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Elyas M’Barek, star of Who Am I and hit German comedy franchise Fack ju Göhte, and Deutschland 89lead Jonas Nay have been cast to star in 1000 Zeilen (1000 Lines), a media satire inspired by the real-life 2018 fake news scandal involving disgraced Der Spiegel journalist Claas Relotius. Nay will play Lars Bogenius, an award-winning star writer at a major German news magazine who secretly has been faking his interviews and reporting.

James Arthur has signed a new record deal and will release his new album in 2021.

Sea Girls have shared a cover of Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Nothing Breaks Like A Heart’ – listen to it below.Originally featured on Ronson’s 2019 album, ‘Late Night Feelings’, the sad banger caught the attention of Sea Girls frontman Henry Camamile while the band were on tour in Europe.“The first time I heard it was when we were on our tour bus driving through Belgium in the middle of the night to play a festival in Germany the next day,” he said.

Gina Carano has released a statement after she was fired from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

petition urges Disney+ to keep Carano on in the role of Cara Dune in the hit Star Wars spinoff — and it had garnered some 3,000 signatures by early Thursday afternoon.The actress and mixed martial arts fighter was fired over controversial, since-deleted Instagram posts that compared being a Republican to being Jewish in Nazi Germany.“Everyone is entitled to an opinion whether it be right or wrong,” petition author and Mandalorian fan Jav Akhtar wrote of Carano on the Change.org effort.“Your

New films by Celine Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo, Xavier Beauvois, Radu Jude, and the directorial debut of German actor Daniel Brühl were unveiled as part of the 15 competition titles at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival today. READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021 The festival’s 71st edition will take place in two stages.

straight to your inboxManchester City will play the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Borussia Monchengladbach in Budapest.Having qualified for the knockout rounds as group winners, Pep Guardiola's side would ordinarily head to Germany before hosting their opponents at the Etihad for the return leg.

direct to your inboxIt was a tragic twist of fate.Artist George Mayer-Marton had carefully packed his possessions and life's work to save them from the Nazis by emigrating to England.The Hungarian had made his reputation and home in Vienna - but his Jewish heritage and artistic brilliance made him vulnerable.The German invasion of Austria in March 1938 was the trigger for him to leave that year.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards believes Ilkay Gundogan has become a "talisman" for title-chasing Manchester City.Gundogan has been in excellent form over the past 10 games - scoring seven goals and providing one assist in that time. The German midfielder's form has helped City go on a 13-game winning run in all competitions, as Pep Guardiola's side sit three points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Kristen Stewart is currently filming Spencer, Pablo Larrain's Princess Diana movie based on the Christmas weekend that Diana spent in Sandringham in 1991 where she decided to get a divorce from Prince Charles. A first look photo of Stewart as the Princess of Wales was released last week, to much hype and buzz.

Lena Dunham and Mandy Patinkin have a new movie in the works!

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has emerged as Manchester City’s secret weapon as they power on without Sergio Aguero.The Blues have recently made light of the fact their all-time top goalscorer Aguero has hardly figured this season.And Germany international Gundogan, who normally plays in a deeper role, has flourished as a more advanced midfielder, scoring seven goals in the last eight Premier League games, including two in the 5-0 win at West Brom on Tuesday night.Pep Guardiola was not