Beverley Knight 'signs up as judge for Stars In Their Eyes reboot'

Helen McCroy has been described as "one of the greatest actors of her generation" in a touching tribute from the creator of Peaky Blinders. Stephen Knight, the creator and writer of the Brummie drama series, worked closely with the 52-year-old on the show.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha has signed with Range Media Partners. Saldanha is one of the principle creative forces behind the Ice Age and Rio franchises during his time at Blue Sky Studios, where his films grossed over $2 billion at box offices worldwide. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee, first for the animated short Gone Nutty  and more recently, the animated feature Ferdinand.

Gallery: Celebrity coloured engagement rings: Elizabeth Hurley, Victoria Beckham, Katy Perry and more (Hello!)The soap star has two adult sons, James, 27, with Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr, and Lennon, 21, with Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher. In a new interview, the thespian admitted she has been feeling an 'ache' in her heart as her sons have grown up and moved out.

EXCLUSIVE: Prolific filmmaker and Servant executive producer M. Night Shyamalan has signed with Range Media Partners, which will also represent Shyamalan’s production company, Blinding Edge Pictures, run by President of Production, Ashwin Rajan. At Range, Shyamalan rejoins his former WME agents Tanya Cohen and Rich Cook, now both managers and partners at the new company. He will continued to be represented by WME and attorney Michael Schenkman.

ITV America, the production company behind CBS’ Love Island, Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen and ABC’s The Chase, is banking on a non-scripted boom.

Marion “Suge” Knight’s ex, Stormey Ramdhan, 43, is in a “good place” with the rap mogul as he serves out his 28-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter. Stormey, who now stars in the new docuseries Notorious Queens, was once engaged to the former Death Row Records CEO. She spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife and shared an update on the status of her relationship with her 55-year-old ex-fiancé with whom she shares two sons — Suge “Jacob” Knight, 25, and Sosa Knight, 18.

EXCLUSIVE: Emory Cohen, who co-starred with Brit Marling in Netflix’s mystery drama series The OA and opposite Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn, has signed with ICM Partners.

EXCLUSIVE: Cavalry Media has inked Thom Zimny, filmmaker and longtime collaborator of 20-time Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen.

Peter Berg, the filmmaker behindDeepwater Horizon, Hancock, and Friday Night Lights,and his banner Film 44 have signed a first-look deal at Netflix to produce and direct live-action films and series. The pact comes just over a year after his last feature directorial effort, the action thriller Spenser Confidential, debuted on the streamer and become one of the company’s biggest hits of last year.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBritish singer, songwriter and actor ARLO has signed with Arista Records, the U.S. label owned by Sony Music Entertainment.London-based ARLO will release new music this year with Arista.

Tracy Oliver, the writer behind “Girls Trip,” “Little” and “The Sun Is Also a Star,” has signed an overall deal with Apple.Apple landed the multiyear deal with Oliver in a competitive bidding situation. The deal will span original TV series and films, all through Oliver’s Tracy Yvonne Productions banner.

Judge Robert Rinder has taken to Twitter to reveal he has been the victim of a street mugging.The TV star opened up about his ordeal to his followers and offered a financial reward for anyone able to assist the police.MORE: Judge Rinder shares rare look inside his home - and it's impossibly grandHe wrote: "I've just had my phone grabbed out my hands by 3 boys wearing balaclavas on bikes (Finchley Road & Canfield gardens).

According to Variety, which first reported the news, Rae’s deal with WarnerMedia is valued at $40 million over five years.

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Hartmere, writer of the Broadway-bound Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time and the 2017 film The Upside, has signed with Verve.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Jack Champion, who joins Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana in the Avatar sequels. Champion plays “Spider” in Avatar 2, which bows on Dec. 16, 2022, and will reprise the role in the next three installments. Avatar recently reclaimed its position as the highest-grossing film of all time, with a cumulative worldwide box of $2.83 billion.