and currently the , are getting into the movie game. The team just announced that it will partner with The Hallmark Channel to make a football-themed Christmas movie. Also, Hallmark was founded in Kansas City.
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Marta Balaga The mystery has been solved, but “The Gathering” is far from done. “We would love a second season. I am just going to put it out there,” executive producer Laura Cotton tells Variety.
“We have great plans and the show’s premise already gives it a great potential in terms of a format. These characters have so far to go. They are drawn so beautifully and we want to see where they go next.” Creator Helen Walsh would also like to return to her Merseyside community.
“Something we didn’t get to explore in such a level of detail are their backstories. If we go into Season 2, that’s definitely something I would like to do. The need to control is often a response to a loss, low self-esteem or trauma.
So where does it really come from?” In six-part “The Gathering” – in competition at Monte-Carlo Television Festival and named one of Variety’s MipTV Hot Picks back in April – promising gymnast Kelly (Eva Morgan) is attacked at an illegal rave. There are many suspects: among kids her age and among their parents. Produced by World Productions, it was commissioned by Channel 4.
“It started its life as a novel. I have a child that didn’t sleep at that time. I thought: ‘This is going to take five, six years to finish.’ I also thought this was such a visually breathtaking world, especially the parkour and tumbling gymnastics elements.
It’s really hard to depict that in writing,” says Walsh about her “expansive” show. “I was lucky, because I was given a lot of freedom when we were developing it. It always felt like we privileged the characters.
These stories are grounded in truth.” Morgan also enjoyed her headstrong protagonist. “It’s hard not to root for Kelly. There are so many things I really love about her.
and currently the , are getting into the movie game. The team just announced that it will partner with The Hallmark Channel to make a football-themed Christmas movie. Also, Hallmark was founded in Kansas City.
The word “miracle” gets thrown around a lot. But it truly is miraculous to see the recovery of Jeremy Renner after being literally crushed by a snow plow just a year-and-a-half ago.
Good Morning Britain star Alex Beresford has revealed when the hottest temperatures of the year are going to strike Heatwave UK. The star, famous for his on-air clash with Piers Morgan over Meghan Markle that saw the TV star quit the show, explained there’s a new high on the way - but it will be followed by rain. Alex, 43, fronting the ITV weather forecast explained that we won’t have long to wait until peak sunbathing temperatures arrive.
Taylor Swift has recently revealed that her Eras Tour will be wrapping up at the end of this year, but fear not, you've still got a solid six months to try and catch her global tour. While social media is flooded with outfit inspo for those lucky enough to have bagged a ticket, there's one accessory that every Swifty simply must have a friendship bracelet.The origin of the friendship bracelet tradition isn't clear cut, but it's become a key part of each concert, with fans excitedly swapping their bracelets with fellow Swifties.
Post Malone has a new song out!
Jamie Oliver is credited with creating a wealth of recipes that are healthy, affordable and easy to make.
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Love Island star Harriett Blackmore has made no secret of her celebrity connections. Speaking ahead of her Love Island entrance, she said: "Being a bit of an 'it girl' in Brighton, I’ve done personal shopping for the rapper Arrdee and one of my best friends is Saffron Barker the YouTuber." Harriett and YouTuber Saffron, 23, have been close friends for a number of years, with Harriett making a handful of appearances in Saffron's online videos.
Natalie Portman‘s new Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake has its first trailer, and it’s teasing a compelling and mysterious thriller!
She is six months into her role in Hollyoaks and soap queen Rita Simons is loving her time on the show, but isn’t finding it easy being away from her family and friends.The former EastEnders actress who played Albert Square’s fan favourite Roxy Mitchell took on the part of Marie Fielding in the soap and is thrilled to be part of the cast. But accepting the Hollyoaks job meant she had to relocate from her home in London to the North West and away from her loved ones – a tough decision for the devoted mum of 18-year-old twin daughters. And it has certainly been a roller-coaster few years for the star who also appears in reality show Drama Queens and has spoken out about her menopause experience, hysterectomy and marriage break-up.
The Gilded Age will expand its fortunes in season 3 by adding four new characters.
EXCLUSIVE: Brothers Kenny and Keith Lucas (Judas and the Black Messiah) are teaming with Mookie Thompson on their first documentary, a project on the unexpected creative partnership between wrestler Swerve Strickland and rapper Derek “Flash Garments” Shaw, which has helped take the former’s career in the ring to new heights.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Originally “Blade” star Wesley Snipes is saying “lordy lordy lordy” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which continues to hit speed bumps during the development of a new “Blade” movie that is set to star Oscar winner Mahershala Ali as the eponymous vampire hunter. The most recent hiccup for the MCU’s “Blade” arrived June 12, when it was announced that director Yann Damage was exiting the movie and that a new screenwriter, Eric Pearson (“The Fantastic Four,” “Black Widow,” “Thor: Ragnarok”), was coming on board . “Blade, lordylordylordy,” Snipes reacted on Twitter alongside the side eye emoji.
Sam Smith and Alicia Keys have joined forces for a duet of Smith’s ‘I’m Not The Only One’ – watch it below.Smith was celebrating the 10th anniversary of his debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’, which went on to make Smith the only artist to sell one million albums in the US and UK.To commemorate the anniversary, Smith hosted a karaoke party at NYC’s gay bar Julius’, with drag queen Lady Bunny serving as the night’s emcee and DJ. Smith also unveiled a surprise duet with Alicia Keys, which they called “a dream come true.”In response, Keys said: “This is amazing.
Barron Trump has achieved one of life’s greatest milestones. The youngest son of Donald Trump recently graduated from high school, in a ceremony hosted in Florida that was attended by his parents and his grandfather. Barron graduated from Oxford Academy, an exclusive school located in West Palm Beach.
Cloaked celebrities return to the legendary Scottish castle for a game of detection, backstabbing as The Traitors returns for a brand-new series.The second American season of the show will air on BBC Three next week - beginning on Wednesday 12 June. Alan Cumming will take Claudia Winkleman’s place as host and will welcome 22 contestants to compete in games and gruelling roundtables all in the hope of winning a cash prize. As it’s the US series, most of the celebrities won’t be well-known to a UK audience.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large When Peabody holds its 84th awards ceremony on June 9, it will finally be in Los Angeles — after four years of trying. The org had decided in 2020 to move its annual event from New York to the West Coast. And then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the ceremony went virtual for three years.
Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon returns to HBO next week (June 16), and the early reviews are very positive.Last month, a trailer for the second season of the show was released, which built upon the tension that highlighted season one’s end, as Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) butt heads to claim the Iron Throne, kickstarting a Targaryen civil war, otherwise known as the Dance of the Dragons.The trailer sees The Blacks, led by Rhaenyra and Daemon (Matt Smith), plan an invasion of King’s Landing to claim the Iron Throne from the Greens, led by Aegon. Over the course of the intense trailer, we get several glimpses of the bloody and fiery war to come, along with a trip to The Wall.Watch that trailer below:The second season was renewed five days after the premiere of season one, in August 2022.
annual Tribeca Festival, which opened Wednesday night and runs through June 16, will look a little different this year.For the first time, Tribeca will give awards to short films generated by artificial intelligence. It’s one of the entertainment industry’s first public embraces of the new technology, which many actors and writers fear will render them obsolete.