Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Plots January 2025 Release Timed To Lunar New Year

450 Jewish creatives and professionals in Hollywood are denouncing “Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer’s speech from the 2024 Oscars.In his speech, Glazer, 58, drew parallels between Nazi Germany and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the open letter, which was obtained by The Post, read. “Every civilian death in Gaza is tragic.

Kate Middleton’s visit to a local farm shop should be enough to quell wild conspiracy theories about her health, according to Palace sources.A “happy, healthy, and relaxed” Princess of Wales, 42, joined her husband Prince William for a quick visit to a farm shop in Windsor over the weekend.Video footage and images of the royal obtained by The Sun emerged on Monday and showed the mom of three looking well as she and the Prince of Wales, 41, bought some fresh produce during the outing.While Kensington Palace has not yet commented on the footage, royal sources tell The Post that the sighting should provide enough comfort to quash ongoing conspiracy theories once and for all.Middleton looked “positive and healthy,” an insider exclusively told The Post, adding that the sighting “should hopefully be enough to put an end to the outside noise about her recovery.”Another Palace source told the Telegraph, “Finally everyone can calm down.”It comes as royal officials are reportedly accelerating plans for Middleton’s return to the royal fold now that she’s recovering well.“The teams are working round the clock to devise the Princess of Wales’s back-to-work plan after weeks of immense pressure,” a source told the Mirror of the Princess’s return.“They all know that the world will be watching after weeks of heightened speculation and often outlandish commentary on social media.”Since returning home from her two-week stint at the hospital, Middleton has remained largely out of the limelight, opting to recover in her home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.In her absence from public life, several conspiracy theories have taken root, which only intensified after she posted a heavily edited UK Mother’s Day image that received a “kill notice”

that Bruno Mars owes the company $50 million in gambling debt.“We’re proud of our relationship with Bruno Mars, one of the world’s most thrilling and dynamic performers. From his shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM to the new Pinky Ring lounge at Bellagio, Bruno’s brand of entertainment attracts visitors from around the globe,” the company told the Post in a statement.“MGM and Bruno’s partnership is longstanding and rooted in mutual respect. Any speculation otherwise is completely false; he has no debt with MGM,” the statement continued.

Abe Sylvia‘s new Apple TV+ series stars Oscar winner Allison Janney, Oscar winner Laura Dern, Oscar and nine-time Emmy Award nominee Kristen Wiig, and latin music icon Ricky Martin. But the true star of “Palm Royale” may just be the one and only Carol Burnett.

This June, a long-gestating remake of the 1994 Brandon Lee comic book film “The Crow” will finally be released following various false starts over the years with versions meant to star actors like Jack Huston and Jason Momoa. The Rupert Sanders-directed (“Ghost In The Shell”) version stars rising actor Bill Skarsgård (the spitting image of the original artwork from James O’Barr’s comic book) as a new take on the undead vigilante Eric Draven.

Fat Friends focuses on a slimming club in Headingley, Leeds, which is run by the formidable Carol (played by Janet Dibley). She tried to persuade the members of the group to follow the "super slimmers" diet to varying degrees of success.The show first aired on ITV and ran for four series and starred a number of famous faces including Ruth Jones, James Corden, Gaynor Faye and Alison Steadman. 19 years after the series came to an end, Fat Friends is now available to stream on Netflix with a new generation enjoying the drama.

Reality star James Argent has admitted he "really struggled" on Valentine's Day after splitting from his 19 year old girlfriend. The 36 year old former TOWIE star even went as far as avoiding social media on the day of love as he knew it wouldn't 'make him feel great'. James split from Stella Turian, 19, back in November after a year of dating.

Roman Hackett, star of The Only Way is Essex, has opened up on his fiery altercation with co-star Chloe Brockett, which saw glasses being thrown.The argument reportedly took place in September 2023 during filming for the hit ITVBe and ITV2 show, with Chloe and Roman partaking in a furious war of words before things got physical. Now, Roman, 22, has spoken out about the fight, as he accused Chloe, 23, of twisting his words and explained why he didn't press charges - saying she's lucky that he didn't. Chloe was reportedly suspended from TOWIE after her fight with Roman, which allegedly saw her throw one glass at him, as he responded by throwing one back, before she hurled three tumbler glasses at him.

Tensions are running high in Celebrity Big Brother as Fern Britton confronts Nikita Kuzmin over a comment he made at the TV presenter, leaving the Strictly star confused. In scenes set to unfold on Tuesday, 19 March, Fern pours a drink for Nikita while the housemates are gathered around the sofas playing a game and says: "You and I get on alright when we’re playing games.

Louis Walsh has lashed out at Sir Bob Geldof in a fiery rant on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother. Louis, who is known for speaking his mind, has previously taken swipes at Ronan Keating, Jedward and Simon Cowell during his time in the house.

Stacey Solomon has just shared another ultra-relatable Instagram video about how difficult she finds it hard to sit and do nothing, and during the video eagle eyed viewers will have spotted Stacey’s array of cosy pyjamas. One set that caught our eye was a very cosy-looking shorts and jumper set the presenter wore whilst showing herself cleaning out her cupboard.

Netflix EMEA boss Larry Tanz has criticized local quotas for “stifling creativity” and said the streamer remains “all in” while competitors “dial back.”

George Lucas is the latest to come out in support of Disney and CEO Bob Igert as the company wages a bitter proxy fight against activist investor Nelson Peltz, who is making a run for two seats on the company’s board.

Isabelle Adjani and Famke Janssen are to star in thriller series for Netflix coming from France and the Netherlands.

Jane Tranter, the co-founder of Doctor Who and His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf, has called on the UK government to update British television tax credits to promote domestic investment.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe believes Manchester United have the 'opportunity' to build a 'state of the art' stadium that could house up to 100,000 supporters.

One of the nation's largest producers of supermarket pizzas has been fined £800,000 after part of a worker's middle finger was severed. And in a seperate incident at the Stateside Foods factory in Bolton, another worker needed a skin graft after his arm was drawn into an 'inadequately guarded' conveyor belt.

One of Coronation Street's favourite stars has said they 'can't cope' as they watched Roy Cropper come into danger amid being under suspicion for Lauren Bolton's disappearance. The beloved cafe owner is the prime suspect in the case which has recently turned into a murder investigation.

Katie Price has said she missed a court case where she was declared bankrupt for the second time due to "dealing with serious stuff". The former glamour model and TV personality, 45, was declared bankrupt on Monday (March 18) by a judge at the Insolvency and Companies Court.

A body has been discovered in the River Mersey. Police were called to Howley Lane, Warrington, to reports of a body in the water at 11.25am on Sunday.

With the Easter bank holiday right around the corner, benefit claimants are being urged to check their bank accounts early.

Lise Pedersen Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel has unveiled the program for its 55th edition, which includes 10 first films out of 15 in the main international competition, cementing its reputation as a springboard for emerging talent. The official selection includes 165 films from 50 countries, with gender parity for the second-year running, and no fewer than 88 world premieres, making VdR the place to be in April on the international non-fiction film calendar.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Australian TV producer Bunya Entertainment says that Sophia Zachariou will step down as co-managing director, after a five-year stint. Bunya Entertainment is one part the Bunya Group of companies and was established by Zachariou, David Jowsey and Greer Simpkin in 2019. Zachariou is currently in post-production on “The Office” (Amazon) and “Ladies in Black” (ABC) and will deliver these series before she departs the company.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the series finale of “Young Royals,” now streaming on Netflix. Long live the (former) Crown Prince! In the series finale of Netflix’s queer romance “Young Royals,” Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) officially abdicates the throne as the future king of Sweden, effectively handing the crown to his cousin/sometimes rival August (Malte Gårdinger). While Wilhelm’s decision has seismic implications for the royal family and the country, it played out in a quieter mother-son moment between Wilhelm and Queen Kristina (Pernilla August), as they drove away from his now-shuttered boarding school Hillerska.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Net profits at Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest digital music company, climbed 36% to reach $735 million (RMB5.22 billion) in 2023 – despite revenues declining by 2% to $3.91 billion. Fourth quarter profits were worth $198 million (RMB1.41 billion), earned from revenues 7% down at $971 million (RMB6.89 billion). The final figures cap a year in which the New York and Hong Kong listed subsidiary of Tencent saw monthly active user (MAU) numbers fall as it successfully organized the transition of a growing number of free users into paying subscribers. In the full year, revenues from music streaming subscriptions grew by 39% to $1.70 billion. That resulted from a 21% growth in the number of paying subscribers (from 88.5 million to 107 million) and a 20% increase in the average revenue per subscriber to RMB10.7 or $1.49.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Star Wars mastermind George Lucas has come out with a statement in support of Disney‘s board and CEO Bob Iger, urging Mouse House shareholders to reject a bid by two activist investor groups to take seats on the media company’s board. “Creating magic is not for amateurs,” Lucas said in a statement released Tuesday. “When I sold Lucasfilm just over a decade ago, I was delighted to become a Disney shareholder because of my longtime admiration for its iconic brand and Bob Iger’s leadership.” Lucas continued, “When Bob recently returned to the company during a difficult time, I was relieved.

Naman Ramachandran Prime Video has revealed a title and the extended cast for the Indian instalment of “Citadel,” the espionage action series created by the Russo brothers. The Indian series within the “Citadel” universe will be called “Citadel: Honey Bunny.” As previously announced, Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu will lead the cast. Prabhu will play Honey and Dhawan portray Bunny.

Holly Jones Germany’s Beta Film (“Babylon Berlin”) sets its sights on the Croisette for the world premiere of Dutch Royal drama “Máxima,” selected to screen out-of-competition at Canneseries on April 9. In tow, Delfina Chaves (“The Secret of the Greco Family”), who portrays the titular character in the series that Variety recently likened to Emmy-Award-Winning Netflix Drama “The Crown.” Teased at last month’s London TV Screenings, the six-part drama series unravels the love story between then Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (Martijn Lakemeier) and his enigmatic Argentine love interest, Máxima, who goes on to become Queen, at his side.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Paris-based film sales agency Cat&Docs has acquired “Kamay,” the debut feature documentary from filmmakers Ilyas Yourish and Shahrokh Bikaran. The film will world premiere at Visions du Réel, which runs in Nyon, Switzerland, April 12-24. Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer (below).

Alex Ritman The U.K.’s foremost film college has launched a new intimacy coordinator certificate to help meet the rising demands of the industry. With shows such as “Normal People” and “I May Destroy You” having helped bring the work of intimacy coordinators to the forefront of conversations in recent years, The National Film and TV School has now introduced its first certificate in intimacy coordination for film and TV.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent While at Series Mania Festival, Larry Tanz, Netflix‘s VP of EMEA Content, unveiled ambitious new shows commissioned from France and the Netherlands, including an untitled thriller series starring Isabelle Adjani, and “Amsterdam Empire,” a Dutch crime series starring and executive produced by Famke Janssen. The untitled French thriller series revolves around a young mother on the run finds an unexpected opportunity to bounce back by becoming a picker in a prestigious flower farm in Provence. But the mysterious death of the family patriarch of the company casts her under the spotlight as the prime suspect.

Dave Myers shared a touching final message on his last Hairy Bikers episode.The beloved TV chef, who was 66, sadly died last month after being diagnosed with cancer. While the BBC was showing their latest series, Dave was bravely fighting his illness with chemotherapy. In the most recent show, Dave and his best mate Si King filmed in Devon and Dorset and talked about how special it was to work together during such a tough time.

A violent wife's 20-year campaign of abuse against her husband has been laid bare in a new TV documentary.

The Princess of Wales has shut down the wild conspiracy theories that were circulating about her whereabouts as she stepped out for a trip to a farm shop in Windsor - however royal fans had one thing to say. The video, which was published by the Sun, showed Kate with her husband Prince William in good spirits as they carried shopping bags.

Tonight's Celebrity Big Brother is set to air dramatic scenes as former This Morning presenter Fern Britton makes an emotional confession.

Scotland's railways are gripped by a rising tide of anti-social behaviour which could be made worse by cuts to staffing at stations and on trains, unions have warned.