‘Almost Famous’ Musical Sets Broadway Opening, Announces Cast

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Universal Beijing Resort will begin to restart operations from Saturday (June 25, 2022) after being closed for nearly two months due to COVID. The resort, which includes a theme park, two hotels and a Citywalk retail-entertainment area, closed on May 1 as COVID cases resurfaced in the Chinese capital after months of abeyance. Plans to reopen from June 15 were previously announced, but these were scrapped when the COVID wave flared up again.

Wilson Chapman editorParamount+ has found its “Wolf Pack.” Armani Jackson, Bella Shepard, Chloe Rose Robertson and Tyler Lawrence Gray have signed on to play the leads of the streamer’s upcoming supernatural teen drama series.Although “Wolf Pack” revolves around werewolves and is developed for television by Jeff Davis, the series is unconnected to his former MTV series “Teen Wolf” or the upcoming Paramount+ film sequel. The series is instead based on the book series of the same name by Canadian horror author Edo Van Belkom. The show focuses on two teenagers who are caught in a wildfire and are wounded by a supernatural creature.

Paving the way in ecotourism, Costa Rica is an adventure from the off. Over the years it's become a vacay hotspot for A-listers, such as Beyoncé, Demi Moore, Miley Cyrus, Leonardo DiCaprio and tennis champ Rafa Nadal.

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik looked unrecognisable in his latest Instagram picture where he shows off curly locks and a full beard as he updates fans on his latest career move – his clothing collection. The 29 year old singer shared the snap with his 45.9 million followers sporting full curly locks and a full beard.

Over 20 years since Roald Dahl’s classic book Matilda was adapted on the big screen, the popular children’s book is set to be given a on-screen makeover once again. As part of a new Netflix project, Matilda the Musical is set to hit our screens later this year and features a stellar lineup including Emma Thompson as the nasty teacher Miss Trunchbull.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicNandi Bushell, the teen drummer (she turned 12 in April) who became an internet phenomenon during the pandemic, will join the Foo Fighters in honoring the late Taylor Hawkins at a Wembley Stadium tribute concert in late September.Hawkins died in March in Colombia at the age of 50.The Foo Fighters — comprised of Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffe — announced performers for the London concert earlier this week. They will include a mix of Hawkins’ friends and influences: Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, Mark Ronson, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Wolfgang Van Halen, Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney, veteran jazz/rock drummer Omar Hakim, Queen touring member Rufus Taylor and Hawkins’ cover band Chevy Metal will play at both shows.

Terry Flores The VIEW Conference will host a virtual talk with the filmmakers behind Pixar’s “Lightyear” on Tuesday, June 28, and has announced the first speakers for its largely in-person event in Turin, Italy, from Oct. 16-21.The free PreVIEW online event features director Angus MacLane, producer Galyn Susman, animation supervisor David DeVan and simulation and tailoring supervisor Fran Kalal.

Damage control. Kim Kardashian damaged Marilyn Monroe’s dress after she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala in May. A Marilyn Monroe collector documented what the dress looks like after Kim wore it on the red carpet of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Marilyn Monroe dress Kim Kardashian wore to the Met Gala was left 'permanently damaged'An Instagram account called The Marilyn Monroe Collection posted a series of photos showing damage done to the dress before and after Kardashian wore it, provided by Chad Michael Christian Morrisette. In the photos, multiple crystals can be seen missing from sections on the back of the dress and the fabric appears to be stretched out near the zipper. "So much for keeping “the integrity of the dress and the preservation.

Chris Miller, the director of “Puss in Boots” and “Shrek the Third,” will direct the upcoming animated “The Smurfs” movie and musical set at Paramount and Nickelodeon. The studio has already set at December 20, 2024 release date for the film.“The Smurfs” movie remains untitled, and Pam Brady of “South Park” and “Team America” fame is writing the script.

Married At First Sight's identical twin bride Sharon Marsh is expecting a baby with her partner Hal.The former reality star, who appeared in the series' fourth season, shared the news on her Instagram.WATCH BELOW: Married At First Sight's Sharon Marsh's new noseShe posted a picture with her partner holding a slew of blue balloons to reveal she's having a son and a snap posing with her twin sister Mish while cradling her small bump.In her caption, she keenly wrote, "Hal & I are EXCITED to announce that we are 3 months along & having a little baby boy

previously reported, Apple has been in talks to snag the still-untitled feature since January. In addition to Hamilton and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Omen will produce, with Copper CEO Penni Thow as executive producer.

UPDATED, 1:00 p.m.: Apple Studios has locked in its deal to acquire Top Gun: Maverick helmer Joseph Kosinski’s Formula One racing film, starring Academy Award winner Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood). The streamer entered exclusive negotiations to pick up the project back in January, as we told you first.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterApple Original Films has emerged as the highest bidder for Brad Pitt’s upcoming movie about Formula One racing.Joseph Kosinski, who just steered “Top Gun: Maverick” to blockbuster success, is directing the yet-to-be-titled film, which will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton.Brad Pitt is playing a driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie driver and the titans of the sport. Ehren Kruger, one of the three screenwriters on “Top Gun: Maverick,” is responsible for penning the screenplay.Additional producers are Kosinski and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentKino Lorber has acquired North American rights to first-time Lebanese director Mounia Akl’s timely drama “Costa Brava, Lebanon,” which launched positively last year from Venice.“Costa Brava” provides an acerbic take on Lebanon’s waste management crisis and its turbulent political landscape and combines the country’s strife with the global climate crisis. The darkly comic drama pairs Oscar-nominated Lebanese star and filmmaker Nadine Labaki (“Capernaum”) and Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri (“The Band’s Visit”) as a couple who has moved from Beirut to live idyllically in the mountains, until one day the government decides to build a garbage landfill right beside their house.

“Bullet Train.”Directed by David Leitch, the filmmaker behind “Atomic Blonde” and “Deadpool 2,” the film is based on the book “Maria Beetle” by Kotaro Isaka. It follows an unlucky assassin (code name Ladybug) whose latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from across the globe.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic“Almost Famous” is almost ready for Broadway. The specific New York theater has yet to be announced, but opening dates for the musical adaptation of the Cameron Crowe film were revealed by the Shubert Organization on Thursday, with previews set to begin Sept.

Coldplay have announced the acts that will be supporting them on the UK and European run of their ‘Music For The Spheres’ world tour.The band’s 2022 world stadium tour comes with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, and began with a gig at the Estadio Nacional in the Costa Rican capital San Jose on March 18.H.E.R. and London Grammar were previously announced as special guests on the tour, alternating dates across Europe and the UK.Now, Alli Neumann, Gaumar, Griff, Ibibio Sound Machine, Laura Mvula, Lous And The Yakuza, Mery Spolsky, Nina Nesbitt and Zoe Wees have been added as opening acts.European dates for the tour begin in July and UK dates in August, including six shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.