Another first. King Charles III hosted his first state visit as monarch on Tuesday, November 22, in London.
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EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks is developing Queen of the Jungle, a Latinx family drama created and executive produced by Michal Zebede (The Humbling, Party of Five) with Oscar-nominated Michael London (SMILF, Snowfall) executive producing via his Groundswell Productions banner.
The series follows the estranged granddaughter of the Cortez family, which has the largest eco-luxury hotel real estate empire in Costa Rica. When her grandfather dies, she pulls the thread that unravels her family’s dark past, as descendants and rivals fight to the death for control of the lucrative Cortez empire. Queen of the Jungle tackles themes of power, machismo, greed, family betrayal, Latin American classism, ancestral wounds, and modern colonialism.
“At a time when our world is in crisis, Queen of the Jungle offers the escapism we all crave, while addressing through the microcosm of one family the wounded societal patterns which no longer serve us,” said Zebede in a statement to Deadline. “In a sense the entire Cortez family is the show’s underdog, as it battles against the far more powerful Western hotel families colonizing Costa Rica and neighboring countries. But at its heart, this is the story of one heroine’s quest to escape the demons of her ancestors as she transforms her family business for generations to come,” she added.
Zebede is best known for her screenplay The Humbling, starring Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig, and her teleplays, including Freeform’s Party of Five. She is repped by Schreck, Rose, Dapello, et al.
Another first. King Charles III hosted his first state visit as monarch on Tuesday, November 22, in London.
A first look at the new ITVX drama starring David Tennant as Alexander Litvinenko has been released ahead of its release in December.
Taking advantage of the expected mass tune-in for tonight’s finale of The Walking Dead, a handful of ads featuring characters who died during the show’s 11-season run has given fans reason to not look away during commercial breaks.
Taiwanese filmmaker Chan Ching-lin’s Coo-Coo 043 was awarded best narrative feature at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan on Saturday night, while Hong Kong crime drama Limbo, directed by Soi Cheang, won the biggest number of awards with four prizes.
EXCLUSIVE: Choreographer and director Drew McOnie (Greatest Days) is developing a stage version of Michel Hazanavicius’s 2011 Oscar-winning film The Artist about a Hollywood silent screen star whose career is upended with the advent of talking pictures.
EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Dark Winds, starring Zahn McClarnon, AMC Networks is doubling down on indigenous Native American stories with a partnership with the Red Nation International Film Festival.
One of the most impressive things the best actors in the world can do is develop electrifying chemistry with a co-star in such a short amount of time. These relationships make you believe so much in the story on screen, that a lot of the other aspects of filmmaking can fail and it’s still a quality film.
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Mendes, the Oscar and Tony award-winning director, has chosen three London theater stars – Michael Balogun (National Theatre Live: Death of England-Delroy), Hadley Fraser (Donmar Theatre’s Coriolanus), and Nigel Lindsay (Chichester Festival Theatre’s Woman In Mind) to bring his much-garlanded production of The Lehman Trilogy back into the West End. That’s following triumphant runs at the UK’s National Theatre, the Park Avenue Armory, and Broadway, and a phenomenal 16-week, sold-out run at London’s Piccadilly Theatre in 2019.
Continuing tradition. King Charles III attended the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance in London on Saturday, November 12, for the first time since Queen Elizabeth II died.
Nothing comes between family! After Jessie James Decker and her younger brother, John James, appeared to have settled their sibling feud, they had fun during an impromptu hangout session.
The Wahlberg bunch! Mark Wahlberg and wife Rhea Wahlberg (née Durham) love doting on their four children.
A family say they have been left stunned after a hotel refused to let them stay or dine at the establishment due to the age of their daughter. Simon Jones claims the Kingsway Hotel refused to let him, his wife and their five-year-old daughter sleep or eat at the business because their child was under 12.
appears to have some haters. The monarch and his wife, , were the target of an egg-wielding man in the city of York on Wednesday morning. The 23-year-old with poor aim has been detained, the reports. were walking in the city of York when eggs were thrown in their direction as they entered the city through Micklegate Bar, a medieval gateway where monarchs are traditionally welcomed to the city. Although no eggs hit the or directly, video footage shows eggs being thrown with the intention to hit them.
EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner will star in a six-part drama inspired by notorious British jewel thief Joan Hannington for ITV.
David Tennant looks almost completely unrecognisable as Alexander Litvinenko in the new ITVX drama.
Families across Scotland are being urged to make sure they do not miss out on a double December Bridging Payment of £260. The one-off payment will be made ahead of the Christmas holidays to the families of children registered to receive Free School Meals on the basis of low income.
EXCLUSIVE: BritBox International has tapped Sanjeev Bhaskar as the lead for its latest original drama series, Inspector Singh Investigates, and has picked up docs about legendary acting mavericks Richard Harris and Peter O’Toole.