Movistar Plus+ Backs Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Iciar Bolláin, Alberto Rodríguez Features as Spanish TV Giant Becomes Movie Powerhouse

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here bringing you all the news and analysis from another busy week, during which we have been to Spain through Argentina via Berlin. Oh, and there was the small matter of the Oscar noms. Read on, and sign up here.

Alex Ritman Julianne Moore is set to star in “The Room Next Door,” the first full-length English-language feature from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar. Moore — whose casting was confirmed on Thursday by Almodóvar’s production company El Deseo on social media — joins Tilda Swinton in the film. Swinton previously starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short “The Human Voice.” Swinton’s casting, which Almodóvar’s first spoke about last year, was also confirmed by El Deseo.

Courting have shared their cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Bad Idea Right?’ – check it out below.The Liverpool band took on Rodrigo’s summer 2023 hit from her new album ‘GUTS‘, putting their indie spin on the rowdy anthem.Their version kicks up the energy levels, complete with a wild scream from frontman Sean Murphy O’Neill towards the end of the song.Listen to it below.Courting’s second LP is out Friday (January 26), which NME described in a three-star review as an album “perpetually in motion” that’s “both ambitious and scattershot at once”.It added: “What’s clear is that the playful, “for the plot” vibe of a band that started on a lark is beginning to transform into something close to remarkable.”Reviewing the group live in Liverpool last year, NME described the performance as a “thrilling show that’s big, clever and funny as fuck”.The group spoke to NME back in 2022 about being in a band that’s “more traditionally weird than a lot of the acts that get booked on massive festival lineups”.“We want to bring people together, while simultaneously attempting to win over those who may just be [at a festival] to listen to Arctic Monkeys or The 1975. Weird, brilliant stuff is happening on the smaller stages – and we want to be proof of that,” said Murphy-O’Neill.“I just think, in the cockiest way possible, we’re a year or two ahead of the curve [with ‘Guitar Music’],” he added of their sound.

As predicted, there were few major surprises with the announcement of the 76th Academy Awards nominations, but there were enough to raise an eyebrow or two. Of course, “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things” dominated the proceedings with 13 and 11 nominations with “Killers of the Flower Moon” earning 10 nods and “Barbie” taking 8.

UPDATE: The Grammys have announced new artists set to hit the stage at the Crypto.com Arena. During the NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, it was confirmed Burna Boy, Luke Combs, and Travis Scott would join the list of performers that include Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and Olivia Rodrigo.

Olivia Rodrigo and her BFF Tate McRae are stepping out to enjoy some basketball together!

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Taylor Swift, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo are among the artists with the most nominations for the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, airing live on Fox at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater on April 1.

Naman Ramachandran A screening of Isabel Herguera‘s San Sebastian winner “Sultana’s Dream” will kickstart the inaugural edition of AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, XR, gaming and comics, in Mumbai. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Herguera, alongside her Spanish and Indian crew, including Indian animation expert Upamanyu Bhattacharyya.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Oppenheimer” composer Ludwig Göransson and editor Jennifer Lame, “Killers of the Flower Moon” cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, and Billie Eilish and Finneas are among the recipients of Variety’s Artisans Awards. The honorees will be feted at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief New Zealand-based sales and distribution company Black Mandala has picked up international rights to Spanish-language genre film and 2023 festival hit “I’ll Crush Y’All” (aka “Os Reviento”). Portrayed by Mario Mayo, Gabriel, better known as ‘Tarado,’ is a former boxer who lives in a secluded village outside the city with his father and his dog. He could still box, but to avoid what led him to spend a few years in prison, he prefers to lead a quiet life.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent After dropping on Netflix on Jan. 4 to the U.S. streaming giant’s second-biggest bow ever for a non-English language movie in hours watched, Spaniard J.A.

Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa will perform at the 2024 Grammys, it has been announced.The pop artists are the first three live performers to be confirmed for the ceremony, which is due to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 4.Eilish, Rodrigo and Lipa are all in the running for major awards at the 66th Grammys next month.‘What Was I Made For?’ – Eilish’s song for the Barbie soundtrack – is up for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Music Video and Best Song Written For Visual Media. Her Labrinth collaboration ‘Never Felt So Alone’ is also nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.Rodrigo has six nominations under her belt too: Album Of The Year (‘Guts’), Record Of The Year (‘Vampire’), Song Of The Year (‘Vampire’), Best Pop Solo Performance (‘Vampire’), Best Pop Vocal Album (‘Guts’) and Best Rock Song (‘Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl’).Lipa, meanwhile, appears in two categories with her Barbie single ‘Dance The Night’: Song Of The Year and Best Song Written For Visual Media.A post shared by CBS (@cbstv)A post shared by CBS (@cbstv)A post shared by CBS (@cbstv)Eilish and Rodrigo last performed at the Grammys in 2022 when they took the stage for ‘Happier Than Ever’ and ‘Drivers License’, respectively.

Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong has expressed interest in collaborating with Olivia Rodrigo in a new interview.The 51-year-old frontman spoke to Vulture for a new feature ahead of the release of Green Day’s 14th studio album, ‘Saviors’, reflecting on his career and the significance the upcoming full-length has in the band’s discography. At one point, the interview points out the parallel between the band’s theatrical 2004 release ‘American Idiot’ and artists of theatrical backgrounds referencing punk rock, specifically singling out Olivia Rodrigo.Armstrong then commented on Rodrigo’s current prominence, conveying his interest in collaborating with the ‘Vampire’ powerhouse. “I hear it but don’t go out buying any of those records or stream it.

Thania Garcia The first round of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards has been revealed: Hitting the Crypto.com Arena stage on Feb. 4 will be current nominees — and previous best new artist winners — Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish, with additional acts to be announced.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Newen Connect has closed a raft of sales on “Kina & Yuk,” a live action family adventure from the team behind “Ailo’s Journey,” ahead of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous showcase. Directed by Guillaume Maidatchevsky (“Ailo’s Journey”), the feature is a wild arctic tale following two foxes who are separated by the melting polar ice and must overcome a number of dangers in the hope of being reunited and raise a family together. The movie was released in French theaters by UGC on Dec.

Manchester United have inserted a buy-back option into Sevilla's agreement to sign Hannibal Mejbri.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Winner of a Spanish Academy supporting actress Goya Award for “Marshland” and nominated for a 2023 best doc short Spanish Academy Goya Award for “Memory,” which she also directed, Nerea Barros, star of “The Gypsy Bride” is preparing “The Coast” (“La Costa”) which will mark her directorial feature debut. Also written by Barros, “The Coast” will make its market debut in March at the 2024 Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (MAFF). Its news comes little more than a month after the end of the run on Nov.

Olivia Rodrigo and best friend Conan Gray wrapped their arms around each other while out for dinner on Wednesday night (January 10) in Los Angeles.

Emily Longeretta Season 12 of “Chicago Fire” may be a shortened season, but it’s going to be an emotional rollercoaster, according to executive producer Andrea Newman. In a new interview with Variety, Newman — who became the sole showrunner this season after previously serving as co-showrunner with Derek Haas — teased that the new season “really jumps out with a bang, literally.” With both Alberto Rosende and Kara Killmer, who portray Blake Gallo and Sylvie Brett, respectively, exiting the series this year, and the return of Taylor Kinney’s Kelly Severide, nothing is off limits. In the Season 11 finale, Casey (Jesse Spencer) proposed to Sylvie — who is wearing a ring in the below photo, for what it’s worth — Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) left town to go find her husband and Mouch (Christian Stolte) was left bleeding out in the hospital after being hit by shrapnel during a call.

She’s about to turn 21 next month, but when it comes to matters of the human heart, singer songwriter actress Olivia Rodrigo is wise beyond her years.