Jennifer Lopez is set to share her story in the new Netflix documentary “Halftime”.
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After Netflix viewers’ positive response to “Love on the Spectrum”, the Australian reality show chronicling the difficult dating adventures of a variety of people on the autism spectrum, a U.S. version is poised to arrive.
“Love on the Spectrum – U.S.” features a disparate array of American singles, each of whom is on the autism spectrum, as they navigate their own individual searches for love.
On Wednesday, May 4, Netflix unveiled a first-look trailer for the debut season of the U.S. version, introducing the cast of singles whose lives will be followed.
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“My ideal partner would be someone who can depend on me,” says one of the autistic singles, Dani. “We want to depend on each other.”
Another, Steve, shares his own wish: “To have a lovely lady, that would be an absolute dream.”
And while they may be on various degrees of the autism spectrum, they are all fundamentally searching for the same thing. “Respect, understanding and a whole lot of love,” says one of the series’ subjects.
“‘Love on the Spectrum – U.S.’ is an insightful and warm-hearted docu-reality series following autistic people as they navigate the world of dating and relationships,” says Netflix in its official synopsis.
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“Following the success of the multi award-winning Australian series, this U.S.-based series tells the stories of a unique and diverse cast of characters searching for something we all hope to find, love.”
“Love on the Spectrum – U.S.” premieres on Wednesday, May 18.
Jennifer Lopez is set to share her story in the new Netflix documentary “Halftime”.
Wilson Chapman editorLess than a month after the highly anticipated “Top Gun: Maverick” flies into theaters, director Joseph Kosinski is reuniting with star Miles Teller for the Netflix sci-fi thriller “Spiderhead.”Based on the George Saunders short story “Escape From Spiderhead,” which was originally published in The New Yorker, “Spiderhead” stars Teller as a prisoner at the titular state-of-the-art penitentiary, designed by inventor Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth). Located on a gorgeous island, the island offers its prisoners reduced prison sentences and good accommodations at a price; every inmate wears a surgically attached experimental device that administers mind-altering drugs in their brain.Although Abnesti is convinced that his work will save lives, the experiments he carries out on his patients begins to test the boundaries of free will.
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Miranda Otto, Jesse Spence and Guy Pearce are among the high-profile stars featuring on Disney+’s debut slate in Australia and New Zealand.
“Lightyear” in theaters this summer, Pixar Animation Studios is pulling back the curtain on another new film coming from the studio in 2023: “Elementals.”This new original film hails from “The Good Dinosaur” filmmaker Peter Sohn, who directs the story of an unlikely pair – Ember and Wade – living in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. A mismatched buddy story, the film follows a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy who “are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common.”The film was inspired by Sohn’s own childhood in New York.
“Lightyear” in theaters this summer, Pixar Animation Studios is pulling back the curtain on another new film coming from the studio in 2023: “Elemental.”This new original film hails from “The Good Dinosaur” filmmaker Peter Sohn, who directs the story of an unlikely pair – Ember and Wade – living in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. A mismatched buddy story, the film follows a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy who “are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common.”The film was inspired by Sohn’s own childhood in New York.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust hours after Kendrick Lamar dropped his long-awaited fifth full-length album, “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers,” he’s unveiled dates for a massive tour in support of the album, launching in Oklahoma on July 19 and wrapping in New Zealand five months later.
Wilson Chapman editorJust a year after the premiere of its last live-action adaptation, the “Resident Evil” franchise has risen from the grave in the first trailer for the upcoming Netflix horror series.Based on the long-running Capcom survival horror franchise, “Resident Evil” stars Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker, one of the main antagonists of the original video game series. Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska portray the younger and older versions of Wesker’s daughter Jade, while Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, Paola Nuñez, Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gossatti and Turlough Convery round out the cast in undisclosed roles.The plot for the new series has been kept under wraps, but the teaser trailer, set to the famous 1971 pop song “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony),” reveals that the show will be split in between two timelines.
Zac Efron really understood the impact of High School Musical‘s mass appeal when he was camping in Papua New Guinea.
Dua Lipa has shared more details about her upcoming third album, saying the record is “about understanding what I want”.The singer’s follow-up to her 2020 smash ‘Future Nostalgia’ was first teased back in January, when Lipa said she had “done a big chunk of writing” for the new record.In March, she then revealed that the album was “50 per cent done” and is “starting to take shape”.Reiterating that the album is half-way finished in a new interview with Vogue, Lipa also discussed more of the inspirations and ideas behind her third album.“I’ve definitely grown up. Overall, whether it’s sonically or in terms of the themes, I’ve matured,” she said.“It’s like I’m coming into my power and not afraid to talk about things,” she added of the third album.
Living the tour life. Fresh off her sold out set at Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival in Los Angeles, Iliza Shlesinger took Us Weekly on the road with her to see a day in her life.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust two weeks before the release of his “Harry’s House” third solo album, Harry Styles has announced the dates for “Love on Tour 2022.”Coming off of a sold out 42-date arena tour in 2021 and two special “One Night Only” shows in New York and London, the 2022 tour works the “Harry’s House” theme by turning arenas in New York, Los Angeles (10 nights each), Chicago, Austin (5 nights each) and Toronto (2 nights) into Harry’s de facto house.Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on Monday, August 15th and Tuesday, August 16th at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. Styles will continue his residencies in New York City for ten nights at Madison Square Garden, Austin for five nights at Moody Center, and Chicago for five nights at United Center, before wrapping up at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for 10 night run concluding on Tuesday, November 15th.
Game Of Thrones prequel series House Of The Dragon – you can check it out below.Set 200 years before events in the flagship HBO series, House Of The Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood and follows the Targaryen family during the Dance of the Dragons – a civil war among House Targaryen for the Iron Throne.This latest trailer sets the stage for the conflict, as various houses swear allegiance to King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) and his named successor, his firstborn child Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy).“Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne,” Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) tells the young heiress in the trailer.Elsewhere, we see Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), another contender for the throne, encounter a fire-breathing dragon.Along with the trailer, HBO has released a selection of character posters.
Twitter announced new content partnerships with Fox Sports, WNBA, Sean Combs’ Revolt network, E! News, Condé Nast and Essence at the 2022 Digital Content NewFronts on Wednesday. “The Twitter timeline is where highlights hit first.
Florence + The Machine have shared details for a five-date Australian and New Zealand tour, taking their upcoming ‘Dance Fever’ album Down Under in the first quarter of 2023.The run will start in Perth on Saturday March 4, when Florence Welch and co. take to the stage at the RAC Arena.
It looks like Katie Holmes has a new man in her life!