Award-winning director Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, Citizen Ashe) is helming an untitled doc about the life and legacy of NBA legend Bill Russell for Netflix, the streamer announced today.
05.02.2022 - 02:21 / etonline.com
is a refreshing bilingual rom-com that explores romance, heartbreak, culture and a little bit of mischievousness — which is exactly what attracted Sam Claflin and Verónica Echegui to the film.Claflin stars as uptight English writer Henry Copper who, much to his surprise, discovers that his dull and failed novel has become a huge hit in Mexico. Without knowing a lick of Spanish, he travels to the Latin American country to promote the book, only to find out that his Spanish translator, Maria, portrayed by Echegui, has rewritten his work as an erotic novel.«It was just a really uplifting story, very beautiful characters, and even the way that it was described in the script, it just gave so much life to Mexico and the sort of characters within it and the world that these characters lived in,» Claflin tells ET about what attracted him to the project.
«As someone who hasn't grown up with much knowledge and much vision of Mexico and the Mexican culture, it was sort of my window into that world. And I have to say that the filming process and speaking to the director [Analeine Cal y Mayor] and knowing how she was going to be approaching the work, I knew it would be quite fun and a joyful experience.
So that was exactly what I needed.»For Echegui, the Spanish actress loved the script and thought it was «very funny.» She also connected to the story because of her Mexican heritage. «I had a meeting with Analeine and I told her that my grandma was Mexican and I really love and enjoy doing accents, different accents,» she says.
«I [also] kind of wanted something a bit cheeky.»The story has many elements about love and discovering oneself. María tells Henry that his book is a flop because he's never been in love and doesn't know how to
.Award-winning director Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, Citizen Ashe) is helming an untitled doc about the life and legacy of NBA legend Bill Russell for Netflix, the streamer announced today.
Mitski’s new album ‘Laurel Hell’ was the biggest-selling record in America in its first week of release, new figures have confirmed.The record, which was released on February 4, is currently at Number Five on the Billboard 200 chart, behind albums by Gunna, Yo Gotti and Morgan Wallen, as well as the Encanto soundtrack.Although it didn’t hit the top spot on the chart, ‘Laurel Hell’ did score the highest pure sales numbers of the week, Billboard has confirmed. Of 36,000 album-equivalent units, 24,000 were sales – as opposed to units made up by streaming figures or purchases of individual tracks.Of that number, 17,000 sales were on vinyl – giving Mitski the biggest sales week for vinyl since Adele’s ’30’ sold 35,000 copies in seven days last year.In the UK, ‘Laurel Hell’ reached Number Six on the Official UK Albums Chart and Number Three on the Official UK Independent Albums Chart.In a four-star review of the album, NME said: “With each record, Mitski’s sound has grown bigger and grander […] Much like ‘Be The Cowboy’ stand-out ‘Nobody’, ‘Laurel Hell’ often pairs darkness with strobing lights (see: ‘Should’ve Been Me’ and ‘Love Me More’).
Paige Turley and Finn Tapp have admitted that they don't know when their exact anniversary is due to a Love Island rule when they were in the villa. The ITV2 show winners, 24 and 22, met on the winter series of the hit dating show in 2020 and they celebrated two years together on Tuesday 8 February as they attended the Brit Awards 2022.
Gold medal love! As Team USA’s finest athletes compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, their loved ones are some of their biggest fans.
EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to FAMM Films’ topical drama I’m Charlie Walker, starring Mike Colter (Evil, Marvel’s Luke Cage), following a competitive bidding situation. Shout! Factory’s multi-platform entertainment distribution and production arm plans to release the film across all major entertainment platforms, beginning with a theatrical day-and-date launch later this year.
Princess Eugenie shared an adorable post to mark her baby son August's first birthday, which the family celebrated on Wednesday, February 9.The 31 year old royal delighted her fans when she posted an adorable series of family photos revealing a glimpse into her and husband Jack Brooksbank's life with their little boy in the first 12 months.The mum-of-one also wrote a gushing tribute to her first child, as she called him their "little hero". What's more, Eugenie, whose mum Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is reportedly planning to sign up to the US version of Dancing On Ice, also shared her sweet nickname for her son. "Happy 1st Birthday to our little hero Augie," the princess began her caption.
Man, Liam Neeson just can’t help but get TMI in interviews! But at least this is so much nicer than the big guy’s last surprise revelation during a press junket!
The con artist at the heart of Netflix's latest phenomenon, The Tinder Swindler, has vowed to share his side of the story.The documentary follows several women on their mission to track down the man who tricked them into giving him tens of thousands of dollars after meeting him on a dating app. Shimon Hayut, 31, known to his victims as Simon Leviev, is estimated to have stolen $10m (£7.4m) through expensive dates and manipulative ploys. He was arrested and sentenced to 15 months on fraud, theft and forgery charges in December 2019, but only served five months of his sentence, being released on 'good behaviour' in May 2020.
The Masked Singer UK's forthcoming finale will gather troops from across the first two seasons to see out this year's competition. ITV has confirmed to Digital Spy that 2021 champion Joss Stone is onboard as the latest guest judge – taking over from Dame Joan Collins who appeared on the semi-final – whilst Nicola Roberts (in her Queen Bee get-up), Jason Manford (Hedgehog) and Aston Merrygold (Robin) will duet with the three finalists Robobunny, Panda and Mushroom.
With its daredevil stunts and hilarious pranks, Jackass was one of the most popular shows of the noughties making huge stars of its cast. Now the original line-up is back for one more round of dangerous action with the film Jackass Forever, set to hit cinemas next week. Its main star Johnny Knoxville has vowed that this really will be his last foray into the world of crazy stunts after he sustained yet another serious injury.
Someone Like You singer Adele has spoken out for the first time since cancelling her Las Vegas residency. Adele, 33, was set to start her string of gigs at Sin City on 21 January, but announced in a heartfelt video on social media that it “wasn’t ready ” just a day before what was supposed to be her opening night.
Halsey has announced their Love And Power tour in support of fourth album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’.Support for the tour comes from Beabadoobee, PinkPantheress, Wolf Alice, Abby Roberts and The Marías – check out dates below.Kicking off May 17 at the iThink Financial Amphitheatre in Palm Beach, FL, the twenty-two date tour will include shows at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Governors Ball in New York, and the Hangout Music Festival alongside Doja Cat and Leon Bridges.The Love And Power tour comes ahead of Halsey’s headline appearance at Reading & Leeds Festivals in August alongside Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon, Dave, Megan Thee Stallion and Rage Against The Machine.Halsey will play:MAY 202217 – iThink Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL19 – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL21 – Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, AL24 – FirstBank Amphitheater, Nashville, TN27 – PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC29 – Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MIJUNE01 – Xfinity Center Boston, MA03 – Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH05 – Budweiser Stage Toronto, ON08 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD11 – The Governors Ball, New York, NY16 – White River Amphitheatre Seattle, WA18 – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater, Portland, OR21 – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA24 – Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA26 – Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ28 – Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX30 – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GAJULY02 – Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI03 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL06 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO09 – FivePoint Amphitheatre, Irvine, CABeabadoobee and PinkPantheress will support at all shows from May 17 to June 8 while The Marías and Abby Roberts