Will Keen on Playing Vladimir Putin in ‘Patriots’ on Broadway: ‘The Sign of a Great Liar Is the Ability to Lie to Oneself’

brilliant-turned-tacky “The Crown,” the royals series that he created for Netflix, his writing about historical figures has grown animatronic and hackneyed. Mouthpiece Theater.

A small piece of contemporary cinema history was written last night in St Andrews, Scotland when Steven Soderbergh sat down with Joe and Anthony Russo on stage at the Sands International Film Festival to discuss their 2002 collaboration Welcome to Collinwood. 

Frank Rizzo In Peter Morgan’s tantalizing but disappointing new play “Patriots,” Boris Berezovsky is presented as a larger-than-life oligarch in a post-Soviet Russia who transforms Vladimir Putin from a middling “nobody” to an autocrat who will transform his country in ways unforeseen at home or globally. There’s an expectation that in Morgan’s latest merging of historic fact and fiction that the writer of “The Crown” on TV, “The Audience” on stage and “The Queen” on film will once again provide an intimate and revealing look behind another well-guarded curtain, this time one that is made of iron.

Elizabeth Gutiérrez and William Levy put their differences aside to support their son Christopher in his latest baseball game. The former couple believes that family comes first, and as dedicated parents, they continue to attend their son’s events and applaud his achievements.

Daniel Mays remembers Michael Douglas and Timothy Van Patten, the respectively star and director of new Apple TV drama Franklin, bursting into song whenever he appeared on set.

EXCLUSIVE: One year ago we told you that a second season of John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager was quietly being developed under the codename Steelworks.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Clive Owen hopes to divide and conquer with his dual Emmy submissions this year. With two competing limited series in the Emmys race, the star will be submitting his two acclaimed performances in AMC’s “Monsieur Spade” and Hulu’s “A Murder at the End of the World” in separate acting categories, Variety has learned exclusively. For his work as detective Sam Spade in AMC’s neo-noir miniseries “Monsieur Spade,” he’ll remain as expected in the highly competitive lead actor in a limited series or TV movie race, where he’ll face potential contenders such as Jon Hamm (“Fargo”) and Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Nicole Richie has been a “diehard fan” of the 1991 cult comedy “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” for as long as she can remember. “I’ve been quoting this movie my whole life,” she says. And now, life has come full circle because the former “Simple Life” reality television icon stars in director Wade Allain-Marcus’ “Don’t Tell Mom” remake as fashion company boss Rose.

Award-winning actress Christine Tremarco is set to make her mark on ITV's beloved soap opera, Emmerdale, with her debut appearance slated for later this month. Christine will step into the role of Rose, a lively and spirited character with connections to Will, the husband of Emmerdale stalwart Kim Tate, played by Claire King.

Willow Smith continues to make headlines for her incredible talent and her unique fashion style. Fans of the star want to know more about her, including the meaning behind her tattoos and her taste in jewelry, as many commented on her latest photo, after sharing a close-up of her hand tattoo.Willow Smith is all smiles at Paris Fashion Week: Dances to ‘Bootylicious’ by Destiny’s child with Halle BaileyWillow Smith shares post explaining her new single ‘Symptom of Life’Will Smith and Jada Pinkett’s charity is reportedly closing after the infamous Oscars slapThe 23-year-old musician got her hand tattoo back in 2021, revealing the meaning behind it; “THANK YOU for adorning me with this beautiful representation of Saraswati (सरस्वती), the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning,” she wrote at the time, sharing her appreciation for her tattoo artist.“Your energy is DIVINE and my gratitude for you is infinite! Can’t wait to get more gorgeous tats by you in the future,” she wrote in her caption to Anka Lavriv.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Talpa Studios, the company founded by “The Voice” and “Big Brother” creator John de Mol, has closed further territory sales for quiz-show format “The Floor.” Variety can also reveal that the show has been named by research organization K7 Media as the “Format to Watch” in its “Tracking the Giants” format sales report, which was released Saturday at MipFormats. The recognition is based on the show’s territory sales. K7 said: “’The Floor’ is the best-selling format in 2023 and early 2024 among all the unscripted formats that were newly created in 2023.

Kim Kardashian accidentally (OK, probably not accidentally, TBH) just confirmed that her little sister Kylie Jenner still has the hots for A-list actor Timothée Chalamet!

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are battling out.

Kristen Stewart has said she will “most likely never” do a Marvel movie because they’re “a fucking nightmare”.The actress recently appeared on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, where she spoke about her dissatisfaction with the Marvel moviemaking system.“I will likely never do a Marvel movie … it sounds like a fucking nightmare, actually,” she began. Whilst she clarified she wasn’t opposed to starring in big movies, “because I like people to watch them when I’m in them,” she said the “the system would have to change” for her to be in a Marvel movie.“You would have to put so much money and so much trust into one person … and it doesn’t happen,” she continued.

Amid the mansions in one of Greater Manchester's leafiest suburbs sits a row of pristine white cottages with a little-known history.

Ariana DeBose will be making her return at the Tony Awards stage. The actress and singer will be hosting the 2024 iteration of the program, marking her third occasion hosting the prestigious award show. Jessica Alba and Ariana DeBose honor Eva Longoria for her contributions to the entertainment industryEva Longoria reveals her ‘favorite person in the world’ from her ‘Desperate Housewives’ daysA post shared by CBS (@cbstv)The announcement was made on social media by CBS News, the channel which airs the program on a yearly basis.

A suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a Manchester man in Ukraine has been named. Daniel Burke had gone to suport the resistance against Russia when he was fatally shot from behind, an inquest hearing was told. But Daniel did not die in a theatre of war.

a group of four gunmen opened fire at the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow, and used incendiary devices to set the venue ablaze. The incident occurred ahead of a performance by the Russian rock band Picnic. It has become the deadliest terrorist attack in Russia since 2004, and the worst ever in the country’s capital.

Jermaine Dupri. “Somebody had to do it.”But beyond all the booty-shaking before “twerking” was even a word, the “Me So Horny” rapper sums up the cultural impact that made Freaknik — as Atlanta rapper Lil Jon describes — “the greatest black gathering in America.”“It was our Woodstock,” says Campbell.

Refresh for updates…At least 40 people are dead and 100 others wounded after multiple gunmen attacked a concert hall in Moscow today, Russia‘s Federal Security Service reports. The Associated Press said authorities are investigating the incident as terrorism — the country’s worst in several years.