An actress who played a memorable role in “Mean Girls” is taking a look back at her time filming the hit 2004 comedy.
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Hwang Dong-hyuk is talking Squid Game!
The creator, director and writer and actor Park Hae-soo spoke at Deadline’s annual Contenders Television at Paramount Studios about the upcoming second season of the hit Netflix series.
During the conversation, the creator revealed two names that will be returning.
Find out who is set to return for Squid Game Season 2…
An actress who played a memorable role in “Mean Girls” is taking a look back at her time filming the hit 2004 comedy.
Piers Morgan has leaked a text message he received from Susanna Reid on social media. The pair used to host Good Morning Britain before Piers’ explosive exit in March 2021 where he stormed off set. Since leaving the popular ITV morning programme, Piers has landed a new TV deal with brand new channel TalkTV titled Uncensored, which will air each weeknight evening.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLee Jung-jae, the lead star of Netflix hit series “Squid Game” will be at the Cannes Film Festival this year with the world premiere of his feature directing debut “Hunt.”The film (aka “Namsun”) will be presented next month in the Cannes festival’s Midnight Screening section. Two other films will receive midnight screenings: “Fumer Fait Tousser,” by Quentin Dupieux and Moonage Daydream,” by Scott Morgen. The bulk of the festival’s Offical Selection was announced Thursday at a press event in Paris.“Hunt” is a 1980s-set Korean-language spy thriller that Lee got caught up in after buying the rights and rewriting the screenplay.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe success of Korean shows “Vincenzo” and “Squid Game” and Japanese anime such as “Attack on Titan” are justifying Netflix’s heavy spending on Asian film and TV content.The streaming giant is forecast to grow its revenues in the Asia-Pacific region by 24% in the current year as subscriber numbers swell by 20%, according to new research, from Singapore based consultancy Media Partners Asia.That optimism stands in contrast to investment sentiment in January when Netflix announced its December quarter and 2021 full year data and a spooked the financial community with a cautious (global) first quarter outlook. Media Partners Asia’ latest note on the company indicates that Netflix could grow APAC revenues by 24% in the current year to December, to $4.1 billion.
Gemma Atkinson is on a mission to make mums – and not just new mothers – feel like their old selves again. The radio host and presenter of The Toddler Club is releasing her second fitness and recipe book this week, which arms readers with healthy recipes, easy-to-follow workouts, and delves into Gemma's own parenting journey.As she poses exclusively for our Digital Cover to celebrate the release of The Ultimate Body Plan for New Mums, Gemma tells us: "A lot of pregnancy books make it sound like it's all cardigans and floral aprons and baking while your baby's asleep – and this is a reality check on it all."READ: Gemma Atkinson shows off phenomenal figure in bikiniThe former Strictly star, who shares her two-year-old daughter Mia with professional dancer Gorka Marquez, talks about how motherhood has changed her, how she's stronger and more resilient than ever, and how she deals with that typical mum scrutiny."It's essentially a follow-up to The Ultimate Body Plan and it's aimed at anyone who's ever had a baby, it isn't necessarily just for new mums.
Squid Game creator, director and writer Hwang Dong-hyuk and actor Park Hae-soo joined TV editor Peter White for Deadline’s annual Contenders Television at Paramount Studios to discuss what fans might expect from the upcoming sophomore season of the Korean dystopian drama.
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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's idyllic life together has just gotten a whole lot messier. The pair - who, along with Gwen's three boys split their time between Los Angeles and Oklahoma - have a stunning property portfolio and the No Doubt singer has revealed they're about to make some major changes to one of them. GALLERY: Gwen Stefani's $13million mansion with fiancé Blake Shelton has wild interiorsSpeaking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Gwen revealed that they are getting their hands dirty with a project which is a far cry from their star-studded music careers.WATCH: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's love story Rather than call in the professionals, Gwen and Blake are transforming their expansive backyard at their new Oklahoma ranch all by themselves. At the time of the interview, the mom-of-three said her husband was there already and admitted: "He's literally tilling the soil. He literally texted me an hour ago.
Gemma Atkison has delighted her followers with glorious sun-soaked snaps over the last week as she enjoyed a glorious break away with her family in Tenerife.MORE: Gemma Atkinson's daughter Mia hits big milestone on holidayHowever, her holiday bliss took a bit of a turn, and on Wednesday the former Strictly star documented the airport nightmare she had on the way home.WATCH: The adorable way Gemma killed time with daughter MiaTaking to her Instagram to share the ordeal, the mother-of-one captioned an adorable video of her and two-year-old daughter Mia sitting on the airport floor.READ: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson reveals reason behind social media absence – 'Sorry'RELATED: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson wows with rare glimpse inside baby Mia's roomShe wrote: "How we killed time waiting for luggage last night at Manchester airport… The staff at the airport were brilliant with us, however they are extremely understaffed which made everything so much slower. Tenerife was Mia's first trip abroad "We arrived 4hrs before our flight and it took around 2hrs to get through security.
Squid Game actress Jung Ho-yeon is set to star in the upcoming A24 film The Governesses alongside Lily-Rose Depp and others.Jung will appear in the forthcoming film alongside Lily-Rose Depp (2018’s A Faithful Man), who is the daughter of actors Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp, and award-winning Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve (2021’s The Worst Person In The World). The specifics of the trio’s roles have yet to be announced.The Governesses will be the second film Joe Talbot will direct for A24, having made his directorial debut with the studio in 2019 with the critically acclaimed The Last Black Man In San Francisco.The Governesses is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by French writer Anne Seree, which was translated into English for the first time in 2018.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean-made series have continued to dominate viewership on Netflix, following on from the breakout successes of “Squid Game” and “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” in 2021.For ten of the 13 weeks in the first quarter so far this year, Korean shows have held top spot in Netflix’s global non-English series ranking. Romantic comedy “Business Proposal” is currently the top non-English series for the third week in a row (March 28-April 3, 2022), and is Netflix’s third-ranking series of all origins, behind only “Bridgerton” (seasons 1 and season 2) with over 32 million watch hours.“Business Proposal” has played particularly strongly in Asia, ranking as the top series in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam and in second place in India and Sri Lanka in the last week.
The Weeknd has shared a video for new single ‘Out Of Time’, starring Squid Game‘s HoYeon Jung and Jim Carrey – watch it below.It’s the latest track to be taken from the Canadian pop star’s most recent album, ‘Dawn FM’, following the singles ‘Take My Breath’, ‘Sacrifice’ and ‘Gasoline’.Directed by Cliqua, the video for ‘Out Of Time’ follows The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) and Jung as they enjoy an evening of karaoke. As the clip comes to a close, Carrey, dressed in scrubs, can be seen placing an artificial mask over what is presumed to be the face of The Weeknd.Carrey’s monologue from Dawn FM can be heard playing.
The Weeknd has a jam-packed night in the new video for “Out of Time”, released Tuesday.
Squid Game, has revealed that he is working on a “violent” new project.During his appearance at the MIPTV festival in Cannes on Monday (April 4), Hwang shared that he is working on a new movie with the working title Killing Old People Club or K.O. Club.According to Variety, the director and screenwriter said that the upcoming project would be “another controversial film” from him.
Squid Game, has revealed that the series’ much-anticipated second season has not been written yet.During an appearance at the MIPTV festival in Cannas, the 50-year-old director shared to the media that he has yet to write the script for the much-anticipated second season of Squid Game, but also hinted at when the show might be returning.“I have to work on season 2. Hopefully, I can show it to the fans by the end of 2024,” said Hwang on Monday (April 4), per The Straits Times.