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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is set to receive the biggest fee for an actor ever for his role in an upcoming film.Johnson will appear in Amazon Prime Video‘s festive action comedy Red One alongside Chris Evans, JK Simmons, Lucy Liu, Nick Kroll and more.According to reports in Puck, The Rock will receive a staggering $50million for his role in the film, surpassing the $40m received by Robert Downey Jr. in Captain America: Civil War and Will Smith in King Richard to become the highest fee for a single actor in a film of all time.The plot for Red One is being kept under wraps, but Johnson will star as Commander Callum Drift and it will be directed by Jake Kasdan.Discussing filming the project with Johnson last year, Evans told comicbook.com: I’ve been in this industry for too long, but I’ve never seen a Christmas movie come across my lap,’ he told the outlet in April. ‘It’s never been on my radar.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning Breakwater Studios, a leading maker of premium short documentaries, has promoted Nana Adwoa Frimpong to Executive Media and Communications Director and Chief of Staff.

A close friend of a man allegedly murdered at a 'debauched' celebration on his 40th birthday has recalled the moment she realised 'something had happened' and that 'it wasn't fun anymore.'

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Seven Veils,” a drama starring Amanda Seyfried, will have its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Atom Egoyan directed the movie, which also stars Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Mark O’Brien and Vinessa Antoine. TIFF runs from Sept. 7-17, and the full lineup for the 48th edition will be released in August. “We are honoured to premiere Atom Egoyan’s extraordinary film at this year’s festival,” said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey. “Egoyan’s cinematic works are unmatched, and we’re excited to bring ‘Seven Veils’ to our TIFF audiences and to the city of Toronto, his home.”

Toronto New Wave filmmaker Atom Egoyan has set a Toronto Film Festival world premiere for his newest feature, Seven Veils, reteaming him with Oscar nom Amanda Seyfried following their work together on the 2009 thriller Chloe.

TIFF has added the world premiere of Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils to their 48th lineup. It’s the director’s 18th title to premiere at TIFF.

Donald Trump said that he received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he is a target of a grand jury’s January 6th investigation, in what the former president said was a prelude to arrest and indictment.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International A new documentary about Richard Williams, the father of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams, has sold into major markets. “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story,” which had its U.K. premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, has been sold into Sky (U.K. and Italy), Canal+ (France), MNET (South Africa), Paramount+ (Australia) and TVNZ (New Zealand). The film paints a complex portrait of the life, career and impact of Williams — the family patriarch and tennis coach to Venus and Serena Williams, who was also portrayed by Will Smith in the 2022 movie “King Richard.”

She’s not always been the luckiest in love, but perhaps inspired by her recent theatre stint in Shirley Valentine, Sheridan Smith may be embracing a new romance in her life – and she’s actually in Greece. Perfect, right?The actress shared a snap on her Instagram last week of her cosying up to stuntman Alex Anlos while filming new Paramount TV show The Castaways.

The biggest names in sports and entertainment came together on Wednesday night to honor the year’s best, most influential and inspiring athletes at the 2023 ESPY Awards.

Some of the biggest names in sports are expected to take home a silver statue at this year’s ESPY Awards.  

Lady Gaga's father, Joe Germanotta, is speaking out about a recent dangerous trend at concerts where attendees have been throwing objects on-stage, striking the performers. Germanotta was a guest on "America Reports" on Monday when he told host Sandra Smith that it is "a shame" that this type of behavior is becoming the new normal at live music shows. Smith showed Germanotta a video of Harry Styles being hit in the eye during a recent performance.

EXCLUSIVE: Production on the Showdown Productions thriller In Flight has wrapped. Upon completion of post-production, the project will be shopped to distribution partners.

Will Smith is celebrating his son Jaden Smith's birthday — while also poking fun at his own life choices.The movie star took to Instagram on Saturday to share a heartfelt black-and-white snapshot of himself and Jaden, alongside which he wrote a sweet, jokey caption to commemorate the milestone birthday.«Happy Birthday, J-Diggy. It’s crazy that you’re 25?!?!» Will wrote.

Britney Spears says she was hit by an NBA security guard. Others have downplayed the incident. But you know what? Video don’t lie!!!

“Team Dream” was selected as a finalist in this year’s ShortList Film Festival, presented by TheWrap. You can watch the films and vote for your favorite here.“Team Dream” documentarian Luchina Fisher knew as soon as she met her subjects Ann E. Smith and Madeline Murphy Rabb that they had a story to tell.

McKinley Franklin editor Finis Dean Smith, a stuntman regular in John Wayne Westerns who turned to Hollywood after becoming an Olympic gold medalist, died Saturday. He was 91.  Smith was born in Breckenridge, Texas and began his athletic career competing in track and field competitions, earning All-American status in the 100-meter dash in 1952. He went on to win varying athletic championships, culminating in his inclusion on Team U.S.A. as a member of the 4×100-meter relay team at the Helsinki Olympics, where he would win the gold medal. Following his graduation from University of Texas at Austin, Smith would play for the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers for a few years ahead of his career in the entertainment industry. 

ITV has reportedly decided to shelve plans for a third series of Starstruck.The talent show was a modernised version of Stars In Their Eyes and saw contestants performing as their idols in a bid to win a whopping £50,000 prize. Hosted by Olly Murs, it saw Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford as judges for series one. However, Sheridan, 42, was replaced by Shania Twain and Ronan Keating in series two due to her filming commitments elsewhere.

Sam Smith is finding themself at the center of online misinformation.

The idea of going viral for the wrong reason is something that all celebs in the public eye dread, and no one knows that more than British singer Sam Smith, who this weekend found themselves trending across the Internet.The Unholy performer, 31, was the talk of Twitter after one social media user shared a post accusing them of performing an elaborate stage dive into the crowd at a concert by captioning a video, "Sam Smith doing a stage dive at his Seattle show...".The hilarious clip - which has since been shared across various other platforms, including all over TikTok and Instagram - sees an individual wearing a bright green catsuit, diving off stage in the hope of being caught by phone holding spectators. It's only then that the crowd part ways, allowing for the individual - believed initially to be singer Sam, 31, after much speculation - hits the floor with a comical thud.

EXCLUSIVE: Korean multi-hyphenate powerhouse Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) is set to star in and produce an English-language feature adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s dystopian sci-fi novel series Hell Divers. The film will draw from the first three books in the series whose first installment was published by Blackstone in 2016; there are 10 books in total. 

Another quadruple homicide in Idaho less than a year after the ones in Moscow? Horrifying! But this case has almost nothing in common with the Idaho State murders… A man named Majorjon Kaylor

Who was the best athlete in the various sports during the past year? What was the best play and top record-breaking performance? Who made the biggest breakthrough? ESPN today revealed the nominees for its 2023 ESPYs, which will name winners in those categories and more.

Sam Smith is baring their body while enjoying time with friends.

Police have launched an urgent appeal to help trace a missing Alexandria man who vanished almost a week ago.

The notion of buying a derelict house, doing it up and selling it on to make a profit sounds like a good idea in theory, but not everyone is successful in doing so. With interest rates continuing to rise and demand falling, it is proving to be a difficult time for first-time buyers and those wanting to move up the property ladder.

With disgusting and harmful laws being passed across various states in the U.S., the lives of trans folks are being put in danger daily. So, it’s wonderful to see trans people gain the spotlight in art such as the new acclaimed documentary, “Kokomo City.” READ MORE: ‘Kokomo City’ Review: These Beautiful Ladies Have A Lot To Say [Sundance] As seen in the trailer for “Kokomo City,” the film follows the lives of four trans sex workers, Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, and Dominique Silver, as they go through their lives in Atlanta.

a video making the rounds online, the former president is shown in a bustling cafe flanked by media, aides and personal security. After saying a prayer, he then turns to someone off camera — presumably the workers of the cafe — and asks, “Are you ready? Food for everyone!”"Are you ready? FOOD FOR EVERYONE!"WATCH: President Trump surprises supporters at a local cafe.

Patti Smith joined Greta Thunberg at her weekly school strike on Friday. Now, you might have noted that Smith is not a Swedish school student, but then again, neither is Thunberg anymore – Friday’s protest was her 251st and took place on the day she graduated from secondary school.“This is Greta Thunberg, faithfully taking her Friday school strike for climate action”, wrote Smith in a post on Instagram.

commentary published Saturday. “That said, it is impossible to read the indictment against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case and not be appalled at the way he handled classified documents as an ex-president, and responded to the attempt by federal authorities to reclaim them.”The indictment, which was filed by special counsel Jack Smith in the U.S.