U.K. Minister John Whittingdale Sets Out $63 Billion Vision for Creative Industry Growth: ‘You Don’t Have to Leave Where You Live to Get the Job You Want’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Tom Cruise recognizes he won’t be the only game in town this summer — at least, he wants you to think he recognizes he won’t be the only game in town this summer.

Dave and Central Cee are on track to spend a full month at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

Elton John will be joined by four special guests at his headline slot at Glastonbury.Taking place tomorrow night (June 25), the legendary singer-songwriter is set to perform his last ever UK show at the festival. The set follows his mammoth ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’, which saw him play over 350 shows over five years.While it comes as no surprise that there will be a few special moments lined up for the upcoming show, over recent months the main speculation has been around who will join the ‘Rocketman’ singer for the final set.

Stars — they’re just like Us! Nicky Hilton Rothschild’s luxurious life may have been splashed everywhere in the 2000s, but she has all of the same ‘90s faves as we do.

Reusable water bottles are beneficial in so many ways. Helping keep you hydrated, they also cut down on single-use plastic, and save you money every time you refill instead of buying a new bottle of water.

Elton John has praised Scotland for producing 'soulful singers' ahead of his set at Glastonbury.

Kraven The Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson – check it out above.Directed by J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year), the film serves as an origin story for the Marvel villain and is the fourth installment in Sony’s Spider-Man universe, following Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage and last year’s box office flop Morbius.While the character is typically portrayed in the comics as simply being a renowned game hunter, the film adaptation appears to add lion blood dripping into his wounds as part of his origin story.

England manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed he plans to restore some members of Manchester City's Treble-winning squad to his side ahead of Monday night's European Championship qualifier against North Macedonia at Old Trafford.

“Hannity” this week as California Governor Gavin Newsom countered host Sean Hannity’s assertions that the Golden State is still experiencing a population exodus by telling him, “You’re on a doom loop about California.”The U.S. Census Bureau previously reported that California’s total population declined by more than 500,000 between April 2020 and July 2022. In the interview, Newsom — citing “three new independent studies” including one from UCLA — said that the migration has slowed significantly.“You look at a UCLA study? Seriously,” laughed Hannity.

Hunter Ingram The Emmy race has never been more crowded for those working behind the camera on TV’s most acclaimed series. While these directors below have never won Emmys, their work on this year’s juggernaut dramas, side-splitting comedies and affecting limited series could change that come September. Hikari The titular “Beef” between Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) in Netflix’s hit limited series wouldn’t be as raw if not for Hikari’s direction in the pilot episode. Relatively unknown to many audiences, Hikari’s shorts and feature have played film festivals like Berlin and Tribeca and she’s helmed episodes of Max’s “Tokyo Vice.” But “Beef” serves as an undeniable pronouncement of what’s to come.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Netflix, the world’s preeminent animation producer by production volume, outlay and awards, has set out a roadmap at Annecy for how it is looking to invest in the future of animation. Sketched by John Derderian and Karen Toliver, Netflix animation heads of series and film respectively, the gameplan takes in building on Netflix’s strengths, in adult animation, and genre and anime in series; maintaining a vast diversity of shows and movies; and looking in every project for a creator’s vision which Netflix will seek to connect with the right audience, at the right price. Derderian and Toliver talked to Variety at France’s Annecy Animation Festival whose Netflix’s panel this Wednesday June 14, From Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget to Blue Eye Samurai – See What’s Next @ Netflix, promises to be one of Annecy’s most talked-about highlights.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong icon Johnnie To will head the jury of the sixth edition of the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) next month. Other jurors include: Truong Ngoc Anh from Vietnam, Ryuichi Hiroki from Japan, Zizan Razak from Malaysia, and Eric Khoo from Singapore. The event will open with the world premiere of “Eraser,” directed by Mark Lee See Teck. The Malaysian film features the final on-screen appearance of the late Adibah Noor, a beloved Malaysian gem known for her timeless charisma. MIFFest will play “See You at the Rally,” directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Kanny Chang as its closing title. The festival is set to take place at LaLaport BBCC from July 23-29 and will play a total of 42 films from 15 countries.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. government has unveiled new plans aimed at maximizing the potential of the country’s creative industries and fostering economic growth. The creative sector, identified as a priority by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has consistently outperformed the wider economy, growing at a rate 1.5 times faster over the past decade and contributing £108 billion in gross value added (GVA) annually. Employment in these industries has experienced fivefold growth compared to the rest of the economy since 2011. Developed in collaboration with the Creative Industries Council, the Creative Industries Sector Vision, teased by culture secretary Lucy Frazer in May, aims to expand the sector by £50 billion ($63 billion) by 2030, generating one million additional jobs, and establishing a creative careers promise to nurture a pipeline of future talent.

Margot Robbie has revealed the one request she made to director Greta Gerwig before filming the new Barbie movie.Set for release on July 21, Gerwig’s film stars Robbie in the titular role, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.Speaking about the film in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Robbie discussed how she fell in love with the character as a child when she was gifted a Barbie Dreamhouse for Christmas.Such was the impact the gift had on her, that she revealed she asked Gerwig to allow her to live out the real-life fantasy of the Dreamhouse in the film.“I’ll follow your vision. Whatever you want this Barbie movie to be, let’s do that,” she remembers telling the director.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director When it came to designing and creating the costumes for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie, the focus was put far more on Margot Robbie’s eponymous doll than it was on Ryan Gosling’s Ken. As the film’s costume designer, Jacqueline Durran, recently told Vogue UK, “No one cares about Ken, everybody just wants to play with Barbie. He matches Barbie and changes too but he has very, very, many less [clothes] options.” Durran, who won an Oscar for her costume designs on Gerwig’s “Little Women” adaptation, said colorful ’80s sportswear was the key to Ken’s looks in the movie. “Retro sportswear is one area where we did a lot of shopping for Ken,” Durran said. “He is sporty. That’s his main thing. We had buyers in America that went to dealers and imported it for us because we needed so much of it.”

Jennifer Lawrence looks so classy and chic at the London premiere of her new movie, No Hard Feelings!

After celebrating their first anniversary, JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers are looking back on their wedding — and opening up about plans to start a family — with Us.

Sam Fender welcome AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson on stage at his second hometown gig at Newcastle’s St James’ Park tonight (July 10) – watch them perform ‘Back In Black’ and ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ below.The gigs kicked off on Friday (June 9) at a first show which saw the North Shields singer-songwriter perform a host of tracks from his recent album ‘Seventeen Going Under’ and hits from his back catalogue.

alleged mishandling of confidential documents. The former White House adviser "will be staying far away from daddy," a source told Page Six. A separate source said, "Ivanka has disappeared."Ivanka has already declared that she will not be a part of her dad's 2024 presidential campaign, and she's been fairly apolitical since leaving the White House. After the former POTUS was indicted in the spring on charges related to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, Ivanka issued a brief statement.

Jay Johnston, a comedian and actor who’s appeared in such series as “Arrested Development”, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Mr. Show” and “Bob’s Burgers”, has been arrested and hit with federal charges for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.