EXCLUSIVE: In-demand actress Emma Roberts is in final talks to join Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush in action-comedy Verona Spies, which will be directed by comedy veteran Frank Coraci, known for movies including The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy.
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Marta Balaga “Phoenix Rise,” fresh off its world premiere at Cannes’ MipJunior, is a “show about second chances,” say creators Matt Evans and Perrie Balthazar. Produced by Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment and BBC Kids & Family Productions, it sees six marginalized students forming a bond at their new school in the U.K.’s West Midlands. With 20 episodes clocking in at 30 minutes, it’s targeting an audience of 10 years and older. Alex Draper, Luca Alves, Lauren Corah, Tara Webb, Krish Bassi, Imogen Baker and Orla McDonagh star. “Kids lead frantic lives. We wanted to capture that energy while also giving emotional moments some room to breathe,” Evans and Balthazar tell Variety in a joint statement.
“It’s a fast-moving show which reflects the chaos and confusion of being a teenager. Something we all can remember!” Previously, Evans has been a writer on “EastEnders” or “Riviera.” He will also work on the upcoming Sky Original drama “A Town Called Malice.” Another “EastEnders” alumni, Perrie Balthazar has penned “Coronation Street” and “Hollyoaks.” They wanted to create a “hopeful place” for their characters, they say. “In many children’s dramas, school is portrayed as a scary, uninviting, intimidating place. But for some, their school can be a place of friendship and fun. It can be a sanctuary, a respite from troubles at home and a place where they can learn to be themselves, whoever that might be.” “While our kids go through some dark times, we always come back to our central themes of friendship and belonging. We wanted to celebrate the value the school experience can bring to kids from every walk of life.” Evans and Balthazar “love” school-based shows, they admit, and want to reinvigorate the genre. “We want to
EXCLUSIVE: In-demand actress Emma Roberts is in final talks to join Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush in action-comedy Verona Spies, which will be directed by comedy veteran Frank Coraci, known for movies including The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy.
CNN’s new morning show CNN This Morning launched on Tuesday with a news heavy three-hours that nevertheless played up an essential element of rival shows: Conversation and chemistry.
Friends fans were excited to watch the entire cast reunite for its televised special last year — but Matthew Perry’s health nearly caused him to miss the taping.
The Government is poised to extend a windfall tax on energy giants after Shell yesterday revealed “obscene” profits of more than £1000 a second.
put on blast this week by Keith McNally, the restauranteur who also owns Manhattan staples Pastis, Minetta and Tavern. According to McNally, the late night host “profusely apologized” for his actions.On Monday, McNally publicly shamed Corden on Instagram, calling him “a tiny Cretin of a man” and “the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago.” The restauranteur used the post to list two occasions which sparked the decision to “86” Corden, adding that the late-night host behaved similarly in his former restaurant, Cafe Luxembourg, several years prior to the incidents in the post.But on Monday night, McNally posted an update, saying that Corden had owned up to his actions and asked for forgiveness, and that the ban against him was no longer in effect.“James Corden just called me and apologized profusely.
Jeopardy!‘s first Second Chance Tournament is kicking off tonight!
Past "Jeopardy!" players, who nearly won but didn’t quite succeed, are getting a second chance at the game show. Ken Jennings announced last week that "Jeopardy!" will be hosting a second chance game show, which begins on Monday, and will halt the regular episodes for two weeks. Each week will highlight three semifinal games complete with a two-day finale.
An infant in Phoenix, Arizona tested positive for fentanyl in the second such case police have encountered in less than a week. Phoenix Police responded to the latest case at 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, discovering an infant that tested positive for exposure to fentanyl.The infant was treated and is expected to survive, with police saying the baby was placed in the care of the Department of Child Safety, according to a report from Fox 10.
Michaela Zee editor Socialite scammer Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, sat down with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday and spoke about her regrets and why she deserves a “second opportunity” to stay in the U.S. “I feel so sorry for a lot of the choices I’ve made,” Sorokin said. “I also feel like I’ve learned so much and I grew as a person.” Sorokin was released from jail on Oct. 5 after being taken into immigration custody for overstaying her visa in March 2021. She is required to remain under house arrest with electronic monitoring and has been barred from all social media.
Anna Delvey thinks she deserves “a second chance”. The fake socialite - who was found guilty of stealing $300,000 from friends and financial institutions and attempting to steal $22 million from a New York bank - believes she should be granted the right to remain in the United States as she is entitled to “a second opportunity” and not be sent back to Europe. The 31-year-old convicted scammer - whose real name is Anna Sorokin - told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an televised interview on on Wednesday (12.
found guilty of grand larceny for stealing over $200,000 in a scheme in which she defrauded some of New York City’s social elites and financial institutions by convincing them she was an heiress worth millions of dollars. While Sorokin didn't seem to have much remorse for the financial institutions she took advantage of, she insisted that she's learned from her mistakes. «I definitely did [take advantage of people],» the 31-year-old told Tapper.
Rick Rubin has revealed that he’s working on a new album with The Strokes, having recently completed a recording session with them in Costa Rica.Yesterday (October 12) saw Rubin appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he spoke about some of his upcoming projects. Referring to The Strokes’ seventh album – which is yet to be announced or acknowledged by the band – he said: “A few months ago I was in Costa Rica, recording a new album with The Strokes, and we rented this house up on the top of a mountain and set the band up outside.“So they’re playing… It’s like they’re doing a concert for the ocean, on the top of a mountain.