Mel B’s Daughter Phoenix Recreates Her Iconic Spice Girls Looks

What makes history funny? Mel Brooks cracked the code 40 years ago with his classic comedy “History of the World, Part I.” The film takes viewers through various periods ranging from pre-historic to The French Revolution — each one producing hilarious results. A sequel was always part of the joke, even cemented by a fake trailer that teased its upcoming segments.

It’s the long, anticipated follow-up!

EXCLUSIVE: Ghosts standout Danielle Pinnock has landed a supporting role alongside Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross in the holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane from Prime Video.

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here relaying a hugely busy week in the world of film and TV as the post-Christmas blues are very much washed away. Read on.

What is “Beau Is Afraid,” exactly, you ask? Well, it’s the new film from indie horror auteur Ari Aster, known for the big A24 hits “Midsommar” and “Hereditary,” and it stars Joaquin Phoenix. But is it a horror film? Because until now, the first trailer, most of “Beau’s Is Afraid,” was mainly under wraps.

We miss when Ariana Grande used to post things like this on social media. She’s become much more reclusive! Mysterious!

As we detailed extensively in our Biggest Entertainment Stories Of 2022 & What’s Next feature from late last year, while riding high for years and seemingly the future of the film and television industry, the bubble burst on streaming last year. The shortest version of that story? Netflix stock tumbled in early 2022, and then in April, the streamer announced it had lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade, its stock plunged heavily, and the company quickly scrambled to go to an ad-model-tier subscription model.

It’s been four long years (including a pandemic) since Ari Aster‘s last film, 2019’s “Midsommar.” But now, after some release days and a title change, Aster’s latest is set to hit theaters: “Beau Is Afraid” arrives this April, as per A24‘s brand new poster for the film. READ MORE: ‘Beau Is Afraid’: Ari Aster’s New Nightmare Comedy WIth Joaquin Phoenix Changes Its ‘Disappointment Blvd’ Title & Drops Teaser Poster Many expected a Cannes premiere for “Beau Is Afraid” in May this year, so now speculation abounds about where and when the film has its world premiere.

Hulu is offering up a first look of History of the World, Part II, the sequel to the seminal Mel Brooks film History of the World: Part I from 1981. It will premiere this spring.

The Black Eyed Peas showed their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community during their appearance on Poland’s TVP New Year’s Eve gig, the same show Mel C dropped out of last week.

The Spice Girls are reported to be horrified after an unreleased song by them with an X-rated title appeared online.