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Hallmark!Hallmark Channel is unveiling this year's «June Weddings» movie lineup, featuring four original romances premiering every Saturday throughout the month, ET can exclusively reveal. Torrey DeVitto and Becca Tobin headline new romantic films, which also star 's Eva Bourne, grad Jake Epstein, alum Casey Deidrick, 's Rushi Kota and ' Stephanie Bennett.The movies featured in the «June Weddings» slate spotlight various cultures and traditions, and some were filmed in international locations. Over on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp's ballroom dance-centered mystery romance, , opens the month on Friday, June 2. The film, which is the pair's third Hallmark film together, was co-developed by Kemp, who serves as an executive producer alongside Chabert.Closing out the month is the debut of the reimagined Aurora Teagarden franchise, which relaunches with a prequel toplined by Skyler Samuels as a younger version of the character previously played by former Hallmark star Candace Cameron Bure.

EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to J.K. Simmons thriller You Can’t Run Forever from Voltage Pictures.

As the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival looms, a cavalcade of previews for films in competition for the coveted Palme d’Or arrives. Here’s one from the first wave of titles: Karim Aïnouz‘s “Firebrand,” which stars Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of England’s King Henry VIII.

The upcoming dramedy “In Fidelity” takes viewers through a surprising, difficult-to-answer question: Can you get a hall pass from your spouse if you’re dying?Starring “Saturday Night Live” alum Chris Parnell and Cara Buono (“Mad Men,” “Stranger Things”), “In Fidelity” tells the story of Lyle and Holly, a happily married New York couple whose world is rocked when Holly becomes terminally ill — and asks to sleep with their well-known rock star neighbor (Dennis Haysbert) before she dies young.It’s not an easy ask, even after Lyle says yes, and you can see for yourself in the humorously bittersweet trailer, right now at the top of the page.Alongside Parnell, Buono and Hasbert, the film also features Willow Shields (‘’The Hunger Games’’) as their risk-taking Gen-Z daughter, and Illeana Douglas (“Grace of My Heart”) as Lyle and Holly’s eccentric confidante Ethel.From Different Duck Films, “In Fidelity” is written and directed by Different Duck founder Rob Margolies, who also produces alongside Joe Grano. Tim Realbuto (“Bobcat Moretti”) and Eve Austin (“All You Can Eat”), who also appear in the film, serve as executive producers.“The film “In Fidelity” is slated for release later this year.

Tom Sandoval questions his future with now-ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix in Bravo's sneak peek of next week's episode. Fans are currently waiting for Tom Sandoval's much-discussed affair with Raquel Leviss to play out on this season of the reality show.In the clip, Sandoval speaks with his best friend, Tom Schwartz, while eating at a bagel truck in Los Angeles. «It's been a little frustrating with Ariana,» Sandoval says.

Tom Sandoval questions his future with now-ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix in Bravo's sneak peek of next week's episode. Fans are currently waiting for Tom Sandoval's much-discussed affair with Raquel Leviss to play out on this season of the reality show.In the clip, Sandoval speaks with his best friend, Tom Schwartz, while eating at a bagel truck in Los Angeles. «It's been a little frustrating with Ariana,» Sandoval says.

John Mulaney is recalling an intervention he had right before entering a rehab facility in 2020. On Tuesday, Mulaney was a guest on "This Past Weekend with Theo Von" and detailed the intervention. "I remember I walked into my intervention.

Late last year, I forecast on these pages that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were well on the way to becoming the most hated-ever royal couple, inheriting with gusto that role from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. So, I could but chortle this week when I saw Twitter hashtag "#WalmartWallace" trending in reference to Markle who has opted to forgo the biggest day of the life of her father-in-law, the king's May 6 coronation.

EXCLUSIVE: Catalyst Studios has tapped Serbian helmer Milena Grujic (A.S. (25), The Future is Bright and Unbearable) to direct action title Verified Target. The project will star international cast including Dominka Walo (Psy 3: W imie Zasad) Sebastian Hulk (All Quiet on the Western Front), Martin Wuttke (Inglorious Bastards), and Maria Erwolter (1899).  

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Robin Thede ain’t here for any more Emmy snubs for the hilarious Black women from “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” “We’re showing you the characters behind the characters,” she recently told Variety at a Q&A panel. “I love it. You see the full range of actors on the show. But I want to note that none of the show’s actors have ever been nominated for an Emmy, and they deserve it.” Four seasons into the groundbreaking HBO series, the creative minds and strategists hope to change that. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions.

Not everyone is buying Aaron Carter‘s official cause of death.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired North American rights to “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” a queer coming-of-age story about two teens who form a special bond after a chance meeting one summer. The sale comes a few months after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Blue Fox is planning a wide theatrical release of the film this summer, though the exact date has yet to be determined. Blue Fox’s international division is handling the international sales. “It’s rare when a best-selling book, talented crew, amazing director and cast all come together to create a ‘must see’ film, and we are very proud to bring ‘Aristotle and Dante’ to audiences across the U.S.,” said Blue Fox executive James Huntsman.

TrustNordisk has sold Martin Skovbjerg’s psychological drama “Copenhagen Does Not Exist” to three European territories. The screenplay, based on the novel “Sander” by Terje Holtet Larsen, is written by Eskil Vogt, who was Oscar nominated with Joachim Trier for the original screenplay for “The Worst Person in the World.” “Copenhagen Does Not Exist” had its world premiere in January at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in its Big Screen Competition section. It has been sold to Cinemania Group for the former Yugoslavia, Filmin for Spain and September Film for Benelux.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s fast-growing production house Mediacrest Entertainment is launching high-concept eco-reality contest format “El pueblo” (“The Village”), which will have its international market premiere at this week’s MipTV trade fair. Designed as a primetime reality show, “El pueblo” has been structured as a social experiment, charting five families’ attempt to settle in an abandoned village, guided by the principles of sustainability and globally connected self-sufficiency.  The families’ will create their own rules, events and traditions, will initiate agriculture and livestock initiatives and start trading with nearby towns, sand later with the world. The twist: Only one winning family finally gets to stay in the village.

Well, we’ve got more news on the Raquel Leviss front.

“Vanderpump Rules” star Raquel Leviss has checked into a mental health treatment facility, ET has learned.

Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss has checked into a mental health treatment facility, ET has learned.A source tells ET, «Raquel and her family decided before the relationship was discovered that she would enter a voluntary facility for mental health counseling.»The source adds that Leviss had planned to admit herself before the reunion was taped on March 23. «She was scheduled to go in pre-reunion but decided she wanted to finish her filming commitment,» says the source.

Kelly Ripa revealed to ET's Rachel Smith what she said to Ryan Seacrest right before they stepped out to film his last show on . And while it wasn't anything elegant — her words! — it succinctly described exactly how she felt in the moment.ET was with Ripa and Seacrest at ABC Studios in New York City as they filmed his last show, which aired Friday, and it was undoubtedly an emotional day, especially for Seacrest, who called  home for nearly six years.

Emiliano De Pablos Spanish super-indie production-sales companies are stepping back in time with vigor, building on opportunities opened up by streamers’ growing market flexibility to retain IP and sell territory-by-territory. Prioritizing bottom lines over market share, global platforms are ever more splitting rights and investing less in single titles. As budgets reduce, projects’ producers are forced to court ever more partners. That often means partnering on productions. “We accustomed customers to enjoying high-quality series with large budgets. In the new context, it is increasingly difficult to continue in this vein if you don’t partner,” says Onza’s Carlos Garde.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Apple and Canal+ have signed a landmark deal that will bring Apple TV+ to all Canal+ subscribers in France, along with some other European territories. The deal is different from the aggregation agreements that Canal+ has in place with other streamers such as Disney+ and Netflix, whose offers are being accessible as part of the French pay TV operator’s bundle. Under the pact, Apple TV+ will be available at no extra cost to Canal+ subs from April 20. Canal+ customers can seamlessly and easily access the films and series of Apple TV+ directly on their existing set-top box — with no separate app or subscription necessary. This is a multi-territory agreement for France, French speaking-Switzerland, Czech Republic and Slovakia.