The British Soap Awards returned with a bang on Saturday night after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic.
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EXCLUSIVE: Westbrook Studios and REI Co-op Studios have teamed up to produce a documentary about the first all-Black team, supported by Nepali Sherpas, to summit Mount Everest. News & Documentary Emmy nominee Rolake Bamgbose (The Weekly) and Justice A. Whitaker (Restrictions Apply) will direct and produce the project about the team’s historic achievement notched earlier this month via their Shango Light Films banner, in their feature debut.
The as-yet-untitled documentary will follow nine athletes as they shift the legacy in a white-dominated sport while experiencing a unique global cultural exchange during their triumphant journey to the top of the famous peak. Rooted in the story of the Everest ascent and the year of training the climbers underwent as a team, the film’s true emotional anchor is embedded in the individual journeys undertaken by each of the climbers, representing the diversity of the Black experience in the outdoor community. The team includes two professional climbers for The North Face Manoah Ainuu and Fred Campbell, as well as Abby Dione, James Kagambi, Thomas Moore, Demond Mullins, Rosemary Saal, Eddie Taylor, team leader Philip Henderson, team photographer Evan Green and communications tech/researcher Adina Scott.
While the Full Circle team just summited Everest on May 12th, Bamgbose and Whitaker began discussing a doc on the expedition with team leader Henderson in early 2020, and were ultimately granted exclusive access. The project will be the first the husband-and-wife duo direct together. Westbrook’s SVP and Head of Documentaries Jannat Gargi will produce the pic alongside Bamgbose and Whitaker, with Paolo Mottola, Joe Z. Crosby and Hanna Boyd exec producing for REI Co-op Studios. The project
The British Soap Awards returned with a bang on Saturday night after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic.
Goldie Hawn is all too aware how quickly her children have grown up and now she's facing it with her grandchildren too. The star's oldest grandson, Ryder, recently turned 18 and it's allowed him to hit another major turning point as he's now able to vote. MORE: Goldie Hawn overwhelmed with support after sharing depression battleThe teenager's actress mother, Kate Hudson, shared the news in an Instagram post which would have made Goldie's bottom lip wobble.WATCH: Goldie Hawn's granchildren - everything we know In the snapshot, Kate was standing proudly with her son as they both wore pins saying they had voted. "1st voting cycle with my adult son w .whaaaa ?! #vote," she captioned the photo.
Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s recent comments on Will Smith‘s actions at March’s Oscars ceremony, when he slapped comedian and host Chris Rock on stage.Pinkett-Smith broke her silence on her husband’s behaviour on an episode of her Facebook series Red Table Talk last week (June 1), sharing her hope that “these two intelligent, capable men [Smith and Rock] have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile”.Speaking on The Wendy Williams Show the following day, Fox – known for her roles in Independence Day and Kill Bill, among others – was asked what she thought of the statement by guest co-hosts Fox and Carson Kressley.“This is going to be difficult for me,” she said. “These are my peers.
Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock are back in the new trailer for Bullet Train.
reported as a docuseries last year, is produced by Clooney and Grant Heslov of Smokehouse Pictures and David C. Glasser of 101 Studios. The documentary will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max, though no premiere date has been announced.
EXCLUSIVE: Australian filmmaker John Hillcoat is set to helm Running Wild, an adaptation J.G. Ballard’s novella off a screenplay by David Leland.
Though he only has a few directing credits under his belt, the name David Leitch is really synonymous with loud, explosive action with a side of quips. And if the new trailer for “Bullet Train” is any indication, that’s exactly what you’re getting in the director’s latest venture.
Jennifer Lopez and Jack Black were honored with major awards at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards held at Barker Hangar on Sunday (June 5) in Santa Monica, Calif.
Feels familiar. Dax Shepard didn’t hesitate to answer a question about NBC’s This Is Us and its striking similarities to Parenthood.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped out for the kickoff of Queen Elizabeth‘s Platinum Jubilee celebration.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped out for the kickoff of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebration.Their arrival marks the first time their daughter will meet the monarch since being born in Santa Barbara, California, last June and the first time they've returned to the U.K.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHappy Pride Month! From concert stages and parades to film screenings and premieres, queer celebrations are here, there and everywhere.June 1, WednesdayGottmik x Violet Chachki perform at the premiere of the docuseries “The Book of Queer.” Heart WeHo, West HollywoodJune 2, Thursday Beverly Hills Pride Night is hosted by Tolliver and KCRW’s Novena Carmel.Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly HillsJune 3, FridayDevin Way, Fin Argus, Jesse James Keitel, CG, Johnny Sibilly and Ryan O’Connell attend the premiere of the reimagined “Queer as Folk” with creatives Stephen Dunn and Jaclyn Moore. The evening kicks off the four-day Outfronts.The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles As part of the SaMo Pride celebration, the Made with Pride Marketplace pop-up opens.
A dad-of-three from Oldham is thought to be the first British Muslim to scale Mount Everest - and completed part of the momentous challenge whilst fasting for Ramadan.
Four-time Oscar winner Ethan Coen has spoken out about the reasons behind his recent hiatus from filmmaking, as well as his return with the documentary Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind, which makes its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.