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Holidaymakers can embark on an adventure into the unknown as a budget airline is offering people the chance to fly to a mystery destination. Wizz Air is sending travellers on what could be the trip of a lifetime with its #LetsGetLostwithWIZZ campaign.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic Those dismayed by the cancellation of the big-budget “Coyote vs. Acme” — a high-profile casualty of the recent Hollywood trend towards pulling the plug on near-completed projects — may find consolation and then some in “Hundreds of Beavers.” That is, if they become aware of it, of course.

Mark Wright has left fans gushing over his and Michelle Keegan's relationship as they celebrated Valentine's Day before expected time apart. The couple took the opportunity on the day of love to enjoy a romantic date night.

A Perth Scout group are looking forward to an adventure in Switzerland later this year.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Vincent Maraval’s Goodfellas has seized the worldwide sales rights to Galapagos adventure doc “Lions of the Sea,” which wrapped principal photography in mid-January. “Sea” is the latest from Ecuadorian explorer-filmmaker Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador, best known by his nom de cinéma, Jamaicanoproblem, and whose film “Son of Man” was Ecuador’s official selection for the 2019 Academy Awards.

Godzilla x Kong, their hugely anticipated sequel coming to cinemas at the end of March. Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns and Fala Chen lead the cast of the film which is directed by Adam Wingard.The synopsis is as follows:The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.This one hits March 29th.Here’s the new trailer, the second we’ve seen for this huge blockbuster, one of the first big-budget releases of 2024.When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.@ THN - The Hollywood News 2023 This website uses cookies to improve your experience.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Star Trek: Discovery” has a premiere date for Season 5, which will also be the show’s last. The fifth and final season of the series will premiere with two episodes on April 4 on Paramount+ in the U.S., the UK, Switzerland, South Korea, Latin America, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Austria, and Canada. New episodes will then drop weekly on Thursdays.

Discworld designer Gregg Barnett and co-founder of Narrativia production company Rhianna Pratchett have spoken about re-releasing the iconic point-and-click adventure game.Based on the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett, an official video game was released in 1995 after designer Gregg Barnett managed to convince the reluctant Pratchett to grant Teeny Weeny Games and Perfect 10 Productions the licence.The game was published by Psygnosis with a sequel Discworld 2: Missing Presumed…?! following in 1996 while Discworld:Noir came in 1999. The games were a hit upon their release and have gone on to become cult classics.Now Barnett and Rhianna Pratchett, the co-founder of the Narrativia production company that was set up in 2012 by Terry Pratchett, have spoken about the difficulties in remaking the games.According to Barnett, he owns half of the rights to the Discworld games as the creator “because the company Perfect Entertainment had been closed for over 10 years” while the other 50 percent had gone to the British Royal Family.“Whenever something closes in the UK, intellectual property rights revert 50 percent to the original creator and 50 percent to the crown, which is King Charles.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the series finale of NBC‘s La Brea.

Disney parks purists rejoice.

Jaden Thompson Prepare for “the greatest Bigfoot story ever told.” Bleecker Street has released the trailer for the upcoming absurdist comedy “Sasquatch Sunset,” starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg as hairy (and horny) mythical creatures. It is set for theatrical release on April 12.

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Twisters, the follow-up to the 190s action classic Twister. Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, David Corenswet, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani, and Maura Tierney lead the cast of this one which is all set to land in cinemas in the summer.Warner Brothers are handling the release of this one.

A recent episode of Escape to the Country saw a couple from the Isle of Wight hoping to relocate to Scotland, who were rather taken aback by one of the properties they viewed. Michael and Maryan had opted to relocate and completely overhaul their lifestyle with both a new home and a new business, with the show following them on their adventure to Scotland.The couple had a rather sizeable budget of £650,000 and had a very specific 'wish list' which included a large plot of land, a bike store, and a workshop for their new mountain bike business.They also wanted three bedrooms, a blend of traditional and contemporary styles, and rather unusually, a grand staircase.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The CGI animated sequel to “Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness,” the hit adventure film based on the Dark Horse comics which sold around the world, has lured buyers ahead of the European Film Market. Titled “Chickenhare and the Very Very (Very) Old Groundhog,” the movie is budgeted at $23 million (a large budget by European production standards) and brings back the creative team behind the first film.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor As an alumna of “Saturday Night Live,” Kate McKinnon knows what it takes to come up with interesting characters. Now she will do so for a decidedly different format. The comic actor plans to launch a debut novel aimed at young-adult readers.

Naman Ramachandran Camelot Media has set action-adventure film franchise “The Lost Book of Creation.” Roel Reine (“Line of Fire,” “Halo”) will direct the first film of the planned three-film franchise. Matt Hookings (“Prizefighter”) has written the script and will also star alongside Madalina Diana Ghenea (“Deep Fear,” “House of Gucci”). The film follows archaeologists Slade (Hookings) and Eve (Ghenea) as they set out to find the legendary lost Book of Creation, which is believed to hold the secrets of the universe and the answer to why and how humankind exists.

Naman Ramachandran “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the first Harry Potter story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the series, is extending its run at the Palace Theatre at London’s West End to 2025. Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions have revealed a booking extension through to March 2, 2025 for the two-part production.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. You’ll soon be able to enjoy Bella Baxter’s whimsical, sex-fueled adventures from the comfort of your own home. Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-nominated “Poor Things,” which hit theaters in December, will become available to purchase/rent on Prime Video and Apple TV+ on Feb.

EXCLUSIVE: Animation outfit Toonz Media Group has acquired rights to make a feature adaptation of the children’s book Santa on a Panda written by Parker Jacobs (Yo Gabba Gabba) of the Dumb Idea Group with Multi-Emmy Award-Winner Brian A. Miller (Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Primal) signed on to produce.

Sir Richard Branson has been involved in horror cycling accident during one of his recent adventures.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Global Screen has closed further deals on major territories for its animated adventure film “Niko – Beyond the Northern Lights.” Variety debuts the new teaser (below). Viva Kids has acquired all rights for North America to the latest feature film in the franchise about a flying reindeer, following worldwide hits “Niko & the Way to the Stars” (2008) and “Niko – Little Brother, Big Trouble” (2012), which were sold to more than 120 countries. Further deals were concluded with Flins y Piniculas for Spain, CDC for Latin America, Nos Lusomundo for Portugal, Grand Entertainment for the Middle East and SVOE Kino for Ukraine.

Twisters premiered during the Super Bowl 2024 tonight (February 11), giving a first look at the upcoming sequel.The new movie is a follow-up to 1996’s Twister, which followed meteorologist Jo Harding (played by Helen Hunt) as she chases storms – and throws herself and her family into danger.Minari director Lee Isaac Chung has helmed the new sequel, Twisters, which stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell.In the first trailer, Edgar-Jones and Powell are seemingly part of two rival storm-chasing teams, with both groups driving through the eye of destructive tornadoes. “You don’t face your fears,” Powell tells Edgar-Jones at one point.

The Manchester Evening News’ resident medium has outlined what members of each star sign can expect for the coming week. Leos have been advised to brace themselves and open up their hearts as someone who has hurt them in the past will be making an appearance in their lives.

Chris Houghton and Shane Houghton, the creators and executive producers of Disney Channel’s Big City Greens, have signed a deal with Disney Branded Television.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Disney Branded Television has greenlit a fourth entry in the “Zombies” movie franchise. The announcement was made at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Meg Donnelly and Milo Manheim set to reprise their roles as Addison and Zed, with both stars also set to executive produce.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Chris Houghton and Shane Houghton, the creators and executive producers of the Disney Channel animated series “Big City Greens,” have signed an overall deal with Disney Branded Television. The announcement was made at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Under the multi-year deal, the Houghtons will produce animated projects with Disney Television Animation studio while also developing live-action projects with Disney Branded Television across all platforms.

Jimmy Doherty is swapping his Suffolk farm for sunny Florida as the keen foodie travels across the US state to visit its culinary hotspots. However, the ITV1 series isn’t just a regular travel show for Jimmy – as he finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of ticking Florida off his list of must-see holiday destinations. “Growing up, my view of Florida was Miami Vice, Gentle Ben, Flipper and all that kind of stuff.

The Lunar New Year is celebrated across the globe and largely underpinned by themes of hope and reunion. Known to many as Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year is also celebrated by many different countries throughout Asia, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Mongolia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It is also celebrated in other countries where there is an established Chinese community, as the holiday brings together family and friends to celebrate the start of another year.

Adventurer and TV presenter Ben Fogle is back on our screens tonight with his new showBen Fogle: New Lives in the Wild.The programme, airing at 9pm on Channel 5, sees Ben visiting Sri Lanka to stay with Naveen and Anke at their home in the country's highlands. Undoubtedly his family is incredibly proud of his latest project, including his wife Marina.The couple have been happily married for 17 years and share two children, Ludovic Herbert Richard, born in 2009, and Iona, born in 2011. Marina, who was previously known as Marina Hunt, co-founded The Bump Class, a business that offers guidance and antenatal classes to expectant mums.

Art is often inspired by real people and events, and this is especially true in Josh Margolin’s Thelma. The film sees a 93 year old Thelma (June Squibb) duped by scammers pretending to be her grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger). This idea was born after Margolin’s own grandmother Thelma, aged 103, almost met the same fate. Thelma presents a fictionalised account of the story in which the scammers pull off their con. However, not one to be easily had, Thelma channels her inner action hero and sets off on an adventure to take the crooks to task. Viewing so close to The Beekeeper, one can’t help but see the early comparisons of a plot focused on scammers getting their comeuppance.

Cheshire’s top family attraction, BeWILDerwood, is reopening next month and to celebrate it’s offering a deal for those visiting during half-term. BeWILDerwood is a huge woodland adventure park, near to Cholmondeley Castle, around an hour’s drive from Greater Manchester.

. As the radiant life-generating sun moves through the depths of winter, themes of groups and belonging to a larger cause remind us we’re wired for and to the collective to survive and thrive. Consider your place in and perspective from extended family, friends, and people who share all sorts of common interests.

Noah Centineo has officially embarked on another dangerous adventure as Owen Hendricks in The Recruit, and the cast has been unveiled.

It’s been rainy in Las Vegas – but that won’t stop us from soaking it all in! Adventure nourishes the soul! @SpringsPreserve

Charles Leclerc‘s future in Formula 1 with Scuderia Ferrari has been revealed!