Senior British Film Institute team members Editor-at-Large Lizzie Francke, Head of Production Fiona Morham and Head of Editorial Natascha Wharton have announced their decision to leave the BFI Film Fund later this year.
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ASTRO member Rocky is set to leave the K-pop boyband and their agency Fantagio Music following the expiration of his contract.The news was confirmed via Fantagio, as reported by Soompi. Fantagio wrote in its statement: “After a deep discussion with Rocky, who has been with us as a member of ASTRO for the past seven years, it has been decided that he will be ending both his exclusive contract with our agency and his activities as a member of ASTRO.”“ASTRO will continue on as a fiver-member group in the future, and together with Fantagio, the members will be focusing on unit and solo activities for the time being.
We plan to actively give them our unsparing support so that [the members] can be active in a wide variety of areas.”Fantagio has also thanked Rocky “for doing his utmost for a long time as a member of ASTRO, and we will be sincerely rooting for Rocky in the future”. The agency also thanked its fans and encouraged them to “continue to give Rocky your unchanging interest and support as he makes a fresh start”.Rocky has yet to comment on his departure from the group, or his career plans moving forward.Prior to the news of Rocky’s exit from the band, Fantagio confirmed in late December that members Jinjin, Cha Eunwoo, Moonbin and Yoon Sanha had renewed their contracts with the agency.
Apart from Rocky, the only other member to not have renewed with Fantagio at the time of publishing is MJ, who is in the midst of mandatory military service, and is set to discuss his contract renewal upon completion of his service.ASTRO’s last release as a full group was their May 2022 album ‘Drive To The Starry Road’, which featured the title track ‘Candy Sugar Pop’. Despite releasing a week after MJ’s military service enlistment, the
.Senior British Film Institute team members Editor-at-Large Lizzie Francke, Head of Production Fiona Morham and Head of Editorial Natascha Wharton have announced their decision to leave the BFI Film Fund later this year.
Taron Egerton has responded to rumours he could take on the role of James Bond, saying that he doesn’t think he’s “the right choice for it”.The actor initially rose to fame in the Bond-like franchise Kingsman, though with the departure of Daniel Craig as 007 Egerton’s name has been in the mix of potential actors who could take over.“I don’t think I’m the right choice for it,” the star told The Daily Telegraph. “You have to be consistently statuesque to be that guy.
Iceland shoppers have been left buzzing about a recent announcement regarding an exciting collaboration with a much-loved food brand. The budget supermarket, along with its sister store The Food Warehouse, is known for its affordable deals on frozen goods as well as bakery items and cupboard essentials.
Lindsay Lohan has announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband, Bader Shammas. The 36 year old actor currently lives in Dubai but often travels to the US for work commitments, and the couple tied the knot in April 2022 but did not announce the news until July last year.
Nikki and Brie Bella are hanging up their WWE belts and the last name Bella. The twins made the announcement on their newly named SiriusXM show "The Nikki & Brie Show." "Today we are officially from here on out, the Garcia Twins, Brie and Nikki Garcia," Nikki declared.
The first acts set to play the Christine And The Queens-curated Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre this June have been announced. And it’s a good list, mate. Real good.There’ll be two performances from Christine And The Queens for one thing.
Barclays has announced the closures of 14 of its bank branches across the UK - including one in Scotland.
The Killers, Brandi Carlile and Bruno Mars have been announced as headliners for Bourbon & Beyond festival 2023.The four-day festival takes place at Louisville’s Highland Festival Grounds in Kentucky from September 14 to 17, dubbed the “world’s biggest bourbon and music festival”.Carlile tops the bill on day one (September 14), with Brandon Flowers and co. taking to the stage Friday (15) along with Duran Duran and Hozier.
Aubrey O'Day has suffered a miscarriage. Two months after the 39-year-old singer's pregnancy was revealed, ET confirms that she has had a miscarriage.«I'm beyond heartbroken to announce that I've had a miscarriage.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Directors Guild of America will enter negotiations on a new contract on May 10, the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Monday. The DGA previously stated that it would wait until “later this spring” to conduct bargaining on a new contract, saying that the studios were “not yet prepared to address our key issues.” The current contract expires on June 30. The talks will begin 10 days after the current Writers Guild of America contract expires. It is possible that the WGA could be out on strike at that point. WGA talks are set to begin on March 20.
Aubrey O’Day is “beyond heartbroken” after suffering a miscarriage.
We’ve literally been talking about who is going to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond in the film franchise for years now. Ever since it was announced that Craig was going to leave the role after last year’s “No Time to Die,” fans have been desperately trying to figure out who Barbara Broccoli and the other producers of the franchise would choose to carry the mantle as 007.
Airport mainstay Toblerone will be getting a makeover due to a Swiss law that restricts imagery of the Swiss mountains.
A restaurant manager has won more than £15,000 after she was sacked following her announcement she was pregnant and texted 'no hard feelings' by her boss.
Starship Entertainment has bid goodbye to WJSN members Luda, Dawon, Xuanyi, Chengxiao and Meiqi following the expiration of their contracts.On March 3, Starship released a statement announcing the departure of WJSN members Luda and Dawon, as well as inactive Chinese members Xuanyi, Chengxiao and Meiqi from the agency.“Starship Entertainment recently renewed contracts with the eight members Exy, Seola, Bona, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, Dayoung and Yeonjung of our agency artist WJSN,” said the agency, per Soompi.“We carried out sincere and in-depth discussions with members Luda and Dawon for a long time, but unfortunately our exclusive contracts [with Luda and Dawon] will come to an end. We express deep gratitude for the great efforts and dedication shown by Luda and Dawon until now,” Starship added.The agency revealed that members Xuanyi, Chengxiao, and Meiqi, who joined WJSN through Starship’s partnership with Chinese entertainment agency Yuehua Entertainment, would also be leaving the group.
Seth Rogen dropped some news Saturday at the 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards worthy of a rowdy cowabunga!
Get ready for the return of The Great!
The Great is about to make its great return.
Way back in 2016, filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive,” “Only God Forgives”) revealed he was working with James Bond in-house writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (“Casino Royale,” “Quantum Of Solace,” “Skyfall,” “No Time to Die “). Refn always played coy about what the project was, but when asked if the film was the Asia-set action thriller called “The Avenging Silence,” he responded, “Well, I think it may very well be.
The end of an era — for now. Grey’s Anatomy’s cast and fans alike tuned in to see the episode dedicated to Meredith Grey.