Netflix Lays Bare Non-Scripted Strategy With Renewed Push Into Talent Formats & Game Shows – Edinburgh

Fans of “Gone Girl” who have been patiently waiting for star Rosamund Pike to sink her teeth into another delectably devious role, rejoice. J Blakeson’s “I Care a Lot” provides the best showcase of Pike’s darkly ambitious drive since her Academy Award-winning breakthrough in 2014.

As Disney's mega-budget live-action remake of Mulan prepares to roll out in theaters in select markets across Asia, pro-democracy activists in several countries in the region are calling on audiences to steer clear of the movie via the growing #BoycottMulan movement.

Peter White Television EditorLuke Wilson is to front a non-scripted series that documents the first few minutes of emergencies told through the lens of America’s 911 call takers for ABC.The Old School actor is hosting Emergency Call, which will launch on the network on September 28 at 10pm.Emergency Call is produced by 8Hours Television, the production company founded by MasterChef exec producer Adeline Ramage Rooney and former Zodiak Media US boss Jonny Slow.It based on a Belgian format,

Netflix is taking viewers back to school in gritty new drama series “Grand Army”.

Britain's Got Talent star Ian Royce has passed away at the age of 51.The news was shared on the comedian's Twitter page in a statement that read: "It is with our greatest regret that we have to tell you all that Ian has passed away today from severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure. MORE: 10 self-care apps you need to download"He was in no pain and was surrounded by friends and family.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix and BBC’s serial killer series “The Serpent” is one of the international shows whose filming was impacted by the pandemic, and required shifting production from Asia to Europe.The drama, which stars Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”) as the French conman and mass murderer Charles Sobhraj, was on its last stretch of shooting on location in Thailand in late March when the country went into lockdown.

Tyler Posey is speaking out after trans YouTube personality Eden the Doll and some friends were the victims of a brutal hate-crime attack in Hollywood earlier this month.

René Kladzyk, the artist, dancer, and journalist, will release True Romantic, her new album as Ziemba, on September 25. The record marks something of a change for Kladzyk, who usually treats her music as one part of a multi-disciplinary project — creating "worlds incorporating architectural influences, theatre performances, set design, aesthetic framings and color theories," as Liz Pelly writes in her notes for the album.

Tyler Posey is showing off his whole body while frying some sausage for breakfast in this hot, thirst trap pic!

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterFacebook is preparing to mount a legal challenge to the Thai government order that this week forced it to block content posted by an anti-monarchist group.Facebook began blocking access within Thailand to a group called Royalist Marketplace, which was formed in April and had over a million followers.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBritish historian and producer David Olusoga has delivered an excoriating assessment of race and racism in the UK television industry in a deeply personal address at the Edinburgh TV Festival.The A House Through Time presenter delivered the MacTaggart Lecture on Monday, the centerpiece address for the entire festival, which is being hosted online this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.Olusoga opened up about his own experiences of racism and inequality,

named Dennis Quaid, from an animal shelter in Lynchburg, Virginia.The actor, who starred in Amazon’s “Goliath” and has upcoming feature “Reagan,” is to turn the story into a non-scripted TV project after teaming with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures, producer of History’s “Alone” and “Forged In Fire.”“Saving Dennis Quaid” will follow the actor, who also recently starred in feature films “A Dog’s Purpose” and “A Dog’s Journey,” and his business partner Jimmy Jellinek as they set out on a mission

Tyler Posey is trading werewolves for zombies in, a thriller about a global pandemic that is turning humans into bloodthirsty «screamers» — and ET can exclusively debut the trailer.Posey plays Aidan, who has been quarantining alone since the outbreak hit and is beginning to lose hope — until he makes a «socially distanced» connection with neighbor Eva ('s Summer Spiro).

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Dennis Quaid recently saved a cat, named Dennis Quaid, from an animal shelter in Lynchburg, Virginia.The actor, who starred in Amazon’s Goliath and has upcoming feature Reagan, is to turn the story into a non-scripted TV project after teaming with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures, producer of History’s Alone and Forged In Fire.Saving Dennis Quaid will follow the actor, who also recently starred in feature films A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey, and his

Love Island fitlord Jack Fowler is no stranger to a topless Instagram snap or two (not that we’re complaining) but his latest upload has well and truly got fans all hot and bothered.The 24-year-old shared a throwback photo of him posing in a tiny pair of white shorts next to an elephant while on holiday in Thailand and it’s safe to say that there was only one trunk that captured the attention of Jack’s followers.“Massive trunk