Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films, New Republic Pictures Pact for 'Queen Bitch & The High Horse'

William Earl Wendy Williams will not be returning to her daytime talk show this season, but the future of her show remains in flux, Variety has learned.Meanwhile, Sherri Shepherd is in advanced discussions with Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury for her own daytime talk show, which could potentially replace Williams’ series, sources say.Currently in its 13th season, “The Wendy Williams Show” is one of the biggest hits in daytime TV history. Launching in national syndication from Debmar-Mercury in 2008, the show was built around Williams, who, at the time the show premiered, was a popular radio host known for her no-holds-barred take on celebrity gossip.Williams has been absent from her show all this season, as she has been battling ongoing health issues.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaGina Duncan will serve at the president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, returning to the non-profit organization after a short stint at the Sundance Institute.It’s a homecoming of sorts for Duncan, who previously served as BAM’s first vice president of film and strategic programming.“We saw Gina’s extraordinary leadership skills firsthand during her four years steering BAM’s film and strategic programming initiatives,” said board chair Nora Ann Wallace. “She has the ability to bring people together toward clear goals and she understands that BAM must always evolve in order to nurture new audiences and champion innovative programming.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmanda Seyfried doesn’t think she nailed the iconic deep voice of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for Hulu’s upcoming limited series “The Dropout” — but she did her “best to try to capture the oddness of it.”“The shape of my mouth isn’t the same as hers, but I can make sounds somewhat or pretty close to what she did,” Seyfried, who plays the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire on the Hulu show, said during a virtual panel at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour Tuesday. “And that’s my job as an actor, mimicking and stuff like that.

Adele thanked her ex-husband Simon Konecki and their son Angelo in an emotional speech on Tuesday as she picked up Album of the Year and Artist of the Year at the 2022 BRIT Awards.MORE: Adele shows off Hollywood transformation in glamorous black dressThe singer made her first public appearance after canceling her Las Vegas residency, and wowed fans as she wore a gorgeous custom Giorgio Armani Privé dress with a tulle neckline and tail. She accessorized with neutral makeup, large diamond earrings and a pear-shaped sparkling ring on the all-important finger.WATCH: Adele thanks ex-husband in emotional speech"I want to thank everyone I work with but I want to dedicate this to my son, and to Simon, his dad, this album was all of our journey, not just mine," she shared as she picked up the Album of the Year award. "I am very proud of myself for sticking to my guns and putting out an album about something so personal, not many people do stuff like that anymore."MORE: Adele gives another very candid chat: TV habits, fake Instagram, family traits and moreShe added: "And my son has been so gracious and kind and patient with me over the last over years, so it's for him."Adele, who is one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, married charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki in 2017.

Ed Sheeran married his childhood sweetheart Cherry Seabrook in 2019, but he often keeps his beloved out of the spotlight.INSIDE: Ed Sheeran's ultra-rare look inside £3.7million estate that resembles a mini villageBut on Tuesday after he scooped Best Songwriter of the Year at the BRIT awards, he couldn't help but mention his beau in his acceptance speech. Standing on stage, the hitmaker said: "Because it's a songwriting prize I really really wouldn't be here without the fantastic people I get to work with, so thank you to all of them." After naming his record companies he then moved onto praise his loving wife.WATCH: Ed Sheerman makes rare omment about wife CherryHe added: "But also my wife Cherry, who at the drop of the hat will come to the middle of nowhere to a really secluded studio and live in-house and be so supportive while we just make songs and songs and songs.

Naman Ramachandran Zhang Lu’s “Yanagawa” (China), Hong Sung-eun’s “Aloners” (South Korea) and Fujimoto Akio’s “Along the Sea” (Japan/Vietnam) were among the top award winners at France’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas. “Yanagawa,” which opened the 2021 Pingyao Film Festival, won the Golden Cyclo, the festival’s top honor awarded by the international jury.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe widow of Ol’ Dirty Bastard sued Wu-Tang Clan Productions on Tuesday, alleging that the late rapper’s estate is owed at least $1 million in unpaid royalties.ODB, whose legal name was Russell Tyrone Jones, was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, the rap group that catapulted to stardom in the early 1990s. He died of a drug overdose in 2004 at the age of 35.His widow, Icelene Jones, alleges in the lawsuit that Wu-Tang Clan Productions did not pay royalties to the estate from 2011 until July 2021, when it sent a check for $130,000.

Selome Hailu HBO has picked up “Doomsday Machine,” the series starring Claire Foy as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. The series adapted from Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang’s New York Times bestselling book “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination.”“Doomsday Machine” is described as a “riveting human drama chronicling the political and social minefields Facebook has navigated on its relentless quest for growth.

Britney Spears doesn’t have time to focus on negative comments! The iconic singer is enjoying her newfound freedom, constantly using social media to share her daily life, including dance videos and workout routines.The superstar decided to repost one of her workout videos on Instagram, running on the treadmill and doing some weightlifting, wearing black shorts and a yellow top while a remix of her hit song ‘Toxic’ plays in the background.The singer explained in the caption, “So I wanted to repost this because damn !!! Y’all comments are so NICE.

A prolonged break. Wendy Williams will not return to host her talk show at all this season, Us Weekly can confirm.

TikTok stars Alex and Franky Venegas of the musical duo Island Boys found themselves in hot water when their Florida home was raided on Monday.

Well damn, gurl!

Pete Davidson, 28, proudly put his love for his new significant other Kim Kardashian, 41, on full display during one of his latest video interviews! The Saturday Night Live cast member, who first sparked romance rumors with the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star in Oct., talked to People (the TV Show!) about his current life when a prayer candle with her face on it could be seen sitting atop a circular dresser in his bedroom in the background. When asked if it was a “Kardashian candle” during the chat, Pete nonchalantly looked behind him and smiled before confirming that it was indeed what it looked like.

Kim Kardashian and daughter North were seen exiting an office building on Tuesday, Feb. 8, spotted for the first time since Kim’s ex and North’s father Kanye West went on a series of rants about the parenting situation of he and Kim’s four children. In photos you can see here, Kim wore a casual look for the outing, sporting black Balenciaga leggings, a short, black, Vetements jacket, and black adidas YEEZY 450 sneakers.

Retirement is looking good already! Now that Tom Brady, 44, has left his beloved game of football, he has more time to do what the rest of the world is doing: gush over his wife on Instagram! The football star wrote “what a cutie pie!” in the comments of Gisele Bundchen‘s latest bare-faced photo on February 8.

With only days to go until Mary J. Blige hits the Super Bowl halftime show with Snoop Dogg, Dr, Dre, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, the “Family Affair” singer is sharing details.

Jennifer Coolidge is reflecting on the days before her big break.

Will Arnett is reflecting on his divorce from Amy Poehler, recalling that period in his life as being “excruciating.”

Netflix didn’t earn any Oscar nominations in the Best Documentary Feature category today, but it made up for that with documentary shorts.

IATSE is praising the Biden administration’s latest proposals to increase union membership throughout the country. The entertainment industry is one of the most unionized workforces in the nation, but last year only 6.1% of all private sector employees belonged to a union, following a long and steady decline from 16.8% in 1983. Unions in the public sector represent about 35% of workers. Combined, unions represent little more than 10% of the American workforce.

Kellerman’s Film Package. The movie, set in the Catskills, was indeed in fact filmed in the south.The two-night getaway promises to play all the hits for lovers of the classic summer romance flick: There’ll be a “Dirty Dancing”-themed scavenger hunt, special movie screening and a Kellerman’s-branded beach towel and cocktail glass. The package is offered throughout 2022, and it’s only one of multiple “Dirty Dancing” offerings the lodge has planned for the year.While the package offers some flexibility, the lodge will be holding an official 35th anniversary event branded the Kellerman’s Paint & Sip Weekend from March 4 to 6.

If you’re a massive fan of the film, “The House with a Clock in Its Walls,” then, boy oh boy, do we have good news for you! You see, the two stars of that film, Cate Blanchett and Jack Black, are reuniting on the new action film, “Borderlands,” with ‘Clock’ filmmaker Eli Roth. It’s a reunion, uh, three years in the making.

Jack Black is the lastest a-lister to join Liongate and director Eli Roth’s feature adaptation of the bestselling videogame Borderlands. Black will voice the role of Claptrap, a persistently sarcastic robot that isn’t all that invested in the survival of his teammate.

It was in Venice and Cate Blanchett was playing hooky. Escaping from her duties as jury president for the 2020 Venice International Film Festival, the Oscar-winning actress snuck off to check out some of the films screening outside the festival's main competition.

Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest actor attached to star in Borderlands.

Two-time Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis has come aboard the Eli Roth-directed adaptation of the bestselling videogame Borderlands, joining Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterJamie Lee Curtis has signed to Lionsgate’s “Borderlands,” joining Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart in the adaptation of the popular video game from director Eli Roth.

Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films and New Republic Pictures (NRP) have signed on to produce “Queen Bitch & The High Horse,” which will be directed by Bert and Bertie (“Troop Zero”).Eric Matthew Brown is writing the screenplay, while Blanchett, Coco Francini and Andrew Upton of Dirty Films are producing alongside Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic.This is the first film acquired under Dirty Films’ first-look deal with New Republic.“Queen Bitch & The High Horse” is inspired by the largest municipal fraud in American history. It follows Penny Banks, an ambitious woman whose passion for civic duty was eclipsed by her love for horses.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCate Blanchett has signed on to produce “Queen Bitch and the High Horse,” a film inspired by the largest municipal fraud in American history.Blanchett, through her company Dirty Films, is producing alongside Coco Francini and Andrew Upton, as well as Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic Pictures.Bert and Bertie, the duo behind “Troop Zero,” will direct the film from a screenplay by Eric Matthew.“Queen Bitch and the High Horse” is described as a “cautionary tale,” one that centers on town sweetheart turned corrupt public servant Penny Banks.

New Republic Pictures (NRP) and Dirty Films have signed onto produce Queen Bitch & The High Horse. The film, written by Eric Matthew Brown with Bert and Bertie (Troop Zero) set to direct, will be produced by Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini and Andrew Upton of Dirty Films alongside Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic. This is the first feature acquired under Dirty Films’ first look deal with New Republic.

Jennifer Lawrence catches a glimpse of the cameras while shooting new scenes for her upcoming film, Don’t Look Up, on Wednesday afternoon (February 3) in Framingham, Mass.

Christos Nikou’s feature debut Apples was already a buzzed about title heading into its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last September, and ultimately emerged with a very notable champion in that edition’s jury president Cate Blanchett. Her company, Dirty Pictures, boarded the movie not long after as executive producers for what is Greece’s entry to the International Feature Film Oscar race. Cohen Media Group has North America distribution rights.