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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Austin Butler confirmed in an interview with Access Hollywood that his kiss with co-star Stellan Skarsgård in “Dune: Part Two” was improvised on his behalf. The kiss between Butler’s Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and Skarsgård’s Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is unexpected and creepy as the characters are nephew and uncle, but it reaffirms Feyd-Rautha’s devotion to his uncle and deep desire to be him. That’s also why Butler mimicked Skarsgård’s speaking voice while crafting his own accent for Feyd-Rautha.

EXCLUSIVE: By his own admission, Angel Studios CEO Neal Harmon does not fit the bicoastal profile of the typical film executive.

A fundraiser has been launched to support the families who have lost their homes following a major explosion in Bury.

Emergency services were scrambled to the M60 after receiving reports of a vehicle fire.

Adam Barlow was seen making a deal with the devil months ago in Coronation Street and now, Harvey Gaskell is set to incite his revenge when the solicitor changes his mind and ruins his bid for freedom, after he was returned behind bars following the murder of Natasha Blakeman in a case of mistaken identity.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic It’s not every day I get to review a documentary about a subject I feel personally close to, so let me put my bias right out there. “Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World” is a movie about one of my favorite New York restaurants — and, in fact, countless New Yorkers feel the same way. When you walk into Veselka, the legendary Ukrainian restaurant/diner on the corner of 2nd Ave.

Alex Ritman Well-established Italian producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli — who left their Fremantle-owned banners, Wildside and The Apartment, respectively, earlier this year — are returning to the growing TV and film powerhouse with their new scripted outfit. The duo — who co-founded “The Young Pope” and “My Brilliant Friend” production house Wildside in 2009 before Mieli exited to set up The Apartment, which was behind the recent hit “Priscilla” — are yet to reveal details of their new company.

Janee Bolden Hulu has unveiled the first official trailer and release date for “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,” its original documentary on Atlanta’s legendary annual HBCU Spring Break phenomenon of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s. Set to make its world premiere at SXSW’s film festival before arriving on Hulu March 21, the doc features interviews with politicians, event founders, former partygoers and prominent hip-hop artists, including Lil Jon, Killer Mike, 21 Savage, Jermaine Dupri and Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell — the latter three who are among the film’s producers.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After premiering in 2021 at the end of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” will end its run with season three with its final 15 episodes of the animated series. If you want to catch up with its previous seasons and watch its current season, “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” is now streaming on Disney+.

All Wendy Williams’ brother wants for her is her freedom.

Kylie Minogue is loving the single life!

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Olivia Rodrigo has announced the launch of a new reproductive rights initiative, The Fund 4 Good – find out more below.The singer-songwriter announced the initiative via a video posted to a fan account on TikTok to coincide with the kickoff of her expansive ‘Guts’ tour on February 23. Speaking in the video before the concert, Rodrigo said: “I wanted to come on here and tell you about something I’m really excited about, which is the Fund 4 Good, which is an initiative i’m launching as part of the ‘Guts’ world tour.”“The Fund 4 Good works to support all women, girls and people seeking reproductive health freedom.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien has said she sometimes wants to "shake" her character Sarah Barlow as she seemingly falls into one bad relationship after another. In upcoming scenes, Sarah’s life is in danger as ex-husband Adam Barlow's pact with Harvey Gaskell has dangerous consequences for both her family and her future with Damon.

Coronation Street's Sarah Barlow 'should be worried' as her latest bad romance may have serious consequences. As viewers of the ITV soap know, the character is currently loved-up with Damon Hay after their affair ended her marriage to husband Adam Barlow.

A baby-faced student who wrote a 'how to' guide on weapons and bombs warned of the 'carnage' he would commit in a chilling video recorded from his bedroom. Jacob Graham, 20, from Liverpool, was found guilty of terror offences on Thursday (February 22).

A 'hired killer' who gunned down a five-year-old boy in the street has had a bid for freedom rejected by the Parole Board. Paul Seddon was convicted of shooting dead Dillon Hull in Bolton in August 1997 and jailed for a minimum of 25 years.

Game of Thrones‘ controversial ending did not happen as originally planned.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Austin Butler‘s transformation into Elvis was widely documented last year. He spent three years researching the music icon and went fell Method actor during production, never abandoning Presley’s trademark southern drawl for months on end. For his role as the sociopathic villain Feyd-Rautha in Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune: Part Two,” Butler toned down the Method acting considerably.

Dan Wootton has been cleared of alleged criminal behaviour after being accused of sexual misconduct.The Metropolitan Police had examined allegations that Wootton used fake online identities and offered money to others for explicit material of themselves.However, on Wednesday (February 21), the presenter said he had been “completely cleared” after the Met and Police Scotland told him that no further action would be taken.In a statement issued through his lawyer (via The Guardian), Wootton said he had been subjected to a “politically motivated witch-hunt through the left wing and social media”.“I have now been completely cleared in two investigations by the Metropolitan and Scottish police, who have confirmed they will be taking no further action,” the statement began. “While I knew this would always be the outcome, the process is now the punishment, with social media acting as the executioner.”“Margaret Thatcher once said that if you ever get trial by media, or guilt by accusation, that day freedom dies.

Angelina Jolie is heading out after a day of work.

Dan Wootoon has been cleared by both the Metropolitan and Scottish Police following an investigation into claims of alleged criminal behaviour, which he had staunchly denied. The allegations, which had been first brought to light by Byline Times, included creating bogus online identities and offering money for explicit material. In July last year, the GB News host had admitted on air that he had made "errors of judgement", but fiercely rebutted claims that he had engaged in criminal acts.

Gay men as old as me can truthfully say that in the last 50 years, our freedom to love has expanded far beyond what we imagined. We sat on the beds of our lovers as they died from AIDS while congressmen advocated corralling all of us into concentration camps. Indeed, it was still illegal to have sex with other men in most places. True, Bill Clinton allowed us to serve in the military but only as long as we stayed in the closet. Many people regarded the long-unthinkable notion of gay marriage as our priority.

A UK-registered cargo ship, the Rubymar, is in danger of sinking after being attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the group has said.

U2 singer Bono paid tribute Saturday night to recently deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during his concert at The Sphere in Las Vegas. The frontman got the crowd to chant Navalny’s name as a memorial to the dissident’s struggle against the Russian establishment.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic U2 has been performing Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over” in concert at the band’s Sphere residency recently, and before Saturday night’s show, the introduction to that song extended far longer than usual, as Bono paid tribute to the dream of Alexei Navalny, the Russian dissident who died in prison days earlier. The singer spoke up for the freedom of the Ukrainian people and against Russian leader Vladimir Putin — who many believe is directly responsible for the political prisoner’s still-unexplained death — before leading the crowd in a chant of Navalny’s name. “Next week it’ll be two years since Putin invaded and tried to destroy the hard-won freedoms” of the Ukrainian people, Bono said.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s suspense drama “Hysteria” offers a timely look at Germany’s diverse West Asian community and the subtle racism and hypocrisy that often permeates liberal discourse about immigrants and foreign cultures. “Hysteria” centers on a provocative film being shot by a Turkish-German director about racist arson attacks on German migrant residences in the 1990s. When a Quran goes up in flames during the shoot, the Arab extras on set are outraged, resulting in a set fraught with tension.

Marilyn Manson has now been ordered to pay even more legal fees, bringing the total to nearly $500,000 (£396,000).In March 2022, Manson brought a defamation case against actress and former partner Evan Rachel Wood, who claimed that the musician started grooming her when she was a teenager and “horrifically abused me for years”.In response, Manson denied all allegations and claimed in a lawsuit that Wood “recruited, coordinated, and pressured” women to make false statements about the musician. The case’s key claims were dismissed in May of last year.

Marta Balaga Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to Latvia’s “Soviet Jeans.” Presented at Berlinale Series Market Selects, the show will premiere at Series Mania in March. Set in Riga in the late 1970s and based on multiple true stories, it zooms in onto young rock fan Renars (Karlis Arnolds Avots), sent to a mental asylum for political reasons. Undeterred, he starts illegal production of counterfeit U.S.

Iranian filmmakers Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghadam’s new feature My Favourite Cake world premieres at the Berlinale on Friday but the directors are not at the festival having been slapped with a travel ban by Iran’s authoritarian Islamic Republic regime.