Sony Acquires Majority Stake in ‘Magpie Murders,’ ‘Alex Rider’ Producer Eleventh Hour Films

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is maintaining its focus on British TV drama with another big acquisition deal.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Mia Hansen-Løve, one of France’s leading filmmakers whose movies have played at Cannes, Berlin and Toronto, will next direct “If Love Should Die,” an ambitious feature film about the life of visionary English writer and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft. Mubi, the auteur-driven global distribution and streaming powerhouse, is producing “If Love Should Die” with Georgina Paget and Thembisa Cochrane at U.K.

Alex Polizzi is known for her expertise in the hospitality industry and entertaining fans with shows including The Hotel Inspector. However, she previously came under fire for one of her comments which left viewers 'fuming'. Channel 5 series My Hotel Nightmare gave viewers a glimpse into how hospitality expert Alex Polizzi tackled the challenge of opening her own hotel after years of advising others on how to do it.

TPG, the private-equity firm that had a majority stake in CAA before selling it to Francois-Henri Pinault last year, said Friday that it has formed a new talent management company whose first investment will be in Hollywood management biggie Untitled Entertainment.

Declan Donnelly was spotted exiting a restaurant in Mayfair alongside The One Show's Alex Jones after an evening of celebrations.The famous pair were among the attendees at Katherine Jenkins' star-studded birthday dinner. Katherine, who turns 44 on 29 June, held a lavish get-together at Bacchanalia restaurant in London to mark her upcoming birthday.The opera singer invited several famous faces to the bash, including Piers Morgan and Darcey Bussell. Dec, 48, and Alex, 47, looked all partied out as they left the restaurant in a taxi together.

Geoff Shreeves has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson would “cut him to ribbons” if he ever tried to get a headline out of the Manchester United manager.

.On June 26, it was announced that the who has played for the US Women's National Team at every Summer Olympic Games since 2012, had not made the 18-player roster despite earning three Olympic medals, winning two World Cup Championships, and serving as co-captain of the from 2018-2020.“Today, I’m disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage. This will always be a tournament that is close to my heart and I take immense pride any time I put on the crest,” Morgan wrote of the decision on .

By It’s not shocking that Alex Warren and Kouvr Annon’s wedding would make for some good . The couple are both creators with approximately 40 million combined followers across their various platforms and even starred in the surprisingly depressing and introspective Netflix docuseries in 2022.But it turns out that even TikTokers have their limits as to how much of their lives can be filmed.

Rachel Stevens' ex-husband Alex Bourne has broken his silence on their marriage split.The S Club star announced her split from Alex in July 2022 after nearly 13 years of marriage. Rachel, 46, and Alex, 47, married in 2009 and share daughters Amelie, 12, and Minnie, nine, who they are now amicably co-parenting together.The former couple have also both now moved on with new partners, with Alex branding them a "blended family". The estate agent has now opened up about their split, admitting it was initially "terrifying".

looked like a particularly sophisticated version of her Witches of Waverly Place character for her Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance on June 26, wearing head-to-toe Versace.The actor–slash–pop star’s black dress was accented with menswear-inspired white shirt cuffs and a crisp white collar, with the brand’s signature gold buttons running from the top of the collar all the way down the midi-length dress. Sheer sleeves and a slouchy black clutch added a touch of trendiness to the look, while her black kitten heel pumps emphasized the classic elements to the look.Gomez’s grandparents, David and Debbie Cornett, apparently escorted her to the interview, which is kind of the cutest thing ever.

It’s official: Sony Pictures will have “Street Fighter” be back in theaters in a couple of years, but without the Philippou brothers at the helm. THR reports that the studio plans to have a new movie based on the Capcom video game franchise ready for a March 20, 2026 theatrical release.  Legendary co-develops the film, with Capcom on board as producer.

Alex Morgan will not be competing at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics!

several cases brought by authors, news outlets and others over the alleged misuse of their work to train text-based AI models powering chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

2003’s “Freaky Friday,” which just began shooting. On Monday, Walt Disney Studios posted a photo of Lohan and co-star Jamie Lee Curtis outside of their trailers holding hands and beaming.“The Colemans are back and coming to theaters in 2025! The sequel to Freaky Friday is now in production!” the post said.In a nod to the plot of the mother-daughter body-swap comedy, Lohan, 37, sat outside Curtis’ trailer, and Curtis, 65, perched in front of Lohan’s.The more-than-two-decade-old previous film grossed $160 million worldwide (off a $26 million budget) and was the 20th top movie of the year at the domestic box office.In the story, based on Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel, a mom named Tess (Curtis) and her daughter, Anna (Lohan), are shocked to wake up in each other’s bodies.

upcoming fifth movie from the animated film franchise.“We started doing [‘Shrek 5’] months ago,” the actor, 63, told Collider in an interview published Monday.“I did this, I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up,” he added.But that’s not all!Murphy also confirmed that he’s going to star in a spinoff based on his “Shrek” character Donkey. “Donkey’s gonna have his own movie.

The One Show host Alex Jones has opened up about the struggles of balancing her role as a TV host and being a mum to three young children. Despite the challenges, the 47 year old is determined to stay on the BBC programme for as long as possible. Alex, who will be celebrating her 14th year on the show this August, shares Teddy, seven, Kit, five, and two year old Annie with her husband Charlie Thomson, whom she married in 2015.

Jonathan Majors fought back tears as he accepted a ‘Perseverance Award’ in Los Angeles this week, admitting that he is “imperfect”.The actor was sentenced in April to one year of domestic violence counselling after he was found guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. Following a two-week trial, he was ordered to complete a 52-week in-person program in Los Angeles.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Fantastic Pavilion, the genre business hub launched at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, announced a slew of deals closed at the venue this year, with L..A-based Severin Films, a boutique Blu-ray and DVD label, inking a pact to release eleven Special Edition physical discs of the most popular Originals and licensed features from horror subscription streamer Shudder and IFC Films. Initial titles include Joko Anwar’s “Satan’s Slaves”; Brandon Cronenberg’s “Antiviral”; Can Evrenol’s “Baskin”; Franck Khalfoun’s 2012 remake of “Maniac”; Douglas Buck’s 2006 remake of “Sisters” and André Øvredal’s “The Autopsy of Jane Doe.” The deal was brokered by Severin Film’s co-founder-CEO David Gregory, Shudder’s Vice President of Programming Sam Zimmerman, and AMC Networks Director of Content Sales Lucas Verga.

Jonathan Majors has landed his first film role since being convicted of domestic assault in 2023.The actor, who was subsequently fired from Disney‘s Marvel Cinematic Universe, will star in the independent revenge thriller Merciless, which will be helmed by Martin Villeneuve, the younger brother of Dune director Denis Villeneuve.Written by Frank Hannah, the upcoming film follows a CIA investigator who goes to troubling lengths after the one he loves is overpowered by sinister forces. Filming is expected to begin in Saskatchewan, Canada in autumn.Majors was sentenced in April to one year of domestic violence counselling after he was found guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.

Sony sat out CinemaCon in April this year, but was the first major studio to present at CineEurope in Barcelona today, culminating in a screening of Apple Original Films’ Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum-starrer Fly Me to the Moon which Sony is releasing theatrically.