Police Officer Meets Tasmanian LGBT Activist Rodney Croome, 30 Years After Arresting Him At Salamanca Market Protests

Paramount’s Smile is positively grinning ear-to-ear as the horror pic from director Parker Finn saw a wild 19% upswing in holdovers at the international box office in its second frame. The weekend gross was $17.5M in 61 markets for a $40M offshore cume and $89.9M global to date.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Ticket to Paradise,” a romantic comedy that reunites Julia Roberts and George Clooney, is (surprise, surprise) charming audiences at the international box office. The movie has generated $60 million overseas to date, a promising start given the current challenges facing theatrical rom-coms. Of course, it helps when the genre gets a boost from megawatt stars like Roberts and Clooney. According to Universal, which is backing the film, “Ticket to Paradise” is outpacing recent meet-cute stories like “The Lost City,” “Last Christmas” and “Crazy Rich Asians” at the same point in their respective big-screen rollouts. Over the weekend, “Ticket to Paradise” earned $10.5 million from 61 territories, including debuts in France ($1 million), Mexico ($1 million) and Italy ($800,000). In holdover markets, “Ticket to Paradise,” which features Clooney and Roberts as exes who try to stop their daughter from marrying a near stranger, has been popular in Australia ($8.5 million), the United Kingdom and Ireland ($7.4 million) and Germany ($7.4 million). It opens Oct. 21 in the U.S. and Canada.

kissing his married Strictly partner Katya Jones in 2018 while his fiancé Rebecca Humphries waited for him at home on her birthday. After being at the centre of Strictly’s biggest ever storm, Walsh is now expected to be heading to the jungle where ITV bosses are said to be salivating that he might spill more on that infamous smooch outside a London pub. ‘Seann is an incredible signing for I’m A Celebrity and it’s a real coup for ITV,’ an insider told The Sun.

Seann Walsh is said to be heading to the I’m A Celeb jungle four years on from his scandal with Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones. Comedian Seann, 36, took to the dancefloor in 2018, but rocked the show after he was pictured kissing then-married dancer Katya, 33, on a night out. He was also in a long-term relationship at the time, and has since admitted guilt over the ordeal.

K.J. Yossman Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories has launched a U.K. office led by Sarah Harvey (“Ticket to Paradise”). Harvey, who boasts a two decades long career in film and high-end drama, joins the company as a producer and creative director. She has previously worked at production companies including Blueprint Pictures, Intermedia Films and Working Title Films. Harvey took up the her new role in August. She has previously worked on productions including “Strangers,” which starred Claire Foy, Paul Mescal and Jamie Bell, for Searchlight Pictures and the film “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” directed by John Madden and starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. She also co-produced Colin Farrell starrer “In Bruges,” directed by Martin McDonagh.

Big Little Lies producer Bruna Papandrea’s production company, Made Up Stories, is expanding with a new UK office run by Sarah Harvey, who has joined the company as a producer and creative director. Harvey officially began her new position in August.

Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, the film and TV production company behind “Big Little Lies” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” among others, is expanding its presence to open a new U.K. office, and it’s tapped “Ticket to Paradise” producer Sarah Harvey to lead the office.

The grieving family of a man shot dead by police in Australia say they want answers and support after claiming the officers involved used excessive force.

Kanye West and Gabriella Karefa-Johnson seem to have resolved their issues, according to the rapper.

It was a varied offering at the international box office this weekend with newcomers from Hollywood and offshore markets, as well as notable holds, as we inch closer to full-on action later in October. 

Margot Robbie "clung" to John David Washington on the set of Amsterdam because she was "scared" to work with director David O. Russell. The Australian actress stars as Valerie Voze in the upcoming period mystery comedy, which follows three friends who become the prime suspects in a murder in the 1930s.

Margot Robbie was left completely stunned after a Good Morning Britiain producer showed her his tattoo of her face on his back at the Amsterdam premiere on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old actress was lost for words when Ashley Whitt rolled up his top to reveal his Harley Quinn inking, moments after being interviewed by entertainment reporter Richard Arnold on the red carpet. Of course, Australian star Robbie has portrayed Harley Quinn in three films so far.

Margot Robbie says the moment on set when the widely published photos of Barbie were taken was “most humiliating” of her life. The Australian actress says she and Ryan Gosling were “mortified” as hundreds of people looked at them while they were in full neon leotards. Margot Robbie, 32, spoke about her experience filming for Greta Gerwig’s forthcoming film Barbie, where she portrays the well-known fashion doll alongside Gosling who plays Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend.

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Margot Robbie has revealed she was “humiliated” on the set of her new Barbie movie, but not by the director or co-star Ryan Gosling.WATCH: Margot Robbie shares her favourite childhood booksThe Australian born actress revealed it was viral behind-the-scenes photos taken by fans and photographers that had her “dying inside” during filming.“I can’t tell you how mortified we were, by the way,” she said of the photos, which did the rounds online in June, on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.“We look like we’re like laughing, having fun, but [we’re] dying on the inside... dying.