'Station 19': Jason George on Making His Directorial Debut and Andy's Gut-Wrenching Trial (Exclusive)

allegedly advocated for embattled Amber Heard to keep her role in the movie’s upcoming sequel. Former producer and current entertainment industry consultant and expert Kathryn Arnold took the stand Monday as Heard’s witness during her ongoing trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

It probably says something, in spite of their public comments to the contrary, about the severity of the Coen Brothers’ break-up that each of them has proceeded to make a movie that you not only can’t imagine them making together, but that is so easily classifiable — after all, “Shakespeare adaptation” and “musical bio-doc” are two of the most venerable film types of today. The only genre you could safely consign them to before now was their own; they made “Coen Brothers movies,” and everyone knew what that meant, even if they couldn’t precisely pinpoint it.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Apocalypse Clown,” an ensemble comedy directed by BAFTA-nominated George Kane (“Timewasters”) has been boarded by Charades for international rights excluding the U.K. which is handled by Vertigo Releasing.The movie was penned by Shane O’Brien, James Walmsley and Demian Fox from the comedy outfit Dead Cat Bounce.

K.J. Yossman “Westworld’s” Fares Fares is set to make his directorial debut with a Swedish film titled “A Day and a Half” for Netflix.Fares will also star in the feature alongside Alexej Manvelov (“Chernobyl”) and Alma Pöysti (“Tove”). It is scheduled to hit Netflix in 2023.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Argentina’s most bankable star, Adrian Suar, has wrapped his directorial debut “30 Noches Con Mi Ex” (“30 Nights With My Ex”) to which FilmSharks has snagged worldwide rights. The Buenos Aires-based sales and production outfit has already sold remake rights to Conchita Taboada of Spectrum Films for Mexico and to Italian producer Alessandro Usai of Colorado Films.Disney’s Star Distribution holds the theatrical distribution rights for Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia, while Cinecolor snapped up rights to Peru, Chile and Colombia.

Westworld” and the Sony superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter.” Jennifer Jason Leigh most recently starred in the series “Hunters” and in Lena Dunham’s latest film, “Sharp Stick.” DeBose is repped by CAA and AC Management.  Leigh is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment; Pine is repped by CAA, John Carrabino Management and Gendler & Kelly. Bening is repped by CAA and Mark Gochman of Gochman Law Group.

Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose and Jennifer Jason Leigh have joined the cast of Chris Pine’s directorial debut Poolman. They join the previously announced cast of Pine, Annette Bening and Danny DeVito.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAriana DeBose and Jennifer Jason Leigh have joined Chris Pine’s directorial debut, “Poolman.”Fully financed by Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, the actors join an existing cast of Annette Bening and Danny DeVito. Pine also stars in the movie, which is billed as a moving tribute to Los Angeles.Plot details for the pic are so far sparse, but “Poolman” is crafted as a nod to famous LA noirs like “Chinatown,” “The Long Goodbye,” “The Big Lebowski” and “La La Land.”DeBose is fresh off her awards season sweep, which included Oscar, BAFTA and SAG awards for her star-making historic portrayal of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” Her other credits include “Hamilton,” “The Prom” and HBO’s “Westworld.” DeBose is also set to host the Tony Awards in June.

Palme d’Or winning actress Léa Seydoux will star in Happening filmmaker Audrey Diwan’s English-language directorial debut, Emmanuelle, inspired by Emmanuelle Arsan’s novel and based on a script co-developed by Diwan and Rebecca Zlotowski.

Jason Momoa is apologizing to fans who were offended by his recent visit to the Sistine Chapel, where he snapped photos and shared some to Instagram. People in the comments section noted that regular visitors are not allowed to use cameras inside the church.

Sutton Stracke knows the audience will be cringing during one moment from  season 12 premiere.In a sneak peek at Wednesday night's (posted by ), Sutton arrives for a meeting with Kyle Richards, who is in tears as she processes their mutual friend, Dorit Kemsley's, home invasion, which occurred the night before. This all unfolded back in October, armed men breaking into Dorit's Los Angeles area home and holding her at gunpoint before running off with designer jewelry and handbags. «Aw, it's gonna make me cry!» Sutton says when a tear-stained Kyle opens the door, before oddly going on about her allergies. «After what happened today, with Dorit?» Kyle says, an attempt to read Sutton's temperature on the situation.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s adventure comedy “The Lost City” arrives on Paramount+ today, following a surprise box office success last month.

Sutton Stracke is experiencing a couple of emotions as she prepares for  season 12 to premiere, namely «confusion» and «indifference.»At least, those are the words she uses to describe her feelings toward castmates Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne, respectively. Lisa introduced Sutton to this group back in season 10, but their time together on the show has seemingly tested the pair's friendship, not strengthened it.«Well, I'm learning a lot more about Lisa and the complexity of her character and the ability to stand up to her,» Sutton tells ET of the «journey» the two go on in season 12. «It's a ,» the Georgia native reiterates in her signature Southern drawl. An appearance on Bravo's  last fall created quite the crack, as Sutton claimed to have invited Lisa and her husband, Harry Hamlin, as her guests to Elton John's annual Oscars party — a charitable event benefiting the singer's AIDS foundation — and never received a «thank you.» Sutton shared the story as an example of hypocrisy, as Lisa was actively arguing with co-star Garcelle Beauvais about not receiving a «thanks» for a small gift, a jar of Harry's homemade pasta sauce.

Manu Rios made his Met Gala debut last night!

Stormzy made his Met Gala debut in New York last night (May 2), wearing a custom-made Burberry suit and cape.The Croydon rapper, who wrapped up his UK and Ireland arena tour last month, joined the likes of Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj and Anderson .Paak at the 2022 edition of the annual fundraising event at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.This year’s fashion theme for the Met Gala was ‘Gilded Glamor and White Tie’. Stormzy, who recently announced his third studio album, wore a custom-made white Burberry wool cape and a three-piece tuxedo with satin lapels, which was designed by Riccardo Tisci.You can see Stormzy’s Met Gala attire below:Big Mike.

Drew Barrymore has apologised for "making light" of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial. The case is currently being heard at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia, with the Pirates of the Caribbean actor suing his ex-wife for $50 million (£38 million) over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she described herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse", while the Aquaman actress is countersuing Depp for $100 million (£77 million), claiming his former lawyer defamed her by rejecting the abuse claims. During a recent conversation on The Drew Barrymore Show, host Drew described the court case as "a seven-layer dip of insanity", and on Sunday, she took to Instagram to apologise for making the controversial comment.