Ayushmann Khurrana to Headline ‘Action Hero,’ From T-Series, Colour Yellow Productions (EXCLUSIVE)

Ashton Town Hall is to be restored after Tameside council won nearly £20m in ‘levelling up’ cash from the government.

A man has been arrested over reports of a series of abusive phone calls which were aimed at Angela Rayner MP.

Emiliano De Pablos Medellín-based Héroe Films, the production company behind Henry Rincón’s “The City of Wild Beasts,” an HBO Max-Outsider Pictures pickup for the U.S., is teaming with Panamanian director Arturo Montenegro’s Q Films (“Everybody Changes”) to produce Paloma Valencia feature debut, “El susurro del río” (“The Whisper of the River”).Héroe is also partnering with Colombia and U.S.-based 36 Grados and Colombian director-producer Felipe Martínez’s Proyectil on “God Level,” a “City of

EXCLUSIVE: Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor is leading the cast of Bull, an action film set in the 1980s inspired by events from the life of Brigadier Bulsara.

Colin Woodell (The Flight Attendant) has been tapped as the lead in The Continental, Starz’s TV series prequel to the Keanu Reeves film franchise John Wick. Woodell, who will play Winston Scott, the younger version of Ian McShane’s character from the John Wick films, joins Mel Gibson in the three-night special-event TV series, produced by Lionsgate Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson will star in High Heat, an action comedy heist film directed by Zach Golden (The Escape of Prisoner 614). The pic, which is being produced by Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman along with Jesse Korman and Zola Elgart Glassman of Yale Productions, just wrapped shooting.

Booked and busy! Ben Affleck, 49, looked incredible while on the set of his latest action-thriller film, Hypnotic on Oct.15. The film, which does not have a release date, recently began filming in Austin, Texas.

Angelique Jackson Proximity Media has hired Rebecca Cho as senior VP of film development and production to help shepherd the burgeoning production company’s slate of film projects.Cho joins Proximity from Warner Bros., where she served as director of development and worked with the Proximity Media team on the films “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “Space Jam: A New Legacy.”In her new role, Cho will report to Proximity partners Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, who released a

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Interview With the Vampire” series at AMC has cast Kalyne Coleman in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively.Coleman joins series leads Jacob Anderson, who will play Louis, and Sam Reid, who will play Lestat, in the adaptation of the Anne Rice novel of the same name. Coleman will appear in the role of Grace, Louis’ sister.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTop South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae is thoroughly enjoying the extra burnish to his already distinguished career that has come from the global success of “Squid Game,” Netflix’s hit survival game TV series. However, he says that the phone is not ringing off the hook with new offers from Hollywood.“No proposals or requests have come my way,” he told Variety.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFilmRise has struck an exclusive deal with Japan’s Fuji Television Network for the iconic Japanese culinary competition series, “The Iron Chef.”The New York-headquartered studio and streaming network made the deal with Fuji’s distribution arm, Fuji Creative Corporation. The pact, which spans 7 seasons, covers all SVOD and AVOD rights for domestic and international, and includes the FilmRise Streaming Network.“Iron Chef” first launched on Fuji in 1993.

Making their house feel like a home. After Odette Annable (née Yustman) and husband Dave Annable moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, the pair tackled a burgeoning renovation project to refresh their new abode.

Selome Hailu editorThe Austin Film Festival has announced new additions to its 2021 lineup, including the Kristen Stewart-starring “Spencer” and Stephen Karam’s “The Humans.” The festival will take place in Austin, Texas and online from Oct. 21-28.“Spencer” will be the festival’s closing night piece.

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's fourth and final season dropped on Netflix on Monday, sharing with fans the final adventures of Monse (Sierra Capri), Cesar (Diego Tinoco), Jamal (Brett Gray), Ruby (Jason Genao) and Jasmine (Jessica Marie Garcia).The farewell moments came with major revelations (Little Ricky lives!), heartbreaking tears (RIP Abuelita) and some life-shaping decisions for the once tight-knit group, who — as a flash-forward at the end of season 3 previewed — weren't actually that close when the final episodes

Billie Eilish slammed the state of Texas over its recent controversial abortion law while performing at Austin City Limits over the weekend.  The Grammy-winning artist took the stage at the show to perform some of her hits. However, she stopped at one point to discuss politics and pulled no punches when it came to denouncing the abortion law.  The star admitted that she almost didn’t attend the show as an act of protest about the law, which went into effect on Sept.

Billie Eilish is slamming Texas, while performing in Texas.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVNew “Saturday Night Live” featured player James Austin Johnson made his mark on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series immediately from the start of the Season 47 premiere: He debuted as Joe Biden impersonation during a “special message from the president” cold open sketch.After winning eight Emmys at the 73rd annual ceremonies last month, including the variety sketch series award for the fifth consecutive year, “SNL” returned to Studio 8H in New

Saturday Night Live opened its new season with a new Joe Biden — new cast member James Austin Johnson.