Damien Hirst-Fronted Art Doc ‘NFT:WTF?’ Acquired by Netflix for U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Netflix has acquired “Rather,” the documentary about veteran journalist Dan Rather‘s landmark career in news. The film, which premieres April 24 on the streamer, utilizes the story of of Rather’s life on television to also explore the evolution of broadcast journalism, the troubles a free press now faces, along with the slide of American society from hard-fought advances in social justice and democratic freedoms.

Lexi Carson Art the Clown will be back for Halloween this fall, with some help from Iconic Events Releasing. The distribution banner has partnered with Cineverse and its horror division Bloody Disgusting to handle theatrical distribution on “Terrifier 3,” the next entry in the ongoing cult horror series. Announced at CinemaCon Tuesday morning, the partnership between the companies marks a continuation from “Terrifier 2,” which Iconic Events distributed theatrically in 2022.

Inbetweeners star Theo James left some fans gobsmacked when they heard his real accent during a promotional interview for Netflix's The Gentlemen.The 39 year old actor played American characters in the hugely popular HBO show The White Lotus, and also in the Divergent film series, so his Buckinghamshire origins came as a surprise to many of the new series' fans.Theo recently appeared on Capital Breakfast to chat about The Gentlemen, created by Guy Ritchie, and clips from the interview have since been flying around on TikTok. One clip shows him talking about his time at Nottingham University, and fans couldn't believe his real accent.

Downton Abbey's Lady Mary, played by Michelle Dockery, is all set to surprise her fans with a tough new look in the creator of Peaky Blinders' latest series. As Lady Mary, she was the picture of elegance, but now, nine years after Downton Abbey finished, she's coming back to our screens as Estella Quinn, a much more rough-around-the-edges character, in This Town. Estella has a hard life; she's been kicked out of Birmingham by the IRA and her husband who uses guns.

Dolly Parton has asked her fans to stream her original track ‘Jolene’ before Beyoncé drops her cover of the track.The ‘Love On Top’ singer is set to share her version of the iconic 1973 country track tomorrow (March 29), as part of her highly-anticipated new album ‘Cowboy Carter’.Now, one day before the track goes live, the original ‘Jolene’ singer Dolly Parton has requested that fans stream her version of the song before the cover drops.Sharing the tracklist on her Instagram Story, Parton wrote: “Play the original while you wait for @beyonce’s ‘Jolene’,” using the newfound hype around the track to draw attention back to the classic version.The update from the country music veteran comes after she accidentally let slip that the pop icon had put her own spin on the track for her forthcoming album.Speaking to Knox News earlier this month, she said: “I think she’s recorded ‘Jolene’ and I think it’s probably gonna be on her country album, which I’m very excited about that.“I love her! She’s a beautiful girl and a great singer.”She also gave her blessing to Bey covering the track, adding: “We’ve kind of sent messages back and forth through the years. And she and her mother were like fans, and I was always touched that they were fans, and I always thought she was great.”Arriving tomorrow, ‘Cowboy Carter’ is the second instalment of a believed trilogy project that began with 2022’s ‘Renaissance’.There has been hype around the album for months now, and yesterday (March 27) the singer shared the full tracklist with fans.

Jaden Thompson Netflix has released the trailer for Jerry Seinfeld‘s upcoming Pop-Tart movie, “Unfrosted,” set for release on May 3. Per Netflix’s Tudum, the logline for “Unfrosted” reads, “Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever.

Ricky Martin is making his acting comeback in “Palm Royale,” now streaming on Apple TV. The series, produced and starring Kristen Wiig, follows Maxine Simmons (Wiig), a woman who tries to break into Palm Royale’s elite. Martin plays Robert Diaz, a bartender and caretaker who lives in the pool house.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The Ides of March were marked this year by a three-way race among high profile filmmakers – Peter Farrelly, Doug Liman and Guy Ritchie – with original streaming film and TV series debuts across Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. But the sleeper success story of the week belonged to Netflix’s Lindsay Lohan rom com movie “Irish Wish.” Ritchie made a splashy debut on March 7 with Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” an eight-episode TV heist drama delivered in the director’s signature style.

Kevin Hart, who rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of the country’s most recognizable performers, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala performance Sunday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.Hart, 44, has honed a signature style that combines his diminutive height, expressive face and motor-mouth delivery into a successful stand-up act.In Hollywood, Hart made his movie debut in the 2002 film “Paper Soldiers” and came to mainstream fame through a string of scene-stealing cameos in hits such as 2005’s “The 40-Year-Old-Virgin.”Hart’s films have grossed more than $4.23 billion globally.Now in its 25th year, the Mark Twain Prize annually honors performers who have made a lasting impact on humor and culture. Honorees receive a bronze bust of Twain, the iconic American writer and satirist whose real name was Samuel Clemens.Mark Twain recipients are honored with a night of testimonials and video tributes, often featuring previous award winners.

Ricky Martin is the star of Apple TV+’s Palm Royale and has come a long way in the acting field, not forgetting his beginnings in Mexico.

William Earl administrator After some horror fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to express disappointment that the upcoming IFC Films feature “Late Night With the Devil” includes AI-generated art, the directors have clarified how the technology was used. Cameron and Colin Cairnes, the Australian siblings who wrote and directed the film, released a statement to Variety clarifying the scope of AI art in the film.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Production designer Martyn John recalls showing filmmaker Guy Ritchie at least 24 English country houses for the 2019 film “The Gentlemen.” Ritchie eventually chose the stately home of Basildon Park, Berkshire in the U.K. for that film. When it came to filming the Netflix spinoff series of the same name, Ritchie sought a home that was an exceptional piece of architecture with faded grandeur.

Netflix has confirmed when season three of Heartstopper will drop - leaving fans asking the same question.

EXCLUSIVE: After 5+ years without a special, comedian Demetri Martin is poised to return with two new ones for Netflix, Deadline has learned. The first, Demetri Deconstructed, premieres globally on the platform on April 2nd. Check out a trailer above.

The Gentlemen features Ray Winstone as a barbeque-devouring drug lord, and the Guy Ritchie series has put in a meaty display with British audiences.

Eiza Gonzalez claims to have not been able to land film roles for a surprising reason!

The creators of Game of Thrones, David Benioff and DB Weiss, have made a brand-new series and it’s about to land on Netflix.The show, 3 Body Problem, is a sci-fi, fantasy series, and is set to be a hugely popular with viewers. All 8 hour-long episodes will land on Thursday 21 March. Should you not have a Netflix subscription or wish to sign up for one, OK! has found a way to watch the series free of charge.

Fat Friends, which stars several cast members from Gavin & Stacey, has been released on Netflix almost 20 years after the show ended.Earlier this week, the steaming service uploaded all four seasons of the comedy drama, which ran on ITV from 2000 to 2005.Set in Leeds, the series followed the lives of several slimming club members from varied backgrounds. The club was run by the formidable Carol (Janet Dibley), who fruitlessly tried to persuade the members of the group to follow the ‘Super Slimmers’ diet.Created by Kay Mellor, the series starred Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, who all went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.Netflix’s decision to upload the series clearly went down well with fans, as the show currently sits second in the streamer’s top 10 most-watched programmes in the UK, with Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen holding the top spot.After seeing that all of the episodes were available to stream on Netflix, fans soon took to social media to share their excitement.“Fat Friends is on Netflix and I am buzzing for a lazy morning watching a few eps.

Guy Ritchie fans can't get enough of his new drama The Gentlemen. Debuting last week, the gangster series is currently the most-watched on Netflix in the UK.

Naman Ramachandran India’s B62 Studios has an early 2024 hit with February release “Article 370,” and also has an ambitious slate lined up with plans for expanding into eastern Asia. B62 was launched by the brothers Dhar — Lokesh and Aditya — and is named after their address in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar neighborhood, where they grew up watching the best of Bollywood alongside arthouse cinema. Lokesh Dhar went on to a flourishing career in film marketing, distribution and syndication before turning to producing, while Aditya Dhar directed military action film “Uri: The Surgical Strike,” one of the biggest Indian box office hits of 2019.