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Coronation Street star Chris Gascoyne will soon be returning to screens, months after he was seen leaving the cobbles as Peter Barlow. There was an end of an era in the ITV soap on Boxing Day as Peter and wife Carla Connor called it quits, bringing to an end one of soap fans' most-loved relationships.

Naman Ramachandran Actor George MacKay has reunited with his “For Those in Peril” director Paul Wright for “Mission.” Backed by BBC Film, Screen Scotland and Ffilm Cymru Wales with funding from the U.K. National Lottery, “Mission” is a co-production between Early Day Films (“Bait”) and 65 Wilding Films (“Baltimore”). The project was developed with Screen Scotland and BBC Film.

Jamie Lang Netflix and “Elite” creator Carlos Montero have reteamed on the new medical drama “Breathless,” and Variety has been given exclusive access to new first images from the show. “Breathless” is produced by Montero’s El Desorden Crea and executive produced by Montero and Diego Betancor.

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A former EastEnders star is set to make a showbiz comeback after being out of the spotlight since January. Actor Bobby Davro, famed for playing Vinnie Monks in the BBC One soap, suffered a terrifying health scare at the start of the year and has been recovering at home over the past four months following a hospital stay. Bobby, 65, is now ready to return to the spotlight and will be taking to the stage with a new comedy set at the Edinburgh Fringe.The show, titled Everything Is Funny If You Can Laugh At It, is scheduled to run from 2 August until 25 August, according to The Sun.

Freya Allan opened up about her new costar on The Witcher – Liam Hemsworth.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV has reported mixed financial fortunes for the first quarter of 2024. Its advertising revenue growth of 3%, with the second quarter expected to be up around 12%, is offset by the downturn in revenues from ITV Studios.

Glen Powell might have lined up about big acting role.

Angelique Jackson After producing the upcoming documentary “The Blue Angels,” J.J. Abrams and Glen Powell are in early talks to team up for a new movie, with Abrams eyeing Powell to star in his next directorial effort.

A new Pretty Little Liars crime has just been revealed… But this one took place behind the scenes!

Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling are joining forces in a forthcoming queer romance called Pillion.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Alec Baldwin‘s lawyers have filed two more motions to throw out his manslaughter indictment in the “Rust” case in New Mexico. Meanwhile, Rory Kennedy, who is making a documentary about Baldwin and the “Rust” shooting, is fighting a subpoena that would force her to turn over interview footage to the prosecutors in the case. Baldwin faces a trial in July on a charge of negligently causing the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Glen Powell has found another new movie to star in!

John Leguizamo opened up about some of the roles that got away, and that includes a major one that went to Stanley Tucci.

Nicholas Galitzine opened up about his sexuality after playing several prominent queer characters, sex scenes and more in a revealing interview with British GQ.

The Pretty Little Liars reboot series is back for a second season this week!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Chris Pine was taken by surprise when news hit that Steve Yockey, creator of the Max series “The Flight Attendant,” had signed on to write the script for “Star Trek 4.” Why? “I thought there was already a script,” the actor recently told Business Insider during an interview on his “Poolman” press tour. Pine’s not wrong, as a potential “Star Trek 4” has gone through multiple iterations in the years since the 2016 release of “Star Trek Beyond.” Pine took on the role of Captain Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ 2009 franchise reboot “Star Trek,” and reprised the character in 2013’s “Star Trek Into Darkness” and 2016’s “Beyond.” Variety exclusively reported in March that Paramount Pictures remained committed to making a fourth “Star Trek” film to be headlined by Pine and his co-stars.

Steve Urkel is a married man!!

Selena Kuznikov Jessica Gunning, who plays the haunting stalker Martha in Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” says creator and star Richard Gadd was on her radar even before she auditioned for the show — ever since she saw his one-man show “Monkey See Monkey Do” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “I just thought it was one of the most profound things I’ve ever seen really on stage,” she said. “Then I tried to go and see ‘Baby Reindeer’ the play, but it was sold out.

Michal Douglas has shared his thoughts on intimacy coordinators, who liaise between the actors and producers while filming sensitive scenes.

Ethan Hawke has chastised young people for “not watching more movies” in a new interview.Speaking to MovieMaker, the actor said he can’t understand why they aren’t watching more movies at a time when they are readily available on streaming platforms.He told the publication: “The thing that I don’t understand — and this makes me sound old — but what I don’t understand about young people today is why they don’t watch more movies.“I mean, they’re perfectly willing to binge watch, for weeks of their life, something they know is really super okay, and the Criterion Channel is right there. Like, they could be watching Badlands as we speak,” he told the publication.He also went on to say that he thinks there is a lack of education surrounding great filmmakers.“They don’t know who Fassbinder is and they don’t know who Éric Rohmer is and they don’t know who Kurosawa is.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Movie theaters can’t sell tickets if they don’t have a lot of new blockbusters to advertise on their marquees. And the actors and writers strikes that ground Hollywood to a standstill in 2023 left them with fewer movies to release as 2024 got started.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor An Apple commercial for the new iPad Pro tablet showing an industrial press literally crushing a TV, musical instruments, books and more ignited an angry backlash among many in Hollywood and other creative industries. The ad, titled “Crush!”, shows an array of various objects — including a record player, a piano, a guitar, an old TV set, cameras, a typewriter, books, paint cans and a classic arcade game machine — getting compressed into (voila!) the new iPad Pro.

Rocket Science and CAA Media Finance are launching foreign sales out of Cannes for the John Lee Hancock directed Monsanto starring Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Oscar winner Laura Dern.

Ben Affleck is currently in the spotlight, after fans reacted to his latest appearance on Tom Brady’s live roast, as part of Netflix’s ‘Roast of Tom Brady.’ Fans of the Hollywood star took to social media to share their thoughts on his comments, with some online users speculating about Ben undergoing “plastic surgery.”Gisele Bündchen is reportedly ‘concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ by jokes made at Tom Brady’s Netflix roastJennifer Lopez shines in Maison Schiaparelli gown adorned with 2.5 million crystals at Met GalaBen Affleck has been a support system for Jennifer Garner following the death of her dadThe actor took the stage and criticized fans who shared negative comments about the athlete on social media. “Fans have your back.

Isabela Merced is opening up about her upcoming role in The Last of Us season two!

Naman Ramachandran Indian actor Ali Fazal has joined the cast of Mani Ratnam‘s “Thug Life,” starring Kamal Haasan. The cast also includes Trisha Krishnan, Dulquer Salmaan, Jayam Ravi, Silambarasan Rajendar, Joju George, Gautham Kartik and Aishwarya Lekshmi. The film, which hails from the gangster genre, is written by Ratnam and Haasan and produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies and Red Giant Movies.

Angelique Jackson Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Academy Award winner Laura Dern have signed on to star in “Monsanto,” the latest film from writer-director John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side,” “Saving Mr. Banks”). The film follows the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell), who in 2019 took on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S.

Lily Allen has some thoughts on the nepo baby hot topic.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes at the movie’s premiere.Easton Simpson deliberately mumbled his words while interviewing the film’s lead actors Owen Teague and Freya Allan, making it difficult for them to understand and answer.The repeated mumbled questions led to Teague eventually realising he was set up and walking away, and caused Allen to joke that the prank was “evil”.When speaking to Teague, Simpson started asking: “Acting in this movie, it’s a little different because you’re not playing a human.

UTA has signed Southern comedian, writer, and actor Fortune Feimster for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and DGA Award-winning actor, director, writer and producer Ben Stiller has signed with WME in all areas.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Douglas has starred in some of the most iconic erotic thrillers ever made, from “Basic Instinct” to “Fatal Attraction,” so he knows a thing or two about crafting a memorable movie sex scene. In a new interview with The Telegraph, the actor gave his honest opinion about intimacy coordinators becoming the new normal in Hollywood when it comes to filming intimate moments on set.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has been seen enjoying a soap reunion as he was reunited with his friend and former co-star as she 'raises hell' in Manchester. The actor was out supporting Catherine Tyldesley as she was back on home turf with her latest show.

Naman Ramachandran Welsh actor, writer and director Celyn Jones has set “Madfabulous” as his next directorial venture. The British indie is based on the true story of Henry Cyril Paget, fifth Marquess of Anglesey, who was once one of the richest men in Britain but died penniless and forgotten at the age of 29 in France.

Michaela Zee Investigation Discovery has set the U.S. premiere date for “Spacey Unmasked,” as well as released a first look at the docuseries about Kevin Spacey. “Spacey Unmasked” will premiere Monday, May 13, at 9 p.m.