‘Willie Nelson & Family’ Directors Talk Legendary Musician’s Life, Legacy, Covid & Dropping A Very Different Sundance Vibe

EXCLUSIVE: Belfast breakout Jude Hill has come aboard for a role in Holland, Michigan, the Hitchcockian thriller being directed for Prime Video by Fresh helmer Mimi Cave. He’s set to star alongside Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal and Matthew Macfadyen, whose castings were previously announced, in a role that has not been disclosed.

EXCLUSIVE: LA and London-based management and production company 42 (The Silent Twins) is bolstering its U.S. footprint of managers and producers with the appointment of Peter Dealbert as a manager.

In a world with far too many remakes, sequels, and reboots, it’s kind of nice to see one of these projects, which can be viewed cynically as soulless cash-grabs, actually turn out to be pretty great. That’s the case with HBO’s “Perry Mason.”  As seen in the trailer for Season 2, “Perry Mason” continues to be a period legal drama dripping with style and incredible acting.

WWE has announced its annual “SummerSlam” will take place at Detroit’s Ford Field on Aug. 5. The announcement marks the first return of “SummerSlam” to Michigan in 30 years and the first WWE event to take place at Ford Field since “WrestleMania” in 2007. “Landing WWE ‘SummerSlam’ at Ford Field is a signature win for Detroit and continues the momentum of the Detroit Sports Commission in attracting major sporting events to the region,” said DSC executive director Dave Beachnau in a statement. “Metro Detroit enjoys a special place in WWE history and has produced many iconic moments. Thank you to the entire WWE family for entrusting us with this incredible opportunity, and we look forward to delivering a first-class experience.”

She made it all the way to the final when she appeared on Love Island in 2018, and it's safe to say that reality star Kaz Crossley has had QUITE the journey post-villa. Kaz has chosen to step away from brand deals and red carpets and is devoting her time to charity work in Thailand (she's come a long way after her infamous crab post).To bring you up to speed with gathered all the goss about Kaz and what she's up to now.Kaz shot to fame when she entered the Love Island villa as a bombshell on day 26 in 2018.

EXCLUSIVE: Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen is the newest addition to the cast of the Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan. The Prime Video film from director Mimi Cave (Fresh) will see him star opposite Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal.

Sarah Paulson made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, joining Pedro Pascal for a sketch that poked fun at the younger generation for their online habits.

It looks like Amazon and Gael García Bernal will join forces again after the buzzy world premiere of “Cassandro” at Sundance last month (read The Playlist’s review here). The Hollywood Reporter reports that Bernal joins Nicole Kidman for the upcoming Prime Video thriller “Holland, Michigan.” “Fresh” director Mimi Cave helms the project.

Sylvester Stallone is expanding his footprint at Paramount+. The streamer has picked up The Family Stallone, a new docuseries featuring the star of Tulsa King, along with his real-life wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone and their daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet.

Kate Bush’s resurgent post-Stranger Things career just keeps running up new hills: The British singer-songwriter is among the 14 2023 nominees for induction in the The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Like a mama! While Madonna is best known for being the Queen of Pop, she considers motherhood to be one of her greatest achievements.

President Joe Biden informed Congress today that he would be ending the dual states of emergency that were declared to help address the Covid pandemic, according to multiple sources. There are currently a public health emergency and a national emergency related to the virus, both of which were extended recently. The declarations will be lifted on May 11, reported the Washington Post, and reclassify Covid as an endemic threat.

EXCLUSIVE: Tulsa King‘s Jay Will has landed the title role in Rob Peace — the second feature from Academy Award-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, on the heels of the Netflix-acquired The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, which he’s directing from his own script.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of Season 1, Episode 3 of HBO’s The Last Of Us.

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Kidman is back at HBO with another high-profile limited series based on a novel, The Perfect Nanny. Kidman and Pen15 co-creator and co-lead Maya Erskine are set to star in the project, which HBO landed in a very competitive situation. Erskine is the creator and writer of the limited series, based on the book of the same name by by Leïla Slimani. Legendary Television is the co-studio with HBO.

Two new bombshells arrived in the Love Island villa last night and one of them is already causing a bit of a stir.

Caught somewhere between a movie and a series, “Willie Nelson & Family” doubles down on the history and mythology of its namesake to stretch the latter into what would have been better served as the former.  Honest, introspective, yet rarely revelatory, the anthology often mistakes the comprehensive for the essential, and while it succeeds in explaining Willie Nelson to its audience, that’s about all it does.

That’s absolutely pleasurable. But when this opportunity came around and Tom said, ‘Let’s do it together.’ It was really exciting to live the life of a musician.

Love Island Australia star Courtney Stubbs broke down in tears as she discussed Aaron Waters after he made his debut on the UK series.

Tom Brady wants his kids to mess up!