Blake Lively were spotted taking in opening night of The Music Man on Broadway. The 45-year-old Reynolds and his 34-year-old wife were spotted masking up while arriving at the at Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.
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Sasha Urban editorMaricel Soriano (above, left) will star in Rain Valdez’s upcoming trans-led romantic comedy “Re-Live: A Tale of an American Island Cheerleader,” Variety has learned exclusively. As previously reported, “Re-Live” co-writers Rachel Leyco and Valdez (above, right) star as sisters Rochelle and Rowena, respectively.
Soriano will play their mother, Thelma. Jhett Tolentino (“Lingua Franca”) will executive produce in association with Shant Joshi’s Fae Pictures.“Re-Live” tells the story of Rowena, a transgender movie star who returns to her home in Guam for her high school reunion’s “do-over week.” Rowena’s plan to live out her childhood dream of being a cheerleader falters when her mother’s cancer begins to worsen, and she learns to value the family she left behind.
The film marks Valdez’s feature directorial debut. “Having a legendary Filipino actress like Maricel Soriano strengthens our commitment to telling our stories from our authentic experiences and for our Filipinx diaspora,” Leyco and Valdez said in statement.
“Now more than ever, this empowers us to further highlight our communities at a time when visibility must be taken to new heights to fight against the rise of anti-trans and anti-Asian violence.”Soriano is one of the Philippines’ most awarded actors, with a career spanning more than 50 years in film and television.“Re-Live” is set to begin shooting in November in Hawai’i and Guam. It was previously selected for Inside Out’s LGBT Finance Forum in 2021 and won the Inside Out Pitch Please! competition in 2019.Valdez received a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series for her lead role in “Razor Tongue,” which she created, crowdfunded and
.Blake Lively were spotted taking in opening night of The Music Man on Broadway. The 45-year-old Reynolds and his 34-year-old wife were spotted masking up while arriving at the at Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.
DEALSUniversal’s Republic Records has expanded its partnership with K-pop company JYP Entertainment, they having worked together to launch girl group Twice in the US. “We are beyond delighted to move forward with Republic Records”, says JYP CEO Jimmy Jeong, so to develop a “major artist roster” together after “the successful kick-off Twice has brought”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSUlf Zick has joined Utopia Music as Chief Marketing Officer.
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia as Mac’s dad, show creator Rob McElhenney has revealed.Speaking on the latest episode of The Always Sunny podcast, McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton were discussing episode ‘Dennis And Dee Get A New Dad’ when the subject of casting Mac’s dad, Luther McDonald, was raised.“Little known fact, somebody came in and read for us who went on to become a rather big star,” McElhenney teased.After he revealed it was Bautista, McElhenney added: “There were so many great actors that came in because I think it’s a really funny part and people got it, and I remember him doing a pretty good job. I remember there were three or four guys we really liked.”In response to the Bautista revelation, Howerton said: “Get out of here.
#KingRichard family has been nominated by the @TheAcademy for 6 awards including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Song. pic. twitter.
BBC adaptation Conversations with Friends has just been released – scroll down to watch.The forthcoming TV series will bring Rooney’s acclaimed debut novel from 2017 to the small screen this May.Newcomer Alison Oliver will play Frances, and American Honey star Sasha Lane has been cast as her best friend Bobbi. The story follows Frances and Bobbi as they meet married couple Melissa (Jemima Kirke) and Nick (Joe Alwyn).Watch the new trailer here:The show follows Normal People, the screen adaptation of Rooney’s second novel of the same name starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Based on the BAFTA award-winning BBC3 series Murder in Successville, Murderville follows Terry Seattle and a guest celebrity partner where they have to improvise their way through a scripted murder investigation without the script.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterA+E Networks has promoted Sharon Scott to president of the company’s unscripted division, including Category 6 Media and Six West Media.In this newly created role, Scott, who most recently served as executive vice president of Category 6 Media, will have oversight of A+E Network’s expanding full-service nonfiction content creation unit. She will continue to report directly to Paul Buccieri, president and chairman of A+E Networks Group.Additionally, A+E Networks has upped Steve Ascher, who was previously executive vice president of Six West Media, to oversee development for the company’s entire unscripted division, including Category 6 Media.
Serena Williams may be one of the fiercest competitors in the history of sports, but that doesn’t mean she won’t help out a fellow player. After losing in the opening round of the 2014 US Open, 18-year-old Ashleigh Barty announced that she was taking “a break from professional tennis” before pursuing a career in cricket.“It was too much too quickly for me as I’ve been travelling from quite a young age,” she said of her decision at the time. “I wanted to experience life as a normal teenaged girl and have some normal experiences.”But, after just one successful season, Barty made her return to tennis in early 2016.
Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling have been warned that their spots in the Manchester City team could be at risk when Julian Alvarez arrives at the club.
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest have expressed their sadness at the tragic death of Miss USA pageant and TV host, Cheslie Kryst. The LIVE! stars took to their show's Instagram Stories after the Extra correspondent died from a suspected suicide on 31 January. MORE: Regina King devastated following death of her only child Cheslie was pronounced dead after falling from her apartment building in Manhattan, New York. She was just 30 years old. WATCH: Stars gone too soonKelly and Ryan shared a photo alongside the late star and captioned it:"So sad to hear of Cheslie Kryst's passing.
Eight episode series Pam and Tommy is ready to take screens by storm as it lands on 2 February. The series looks at Pamela’s relationship with musician Tommy Lee, and the aftermath of their honeymoon sex tape being leaked after it was stolen from their home and sold on the internet in 1995. And the stars of the show are most certainly Lily James, who plays Pamela, and Sebastian Stan, who stars as Tommy.The series isn't without its raunchy scenes, as you might expect, and Lily and Sebastian certainly captivate with their acting abilities in the intriguing Disney+ series.
Saoirse Ronan is set to star in the next film from “The Unforgivable” director Nora Fingscheidt, a drama based on a memoir called “The Outrun.” “The Outrun” is based on Amy Liptrot’s 2016 award-winning memoir of the same name, and the film will be introduced to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market. Ronan will star in the film as Rona, a woman fresh out of rehab who returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away.
K.J. Yossman Saoirse Ronan has been tapped as the lead in “The Outrun,” the memoir of alcoholism and nature from writer Amy Liptrot.“The Unforgivable” helmer Nora Fingscheidt is set to direct.In “The Outrun,” four-time Oscar nominee Ronan stars as recently-out-of-rehab Rona who heads for home in Scorland’s wild Orkney Islands after an absence of over a decade.
Love Island’s Sharon Gaffka has shared how she’s “heartbroken and sobbing” after the death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst.The lawyer, model and Miss USA 2019 was found dead at the age of 30 after a suspected suicide in New York in the early hours of Sunday morning. Sharon, 25, has shared her heartbreak on Instagram, saying that Cheslie was one of her “biggest inspirations” and helped her “find peace” with who she was.The 2021 Love Island contestant took part in pageants for several years before finding fame on the show, winning the title of Miss International UK in 2018. Posting a photo of Cheslie to her Instagram story, Sharon wrote: “I can’t believe what I’m reading.