‘Iwaju': Disney’s First Project With an Outside Studio Travels to a Futuristic Nigeria

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Frost, who recently left his post as President of Sony Pictures Television Studios, has set up a production company, Bristol Circle Entertainment, and has signed a first-look TV production deal with the indie studio. Under the pact, Frost is executive producing the high-profile new series from Breaking Bad creator and Better Call Saul co-creator Vince Gilligan, starring Rhea Seehorn, which just landed at Apple TV+ with a big, two-season straight-to-series order.

EXCLUSIVE: Production has officially wrapped on the upcoming action thriller Hellfire under the seasoned Isaac Florentine directing with a cast that includes Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don’t Breathe 1 & 2), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), and Dolph Lundgren (Expendables, Rocky franchise). Hellfire also stars Scottie Thompson, Johnny Bosch, Michael Sirow, Chris Mullinax, Maurice Compte, Levon Panek, and local actress Natalie Canerday amongst others.

Rihanna will perform on the biggest stage in the country as the headlining act at the 2023 Super Bowl LVII halftime show at State Farm Stadium outside of Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 12. The 34-year-old billionaire, who has nine Grammy Awards to her name, shared an image to Instagram on Sunday afternoon of her tattooed hand holding an official NFL football.  Prior to the NFL's confirmation, Taylor Swift was rumored to be standing at the 50-yard line as the main act at halftime.

Charlene Perera has welcomed her first child into the world with her fiancé Jonathan Byrnes. The former Married At First Sight star, 37, announced the arrival of their son on social media on Tuesday, revealing they have named him Austin Mahinda Perera-Byrnes. The doting mum glowed as shared a series of adorable snaps on Instagram, including the moment she first held her son.

EXCLUSIVE: ZAG, the French-U.S. animation studio behind Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, has launched a streaming content unit, and lined up its first project.

Isaiah Washington is opening up about how having a family has affected his acting career. In an interview with Fox News Digital at a special screening of his film "God's Not Dead: We The People," the 59-year-old actor explained that he is mindful of his wife and three children when choosing his roles in television and movies.

The White Lotus breakout star Murray Bartlett claimed the first Emmy of his career tonight, for his outlandish role as Armond, the ingratiating but conniving luxury hotel manager in the HBO limited series.

Sunny Day Real Estate played a warm-up show on Saturday (September 10) ahead of their reunion tour, which kicks off this week.The show at Spokane Club in Washington was their first time performing in 12 years, with the line-up including Jeremy Enigk, Dan Hoerner, William Goldsmith, and new bassist Chris Jordan.The band kicked off the gig with ‘Seven’, and also played ‘Pillars’, ‘In Circles’ and 2014 single ‘Lipton Witch’, before finishing with ‘Days Were Golden’.Sunny Day Real Estate are set to begin their reunion tour tomorrow (September 13) at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, with dates throughout September, October and December. View ticket details here.A post shared by Sunny Day Real Estate (@sunnydayrealestate)Just a tiny little Sunny Day Real Estate warmup show in Spokane for a couple hundred emo folks.

Rap Sh!t, the comedy series from Issa Rae, is officially getting a second season.

“The Fabelmans” made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, and a new trailer offers a glimpse of the latest film from acclaimed director Steven Spielberg.

Every director, it seems, has a deeply personal coming-of-age story to tell, from Francois Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows” to Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” to Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma.” And lately every Toronto International Film Festival has made one of those films a centerpiece of its lineup. Last year, it was Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” which won TIFF’s audience award and went on to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture; this year, it’s Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” which had its world premiere on Saturday night in the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre.Based on Spielberg’s childhood in New Jersey (briefly), Phoenix (longer) and Northern California (for a stormy stretch in high school), “The Fabelmans” is a sweet look back at a boy who was transfixed by the movies from the moment he saw “The Greatest Show on Earth” in 1952, and who started his own adventures in filmmaking with the help of his dad’s camera and a Lionel train set in the basement.

Prince Harry’s old flame Cressida Bonas showed how to do pregnancy in style while out shopping in West London last week. Wearing a relaxed pair of denim dungarees and a white T-shirt, Cressida, 33, accessorised her outfit with a straw tote bag and her dachshund, Budgie Bear, who trotted alongside her.

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to the gripping historical drama Kent State from writer, director Karen Slade. The film will star Dermot Mulroney, Clancy Brown, Aksel Hennie, Christopher Backus, Christopher Ammanuel, Andrew Ortenberg and Jacqueline Emerson.

Disney has shared a first look at its upcoming new animated sci-fi series Iwájú at the D23 Expo in California.The event is taking place this weekend (September 9-11) at the Anaheim Convention Center and unveiling many new films and TV series from the studio.Among them was Iwájú, which was created by Ziki Nelson. The comic-style series will be set in Lagos and will explore class, innocence and challenging the status quo.During D23, Disney unveiled the first-look image from the show and announced that it will arrive on Disney+ sometime in 2023.

Tom Hanks has revealed there were discussions about making a sequel to Forrest Gump, but it only “lasted all of 40 minutes”.The 1994 Oscar-winning film was originally based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom, which received a sequel titled Gump and Co. in 1995.Despite the success of the film adaptation, which won six Oscars including Best Picture, Hanks explained that talks of sequel were quickly brushed aside.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hanks said: “I will say that, with a long time in between, we did take a stab at talking about another Forrest Gump that lasted all of 40 minutes.

With The Cleveland Cavaliers trading Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen for the Utah Jazz’s three-time all-star, Donovan Mitchell the Cavs starting lineup is all but set with one spot up for grabs. There are a few players that could fill that slot such as Cris LeVert who the Cavaliers traded for at the deadline last season and who showed flashes of greatness.

Emily Longeretta The cast of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 31, the first season that will air on Disney+ instead of ABC, has been announced. The celebrities and their professional partners were revealed on “Good Morning America” on Thursday. Tyra Banks is set to return as host alongside a new co-host, Alfonso Ribeiro, who previously won Season 19 of the dance competition.