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With their newest film The Idea of You, a May-December romance based on the novel by Robinne Lee, filmmaker Michael Showalter and producer Jordana Mollick appear to have hit the zeitgeist yet again.

EXCLUSIVE: Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Safia Oakley-Green (Out of Darkness), and Vedanten Naidoo (Suzume) have been tapped for roles in Amazon MGM Studios‘ forthcoming film The Bluff from director Frank E. Flowers.

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) and Nick Jonas (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle) are set to star in musical comedy Power Ballad from Once and Sing Street director John Carney, we can reveal.

Daniel Zirilli, a prolific director, producer and writer of action films and more than 200 music videos including the Rolling Stones’ “Voodoo Lounge,” died April 28. He was 58.

Donald Trump was the subject of another contempt hearing this morning in his Manhattan hush-money trial.

CBS is once again looking to finish out the broadcast season on top.

EXCLUSIVE: Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight, and Maria Konnikova, the author of The Biggest Bluff, are launching a new weekly podcast about making good decisions — in poker, in politics, and in everyday life.

President Joe Biden weighed in on the unrest on college campuses as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations has led to mass arrests, vandalism and some violent incidents, saying in brief remarks that “order must prevail.”

EXCLUSIVE: Venezuelan Filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz, best known for Resistance and Hands of Stone, has signed on to direct the feature Cottonwood for Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures. 

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Van Dusen, creator of Netflix’s Bridgerton, has found his next project.

EXCLUSIVE: Korean digital comics platform Manta is combining with fiction podcast Meet Cute on an adaptation of I’ve Become A True Villainess.

Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone will return to Broadway starring in new comedy The Roommate by Jen Silverman this August, producer Chris Harper announced today.

Mel Brooks will receive this year’s Career Achievement Award at the 84th Peabody Awards, and Quinta will be honored with the Peabody Trailblazer Award. Both received a unanimous vote of the Peabody Board of Jurors and will be recognized at the June 9 awards ceremony in Los Angeles. 

It was a year of pain for the entertainment industry and shareholders of (many) media companies with brutal months-long Hollywood strikes, and layoffs. Linear television continued to decline and a nascent theatrical recovery went sideways. Most CEOs saw pay packages rise in 2023, some by big multiples.

Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac are set to star in thriller Flesh of the Gods from director Panos Cosmatos (Mandy).

Murder detectives have made two arrests after a man was stabbed "several times" on a residential street in Cheshire. The victim has now been named as Lloyd Velasquez, aged 34.

Niamh Algar (Mary & George) and Tom Hollander (White Lotus) are leading a Sky thriller series about a code-breaking genius from Luther creator Neil Cross.

Stars from the world of daytime drama television past and present will come together for a first-of-its-kind livestream event, Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up to Cancer … We All Have a Story.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Shanghai and Los Angeles-based production, distribution and investment company Fundamental Films for representation.

The French parliament has approved the creation of a commission of inquiry to investigate abuse and sexual violence in the country’s cinema and audiovisual industries as well as the worlds of the performing arts, advertizing and fashion.

Universal Orlando revealed new details about one of the most highly-anticipated lands in its upcoming Epic Universe expansion park.

British comedian Dane Baptiste, a regular on TV and creator of two BBC shows, has been criticized for allegedly posting an “antisemitic” death threat about a female comic.

EXCLUSIVE: Drag Race Producer World of Wonder is about to set the House on Fire. It has snagged the titular reality series for its streaming service WOW Presents Plus.

Simon Curtis’ upcoming comedy Encore, about a group of veteran actors whose passion for their profession is reignited through a retirement home production, has gathered a quartet of Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy winning stars for the ensemble cast.

EXCLUSIVE: The independent investigation into bullying and misconduct allegations at revered London drama school ArtsEd has been delayed by three months.

In 2022, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest and promptly sold their winners’ trophy for $900,000 to raise money to help with the war effort. The distinctive crystal microphone was auctioned on Facebook and funds were used to buy drones for Ukraine’s military.

The BFI is once again heading to the Cannes Market with its so-called Great 8 — a selection of projects from first and second-time filmmakers that it will present to international buyers. 

EXCLUSIVE: It was more than a year ago that a 45-year-old British woman, Nicola Bulley, went missing walking her dog in the sleepy northern English town of St Michael’s on Wyre.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor SAG-AFTRA will license Nielsen‘s streaming content data, which the union will to enforce the terms of its 2023 contract with Hollywood studios. Under the deal for Nielsen’s Streaming Content Ratings, SAG-AFTRA will have “an objective source of domestic viewership data for original streaming programming,” the parties announced.

Fans have defended Zara McDermott as she proudly shared her 'honour' at being able to spend time in the company of another royal. The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 star previously met the Princess of Wales as a supporter of her Shaping Us campaign which aims to highlight the importance of early years development.