Poldark Writer Joins Race To Bring #WagathaChristie To Screen; Blueprint Productions Recruits Debbie Horsfield For Drama Of Libel Case Between Rival Footballers’ Wives

When it was announced that Michael Winterbottom would be making a series about the first pandemic lockdown in the spring of 2022, many assumed—or perhaps hoped—that the politically committed director would be holding the British government to account. However, speaking to Deadline at the 38th Sarajevo Film Festival, 25 years after his acclaimed war drama Welcome To Sarajevo screened there, Winterbottom revealed that, in common with many of his fictionalized but factual feature films, the six-part Sky series This England , which debuts 21 September, will be an ensemble piece, taking a bird’s-eye view of the British authorities’ initial response to COVID.

Adele has gushed about her boyfriend Rich Paul in a new interview where she spoke of how she’s “never been in love like this”. Adele, 34, finalised her divorce to ex-husband Simon Konecki, 48, last year, and is thought to have begun dating 40 year old Rich in May 2021.The Chasing Pavements songstress shares son Angelo with Simon and, while their marriage came to an end, it’s believed that they’ve remained on good terms. A year on from beginning their relationship, Rich and Adele moved in together into a stunning mansion in Beverly Hills - thought to cost them £47.5 million.

Defender Richard Tait proved an unlikely goalscoring hero for the Saints after producing a moment of sublime skill to seal a deserved first league win of the season.

Michelle Branch, who scored a Grammy for singing on the 2002 Santana single “The Game of Love” and had other hits during the era, was arrested Thursday in Nashville and charged with domestic assault for slapping her estranged husband, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney.

EXCLUSIVE: Maria Bakalova (Bodies Bodies Bodies) has joined the casts of Andrew Durham’s feature directorial debut Fairyland for American Zoetrope, and Jerry Seinfeld’s first film Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story for Netflix. Details as to the roles she’ll be playing in the features have not been disclosed, though we hear she’ll only be making a cameo in the latter.

Bad Bunny and adidas are taking reggaeton fans and sneakerheads to travel to Puerto Rico in a custom-wrapped, baby blue airplane and have the time of their lives in “La Isla del Encanto.” The Puerto Rican rapper and the multinational corporation have been collaborating since 2021 with the release of Forum Lows and Response CLs. Bad Bunny will be launching a new offering — the Forum Buckle Low “Blue Tint” — to capture the spirit of Summer truly.Fans visiting Puerto Rico will also fly to New York to enjoy Bad Bunny’s live concert in the Bronx on August 27.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is developing Stronger (working title), a female empowerment bodybuilding drama series starring and executive produced by Insecure standout Yvonne Orji, sources tell Deadline. The project is created and written by Sheldon Turner (Up In the Air) and comes from A+E Studios where Turner and Jennifer Klein’s Vendetta Productions has a first-look deal.

On the morning they opened the writers room for the fifth and final season of the Netflix series Stranger Things, Emmy-nominated creators Matt & Ross Duffer teamed with prosthetics designer Barrie Gower to relive for Deadline Contenders the events of Season 4.

Judith Durham, an Australian folk music icon whose voice graced several international hits with her group, The Seekers, has died at 79.

The two women responsible for persuading Prince Andrew to sit down on camera and give his now-notorious interview explaining his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein are now in competition to bring the behind-the-screen events to film.

Angelica Ross is set to become the first transgender actress to play Roxie Hart in 'Chicago'. The 41-year-old 'Pose' star will make her Broadway debut in the long-running musical later this year, playing murderous vixen Roxie for eight weeks from September 12. Actresses who have previously played Roxie include Pamela Anderson, Melanie Griffith, Christie Brinkley, Marilu Henner, Brooke Shields and Lisa Rinna.

Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has joined the New York Yankees.Harrison Bader, a baseball player who broke into the Major Leagues in 2017, was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals just minutes before the deadline yesterday (August 2).He was traded for Yankees left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery.

Heathers: The Musical” as a Roku Original special on the Roku Channel. The special will be available to stream in the U.S. on Friday, Sept.

Killing Eve's Jodie Comer and Emerald Fennell, who starred in The Crown, are reportedly in the frame to play Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy in a TV drama. Rebekah, 40, launched legal action after Coleen, 36, claimed her fellow WAG's Instagram account was linked to stories about her leaking to the press.The seven day-long trial took place back in May and after a wait of over eight weeks, Mrs Justice Karen Steyn delivered her verdict on Friday 29 July – announcing that Rebekah had lost.

The bitter libel battle between two England footballer's wives has been settled in the High Court. Rebekah Vardy has lost her multi-million euro case against Coleen Rooney, bringing the so-called "Wagatha Christie" trial to an end.

Coleen Rooney libel trial is set to be turned into a Channel 4 docu-drama series. The case, set in the High Court, and which saw Rebekah Vardy take on Coleen Rooney in court over a post made by the WAG in 2019, happened in May this year, with judgement expected soon, reports Sky News. READ MORE - Lorraine viewers split over ITV show replacement as presenter takes 'summer off' Private Instagram posts Rooney alleged were shared with the press without her permission included a visit to a gender selection clinic in Mexico, her planned return to TV and a flooded basement in her new home.