Nicolas Bedos, a popular French actor and director, has been accused of sexual assault and spent 24 hours in police custody in Paris from Wednesday to Thursday. The allegations are related to events that took place in a French night club on the night of June 1 to 2. According to a French news agency,
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Don Lee, also known as Ma Dong-seok, will be starring in and producing an English-language feature adaptation of Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s Hell Divers series, a dystopian sci-fi novel. Avi Arad, Ari Arad, Emmy Yu, and Jerome Chen will also be producing the film. The first three books of the series will serve as inspiration for
Artist International Group (AIG), the management and production company founded by David Unger, has signed Umut Aral, the award-winning director of the Turkish-language Netflix hit series, Who Were We Running From?. The show debuted on Netflix in March and became one of the first Turkish productions to enter the streamer’s Top 10 in the U.S.
Actress, writer, and podcaster Jameela Jamil has announced that she will not work with any brands in the diet industry. Speaking at Cannes Lions, Jamil explained that she is not interested in projects that restrict women’s freedom or make them feel bad about themselves. Instead, she wants to work with brands that help women improve
WeDoTV has launched WeDo Sports, a sports channel for German-speaking countries. The channel will debut on platforms including Zattoo, Waipu.tv, LG Channels, and Vidaa in Germany, with more to be announced soon. The channel will also be available on the WeDo app and website. WeDo Sports will stream all major German and horse races live,
Sally Potter, the renowned British filmmaker who has directed films such as Orlando and The Party, has recently released her debut music album, Pink Bikini, which is set to be released on 14th July. The album is a semi-autobiographical collection of songs based on the filmmaker’s experience as a young woman coming of age in
Warner Bros/DC’s movie “The Flash” opened in 78 overseas markets this past weekend and grossed $75M. The global opening of $139M did not meet the initial projections of $85M-$95M. General audiences did not rush out to see the movie and as we noted earlier, there was a question mark over how much the tabloid headlines
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France has announced the prize winners for its largest edition to date, which was held from June 11 to 17. The Cristal award for best film was awarded to the Italian-French directorial duo of Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach for Chicken for Linda! The heartwarming story follows a
The Taormina Film Festival will see the launch of Bella Thorne’s directorial debut short film, Paint Her Red, and the attendance of supermodel Adriana Lima. Lima is set to launch FIFA: A Love Letter to Rwanda, a short film that showcases Rwandan culture, its emerging fashion industry, and touristic biodiversity. The film was shot in
Milky Way Media is set to produce a feature adaptation of John William Polidori’s classic 19th-century gothic novel The Vampyre, with Malcolm McDowell and Derek Jacobi attached to lead. The film, titled The Vampyre: Blood & Ink, will explore Polidori’s dark account of the mythical creatures and is set to begin production later this year