‘The Woman King’: Jayme Lawson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin & Masali Baduza Join TriStar Viola Davis Historical Epic

Sandra Bullock has starred in over fifty films in her career, but, if one can believe it, there hasn’t been a movie with her released since the 2018 Netflix thriller “Birdbox.” But, fear not, Bullock fans. The actress has three films set for releases over the next year, like the assassin thriller “Bullet Train” alongside Brad Pitt and the romantic adventure film “The Lost City Of D” with Channing Tatum.

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One (eOne) will be co-financing Tri-Star Pictures’ historical epic The Woman King which is inspired by true events which took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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EXCLUSIVE: Lillian Hellman’s 1934 play The Children’s Hour, set in an all-girls boarding school, is getting a shot at the small-screen with Anonymous Content and Bess Wohl adapting.

Meghan King is married! The alum tied the knot with boyfriend Cuffe Owens. King and Owens, the nephew of President Joe Biden, wed in an intimate Pennsylvania ceremony attended by the president.

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Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn and Spanish dancer Gorka Márquez, who performed a Jive to Good 4 U by Olivia Rodrigo. Judge Anton Du Beke told Katie that she's "a fine actress" but it "wasn't your best" while Craig bluntly said he didn't enjoy the dance and described it as "stompy".

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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu expands its cast for The Girl From Plainville with the addition of Peter Gerety (City On A Hill), Michael Mosley (Titans), Ella Kennedy Davis (Perry Mason), Pearl Amanda Dickson (Legion), Kylie Liya Page (Girl in the Woods) and Jeff Wahlberg (Dora and the Lost City of Gold). They will appear opposite stars Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan, Kai Lennox, Cara Buono, Chloë Sevigny and Norbert Leo Butz.

EXCLUSIVE:  Six time Emmy-nominated actress Anna Chlumsky has been cast in John Logan’s untitled Blumhouse movie which is set at a gay conversion camp.

Adrienne Warren has landed her next big role!

Straight after winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Adrienne Warren has joined the cast of TriStar Pictures’ The Woman King, starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu. Sheila Atim is also rounding out the cast joining Lashana Lynch and John Boyega in the ensemble. The film will be directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.