Cidade Rabat neighborhood in Lisbon, and who suddenly has to come to terms with the death of her mother. The title is partly inspired by her own life, since she grew up in the “Cidade Rabat” district of Benfica in Lisbon. Much of the action takes place in the nearby mixed-race neighborhood, Reboleira. Nobre describes the film as a “melancholic comedy about a woman who is about to turn 40, whose life enters a period of chaos when she loses her mother and suddenly lives a second adolescence.” There is a nostalgic feel to the film, of a district that was once brimming with energy but is now crumbling. This nostalgia is mixed with hope for a new life, embodied by the main character Helena’s 12-year old daughter, for which Nobre cast her own daughter.  

Hello and welcome back to your weekly International Insider. Berlin’s back and with most of our team in the German capital, it’s Jesse Whittock here bringing you the latest from the worlds of TV and film.

16-time Grammy winning songwriter and producer David Foster has been working on a Betty Boop musical for over a decade and the show finally has a world premiere date!

Paul Mescal is speaking out in response to the speculation that he split from singer Phoebe Bridgers.

is coming back for season 3!The award-winning Apple TV+ comedy — created by and starring Emmy winner Jason Sudeikis as the titular jovial soccer coach -- is making its highly-anticipated return this spring, as the streaming service announced on Tuesday that season 3 will premiere on Wednesday, March 15, with one episode, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday.The new teaser features some of the Ted Lasso favorites — Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), Keeley Jones (Juno Temple), Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster), Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), Leslie Higgins (Jeremy Swift), Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernandez), and Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni) — making their own version of Ted's infamous «Believe» signs.While each sign is uniquely representative of the character making it, they all come together to decorate the AFC Richmond locker room, much to the delight of Ted and Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt).«Well, if seeing is believin', I believe we've been seen,» Ted remarks in the short clip.The official season 3 synopsis gives a closer look at what fans can expect from the new episodes:«In the 12-episode third season of , the newly-promoted AFC Richmond faces ridicule as media predictions widely peg them as last in the Premier League and Nate (Nick Mohammed), now hailed as the “wonder kid,” has gone to work for Rupert (Anthony Head) at West Ham United. In the wake of Nate’s contentious departure from Richmond, Roy Kent steps up as assistant coach, alongside Beard.

Shaughna Phillips rocked her blossoming baby bump in a slinky dress just weeks after her boyfriend, Billy Webb was arrested.The former Love Island contestant, who featured on the show in 2020 with contestants like Finley Tapp, Paige Turley and Luke Mabbott, is awaiting the birth of her first baby who is set to arrive in March. On Monday, the blonde bombshell took to Instagram to share a picture of herself with her baby bump on full display.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter The European Film Market kicks off Feb. 16 with a wide assortment of films from sellers around the world. Below is a healthy selection of what’s on offer for buyers. Director: Alex Winter Key cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad, Anthony Carrigan Synopsis: A sister and brother, Megan and Nathan are barely hanging on and their lives are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder. Producers: Alex Winter, Scott Kroopf, Russell Hollander Sales: Rocket Science (international); CAA Media Finance (domestic)  Director: Jess Varley  Key cast: Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne  Producers: Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Cameron Fuller  Synopsis: When astronaut Sam Walker (Roberts) returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. General William Harris (Fishburne) arranges for her to be placed under intense NASA surveillance in a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth. Sales: Highland Film Group (international); CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group (domestic) 

Shaughna Phillips has opened up on preparing for the birth of her first child, explaining that she feels "ready" for motherhood now. Having reached the 33-week mark, the 28 year old Love Island star has been busy gathering all the supplies and baby gear she'll need for when her bundle of joy finally arrives. Speaking exclusively to OK! magazine, Shaughna explained that she's spent the last few weeks getting "really organised" as she's bought baby bottles, towels, blankets and has even ordered the pram.

Heavily pregnant Shaughna Phillips is said to be considering her future with boyfriend Billy Webb following the news of his arrest and charge with possession with intent to supply a Class A drug last week. The former Love Island star, who is due to give birth in March, was left feeling “shocked” and “blindsided” after Billy was arrested and charged. A source close to Shaughna, 28, told us: “Shaughna hasn’t had any contact with Billy since his arrest.

Love Island fan-favourite Shaughna Phillips announced her pregnancy with her first child with partner Billy in October 2022, sharing her excitement at embarking on the adventure of parenthood.The 28 year old had come off the pill over the summer and fell pregnant just two months later, describing the moment she saw the positive test as an "out-of-body experience". Since then, she's been dishing out all the brutal realities of being a soon-to-be-mother, talking about everything from her baby being in breech to her predictions on her unborn child's gender.This week, Shaughna opens up on life since Billy's arrest, her baby shower plans and whether she'll take maternity leave following the birth of her bundle of joy. In her exclusive OK! column, Shaughna gives fans and mothers-to-be her first hand, unfiltered experience...

to Adam in the —have been caught in some very compromising situations. Sure, sex positivity is all well and good, but there’s something particularly unsexy about a shameless social climber cheating on his girlfriend while exploring his degradation and golden shower kinks. Secondly, he’s not single (though he is not dating his writing partner and Phoebe Fisher. “Maybe we will get married if we’re single at 40,” Gage says).

Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor will star in the Kansas-set thriller Witchita Libra as a woman trying to solve a dark historic crime that tore apart her family and rural hometown.

Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar is set to star on ITV's DNA Journey to uncover details of their ancestry which will air later this year.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC‘s upcoming freshman series The Company You Keep has added Sachin Bhatt (Queer As Folk) in a recurring role, Deadline hears. The series premieres on February 19.

Daphne Basset will join her husband off-screen as Phoebe Dynevor exits Netflix’s hit series ahead of Season 3. Sources tell Deadline she has completed her contractual obligations.  

Following her role as a feisty droid in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” actor/writer/producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) took another plunge into the world of blockbusters to reunite with Lucasfilm for their fifth and final “Indiana Jones” installment. Well, she must have had a bunch of fun on “The Dial of Destiny” as she’s looking to return to familiar franchise territory with a newly announced live-action “Tomb Raider” series at Amazon, a video game franchise very much inspired by likes of “Indiana Jones” but with a modern setting.

It’s hard to grasp just how star-studded Michael Jacobs‘ new romantic comedy Maybe I Do actually is — that even lead William H. Macy is pinching himself.

Based on one of the most sensational and much-discussed short stories of recent times, which was heralded as the most-read story ever to appear in The New Yorker, Cat Person is a disarmingly creepy film with a disturbing edge that will surely trigger further discussion about contemporary dating and romantic protocols. Years ago, a little film like this would have found a modest but loyal following among young audiences. Now, however, its forthright presentation of the pitfalls of flashing yellow lights where male-female relations are concerned should make this a must-see and a subject of hot discussion at least among teens and young adults.

On second thought, we may have let our collective nostalgia for erotic thrillers get a tad out of hand. Chloe Domont’s “Fair Play” seems, at least at the level of its inception, to be a thought exercise: what would it look like to make something like “Disclosure,” but from the perspective, and with sympathy towards, the Demi Moore character? That Barry Levinson adaptation of a Michael Crichton thriller has aged like a bottle of milk on a radiator, a baffling stew of corporate intrigue, shitty special effects, and spectacularly terrible sexual politics.