Wigan Warriors star Bevan French finally heading back to the UK

There are certain similarities in the challenges that Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos have faced in the opening weeks of the new season.

While a lot of people seem to be talking about Emerald Fennell shocking everyone with her directorial debut, “Promising Young Woman,” earning a ton of awards season love. But right behind her is none other than Florian Zeller, the French playwright that has struck gold with his directorial debut, “The Father,” which has earned six Oscar nominations this year.

Nintendo’s late president Satoru Iwata oversaw the video-game maker’s global growth as Super Mario and Pokemon became household names. Ask Iwata was published after his death from cancer in 2015 at age 55.

Full-back Bevan French has returned to the Wigan Warriors squad following a period of absence.

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam will continue to tread carefully with Bevan French but admits he could feature in Thursday’s trip to Leeds Rhinos.

Focus Features has picked up Silent Twins, starring Black Panther break-out Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance. The feature is the English language debut of Agnieszka Smoczynska and is based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales, as the only Black family in a small town.

EXCLUSIVE: Cristiana Dell’Anna, star of the HBO Max crime series Gomorrah, has landed the lead role of U.S. Catholic nun Frances Xavier Cabrini in Alejandro Monteverde’s true story feature retelling Cabrini. Production starts June 28 in Buffalo, NY and NYC.

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Thandiwe Newton is setting the record straight.

Freddie Gibbs has shared a new track called ‘Big Boss Rabbit’ – you can listen to it below.The Indiana rapper’s latest cut flips the same Rodriguez ‘Sugar Man’ vocal sample that Large Professor used when producing Nas’ 2001 classic ‘You’re Da Man’.Opening with a Mike Tyson interview excerpt from the boxer’s post-fight interview after his second bout with British heavyweight Frank Bruno in 1989, Gibbs then jumps straight into the track’s chorus.“Slammin’, big MAC-11, back of the sеven on some

Great British Bake Off star has revealed that Jade Thirlwall's appearance in the tent had a NSFW scene that was cut before its airdate. Jade became the latest Star Baker in the Celebrity Bake Off series benefiting Stand Up to Cancer this week with an incredible 3D Biscuit and Meringue showstopper.

Netflix, hot off the international success of its crime comedy series Lupin, starring Omar Sy, has unveiled a slate of new French-language productions.

Netflix officially opened its offices in Paris a year ago today and to mark the anniversary the streamer has confirmed details of four upcoming projects.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterBertrand Tavernier, the prolific French filmmaker noted for films such as “Coup de Torchon” (1981), “A Sunday in the Country” (1984) and “Round Midnight” (1986), has died. He was 79.The director’s death was confirmed on Thursday by France’s Institut Lumière — for which he served as president — and Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux.

Production on Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Lady Di, has moved to the UK for the final stretch of filming. The production has today released a second image of Stewart as the former Princess.

Homeland and Supergirl actor David Harewood is to front a BBC Two documentary on the history of blackface minstrelsy after recent controversy about the issue in several high-profile comedy shows.

Bevan French will miss Wigan Warriors’ season-opener against Leigh Centurions on Friday, opening the door for Zak Hardaker to stake a claim for his old position.