‘Showtrial’ Renewed For Season 2 By BBC With Fresh Cast Including Adeel Akhtar & ‘Gallows Pole’ Lead Michael Socha

EXCLUSIVE: Nadia Forde has joined the cast of Conflict, the Finnish political thriller series from Rebellion director Aku Louhimies and XYZ Films.

As the world continues to mourn the loss of Sinéad O’Connor, her family is reaching out with a new message to fans.

Sinéad O’Connor‘s children and family have thanked fans for their “outpouring of love” after her death in a new statement.The musician and activist died at the age of 56 last month (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray this month.On the noticeboard of the Irish Times, O’Connor’s family have thanked those involved in funeral arrangements and the ceremony, as well as the media and fans.They wrote: “The children of Sinéad together with Sinéad’s extended family wish to thank the countless kind people who sympathised and offered condolences on Sinéad’s recent passing.

SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America West are among more than 20 labor organizations lobbying for passage of a bill pending in the California legislature that would make striking workers in the state eligible for unemployment benefits, as they are in New York and New Jersey.

Gabrielle will lead the line-up for this year’s Battersea Park In Concert series.The singer will close the three day event which kicks off this Saturday (August 26) and wraps up on Monday (August 26) at the London park.Also on the bill that day are MOBO award winning saxophonist Yolanda Brown and The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars.

Kate Forbes has opened the door for another SNP leadership challenge, saying it is "high time we had a Highlander at the helm”. The MSP said "never say never" when asked if she would run for the SNP's top job again.

‘Citadel’ VFX Outfit Signs Chief Business Officer

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Rewind 35 years ago to 1988 and this trio of words were hot on the lips of movie fans everywhere thanks to the summer release of the hit comedy-horror film with the same namesake. We all remember the iconic scenes and the emotions they stirred, from the creepy shrunken head and witch doctor in the waiting room and the hilarious Day-O (Banana Boat song) dining room dance scene, to the shocking first glimpses of Beetlejuice and the hideous sandworm that still haunts us to this day.

Naman Ramachandran World Productions (“Vigil,” “Line of Duty”) is producing a new season of hit series “Showtrial” for BBC One and iPlayer. Writer and creator Ben Richards (“The Diplomat”) returns for the series. In the show, when high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer – a serving policeman.

SAG-AFTRA has given an interim agreement to another upcoming fall festival pic with theChristy Hall drama Daddio, starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn. The agreement will allow talent to promote the movie at the upcoming festivals including Toronto, where it has been confirmed as a Special Presentation pic.

Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear will return for Season 2 of Starz’s Shining Vale on October 13 at midnight ET on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and on Lionsgate+ streaming platform in the U.K. and Ireland; on linear at 9 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada. New episodes will drop weekly on Fridays at midnight.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Movie distributors headed to this year’s fall film festivals hoping to buy select star-studded indie films must be prepared to agree to new contract terms from SAG-AFTRA, the union’s chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said Tuesday. During a broad press conference on the topic of SAG-AFTRA’s interim agreements program — under which some movies and TV projects can shoot or engage in publicity during the ongoing strike — Crabtree-Ireland confirmed what many in the indie film world have been sweating over for weeks.

Lorde performed her 2017 single ‘Green Light’ with Caroline Polachek at Sziget Festival 2023 last night (August 14) – check out the footage below.The Kiwi pop artist took her current ‘Night Vision’ show to the Budapest event’s main stage. She played 16 songs including a recently debuted new track, supposedly titled ‘Silver Moon’.To end the set, Lorde brought out Polachek after the singer played at the festival earlier yesterday evening.

UPDATED, 8:10 AM: “You ever get tired of being at the bottom of the top? What’s standing in our way? asks Joseph Sikora’s Tommy Egan at the beginning of the official Season 2 trailer for Starz’s Power Book IV: Force. Tommy is clearly ready for war and on a mission to avenge the death of his former nemesis turned business partner Lilliana. Watch the new trailer above and the first teaser below.

Angus Cloud’s mom is speaking out about his death.

Angus Cloud is being remembered. The late star was honored with a candlelight vigil in Oakland, California, on Wednesday night, social media posts show., who was first to report the vigil, notes that the memorial took place in front of a 9-foot mural of Cloud, which was painted by Darin Balaban after he collaborated with a group of the late star's friends.Per the outlet, around 50 people showed up to the vigil, bringing flowers, pictures of Cloud, liquor and Guinness beer.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag It's been a difficult few months for stand-in television presenter Josie Gibson – as well as her fellow cast and crew at This Morning – following colleague Phillip Schofield's controversial dismissal and Holly Willoughby decision to step back for the summer. And today saw the Bristolean fan-favourite host Josie, who fronted the show alongside Irish TV star Craig Doyle, subjected to further criticism – this time, from a guest.

This Morning viewers reckon Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle should get a 'raise' following their interview with Michael Barrymore. The entertainer is back in the limelight after almost 20 years.

More details are coming to light about Angus Cloud‘s final days, and it sounds like he was having a super tough time mourning the loss of his father.

Ellise Shafer HollyShorts Film Festival, the Oscar-qualifying celebration of short films, has announced the jury lineup for its 2023 edition. The 18-person jury includes Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), Sam Worthington (“Avatar”), Zoey Deutch (“Not Okay”), Alexandra Shipp (“Barbie”), Josh Whitehouse (“Daisy Jones & the Six”), Christina Chong (“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”), Nelu Handa (“Run the Burbs” showrunner) and Jaime Ray Newman (“Skin”). Variety international correspondent K.J.