Eli Shibley Exits Westbrook Studios To Launch Production Company Major Content

Going strong! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez jetted off to the Hamptons one day after taking their kids to Universal Studios in Hollywood.

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Goldberg (Barry) and Jimmy Akingbola (In The Long Run) have joined the cast of UK thriller Freegard, which is in production in London.

Naman Ramachandran Filming is underway at Liverpool and Anglesey, U.K., locations on Ian Puleston-Davies’ feature film “Bolan’s Shoes,” starring Timothy Spall (“Mr. Turner”), Leanne Best (“Line of Duty”) and Mark Lewis-Jones (“The Crown”).

The guys of the Gossip Girl revival are stealing the spotlight on the red carpet!

EXCLUSIVE: L. Scott Caldwell, who has recently featured in CBS’ All Rise and HBO’s Insecure, is joining Fox drama series Our Kind of People.

St. Charles County in Missouri will pay three Al Jazeera jounalists who were tear-gassed during their coverage of the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, Missouri.

Trainspotting’s Sick Boy actor has been confirmed to play Sir John Major in the next series of The Crown. Jonny Lee Miller, who is best known for his role as the heroin addict in the hit 1996 film, has been cast as the former Prime Minister for season five of the Netflix show.

Known for his role as Sick Boy in the cult film Trainspotting, Jonny Lee Miller has been cast to play John Major in series five of Netflix's The Crown – much to the surprise of fans.The makers of The Crown shared news of the latest addition to the hit series on Twitter, as they prepare for the fifth season will focus on the Royal family’s turbulent '90s.

would end with Season 6.“As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons,” Morgan said in a statement at the time.

The Crown has found its next prime minister.

Naman Ramachandran “Elementary” and “Trainspotting” actor Jonny Lee Miller will play former U.K. Prime Minister in season 5 of “The Crown,” Netflix revealed on Friday.“Jonny Lee Miller will play John Major in the fifth season of The Crown,” Netflix tweeted.Jonny Lee Miller will play John Major in the fifth season of The Crown.

Horror director Eli Roth is diving into the deep blue sea for his upcoming shark documentary, and Discovery+ has acquired the rights.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterVeteran talent agent Joey Stanton is exiting ICM Partners to become a manager and producer, sources told Variety.Known as a shepherd to top young Hollywood talent, insiders familiar with his plans said the exit is amicable and he’ll stay on in the coming weeks to help his department with the transition.

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off an eight-season run on The Blacklist, series star Megan Boon is staying in business with the studio behind the long-running NBC drama series. Boone has launched a production company, Weird Sister, signing a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterGary Cole is in talks for a major role in “NCIS” Season 19, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.Details on the character Cole would play are being kept under wraps. The long-running CBS procedural was renewed back in April, with series lead Mark Harmon’s return to the series also being confirmed at that time.

Kenan Thompson is a pretty busy guy.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWill Smith is set to host and star in a new one-hour comedy variety special at Netflix, Variety has learned.The special will include comedy sketches, musical performances, surprise celebrity guests, and noteworthy conversations among other things. It is set to launch on Netflix globally later this year.Westbrook Studios will produce the special for Netflix.

Chloe Fineman will be walking down the aisle for Father of the Bride!