“Celebrity IOU” is back with a star-studded roster.
03.03.2022 - 20:21 / variety.com
Dorothy Ghettuba remembers the moment that changed her life. The Kenya-born entrepreneur was traveling with friends in Zambia when their driver fell asleep at the wheel, sending their van careening off the road and into a tree.
The group left the accident unscathed, but the brush with death rattled Ghettuba. “Things can happen to you that make you pause,” she tells Variety.
“And that was a thing that made me pause and say to myself, ‘If today was my last day, have I lived my best life?’”Ghettuba had been working at a venture capital firm in Canada, but she left her job and returned to Kenya, where she began to chase a lifelong dream to join the entertainment industry and tell the kinds of stories that spoke to her. Within a few years she’d produced her first pilot for public broadcaster KBC and was soon developing a slate of series through her production shingle, Spielworks Media.
Fast-forward a decade and the veteran producer was tapped by Netflix to be its head of African originals, as the streaming giant’s push for global content landed on African shores. Since the rollout of its first African original series, “Queen Sono,” in 2020, the Los Gatos-based streamer has been at the forefront of a scramble for African content that has seen the likes of Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Sony Pictures Television and AMC Networks partner with local producers.
“Celebrity IOU” is back with a star-studded roster.
Courteney Cox is already getting pumped up for the next installment in the franchise!The 57-year-old actress recently revealed, during an appearance on the podcast , that she will be reprising her role as Gale Weathers in the next film in the long-running horror series.«I got the script yesterday,» Cox said on the episode. «I haven't read it yet, I just got it. I'm excited to read it.»The actress added that production could be starting in the next few months, telling Malkin, «I know they're going to start filming… I think, in June, in Canada.»«I don't know if I'm supposed to say anything!» she added with a laugh, before quipping, «Let me tell you the killer!»On Friday, the release date for the next movie was also revealed.
Courteney Cox is already getting pumped up for the next installment in the franchise!The actress recently revealed, during an appearance on the podcast , that she will be reprising her role as Gale Weathers in the next film in the long-running horror series.«I got the script yesterday,» Cox said on the episode. «I haven't read it yet, I just got it. I'm excited to read it.»The actress added that production could be starting in the next few months, telling Malkin, «I know they're going to start filming… I think, in June, in Canada.»«I don't know if I'm supposed to say anything!» she added with a laugh, before quipping, «Let me tell you the killer!»Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures announced in February that they had given the green light to move forward with the next installment of the horror franchise.
Courteney Cox is ready for the next “Scream” movie.
Brittany Snow is stepping out to promote her new movie!
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCrunchyroll is inviting fans of the Dragon Ball anime franchise to hop on their Flying Nimbus cloud — and stream more than 500 episodes of the fan-favorite series that were previously available only on Funimation.For the first time, Toei Animation’s “Dragon Ball,” “Dragon Ball Z” and “Dragon Ball GT” are now available to watch on Sony’s Crunchyroll streaming service in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.The three series come to Crunchyroll as part of another wave of new content from Funimation, after Sony on March 1 announced that the two services would merge into a single unified Crunchyroll service. The trio of shows joins “Dragon Ball Super,” which has been available on Crunchyroll with English subtitles.
Pearl Jam have announced a new set of dates for their upcoming North American tour, marking their first run of headline shows in the US and Canada since 2018 – find tickets here.Initially set to go down in 2020, before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spurred a slew of postponements, the tour will now start in San Diego on Tuesday May 3. They’ll wrap that week up with two shows in Los Angeles, before hitting stages in Glendale, Oakland, Fresno, Sacramento and Las Vegas over the next fortnight.After breaking for a slate of shows in Europe and the UK, Pearl Jam’s North American run will continue in September, kicking back off with a gig in Quebec and three in Ontario at the top end of the month.
Sam Heughan has praised the 'incredible' Celine Dion as she makes her acting debut in his upcoming rom-com Text For You.
A BTS concert in Seoul this weekend will hit a milestone, with tickets for Saturday’s theatrical event in the U.S. priced at what may be a record $35 and the show poised to become the highest grossing worldwide event-cinema release ever.
“Turning Red” spotlights this right of passage, and how parents pass things onto their children in addition to children going through physical and mental changes. Director Domee Shi (“Bao”) is the first woman filmmaker with a solo directing credit on a Pixar feature, breaking yet another glass ceiling in terms of diversity in Hollywood. This Pixar feature film also takes place in Canada, and increases the number of movies that star a central Asian character. The film also features brand new songs written by brother and sister Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.Parents and children alike are probably searching for the details regarding how to watch “Turning Red,” and we have them all below.“Turning Red” will be available to watch on Friday, March 11.“Turning Red” will be streaming exclusively on Disney+ once it comes out on March 11.
Mutual admiration! Avril Lavigne was thrilled when fellow musician Taylor Swift sent her a gift to celebrate her new album — and she hopes something more will come of the sweet gesture.
Fans of “So You Think You Can Dance” had plenty to celebrate earlier this week when news emerged that Fox is resurrecting the TV dance competition after a three-year hiatus.
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.
The Artios Awards is on the move. The newly renamed Casting Society’s 37th annual awards gala has been reset for 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 — six days later than its planned St. Patrick’s Day date.
Elton John is doing just fine following his plane’s reported emergency landing.
Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone are reliving their time on “New Girl” alongside Zooey Deschanel as hosts of the iHeartRadio podcast “Welcome to Our Show”. The stars catch up with ET Canada, touching on everything from on-set gags and take-home props, to the Cece-Winston friendship and the episode Morris wrote amid police violence against Black citizens in the U.S.
NBC’s “New Amsterdam” returns from its Winter Olympics hiatus Tuesday (Feb. 22) at 10 p.m. — as fiery surgeon Dr.
It’s good news for The Weeknd fans.