TikTok Star Drew Afualo Makes Case To Be Cast In ‘Moana’ Live-Action Film: “I’ll Play Moana’s Dad If That’s What It Takes”

Star Trek: Discovery is embarking on one last journey, starting this week.

The Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks, is having a huge shake-up in 2024.The episode numbers are dropping, and reports say ‘20 characters’ will be axed during a time jump twist set to air later this year.The soap has already lost three huge actors in the last three months, Owen Warner (Romeo Nightingale), Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox) and Ross Adams (Scott Drinkwell). It’s unclear whether they were part of the axing or left of their own accord.

EXCLUSIVE: After repping New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman for publishing for many years, UTA has expanded the relationship, moving to rep him in all areas.

The story of MTV is set to be rolled out in a new podcast series hosted by former VJ Dave Holmes.

Well, fans might be thrilled by this Daredevil: Born Again news.

French singer and TikTok star Anaïs Robin has died in a car crash at the age of 21. The content creator was driving when her vehicle veered off the road and collided with a tree on Sunday 24 March. Her death was announced by her record label, Gabs and Jo, who said in a statement: "It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our artist Anaïs Robin, which occurred after a road accident on Saturday night in the north of France.

Brent Lang Executive Editor With his victory on Monday at the Critics’ Circle Theatre awards, Andrew Scott has made history. The British performer, recognized as best actor for his one-man West End show, “Vanya,” previously was named best actor at the 2024 Critics’ Circle Film Awards for his performance in “All of Us Strangers.” He’s the first person to win lead actor Critics’ Circle prizes in both film and television in the same year. “It’s a thrilling delight,” Scott says.

Kevin Bacon is going back to the school where Footloose was filmed.

Brian Cox has been announced to voice Santa Claus in an upcoming Netflix film.The Succession actor has been announced as part of the cast for That Christmas, an animated film courtesy of Simon Otto (How To Train Your Dragons). That Christmas is reported to be an adaptation of the children’s book series written by award-winning director Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones).Starring alongside Cox will be Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy.

It’s been almost two years since we learned the news that Disney is making a live-action Hercules movie and we still haven’t heard anything about who will star in the film.

Samuel L Jackson's latest film is set to hit the big screen in a few short weeks. Crime thriller Damaged will air in theatres from Friday, April 12.

Children’s fantasy classic The Neverending Story is headed for a big screen reboot via a series of live-action features to be developed and produced by Michael Ende Productions and Oscar-winning See-Saw Films. The partners were granted the rights to Ende’s enduring novel by the author’s executor, Wolf-Dieter von Gronau.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Popeye is coasting back to the big screen. The iconic sailor man and spinach chugger, who first appeared in comic strips in the late 1920s, will be the subject of a new live-action feature film from Chernin Entertainment and King Features.

The cast of the upcoming SNL 1975 movie has just added three young stars to it’s ensemble!

TikTok is mourning a young star.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Enter the Dragon,” starring Bruce Lee, is one of the four or five greatest action films ever made. Yet it has a thin, awkward, lurching story.

Young TikTok star Leah Smith, who inspired hundreds of thousands of people by sharing her battle with a rare form of cancer, has sadly passed away at the age of 22, and her boyfriend Andrew shared a moving video tribute as he announced the news of her passing. Leah, from Woolton, Merseyside, was battling Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that affects bones and soft tissues.This disease mostly impacts children and young adults, with most cases being diagnosed in people aged between 10 and 20. In an emotional video tribute, Andrew confirmed that Leah had sadly passed away on Monday, 11 March, saying: "This is just a message to anyone that's followed Leah or gave her any support or any nice comments.

A TikTok star who documented her battle with cancer has sadly died. Leah Smith, from Woolton, Liverpool, died yesterday morning, March 11.

Wes Anderson, among the most celebrated filmmakers of this generation, is finally taking home an Oscar after being seven-times nominated. The eighth was a charm for his live action short The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar. He wasn’t able to get there so no acceptance speech.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Film projects to be produced by Andrew Lau (“Infernal Affairs,” “Initial D”) and Han Sanping, the former head of China Film Corp., are among the new in-development titles that grace the FilMart slate of Hong Kong studio Media Asia. The Peter Lam-controlled studio is also poised, at an event within FilMart on Monday, to detail its new alliance with China’s Alibaba Pictures Group. Lau is producing “Behind the Scene,” a book-to-film adaptation to be directed by Lee Kwong-yiu (“Insanity”) in which four friends uncover a meticulously planned murder that is carefully disguised as a kidnapping. Suspicions fall on a bank president who is involved in counterfeiting. Han is aiming to produce “Fading Tracks,” another crime title that is also adapted from a novel.