Marco Bassetti, CEO, Banijay Group, to Deliver Keynote at Mipcom Cannes

A group of wealthy people arrive on a mysterious island and receive the meal of a lifetime in Mark Mylod’s psychological thriller The Menu. Written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, the film stars Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor Joy. 

A group of wealthy people arrive on a mysterious island and receive the meal of a lifetime in Mark Maylod’s psychological thriller The Menu. Written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, the film stars Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor Joy. 

Marsha Hunt, a veteran actress of the Golden Age of film, radio and Broadway who later saw her career wither over her protests against the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), died of natural causes on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles.

Disney has offered fans a first look at its live-action Snow White remake, starring Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman). The first images from the film directed by Marc Webb were unveiled as part of the studio’s D23 presentation, highlighting its upcoming slate of live-action and animated features, which also spotlighted the work of its subsidiary, Pixar.

Yazmin Oukhellou has shared a sneak peek inside her sprawling Marrakesh mansion, where she's been residing over recent weeks. The Only Way Is Essex star, 28, jetted off to her "second home" in Morocco recently as she continues to recover from the horror car crash which saw her sustain serious arm injuries back in July.

Italian director Paolo Sorrentino has been named as jury president of Morocco’s Marrakech International Film Festival, which will run as a physical event for the first time in three years from 11 to 19 November.

Fascism – its roots, legacy and contemporary manifestations – is a leitmotif running throughout the 79th Venice Film Festival as Italy marks the centenary of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s fateful power grab in 1922, in an era when totalitarian leaders are once again on the rise.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has explained his decision to start Casemiro on the bench vs Southampton.

Since “Avengers: Endgame,” it’s clear there would be a “changing of the guard” in the MCU, with new heroes replacing the Avengers whose arcs culminated in that film. In fact, half of the original Avengers are gone at this point, with only Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Thor, and Hawkeye remaining (and Clint Barton is more or less retired).

DEALSThree Six Zero has announced a partnership with artist management company Forward Motion Artists, run by Jazz Spinder. “I’m THRILLED Jazz and his Forward Motion Artists team will be another fantastic addition to the Three Six Zero ecosystem”, says Three Six Zero CEO Mark Gillespie. “Their commitment to creatively evolving and amplifying their artist’s vision is immensely impressive and I am excited to see their contribution to our expanding management business globally”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSLil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment has appointed Karen Civil as General Manager.

Manchester United will discover their Europa League group stage opponents for the coming season on Friday (August 26), with some potentially difficult ties awaiting them.

Kevin Hart says Mark Wahlberg and the Funky Bunch will be opening for him on tour anytime soon, hilariously roasting his co-star in the process. ET's Kevin Frazier caught up with the cast of Netflix's at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday night, with Hart explaining why he had to decline Wahlberg's offer to join him on the road for his comedy tour as Marky Mark. «He offered it and I said, 'Let's do it' and he put his stupid price tag in front of it that didn't make any sense,» Hart says. «Yeah, he said, 'Kevin, I need $7 million for three songs.' That's what he did.» Claiming to have not ruled out the option solely on price, Hart did have one more request. «I said, 'Are you going to do it in the Calvin Klein underwear?'» Hart jokes. «He said, 'No, I'm not coming out like that anymore.' That defeats the purpose.

Naman Ramachandran “Me, My Mom & Sharmila,” the feature directorial debut of queer Muslim writer-director Fawzia Mirza, has set its cast. The film will feature Amrit Kaur, the breakout star of Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble’s HBO Max series “The Sex Lives of College Girls”; Hamza Haq, who won best actor in 2021 and 2022 at the Canadian Screen Awards for CTV medical drama “Transplant”; and Nimra Bucha (“Ms. Marvel,” “Churails”). Set in 1999, the film follows Azra (Kaur) over 48 hours as she travels from her home in Canada to her parents’ homeland of Pakistan to bury her father (Haq). Azra struggles to connect with her conservative mother Mariam (Bucha), but her return to Pakistan launches her into memories both real and imagined that reveal their unexpected similarities.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Danish international sales and aggregation outfit LevelK has boarded the thought-provoking drama “Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures” by award-winning Portuguese director Marco Martins, which world premieres in main competition at next month’s San Sebastian Film Festival.  Hailed by Variety as “a powerful study of intense grief,” Martin’s debut feature, “Alice,” won the Prix Regards Jeune at Cannes in 2005. The story unravels three months before Brexit, as hundreds of migrants descend on the UK village of Great Yarmouth seeking work in the region’s turkey processing plants. Once there, Tânia greets them with matronly authority, taking charge as innkeeper, accountant, and fixer. As she’s forced to deceive them, her conscience grows heavy and she dreams of a brighter, seemingly unattainable, future transforming derelict hotels into modern retreats for elderly tourists.

Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti is to deliver a keynote at Mipcom.

Celebrity Big Brother star Marco Pierre White Jr has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The son of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White pleaded guilty to 14 offences between January 2021 and April 2022.The list of offences includes being in the possession of heroin, in possession of a knife, shoplifting and a racially aggravated public order, which was targeted at a Tesco security guard. White Jr has been embroiled in legal issues in the past, including being convicted and fined only in January this year for racially and homophobically abusing police officers arresting him at a train station for drunk and disorderly behaviour.

The rumours of Abbie Chatfield and Konrad Bień-Stephen’s split are still fresh and yet it seems Konrad has already found a new fling.According to reports Konrad has been linked to Bachelor in Paradise alum Megan Marx.WATCH BELOW: Megan Marx reveals backlash from public over bisexualitySo far Konrad and Megan haven’t commented on their connection and Abbie has been reluctant to add her opinion. Regardless, here's everything you need to know about the enigmatic Megan Marx.Meet MeganFan’s first met Megan on Richie Strahan’s season of The Bachelor.Despite being a fan favourite, Megan dramatically quit during episode seven after telling Richie that she couldn’t fall in love with him in an environment "with such competition and intensity".After her exit, Megan revealed she’d had a unique upbringing, even getting married at 18.She revealed she had a unique childhoodIn an interview with Kyle and Jackie O she shared details about her childhood growing up in a religious ‘cult’."We didn't watch TV, [there was] no alcohol and church every day," she said.They would even perform exorcisms."In exorcisms the preacher would put his hand on your head and speak in tongue to get the demons out.”At 18 she was married to her boyfriend of four years but they split in 2014.Megan was married at 18.Although Megan didn’t find love with Richie, her time on The Bachelor certainly wasn’t wasted after making a connection with fellow contestant Tiffany Scanlon.The pair dated for less than a year but the interest in their relationship was massive.

EXCLUSIVE: Chipo Chung and Anthony Mark Barrow have joined the cast of Black Cake, a family drama in the works for Hulu that’s based on the book by Charmaine Wilkerson.