‘The Idea of You’ Nabs Nearly 50 Million Viewers in Two Weeks, Marking No. 1 Rom-Com Debut for Amazon MGM

Thania Garcia In true glam goth spirit, Taylor Momsen of the American rock band the Pretty Reckless was bit by a bat as she was performing the band’s song “Witches Burn” in Sevilla, Spain. The band is touring as a supporting act for the European leg of AC/DC‘s “Power Up” trek.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Recently crowned Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph has joined the cast of A24‘s upcoming romantic comedy “Eternity,” Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by David Freyne, the film also stars Miles Teller (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”), and Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air”). This project marks Randolph’s first feature film with A24.

After just a year of dating, The Chase's Mark Labbett has split from presenter Hayley Palmer and there are surprising reasons why he decided to call time on their relationship.The sad news comes just a week after the couple celebrated their first anniversary together which saw them recreate their first date with a trip to the beach. Marking their first milestone, the 58 year old, who is known as The Beast on the ITV quiz show, shared a snap alongside Hayley, 42, and wrote the caption: "One Year Anniversary. Same beach, same bench :)".

They’ve travelled across Venice, Florence and Rome, but Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder’s epic Grand Tour has come to an end.The pair grew close over the series, bonding over art, music and good food. But in the final episode of the travel series, Rob’s kind gesture to Rylan backfired. Rob surprised Rylan with the chance to sing with an opera concerto, but the presenter refuses and flees the room.

It was a night of celebration at The Voice as NBC‘s singing competition wrapped Season 25.

EXCLUSIVE: Lord of the Rings star Morfydd Clark and Under the Banner of Heaven’s Billy Howle will star in new versions of John Osborn’s Look Back In Anger and Arnold Wesker’s Roots, which will run in rep at London’s Almeida in what has been dubbed the Angry and Young season. Ahead of the season, Romola Garai will appear in Eline Arbo’s adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s exceptional Noble Prize-winning novel The Years.

Sean “Diddy” Combs on Sunday posted a video apology on Instagram for a 2016 assault on his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

Joshua Bassett just released his new single “The Golden Years” – Just Jared Jr Harrison Butker‘s viral, controversial speech has drawn criticism from the school’s nuns – Celebitchy Get the scoop on the Pokémon makeup collection at ColourPop – Popsugar Nickelodeon just picked up another new spinoff series! – Just Jared Jr

“Young Sheldon,” ended on Thursday night after seven seasons – but, that’s not the end of the line. A third show in that universe is in the works on CBS, called “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.” Premiering in fall 2024 and helmed by Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Steve Holland, the series will follow Sheldon’s brother, George “Georgie” Cooper Jr.(Montana Jordan) as he marries and has a kid with Mandy McAllister (Emily Osment). “Honestly, just as we watched those two actors in the last couple of seasons [of ‘Young Sheldon’] and how much fun they were on screen, it became clear that this could be a fun thing to follow,” Holland told The Post.

Sir Stephen Timms, chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee, has written to Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, following an oral evidence session last week with the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) Campaign and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) on the findings in its final report into changes made to the State Pension age for millions of women born in the 1950s.

You're Cordially Invited, the new Will Ferrell-Reese Witherspoon movie about two weddings on a collision course.Based on every bride's worst nightmare, the movie follows the mishaps that ensue after a remote wedding venue accidentally double-books itself one weekend, leading to a clash between the two parties. Since the chaos of weddings is go-to rom-com fodder, we can already tell where this is heading…disaster and fun.

Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You, starring Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway, is on track to command Amazon MGM Studios‘ biggest ever debut for a rom-com with nearly 50 million viewers globally in its first two weeks on Prime Video.

Men in Black star Rafe Spall is set to become a dad for the fourth time, confirming that he's in a relationship with his co-star Esther Smith - and they're expecting a baby! The actor, 41, stars in Apple TV+ comedy-drama Trying with his girlfriend Esther and were rumoured to be romantically involved back in 2022 after Rafe split from his wife the year before. On ITV's Lorraine on Tuesday, Rafe and Esther announced that they are expecting a child together. "I have to say, everybody always says what remarkable chemistry you two have," Lorraine Kelly said.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Anne Hathaway‘s gorgeous abode in “The Idea of You” is now available to rent on Airbnb for $380 per night.

Selome Hailu “The Idea of You” was the most-streamed movie of the May 3-9 viewing window, per Luminate. The movie, starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, was watched for 714.2 million minutes between May and May 9, its first full week of availability on Amazon Prime Video. Up from its No.

Amazon is getting into the talk show game.

Courtney Howard After “Ticket to Paradise” and “Destination Wedding” showed us the different ways in which calamity ensues when planning weddings abroad, Netflix releases “Mother of the Bride,” which combines the essential elements of both those recent romantic comedies into one passable package. The far-off setting emphasizes the lavish and luxe, though the narrative is cheaply woven and fairly threadbare. While “Mean Girls” director Mark Waters’ latest fails to add anything unique to the conversation, it does scrounge up a modest amount of heart when it comes to its saccharine sweet message of never giving up on happily ever after.

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Cox (Daredevil) has been tapped to star opposite Zooey Deschanel in Merv (working title), Amazon MGM Studios‘ rom-com from director Jessica Swale, which is now in production.

Anne Hathaway is now taking credit for “The Idea of You” book making the best-seller list — well, sort of.The Oscar winner joked about her new film, which is based off the Robinne Lee romance book, in an Instagram Story Sunday.“Audience said ‘hold my book!!!’ ” she captioned a screenshot of the novel hitting the milestone. She circled “No.

Not everyone is satisfied with how The Idea of You ends – including the author of the book that inspired the film.