Peacock Acquires London Drag Doc ‘City Of Queens’; Producer Great Guns And Director Matt Timmiss Eye U.S. Series Remake

Taylor Zakhar Perez (The Kissing Booth 2 & 3) and Nicholas Galitzine (Cinderella) have been tapped to lead Prime Video’s romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue, based on Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel of the same name. Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew López (The Inheritance) will direct, in his feature debut, with Clifton Collins Jr. (Westworld), Stephen Fry (The Dropout) and Sarah Shahi (Sex/Life) also aboard to star.

Love Island will make a welcome return to screens on Monday 6 June, and ahead of the launch ITV bosses have now unveiled the line-up of singletons who are heading to Mallorca. The popular ITV dating show will see a host of new contestants enter the famous villa, which has undergone a complete transformation ahead of the eighth series.This year's line-up includes fishmonger Luca Bish from Brighton, Amber Beckford, who is a nanny from London, as well as Gemma Owen, the daughter of former professional footballer Michael Owen.

Jimi Hendrix with another Blue Plaque.The plaque will be located at the Hard Rock Hotel in Marble Arch and will be unveiled on June 10 alongside the ‘Experience Hendrix L.L.C’ event.The location marks Hendrix’s last London residence, which was then known as the Cumberland Hotel. Hendrix also wrote the lyrics to ‘Look Over Yonder’ and ‘Suddenly November Morning’ on the hotel’s stationary.As part of the celebrations, there will be a screening of the Grammy-nominated documentary Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix In Maui as well as a question-and-answer session with Jimi’s sister Janie Hendrix, his producer and engineer Eddie Kramer, and the film’s director John McDermott.The first Blue Plaque honouring Jimi was unveiled in 1997 at his 1968-69 Mayfair residence.In a statement, Janie Hendrix said: “I’m so proud of my brother Jimi and his being honoured again in London. His mission was to spread love across the world through his music, and we continue to see that come to fruition all these years later.“Eddie, John and I all look forward to interacting with people on June 10, whose lives were touched by Jimi in London — a city that was so important to him and his career.”In other Jimi Hendrix news, Joni Mitchell announced last year that she would be releasing the recordings of two sets at a Canadian coffee shop that were recorded by Jimi Hendrix.The singer’s performances at Ottawa’s Le Hibou Coffee House were captured by Hendrix in March 1968 during a two week residency by Mitchell ahead of the release of her debut album, ‘Song To A Seagull’.The recording features on Mitchell’s collection ‘Joni Mitchell Archives Vol.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is in final negotiations to pre-buy rights to in-demand Cannes market package Saltburn, the next film from Oscar winner Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman).

Netflix has teased Stranger Things events around the world ahead of season four’s release on Friday (May 27).On Tuesday (May 24), the official Stranger Things social media accounts released a thread of coordinates related to different locations in New York, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Milan, Cologne, Krakow, Barranquilla, Kuala Lumpur and Al-’Ula.The post reads: “Something big is coming. Find your city, and that’s where we’ll be.

Maisie Williams and Iris Law bring punk glamour to the global premiere of ‘Pistol’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Monday (May 23) in London, England.

a real-life, famed psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” from Hungary who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions. The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of “Gef,” an allegedly talking mongoose that inhabited the home of a family on the Isle of Man and attracted many ghost hunters, as well as the British tabloids, in the 1930s.

EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Renny Harlin’s actioner The Bricklayer from Millennium Films, slating the pic for release in theaters and on VOD next summer. The Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company has also unveiled a new still from the film, starring Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and Nina Dobrev (xXx: Return of Xander Cage), which can be found below.

untouched for two centuries in South London and it's full of famous landmarks from Big Ben to the London Eye. But it's extremely busy, too. We've all been there, rushing to get on a boiling-hot tube full to the brim with tired commuters.

When Cruz 101 first opened its doors on Canal Street on May 22, 1992, it was heralded as the next big thing. Just six years earlier, the bars neighbouring Cruz had been raided by police on an almost-weekly basis in attempts to catch gay men and arrest them for gross indecency.

IFC Films has nabbed North American rights to “Corsage,” Marie Kreutzer’s bold costume drama starring Vicky Krieps as the Empress Elisabeth of Austria known as Sissi. Represented in international markets by MK2 Films, the movie world premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and earned unanimous praises.

Things are heating up for Legendary’s Monsterverse.Last week we learned that Dan Stevens would be joining the untitled “Godzilla vs. Kong” sequel that will be filming in Australia this summer and now Legendary has announced that Matt Shakman, who has directed episodes of “Game of Thrones,” “The Boys” and all of “WandaVision,” will be helming the first two episodes of the new Monsterverse TV series for Apple TV+.Not much is known about the upcoming series, aside from the fact that it will focus on “one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.” (Yes, Godzilla is supposed to be involved in some capacity and Toho is a co-producer.)Chris Black (“Outcast”) will serve as showrunner, with Black and comic book favorite Matt Fraction (whose “Hawkeye” comics were the basis for the recent Disney+ series) serving as executive producers.

After the success of “Godzilla vs. Kong,” released during the pandemic, the Monsterverse continues to chug along.

Cruz Beckham seems to have embarked on a brand new romance!MORE: Romeo Beckham divides fans as he shares unseen family photo – David Beckham reactsThe 17-year-old split from his former girlfriend Bliss Chapman in March but has now been spotted on a date in London looking very loved up. WATCH: David and Victoria Beckham surprise son Cruz with EPIC birthday cakeCruz and Bliss - daughter of model Rosemary Ferguson, a friend of Victoria Beckham - dated for around 18 months before ending their relationship.READ: Cruz Beckham shows off family kitchen secret at £31m mansionMORE: Victoria Beckham's favourite London restaurants revealedOn Wednesday, he spotted embracing his new love, Tana Holding, as they enjoyed a lowkey meal in Notting Hill with friends. Cruz with his ex-girlfriend Bliss ChapmanIn pictures obtained by MailOnline, Cruz looks smitten as he kisses Tana on the cheek and wraps his arms around her as they dined at Pizza East.READ: Cruz Beckham shares rare glimpse into creative bedroomMORE: Cruz Beckham shows off FIRST tattoo and fans can't quite believe itAnd things appear to be going well for the couple; according to the publication, they were later seen heading back to the Beckham family home, perhaps to meet Cruz's parents, David and Victoria Beckham.

Eurovision entry Sam Ryder has announced details of a new 2022 London show.Ryder came second during the weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra winning the event with a massive 631 points. It was the UK’s best performance result since 1997.Viral TikTok sensation Ryder went into the competition as the bookmakers second-favourite to win with his song ‘Space Man’.He will now play brand-new London venue Outernet in London on November 24.

Wales Online has been to speak to Charles Dale, who played Dennis Stringer for two years in Coronation Street. Now he tends the counter of his family's Dale's Music shop on the High Street answering questions about vinyl and carrying on the business that's been with the Dales since 1947. Read More: Coleen Rooney blasts 'evil' WhatsApp messages from Rebekah Vardy at Wagatha Christie trial Known for his roles in Casualty, as Big Mac, and Chef in 90s dark drama, The Lakes, Charles has recently appeared in ITV's The Pembrokeshire Murders and Unforgotten.

Cities around the world, including the UK and its capital, could run out of water 'in 25 years' because of growing risks from drought driven by climate change, according to a report from Christian Aid. Severe droughts in London and the South East of England, in the “famously rainy UK”, could cost the capital’s economy £330 million a day, it says.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winning writer and director Emerald Fennell has lined up her cast for her next film, Saltburn with Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan attached to star in the project from MRC Film. Deadline recently broke that Rosamund Pike will also co-star with  principal photography set to begin this summer in the UK. The pic will be produced by Fennell and LuckyChap Entertainment’s Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJosh Peck and Kea Ho have joined the cast of “Junction,” an upcoming drama about the opioid crisis. The film is written and directed by Bryan Greenberg, who is best known for his work as an actor on “How to Make It in America” and “One Tree Hill.” “Junction” will be his feature directorial debut.Peck and Ho join an ensemble that includes Griffin Dunne (“After Hours”), Sophia Bush (“Chicago P.D.”), Hilarie Burton (“One Tree Hill”), Jamie Chung (“Dexter: New Blood”), Michaela Conlin (“Bones”), Hill Harper (“The Good Doctor”) Ashley Madekwe (“Country Lines”), Ryan Eggold (“The Blacklist”), Dascha Polanco (“Orange Is the New Black”), Dash Mihok (“I Am Legend”), Geoff Stults (“Wedding Crashers”), Eddie Kaye Thomas (“American Pie”) and Hannah Dunne (“Marriage Story”).