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As Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival kicks into gear in Jeddah, a parallel film program is underway 300 miles north in the small desert town of AlUla.

Has there ever been a more anomalous pairing than Guy Ritchie of all directors doing Disney‘s live-action “Aladdin” film? The 2019 movie is an outlier in Ritchie’s filmography, but yes, he indeed directed it. And Ritchie also directs the upcoming sequel, and what’s more, he wants disgraced actor Will Smith back as his Genie.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled a star-studded In-Conversations program as the second edition gets underway in the port city of Jeddah today.

Madonna has given fans a glimpse into her family life by sharing a rare snap with her six children on Thanksgiving.

The demise of STX as a distributor continues to pose questions for the future of high-profile movies on their slate, including Guy Ritchie’s action film Operation Fortune, Michael Mann’s big-budget biopic Ferrari, and Daisy Ridley thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter. 

Good afternoon, Insiders. Jesse Whittock back again this week, taking you through the week’s top headlines, with reports from LA, Greece and the Qatar World Cup. Here we go.

The first in-person AFM in three years was a relatively quiet affair.  

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Wong, who starred alongside Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant and Charlie Hunnam in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentleman, is exploring Hong Kong’s most notorious gangster in a new narrative podcast series.

Yesterday, news dropped that Theo James is the lead of Guy Ritchie‘s upcoming series spinoff of his film “The Gentlemen” for Netflix. Now, Variety reports that the show has the rest of its main cast, and it includes the likes of Kaya Scodelario, Giancarlo Esposito, and Vinnie Jones.

Guy Ritchie is set to reunite with longtime collaborator Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch) in Netflix’s The Gentlemen, a TV series inspired by Ritchie’s 2019 Miramax film. Jones joins the cast alongside Kaya Scodalerio (Crawl), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover) and Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick).

Guy Ritchie To Receive Honorary Award At Red Sea Film FestivalGuy Ritchie is to receive an Honorary Award at this year’s Red Sea Film Festival. During the Festival (Dec 1—10), Ritchie will also take part in an ‘In Conversation’ event where he will talk through his cinematic career. Mohammed Al Turki, CEO of the RedSeaIFF, said: “Guy Ritchie is a pioneering director and unique storyteller. Over the last 20 years, he has created a huge variety of unforgettable characters featuring original and intricate plots on the big screen. We are delighted to honor his extraordinary talents at the Festival and look forward to welcoming him to Jeddah this December.”

Maybe no one remembers anymore because it came out right before the COVID-19 pandemic took over the world, but “The Gentlemen” was a big hit for Guy Ritchie. It made $115 million at the box office, off a $22 million budget, did well with critics, and showcased a big jump in Ritchie’s screenwriting abilities.  Miramax loved it, too, so much so that they started developing a spinoff TV series in October 2022, which Netflix involved themselves in earlier this year.

Theo James is set to lead Netflix’s The Gentlemen, based on the Guy Ritchie film of the same name, Deadline has learned. Production begins next in London next week.

Ever since Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland” became a billion-dollar box office hit, one of Walt Disney Pictures’ main goals has been to make live-action adaptations of all their animated classics for a new generation of kids and families. And so far, it’s been mostly working.

British actor Henry Cavill (“The Witcher“) made waves recently by announcing his official return to the Superman role with early development on a sequel to “Man of Steel.” But that’s not the only thing on the horizon as he’s already teamed with director Matthew Vaughn (“The Kingsman” franchise) on the Apple franchise-starter “Argylle” which could give the streaming service its own run of blockbuster-level spy films.

EXCLUSIVE: In the splashiest launch of the AFM so far, Guy Ritchie and Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer have enlisted Superman Henry Cavill and Baby Driver star Eiza González to lead their World War II action spy movie The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which Black Bear International has arranged financing on and is launching for world sales.

Lionsgate announced on Thursday that veteran executives JP Richards and Keri Moore will be joining the studio’s motion picture group as marketing heads. Richards, who will be the president of global marketing, joins the studio from Apple TV+ where he oversaw the marketing campaign for Best Picture Oscar winner “CODA.” Prior to Apple, Richards worked as SVP of Digital Marketing at Universal and Co-President of Global Marketing at Warner Bros.

Madonna has suggested that she is gay in a new video she posted on TikTok – watch it below.The pop icon participated in a current trend on the platform, which sees users state that they’re gay depending on whether they’re able to successfully make a shot into a goal or not.In a post shared on Sunday (October 9), Madonna is seen holding up a pink piece of underwear. “If I miss, I’m Gay!” an on-screen caption reads.

Madonna has seemingly come out as gay. The 'Material Girl' singer - who has been married to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie and dated the likes of Dennis Rodman, Tupac Shakur, and Vanilla Ice in the past - shared a cryptic TikTok video on Sunday (09. 10.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney is working on a live action fantasy and sci-fi-infused movie inspired by the classic Middle East folk tale collection, One Thousand And One Nights, aka Arabian Nights.

It appears Madonna may have something new to share with fans!

https://t.co/qXZcyv0KqX via @TMZ Oh wow what a surprise who knew?… said No one ever. Once again Madona picks a current issue in the news that will keep her in the news and in the public eye until the next new thing comes along.So your gay now? Your full of crap! Your problem is you can't handle being out of the spotlight so you invent a story to make yourself seem important again.

Madonna cut a dapper figure for the outing in a black blazer and trousers which he teamed with a blue shirt. The 22-year-old donned a brown patterned tie with the smart ensemble and tucked a white pocket square into his jacket. Rocco completed his evening outfit by sporting a pair of black loafers as he walked the streets of the city while on his phone.

Madonna is on the move.

BBC The Apprentice star Amy Anzel is putting the boardroom behind her as she prepares to take to the stage after landing a lead role performing in a pantomime production of Aladdin this Christmas. The American actress, singer and dancer turned beauty entrepreneur will play The Spirit of the Ring in Aladdin - and she has lived her own real-life fairytale.

“Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant musical biopic. Either you fall in love with its aesthetic, which depicts Elvis (as portrayed by “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” star Austin Butler) as the puppet for a scheming Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), festooned with editorial flourishes and stylistic embellishments, or you think that its high drama is actually, somehow, both overwrought and undercooked.

Madonna has a new tattoo! The iconic singer is honoring her late mother with a wrist tattoo in red ink, showing the design to her fans and followers on social media, and revealing the meaning behind it.The 64-year-old music legend, who recently opened up about regretting her previous marriages, took to Instagram Stories on Thursday to share the new ink, which has an ‘X’ at the top and the word ‘Maman’ meaning mother in French.At the bottom of the design, Madonna added a broken heart, and she wrote in her Stories “Broken hearts club,” in reference to the artwork. In a different Story the singer showed the tattoo with some blood smeared on her wrist, writing, “We all bleed the same color.”The tattoo seems to be a reference to some personal moments her mother went through, as Madonna concluded by writing, “All mothers get their heart broken.”The Grammy winner recently talked about her previous relationships, including her marriage to Sean Penn from 1985 to 1989 and her marriage to Guy Ritchie from 2000 to 2008.Madonna revealed during a recent interview that maybe it “wasn’t the best idea,” referring to “getting married.

Madonna is getting real about her past relationships. In a video shared to the music legend's YouTube channel, Madonna answered 50 questions from fans about her new album, , as well as about her life and career.When asked about a decision she now feels wasn't the best idea, Madonna kept it short and sweet.«Getting married,» she said.

Madonna regrets her marriages to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie. The pop superstar posted a video titled 50 Questions with Madonna on her YouTube channel on Tuesday, and in the six-minute clip, she fielded questions as she walked around the grounds of her property. When she was asked, "What's a decision you made that looking back maybe wasn't the best idea?", Madonna candidly replied, "Getting married.

Madonna definitely isn’t Hung Up on her past marriages…

Madonna is opening up about her previous relationships, including her marriage to Sean Penn from 1985 to 1989 and her marriage to Guy Ritchie from 2000 to 2008.The iconic singer revealed during a recent interview that maybe it “wasn’t the best idea,” referring to “getting married. Both times.”Madonna further explained that sex was her “favourite guilty pleasure,” as well as it being her “current obsession.”The singer, who shares 25-year-old daughter Lourdes with Carlos Leon and 22-year-old son Rocco with Guy Ritchie, and adopted 16-year-old Mercy and David, and 10-year-old Estere and Stelle, went on to say that if she had not become a successful musician, she would have wanted to be a teacher.The music legend recently threw the perfect summer party for her twin daughters’ birthday, Stella and Estere.

After being announced at Cannes as a sales title this past summer, Miramax’s “The Beekeeper,” directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, has been acquired by MGM for theatrical distribution in the U.S., as well as select international territories.MGM, Statham and Miramax recently teamed on Guy Ritchie’s hardboiled heist film “Wrath of Man.” Jason Statham and Kurt Wimmer will produce alongside Bill Block for Miramax and Chris Long for Cedar Park Studios.Written by Wimmer, “The Beekeeper” follows “one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers,” according to the official synopsis. Statham is, undoubtedly, the one man.“Having collaborated with David on prior films ‘Fury’ and ‘Sabotage,’ and with Jason on ‘Wrath of Man’ and ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre,’ I’m delighted to bring this remarkable team together for such an exciting project, written by the brilliant Kurt Wimmer,” Block said in an official statement.In an official statement MGM’s President Distribution and Acquisitions Chris Ottinger said, “We are excited to partner again with Bill Block and Miramax on this incredibly fresh and exciting film from writer Kurt Wimmer and director David Ayer starring Jason Statham. With ‘Wrath of Man,’ we’ve proven that our dynamic releasing model can be incredibly successful, and we are looking forward to even better results with ‘The Beekeeper.’”Statham, whose blockbusters have grossed more than $6.8 billion worldwide, will star.

Madonna revealed her one regret during a candid new Q&A YouTube clip.

David Yates’ Netflix film The Pain Hustlers has begun rounding out its cast, with Andy Garcia (Father of the Bride), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Jay Duplass (Industry), Brian d’Arcy James (West Side Story) and Chloe Coleman (My Spy) signing on to star alongside Emily Blunt and Chris Evans.

Danny DeVito is campaigning for a role in Disney’s next live-action movie.

“The Web’s Most Asked Questions” on Wednesday. He added, “I am the live-action ‘Hercules’!” Guy Ritchie, who previously directed Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” is set to direct the remake, with “Avengers” directors Anthony and Joe Russo producing the film through their AGBO banner.Dave Callaham (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”) wrote the first draft of the script.Disney’s 1997 animated “Hercules” film featured Tate Donovan voicing the title character, DeVito as Philoctetes the grumpy satyr, and James Woods as Hades.DeVito currently produces and provides the voice of Satan on FX’s animated series “Little Demon,” which premieres with two episodes Wednesday night at 10 pm ET/PT.