Cast Set For ‘NCIS: Sydney’

EXCLUSIVE: Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) and Brianna Middleton (The Tender Bar) have been set to topline Silent Planet, a sci-fi thriller written and directed by Jeffrey St. Jules (Bang Bang Baby), which has wrapped production in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and been picked up for worldwide distribution by Quiver Distribution.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Academy of Country Music has rolled out the biggest news about its 16th annual ACM Honors event, happening Aug. 23 in Nashville — who the specially selected honorees will be, traditionally a curated mix of current superstars, veteran artists and industry execs or broadcast personalities. Chris Stapleton, Kane Brown and Tim McGraw are the reigning artist titans represented in the honorary awards, with Breland and Hardy representing a newer guard. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Clint Black and K.T. Oslin are the longer-standing artists getting their flowers from the ACM. Stapleton qualified for the ACM Triple Crown Award after being named entertainer of the year at the most recent ACM Awards for the first time. The honor goes to anyone who gets that top honor after previously having been named male (or female) vocalist of the year and new male (or female) vocalist of the year at the ACMs. Only eight artists have ever achieved the feat. (Stapleton’s predecessors: Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Mickey Gilley, Merle Haggard, Miranda Lambert, Barbara Mandrell and Carrie Underwood.)

Mia Wasikowska To Head Sarajevo JuryActress and director Mia Wasikowska (Bergman Island) will head the Competition jury at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival. Wasikowska will be joined by actor Zlatko Burić, actress Danica Ćurčić, director and actor Juraj Lerotić, and Josh Siegel, curator of MoMA’s Department of Film. “I’m thrilled to serve as Jury president for the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival alongside such wonderful members of the international arts community,” Wasikowska said. “It seems a particularly poignant time to reflect on the origins of the festival, and to celebrate the importance of coming together to promote a diverse range of cultures, perspectives, and experiences through art.”

EastEnders icon Cindy Beale made her dramatic return to the show last week in shocking scenes after 25 years away. While she is not back on the square just yet, when she does arrive alongside Ian Beale, there is going to be fireworks.The writers at the soap have huge things planned for Cindy's return, including her reunion with Kathy Beale.

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Ryan Reynolds poses with Great British Bake Off host Prue Leith and Paul HollywoodRyan Reynolds, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood - and no it's not the start of a 'walk into a bar joke' - the actor recently shared a picture of them all looking very happy in front of the Bake Off tent. Fans of the Great British Bake Off have been going wild after the actor was seen wrapping his arms around the TV Stars Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood as they posed together for an Instagram snap. The Deadpool actor shared the image on his Instagram account with the caption “A full and unconditional hug of pure serotonin.

Angelique Jackson Creative Artists Agency has announced the lineup of speakers and attendees for the 2023 CAA Amplify summit, an annual convening of artists, thought-leaders and executives of color from leading organizations in entertainment, sports, media, brands and technology. Among the bold-faced names confirmed for the sixth annual summit are Chlöe and Halle Bailey — who this year expanded beyond their Grammy-nominated status as recording duo Chloe x Halle into major TV and film projects with leading roles in “Swarm” and “The Little Mermaid,” respectively. Becky G, a fellow recording artist and actor, is also slated to appear at the summit, joining a list of speakers and attendees that features Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay; Emmy-winning “Abbott Elementary” showrunner and executive producer Quinta Brunson; and “Beef” star Steven Yeun.

EXCLUSIVE: Luke Wilson (Horizon: An American Saga) and Greg Kinnear (The Present) are set to star in You Gotta Believe, a film based on the inspirational true story of Fort Worth, Texas’ 2002 Westside Little League team. Others on board for roles in the pic from Santa Rita Film Co. include Sarah Gadon (Ferrari), newcomer Michael Cash, Etienne Kellici (Horizon: An American Saga) and Molly Parker (Deadwood).

EastEnders is set for a scheduled shake-up at the start of July as the show will move over to BBC Two as BBC One presents live coverage of Wimbledon. Wimbledon is set to kick off on Monday, July 3, with BBC One covering live matches throughout the day and into the evening.

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Netflix revealed the primary cast of Squid Game season two.The news was shared in a video screened at the event, which first confirmed (via archival clips from season one) that returning stars would include Lee Jung-Jae (as Seong Gi-Huh), Lee Byung-Hun (Front Man), Wi Ha-Jun (Hwang Jun-Ho) and Gong Yoo (Recruiter).New players added to the fray will include Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon and Yang Dong-Geun. At the time of writing, it’s unknown which characters they’ll play.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Buzz is building for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the fifth and final movie in the Indiana Jones franchise. The Harrison Ford-starring film hits theaters June 30, with tickets now available to pre-book online.

New plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning Paula Vogel and Obie-winning Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will be among the Broadway offering of the Second Stage Theater 2023-24 season, the company announced today.

Moana” a 2025 release date. The studio announced a lengthy string of release dates and announcements for their 2024-2031 slate on Tuesday, including the date for “Moana.”The film will open on June 27, 2025, which gives it a prime summer release date away from what could be a congested July 4th weekend.

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Olivia Swann and Todd Lasance will lead the main cast for “NCIS: Sydney,” Paramount+ and Network 10 announced Monday.Swann and Lasance will star opposite each other as NCIS special agent Michelle Mackey and Sgt. Jim “JD” Dempsey, respectively.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The upcoming Australian series “NCIS: Sydney” has found its leads and main cast. The series, which is currently in production, will follow “the brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as they are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.” That team will be led by NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey, played by Olivia Swann (“Legends of Tomorrow,” “The River Wild”), and her AFP counterpart Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey, played by Todd Lasance (“Without Remorse,” “Spartacus: War of the Damned”).

Call the Midwife have revealed that a thirteenth series is on the way as they reunite for filming. The twelfth series came to an end earlier this year but fans don't have to worry as it looks like another is on the way soon. Show bosses have dropped a huge hint about the next series as they shared a social media post.

The Tony Awards broadcast this Sunday will feature performances from the casts of Tony Award nominated best musicals and revivals including Camelot, Into The Woods, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

EXCLUSIVE: The colorful life of Ecuador’s former President León Febres-Cordero is being adapted for a feature biopic by his grandson, producer James Leon of 8th Gear Entertainment.