‘Rainbow Six Siege’ director shuts down talk of a sequel

Alex Garland took SXSW 2024 by storm last night with the world premiere of his latest film, “Civil War.” And the new feature, about a near-future United States fractured into warring factions, has many moviegoers excited and anxious about the film’s imminent release in theaters and IMAX next month. THR reports that Garland took questions about his new movie at a Film & TV panel in Austin today to explain why he chose to make “Civil War,” if he’s trying to say anything explicit about American politics, and whether A24‘s release of this film before the 2024 US presidential election is deliberate bad timing or coincidental.

When cousins Robbie and Stephen Amell teamed with filmmakers Jeff Chan and Chris Paré in 2016, on the short film Code 8, they had little concept for the journey that laid ahead of them, which would see them build their own successful sci-fi franchise from the ground up.

A pedestrian has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a bus in Aberdeen.

The cast and crew of Oppenheimer has a lot to celebrate after the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 10).

William Earl Jimmy Kimmel didn’t pull any punches in his opening Oscars monologue, poking fun at several Hollywood hot topics during Sunday’s ceremony. Kimmel, who is hosting for the fourth time, congratulated the audience for “making it on time. The show is starting an hour early this year, but it will go very, very late.

Joyce Manor’s show at a convention in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday (March 8) was shut down by police due to moshing and crowdsurfing.The show was taking place at the Collective Con, an annual pop culture convention, where the California band were playing alongside the punk bands Glazed and Porch Coffin.The California band’s set had originally been due to take place at the Underbelly venue (via Stereogum), but was moved late in the day to the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center.Shortly after they began their set, it is reported that a staff member at the venue was attempting to discourage fans from crowdsurfing, saying from the stage, “No one going up in the air.

Noel Gallagher has mocked Trent Alexander-Arnold after the Liverpool star claimed his club's trophies are more special to the fans than Manchester City's are.

Nex Benedict, a nonbinary 16-year-old who died the day after an altercation in the school’s bathroom.But a pro-LGBTQ alliance of hundreds of people showed up to counter-protest, outnumbering the church members and expressing support for the students at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro, which has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, announced earlier this week that it intended to hold two “public preaching” events in Owasso on Wednesday, March 6 — one outside the school board headquarters, and the other outside Owasso High.According to a release from the group that misgenders Benedict, Westboro intended to protest the school due to its negligence in dealing with the 16-year-old, allowing her to identify as nonbinary without forcing her to accept her assigned sex at birth.The release slams Benedict’s family for having failed in raising them, and the staffers at Owasso High School, the local school board, and the city, saying that adults surrounding Benedict failed to intervene, and implying that God punished the lack of intervention with Benedict’s death.

Kate Winslet has shared her memories of Robert Downey Jr.’s audition for The Holiday, which she has described as “dreadful”.The actress was appearing on The Tonight Show when host Jimmy Fallon brought up the audition, for which he was also present. “I remember it extremely well, I really do,” Winslet said. At the time, Winslet had already been cast in her role, but Fallon and Downey Jr.

A pioneer in digital content creation is going away. Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, announced this morning that it is ceasing operations after 21 years. The process starts today and is expected to take several months.

TalkTV, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, is set to go off air in the summer, just two years after its launch. This decision comes after Piers Morgan left TalkTV and moved his show, Uncensored, to YouTube for good. Scott Taunton, the President of broadcasting for TalkTV, has announced plans to move the channel online.

Filmmaker Johan Renck’s moody new existential relationship astronaut movie with Adam Sandler, “Spaceman,” debuts today on Netflix. It’s the filmmaker’s first feature in 16 years, following 2008’s “Downloading Nancy,” but it’s not like he’s been away. After a career started in music videos—famous clips for artists like Madonna, Beyonce, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, and more—Renck has spent the better part of the last decade in the world of television (before that, in the late 90s and early aughts he was a singer-songwriter using the moniker Stakka Bo).

An actress who played an Oompa Loompa at a disastrous Willy Wonka event that went viral has revealed she wanted to walk out of the 'immersive' experience in Glasgow. The Oompa Loompa actress broke her silence about the widely-criticised Willy Wonka chocolate factory event as she appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday alongside a fellow actress.The events company, which promised a world of pure imagination, has since cancelled the show after parents, who paid £35 a ticket, turned up to find a sparse warehouse.

Bobby Brazier has put an end to rumours that he'll be joining Celebrity Big Brother with a sharp two-word response. The 20 year old actor, who recently appeared on EastEnders and then Strictly Come Dancing, has been the subject of speculation about whether he'll join other celebs in the Big Brother house on Monday, with the lineup yet to be revealed. Bobby, whose mum Jade Goody became famous after appearing on the 2002 series of the show, was asked if he'd ever consider taking part.

“I want you to be nice until it’s time to not be nice,” Patrick Swayze’s James Dalton says in the original Road House from 1989.

Bradley Walsh didn’t share the same feelings as viewers about a recent contestant on The Chase.

In the latest sign of difficulty for niche streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery is shifting programming from its MotorTrend+ streaming service onto Max and Discovery+ and will shut down the stand-alone auto enthusiast app.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It’s the end of the road for Warner Bros. Discovery‘s MotorTrend+ automotive streaming service. The media company announced that MotorTrend+ will be shut down after content from the service is fully migrated to Discovery+ and Max at the end of March.

Kelly Rowland is on a press tour promoting her Netflix film Mea Culpa and was asked about Beyoncé‘s new country album and the possibility of a Destiny’s Child reunion.

Squid Game.Sarandos recently visited the headquarters of Netflix Korea, located in the heart of Seoul, South Korea. During a press conference held during his visit, the Netflix CEO shut down rumours that an American remake of Squid Game is in the works.“That’s just a rumour,” he said, according to South Korean news outlet SBS Star.