EXCLUSIVE: A limited series TV adaptation of John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener set in a “post-pandemic context” is being developed by The Ink Factory, coming almost two decades after the Oscar-winning movie.
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Jennifer Lopez plays a deadly assassin in Netflix film The Mother.Directed by Niki Caro (Mulan), the action thriller follows an assassin who comes out of hiding to protect her estranged daughter.A synopsis reads: “A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.”Lopez also serves as a producer alongside Benny Medina, Roy Lee and Marc Evans. The film’s script is by Misha Green (Lovecraft Country) and Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton).Lucy Paez plays 12-year-old Zoe, the daughter of the titular Mother.
Her previous credits include 2018’s Silencio and The Exorcism of Carmen Farias.Joseph Fiennes plays the British arms dealer and former military mentor to Mother. Along with being Ralph Fiennes’ brother, he is best known for roles in Shakespeare In Love, which earned him a BAFTA nomination for his portrayal of William Shakespeare, along with playing Commander Fred Waterford in The Handmaid’s Tale.His other credits include Enemy At The Gates, Luther, Elizabeth and the second season of American Horror Story.Omari Hardwick plays FBI agent William Cruise, who has previously starred in Power, Zack Snyder’s Army Of The Dead, Sorry To Bother You and Kick-Ass.Arms dealer Hector Alvarez is played by Gael Garcia Bernal, whose past credits include The Motorcycle Diaries, Mozart In The Jungle, Coco, Bad Education, Babel and more recently, Marvel’s Werewolf By Night.Paul Raci plays the Mother’s former comrade Jons, who is known for roles in Baskets, Parks and Recreation and Sound Of Metal.
EXCLUSIVE: A limited series TV adaptation of John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener set in a “post-pandemic context” is being developed by The Ink Factory, coming almost two decades after the Oscar-winning movie.
The family of a teenage girl who was mauled to death by four dogs today backed a new campaign for stricter laws amid a series of recent fatal attacks, saying: "Things are at breaking point. We want justice for families."
series finale!The beloved soccer comedy, led by Jason Sudeikis as the titular coach, takes its final bow on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, as the third and reportedly final -- season concludes with an epic match for the Premier League title.Ted Lasso's third season was a full-circle moment for some of its main character. Ted contemplated moving back home for the sake of his relationship with his son, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) ended up commiserating with her ex-husband's mistress-turned-wife when it turned out there was a new mistress in the picture.
William Earl SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “With Open Eyes,” the series finale of HBO’s “Succession,” now streaming on Max. “Succession” has ended, and the finale answered the central question of the show: Who will take over Waystar Royco? Thanks to a last-minute change of heart from Shiv (Sarah Snook) during the tense boardroom vote, GoJo now owns the media company, and GoJo CEO Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) has anointed Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) as its American CEO. While in practice the deal will likely involve, by Matsson’s own admissions, a lot of dirty work with very little input, Tom is thrilled to take the crown. According to series creator Jesse Armstrong, it was a natural choice.
Two films by Arab women directors are sharing the L’Oeil d’or (Golden Eye) prize for the best documentary in Cannes. Four Daughters (Les Filles d’Olfa) by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania and The Mother of All Lies (La Mère de tous les mensonges) by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir were announced as the winners at a joint ceremony this morning at the Palais in Cannes.
Still breaking boundaries at the age of 74, French filmmaker Catherine Breillat returns to the Cannes competition with a film that squarely confronts the one taboo that is still ring-fenced from liberal tolerance: sex between adults and children. In the past, she has worked with porn stars, was one of the first to show an erection in an arthouse film and earned herself the moniker “porno auteuriste.”
Vogue Williams looked sensational when she arrived for the second day of The Podcast Show at London Islington's Business Design Centre this week alongside a raft of other famous faces. The model, 37, who shares Theodore, four, Gigi, two, and baby Otto with her husband, former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, looked glowy and bronzed when she rocked up to the event in a pair of leather shorts. The co-host of My Therapist Ghosted Me, which she releases weekly with her best friend comedian Joanne McNally, paired her stripped back look with a basic black T-shirt and some pointed toe leopard print flats.
Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary in style.
Sony Pictures has made several changes and additions to its film release slate, including pushing back the release of the family film “Harold and the Purple Crayon” to 2024 and Blumhouse’s “They Listen” to 2024. “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” an adaptation of the famed children’s book starring Zachary Levi and Lil Rel Howery, has been moved from a slated June 30 release to August 2, 2024. “They Listen,” a horror film starring Katherine Waterston and John Cho, has been moved from August 2023 to August 30, 2024.
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez appeared on television screens across the U.S. this Mother’s Day weekend.
In March, Ben Affleck revealed his and pal Matt Damon’s Artist Equity would be producing Unstoppable, starring none other than Affleck’s wife, Jennifer Lopez. This raises the question: Does the couple that act together, stay together? History doesn’t stand on their side, but with copious side projects in addition to Unstoppable, both Affleck and Lopez are busy enough with their own independent work to avoid on-set tensions: Affleck’s AIR is dropping on Prime Video and Lopez is celebrating the release of The Mother on Netflix on May 12, 2023.
Dancing With The Stars Australia is set to make a grand comeback on Channel Seven.Watch Below: Dancing with the Stars OG team reunitesThis highly anticipated 2023 series marks the show's second instalment on the network, having originally aired from 2004 to 2015 before briefly moving to Channel 10. Now back on Channel Seven, the upcoming season is poised to be even more spectacular than ever before.During an interview on The Morning Show, the show's host, Sonia Kruger, shared some exciting insights about what fans can expect in the new season."We have a fresh batch of celebrities," she revealed, clarifying that "it's not just celebrities...These are individuals who have never participated before.
A multitalented star! Jamie Foxx got his start in sketch comedy before becoming an Oscar-winning actor.
By On a particularly wet, frigid afternoon in New York, I was home in my apartment with just two things on the menu: my Chipotle bowl and Sex and the City. I’ve seen every episode of about 67 times, so picking an episode to watch these days is a bit laboring. Do I watch Carrie wear that red cowboy hat in the Hamptons for the umpteenth time? Or recite Lexi Featherston’s, “New York is over!” speech yet again? Faced with such boundless options, I left my episode choice up to fate.
They can’t keep their hands to themselves! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck showed off their love at the premiere of the singer’s new movie, The Mother, in Los Angeles at the Westwood Regency Village Theater on Wednesday, May 10.
Jennifer Lopez becomes a deadly assassin in Netflix film The Mother.Directed by Niki Caro (Mulan), the action thriller stars Lopez as the titular mother assassin who comes out of hiding to protect her estranged daughter.A synopsis reads: “A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.”The film’s cast includes Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael Garcia Bernal, Paul Raci, Lucy Paez, Jesse Garcia and Edie Falco.The film will be available to stream from Friday May 12 at 8pm BST in the UK. It will be released in the US at 12am PT/3am ET, ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday May 14.Netflix released a trailer for The Mother last month — check it out above.Along with playing the lead role, Lopez serves as a producer alongside Benny Medina, Roy Lee and Marc Evans.
is finally back with season 2. The world's fiercest competition, which sees each drag queens debuting a new musical number in front of a live audience and a «Pop Dival Panel» of judges, returns to Paramount+ on Friday, June 2. And among this year's contestants are queens from nine countries including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Israel, the United Kingdom, Italy and Australia. Executive produced by RuPaul and hosted by Graham Norton, follows some of the world's most talented performers as they battle it out for global domination during head-to-head singing battles spotlighting their wide range of talent.
Jordan Moreau George R.R. Martin’s world of Westeros from his “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels is one of the most sprawling fantasy universes ever created. There are countless complex characters (with confusing names) that lived across dozens of generations in which they fought, killed, allied, betrayed and had children with one another.
ITV sitcom by Eric Chappell, which came to an end in 1978. Airing for four years, the series was an adaptation of Chappell's stage play The Banana Box. The series followed Rupert Rigsby (played by Leonard Rossiter), the seedy landlord of a run-down townhouse.
Kim Cattrall says the cast of “About My Father” were like a real family.