Stephen Garrett’s Character 7 To Adapt Thriller Novels; Series Mania New Dates; Tony Todd Sci-Fi Deal — Global Briefs

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Paul Pogba has two options with his agent Mino Raiola: to tell him to shut up, or to sack him.The build-up to United's Champions League group-phase decider against RB Leipzig was dominated by Raiola's comments after he told Italian outlet Tuttosport that Pogba's United career was 'over'. Speaking prior to the game in the BT Sport studio, Scholes said Pogba needs to take action.

no one saw coming, Erika Jayne and her husband Tom Girardi are being sued for fraud and embezzlement?!?! According to , ,, and , class action firm Edelson PC filed federal court documents on December 2 claiming Erika and Tom "are on the verge of financial collapse and locked in a downward spiral of mounting debts and dwindling funds." .

Larry Wilmore is bringing his eponymous late-night Peacock show to an end tonight – sticking with his promise to finish it after 11 episodes.

Steven Gerrard says he's "always looking" for new signings but won't buy in January just for the sake of it. The Ibrox club hold an 11 point lead at the top of the Premiership, albeit having played two more matches than Celtic, and are unbeaten in all competitions.

Steven Gerrard admitted he demanded his Rangers players "improve on the counter-press" following a first-half where they looked unusually disjointed. The Ibrox side went in level at 2-2 with Standard Liege having been unable to really impose their game on the Belgians.

Fans of Netflix's hit Spanish crime drama Money Heist will have more to look forward to after the show concludes its fifth and final season in 2021. Netflix said Tuesday that it has greenlit a 12-episode first season of an all-new Korean version of Money Heist (La casa de papel), which is expected to go into production sometime next year.

Filip Helander ’s positive test is a reminder to Rangers every club is walking a Covid tightrope.

Comcast-owned European pay-TV giant Sky has signed a major deal with Entertainment One spanning both the studio's existing library of titles and new releases in development. The arrangement gives Sky access to almost 200 movies from eOne's library, including the Twilight and Divergent franchises, Young Victoria, Dallas Buyers Club and Looper, which will be made available to its Sky Q customers.

Alfredo Morelos has finally come of age. The Colombian striker looked set for the Ibrox exit door after a summer of speculation and a poor start to the season.

French television festival Series Mania has pushed back its 2021 event from mid-March to late May-early June amid concerns the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will restrict public events and international travel. Series Mania 2021, originally scheduled for March 19-27, will now be held in Lille, France from May 28 to June 5.

Jason Momoa is counting his blessings! The 41-year-old actor, who describes himself as a «big family guy» in the December issue of, opens up about meeting and wooing his dream girl, wife Lisa Bonet. Momoa says he was «a mess» when he first met the actress when he was 26 and she was 38. «Especially when you meet someone you’re completely infatuated with and then find out she’s amazing, intelligent, and funny and she’s a goddess and you’re a degenerate,” he quips. As for his tips on how not only

Series Mania, one of Europe’s biggest and most prestigious TV festivals, has pushed back its 2021 edition by two months, setting new dates of May 28 to June 5.Remaining in Lille, northern France, the event’s industry centerpiece, the Series Mania Forum, will be held at the Lille Grand Palais over June 1-3.Series Mania was originally slated to run over March 19-27 next year.

Will Thorne Staff WriterStephen Garrett, one of the producers behind new HBO hit “The Undoing” and the BBC-AMC series “The Night Manager,” has set his eyes on a new TV project.Garrett and his Character 7 production banner have optioned the rights to adapt Holly Watt’s acclaimed thriller novels “To The Lions” and “The Dead Line” for television, Variety has learned exclusively.The two novels follow the life and adventures of globetrotting investigative journalist Casey Benedict, with “To the

Andreas Wiseman, Jake Kanter BAFTA Execs To Speak At British Urban Film FestivalEXCLUSIVE: The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) has set BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar and BAFTA Film Committee Chair Marc Samuelson for a 90-minute ‘in conversation’ session at this year’s festival, which is taking place later than usual and online as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

Jake Kanter, Tom Grater EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one: Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and The Irishman actor Stephen Graham are on the brink of signing up for a Channel 4 drama that will be set in a UK care home during the coronavirus crisis, Deadline can reveal.The four-part series is housed at All3Media-backed production outfit The Forge, which has reunited the stellar team behind the BAFTA-winning National Treasure to make the topical drama, including writer Jack Thorne and director Marc

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: “You thought you knew Scrooge,” an ominous voice intones.

Steven Davis "manages himself" at Rangers. The Ibrox boss admits he needs to give the midfield veteran "very, very little" on a day-to-day basis.