Jay-Z is putting his money where his mouth is.
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Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s ChorMedia and Holmgard Ltd are adapting Joe Dever’s popular fantasy-adventure gamebook series “Lone Wolf” as a live-action interactive series.Set in the fictional world of Magnamund, the series follows the adventures of Lone Wolf — the last surviving member of the Order of the Kai, an ancient caste of warrior monks who have mastered various natural and supernatural abilities.The gamebook series spans 32 books that have sold over 12 million copies worldwide,
.Jay-Z is putting his money where his mouth is.
Lena Horne will be the focus of a new limited series at Showtime.
Teigen-Legends to provide extremely cute family content, and their latest Instagram posts very much prove that point. Both Chrissy Teigen and John Legend co-ordinated their swimsuits with their children's on a recent trip on a yacht; Teigen matched daughter Luna in leopard print, while Legend mirrored son Miles in stripes.
© 2020 Getty Images LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: Johnny Depp is seen leaving the Royal Courts of Justice on February 26, 2020 in London, England. The Hollywood actor is suing The Sun newspaper over claims he beat up his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentHollywood super-indie banner Anonymous Content (“Defending Jacob”) is partnering with Païva Studio, a production label owned by French media group Mediawan, on “Civilizations,” an ambitious series based on Laurent Binet’s (“HHhH”) bestselling novel.The series, set to be shot in South America and Europe in several languages, delivers a plausible rewriting of global history in which Christopher Columbus never discovered America and the Incas came to
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentDanish writer Karen Blixen, whose memoir “Out of Africa” and short story “Babette’s Feast” were both turned into Academy Award-winning films, is now the subject of another big-screen makeover with an adaptation of her short story “The Immortal Story” set to be penned by Argentina’s Daniel Rosenfeld and Lucía Puenzo.Argentine-French actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (“BPM (Beats per Minute)”) and Leonardo Sbaraglia (“Pain and Glory,” “Wild Tales”) have
Jay-Z and his social justice organization Team Roc are calling for the prosecution of the police officer who shot and killed three Black victims.
Billie Joe Armstrong has shared a cover of John Lennon‘s protest anthem ‘Gimme Some Truth’ – you can listen to it below.Arriving in place of his usual weekly No Fun Mondays instalments, the Green Day frontman instead has offered up a No Fun Monday Hump Day edition of his quarantine series.Released in 1971, the track – which was written during the Vietnam war and originally featured on John’s Imagine album – has been covered a number of times over the years.Most notable versions include those by
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBeginning Monday, Quibi will stream an all-star remake of The Princess Bride filmed by the actors at-home while in quarantine.The re-creation, first reported by Vanity Fair, will feature an A-list cast that includes couples Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Common and Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka and Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis, along with Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Garner, Elijah Wood, Jon Hamm, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges, Jenna
Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent“The Bachelorette” is heading back into production, Variety has learned exclusively.While no exact start date set, the ABC reality dating show will be revving up imminently — with heavy-duty safety precautions placed on the production, due to concerns surrounding coronavirus.“The Bachelorette” will mark the first major show to head back into production in the United States, following the industry-wide shutdown due to the pandemic.Warner Horizon
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe hit video game “Disco Elysium” is getting the TV series treatment.Indie game developer ZA/UM has partnered with the production company dj2 Entertainment to develop a series based on the game.Based on the universe introduced in Robert Kurvitz’s 2013 novel “A Sacred, Terrible Air,” the game follows a veteran detective with a mysterious past who must solve a crime that threatens to set powerful political factions into civil war.“We’re so gratified at the response ‘Disco
coronavirus crisis in England will be dramatised for television, in a new series from Michael Winterbottom.The filmmaker will be teaming up with production house Freemantle, as well as True Detective producer Richard Brown via his company Passenger.
Manori Ravindran International Editor“The Trip” helmer Michael Winterbottom is set to direct a series depicting the U.K.’s muddled response to the coronavirus crisis under Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Producer-distributor Fremantle is partnering with “True Detective” executive producer Richard Brown’s nascent production outfit Passenger and Winterbottom’s Revolution Films on the project, which will have a keen focus on Johnson, who was admitted to intensive care with COVID-19 in late March and
Through the Glass Darkly producer Autumn Bailey-Ford has secured the film rights to the YA novel I'm Not Dying With You Tonight from writers Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal ahead of a planned movie adaptation. The timely novel, released in 2019, follows two teen girls — one black and one white — who have to confront their own assumptions about racial inequality as they rely on each other to get through a riot that has set their city on fire.
Pride is not just for the members of the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also for the children of gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and transgender parents.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tongayi Chirisa (Palm Springs, Antebellum) is set as a series regular opposite Katee Sackhoff on the second season of Netflix’s sci-fi space drama series Another Life.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tongayi Chirisa (Palm Springs, Antebellum) is set as a series regular opposite Katee Sackhoff on the second season of Netflix’s sci-fi space drama series Another Life.
Abramorama is set to give the five-part financial crime documentary series The Con a virtual premiere and a global digital release. ABCinemaNOW will host the virtual premiere on Aug.
Dame Vera Lynn, British singer, who is known for her song We’ll Meet Again that became an anthem of hope in the country during the Second World War, passed away at the age of 103. Her songs like The White Cliffs of Dover, gave a voice to the hopes and fears about the conflict with Nazi Germany back in the day when British soldiers were fighting the war back in the day.
Vera Lynn, the British singer whose songs were hugely popular during the Second World War, has died aged 103.A statement from her family said: "The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain's best-loved entertainers at the age of 103."Dame Vera Lynn, who lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, passed away earlier today, 18 June 2020, surrounded by her close family."Lynn was widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart" as her performances inspired and gave hope to troops in Egypt,