Waterloo Road is returning and the BBC has an extra treat for fans

Speaking at the Venice Film Film Festival winners’ press conference, Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos said he was “personally very disappointed” that his lead actress Emma Stone couldn’t be with him to enjoy the film’s Golden Lion win, but that he also “understands the cause”, referring to the SAG-AFTRA strike which has kept the actress away.

He brought zing to a sleepy Comic-Con, and he’s raising the humidity levels here at TIFF. SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland took the stage at the festival to give a post-Labor Day update on talks; and still it’s the same old story: The actors haven’t heard zip from the studios about moving forward.

Today officially marks the one year anniversary since the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II which plunged the devastated nation into a period of mourning for the country's longest reigning monarch.

Meghan Markle will not want to return to the UK in the future and face curtseying to the Princess of Wales, a royal biographer has suggested. Andrew Morton, who collaborated with Diana, Princess of Wales on his 1992 book Diana: Her True Story, ruled out a move back from the US for Meghan and the Duke of Sussex.

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios and Blue Fox Entertainment have jointly acquired North American rights to the starry new animated feature The Canterville Ghost from Beverly Hills-based sales agent Cinema Management Group, Deadline has learned.

Jaden Thompson Hollywood stars have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late Bob Barker, who recently died at the age of 99. Barker is known as the longtime host of the game show “The Price Is Right.” Adam Sandler posted a photo of himself alongside Barker on Instagram, writing, “The man. The myth.

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The BBC has recommissioned TV drama Waterloo Road for two further series.The TV show, which explores the lives of students at a state school in Greater Manchester, initially ran on the BBC between 2006 and 2015. Earlier in the year, the show returned with two new series and a cast ensemble that included Coronation Street stars Angela Griffin and Kym Marsh and Emmerdale’s Adam Thomas.The next two series of the show will each comprise eight hour-long episodes, with filming set to begin in Greater Manchester in the autumn.

This is Day 109 of the WGA strike and Day 36 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Hilary Duff is already being flooded… with jokes.The unique spelling of the hurricane — which increased to a Category 4 on Friday morning — means Duff is one of the rare «Hilarys» who shares her exact first name with the worrisome storm, a fact she lamented on her Instagram Story on Thursday.«I've gotten so many texts, it's like my birthday,» she wrote. «They couldn't have gone with two Ls?»It doesn't help, of course, that one of Duff's most popular singles, 2003's «Come Clean,» features the chorus, «Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams / Let it wash away my sanity / 'Cause I wanna feel the thunder, I wanna scream / Let the rain fall down, I'm coming clean.»Duff's husband, Matthew Koma, even got in on the joke, taking to TikTok to share a video of himself in the couple's kitchen.«Hey, so I've been living in the eye of Hurricane Hilary for a couple years now, and I just wanted to hop on here and show you guys what it's like,» he teased, as his wife fired back some Category 5 side-eye.Hurricane Hilary is expected to reduce in intensity by the time it makes landfall, however, it still could potentially be the first tropical storm to hit Southern California since September 1939 — in which a tropical storm hit Long Beach, causing dozens of fatalities.

Lisa Vanderpump has spoken out about Rachel Leviss’ decision not to return for “Vanderpump Rules” season 11.

Rachel Leviss, formerly Raquel, will not be in season 11 of Vanderpump Rules, but the rest of the cast is moving forward full steam ahead, with even exes Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix figuring out how to film together.In early March, Sandoval and Madix announced the end of their relationship after being together since 2013 when she first joined the show. It wasn't long before news broke that Sandoval cheating on Madix with their Leviss is what truly derailed the relationship.

Sarah Hyland is reflecting on her romance with Wells Adams.

Ryan Thomas has left his fans 'crying' as he posted a sweet tribute to his two younger brothers. But in the process, fans think they have spotted his twin. The actor took to social media on Friday (August 11) to wish twins Adam and Scott Thomas a happy birthday.

Scheana Shay wants to make one thing clear to the Vanderpump Rules fans: A picture doesn’t always tell the whole story!

Though they may have luxurious lives a million miles away from the majority of people, when it comes to their children, celebrities are just like the rest of us - proud and besotted with them. As the lineup for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing has finally been confirmed, one contestant has been spotted beaming while out with his mini-me children, while another's proud dad has sung his praises.They're not the only ones with lookalike offspring, though.

Gogglebox stars Dave and Shirley Griffiths have been flooded with well wishes as they shared a fresh update on social media. The couple are currently off-screen alongside their co-stars after the latest run of the hit Channel 4 show came to an end back in June.

Adam Thomas declared 'and so it begins' before opening up about his hidden health battle. The Waterloo Road star has been sweetly supported publically by his wife after he issued a lengthy message on social media after being diagnosed with a painful condition.

Katy Perry is looking back at her previous eras as she gears up to unveil more new music.

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has hinted that Grand Theft Auto 6 is aiming for a release before April 2025.According to the company’s latest earnings call, Take-Two Interactive anticipates “$8 billion in net bookings” in the fiscal year 2025. That occurs between April 2024 and March 2025, therefore suggesting that the publisher expects a significant release in that window.“We are confident that the actions our teams are taking this year are preparing us for a strong trajectory of growth,” said Take-Two Interactive’s chief financial officer, Lainie Goldstein.“Through our collective efforts, we continue to believe that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025 that will culminate in us delivering new record levels of operating performance next year and beyond.”Previously, CEO Strauss Zelnick suggested in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz that the fiscal year 2025 would show “some great successes” with 36 games to be released in the fiscal years 2025 and 2026.Earlier this year, the teenager who was accused of hacking Rockstar Games’ servers to leak Grand Theft Auto 6 was found unfit to stand trial.