Watch the ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Crew Make a Film Within a Film (Exclusive Video)

Wilson Chapman editorA veritable army of Disney Channel stars are reuniting for a very un-Disney project. Matthew Scott Montgomery (“So Random!”), Debby Ryan (“Jessie,” “The Suite Life on Deck”), Alyson Stoner (“Camp Rock,” “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,”), Kevin Chamberlin (“Jessie”), Tim Bagley (“Shake It Up!,” “Raven’s Home,”), Shayne Topp (“So Random!”) and Damien Haas (“So Random!”) have all signed on to appear in an upcoming LGBTQ+ horror thriller directed by Allisyn Snyder (“Sonny With A Chance,” “So Random!”). Titled “Howdy, Neighbor!,” the upcoming film is written by Montgomery, and is formatted as a “screenlife” film, with all of the footage occurring on computer screens.

inspired by his heart attack. It now sees Randal (Jeff Anderson) suffer his own heart attack, which galvanizes him to enlist Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and his other buddies to make a movie about what it’s like working in a convenience store and hanging out with guys like Jay and Silent Bob who forever loiter outside. “Jay and Silent Bob are like C3PO and R2D2.

The star of “Downton Abbey” thinks it might be time to hang up the bowler hat.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPulsar Content has boarded sales on “Stranizza d’Amuri” (“Fireworks”), the true story about Arcigay, Italy’s first and largest LGBTQ rights group. Produced by Ibla Film (“The Staggering Girl”), the movie marks the feature debut of veteran Italian actor Giuseppe Fiorello (“Terraferma”).A tale of first love, “Fireworks” tells the story of two teenagers who fall for each other in the very conservative Sicily in the 1980s.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBrussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever has acquired Andrea Bagney’s feature debut “Ramona,” a Spanish romantic comedy which will premiere at Karlovy Vary. Produced by Sergio Uguet de Resayre at Tortilla Films, “Ramona” previously won awards in work-in-progress sessions at REC Tarragona and Malaga festival in Spain. The movie is also set to open the Atlántida Mallorca Film Festival later this month.

Brimming with drama and a seemingly never-ending supply of unique and nail-biting medical situations, the BBC's Casualty has long been a staple of Saturday night viewing. Racking up an impressive 700 plus episodes and counting, the much-loved series began life in 1986, going on to scoop four BAFTAs, a National Television Award and even spawning its own spin-off series in Holby City.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After more than a few production delays, the new “Downton Abbey” sequel film has finally made its streaming debut.“Downton Abbey: A New Era” arrived on Peacock today, following its U.K release on April 29 and U.S theater premiere on May 20.

“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” is embarking on a feature-length journey. Comedian Jenny Slate, screenwriter Dean Fleischer-Camp and screenwriter Nick Paley reunite to explore more of Marcel’s story. The upcoming A24 film, “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” was developed after two short films of the same name, created by Slate, Fleischer-Camp, Paley, and producer Elisabeth Holm, in 2010.

A.D. Amorosi When Sir Bryson Robert Hall II – aka Bobby Hall, aka rapper-producer-mental health activist Logic – talks about the self-titled “fuck-it-have-fun” moment when his gleeful, new, return-to-rap’s-old-school album, “Vinyl Days,” was conceived, he doesn’t mince words about its motivation: leaving Def Jam for BMG.Signed to Def Jam since 2014, Logic made a splash at the label in 2017 when he dropped his “Everybody” album and its five-times platinum single, “1-800-273-8255” (National Suicide Prevention Hotline), featuring Khalid and Alessia Cara.

Corinne Olympios has a new boo! A source tells ET that the  alum is dating Jerry Morris and is «really happy with him.»«Corinne Olympios is dating Jerry Morris and she's really happy with him and he treats her super well,» the source shared.According to Olympios' rep, though the relationship is still in the «beginning stages» the reality TV star is excited to see how their relationship «develops.»«Corinne has been dating Jerry and she’s really happy. It’s a new relationship, in the beginning stages, but she’s really excited.

K.J. Yossman Dance music festival Tomorrowland – dubbed the “Disneyland of music festivals” by the EDM world – is developing a fantasy novel series with the potential to become a film or TV franchise, Variety can exclusively reveal.Brothers Manu and Michiel Beers created the festival, which features otherworldly visuals, artists and lighting, in Belgium in 2005.

Kim Kardashian’s favor! On Tuesday, the 41-year-old SKIMS founder was on and had to jump into mom mode in the middle of her interview.  While Kim was talking to Jimmy about her time on she briefly stopped the discussion to call out her and Kanye «Ye» West’s two sons, Saint, 6, and Psalm, 3, who were being a little rambunctious off camera.  “Guys, can you stop,” Kim told her kids, who were sitting on the side of the stage.

EXCLUSIVE: Next month’s Micheaux Film Festival in LA will honor Bron co-founder and President Brenda Gilbert with the Oscar Micheaux Trailblazer of Excellence Award and filmmaker and Spike Lee collaborator Ernest Dickerson with the Michael Ajakwe Pioneer of Influence Award.

Actress and singer Haylie Duff, who has spent most of her life in Hollywood, decided during the pandemic she was going to move her family back to her home state of Texas.  The star spoke with Fox News Digital about why she decided to pick up her family and return to her roots.  "Well, you know, I grew up in Texas," she shared. "Texas is my home state.

Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” can climb to the top of the charts, can we get a boost for “Great Balls of Fire?” Joseph Kosinski directs “Top Gun: Maverick,” which is in theaters now. Watch the video of Teller above.

Peacock announced : A New Era will make its streaming debut on June 24.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKinology (“Annette”) has closed a raft of deals on two highlights from its slate, “Argonuts,” an animated feature produced by TAT Productions, the banner behind “The Jungle Bunch,” and Emmanuel Mouret’s “Diary of a Fleeting Affair” which premiered at Cannes. A Pixar/Dreamworks-style family film, “Argonuts” is a comedy adventure set in a magical yet hostile world of Greek mythology. It follows the journey of Pathie, a young, smart and daring mouse, and her mate Sam who set off to fight the most bizarre and dangerous creatures in Ancient Greece, including Poseidon himself.“Argonuts” reunites “The Jungle Bunch” director, David Alaux, and producer, Jean-François Tosti at TAT Productions.

Anna Marie de la Fuente HBO Max Latin America has unveiled a new take on the Dark Knight in the upcoming animation feature “Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios” (“Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires”) in the first ever collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation, Particular Crowd, Mexico’s Anima and “Book of Life” producer Chatrone.