Lorraine Kelly has given fans a touching update on her soon-to-be grandmother status. Posting a heartwarming video of her pregnant daughter Rosie Smith, the Scots TV icon is "beyond excited".
03.06.2024 - 22:05 / variety.com
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Lauren Paget has been named senior vice president of Littleton Road Productions, headed by “Dr. Death” and “The Girl From Plainville” writer Patrick Macmanus and producing partner Kelly Funke.
Most recently vice president of original programming at Warner Bros. Discovery, Paget will now oversee day-to-day development responsibilities at Littleton Road Productions (which is currently under an overall deal with Universal Studio Group’s UCP) and help build out the banner’s prolific roster of TV projects.
She will lead new series development and support the current slate, including upcoming limited series “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” for Peacock. During her tenure at WBD, Paget worked on creative development and management of programming for TBS, TNT and truTV, including “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,” “Miracle Workers: Dark Ages” and “Miracle Workers: End Times,” “Final Space” and “Chad.” Previously, Paget held roles at Amblin Entertainment, Assembly Entertainment, Shine America and WME.
She began her career at “Last Call With Carson Daly.” “Lauren has always gravitated to and flourished alongside creators we admire who consistently deliver thoughtful and inspiring entertainment,” Macmanus and Funke said. “We’re humbled she’s joining the Littleton Road family, and we’re looking forward to working together as we continue the journey with our friends and collaborators at UCP over the next several years.” Paget added: “A decade ago, I had the pleasure of developing with Patrick and always hoped to get to work with him again.
Lorraine Kelly has given fans a touching update on her soon-to-be grandmother status. Posting a heartwarming video of her pregnant daughter Rosie Smith, the Scots TV icon is "beyond excited".
Jordan Moreau Andrew Callaghan, the 27-year-old director and journalist known for his popular Channel 5 YouTube videos, is back with his most intimate project yet: “Dear Kelly.” The documentary is Callaghan’s first major project since his directorial debut “This Place Rules,” which premiered on HBO in 2022. It also marks his return to feature filmmaking since he paused his career in light of sexual misconduct allegations in early 2023. After apologizing for his past behavior, Callaghan went on hiatus, began attending therapy and completed a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program.
Even though it’s been nearly two months since Disney+’s X-Men ’97 ended, fans are still debating what occurred in the jam-packed first season. This new iteration of X-Men continues the iconic and beloved animated series X-Men: The Animated Series that aired from 1992 to 1997. More than just a nostalgia trip, the updated series brought back many of the former creatives from the original series in order to stay true to the 1990s sensibilities but push the envelope of what a modern-day X-Men series could look like. Following the fall of Genosha, X-Men ’97 deals with the complex relationships between mutants and humans alongside the ramifications of Professor Xavier abandoning his team of mutants and leaving his formidable nemesis Magneto in charge.
Lorraine Kelly showed her patriotic side this week as she shared her hopes for the Scotland side during their UEFA European Football Championship game against Germany tonight (14 June). However, the tartan-clad presenter was met with quite a reception as a crowd of rowdy football fans got involved while she gave a live interview on the match.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, the recently-combined genre giants, will produce a new film from “Evil Dead Rise” director Lee Cronin at New Line Cinema.Cronin will write and direct the top secret project, one that has been suggested will remain in his horror wheelhouse. The Irish filmmaker will also produce the project through his label Doppelgängers.New Line, a Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group label, has dated the film for an April 2026 release.
Jack Dunn Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for Tyler Perry‘s “Divorce in the Black,” starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict. The thriller will be available to stream globally on Prime Video starting July 11.
The soundtrack for the second half of Bridgerton‘s third season is filled to bursting with reimagined versions of iconic pop hits.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “In the next 45 minutes, we’re about to hear Gus speak more than he has in the last 40 years,” Vito Schnabel, the art world scion who is increasingly turning his head toward Hollywood, told a crowd at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival last week. He was there to moderate a conversation with American heavyweight filmmaker Gus Van Sant, who just directed Schnabel (and a pack of actors barreling toward Emmy nominations) in “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” That history, of a glittery New York whose underbelly was found in the bedrooms and hallways of the ruling class, took a back seat to Van Sant’s impactful career.
Jamie Lang Ahead of today’s Warner Bros. Animation studio focus panel at the Annecy Animation Festival, Variety has learned that Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) is working on three new “Adventure Time” properties, including a movie and two new series. Currently in development, details are still scant regarding the “Adventure Time” movie, but the project features an animation superstar lineup of talent including “Steven Universe” creator Rebecca Sugar, “Over the Garden Wall” co-creator Patrick McHale and “Adventure Time” showrunner Adam Muto.
Dr Michael Mosley reportedly left behind a business worth millions following his tragic death.The TV doctor's passing was confirmed on 9 June, five days after he went missing on the Greek island of Symi. Michael, 67, leaves behind a parenting firm called Parenting Matters which is worth a staggering £3.6 million, according to the Mirror.The company sells online courses for £150 to parents on how to raise kids, and has proven to be hugely popular over the years.
Former Love Island star Paul Danan has revealed that he suffered respiratory failure and had to be given CPR before being rushed to hospital last month.The ex-Hollyoaks actor, who played Sol Patrick in the soap between 1997 and 2001, collapsed at his parents’ home in an episode he believes is connected to his addiction to vaping. Paul subsequently spent a week in intensive care at Whipps Cross Hospital in East London, where he also contracted pneumonia. Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Paul said: “I was dead — it’s a miracle I’m here.” He explained what led to him being admitted to hospital: “I’m upstairs puffing away on my vape then suddenly I lost my breath and collapsed.
K.J. Yossman Banijay U.K. has acquired “Peaky Blinders” producers Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited (CMP) for an undisclosed sum.
, the Skims founder is once again dressing herself in another star's clothing. At least she has their blessing this time!Kardashian recently attended Janet Jackson's concert in Thousand Palms, California, and for the occasion, she wore the singer's actual outfit from the 1993 “If” music video.
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the July 26 release of The Fabulous Four, the first feature co-produced through new multimedia production company Ivy Lion Productions, Lamar Richardson and Zaire Julion-Richardson have offered a window into their development slate moving forward on the television front.
Andy Cohen is jokingly calling out Anderson Cooper‘s seemingly perfect family.
Protesters bidding to block plans to build a road through a recreation ground to feed a development of 450 in Ashton-in-Makerfield will meet on Saturday (June 1). They will assemble on the car park of Bryn Rec at 10.30am to register their opposition to the road which is part of the final phase of Richard Homes development on land east of Landgate in Bryn.
Lorraine Kelly sent a playful warning to comedian Joel Dommett as he filled in for her on ITV's Lorraine show.
With the General Election fast approaching, eagle-eyed observers may have noticed that Scotland has dropped from 59 constituencies to 57 after changes were made following a boundary review.
More decades ago than many of us care to admit, a rock and roll album as gorgeous in sound as it was cantankerous in spirit arrived in record stores and on radio charts that could hardly have been less prepared for it. Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours stood along among the Bat Out Of Hells and Cat Scratch Fevers and Saturday Night Fevers. With its blend of voices as miraculous as its personalities were fractious, the era’s signature musical document was as much a mirror of its time as Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band had been a decade earlier.
American actor and comedian Eric André has been spotted at a café in Manchester city centre this afternoon following a sold-out gig.