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BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James is to host Channel 4 reality series Rise and Fall from The Traitors maker Studio Lambert.

EXCLUSIVE: MRC has made a deal to develop Pornsak Pichetshote’s Eisner Award-winning graphic novel bestseller The Good Asian into a series. James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett are producing for Atomic Monster. Will Rowbotham and Luke Maxwell are producing for 3 Arts. 

James Martin has become a household name in the UK, thanks to his warm personality and down-to-earth cooking style - often showcased on our TV screens on Saturday mornings.So, it comes as no surprise that fans were delighted when the celebrity chef announced he was going to hit the road with a brand new tour.WATCH: James Martin's health update ahead of operation "Wow, one year ago today about to start the 2022 UK tour… and today is the day I start putting together the 2023 tour for October/November," he wrote on Instagram. "Can't wait! Limited seats available click link in my bio for more info and see you out there!"Fans were quick to react, with one writing: "I took my dad to see you last year and I got us tickets to see you again this year! Can't wait." Another said: "Loved seeing you in 2022, can't wait to come and see you in Liverpool later this year, your shows are so much fun."Although the tour kicks off in October, fans will also be given another opportunity to meet James in person at the Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival in July.MORE: James Martin admits he broke down in tears after emotional 'TV dad' tribute sparks reactionA post shared by James Martin (@jamesmartinchef)James shared these photos on InstagramThe family-owned festival will also welcome the likes of Gino D'Acampo and Si King from the Hairy Bikers, where guests can watch them in action, creating their favourite dishes and be ready to learn, laugh and be inspired as they entertain the crowd.About the festival, James said: "Why should you come to the Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival? Quite simply, it is the best food festival there is."I've been doing this festival since it started… and it is phenomenal.

EXCLUSIVE: StudioCanal has confirmed that it is back in the UK acquisitions game by taking a “significant” stake in a production outfit founded by The Last Kingdom producer Phil Temple.

The stars of Abbott Elementary are hitting the red carpet!

Liam Neeson is opening up about his incredible career.

Goldston said in a statement. “I’m thrilled to work with this brilliant group to create premium content based on the most compelling true-life stories.”   The launch of Goldston’s new non-fiction division is the latest in a series of initiatives driving Candle Media’s growth, beginning with the acquisitions of Hello Sunshine and Moonbug Entertainment in 2021, followed by eight additional acquisitions in the company’s first 12 months of operations. Candle has close to 1,000 employees, with offices in Los Angeles, London, New York, Nashville, Montreal, Mexico City, Tel Aviv, and Singapore. “We have known James for many years, through our collective time together at Disney,” Mayer and Staggs added.

Zack Sharf Liam Neeson revealed in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli contacted him several time in the 1990s to ask if he was interested in taking on the role of 007. The actor was fresh off an Oscar nomination for best actor at the time thanks to “Schindler’s List.” Why turn down one of the most iconic action roles in film history? It all came down to Neeson’s wife, Natasha Richardson. “I know the Broccolis. They looked at a bunch of actors,” Neeson said. “‘Schindler’s List’ had come out and Barbara [Broccoli] had called me a couple of times to ask if I was interested, and I said, ‘Yes, I would be interested.’ And then my lovely wife [Natasha Richardson], god rest her soul, said to me while we were shooting ‘Nell’ down in the Carolinas, ‘Liam, I want to tell you something: If you play James Bond, we’re not getting married.'”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Former ABC News president James Goldston is joining Candle Media, founded and led by ex-Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, to head a new division focused on TV shows and movies based on true stories. Goldston will serve as president of the new division, which will produce scripted and nonscripted features and series “inspired by true stories,” according to Candle. Goldston spent 18 years at ABC News, including seven years as president, before exiting in 2021. overseeing all aspects of America’s number one news division, including #1 rated “Good Morning America” and “World News with David Muir.” He also led ABC News into the streaming era with a series of successful podcast and documentary projects for Hulu and Disney+, including “The Dropout,” produced by Rebecca Jarvis and her team, which became a successful podcast, documentary and Emmy-award winning scripted series for Hulu, and John’s Ridley’s “Let it Fall,” a duPont-Columbia Award-winning documentary on the LA riots. His teams have won five Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence, and numerous other prestigious honors in journalism, including a Peabody, duPont-Columbia, and Emmy awards.

Former ABC News Chief James Goldston has joined Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media to head up a new division focused on scripted and non-scripted features and series inspired by true stories. Goldston will serve as President of the new group. 

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock has ordered a reality format in which fluid couples and singletons explore their sexuality on an island fromthe producer of Hulu docuseries Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne.

Riz Ahmed and Lily James are joining forces for the contemporary thriller “Relay,” which will be presented to buyers at European Film Market in Berlin.David Mackenzie, who helmed the Oscar-nominated “Hell or High Water,” will direct from a script he wrote with Justin Piasecki. Production begins in New York and New Jersey in April 2023.“Relay” stars Ahmed as Tom, a “fixer” whose specialty is brokering major payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten to ruin them.

EXCLUSIVE: Homeland and Death of Stalin actor Rupert Friend is set to star alongside Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch in James and Lucia, a biopic of celebrated author James Joyce which will focus on the Irish writer’s relationship with his daughter.

Top 10 Highest Paid Entertainers of 2022, thanks to the majority sale of his production company Plan B in December. According to Forbes, the actor/producer earned $113 million after all fees were paid and also earned $30 million from acting roles in “Bullet Train,” “Babylon” and “The Lost City.” Through Plan B, Pitt has produced Oscar-winning films “Moonlight,” “12 Years A Slave” and “The Departed.” Pitt, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” also took home a Best Picture statuette for “12 Years a Slave.” He was outranked by Tyler Perry, who founded his own studio in Atlanta in 2015. Perry raked in $175 million in 2022 and has an estimated $1 billion fortune.The complete top 10 on Forbes’ Highest-Paid Performers of 2022:1.

TOWIE cast member James Lock looked completely unrecognisable in a trailer for an upcoming show after suffering horrendous injuries to his face. James, who has starred in the Essex-based TV show since 2013 with cast members like Gemma Collins, Joey Essex and Amy Childs, is one of the many celebrities to be taking part in Channel 5’s upcoming show, The Challenge UK.The 36 year old hunk is set to battle celebrities like Curtis Pritchard, Marcel Somerville, and AJ Pritchard in the show, which is set to air later this month.

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle has deepened its relationship with Artists, Writers & Artisans, Inc. (AWA) by making a minority investment in the company. Fremantle had struck a strategic development deal with AWA Studios, the film and television division of AWA, last year. AWA is backed by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, SISTER, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In 2021, the company established AWA Studios, helmed by Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as president. Marvel alum Axel Alonso serves as co-founder and chief creative officer overseeing editorial output. Matthew Anderson, co-chair and president and Jon Miller, co-founder and co-chair, lead AWA’s executive team.

Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther — not James Bond.

. Long gone were the frothy tulle gowns she was known for sporting; instead, she’s been spotted wearing a multitude of made out of leather and latex. Lily James attends the What's Love Got To Do With It? premiere in London on February 13.Today, is still all about delivering sultry .

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