Jess Biddle Joins Something Happy Productions As VP, Film & Television

EXCLUSIVE: As it preps for the release of notable titles like Nickel Boys, production company Louverture Films has added a handful of key execs and collaborators, including two principal partners and a chief financial officer.

EXCLUSIVE: The Equalizer‘s Lorraine Toussaint is set as a series regular opposite Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks in Prime Video‘s thriller series The Better Sister, based on the novel by Alafair Burke.

Kinds of Kindness” debuted at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, star Jesse Plemons hadn’t seen it yet. “I’ve been working, and I also … if I have the option not to watch something I’m in, I usually, slowly sneak out,” the actor told Variety, sitting down at the swanky Carlton Hotel just hours before the Searchlight Pictures film’s world premiere a few hundred yards down the Croisette.

There’s no denying it now—Emma Stone is clearly Yorgos Lanthimos’ muse. Ever since “The Favourite,” she’s worked with him on last year’s “Poor Things” and this year’s “Kinds of Kindness.” And that’s not ending anytime soon, as they are collaborating on “Bugonia,” which has finally been given an official release date.  READ MORE: ‘Fantasmas’ Trailer: Julio Torres’ New HBO Comedy Features Emma Stone & Paul Dano As Guests & Hits June 7 According to Focus Features, “Bugonia” will debut in theaters on November 7, 2025.

The next Yorgos Lanthimos directed feature Bugonia starring his Kinds of Kindness thespians Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons is hitting theaters on Nov. 7, 2025.

Bridgerton‘s author Julia Quinn has released a statement on some of the fan backlash from season three’s major change to Francesca’s story.

What’s going on with Academy Award-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s “Star Wars” movie centering on Rey Skywalker (Daisy Ridley)? Rumored to be called, “Star War: A New Jedi Order” and then more recently, “Star Wars: Episode X – A New Beginning” (who knows if any of that’s true), for months, all Daisy Ridley has said is she’s been waiting to read a script from Academy Award-nominated writer Steven Knight, the creator of “Peaky Blinders,” and writer of “Eastern Promises,” “Spencer” and more.

Justin Timberlake following his DUI arrest.Timberlake was arrested earlier this week (June 18) in Long Island, New York for “driving while intoxicated”. According to a complaint obtained by the New York Post, the 10-time Grammy Award-winner claimed to have consumed just “one martini” before following his friends home in his car.He also allegedly refused a breathalyser, as per his lawyer: “The charge was a single count because he refused the breath test.

Jessica Biel is not letting Justin Timberlake‘s scandal get in the way of her summer plans — even though she’s NOT a fan of this legal mess.

In hindsight, perhaps Jesse Plemons winning the Best Actor honor at the Cannes Film Festival last month shouldn’t have been a surprise. As noted in our review, the Oscar and two-time Emmy Award nominee is transformative playing three distinct characters in Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest opus, “Kinds of Kindness.” There is Robert, the midlevel executive who is addicted to the control of his superior (Willem Dafoe).

A feature version of the buzzy Three-Body Problem sci-fi novels is in the works from veteran Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. 

Angela Davis, American political activist, scholar, and author, presented Tribeca Festival’s fourth annual Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award to Rosario Dawson, Jesse Williams, Aloe Blacc, aja monet, Matt Post, Carmen Perez-Jordan, RodStarz and Sean Pica. 

Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, and Lucasfilm Creative Chief Dave Filoni were on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to discuss the “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka” this week (read our review). And while all eyes are on season two of “Ahsoka,” which Filoni says he’s writing, so it’s presumably on the way at some point, many fans are wondering what’s going on with the feature-length film.

Jesse Plemons is sharing some insight into his weight loss journey.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The Mediterrane Film Festival announced its complete program ahead of its second edition, taking place in Malta’s capital of Valetta from June 22-30. New titles selected include recent Cannes highlights in Coralie Fargeat’s Demi Moore-led body horror “The Substance” and Roberto Minvervini’s “The Damned,” which join previously announced films like Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Kinds of Kindness” and Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw The TV Glow.” Further program additions include Mahdi Fleifel’s Directors’ Fortnight standout “To a Land Unknown,” which Variety labeled “a confident, angry, fully-realized drama,” and Truong Minh Quy’s Un Certain Regard breakout “Viet and Nam.” An extended version of the Malta-shot “Jurassic World: Dominion” will play as part of the Malta Expanded strand, while on the retrospective end of the program, the festival will honor David Bowie with screenings of Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell to Earth” and Lisa Azuelos’s “My Way,” plus a masterclass on the musician’s enduring legacy helmed by British Film Commissioner Adrian Wootton titled “David Bowie: Celebrating 60 Years of Genius.” Artistic Director Teresa Cavina said she is “very happy” with the selection, calling it “a chorus of strong and harmonious voices that, through extraordinary films, gives shape to a complex and varied universe, a mirror of the reality that surrounds us, often difficult to decipher, sometimes painful, but also full of hope and capacity for renewal.” Cavina also emphasised the strong female presence at this year’s festival, with 16 films — almost half of the festival’s official selection — comprised of works directed by women.

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Dane (Euphoria) has been tapped to star opposite Jensen Ackles and Jessica Camacho in Countdown, Prime Video’s thriller drama series from One Chicago veteran Derek Haas.

Alex Scott will be front and centre at this year's Soccer Aid as she presents the annual charity event alongside Dermot O'Leary. But away from the pitch, the former England footballer admitted to being "madly and deeply in love" with fellow Lioness Kelly Smith before her romance with Jess Glynne.The TV presenter, 39, previously opened up about her intense romance with Kelly Smith, 45, when she launched her book, How (Not) To Be Strong in 2022.

Tributes have been paid to the Indian media baron Ramoji Rao, who has died at the age of 87.

Joey Essex's former flame and TOWIE co-star Jess Wright has spilled the tea on his surprise Love Island appearance.The reality TV heartthrob, known for his cheeky charm, sent shockwaves through the villa and among viewers when he strutted into the Love Island scene this Monday. It's been mere days since Joey's grand entrance, yet he's already stirring up a storm, causing a stir with his antics on the popular ITV2 romance show. Joey is currently coupled up with Samantha Kenny, from Liverpool, but both contestants have said they'll speak to other people if they come into the villa.

Jessica Camacho (S.W.A.T.) has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jensen Ackles in Countdown, Prime Video’s thriller drama series from One Chicago veteran Derek Haas.