‘The Prisoner In His Palace’: Saddam Hussein’s Last Months To Be Explored In Fremantle & Sinestra Movie

A thug with an attitude that ‘belongs in the Stone Age’ grabbed his ex by the neck and threatened to kill her so ‘nobody else could have her’. Michael O’Neill, 37, met the woman on Facebook while he was in prison and the pair entered into a relationship.

Violence has spilled into its fifth day in Sudan due to fighting between forces loyal to rival generals after an internationally brokered truce fell apart. It comes after months of escalating tensions between the generals and military unrest after an October 2021 military coup.

Count actor Elijah Wood among those who are rooting for the new Lord of the Rings movies that are planned.

Fox News has reached a settlement with Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil, who filed a defamation lawsuit over a Lou Dobbs tweet and broadcast linking him to rigging the 2020 presidential election.

James Corden is ending “The Late Late Show” with a bang! The celebrity guests and specials have been announced for the final 12 shows.

James Corden is ending the with a bang! The celebrity guests and specials have been announced for the final 12 shows.Ahead of signing off for good on April 26, Corden will welcome a host of A-list celebrities including Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Josh Gad, Jennifer Garner, Brett Goldstein, Kate Hudson, Mila Kunis, Seth Meyers, Billy Porter and Sharon Stone.Allison Janney — who has appeared as a guest more than anyone — will keep the record as she makes her 15th appearance. The Kardashian family, whom have each appeared separately during the duration of the show, will participate in a «Take a Break» segment.Tom Cruise is also set to join Corden for a sketch.K-pop super group, BLACKPINK will appeared on a new segment of Carpool Karaoke. Ahead of the final episode, Corden's popular segment will be celebrated with the one-hour primetime special, at 10 p.m.

No one would be surprised to hear Pedro Pascal made more than Bella Ramsey on The Last Of Us. But this much more??

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Stranger Things” and “The Last of Us” led all nominees as the MTV Movie & TV Awards announced this year’s nominations for the upcoming 2023 awards show. Also earning noms this year were first-timers the Cocaine Bear, from “Cocaine Bear,” and creepy murder doll “M3GAN” from “M3GAN.” The MTV Movie & TV Awards returns to Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger for a live telecast on May 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Drew Barrymore, also nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award this year, will host. This year’s awards show includes 26 gender-neutral categories. Fans can vote on the show from now until April 17 at 6 p.m. ET.

Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac will begin Broadway performances of The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window on April 25 and open on April 27 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan are heading to Broadway later this month in Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, producers announced today.

Florence Pugh said she felt she had "abused" herself during the filming of the 2019 horror film "Midsommar" about a woman who gets swept up into a bizarre cult at a midsummer festival in Sweden.  "When I did it, I was so wrapped up in her, and I’ve never had this ever before with any of my characters," she told the "Off Menu" podcast Friday. "I’d never played someone that was in that much pain before.

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle and Sinestra, the production outfit from director Johan Renck and producer Michael Parets, are in development on feature film “The Prisoner in His Palace.” The film will be based on Will Bardenwerper’s bestselling book “The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid” that tells the story of 12 U.S. soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein in the months leading up to his execution. It explores the two distinct sides of Saddam Hussein: the cruel tyrant who uses torture and murder as tools and the contemplative prisoner who exhibits surprising affection, dignity, and courage in the face of death. The book delves into the guards’ experiences and shows how Saddam’s presence affected them on a personal level.

Basic Instinct earned $13 million more than her after being cast in the now iconic film.The actor, who has also starred in blockbusters like Total Recall and Casino, had an early hit with the erotic thriller. Despite landing such a commanding and iconic leading role, Stone says her pay packet for the film lagged behind that of co-star Douglas.As per UniLad, Stone divulged the information at the New York Women In Film & Television’s 43rd annual Muse Awards lunch yesterday (March 28).

Sharon Stone is how she reignited her passion for art.

“We should think a lot more about what women can do,” Sharon Stone told a packed ballroom Tuesday in NYC, speaking passionately about her early career; women in film; and Basic Instinct, the 1992 project that was ground breaking and traumatizing for actor.

Lise Pedersen Paris-based CAT&Docs has come onboard as sales agent for Italian-Swedish director Erik Gandini’s “After Work,” which had its world premiere in the main competition at CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival. Variety speaks to the director at the festival. In this stunningly cinematic doc, lensed by Ruben Östlund’s long-time DOP Fredrik Wenzel and shot in the U.S., Italy, South Korea and Kuwait, Gandini explores the notion of work in the 21st century, as automation and technology free up time, and asks what the future could be like in a work-free society. One of the inspirations for the film, Gandini says, was Swedish sociologist Roland Paulsen’s writings on the ideology of work, which is rooted in the notion of a work ethic developed some 350 years ago.

The director of the latest superhero flop is getting candid.

Dominion Voting Systems and Fox attorneys squared off in the next chapter of the landmark defamation case on Tuesday, as each side is seeking a judge’s ruling that would deliver a victory and perhaps forestall a trial.

Sharon Stone made an emotional speech last night at the Women’s Cancer Research Fundraiser (WCRF), where she accepted the Courage Award. She opened up about her journey with breast cancer, and her brother’s death, and encouraged those watching to donate to a worthy cause. In the speech, she also revealed that she lost “half her money” with the “banking thing.”The Silicon Valley Bank collapsed this week after the bank disclosed it had taken a $1.8 billion hit from a $21 billion fire sale of its bond holdings.

Sharon Stone made a shocking revelation about her finances.