MasterChef's Melissa Leong's powerful message on racism

BritBox, the U.K. content-focused streaming service launched by BBC Studios and ITV, has promoted Emily Powers to executive vp and head of Britbox North America.

 Bad Bunny , dedicated his performance and award as Top Latin Artist of the year at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards to women. After taking the stage to sing “Yo Perreo Sola” alongside fellow Puerto Rican singer  Ivy Queen  and Nesi, the reggaeton and Latin trap superstar, sent a powerful message to those who still believe women are the “weaker sex.” “What a time to be Latino.

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Maryland’s governor Larry Hogan is not voting for Donald Trump – nor anyone still alive.

 Lizzo  is using her platform to make her voice heard.On Wednesday, October 14, the singer won the award for Top Song Sales Artist at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMichael Bay’s Netflix action thriller “6 Underground” has received a financial rebate from the Malaysian authorities as recompense for the visual effects work it purchased in the country.While the country has operated a location incentive program for film and TV production in the country since 2013, this is the first time that a film has qualified for the less well-known post-production visual effects subsidy.The Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) is operated by

Manori Ravindran International EditorDeepa Mehta’s latest film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel “Funny Boy,” has been picked up by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing, and will land worldwide on Netflix this December, Variety can reveal.The Oscar-nominated “Earth” and “Midnight’s Children” director wrote the screenplay for the film alongside Selvadurai, whose debut 1994 novel is set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s and 1980s and was ground-breaking in its

Lizzo used her acceptance speech at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards to share an empowering message with her fans. On Wednesday, the 32-year-old singer bagged the top song sales artist award.

Penelope Ann Miller has been cast as former First Lady Nancy Reagan in an upcoming biopic about the late president's life. Dennis Quaid was cast as President Ronald Reagan back in 2018.

Penelope Ann Miller will play Nancy Reagan in Reagan, a biopic of former President Ronald Reagan that stars Dennis Quaid in the title role. The movie is currently, and quietly, in production in Oklahoma, with Jon Voight and Robert Davi also in the cast.

Ellise Shafer editorPenelope Ann Miller is taking on the role of First Lady Nancy Reagan in a biopic of former President Ronald Reagan, Variety has confirmed.Miller will star opposite Dennis Quaid, who is playing Ronald Reagan. The film is being helmed by “The Miracle Season” and “Soul Surfer” director Sean McNamara and is currently in production in Oklahoma.Miller will portray Nancy Reagan from her late 20s to early 70s.

Naman Ramachandran Popular Tamil cinema actor Vijay Sethupathi (“96”) is set to star as iconic Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan in upcoming biopic “800.”With 800 wickets in test match cricket and 534 in one day internationals, Muralitharan is the bowler with world records for the highest number of wickets in both versions of the sport.

One Night in Miami made its world premiere in Venice. King’s feature directorial debut is an adaptation of the Kemp Powers play of the same name, which follows Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown through a night of celebration, conflict, fellowship, and moral and political epiphany after Clay defeats Sonny Liston to claim the world heavyweight boxing championship title.Weeks later, King accepted her fourth prime-time Emmy for playing Sister Night, a.k.a.

“Sesame Street” is continuing the tough conversations with kids.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Teresa Palmer has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

While you may not find Mariah Carey shading James Packer in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mimi made her stance on her ex-fiancé perfectly clear in a new interview with The Guardian on October 5. In case you were wondering why the “Always Be My Baby” singer, 50, didn’t include her relationship with the Australian billionaire, 53, anywhere in her book, it’s because Carey doesn’t think their engagement “mattered.”

Megan Thee Stallion made her Saturday Night Live debut over the weekend, and absolutely slayed. Taking the stage in Studio 8H, the “Savage” rapper made the most of her high-profile appearance, and used the platform to deliver a powerful message.