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Jack Dunn Derek Cianfrance, director and co-writer of “The Place Beyond the Pines,” told IndieWire at the New Directors/New Films festival that Bradley Cooper almost bowed out of the production after receiving a rewritten script. Just before principle photography began, Cianfrance brought in screenwriter Darius Marder to rewrite “every word” of “The Place Beyond the Pines.” Cooper was not pleased with the changes to his character, a police officer who kills off a compassionate thief (Ryan Gosling) at the film’s halfway mark.

Jack Dunn “Hire different.” That was the challenge posed to the entertainment industry by Judi Uttal, president of the Orange County Aspergers Support Group, at the inaugural Autism in Entertainment Conference on Friday morning. As head chair, she welcomed in a colorful audience of over 100 skilled neurodivergent filmmakers, ready and willing to take their shot at show business. “You are the cream of the crop,” Uttal stated in her opening remarks.

Philippe Clement has revealed he’s so engaged with Old Firm rivalry rules that he accepts resuming a friendship with Gordon Strachan is off limits.

Gender-critical activists faced off with counter-protesters over gender identity issues and women's rights in Edinburgh this afternoon, with both sides making their voices heard.

Kurt Cobain‘s daughter Frances Bean Cobain is sharing a message on the 30th anniversary of her dad’s passing.

Taylor Swift is making sure her Swifties are prepared for The Tortured Poets Department!

Helen Lederer, known for her distinctive lopsided grin and large, inquisitive blue eyes, has admitted to cheating on Harry Enfield before being cast as a sex worker.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will not be voicing support for either of the candidates in the 2024 presidential election.

Aaron Carter‘s voice will be heard again with the impending release of a posthumous project called The Recovery Album.

Morrisons has announced a significant change to rules regarding its afternoon shopping hours at all of its supermarkets. Shoppers walking the aisles during the afternoon will now notice a calming silence, as the retailer expands its quiet hours initiative.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music A major problem with early success is getting past it — case in point, the cheerful bop of Vampire Weekend’s first two albums and their image as peppy college boys who’d studied Paul Simon’s “Graceland” like a James Joyce masters’ thesis, playing their jaunty global pop to deliriously skanking millennials at seemingly every music festival of the latter aughts. And although that take was understandable — if unfairly reductive — at the time, VW is now a very different band.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has shared some details about his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house that viewers didn't see - including his cheeky move and the code names used by bosses as they tried to keep the cast under wraps before launch night.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Critics Week section of the Cannes film festival has set Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen as the president of the jury for its 63rd edition. Sorogoyen is known for films including “Stockholm” in 2013, “The Candidate” in 2018, and “The Beasts” from 2022.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “Invincible,” now streaming on Prime Video, plus light spoilers for upcoming storylines in the “Invincible” comic. Just shy of three years after the Season 1 finale of “Invincible” streamed on Prime Video, the final episode of Season 2 has arrived at long last — and there was just as much bloody, superhero action. In “I Thought You Were Stronger,” the finale to Season 2 Part 2, Mark/Invincible (Steven Yeun) rushes home after the multiverse-traveling villain Angstrom Levy (Sterling K. Brown) kidnaps his mom Debbie (Sandra Oh) and baby alien half-brother Oliver.

EXCLUSIVE: Executive Producers Abby Ginzberg (Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power) and Angela Tucker (Belly of the Beast) are currently in production on a documentary series about influential female politicians titled She Dared To Dream.

Patton Oswalt(We All Scream), Debra Wilson (MADtv), Phil LaMarr (MADtv) and Wayne Knight (Seinfeld) round out the voice cast for Among Us, an animated series based on the highly popular game, from CBS Studios, Innersloth, and creator Owen Dennis (Infinity Train). They join previously announced Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown, Elijah Wood, Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson and Kimiko Glenn. CBS Studios‘ animation arm Eye Animation Productions is currently developing the project in partnership with Innersloth, the independent studio behind the game.

Commuters were left stranded across Oldham this week after delays and cancellations blighted the borough’s brand new bus system. The town’s buses were taken over by the Bee Network on March 24, but the publicly controlled system has run into “teething troubles”. Now, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham apologised to inconvenienced passengers.

William Earl administrator Although her tastes largely align with subversive voices like Eric André and Sacha Baron Cohen, Todd Phillips’ 2019 box office hit “Joker” captivated alt-comedian Vera Drew. “Warner Bros. made a Batman movie about class struggle, the mental health crisis, the fact that our city structures and government systems are completely failing,” she said.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Among Us” animated series is rounding out its voice cast. Variety has learned that Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr, and Wayne Knight have all been cast in the series, which is currently in the works at CBS Studios. No network or streaming service is currently attached.

Shakira is opening up about her career while eating spicy wings!

A Manchester arts venue has announced that an event showcasing work by Palestinian artists will now go ahead, following protests over its cancellation last week. HOME has apologised for the 'distress' and 'upset' caused by its initial decision to cancel the event.

After a Manchester venue cancelled a Palestinian event last week, the fallout has spilled into the gallery’s other exhibitions.

Katcy Stephan Emmy and Golden Globe winner Julia Garner is joining Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four” as Shalla-Bal, a version of Silver Surfer from the Marvel comics. She will star alongside Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka the Thing).

Julia Garner has reportedly been cast in a big role in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie for Marvel!

The Voice US judge Chance the Rapper has split from his wife of five years, Kirsten Corley.The musician announced the sad news on his Instagram story on Wednesday.The joint post read: "After a period of separation, the two of us have arrived at the decision to part ways. We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the same time we spent together. "God has blessed us with two beautiful daughters who we will continue to raise together.

Euphoria.She is also known for voicing the English dubbed version of Japanese animated sci-fi movie Belle, and more recently for playing Tigris Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes.Now, Schafer reveals that she doesn’t want to play any more transgender characters.Speaking with GQ, she said: “I worked so hard to get to where I am, past these really hard points in my transition, and now I just want to be a girl and finally move on.”“I’ve gotten offered tonnes of trans roles, and I just don’t want to do it. I don’t want to talk about it.”She explained how she sometimes feels guilty given her responsibility in the trans community: “I know for a fact that I’m one of the most famous trans people in media right now, and I do feel a sense of responsibility, and maybe a little bit of guilt, for not being more of a spokesperson.”However, she added that she feels continuing to play transgender roles may not be the most effective way to help the community.“But ultimately, I really do believe that not making it the centrepiece to what I’m doing will allow me to get further.

As of Wednesday, Vanderpump Rules alum Rachel Leviss is officially one year sober from all substances. This comes after her role in the Scandoval saga with former co-star Tom Sandoval and the affair they carried on behind his then-girlfriend Ariana Madix‘s back.

Shrek star Jean-Paul Vignon has died at the age of 89.

Michelle Obama is singing her praises for Beyoncé!

EXCLUSIVE: Gina Lyons, a producer on Dreaming Whilst Black and Amazon Freevee’s upcoming Dinner with the Parents, has launched a comedy indie to amplify working class, female voices.