Shootings Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Emma Stone tells Variety that shooting for Disney’s “Cruella” sequel will begin “Hopefully sooner rather than later.” Stone, who plays the titular anti-hero Cruella de Vil in the 2021 live action prequel to “101 Dalmatians,” added that the follow up film is “a work in progress.” Stone continued to offer updates on the anticipated sequel on the red carpet for the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Thursday night. When asked about revisiting the iconic antagonist, she said, “It’s a blast. She’s a blast.

South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who went to jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, has been released on parole.

A man from Texas made the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect his family.

With the long-gestating biopic “Ferrari” in the rearview mirror, what’s next for director Michael Mann? Mann has teased a couple of projects in development (like this sci-fi one), but it will most likely be “Heat 2,” an adaptation of the sequel novel to his 1995 film the director published in 2022. In a recent sit-down with Variety, Mann covered where the story of “Heat 2” picks up after the events of “Heat,” when he hopes to start shooting the film, and whether or not he’ll cast someone as talented as Val Kilmer to play Chris Shiherlis.

Footage has emerged allegedly showing the moment armed police arrested two people in connection with the Hogmanay gangland shooting of Marc Webley.

Former Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed from prison on parole more than a decade after he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, it was revealed today.

Nick Clement The way an actor approaches and prepares for a role can be different with each project, and in some instances, the material presents specific obstacles that make the experience even more personally fulfilling or transcendent. This is true for actors of any age but is especially notable for a trio of younger talent in this awards season. One of the year’s best performances arrived in last summer’s coming-of-age dramedy, “Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret,” from the now-15-year-old Abby Ryder Fortson.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Legendary filmmaker Michael Mann is “worried about the future” of movies. But, he also declares, “Cinema is not dying.” A luminary auteur with a distinctive visual style and gripping storytelling, Mann calls this time following the end of the historic Hollywood strikes “a real watershed moment.” “The companies are split in ways they haven’t been before between streamers and legacy studios,” he tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “Those interests don’t sometimes align.

Patrick Stewart is beloved to Marvel fans for his portrayal of Professor X, the leader of the X-Men, and he’s hinting at a possible return to the character.

A 49-year-old man has been arrested after shots were fired at three locations in Liverpool, North West England, including a cinema.

th year, Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch highlights some of the most promising and creative young filmmakers in the entertainment industry. Presented this year (as we have for the last several) at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, our list is as full of promising up-and-comers as ever, with at least three directors whose work has already staked a claim during the 2023-2024 awards season, and several with films that are set to premiere at Sundance, Berlin and other spring festivals.

A man has been arrested after a triple shooting where staff in a newsagents were allegedly threatened and a Showcase Cinema locked down.

A man has been arrested after a triple shooting where staff in a newsagents were allegedly threatened and a cinema locked down.

A gunman is on the loose after shots were fired at a busy cinema in Liverpool.

A self-confessed drug dealer denied he attended a 'gun club' in the aftermath of a shooting to account for the potential presence of gunshot residue on his clothes. Jieh Sufyaan said there had not been any residue discovered on his clothing, and denied that he ever had possession of a firearm.

Police investigating the Hogmanay shooting of gangland gunman Marc Webley have recovered a vehicle four miles from the scene of his death.

Pablo Sandoval Hollywood studio execs – including James Lin, Universal Pictures SVP physical production, Legendary TV’s Lily Tammy and Robert Ortiz, Paramount SVP, production – met with international location managers, scouts, and line producers and film commission reps at this year’s Shooting Locations Marketplace in Spain’s Valladolid. Among location managers, event ambassador Lori Balton (“Jack Ryan,” “Argo”) was joined by William Doyle (“Mank”) Mika Saito (“Tenet”) Michael Glaser (“Inception”) Les Fincher (“Over the Brooklyn Bridge”) John Hutchinson (“White Noise”) and John Rakich (“See”). David Williams (“Cobra Kai,” David Mckinney (“Batman v Superman”) Jeffrey Shepherd (“Straight Outta Compton,”) and Sandra Solares (“Point Break”) also attended.

**Major spoilers for the ‘Fool Me Once’ finale below**Netflix have released all eight episodes of ‘Fool Me Once’, with many subscribers choosing to start their year by bingeing through it.Find out what happens at the conclusion of the show below.The British series was made for Netflix by Quay Street Productions, and was adapted by Danny Brocklehurst from a 2016 novel by Harlan Coben.The story follows a family that has been rocked by a pair of murders, when Michelle Keegan’s Maya sees her murdered husband Joe (Richard Armitage) back as an intruder. At the same time, Maya’s niece Abby and nephew Daniel are investigating the murder of their mother, drawing connections between the two cases.The show also stars Adeel Akhtar and Joanna Lumley, and all eight episodes were released onto Netflix on January 1.In the penultimate episode, a major twist reveals that whereas it had appeared that Maya was trying to identify the circumstances surrounding her husband’s murder, it was in fact Maya herself who was responsible for the killing.The climactic episode shows that Maya had grown to be suspicious that her husband had been involved in the murder of her sister Claire, after getting confirmation that a gun that only the two of them had access to had been the weapon used in Claire’s killing.She swapped the gun, now in Joe’s possession, with a dud and arranged to meet him in a park.

Travis Kelce‘s business managers, André and Aaron Eanes, are speaking out in a new interview and promising that his relationship with Taylor Swift is the total real deal.

Ferrari, released in cinemas on Boxing Day (December 26) – Laura and Enzo (Adam Driver) are arguing when she pulls out a pistol and fires it intentionally into the wall next to her husband’s head. It sets the tone for their dysfunctional relationship throughout the movie, which involves business disagreements and marital infidelity on the half of Enzo.“I had a lot of resistance to that scene and I actually tried to convince Michael [Mann] to do a version without the gun,” Cruz told NME in an exclusive interview with Driver and co-star Shailene Woodley.

pleaded not guilty to a murder charge and has remained jailed without bail since his arrest Sept. 29 outside his home in suburban Henderson, where Las Vegas police had served a search warrant in mid-July.

“Imagine yourself operating on a patient when you are being attacked by barrel bombs and missiles. Your hands are shaking, the hospital is shaking, soil could go in the patient’s wounds while you are operating and then you have to wait a while until the strike stops and carry on.”

Jenny McCarthy has been a New Year’s Eve staple for years, but if you’re tuning in tonight for the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2024, special, you’re not going to be seeing the longtime co-host on the show.

Greg Wallace has shed an impressive five stone after he decided things were becoming out of hand after the Masterchef star saw his waistline grow from high calorie meals as part of everyday life as a food critic.

Tupac Shakur, may allegedly be the target of a kill order.Ahead of Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ trial, who was charged with the murder of the legendary hip-hop artist in September – 27 years after Shakur was fatally wounded from a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, prosecutors have claimed that members of his family have been handed a list of witnesses and a “green light” order to kill has been given.The order was allegedly detailed during a phone call between Davis and his son on October 9 and led to at least one witness changing their residence, reports Sky News.Prosecutors Marc DiGiacomo and Binu Palal said in a court filing there were “credible threats to witnesses” that demonstrate Davis “poses a danger to the community”.Despite the allegations, there is no reference in the filing to Davis instructing anyone to harm anyone or to anyone associated with the case being harmed.But the prosecutors argue that Davis should remain behind bars until his trial begins on June 3, 2024.Davis’ lawyer, Robert Arroyo, countered the claims and questioned the alleged phone call between Davis and his son, saying witnesses were not mentioned “let alone threatened”.His lawyers have also argued that the 60-year-old is not dangerous and would not flee to avoid trial if freed from jail, where they claim he’s not receiving proper medical attention following a cancer diagnosis.Davis previously pleaded not guilty to the charge of open murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement and claimed that his past comments regarding the shooting were simply “entertainment”.Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for Davis, who is the only surviving suspect in the case.

Martha Stewart is feeling herself - as she should. On Friday morning, the 82-year-old blessed her 1.9 million followers on Instagram with what fans are calling their favorite thirst trap yet.

Busted's James Bourne had a scary encounter with a black widow spider that landed him in the hospital. The 40 year old singer didn't realise how serious his condition was until he was refused an IV drip at a local health centre due to hypertension.

Oprah Winfrey was part of the original 1985 film cast of The Color Purple, but decided not to make a cameo in the 2023 version in theaters now. If you don’t know, Oprah portrayed the role of Sofia in 1985 and was Oscar nominated for her role. She acted as a producer this go around.

Country music scar Jon Pardi “retired” from alcohol, and he’s opening up about why.

Scores of people have been jailed for drugs offences in Greater Manchester in 2023. Some were part of small operations. Others were cogs in are sophisticated empires with dozens of footsoldiers - or leading from the very top.

A man has been charged by police in relation to an incident in Ardwick.

Graham Scott is among thousands who have been forced to greet an unwanted anniversary - a year awaiting an urgent brain operation as a direct product of our broken NHS.

There was no bullying involved in the Donald Trump cameo in 1992’s Home Alone 2, says the former president, responding to claims by the film’s director, Chris Columbus, that he “bullied” his way into the picture.

Michaela Zee Donald Trump criticized “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” director Chris Columbus on Wednesday for claiming in an interview that Trump bullied his way into the 1992 sequel. On Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, the former U.S. president said that Columbus and the production team were “begging me to make a cameo appearance in ‘Home Alone 2.'” “They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time.

This poor family has been through so much in such a short time.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Hannah Waddingham appeared on the Christmas episode of ITV’s “James Martin’s Saturday Morning” (via The Independent) and revealed she’s ready to defend Tom Cruise against his critics after working with the Oscar nominee on the upcoming “Mission: Impossible 8.” It was announced in March that the “Ted Lasso” Emmy winner was joining Cruise and the “Mission: Impossible” gang in the eighth installment, which was originally designed as the second part to “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” Waddingham’s “Mission: Impossible 8” character has not yet been revealed, but she said she spent five intense days with Cruise filming the action tentpole on the USS George H.W. Bush fighter carrier.