‘The Young Pope’ Producers Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli Exit Fremantle to Form New Outfit

While “Past Lives” got nominated for Best Picture and Best Screenplay, there were many who were hoping to see even more love given to Celine Song’s breakout drama. Even still, you can’t help but applaud the young director for her incredible debut feature.

new track, “Selfish,” on “Saturday Night Live” as die-hard Britney Spears fans have sent her 2011 single “Selfish” to the top of the iTunes charts.Timberlake — who has not appeared on “SNL” in over a decade — sang “Selfish” and debuted “Sanctified” off his forthcoming sixth studio album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” after being introduced by his longtime friend, Jimmy Fallon, who made several cameos throughout Saturday’s show. Host Dakota Johnson, 34, joked that Timberlake’s appearance on the sketch comedy show was the start of his “comeback.” “I’m so happy you chose my show for your comeback,” Johnson told the singer, 42, after he playfully interrupted her opening monologue.

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Mylod, coming off his Outstanding Drama Directing Emmy win for HBO’s Succession, is headed to another HBO drama series tipped to succeed Succession as an Emmy juggernaut, The Last Of Us.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic Joining a long line of filmmakers who’ve fictionalized their comings-of-age in one regional punk scene or another, veteran New Zealand writer-director Jonathan Ogilvie turns the clock back to 1979 Christchurch in “Head South.” Its protagonist is the classic shy but would-be rebellious teen boy dared into starting his own band, whose first gig naturally provides an underdogs-triumphant climax. Pleasant but awfully thin, feeling like a short insufficiently fleshed out to feature length, this modest nostalgic exercise provides a lightweight opener to this year’s Rotterdam fest.

Bourbon and Beyond Festival returns to Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center for four days of classic rock, country, jam bands, folk and more.Just a few of the biggies we can’t wait to see include Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young, rising country star Zach Bryan, the legendary Dave Matthews Band, ’90s icons Matchbox Twenty and the tireless Tyler Childers.They’ll be joined by Beck, The National, My Morning Jacket, The War On Drugs and The Beach Boys.Plus, Fleet Foxes, too.That’s just scratching the surface, though.In total, over 100 acts are set to perform over the course of the long weekend.And if you want to secure your tickets for the massive musical extravaganza ASAP, we’re here to help.As of today, tickets are available for purchase.At the time of publication, our team found four-day general admission passes going for as low as $215 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $117 before fees.Still need a few more details before smashing that buy button?Keep scrolling.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Bourbon and Beyond below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day tickets can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Netflix confirmed that The Diplomat will be back for season 2 in 2024!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Media and entertainment veteran Kim Williams is to be appointed the next chairperson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian federal prime minister Anthony Albanese’s office announced on Wednesday. Williams takes over from the departing Ita Buttrose and will have a five-year mandate. He joins at a moment when the ABC is enduring a moment of editorial turbulence.

Fremantle has backed the new indie run by Channel 4‘s former entertainment boss Phil Harris.

Todd Gilchrist editor Although it isn’t structured any differently from dozens of other cradle-to-grave documentaries about artistic luminaries, “Luther: Never Too Much” sheds light on much more than just the life and career of R&B singer Luther Vandross. Drawn largely from interview and performance footage of Vandross over his almost 40 years in entertainment, and bolstered and contextualized by retrospective talks will collaborators and confidantes, director Dawn Porter’s film exposes some uneasy truths about the music industry and the media we may now know, but whose seeming ubiquitousness at the time he was alive may be difficult to fully comprehend.

Some of the biggest stars in the world have hosted Saturday Night Live over the years!

New Orleans Jazz Festival, set to take place at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on April 25-28 and May 2-5, is bringing some of the biggest names in classic rock, R&B, country and more to the Big Easy this spring.Just a few of the headliners we’re most excited about include Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Rolling Stones, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Earth Wind and Fire, Heart and The Beach Boys.They’ll be joined by Foo Fighters (also in the Rock Hall!), Chris Stapleton, Vampire Weekend, The Killers and Hozier.Plus, New Orleans’ hometown hero Jon Batiste will be there as well.In total, over 80 acts have been announced for the multi-weekend extravaganza.At the time of publication, single-day passes start at $106 before fees on Vivid Seats.$366 before fees is the lowest price we found on multi-day general admission passes.Need a bit more information before heading to NOLA?We’ve got you covered, music lovers.All the information you need and more about the 2024 New Orleans Jazz Festival can be found below.Prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day passes is right here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters and Neil Young and Crazy Horse are among a litany of huge names announced for this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.Also at the top of the bill are The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Chris Stapleton, Hozier and Jon Batiste.The festival, which takes place over two weekends between April 25 and May 5 at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, goes out of its way to celebrate the rich musical heritage of the city.Jazz Fest 2024 Music Lineup!GA Weekend Passes and VIP Packages on sale now!Full Music Lineup and Purchase tickets at https://t.co/dApNCrvPYZ. pic.twitter.com/Ba5Q8QDwNG— New Orleans JazzFest (@jazzfest) January 18, 2024Representing the city’s cultural legacy are names such as Irma Thomas, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Dixie Cups, Big Freedia, Trombone Shorty and Cyril Neville.Also set to feature at the festival are The Beach Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah, Greta Van Fleet and Heart.Tickets for both weekends of the festival and all VIP packages can be found here.In November, the Stones confirmed details of a huge US tour for 2024, opening with a show in Houston on April 28, and continuing for 15 more dates going into the summer, wrapping up in Santa Clara, California on July 17.

Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani are exiting their Fremantle-owned Italian production companies.

Amazon MGM Studios is partnering with The Wonder Project to launch House of David, a straight to order series that will stream exclusively on Prime Video.

EXCLUSIVE: Primetime Emmy award-winning VFX expert Sophie Leclerc is returning to France after more than two decades in L.A. to co-head Rodeo FX’s new Paris office in the role of executive producer.

Some of the OG cast of Grey’s Anatomy has reunited!

Diego Ramos Bechara editor The writers behind 2017’s “The Big Sick,” Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, told Variety that they have finished writing the script for a new romantic comedy they hope to start producing and developing, with Nanjiani also confirming his plans to star in the new film.

Lola Young has announced a UK and European headline tour for 2024 – find all the details below and purchase tickets here.The Londoner will be kicking off the tour with a hometown show at Scala on March 5, before continuing on to the Deaf Institute in Manchester (6) and Bristol’s The Island (7).After that, the singer-songwriter will embark on her North American tour on March 17 at Vinyl in Atlanta, Georgia, before going on to perform in cities like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.She’ll return to Europe in April for dates in Paris (20), Amsterdam (23), Cologne (24), Hamburg (25), and Copenhagen (26).Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 19) at 10am GMT, and you can purchase tickets for UK dates from here.The tour news comes on the heels of Young’s new single ‘Wish You Were Dead’, which the BRIT-nominated artist said helped her to “process an abusive and at times toxic relationship I experienced”.She added on social media that “even though at times i felt trapped, it’s about loving a person regardless of the fact they are hurting you”.Wish you were dead is out now !! ❤️‍

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Netflix has dropped a teaser trailer for “Supersex,” the series freely inspired by the real life of global porn star Rocco Siffredi, which will world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and drop March 6 on the streamer. “Every power is an enigma. It can give you light, or throw you into darkness.

In a lull for specialty openings early in the new year, three foreign-language films are taking a shot. The Settlers, winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Prize, and Inshallah A Boy are Cannes alumns and Oscar submissions from, respectively, Chile and Jordan (neither short-listed in a competitive field). Driving Madeleine is a crowd pleasing French film.