Corrie's evil Geoff Metcalfe actor unrecognisable in new Midsomer Murders

Paramount+ has announced its plans for New York Comic Con, with a programming lineup that features never-before-seen content, first-look reveals, an immersive themed booth experience and special advance screenings from properties including Star Trek: Lower Decks, Evil and Good Burger 2.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Michael McGrath, a stage and film actor who earned a Tony Award for his role in 2012 musical “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” has died. He was 65. He died at home in Bloomfield, New Jersey on Thursday, according to his publicist.

A bill that would make striking workers in California eligible to receive up to $450 a week in unemployment insurance benefits passed in the state Senate on Thursday by a vote of 27-12. Senate Bill 799, which passed in the state Assembly last month, now heads to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who can either sign it into law or veto it.

Jake Gyllenhaal is a proud brother-in-law right now!

Gregg Goldstein As a former child dancer, maybe it shouldn’t surprise anyone that 21-year-old Talia Ryder moved so gracefully into singing, directing and acting. But don’t make her choose just one. “I really like making things, whether that’s acting, directing, choreography or all of the above,” she says.

Ann Lee became a voice of Eurodance with her hits ‘2 Times’ and ‘Voices’ in the 90s and continues to tour the world from her base in Italy. The singer, now 55, released her most famous tracks in 1999 and is also credited with contributing to the composition of the dance banger ‘The Rhythm Of The Night’.

Filming on Daredevil revival Daredevil: Born Again has been on hold for the time being due to the Hollywood strikes, and there’s no word about a Jessica Jones reboot happening anytime soon, but the shows’ three stars, Vincent D’Onofrio, Charlie Cox and Krysten Ritter, reunited at GalaxyCon Austin over the weekend and posed for a very fun photo. They also appeared in a live Q&A and autograph signing. See the photo, posted by D’Onofro on X (formerly known as Twitter).

When Venice head Alberto Barbera announced his competition lineup in July, he confessed that he and his selection team were surprised to see one submission in their database: a feature project by Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. 

This week's ITV schedule has been given a shake-up as the channel gets set to air coverage of the Rugby World Cup, with Emmerdale and Coronation Street's usual time slots being changed. New schedules have been released for ITV1, showing that the first week of September has some one-off changes to regular timings with soap lovers having to tune in at different times throughout the week. Both Emmerdale and Coronation Street will air as usual on Monday 4 September, but on Tuesday Emmerdale will air at 7pm with an hour-long episode of the soap.

Sally Carman has shared some exciting career news with her fans, revealing she's set take on a new project later this year away from her role in Coronation Street. The 42 year old, who portrays Abi Webster in the hit ITV soap, took to Instagram on Thursday to announce her latest career move, which will see her become the one behind the camera. Sally will be directing a piece for JB Shorts - a two-week theatrical event featuring several short plays - in October at 53Two in Manchester.

Do you remember the mischievous charm of Zack Morris, the beloved troublemaker from the iconic series Saved By The Bell? Mark-Paul Gosselaar, the actor behind this fresh-faced character, recently stepped out looking unrecognisable 30 years on from the hit 90s show’s finale Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who starred as the young heartthrob for four years, rocked up to the recent 90s Con festival in Connecticut sporting dark locks and glasses – a far cry from his character Zack’s iconic blonde ‘do. Mark-Paul was already making waves even before his days in Bayside High.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director An Instagram post that tagged her Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building” was pulled from Selena Gomez’s profile after she was accused by many followers of breaking SAG-AFRTA strike rules. The post appeared to be a video from the set of the comedy show. Gomez tagged the official Instagram account for “Only Murders in the Building” in the caption for the video and added: “Missing and wanting.” The post generated over 1.1 million likes in 15 hours before it was pulled from Gomez’s profile.

‘Utopia Presents Circus Maximus Tour’ in early August, Travis Scott just unveiled new dates for his 28-concert fall jaunt.The 32-year-old rapper is now scheduled to headline at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Dec. 18, New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Dec.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery is widely expected to name Mark Thompson, the former New York Times Co. and BBC leader who has demonstrated a knack for guiding media into digital realms, as the latest executive to oversee CNN, according to a person familiar with the matter, putting in place the fifth executive structure around the news giant since early 2022.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are playing not one, not two but three (!) concerts at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium this week.After their first gig on Wednesday, Aug. 30, they’ll return for a Friday, Sept.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Evil Does Not Exist,” the new film by the Oscar-winning auteur Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, has sold to several additional territories. The film will world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, will have its North America premiere as a special presentation at Toronto, and will go on to screen at New York and San Sebastian. Hamaguchi received Oscar nominations last year for directing and adapted screenplay, shared with Takamasa Ôe, for “Drive My Car.” The film was also nominated in the best picture category and won the international feature film Oscar.

Holly Willoughby fans had been waiting for the moment that finally came on Sunday night - her appearance on Midsomer Murders.

Midsomer Murders viewers were quick to react as Holly Willoughby made her acting debut in the show. The presenter, who has just a week left of her lengthy summer break from This Morning, made an early return to the small screen on Sunday night (August 27) in the ITV drama series.

Holly Willoughby left fans less than impressed with her cameo during a recent episode of Midsomer Murders.The This Morning presenter, 42, made a guest appearance as herself in Sunday night's episode of the long-running murder mystery show. However, fans of the show were left rather unimpressed with her acting chops, while others left shared some complaints about a part of the show in which she was referred to as the "Queen of Daytime". Taking to Twitter as they watched the episode, fans were quick to voice their opinions, with one writing: "Turned off #MidsomerMurders that I've watched since Ep1.

Garden State.Following a heroic victory behind an epic Messi assist to send the match into overtime in Cincinnati, his Inter Miami CF team will play the New York Red Bulls at Harrison, NJ’s Red Bull Arena next on Saturday, Aug. 26.And, as expected, tickets are not exactly cheap to see the World Cup winner live in person.“Messi’s MLS match on Aug.