Cartoon Movie Taps Zeitgeist for Marquee 25th Edition

James Corden is promising nothing but great things with the end of his run as host of . Over the weekend, ET spoke with the late-night host at PaleyFest, where he teased that the show is going out with a bang — and a big star.«My last guest is going to be huge pop star,» Corden told ET. «There's some really fun things to come.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Late Late Show with James Corden” only has 12 episodes left before the show ends its run at the end of April — and they’re making it count. For the next three weeks, there will be one “Carpool Karaoke” segment per week, plus one final “Crosswalk the Musical” segment. Corden will also participate in a “Take a Break” segment featuring the Kardashian family. The news was revealed Sunday evening on stage at “The Late Late Show with James Corden” panel at the PaleyFest LA. Held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the event included Corden, exec producer Ben Winston and exec producer Rob Crabbe. Also on stage: Reggie Watts and the “Late Late Show” Band, who kicked off the night.

James Corden reached for the puke bucket halfway through a PaleyFest event after eating congealed blood pudding with a fisheye skewer rather than say who the worst singer he’d ever had on Carpool Karaoke.

Hugh Grant is looking back at his movie career!

More often than not when a celeb takes out their hair extensions they’re shocked by how fine their natural tresses look without the extra strands. However, Courtney Green is proving that she never needed the thickening boost from those extensions. In new Instagram Story snaps, Courtney – who’s been a regular cast member on The Only Way Is Essex since 2016 – shows off her hair after having her semi-permanent extensions removed – and seems delighted by the results of the make-under.

A successful relationship. Kieran Culkin and his wife, Jazz Charton, have been by each other’s sides for nearly a decade.

James Corden poked fun at Donald Trump on The Late Late Show – claiming that he is “guilty as sin” after the former president declared that he was going go be arrested.Trump is facing criminal charges in Manhattan related to an investigation into a $130,000 (£106,000) payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, reports BBC News.Over the weekend, Trump announced on Truth Socialthat he would be arrested on “Tuesday of next week,” without revealing further context on why the arrest would take place.Speaking on his talk show, Corden jokingly said: “You know it’s bad when a former president announces that he’s going to be arrested and the general response is: ‘For which crime’?“So if you’re keeping track, that’s two times Stormy Daniels has screwed Donald Trump.” New York City has reportedly been bracing for a violent protest similar to the January 6 ‘insurrection’ riots, after Trump told his supporters to “take our nation back.”“Of course Trump is going to urge his supporters to protest in New York,” Corden continued. “Like what else is he going to urge them to do?.

Courteney Cox is channeling her inner Monica Geller.

be more like Monica Geller?The 58-year-old “Friends” alum channeled her beloved character’s inner clean freak Wednesday while visiting her newly-added staron the Hollywood Walk of Fame.In an Instagram Reel, Cox shined her star to the tune of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” using cleaning products from her Homecourt line, which she calls “beauty products for the home.”“Someone’s gotta do it,” she captioned the clip.“Literally right on the star. You can go around!” Cox joked, seemingly in character, to a group of pedestrians who walked on top of her honor.

Angelique Jackson Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the popular video game “Gears of War” moves one step closer as Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Jon Spaihts has boarded the project. Best known for co-writing “Dune,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Doctor Strange,” Spaihts will now take on the challenge of adapting “Gears of War,” one of gaming’s richest and most acclaimed video game sagas, with over 40 million copies sold. “’Gears of War’ is one of the all-time great action games, with vivid characters, a beautifully designed world, and a combat system that drives home the lethality of war and the importance of standing by your squadmates,” Spaihts said in a statement to Variety. “It wants to be cinema, and I’m thrilled to have the chance to help that happen.”

A total power couple! Kieran Culkin and wife Jazz Charton made a rare red carpet appearance together at the season 4 premiere of Succession.

He’s a Creetown stalwart who’s planted and harvested thousands of trees with the Forestry Commission.And Eric Houston is old enough – he admits that himself – to see great logs cut from trees he grew from seed half a century ago being shipped along the A75.

Ben Croll Urban Sales and KMBO have boarded the 2D family film “The Hermit and the Bear,” with the Paris-based exporter handling international sales for the animated title as Gallic distributor KMBO covers the domestic release. This joint distributor/sales agent deal marks a dual show of faith for a development title that recently pitched to substantial buyer interest at the Cartoon Movie pitch and co-production forum in Bordeaux — where KMBO was voted distributor of the year. Adapted from a 1990s tome, the film follows the long apprenticeship between a lonely bear and an irascible hermit. Beginning as an awkward pupil and a rusty teacher, the pair’s bond soon develops into an unusual and life-affirming fellowship. The duo then set off into the forest, singing the benefits of friendship to all the woodland critters.

Last year, as the industry was looking to lift itself out the pandemic’s purgatory at the box office, SXSW lit the wick on A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, which wound up dynamiting the 18-34 hipster moviegoer set in what became the highest-grossing indie film of 2022, the best ever for the New York-based distributor, and now a potential Oscar Best Picture winner.

Ben Croll Capping a milestone Cartoon Movie showcase that saw Europe’s animation sector in rude and robust form, the sprawling team behind continental co-production  “No Dogs or Italians Allowed” shared the Producer of the Year prize, “Oink” auteur Mascha Halberstad claimed the Director trophy and Paris-based KMBO took top honors in Distribution at this year’s 25th edition of Cartoon Movie, which ran over March 7 – 9 in Bordeaux. An audience and jury favorite at last year’s Annecy Animation Film Festival, and winner of the most recent European Film Award, the stop-motion feature “No Dogs or Italians Allowed” comes courtesy of director Alain Ughetto and a whopping five production countries. France’s Les Films du Tambour de Soie, Vivement Lundi, and Foliascope joined Italy’s Graffiti Film, Switzerland’s Nadasdy Film, Belgium’s Lux Fugit Film, and Portugal’s Ocidental Filmes to bring this claymation immigration saga to life. Most parties were on deck to collect a Producer of the Year prize split seven ways.

Courteney Cox brought her daughter, Coco Arquette, along to the New York premiere of "Scream VI" on Monday night. Coco, 18, donned a corset-style red dress paired with black platform heels, and Cox looked chic in a black blazer and sheer tights. The mother-daughter duo held hands on the red carpet and posed for photos.

The Only Way Is Essex favourite Courtney Green has been labelled an "incredible beauty" as she delivered a stunning new beach snap for fans on Instagram.The reality TV star is currently in Phuket, Thailand to film the latest series of the show, where the beaches are golden and sandy, and the waters shimmer with a turquoise blue. But the brunette beauty stole the show in her latest swimsuit offering as she posed next to what appeared to be driftwood on the shore.

Hi team,It’s been nearly a year since Amazon acquired MGM, and through that time I’ve had the opportunity to get to know the MGM team and their work. I’ve been so impressed by the creativity and innovation and by the quality of the MGM slate, including Orion Pictures.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer After months of speculation, Amazon Studios has made it official with seasoned movie executive Courtenay Valenti. While many expected her to take the top film job at MGM, acquired by Amazon for $8.5 billion last year, Valenti has hammered out a hulked-up role that will give her considerable influence in feature programming. Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke told staff on Tuesday that Valenti has been named head of film, streaming and theatrical at both Amazon Studios and MGM. She will report directly to Salke, and be responsible for delivering “a well-rounded selection of tentpoles, prestige films and genre fare,” according to a memo.

A decades-long romance. Angela Bassett and husband Courtney B. Vance met as classmates at the Yale School of Drama in the 1980s, but the duo didn’t spark a romantic connection until years later.