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Andreas Wiseman, Tom Grater EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Van Ditthavong’s feature directorial debut All Roads To Pearla (formerly known as Sleeping In Plastic), which had its world premiere at the 2019 Austin Film Festival.

Sean Penn has confirmed he and his partner of four years, Leila George, are now married, having wed in an intimate ceremony during the coronavirus pandemic.Over the past couple of days, rumours have been swirling concerning the marital status of 59-year-old Penn, with reports stating that he and 28-year-old George had married in secret.On Tuesday 4 August, the Milk actor confirmed the news during a virtual appearance on American talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Padma Lakshmi has been learning how to best coparent her 10-year-old daughter, Krishna, with Adam R. Dell.“I don’t know that there is a perfect balance,” the Top Chef host, 49, exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

< 1 min read The Republican Party in the US state of North Dakota has found itself being condemned by both Democrats and Republicans following the publishing of absurd and offensive remarks about the rainbow community. The remarks which were made in the party’s extended policy platform, claim that LGBT+ people “recruit children” and “prey” on women.

Guns N’ Roses have announced the rescheduled live dates from their 2020 North America tour, with the gigs now set to take place in July and August 2021.Most of the band’s touring plans for 2020 have already been axed due to the coronavirus pandemic, including planned shows in London, Glasgow and Dublin.In a message to fans yesterday (July 28), Guns N’ Roses confirmed that they will now embark on their North American tour in summer 2021.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Faith-based drama Hunter’s Creed (previously known as Hunting God), starring Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman (Dog The Bounty Hunter), has scored a North American deal with Cinedigm.The story follows a man who loses his wife and reunites with his church buddies to film the hunting show they’ve always wanted to make together. Before long, he senses a dark presence in the woods eventually bringing him face to face with death and his faith.

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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOscar and Emmy nominated actor Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Deadwood) is set to reprise his role as the voice of the titular murderous doll in the forthcoming Syfy and USA Network series Chucky.Dourif originated the voice of the character in the original 1988 Child’s Play movie and its six sequels, which are all part of the Chucky-verse. Don Mancini (Hannibal, Channel Zero), who penned the entire franchise, serves as the showrunner and

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired all North American rights to doc feature Woman In Motion, about how Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols helped pioneer the NASA recruiting program to hire people of color and the first female astronauts for the space agency in the late 1970s and 1980s.The film also chronicles Nichols’ rise to fame and portrayal of Uhura on Star Trek, which marked one of the first leading roles for an African-American actress in a

Kanye West started his United States presidential bid with a chaotic rally, where he broke down in tears after revealing that he and wife Kim Kardashian had a discussion about aborting their first child North West, who is now seven-years-old.Kanye West kicked off his presidential campaign with a rally in South Carolina on Sunday. During his speech at the Exquis Event Center in North Charleston, the American rapper spoke against abortion and the morning-after pill, saying: "No more Plan B.

The year 2020 has been quite harsh for mankind in more than one ways. While Coronavirus has brought the normal life to a standstill across the world, there have been other natural calamities that have also been making things worse for humans.

Peter White Television EditorRosario Dawson-fronted drama Briarpatch is not returning for a second season.The freshman drama series has been canceled at USA Network after one season, a move which showrunner Andy Greenwald called a “bummer”.The show, which is based on the Ross Thomas novel, premiered in February.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorProducer and music supervisor Randall Poster has partnered with Loudon Wainwright III and big band leader/Prohibition-era scholar Vince Giordano for “I’d Rather Lead a Band,” a new project based around the Great American Songbook.Poster has provided music for over 100 films including “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Boyhood” and “Skyfall.” His earliest credits featured on 1995’s “Kids” directed by Larry Clark and “The Crossing Guard” directed by Sean Penn.Earlier this

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered an action-thriller series from Mark Boal straight to series, Variety has learned.The 10-episode series is titled “Echo 3,” based on the Israeli series “When Heroes Fly” created by Omri Givon and based on the novel of the same name by Amir Gutfreund.In the series, Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, is the emotional center of a small American family.