Netflix Makes Nadine Labaki Starrer ‘Perfect Strangers’ Its First Arabic Original Movie

New year, new movies! Netflix has a jam-packed slate of original film releases coming in January 2022 — so mark your calendars and get ready to binge.

has delighted fans as he introduces new family members on Gino’s Italian Family. The ITV celeb chef was back on his family show last night where he issued a huge update.

Netflix will release its first ever original film in Arabic next month, a remake of the Italian hit movie “Perfect Strangers.” “Perfect Strangers,” the 2016 film from director Paolo Genevese, has been remade 18 times across countries such as France, Spain, South Korea, Germany, Greece and more, making it the most remade film ever. Now, the Arabic version will gather up a cast of Pan-Arab talent, as led by Lebanese director and actor Nadine Labaki (“Capernaum”) and Egyptian star Mona Zaki.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNetflix has swooped on the Arabic adaptation of hit Italian concept movie “Perfect Strangers” as its first Arabic original film.

Showing some approval. Joe Giudice is no longer on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but he’s seemingly still keeping up with some of his former cast members on social media.

Sarah Ferguson has gushed over Prince Harry finding lasting happiness with his wife, Meghan Markle.The Duchess of York also sweetly admitted that his mother Princess Diana would be so proud of how far Harry has come from the little boy who "cried at his mother's funeral". When asked about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during an interview on the Italian talk show, Porta a Porta, on Tuesday, 62 year old Sarah, who recently dressed up as an elf for charity, had nothing but kind words.

Luke Chadwick has sung the praises of Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri and has tipped the 18-year-old to be a "very special player" in the future.

A proud aunt. Prince Harry may be on the outs with some members of the royal family, but his aunt Sarah Ferguson has nothing but nice things to say about him.

Kendall Jenner kept it low-key, as she bundled up for lunch in Beverly Hills on Tuesday December 14. Pulling her hood up to protect her from the Los Angeles rain, the 26-year-old reality star was dressed in casual clothes, but of course, she made them look fabulous as she grabbed a bite at Vinny’s Italian restaurant. She was on her way to the offices for luxury fashion brand FRWD.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentProminent Dubai-based distribution and production outfit Front Row is going forward on its Arabic remake of French hit comedy “Intouchables,” with a writer and director team now attached and plans to start shooting in Egypt in May 2022.For the task of adapting the French original about a grumpy white paraplegic billionaire who strikes a friendship with his street-smart Black ex-con caretaker, Front Row has recruited Egyptian screenwriter Amr El Daly

Lina Wertmüller was an Italian filmmaker and the first woman nominated for an Academy Award for directing.Wertmüller directed her first film, “The Lizards,” in 1963. She built her reputation over the 1960s and ‘70s as a risk-taker whose films defied genre conventions.

Alicia Keys is entering a new era in her musical career, and she's sharing the glory with a special feature artist — her son, Egypt. The singer opened up about her new double album, , with ET's Nichelle Turner, talking about her process for creating the album, getting back to her roots and collaborating with her son. «We call it unlocked because there's two sides of the double album — the first side of the originals, and the second side is called unlocked,» she explained.

Lina Wertmüller, the Italian filmmaker who made history in 1977 when she became the first woman to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar, has died at the age of 93.