With Success of ‘CODA,’ American Remakes of French Titles Are Finally Starting to Break Through

Spoke Studios, the Wheelhouse-owned producer behind History’s Tim Allen show Assembly Required, is adapting a French comedy gameshow in the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Theatrical distributor and global curated film streaming service MUBI has picked up well-regarded Berlinale title, French auteur Céline Sciamma’s “Petite Maman.”MUBI has acquired all rights for the U.K., Ireland and Turkey, for the film that was in competition at the Berlinale. MK2 Films is handling international sales.“Petite Maman” follows eight-year-old Nelly who has just lost her beloved grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home.

Barack Obama is sharing some more of his musical picks, and this time he’s aiming to have everyone singing in the shower.

Renegades: Born in the USA podcast.Co-hosted by Bruce Springsteen, Monday’s episode saw the former President detail his love for singing in the shower.“I sing in the shower, I sing outside of the shower. I am unembarrassed about singing,” he said with a laugh.“My daughters and my wife sometimes roll their eyes”.The revelation of Barack’s bathroom baritone prompted Spotify to upload the playlist publicly on Wednesday (March 3).

Haley Bosselman editorJahmil French, who played Dave Turner on “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” died on Monday, his agent Gabrielle Kachman confirmed to Variety. He was 29.“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” she said in a statement.

Michelle Obama had some exciting news to share with social media followers about at the start of the week – and chose the most glamorous photo to accompany her announcement!MORE: Barack Obama makes unexpected comment about Michelle ObamaOn Instagram, the former FLOTUS shared her joy for her husband Barack Obama, who has followed in his wife's footsteps with a podcast.Barack has teamed up with Bruce Springsteen to produce Renegades: Born in the USA, available to listen to on Spotify, and Michelle

Bruce Springsteen's White House performance led to his Broadway show. In an exclusive clip from «Amazing Grace: American Music,» the upcoming episode of Springsteen and Barack Obama's podcast, the men recall the music legend's performance at the White House when Obama was president.Before Obama left office and opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre, the 59-year-old politician requested the 71-year-old musician's presence at an event for his staff that had gone through the «really remarkable but

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama have discussed their formative musical memories in a clip from their joint podcast series.Earlier this week (February 22), the pair launched Renegades: Born In USA, which was recorded in one session last year.In a new clip of the third episode, which will arrive on Monday (March 1), The Boss and the 44th President of the United States share their earliest musical memories.Asked what music was catching his ear as a child in Hawaii, Obama said: “The first album I

The First Lady.The Handmaid’s Tale star will appear alongside Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in Showtime’s new drama series which, according to a press release, aims to reframe US politics “through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House”.Michelle Pfeiffer will star as Betty Ford and Aaron Eckhart as President Gerald Ford in the first season, and Gillian Anderson will portray Eleanor Roosevelt.

Barack Obama. O-T Fagbenle will play the 44th president in Showtime's upcoming series, ET confirms.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterO-T Fagbenle has been cast in the recurring role of President Barack Obama in the upcoming Showtime anthology series “The First Lady.”He will star opposite Viola Davis, who will play First Lady Michelle Obama. The show is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

O-T Fagbenle is set to play President Barack Obama opposite Viola Davis’ Michelle Obama in Showtime’s anthology series The First Lady, headlined by Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Davis executive produces, the series, directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime.

Barack Obama is proving himself worthy of the title “renegade”!

Barack Obama is opening up about his childhood experiences with racism. In the second episode of his recently launched “Renegades: Born in the USA” podcast with Bruce Springsteen, the former president recounted the time he got into a fight with a former friend who called him a racial slur.

Dawn French might be one of the nation's best-loved comedians, but when it comes to her family life she prefers to keep it low-key.Fans were delighted, therefore, when she shared a very rare snapshot of her daughter Billie on Twitter this week – and it was such a sweet picture.MORE: Inside Dawn French's Cornwall home WATCH: Dawn French reveals how her husband proposed!The image is a close-up of Billie’s mouth; she is wearing a hot pink lipstick and has painted a red love heart over the top.

Chris Willman Music WriterBruce Springsteen and Barack Obama talk extensively about issues of race in the first two episodes of their joint Spotify podcast, “Renegades: Born in the USA,” both released this week.

Long before he became President of the United States, Barack Obama was called a racial slur by someone who he thought was a friend—and let’s just say that things didn’t end well for that guy.

If you had to choose two men to invite to dinner, we have a feeling Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama would be high on that list.

Former President Barack Obama is teaming up with Bruce Springsteen on a new podcast for Spotify. In Renegades: Born in the USA, the friends will sit down to discuss everything from race to fatherhood to modern manhood to the state of America today.