Gloria Gaynor Doc: David Zieff & Pippa Lambert Board Betsy Schechter-Directed Film

EXCLUSIVE: Brad Anderson, the multi-hyphenate behind the iconic Christian Bale thriller The Machinist, has signed with Paradigm for representation.

David Zaslav, the CEO of the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery, has been added to The American Cinematheque board of directors, the organization announced on Monday.“We are so pleased to have David join the Board of Directors. He brings a strategic perspective that will add to the growth of our film programming and especially with the AC’s expansion into educational initiatives and archive content development,” said American Cinematheque Chairman Rick Nicita.Zaslav leads the global media entertainment company Warner Bros.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentEight years after “Maps to the Stars,” David Cronenberg is coming back to the Cannes Film Festival with what looks to be a big bang. Weaving together equal parts body horror and dystopian panache, “Crimes of the Future” instantly became one of the most buzzed-about competition films after Neon dropped the trailer on April 14, the day of Cannes’ press conference. The lushly-lensed film, which reunites Cronenberg with his muse Viggo Mortensen (“A History of Violence,” “Eastern Promises”) along with Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux, could prove as divisive as the Canadian master’s 1996 cult film “Crash” which went on to scoop Cannes’ very first Special Jury Prize for “its audacity, daring and originality.” Ahead of the start of the festival, Cronenberg sat down with Variety in Paris to talk about the long-gestating “Crimes of the Future,” the making of the picture, its underlying themes, while speaking candidly about the difficulty of financing challenging films, as well as his stance on streamers and  U.S.

Megan Fox serving an absolute look on the red carpet. Since the actress, who cemented her fame after starring in box office hit Transformers and cult-classics such as Jennifer’s Body, has been linked to Machine Gun Kelly - she has undergone a style renaissance.

In every corner of the world, Zac Efron is a star.

Zack Sharf The Cannes Film Festival has announced the final movie from Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius will be screened during the upcoming 2022 edition. Kvedaravičius was filming a Ukraine-set documentary on location in the city of Mariupol when he was killed in early April amid Russia’s invasion of the country.

Zac Efron really understood the impact of High School Musical‘s mass appeal when he was camping in Papua New Guinea.

¡Qué bueno!The two Latino icons will co-star in a Latinx remake of the classic rom-com “Father of the Bride.”A new teaser for the upcoming family comedy dropped on Monday, showing the two actors as a couple headed for divorce just as their oldest child is about to tie the knot herself. The story takes viewers into 2022 Miami and revolves around a Cuban-American family led by Garcia, 66, as Billy, and Estefan, 64, as Ingrid. The pair-on-the-rocks are in for a wild ride when their daughter Sophie (Adria Arjona) marries into a very rich Mexican-American family, helmed by her fiancé Adan (Diego Boneta).

The trailer for Father of the Bride is finally here!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIn the wake of reports that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade, writer and producer Gloria Calderón Kellett is getting to work.While she said she is unable to incorporate women’s reproductive rights issues into storylines for Season 2 of her Amazon anthology series “With Love” because the scripts are locked, she says, “In my other stuff, will it be in there? Yeah! Especially women of color, especially poor women.

Father John Misty delivered a live rendition of ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’ on US TV last night (May 3). Check out the video below.The singer-songwriter – aka Joshua Tillman – appeared as the musical guest on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in support of his fifth album ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’, which came out last month.Having recently shared its David Raboy-directed video, FJM played ‘Kiss Me…’ in Fallon’s New York City studio with the help of a small orchestra.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentJan Motjo’s Beta Group is making a bold bet on Spain, both its content and market, launching Beta Fiction Spain, a TV-movie production house which will also offer production services in Spain and run a theatrical distribution operation.The new entity will be headed by two of the best-known and reputable film-TV execs in Spain: Mercedes Gamero, the former head of Atresmedia Cine, the film production-acquisition arm of Atresmedia Cine, and one of the most powerful movie producers in Spain; and Pablo Nogueroles, the former SVP at Warner Bros. Pictures International España.

David Beckham celebrated his 47th birthday on Monday with a yacht-themed cake — courtesy of the former soccer star’s wife, Victoria Beckham, who shared a video of it on her Instagram Stories.The designer panned her camera around a cake that was in the shape of a yacht, that featured little figures of the Beckham family including their children, Harper, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.  In another part of the cake, Victoria and David — complete with his tattoos -- sit hand and hand next to each other, while in the water, the cake spells, “Dear Dad, we all love you so much.

David Beckham celebrated his 47th birthday in style aboard his £5million superyacht alongside his wife Victoria and their children.The former footballer, whose birthday falls on 2 May, could be seen soaking up the sun with Victoria, 48, in a series of snaps the former Spice Girls star shared to Instagram. She posted a loved-up snap of her and David on the beach to mark his big day, alongside a gushing caption which said: "I love you so much @davidbeckham you are the most incredible husband anyone could wish for and I feel truly blessed.

Spider-Man and Black Adam may get the headlines, CinemaCon continued its efforts to highlight all forms of movies with Tuesday’s presentation by indie distributor Neon, whose team led by distribution chief Elissa Federoff showcased a pair of films that defined the phrase “shock and awe.”On the “shock” side was “Crimes of the Future,” a disturbing return by “Videodrome” filmmaker David Cronenberg to the body horror genre that he is considered to be the master of. Cronenberg himself appeared on the CinemaCon stage to present what he jokingly called the start of his “attack on the world.”Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart, and Lea Seydoux, the provocative film takes place in a distant future where environmental degradation has begun to affect human evolution, causing the body to grow extra organs.

Harry Styles wowed fans at his Friday-night headlining slot at the second weekend of Coachella, and once again he was joined by a surprise special guest: Lizzo

Harry Styles brought out Lizzo as a special guest during his set at Coachella 2022 last night (April 22). Check out the footage below.The former One Direction star returned to the California festival’s second consecutive weekend to deliver another headline performance after making his debut appearance on April 15.Towards the end of his main set, Styles surprised the crowd by welcoming Lizzo to the stage to cover Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 disco anthem ‘I Will Survive’.