Enid Blyton ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Director Says Adaptation Will Tap Into Children’s Post-Pandemic Anxiety; Unveils First Concept Art Image – EFM

Jack Antonoff has spoken about his past experiences working with Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey, which he has described as “magic”.Speaking with Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1, the musician, songwriter and producer opened up about his working relationship with the two singers. According to the hit producer, there’s “magic” in the air whenever he gets into the studio with Swift and Del Rey, though he’s unsure how long it’ll last.“Every time we do something new, I joke, ‘I guess we still got it,’ because there’s no reason for it to keep coming the way it does,” Antonoff said to Lowe.

The UK Casting Directors Association (CDA) has issued a full-throated condemnation of agents misleading clients with fake self-tape audition invites.

Director Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic “Rebel Moon” debuted on Netflix late last year, and the sequel, “Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver,” premieres on the streaming service in April, but there’s more. We already knew a director’s cut of the film, or films, was coming, but in what shape or form exactly? In a new interview I Minutemen, Snyder has revealed all, confirming that each of his “Rebel Moon” movies will get director’s cuts, they’ll be about six hours in length and Netflix will likely release them both on the same day.

Paramount Global expects to take a $1 billion charge in the current quarter due to ongoing programming shifts and the layoffs it announced earlier this month.

Taylor Swift won over the Kansas City Chiefs‘ with a little sugar, a little spice, and everything nice — on a convenient, rectangular pastry!

The View when he took aim at the lockdowns that forced children across the United States to study from home due to health concerns.Speaking about his new book, We’ve Got Issues, Dr Phil was asked about how children should deal with social media platforms.“In, like, ’08, ’09, smartphones came on, and kids started, they stopped living their lives and starting watching people live their lives, and so we saw the biggest spike and the highest levels of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and suicidality, since records have ever been kept, and it’s just continued on and on and on,” Dr Phil said, the Independent reported.He then pivoted to criticise the lockdown orders.“… then Covid hits 10 years later, and the same agencies that knew that, are the agencies that shut down the schools for two years.“Who does that? Who takes away the support system for these children? Who takes it away and shuts it down?“And by the way, when they shut it down, they stopped the mandated reporters from being able to see children that were being abused and sexually molested and in fact sent them home and abandoned them to their abusers, with no way to watch, and referrals dropped 50 percent to 60 percent.”American lawyer and The View host Sunny Hostin interjected: “There was also a pandemic going on…”Her co-host, actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg also pushed back by stating that the lockdowns were an attempt to “save kids’ lives”.“Remember, we know a lot of folks who died during this,” she said.Dr Phil retorted: “Not schoolchildren” before clarifying that children were the “safest group”.“They were the less vulnerable group and they suffered and will suffer more from the mismanagement of Covid than they will from the exposure to Covid.“And that’s not

Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham, who last week picked up the best documentary award at the Berlin Film Festival, has said he has received death threats and had to cancel his flight home after German officials and Israeli media described his acceptance speech as “anti-Semitic”.

When director Amber Fares came out with her documentary Speed Sisters, about the Middle East’s first all-women race car driving team, the New York Times praised it as “unconventional in form as well as content.”

This past weekend saw red carpets for the SAG Awards and Spirit Awards and, frankly, some stars are running out of things to say. Thankfully, Kathryn Hahn was a presenter at the former and willing to talk about her upcoming Marvel Studios series, “Agatha: Darkhold Diaries.” A spin-off of the Emmy Award-winning “WandaVision” which will arrive on Disney+ on September 19.

Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams are well and truly 'couple goals' in the latest social media posted from the former Made in Chelsea star.The 35 year old shared a video of himself on Instagram plunging into an ice bath and gave a glimpse what looked like his latest tattoo - transcript reading Vogue - as a tribute to his stunning wife. Reality star Spencer then addressed the camera - with Vogue videoing him - as he braved the cold and joked that an ice bath was the second "love of his life." As he sat down in the freezing water, fans were treated to a look at his latest inking across his chest. This isn't the first time that Spencer has shown fans his love for the cold as he recently persuaded his wife to plunge into a freezing lake in Scotland.The Irish model had documented her trip to the Scottish hills on Instagram and gave fans a glimpse into what she and Spencer got up to, including swimming outdoors.

UPDATED with latest release date outlook. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed Friday that a long-planned Harry Potter series is aiming to debut on Max in 2026.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Timothée Chalamet’s magical, musical candyman is coming to Max. “Wonka” will make its streaming debut exclusively on Max on Friday, March 8, Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney will launch CGI-animated series Morphle and the Magic Pets on March 20.

Liverpool legend John Barnes believes the Premier League title race will be between his former club and Manchester City, with Arsenal falling away.

“Bobi has inspired our generation and the nation at large,” Bobi Wine: The People’s President co-director Moses Bwayo said of the famed Uganda performer now politician seeking to preserve his country’s waning democracy.

Sir Keir Starmer said his party would deal with Donald Trump if the United States chooses him as the next president.

Jeremy Hunt has said the upcoming Spring Budget will focus on "prioritising economic growth" as he hinted that further tax cuts could be announced on March 6.

Penn and Teller were at Grand Central Terminal.The legendary duo wasn’t commuting to a show; no, they were dropping in to the transit hub to entertain passersby with the ultimate wintry magic trick- making mucus disappear.“Ladies and germs — and I do mean germs…you are about to witness history in the making,” Penn Jillette shouted to the crowd introducing their brand new “Mucus Disappearus” trick where they get rid of Mucinex’s Mr. Mucus in an effort to demonstrate the allergy medicine’s effectiveness against congestion.Lo and behold, not only does the mascot vanish, Teller ends up in his place!And while they didn’t give away just how they pulled the delightful stunt off, Penn generously took us behind the scenes.“It’s a trick,” Jillette told the New York Post in an exclusive interview.

Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black has revealed that her family had “no involvement” in the film.Named after Winehouse’s breakout sophomore – and final – studio album, the film will star Industry’s Marisa Abela as Winehouse herself, and outlines her years living in London, alongside her rapid rise to fame.Speaking in a new interview with Empire, director Sam Taylor-Johnson said Winehouse’s family didn’t contribute to the film.She added: “It was important to meet with them out of respect. But they have no involvement in terms of… like, they couldn’t change things. They couldn’t dictate how I was to shoot.

Helldivers 2 and CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, has disputed the idea that the game is pay-to-win in a series of social media posts.Helldivers 2 has two battle passes, termed “Warbonds”. One Warbond is freely accessible to all players whereas the other premium Warbond is priced at 1,000 in-game Super Credits.Players are able to harvest Super Credits from playing the game, though it is significantly easier and faster to purchase the premium Warbond by spending $10.In order to unlock items in the Warbond, players must spend Medals, which are gained when completing missions or exploring the mission area.The pain point for some players is that the premium Warbond contents are not only cosmetic; they include improved versions of basic weapons with buffs like stunning enemies and explosive damage.On X, Pilestedt responded to a player who was countering the claims of Helldivers 2 being a pay-to-win title, pointing out that Super Credits are earnable through in-game activities.I'm partial but we really applied ourselves to not make it p2w even though items are functionally different.