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Kings of Leon have dependably delivered blistering rock anthems for almost 20 years. Over that time the band have gone from a wild, Southern garage band to expansive, seasoned rockers who regularly top the charts across the world.

BBC Casts ‘My Name Is Leon’ BBC One has announced the cast for its adaptation of Kit de Waal’s debut novel My Name is Leon. Malachi Kirby (Small Axe), Monica Dolan (A Very English Scandal), Olivia Williams (Counterpart), Christopher Eccleston (The A Word), Poppy Lee Friar (In My Skin), and Sir Lenny Henry CBE (The Lord of the Rings) headline the drama special.

TLC’s “Toddlers and Tiaras” for example. But when you have first hand experience of the industry like Heidi Klum, you might wait a little.

For the last few years, Love Islandhas become a favorite of reality TV and binge-watchers around the world. The dating show, which features series in the United Kingdom, United States, and across the globe, kicked off with its first season in 2015 and slowly, but surely, earned a ton of fans and a major audience following. In July 2019, Love Island USA began on CBS, proving that the Love Island effect was alive and well.

Danny Huston has joined the cast of Across the River and Into the Trees, the feature adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's final novel and New York Times bestseller, heading to Berlin's virtual European Film Market with The Exchange. Now in production in Venice, Italy, Huston joins six-time Golden Globe nominee Liev Schreiber, Josh Hutcherson and Italian actresses Matilda De Angelis (The Undoing) and Laura Morante (Cherry on the Cake, The Ball).

Dua Lipa, Travis Scott and Nicki Minaj are Premio Lo Nuestro winners.The British singer won the award for Crossover Collaboration of the Year for her song «Un Día (One Day)» with J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Tainy. The bilingual track was released in July, and perfectly blends Lipa's pop-house sound with the Latin trio's acclaimed reggaeton.

EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has picked up UK and Ireland rights to thriller The Ice Road, starring Liam Neeson (Taken) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix).

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorNeil Patrick Harris spent some of the pandemic filming “The Matrix 4” in Berlin. He tells me that he was surprised that writer-director Lana Wachowski’s shoot was so “intimate.”“It didn’t feel large because it felt like she was in her sweet spot, which was filming on the fly, filming using natural light,” the Emmy- and Tony-winner says on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

EXCLUSIVE: Clive Anderson, who hosted the UK version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, has signed up to present a biographical podcast format, produced by Stakhanov and Alaska TV.

Dua Lipa is blessing the world with new music and music videos. The English singer just released a new “Moonlight Edition” of her second studio album “Future Nostalgia.” The album includes three new songs including “We’re Good,” her first single of the year.

The Berlin Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the titles that will compete in the 2021 Berlinale as well as the high-profile features screening out of competition in Berlin's Berlinale Specials section.

Taylor Swift has announced she will release a re-recorded version of her hit single Love Story this week, serving as the first drop from a new version of her second album Fearless.

Day 2 of this week’s Berlinale announcements see the selections for its Forum, Forum Expanded and Shorts programs revealed.

Oh, young love! Sixteen-year-old Leni Klum was spotted enjoying a fun and romantic day in Hollywood with her dashing boyfriend Aris Rachevsky, 18, and the couple looked like they couldn’t get enough of each other. Leni, the daughter of supermodel Heidi Klum, and Aris sweetly hugged while eating lunch in the back of his vintage pickup truck after enjoying a date at a Hollywood flea market. How cute are these two?