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K.J. Yossman Johnny Depp said he felt “strangely, oddly, perversely lucky” to have been offered the role of French King Louis XV at the U.K.

As Standing Rock Sioux writer and theologian Vine Deloria Jr. once said, “Religion is for people who're afraid of going to Hell.

Emmerdale viewers were left in shock after a dramatic twist involving Rhona Goskirk. Fans were divided when Gus Malcolms confessed to her that he was ready to face the consequences of his actions, leaving her to care for their baby daughter Ivy.The two have been at odds for months, with little Ivy caught in the middle. After it was revealed that Gus (played by Alan McKenna) had stolen one of Rhona's (Zoe Henry) frozen embryos to start a family with his late wife Lucy, Rhona was determined to make him pay.

Carla Renata Fans lined up in the rain recently at the Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood eager to screen “Franklin,” the new Apple TV+ limited series about Benjamin Franklin’s trip to France in 1776 to try and convince the king to fund America’s fight for independence. Based on Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” the show also spotlights the relationship between Franklin (Michael Douglas) and his grandson Temple (Noah Jupe) Temple, who accompanies his grandfather to France.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent While MipTV is relocating to London with a revamped format, Canneseries Festival is sticking to its guns and will remain as a standalone event in the spring on the Croisette. Benoit Louvet, the managing director of Canneseries, told Variety in an exclusive interview that the festival will return in 2025 on April 22-27 with its major partners, the city of Cannes, the region PACA and the Vivendi-owned pay TV group Canal+.

The Cannes Film Festival is around the corner next month, so all the satellite sidebar festivals that orbit it are preparing their line-ups. The latest is Cannes Critic Week, organized by France’s Film Critics Union, which will run May 15-23.

Carla Renata Fans lined up in the rain recently at the Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood eager to screen “Franklin,” the new Apple TV+ limited series about Benjamin Franklin’s trip to France in 1776 to try and convince the king to fund America’s fight for independence. Based on Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” the show also spotlights the relationship between Franklin (Michael Douglas) and his grandson Temple (Noah Jupe) Temple, who accompanies his grandfather to France.

Tommy Fury has shared a four-word statement with fans as he was seen sporting a very different look during his latest break with Molly-Mae Hague. The pair weren't back on UK soil for very long before they headed to Disneyland Paris for a few days.

Max‘s long-awaited debut in Europe is nearing and it’s coming with a saucy original out of Norway.

Cannes Critics’ Week championing work by emerging filmmakers has unveiled the line-up for its 63rd edition running from May 15 to 23. 

What “Lempicka,” the mystifying new musical about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, needs more than anything else is turpentine.Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Longacre Theatre, 228 W. 48th Street.Gallons and gallons of it.Unfortunately, having garishly blared open Sunday night at the Longacre Theatre, it’s far too late for the creators to start over again on a blank canvas.And so, the ugly splatter that audiences are left to parse is a ridiculous two-and-half-hour Eurovision act with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

Roma's match against Udinese in Serie A was abandoned on Sunday after Evan Ndicka collapsed suddenly on the pitch.

They have rapidly become one of the Royal Family’s greatest assets and so it proved again last week when the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh stepped up to the plate and carried out a historic ceremony on behalf of King Charles. But as Prince Edward, 60, and Sophie, 59, watched French soldiers parade in the Buckingham Palace forecourt to mark 120 years of friendly relations between the two countries the couple must have reflected that their rise has been many years in the making.Their ascension, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond notes, is also setting the perfect example for two young royals of how to make a success of being the 'spare' to the throne.

Firefighters have warned lives could be at risk after tendering for a new 999 mobilisation system failed to attract any bidders.

Showrunner Todd A. Kessler and executive producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura joined Deadline’s Contenders TV: Los Angeles event to discuss inspiration, casting and balancing facts with fiction for Apple TV+‘s latest historical series The New Look.

When the late, legendary filmmaker William Friedkin called Kiefer Sutherland to gauge his interest in playing the lead in the Showtime and Paramount+ film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, the actor hung up almost immediately. But not because he wasn’t interested in working with the director he’d long revered, Sutherland explained. “I thought it was one of my friends making a joke.”

They were the pop band who shot to fame from an ITV reality show - beating the boys and unexpectedly becoming darlings of even the most cynical critics. Nearly 22 years after forming on Popstars: The Rivals, Girls Aloud are back with a new arena tour and will appear on this weekend's final Saturday Night Takeaway.

Justice showcased a host of new songs from their forthcoming album ‘Hyperdrama’ at Coachella 2024 last night (April 12).The French dance duo played their first show of the year at the Outdoor Theatre on day one of the festival.Kicking off with ‘Generator’ from their new album – their first in over seven years, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosna also debuted ‘Mannequin Love’, their Tame Impala collaboration ‘One Night / All Night’, ‘Neverender’ – another track in collaboration with Kevin Parker – along with ‘Incognito’ and ‘Afterimage’. You can view footage of the songs and watch the full set back below.Elsewhere, they also performed their classic hits ‘We Are Your Friends’ and ‘D.A.N.C.E’, the latter of which saw the duo blend Jay-Z‘s ‘On To The Next One’ into the track.Justice are currently live at Coachella at the time of writing this (06:40am).

If you're a die-hard Taylor Swift fan and desperate to see her live, we've found a way for you to get tickets for as low as £255 - and with a 'clear view' of the stage to boot.

If you see only one city in Vietnam, make it Hôi An. Atmospheric and utterly enchanting, this former trading port on the central coast has a rich history and is a UNESCO world heritage site. As a stop on the ancient silk route, Hôi An was front and centre of the spice trade and it is still a huge player in the textiles industry, with tailors custom-making clothes at purse-friendly prices.The old town, with its French colonial architecture and mustard-coloured merchants’ houses, is wonderful to wander through, by day or night, when the whole city is lit by lanterns.The riverside is packed with bars and cafés from which to watch the world go by.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s son is the spitting image of his Coldplay star dad, Chris Martin, in a new picture shared by his mum. On Monday, April 8, the actress, 51, posted a snap on Instagram of her son to celebrate his 18th birthday. In the photo, Moses is his dad Chris's twin as he looked directly in the camera while relaxing on the sofa.

Daniel Mays remembers Michael Douglas and Timothy Van Patten, the respectively star and director of new Apple TV drama Franklin, bursting into song whenever he appeared on set.

Weekend One of the 2024 Coachella Music Festival has arrived and you can watch all of the live stream videos here!

One birthday cake for a child’s party in Texas sparked a massive debate online! Why? The baker who made it charged the parents a WILD amount!

Molly-Mae Hague has candidly opened up on a painful condition that left her feeling 'frustrated' during her recent ski holiday. The former Love Island star was recently on a lavish trip to France.

Courtney Love has shared a legendary story about Kurt Cobain playing Reading festival in a hospital robe, and recalled the time when L7 threw a bloody tampon into the crowd.The Hole frontwoman was speaking as part of a new interview with BBC Radio 6, and was asked to recall the craziest story from a show she was at.During the interview, she went on to say that the most extreme one that came to mind was actually from a show she didn’t perform at, but involved her then-husband Kurt Cobain and close friends L7.Sharing the anecdote about how Cobain famously went to play Nirvana’s legendary ’92 Reading set in a hospital robe, she recalled that the robe he wore was actually hers from when she gave birth to their daughter, Frances Bean.“He played Reading in that robe. They roll him out like there’s this thing like, ‘Kurt’s dead’, this whole thing.

Priyanka Chopra is showing off her adorable daughter Malti on social media.

“Franklin,” an eight-part series premiering April 12 on Apple TV+.“Franklin” tells the story of 70-year-old Ben Franklin’s secret diplomatic mission to France in 1776 to gain French support (money, arms) for America’s fight against the British in the Revolutionary War. There are a lot of moving parts here, so viewers would be apprised to pay attention as Franklin navigates French high society — and politics — in an effort to achieve his goal.The series is based on the book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America” by Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Schiff.As the series opens, Franklin — commissioned by Congress to undertake his clandestine journey across the Atlantic — has no diplomatic experience.

Aramide Tinubu When pondering the Revolutionary War, specific inflection points come to mind. The Boston Massacre of 1770, Paul Revere’s midnight warning in 1775 and the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 are often the main topics of conversation. However, much more went on during the nearly two-decade-long battle that led to the 13 colonies’ independence from England.

Thanks to early official announcements a number of the movies debuting at this year’s 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes are already known. Quentin Dupieux’s “The Second Act” will open the festival.