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Tom Hanks led the stars at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in France. The Oscar-winning actor takes on the role of the Kings manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in "Elvis." During the film festival, Hanks posed for pictures alongside Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla Presley. The 65-year-old actor was joined by Disney star Austin Butler, who takes on the Elvis role in the unreleased film.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSaudi Arabia’s rapidly expanding Telfaz11 Studios is teaming up with France’s Easy Riders Films to develop and produce a slate of four features directed by emerging Saudi talents with international ambitions.The first title expected to go into production is “Night Courier,” a comedy about a young man named Fahad who winds up in possession of six crates of illicit booze in an Arab city known for its hidden delights and dangers. This project was first presented last year at the inaugural Red Sea Film Festival’s Red Sea Souk projects market.The four-picture pact between Telfaz11 and Easy Riders was forged at the Cannes Film Festival.Founded by Alaa Yousef Fadan, Ali Al Kalthami, and Ibrahim Al Khairallah, Telfaz11 is an innovative content company that started out in the YouTube space and has since seen rapid growth in both production and distribution.

Cannes film festival. For the star-studded event on Wednesday, the ex-wife of the late King of Rock 'n' Roll, 77, looked exceptional as she posed for photos on the red carpet with one hand on her hip. The mother-of-two wore her fiery red tresses in a sleek side ponytail and minimal accessorizes apart from a black leather shoulder bag.

K.J. Yossman Nomzamo Mbatha (“Coming 2 America”) is set to star in period drama “Shaka Ilembe” about the iconic African king.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAndres Ramirez Pulido’s “La Jauria” won the Grand Prize at Critics’ Week, the Cannes Film Festival’s sidebar dedicated to first and second features. The Colombian film also won the SACD prize.

Naman Ramachandran Studio Soho International has acquired worldwide rights to “A Bird Flew In” and has launched sales at the Cannes Film Market. “Quant” producer Kirsty Bell, the founder of production company Goldfinch Entertainment, makes her directorial debut with the film, which stars Sadie Frost, Derek Jacobi, Morgana Robinson, Jeff Fahey, Frances Barber, Julie Dray, Sophie Kennedy Clark and Camilla Rutherford. It is produced by Ben Charles Edwards (“Quant”) for Goldfinch with Phil McKenzie (“Twist”) serving as executive producer.Composed of seven interlinked narratives, the film is set in the U.K.’s COVID-19 lockdown.

Looking back. Johnny Depp has had several high-profile relationships and breakups throughout the years, which have remained poignant memories for many of his famous exes.

EXCLUSIVE: As international delegates touch down on the Croisette for what feels like the first “real” Cannes market since the pandemic struck, Olivier Albou is getting ready to hit the ground running. The veteran exec, who heads up sales and production house Other Angle with his wife Laurence Schonberg, has four new films on his slate this year that he’s offering up to international buyers.

The Bravo stars are attending the 2022 NBC Upfronts!

David Beckham often gives fans an insight into his home life with wife Victoria Beckham and their four children. And the former footballer's latest Instagram post will certainly have made his followers smile.MORE: David Beckham sparks reaction as he pokes fun at daughter Harper in relatable school run videoTaking to his Stories on Monday, David shared a snapshot of an envelope his daughter Harper had presented him, which contained a letter.

The winners of 54 awards were unveiled ahead of tonight’s 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) during a TikTok livestream hosted by Tetris Kelly and Tiffany Taylor.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off their Oscar nominations for drama The Lost Daughter, Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) and Chernobyl star Jessie Buckley are set to reunite on comedy Wicked Little Letters, which will be a hot project at the Cannes market.

Fred Ward, best known for his roles in  and playing Reese Witherspoon’s father in , has died. He was 79.His publicist, Ron Hoffman, confirmed the news of the actor’s death to ET on Friday, sharing that Ward died on Sunday, May 8.

A lost star. Fred Ward — best known for his roles in Sweet Home Alabama, Tremors and The Right Stuff — has died at the age of 79.

Manori Ravindran International EditorU.S. director Lotfy Nathan, best known for his acclaimed debut documentary “12 O’Clock Boys,” is making his feature directorial debut with “Harka.”Screening as part of the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section, the film is set in Tunisia, in North Africa, and follows Ali (Adam Bessa), a young man in his twenties who makes a precarious living selling contraband gas on the streets.Ali dreams of a better life for himself, but his domestic responsibilities step up when his father’s sudden death leaves him in charge of his two young sisters. With the family facing impending eviction, Ali seeks steadier work and a stable life.

debuted the first teaser for season 2, Starz has dropped a stunning full-length trailer for the upcoming episodes as anticipation continues to build for the series’ long-awaited return on June 3. According to Starz, “darkness descends upon Chucalissa” as the series created by Katori Hall sees everyone “fight tooth and talon to survive.” As the trailer shows, The Pynk “struggles to remain open during a pandemic” while Autumn (Elarica Johnson) and Uncle Clifford (Nicco Annan) battle for the throne and new blood shakes things up on and off stage at the club. Meanwhile, “the casino’s fate hanging in the balance, the local political machine kicks into overdrive” as the ensemble of characters navigates not only “these unprecedented times” but the “death and danger [that] lurk around every corner.”In addition to Annan and Johnson, season 2 stars Brandee Evans as Mercedes, Shannon Thornton as Miss Mississippi, J. Alphonse Nicholson as Lil’ Murda, Parker Sawyers as Andre, Harriett D.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez has shared new adorable photos of their baby girl and announced her sweet name. Georgina, 28, welcomed their daughter in April this year, but sadly shared the tragic death of their baby's twin brother as they said at the time: "It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away." They've now shared that her gorgeous moniker is Bella Esmeralda while posting a photo of the tot appearing to smile as she slept, wearing a Moschino babygrow.