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Britney Spears is back with more of her side of the story in her ongoing flap with the Catholic Church!

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Italian actor Franco Nero (Django) has been tapped to play the Pope in Screen Gems’ supernatural thriller The Pope’s Exorcist, with Laurel Marsden (Ms. Marvel), Cornell S. John (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and newcomer Peter DeSouza-Feighoney also now set for the film from director Julius Avery. They join an ensemble led by Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, which also includes Alex Essoe and Daniel Zovatto, as previously announced.

Angelina Jolie is getting down on the dance floor. The 47-year-old actress joined her daughter, Zahara, at her college send-off.Morehouse College shared a video of the moment on Instagram Sunday, which shows Jolie smiling and laughing as others at the bash try to help get the actress do the Electric Slide.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter, Zahara, is a Spelman girl! The 47-year-old actress took to Instagram Sunday to announce that 17-year-old will be attending Spelman College this fall.In the photo, Zahara is seen posing with some of her fellow students, some of whom were in Spelman College shirts, as they celebrated the start of their college journey at the acclaimed HBCU.«Zahara with her Spelman sisters! Congratulations to all new students starting this year,» Jolie wrote. «A very special place and an honor to have a family member as a new Spelman girl.

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Essoe (Midnight Mass) and Daniel Zovatto (Station Eleven) will join Academy Award winner Russell Crowe in the Julius Avery-directed supernatural thriller The Pope’s Exorcist for Screen Gems.

TMZ, Momoa was driving his Oldsmobile down a winding road in near Calabasas in Los Angeles on Sunday (July 24) when a cyclist crossed over into his lane, striking the front-left side of the car.The motorcyclist was reportedly taken to hospital and treated for bruising to their leg along with a thumb injury but managed to avoid anything more serious. Momoa was also uninjured.

Angelina Jolie and daughter Zahara returned to the Vatican seven years after their famous visit to the holy city. The pair were spotted on Wednesday in the Italian city-state, which is surrounded by Rome, taking in Vatican Museums together and enjoying some mother-daughter time. The 47-year-old actress looked Summery in a white dress, sunglasses and beige slippers while Zahara, 17, wore a brown T-shirt, a black miniskirt and white trainers.

Russell Crowe is enjoying an incredible family holiday with his girlfriend Britney Theriot, 31, his sons Charles, 18, and Tennyson, 16, and his mother Jocelyn in Rome, Italy, and couldn't help but share an incredible story with his fans on social media.MORE: Russell Crowe shares heartbreaking family news with his fansOn Tuesday, he took to Twitter to reveal that his mother had been moved to tears after feeling the presence of her late husband, Russell's father John, and pleaded with fans to "look, call and visit" their parents and "show them love".There’s noise and birds , but you can hear the unmistakable refrain as it floats up to us… pic.twitter.com/hp1oINTBZlRussell shared a video taken during the family's visit to the Vatican"A very special experience as a family yesterday. Got to walk through the Vatican Museum by ourselves.

Sony is pushing their Spider-Man family title Madame Web from July 7 to Oct. 6, 2023. That first weekend of October has been a gold mine for the Culver lot where they own the month’s second and third biggest openings with Venom: Let There Be Carnage ($90M) and Venom ($80.2M).

Gladiator during a recent trip to Rome.The actor took to social media to share photos of his family holiday, stopping at the Colosseum to quote the iconic 2000 film in Italian.“Quello che facciamo in vita, riecheggia nell’eternità,” the actor tweeted alongside four photos of the inside of the Coliseum, which translates to “What we do in life echoes in eternity,” a quote from the film.Take a look at the photos here:quello che facciamo in vitariecheggia nell'eternità pic.twitter.com/1BIkfjqMhF— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 19, 2022Where am I now ? pic.twitter.com/weGRGKATd5— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 19, 2022Taking the kids to see my old office pic.twitter.com/uySmnOWHvo— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 18, 2022During his trip, Crowe also visited the Vatican Museum with his family with no other visitors there, sharing a story about his parents.“My mum had walked these corridors with my father 20+ years ago with the thousands of tourist that flock here daily and make it the third most popular museum globally,” he wrote.“This time, with arrangements in place, we pushed her in a wheelchair down those same corridors. No tourist crowd, just us.

The Pope’s Exorcist.Directed by Julius Avery (Overlord), the film will star Crowe as real-life figure Father Gabriele Amorth, a priest who acted as chief exorcist of the Vatican and performed more than 100,000 exorcisms in his lifetime.Amorth, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 91, detailed his experiences of battling demons in two memoirs titled An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories.“It’s been a goal of mine to work with Russell,” Avery said in a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter). “To collaborate with him on the amazing Pope’s Exorcist is truly a dream come true.”Production is scheduled to start in Ireland in September.Avery’s next film is Samaritan, a superhero film based on the Mythos Comics graphic novels by Bragi F.

Russell Crowe (Thor: Love and Thunder) has signed on to star in Julius Avery’s film The Pope’s Exorcist for Screen Gems, Deadline can confirm.

Naman Ramachandran The Walt Disney Company’s streamer Disney+ will be available in 42 new countries and 11 new territories this week following the launch on Tuesday in Greece, Turkey and countries in Central Eastern Europe, including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Croatia. Tuesday’s series of launches follow the arrival of the service in South Africa on May 18 and across West Asia and North Africa on June 8.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPablo and Juan de Dios Larrain’s Chile-headquartered Fabula (“Spencer,” “A Fantastic Woman”) and Fremantle have tapped Argentina’s Eduardo Sacheri, co-writer of the Oscar-winning “The Secret in Their Eyes,” to write “Santa María,” an eight-part high-end series.Part of global producer-distributor Fremantle’s multi-year first look deal with Fabula, Fremantle will co-produce “Santa María” and handle its international distribution.Now in development, “Santa María” is set to be presented at this month’s Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in its highly select High-End section of five projects, weighing in as one of Conecta Fiction’s 31 titles which is sure to fire up most interest at the TV forum. An expansion of narrative reach for Fabula in line with its Prime Video series “El Presidente,” “Santa Maria” will be produced out of Fabula’s Mexico production beachhead.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U2 frontman Bono hailed Pope Francis for promoting “inclusivity” on Thursday as he met with the pontiff in Rome alongside students attending an educational program launched by the pope.

Jason Momoa is apologizing for taking a number of photos and videos inside the historic Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, as photography is not allowed inside the church. However, it seems that the actor, who is currently dating Eiza González, was not aware of the rules and posted all about his visit while being in Italy.The Hollywood star was visiting the country, filming some scenes for the upcoming ‘Fast & Furious’ movie and revealed he was excited to finally have some time to explore the history and culture of Italy, and while visiting the Sistine Chapel, he encountered some fans, thrilled to take pictures with him.“It’s my last day in Rome, and I just love you and Italy.

Instagram to share pictures he took of himself admiring the artwork inside the Apostolic Palace. The only problem is photography is off-limits, due to the fact the flash can be harmful to the artwork.“I LOVE YOU ITALY what a beautiful start to our day off enjoying ROMA,” Momoa captioned his post. Fans were outraged and some even believed the actor, 42, received special treatment. “We, regular people, are not allowed to film inside the Sistine chapel,” one user commented.

Jason Momoa is apologizing after taking pictures and videos during a recent trip to the Sistine Chapel. Earlier this week, the "Aquaman" star took to Instagram to share pictures he took of himself admiring the artwork inside the Apostolic Palace.The only problem is photography is off-limits, due to the fact the flash can be harmful to the artwork.

Jason Momoa is apologizing to fans who were offended by his recent visit to the Sistine Chapel, where he snapped photos and shared some to Instagram. People in the comments section noted that regular visitors are not allowed to use cameras inside the church.

Jason Momoa has had enough of the paparazzi.

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong authorities arrested a Roman Catholic cardinal, a singer and at least two others on Wednesday on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's national security, reports said.Cardinal Joseph Zen, singer-actress Denise Ho, lawyer Margaret Ng and scholar Hui Po-keung were detained by Hong Kong’s National Security Police, the U.K.-based human rights group Hong Kong Watch said.The arrests were apparently related to their roles as trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which provided legal aid to people who took part in 2019 pro-democracy protests that were quashed by security forces, the group said. The fund closed in 2021, it said.Scores of pro-democracy activists have been arrested under a sweeping National Security Law imposed on the city by Beijing in 2020 following the demonstrations.

Ralph Fiennes has signed up to lead conspiracy thriller feature Conclave, with John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini also joining the cast and Edward Berger helming. FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales at the upcoming Cannes Market and is co-repping US rights with CAA Media Finance.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaRalph Fiennes will star in “Conclave,” a conspiracy thriller that boasts a cast that also includes John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, and Isabella Rossellini. “Conclave” is the story of the political machinations that grip the Vatican following the death of a pope and the jockeying that takes place as a group of Cardinals from across the globe gather to select a new leader for the Catholic Church.

th parallel. (Apparently, the way they say “Vatican” in Quebec is hilarious if you’re from Paris.) And even though “Aline” occasionally lacks a narrative drive — in that it’s a story about a woman who pretty much got everything she ever wanted, albeit through intense hard work and sacrifice — it does score a genuinely emotional moment when Aline imagines herself having an intimate conversation with Guy-Claude after he has died.But whether you’re a fan of Dion, or a detractor, or just someone who finds her presence in pop culture to be fascinating, “Aline” is such a singularly eccentric and sui generis piece of entertainment that it demands to be seen and discussed and pondered.

Pope Francis has said was considering visiting Kyiv as he condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a “savage” war. Speaking after his arrival in Malta, he delivered his most pointed and personalised denunciation yet of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Eternals actor visited a pediatric hospital outside of Vatican City as part of her role as a special envoy for the United Nations.Jolie spoke to patients in Rome’s Bambino Gesú, some of whom have been diagnosed with cancer, as well as a number of doctors and nurses who are working in the hospital.hollywood: I think will smith…meanwhile angelina jolie: pic.twitter.com/PaL9TqVmSr— Risbek (@iamrisbek) March 31, 2022In 2012, the actor was named Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and has repeatedly shared her support for refugees.Last year, Angelina Jolie was named the ‘Godmother’ of the 2021 Women for Bees program as part of an initiative to help save bees and empower women to be entrepreneurs. The initiative, which is a partnership between perfume house Guerlain and UNESCO, aims to train women to be beekeepers as part of a 30-day programme.The long term aim was to have 50 women undertake the programme, with 2,500 hives built-in 25 UNESCO biosphere reserves around the world and 125 million bees restocked.

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Angelina Jolie paid a personal visit to children who have fled from Ukraine.