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Jamie Lang The Mediapro Studio is teaming with “The Department of Time” and “Isabel” creator Javier Olivares to develop a new bio-series about former Spanish King Juan Carlos I in the style of Netflix’s “The Crown,” according to a report by Spanish paper El País and confirmed to Variety by The Mediapro Studio.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaQuiver Distribution isn’t a major name in the entertainment business, but that is gradually changing as the Canadian entertainment company has managed to snag a series of notable projects and used the pandemic to bolster its library of content.Launched in 2019 by former eOne executive Berry Meyerowitz and former Lionsgate Films president Jeff Sackman, Quiver enjoyed success with the release of the Kevin James comedy “Becky” and “Crisis,” a thriller

health conditions. Canada's reopening has gone slower in the United States and Europe.

For the creative team and the stars of The CW’s The Republic of Sarah, the drama is all about highlighting normal people who do the extraordinary.

Naman Ramachandran Leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films’ Yash Chopra Foundation has launched a vaccination drive for Bollywood industry personnel.YRF chair and MD Aditya Chopra has made available the sprawling premises of its Mumbai studio for the drive, which began Tuesday. The first phase is expected to inoculate 4,000 workers with the aim being to vaccinate all 30,000 members of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees.

NEW YORK -- “The Lehman Trilogy” was able to make only four preview performances on Broadway before the pandemic shut its doors. Now it plans to return to tell the story of an American financial giant's downfall with a new cast member.Stefano Massini’s play about what led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers — adapted by Ben Power and directed by Sam Mendes — will add Adrian Lester, replacing Ben Miles, and joining Simon Russell Beale and Adam Godley.

So no one told you Twitter was gonna be this way. As the highly-anticipated "Friends: The Reunion" dropped on HBO Max Thursday, the buzzy throwback begs an unpleasant question — would this beloved ’90s sitcom get away with its jokes in the modern days of cancel culture? Unlikely.

Olivia Rodrigo's latest music video is fiery beyond belief. On Friday, one week ahead of the release of Rodrigo's debut album,, the 18-year-old singer released her third-ever single, «Good 4 U,» along with the pop rock song's revenge fantasy-filled music video.In the video, Rodrigo plays a high school girl who's out for revenge after her ex moved on with someone else.

Naman Ramachandran The Hindi-language film industry, popularly known as Bollywood, is displaying its resilience after being hit by yet another COVID-enforced pause.India is currently in the throes of the pandemic with 330,000 new COVID-19 cases everyday, with upward of 2,200 daily deaths. The western Indian state of Maharashtra, home to Mumbai and Bollywood, is amongst the worst hit with more than 67,000 new daily cases and 568 deaths.

Chris Willman Music WriterYola, the powerhouse singer who was nominated for four Grammys — including best new artist — on the strength of her 2018 debut album, has announced plans for a follow-up due this summer, “Stand for Myself,” and released a new music video, “Diamond Studded Shoes,” to preview it.“Stand for Myself” will be out July 30 and again be produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, whose independent imprint, Easy Eye Sound, is Yola’s label home.

Eureka Productions has been on a roll recently, picking up orders for series such as a Magic Mike competition series at HBO Max and an adaptation of 1980s videogame Frogger at Peacock.

Feature films could be the next big untapped market for unscripted reboots. HBO Max is making a reality competition series inspired by Magic Mike and now Sony is looking at its movie library.

Former Discovery commissioner and co-founder of Say Yes To The Dress producer Half-Yard Productions Abby Greensfelder is on a mission to create more female-led stories in the non-scripted space.

How do you turn the latest crop of social media influencers – many with tens of millions of followers – into traditional television stars? That’s been the question that networks and producers have been asking for years.

Britney Spears, and her fans are hoping it won’t be long before she’s back in control of her own life. Recent adjustments to her conservatorship are said to have made the singer more confident of gaining her freedom, and a source close to the 39 year old tells us the first thing she’s planning to do is to jump on a plane and get away.“All she wants to do is retreat to some far-flung paradise for a year or two with Sam [Asghari, her boyfriend of four years],” a source says.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBleecker Street has secured North American rights to “The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52,” a new documentary from Joshua Zeman. The film will be released in theaters on July 9.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentFollowing his win of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the recently concluded Berlin Film Festival for “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy,” 42-year-old Hamaguchi Ryusuke suddenly finds himself catapulted to the directorial front ranks in his native Japan.It’s not that he’s exactly obscure there: Hamaguchi’s 2018 romantic drama “Asako I & II” was selected for the Cannes competition while his 2015 breakthrough, the five-hour-plus drama “Happy Hour,” won a group best

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “The Prince of Egypt” musical plans its return to London’s West End, BBC Arts unveils a slate of TV and radio adaptations for its Lights Up festival, Festival MiX Milano rebrands as MiX International Festival of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Queer Culture, Mip Cancun announces 2021 in-person market dates and details, and Telefilm backs two new features in Canada.Following the latest U.K.

Throughout the off-season, Wigan Warriors fans have racked their brains wondering how Adrian Lam will get all of his stars in the same team.Somehow, Lam will need to get Bevan French, Jai Field, Jackson Hastings, Thomas Leuluai, Sam Powell and Harry Smith all in the same 17 and, in an ideal world, on the pitch at the same time.In theory, it seems practically impossible to get such a wealth of talent all on the field at once.Lam agrees.

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Rutherglen Cemetery are facing a grave situation – after South Lanarkshire Council began investigating new plots next to their gardens without telling them.Residents on Broomieknowe Drive were stunned on Monday to wake up and find diggers had already started work testing the suitability of new lairs.The cemetery is already near to capacity, and the local authority have been looking at ways to expand the site.Previously a “border strip” had been in place to ensure that there was sufficient space

‘Downton Abbey’ Sequel Film Edges Closer One of the worst kept secrets in the UK biz is closer to becoming a reality, as Carnival Films gears up to shoot a sequel Downton Abbey feature in the coming weeks. Hugh Bonneville told BBC Radio 2 today that planets are aligning on the second film.

Succession and Barry were two of the high-profile HBO shows that were hardest hit by the global pandemic back last March.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorViacomCBS intends to return to the industry’s “upfront week” to showcase new programming, a sign that the media industry is working to bring back a few traditions as the world continues to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.The presentation will be virtual, as it was last year, and will take place May 19, a ViacomCBS spokesperson confirmed. But the move shows the media sector hoping to bolster a more traditional business schedule.

Netflix has snapped up the rights to Brian Jacques’ entire series of Redwall books and is plotting an animated feature film and TV series based on the animal adventure franchise.

Emilio Izaguirre to controversially move to his boyhood club's title rivals as he continues his playing career in Honduras.The defender had two spells at Celtic, winning 12 trophies including seven Scottish Premiership titles, before Kieran Tierney 's breakthrough at Parkhead.The 34-year-old returned to his first side Motagua after leaving Glasgow, but the dream return turned sour falling out with manager Diego Vasquez and being placed on the transfer list.The left-back's deal with the Liga

White House, his aids and supporters have deserted him, Nancy Pelosi claimed he could be an “accessory to murder” and his pride bruised he has been desperate to find the adoration he once commanded. His Presidency will have been forever defined by the fatal fallout over his incendiary US Capitol speech on January 6 that ended in a violent riot with five people perishing and his second impeachment.

Marvel Studios announced slew of confirmations for their upcoming slate of comic book adaptations — including news that they are in very early development on a “Fantastic Four” movie and that Christian Bale has joined the MCU — but the biggest among them were the decisions made for the Wakanda universe.

Chris Willman Music WriterTodd Rundgren has a virtual road trip on the books for this winter, although the literal part of it will take him and his 10-piece band only as far as Chicago, and leave them there.