Saudi Star Yacoub Alfarhan on the Male-Female Dynamic in Groundbreaking Drama ‘Norah’: ‘It’s Not About Sex. It’s About Discovering the Other’

Married At First Sight star Matt Jameson has hinted that he is getting married again after he found a new romantic connection following his split from Dan McKee. Mat took part in the series in 2021 where he was paired with Dan and made history as the first-ever gay couple on the show.The duo seemed to hit it off from the start and their relationship went from strength to strength. However, after two years together, they decided to go their separate ways.

A beloved Mean Girls star revealed if they were going to make a cameo in the new musical movie – Just Jared Jr Robert DeNiro revealed just how strongly he felt about Donald Trump not becoming President again – Celebitchy Here’s why Elf remains a Christmas classic years after its premiere – Popsugar What are the chances Percy Jackson & The Olympians gets a second season at Disney+? – Just Jared Jr

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Muvi Studios, the production arm of Saudi Arabia’s leading exhibition chain Muvi Cinemas, is ramping up production of Arabic movies with plans to release 10 titles spawned by its own pipeline in 2024, starting with comedy “Esabet Azeema” that will bow locally on Jan. 4. “Esabet Azeema,” which toplines Egyptian icon Esaad Younis making her hotly anticipated return to the big screen, is part of a co-production pact that Muvi struck in 2022 with prominent Egyptian studio Al Arabia Cinema.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” star Leah Jeffries recently spoke to Essence magazine about how her casting as Annabeth Chase in the new Disney+ series initially generated backlash from some toxic fans. Racist trolls were upset that a Black actor was cast as a character described in the books as a blonde white girl. “The White Lotus” actor Alexandra Daddario played Annabeth in Fox’s “Percy Jackson” film adaptations.

Cardi B and Offset used to throw the biggest parties together. Still, now that they have broken up — again — as confirmed by the Dominican rapper, they are competing to see which star will host the best New Year’s Eve party at the Fontainbleu Hotel in Miami, Florida.Believe it or not! The famous exes will play at the same hotel in different venues on the same night. Fans interested in watching Cardi perform live can secure one of the coveted tickets “ranging from $5,000 up to $25,000 stage-front cabanas for larger groups,” as the hotel’s event page informed.While Cardi B is singing her hits, Offset will play at the hotel’s club, LIV, with tickets ranging from $125 to $15,000.Cardi B confirms she’s single and ‘curious for a new beginning’Cardi B and Offset: Are they getting back together this time?Cardi B, Offset, and their children received praise for their voice-acting in the ‘Baby Shark’ movieCardi B announced her split from Offset following speculation on social media that the couple had unfollowed each other.

If you remember, at the turn of the 21st century, the world was being reintroduced to the “Star Wars” franchise through George Lucas’ prequel trilogy. 1999 saw “The Phantom Menace,” which was a massive hit, and it was quickly followed up in 2002 with “Attack of the Clones.” But in between those films, a major casting search was conducted to find the young man who would play Anakin Skywalker, the tragic Jedi who eventually becomes Darth Vader.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Molly Parker (“Deadwood,” “House of Cards”) is set to star in “Doc,” Fox’s upcoming medical procedural based on the hit Italian series “Doc — Nelle tue mani.” Parker will play Dr. Amy Elias, the chief of internal and family medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, who must pick up her professional and personal pieces after she loses the memory of the last eight years.

Disney appears to be putting quite a few eggs in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians basket.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi Arabian thriller “Mandoob,” about a struggling man who becomes an illegal booze runner, beat “Wonka” over the weekend to top the Saudi box office chart while also scoring the biggest opening to date for a local film in the territory. The groundbreaking Saudi movie, which world-premiered positively in Toronto in September – and more recently bowed regionally at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah – tallied 114,000 admissions and a $1.58 million gross box office intake following its Dec.

Brent Lang Executive Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” now streaming on Max. Bertha Russell, who never really cared for opera, can now watch Verdi from the best seat in the house. Polite society’s battle royale ended with the New Money triumphing over the Old Guard, as “The Gilded Age” wrapped up its second season on Sunday. Mrs.

Full House, the beloved ’90s sitcom, has left a mark on popular culture that ensures we’re still talking about it all the way into 2023.

Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Reneé Rapp on a new song called ‘Not My Fault’ – listen below.The Houston rapper and actor/singer Rapp recorded the track for the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical, in which the latter portrays Regina George. She previously took on the role for the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 film.‘Not My Fault’ begins with a sample from the original Mean Girls movie.

Nella Rose tried to "hug her way out of trouble" after leaving I’m A Celebrity over fears she "came across badly", a body language expert said. The 26-year-old YouTuber fell out with First Dates star Fred Sirieix in the jungle after she accused him of “disrespecting her” when he joked he was old enough to be her dad - soon after she spoke to him about her father’s death in 2020. Nella also went on to have a disagreement with former UKIP leader Nigel Farage about his views on immigration.

Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has opened up about the changes viewers will see in Bethany Platt when she returns to the cobbles. It was rumoured the actress was reprising her role in the ITV soap over the summer.

Fans are eagerly awaiting more news about Wednesday season 2…and we’ve dug up some information about the cast for the highly anticipated Netflix series.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Egyptian-Austrian director Abu Bakr Shawky, who in 2018 made a splash when his first feature “Yomeddine” had the rare distinction of making the competition cut for Cannes, is back on the festival circuit with Saudi-set adventure movie “Hajjan.” Shawky’s big-budget epic follow-up, which launched from Toronto’s Discovery section, is now premiering regionally at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, where it screened Monday to roaring applause as an out-of-competition gala. Somewhat similarly to “Yomeddine” – which involved the desert voyage of a leper, a donkey and a child – “Hajjan” also involves a journey across the desert.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region distribution rights to groundbreaking Saudi drama “Norah,” which world premiered in competition at the Red Sea Film Festival. Directed by pioneering Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi, making his feature film debut, “Norah” is set in 1990s Saudi Arabia, when conservatism was at its height and all forms of art and painting were banned for religion-related reasons.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning filmmakers have formed a trade organisation called Film Association in an effort to hold sway in regulations being laid out for the country’s booming film industry. The Saudi Film Association, announced during the ongoing Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, comes five years after the government removed its 35-year-old religion-related ban on cinemas.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent “Succession” star Hiam Abbass will play a role that is the polar opposite of Marcia Roy in French-Lebanese director Danielle Arbid’s age-gap drama “Love Conquers All.” The Palestinian actor — who in the HBO series played the third and final wife of billionaire Logan Roy — will next star as Susan, a 65-year-old impoverished widow living in Beirut. There, she meets Osman, a young Sudanese immigrant worker without papers. They instantly fall in love.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region indie distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment is promoting company execs Nicolas Torloting, Carine Chaiban and Elie Touma to partners as it ramps up operations. The trio joined the company, headed by Gianluca Chakra, in early 2019 as part of an initial revamp.