Rihanna to Voice Smurfette in Upcoming 'Smurfs' Movie, Will Record Original Music for the Film!

In cinematic form, how do you tell history without archive footage? Occupied City shows how it can be done, and to what effect.

Rose Ayling-Ellis To Lead ITV Drama ‘Code Of Silence’

Travis Scott‘s upcoming album ‘Utopia’ could be arriving soon, as the rapper has previewed the record for Houston’s professional baseball team, the Astros.In a clip posted to social media, Scott was seen preparing before sharing the album with the Astros, telling KRIV’s Sports Director Mark Berman: “It’s on the way now, Mark”. Elsewhere in the clip, Scott can seemingly be heard saying that he is in the process of finishing the album’s mastering.No footage of Scott’s ‘Utopia’ preview session with the baseball team was shared.Watch the clip below.Travis Scott (@trvisXX) at Minute Maid Park pic.twitter.com/qmqcw08WfI— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) May 15, 2023While a release date for ‘Utopia’ – and further details including its tracklisting – has yet to be announced, the record has been teased by Scott for awhile now, dating back to 2021.

Halle Bailey delivered a mesmerizing performance of “Part of your World” as she sang “The Little Mermaid” track live for the first time post-production.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw‘s mom, Marianne Tombaugh, passed away one day before Mother’s Day.

Amid fickle Riviera skies and the looming potential that the WGA strike and France’s own heightened tensions over pension reforms could simmer to a boil here, the red carpet is partially rolled out and technicians have been milling up and down the Croisette today as preparations continue for the start of the Cannes Film Festival which officially kicks off on Tuesday.

Together again! Blake Shelton and Adam Levine proved they still have one of the entertainment industry’s best bromances at Shelton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor How did writer-director Jim Strouse get Celine Dion to play herself and write five new songs for his film “Love Again?”  “It took months, maybe even a full year,” Strouse tells Variety. “There was a lot of thought, eating, letters and lookbooks.”  The Sony feature-length stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Mira) and Sam Heughan (Rob) as depressed singles that meet in a not-so-ordinary way after inadvertently exchanging a series of intimate and embarrassing text messages. Dion makes her big-screen debut in the romantic comedy portraying a semi-fictionalized version of herself.

Even though Prince Harry only stayed in England for roughly 24 hours for the coronation, he made sure to carve out some time to catch up with one family member during his brief visit.

Prince William “couldn’t walk for a week” after playing football, ex-England striker Luther Blissett has revealed. The Prince of Wales, 40, discussed his footballing exploits with the former Watford player as he handed out honours at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. Blissett, who was one of the most prominent black English footballers in the 1970s and 80s and the first black footballer to score a hat-trick for England, received an OBE for his services to the sport and for his charity work.The 65 year old, discussing what he and William spoke about during the ceremony, said: “We had just a couple of little words.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Fans of “The Voice” will soon be able to jump into a new immersive virtual world where they can create music, show off their dancing skills, compete in battles, win digital merch — and even audition to be on an upcoming season of the reality-competition series. “The Voice Studios,” from ITV Studios and metaverse developer Virtual Brand Group, is set to debut May 12. The global launch of the Roblox-style virtual world is timed for the final weeks of Season 23 of “The Voice” on NBC. Free for anyone to access, “The Voice Studios” will be located in Vegas City, the entertainment destination in metaverse platform Decentraland (at this link). Its launch follows a virtual pop-up event for “The Voice” last year at the Decentraland Metaverse Music Festival that also was created by VBG.

is finally back with season 2. The world's fiercest competition, which sees each drag queens debuting a new musical number in front of a live audience and a «Pop Dival Panel» of judges, returns to Paramount+ on Friday, June 2. And among this year's contestants are queens from nine countries including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Israel, the United Kingdom, Italy and Australia. Executive produced by RuPaul and hosted by Graham Norton, follows some of the world's most talented performers as they battle it out for global domination during head-to-head singing battles spotlighting their wide range of talent.

features the return of one of the franchise's most controversial couples — Gino and Jasmine. In this exclusive first look at the brand new season premiering June 4 on TLC, Gino and Jasmine are seen in yet another explosive argument and seven brand new couples are introduced.During their previous season, 34-year-old Jasmine and 52-year-old Gino had no shortage of drama including her catching him on a sugar daddy website, and producers having to intervene at one point when she physically attacked him after finding out he sent topless pictures of her meant only for him to his ex.

Prince William had royal fans convinced that he was making a jibe at his younger brother Prince Harry on Sunday while taking to the stage with a speech during the King's Coronation concert.The Prince of Wales took to the stage to share with the large crowd, and the millions watching at home, his pride of father King Charles, also making a special mention to the late Queen Elizabeth II. But one moment during the speech had some viewers raising eyebrows as they suspected it could be a reference to William's brother, who wasn't in attendance for the concert. During his honourable speech, he said: "For all that celebrations are magnificent, at the heart of the pageantry is a simple message - service." While he didn't mention Harry or sister-in-law Meghan Markle by name, many assumed that this was related to the statement the couple once put out themselves, where they spoke on living 'a life of service'.

Prince Harry has been spotted for the first time as he arrived at West Minister Abbey for his father's Coronation.

Conor Maynard has announced that he will release his first album of original songs for more than a decade in June. Titled ‘+11 Hours’, the record is the follow-up to his 2012 debut ‘Contrast’.Out now is new single ‘Storage’, of which he says: “’Storage’ is about having the capacity to contain various, irrelevant but ultimately incredible, personal and beautiful memories when you’re in a relationship”.“Once that ends, your brain holds all of the information and fixates on those tiny little things that didn’t really make a difference at the time, but now all they do is consume your so-called ‘storage’ of your brain”, he goes on.

Rihanna has confirmed that she will be voicing Smurfette in an upcoming animated Smurfs movie for Paramount.Paramount and Rihanna confirmed the news on Thursday (April 27) at CinemaCon, where the singer made a surprise appearance. Rihanna also revealed that besides voicing Smurfette, she will also be writing and recording original music for the film.Rihanna will also serve as a producer on the film, which is set to arrive in cinemas on Valentine’s Day in 2025.

The legacy of MGM Domestic Distribution Chief Erik Lomis was remembered this morning at CinemaCon by his Paramount Domestic Distribution Boss Chris Aronson, who worked with the former at MGM years ago. Lomis died suddenly March 22, having just released MGM’s Creed III to record box office results; a win also for the studio’s streaming parent Amazon.

The filmmaking couple Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have earned a reputation for making documentaries about people who accomplish the unthinkable – the no-ropes climber Alex Honnold in the Oscar-winning Free Solo, or the divers of The Rescue who, against all odds, saved a group of Thai kids stranded in a flooded cave.

Michel Dimopoulos, former director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, has died. He was 74.