Dawn Porter Directing Doc On Untold Story Of Nelson & Winnie Mandela For Her Trilogy Films, Schultz Family Foundation

Christopher Vourlias As South Africa marks three decades since its first democratic elections, a historic moment that dismantled the apartheid system and ushered in Black-majority rule, the country is at a crossroads. Inequality is rife. Crippling blackouts have pushed the economy to a tipping point.

Hailey Bieber is reportedly not thrilled that her dad Stephen Baldwin asked for prayers on behalf of her and Justin.

Christopher Vourlias Akin Omotoso, the filmmaker behind Disney Plus’ Giannis Antetokounmpo biopic “Rise,” has been attached to direct “The Plot to Save South Africa,” an adaptation of Justice Malala’s gripping book about a 1990s white supremacist plot that almost plunged the young democracy into civil war. “The Plot to Save South Africa” will be produced by Johannesburg-based production outfit Ochre Moving Pictures, which signed a deal with Netflix last year to adapt multiple books for the streaming service alongside Omotoso.

Bhad Bhabie opened up about her pregnancy and how she is preparing for the birth of her first child in a new interview.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor On Wednesday, Fremantle revealed that it had secured worldwide distribution rights, outside of German-speaking territories, to the premium fantasy drama “Hagen” — a working title — from Constantin Film. Variety spoke to Jan Ehlert, one of the producers on the show, and Jens Richter, CEO commercial and international at Fremantle, about why they backed the ambitious production, which is budgeted at around Euros 45 million ($48.8 million) and will be produced as a six-part series and a feature film for theatrical release.

varenyky and borscht.But, in the days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the line on Ninth Street that curved onto Second Avenue felt different. It was bigger and stayed later.

While Sue Radford could be forgiven for wanting to put her feet up once her 22 kids are all off her hands, the mother of the UK's largest family – stars of Channel 5's 22 Kids And Counting – has other ideas. Sue, who became a parent when she was just a young teenager, has revealed she would actually love to extend her brood and adopt. “We adore being surrounded by kids so I’d love to adopt or foster.

Sting and Billy Joel kicked off their co-headlining concert in Tampa, Florida by treating their fans to a duet – watch fan-shot clips of the concert below.Performing at the Raymond James Stadium this past Saturday (January 24), Sting wasted no time surprising fans, kicking off the pair’s co-headlining concert by bringing out Billy Joel to perform ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’.While the surprise duet to start the night was undoubtedly a big event in itself, the Tampa Bay Times reports that a big chunk of the night’s audience were unable to catch it as they were stuck in traffic outside the stadium.Fortunately, these unlucky fans were able to catch the night’s second duet when Billy Joel brought Sting out to perform ‘Big Man on Mulberry Street’ late into his set. Watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.Sting and Billy Joel will next share co-headlining dates together in April and September as part of Joel’s ongoing tour, which also includes stops with Stevie Nicks.

Jessica Mulroney is back on Canada’s social scene following her fallout with ex-best friend Meghan Markle.The Duchess of Sussex, 42, purportedly froze out the Canadian stylist, 43, after she was accused of exhibiting “white privilege” back in 2020 amid widespread Black Lives Matter marches. The scandal is said to have caused a rift between the pals, who had been close since 2011. Mulroney subsequently spent several years out of the spotlight, but has begun to more reassert herself more publicly in recent months.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal has pre-emptively purchased the short story thriller package Don’t Look, with Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion, Moonlight, Hidden Figures) in talks to star.

As Amos Selahor sat in the dock waiting to learn his fate, a story of a man with a dark past emerged. In court for a pub attack and a burglary at a Porsche dealership, he knew he was going down.

Joe Biden‘s return trip to Los Angeles today for another round of fundraising is likely to add a huge haul to his campaign war chest, but there’s also the prospect of more protests over the administration’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas.

Somebody — or something — is speaking from inside a timber crate. “It’s so dark in here… a night so deep and opaque” read the subtitles; the voice is speaking in Fon, the local language of the West African country that was once called Dahomey and is now Benin. As the slats are nailed down, the voice is increasingly muffled; we are outside, but we are inside too, watching the light disappear.

Princess Margaret's four grandchildren often fade into the background when it comes to spotlight focused on the Royal Family, and, as a result, they lead largely normal lives and only appear for the occasional national event, such as royal weddings, thanksgiving services and funerals. One of Princess Margaret’s grandsons, Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, is rarely featured in the headlines, despite being a great-nephew of the late Queen and second cousin of King Charles. While very little is known about him, he remains the only one of Princess Margaret's grandchildren to have a title - and will gain a new one in the years to come.

Season 3 of “Bridgerton” would be a lot less spicy.“I requested a PG version for my mammy because I am not doing that,” Coughlan, 37, jokingly said to Australia’s Today FM on Wednesday, February 14. “If you want to watch it with your mum and dad, go for it, [but] having seen bits … No way, no, no, no, no, no.”The hit Netflix series finally follows the love story between Penelope Featherington (Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) after focusing on Daphne Bridgerton’s (Phoebe Dynevor) love story with the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page) in Season 1 and the romance between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley of “Sex Education”) in Season 2. Newton, 31, also shared Coughlan’s sentiments and revealed that he won’t even watch the second episode with his mother.

Ethan Shanfeld Following her Oscar-nominated role in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Lily Gladstone is narrating and executive producing a new documentary titled “Bring Them Home,” about a Blackfeet initiative to bring buffalo back to the wild and reclaim centuries of Indigenous tradition. Directed by Blackfeet brother-sister duo Ivan MacDonald and Ivy MacDonald, as well as Daniel Glick, the 85-minute feature will premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on Feb. 24.

It’s been a busy week for Oscar-nominated documentary filmmakers Maite Alberdi and Kaouther Ben Hania. On Monday, Alberdi, director of The Eternal Memory, and Ben Hania, director of Four Daughters, joined fellow nominees at the glittering Oscar Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton. Today, they sit down with Deadline for the latest edition of our Doc Talk podcast.

Police are appealing for help to trace a missing Scots woman who was last seen three days ago in Dundee.

K.J. Yossman Antoine Fuqua is set to direct a feature documentary about Nelson Mandela, Variety has learned. Provisionally titled “Troublemaker: The Story Behind the Mandela Tapes,” the doc will use newly discovered audio interviews with Mandela himself to deliver an “honest, accurate and definitive depiction” of the man who remains a global symbol of justice, hope and universal human dignity, according to a press release.

Taylor Swift is reportedly planning to direct her new film after her current ‘Eras Tour’ ends.Back in December, it was revealed that Swift would direct her first feature-length film for Searchlight Pictures. The singer-songwriter was reported to have written an original script for the movie, with details on the plot and characters currently unknown.Searchlight presidents, David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, said at the time: “Taylor is a once in a generation artist and storyteller.