More than 1,000 artifacts from decades of television will hit the auction block on June 2-4.
12.05.2023 - 17:03 / variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor How did writer-director Jim Strouse get Celine Dion to play herself and write five new songs for his film “Love Again?” “It took months, maybe even a full year,” Strouse tells Variety. “There was a lot of thought, eating, letters and lookbooks.” The Sony feature-length stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Mira) and Sam Heughan (Rob) as depressed singles that meet in a not-so-ordinary way after inadvertently exchanging a series of intimate and embarrassing text messages. Dion makes her big-screen debut in the romantic comedy portraying a semi-fictionalized version of herself.
Adapted from the 2016 German film “Texts for You” (“SMS für Dich”), Screen Gems acquired the rights and it came to the filmmaker after a general meeting with Scott Strauss, the company’s executive vice president. Strouse found the film charming and a good blueprint that he could shape up after a few key changes.
“In that film, there’s a larger-than-life fictional singer played by Henriette Boot, and we all thought if we could put a real artist in there it would be more interesting and have their life speak to the themes of the film,” Strouse says. Dion was at the top of their wish list. Who better to speak about love than the queen of love songs? “We didn’t know if we could get her but that was always the dream,” adds Strouse, who thought he had a chance at securing her participation since “we’re all part of the Sony family,” he says. “I thought it would be easy. They’d make a call to someone” — unfortunately, that wasn’t quite the case. When Dion took longer than usual to return Strouse’s calls, he opted for different approaches like sending her a copy of the script and numerous letters until he finally won her over. In
More than 1,000 artifacts from decades of television will hit the auction block on June 2-4.
A Chimera is something one tries to achieve but alas, never manages to find. It is the heart and soul of a quest in life, in different ways, for the cast of characters in writer/director Alice Rohrwacher’s beautiful new film La Chimera premiering today as one of the last entries in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. It also happens to be one of the best.
took to Instagram on Friday to announce that, after several postponements, she has decided to officially cancel her world tour. “It is with tremendous disappointment that we have to announce today the cancellation of the Courage World Tour,” a post to her Instagram read. “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.
What are its symptoms? The main symptoms caused by stiff person syndrome are spasms and rigidity of the torso and limbs. Spasms can be triggered by loud noises, with the condition also causing heightened sensitivity to sound.
Ross Sinclair admitted it was a dream come true to make his debut for St Johnstone – and thanked his proud family for their support along the way.
If you thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had spilled everything there is to say about royal life, think again - the pair are said to be in talks for yet another tell-all feature, this time as a Netflix movie. They've already given a revealing look at their version of events of life inside the palace in their Netflix documentary series, Harry & Meghan, released in December, but they are now said to be keen for a repeat performance The new venture is likely to focus on their experience of living inside the palace and was reportedly inspired by Netflix's announcement that it's developing a film around Prince Andrew’s infamous car crash BBC interview with journalist Emily Maitlis.
Hand in hand! Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes continued to fuel reconciliation speculation with an outing in New York City.
Members of One Direction have reportedly met up to record new music for the first time in seven years. The record-breaking boy bands called it quits in 2015, five years after shooting to fame on The X Factor. Originally Louis Tomlinson, 31, Niall Horan, 29, Harry Styles, 29, Liam Payne, 29, and Zayn Malik, 30, all auditioned as solo artists on the singing competition, but it was the brains of Simon Cowell that saw their potential as a group.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have acquired the crown jewel of California real estate.
EXCLUSIVE: Gillian Anderson and Jason Issacs will star in the film adaptation of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir The Salt Path. Marianne Elliott, the Tony Award and Olivier Award winning theater artist, is to make her screen directing debut on the project which will be a nice one in the Cannes market for Rocket Science. Black Bear has already snapped up UK rights.
NCT member Johnny Suh has revealed that K-pop boyband NCT 127 are working on new music.In a newly released video by the Associated Press, recorded on May 7, Johnny told the new agency that both NCT and its sub-group NCT 127 are in the midst of recording new albums.“We are starting to record our new album for NCT 127, also the whole NCT, so you guys can look forward to that,” he said. “I don’t know how fast it’s going to come out, but we’re working on it.”Elsewhere during the interview, Johnny also gave a shoutout to the new NCT sub-unit, NCT DOJAEJUNG: “Right now DOJAEJUNG is out so if you guys support us, hopefully you guys are supporting them.”Last week, SM Entertainment released a preview of its upcoming music releases, up until the third quarter of 2023.
Getting Celine Dion to star in a movie wasn’t easy.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is said to be "praying" for an elderly woman who was hit by a police motorbike escorting Sophie in West London.The woman, thought to be in her 80s is said to be fighting for her life in hospital in critical after being rushed there following the incident that occurred at around 3.21pm on Wednesday. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance scrambled to the scene after the police motorbike struck the woman at the junction of Cromwell Road and Warwick Road while on escort duties.The Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident and said that the injured woman's family had been informed.
The King's lavish Coronation service yesterday will be followed by a concert tonight, Sunday, May 7. The show will take place in front of around 20,000 at Windsor Castle and will be attended by the newly-crowned King and Queen.
Sam Heughan has gushed at how 'proud' he is of his new blockbuster movie 'Love Again'.
New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Ed Sheeran leads this week's releases with, pronounced «Subtract,» Sheeran's fifth studio album.
Céline Dion’s “Love Again” co-stars have nothing but love for the Canadian icon.
What started at Coachella doesn’t end at Coachella. Ariana Madix and Daniel Wai’s rumored romance continues to grow, as the Vanderpump Rules star celebrated his birthday alongside him in New York City.
Rihanna 's pregnancy style just won't let up!On Wednesday night, the pregnant singer was seen out with her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky for a date night in New York City. Rihanna's baby bump was the star of the show, as she bared it underneath a long leather trench by Acne Studios, paired with a matching mini-skirt and thigh high boots.Rocky, who is the self-proclaimed fashion killa, was equally chic in a pair of light denim jeans, paired with a plaid shirt, which he layered under a blue coat. The couple's evening out came after theyshut down the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday in NYC. Making their grand entrance, Rihanna wore a custom design by Valentino.
She’s back. Kristen Doute slammed Tom Sandoval for cheating on Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss — and took a shot at former boss Lisa Vanderpump.