‘Midsommar’ Producers to Make ‘The Helicopter Heist’ Series with Ronnie Sandahl on Board (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Midsommar” producer Patrik Andersson from B-Reel Films and Jakob Abrahamsson, a distribution veteran from NonStop Entertainment, have joined forces to launch Mylla Films, a Scandinavian genre film and TV production company.Aiming to nurture local talent and stories, and folklore and myths for an international audience, the banner is bowing at Cannes with a strong slate comprising of “Devastation,” Sweden’s first gothic Western, and “Hoin,” a conspiracy thriller based on a hit Swedish podcast and penned by Jerker Virdborg (Netflix’s “Black Crab”).“Devastation” revolves around two brothers who keep a town under a tyrannical stronghold during the never-ending winter and plague of 1867. An uprising begins from the most unexpected place.

The UK has narrowly lost out in the Eurovision song contest this evening. Sam Ryder took to the stage with an upbeat performance of his uplifting pop song Space Man.

Mika has shared a new single today (May 13) ahead of this week’s Eurovision final. Listen to ‘Yo Yo’ below.The musician will play the new dance-driven alt-pop song for the first time at this week’s Eurovision song contest, where he is also co-hosting the event with Alessandro Cattelan and Italian singer Laura Pausini.“I wanted to write a song that could make you cry and dance at the same time,” Mika said in a statement.“It’s a song to make the world, in all its harshness, feel better.

Ed Meza @edmezavarWriter-director Tinna Hrafnsdóttir’s critically acclaimed Icelandic psychological-mystery drama “Quake” has sold to Juno Films for North America and the U.K. as well as to Njuta Films for Sweden.British-French production, distribution and sales company Alief is presenting the film at the upcoming Cannes Marché du Film.Anita Briem (“Beautiful Beings,” “Journey to the Center of the Earth”) stars as Saga, a single mother fighting to keep her young son while trying to piece together her life after losing her memory.

EXCLUSIVE: A sister company to The Incal Universe owner Humanoids named Sparkling has launched to create European drama, with Patrick Nebout at the helm, Deadline can reveal. 

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterHBO’s “Winning Time” scored another series high viewership of 1.6 million viewers across multiple platforms Sunday. That audience tally was up 73% over the drama’s series premiere and 31% from the first season average.Based on the book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” by Jeff Pearlman, the fast-break series chronicles the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.“Winning Time” Season 1 stars John C.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTaiwan- and Los Angeles-based Organic Media Group will launch rights sales in Cannes for “Gimme My Money,” a female-led, kung-fu action comedy.The film, which completed principal photography last week in Los Angeles, stars Marci Miller, Raymond J. Barry and veteran Chinese-American actor, James Hong.

Bridget Everett, the late actor's co-star, announced the news on Instagram Friday, revealing that Hagerty died the day before in Los Angeles. He was 67.«With great sadness, the family of Michael G. Hagerty announced his death yesterday in Los Angeles,» Everett wrote alongside photos of Hagerty.

EXCLUSIVE: Clayton Cardenas (Mayans M.C.) has signed on to star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Alessandro Camon’s upcoming drama Time Alone, based on his play of the same name, which will enter production in Los Angeles in July.

Elon Musk is thought to have donated half a million dollars to the American Civil Liberties Union in Amber Heard's name. On Wednesday, amid Johnny Depp's ongoing defamation trial against Heard, Terence Dougherty, the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of the ACLU, testified about what donations the organization has received from and on behalf of the former couple.

J. Kim Murphy One week ago, NBA legend and Los Angeles Lakers icon Jerry West employed his legal representation to send a letter to HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery and Adam McKay demanding a legal retraction for his portrayal on HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” The correspondence included testimony by former members of the Lakers organization, including retired ballplayer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, to reinforce its argument of the show creating “a deliberately false characterization.” Weeks before, Earvin “Magic” Johnson himself voiced his criticism of the series to Variety, saying “You can’t do a story about the Lakers without the Lakers… the real Lakers.”Author Jeff Pearlman, whose book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” has been adapted to the HBO series, gets where they’re coming from.

Mogwai have shared a soaring new single called ‘Boltfor’ – listen to it below.Released today (Apri 26), ‘Boltfor’ was “initially recorded during the sessions for ‘As The Love Continues’ at Vada Studios” according to a statement, “and then completed at the band’s very own Castle of Doom studios in March 2022.”Speaking about the song’s accompanying video, director Sam Wiehl said: “The video is a visual metaphor for the constant movement in life and the unceasing urge to move forward as individuals…in the form of a metaphysical road movie.”Watch the video below:The band will soon begin their European and UK tour in Copenhagen on April 30, heading to London’s Alexandra Palace on May 27. All original tickets will remain valid, however a new date for their Utrecht show is still to be confirmed.

Mick Jagger is talking about his favourite rock stars of this generation.

A$AP Rocky, known formally as Rakim Mayers, made his first public appearance since his arrest on Wednesday.  The 33-year-old rapper and his girlfriend, Rihanna, resurfaced on Saturday night to get dinner at Georgio Baldi in Santa Monica.  According to TMZ, the outing was a baby shower, filled with family and friends, ahead of the birth of their first child.  A$AP Rocky and Rihanna make first public appearance since his arrest on Wednesday. (Mike Coppola) Rocky was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport, Fox News Digital confirmed. Rocky was detained for assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a November 2021 shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Mick Jagger has praised Yungblud and Machine Gun Kelly, saying that the pair bring “life” to a new generation of rock music.Speaking to Swedish radio station P4 recently, the Rolling Stones frontman explained (via The Independent): “In rock music you need energy and there have not been a lot of new rock singers around. Now there are a few.”He continued: “You have Yungblud and Machine Gun Kelly.