China’s Alibaba To Invest $640M In Hong Kong Content Industry; Signs Strategic Partnership With Media Asia

Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips’ musical follow-up to his 2019 DC film, has landed an R rating from the Motion Picture Association (MPA). 

Hannah Waddingham credits Game Of Thrones with transforming her career, but she didn’t love everything about filming the epic HBO series.

Carole and Michael Middleton, parents of the Princess of Wales, are reportedly unable to pay the £260,000 fees owed to an insolvency firm. This comes after their business, Party Pieces, went into administration last year, leaving creditors £2.6million out of pocket.

UK holidaymakers heading to the Canary Islands this month have been warned of potential disruptions due to planned protests by locals and residents against tourism.

An SNP minister has warned of "hysteria" gripping Scots over new hate crime laws after it emerged police received 3,000 complaints in just two days.

This Morning has confirmed who will be stepping in for Cat Deeley and Ben Shepherd. The pair won't be back on the ITV show until mid-April as their replacements have been announced.

Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell says Saturday’s draw with St Mirren puts his side into a position to snatch a top six Premiership finish – and backs his side to grab it.

Plans to erect two giant digital advertising billboards on one of Kilmarnock's busiest roads have been approved.

BBC Antiques Roadshow viewers were left gobsmacked when a couple 'stormed off' after hearing the valuation of their beloved item, as told by host Fiona Bruce.

Green-fingered council tenants are invited to get their gardens competition ready and submit their entries for this year’s North Lanarkshire In Bloom awards.

press release on their official website, the Sussexes said the collection is known for having “one of the most extensive holdings of African American art, artifacts, and documents.”The pair proudly detailed their involvement with the collection on their website, stating that they “discussed the history and significance of black art and how our communities can work together to preserve this vital piece of American history.”Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, also joined guests for a private exhibition tourIn an Instagram post on Tuesday, The Kinsey Collection posted snaps from the event held at Sofi Stadium at Hollywood Park.Images from the event show the couple, who quit royal life in 2020, embracing fellow guests and rubbing shoulders with several well-known stars.The “Suits” alum’s mother, Doria Ragland, was photographed smiling alongside Beyoncé’s mother as the pair had arms around each other.It’s no surprise that Ragland and Knowles spent quality time together at the event as they have been pals for a few yearsThe Sussexes famously struck up a friendship with Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, following their Brit Awards acceptance speech in Feb. 2019 in which they praised the royals.The foursome then enjoyed a reunion that July when the Carters were in London for the premiere of “The Lion King,” which stars the “Cowboy Carter” artist.More recently, the Sussexes were seen enjoying Beyoncé’s sold-out “Renaissance” world tour when it made stops at LA’s SoFi Stadium in Sept.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Warner Bros. Television Group chairman/CEO Channing Dungey is returning to the Banff World Media Festival this June to serve as one of its keynote speakers, the event announced on Wednesday. Dungey joins a lineup that also includes Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade as a summit series keynote.

Elon Musk is backing Nelson Peltz in the proxy battle for the future of Disney.

EXCLUSIVE: Top Belgian distribution and production company Belga Films Group is teaming up with French director Cédric Nicolas-Troyan on an English-language, live action adaptation of the iconic, European comic book The Yellow M.

Banff, the Canadian television event set in the Rocky Mountains, continues to attract top U.S. execs with Channing Dungey the latest addition.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo and Taiwan-based LGBT streaming platform GagaOOLala will this month release “At 25.00 in Akasaka,” a live-action drama series in the popular Boys Love (BL) genre. Based on a popular manga by Natsuno Hiroko, the underlying comic has sold over 1.2 million copies. The series explores the romance between a renowned actor and an aspiring talent, cast as leads in a BL drama that wins the hearts of audiences worldwide.

Ellise Shafer “Joker: Folie à Deux” has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association, it was revealed on Wednesday. The musical sequel to 2019’s “Joker,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has been rated R for “some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality and brief full nudity,” according to the MPA’s daily ratings bulletin. This is in line with the original “Joker,” which was rated R for “strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language and brief sexual images.” Directed by Todd Phillips, “Joker: Folie à Deux” sees Phoenix reprise his role as the title character, with Gaga joining as his twisted lover Harley Quinn.

K.J. Yossman Gillian Anderson is set to take center stage at the Southbank Centre season of literature and spoken world in London this fall.

Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg returned to the stage with Infectious Grooves earlier this week – watch the official footage below.The musician, who was fired from Slipknot last November, shared a drum-cam video of himself behind the kit for ‘Monster Skank’ from the funk-metal supergroup’s show at Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia on Monday (April 1).Formed more than 30 years ago, Infectious Grooves includes Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo and his Suicidal Tendencies bandmate Mike Muir.Weinberg made his live debut with the outfit in California on March 23, which marked their first gig since 2019.During a recent interview with Metal-Roos, Muir explained how Weinberg ended up joining Infectious Grooves in January of this year (via Blabbermouth).“We wanted to get somebody that you know could carry that torch and was there,” he said. “It’s funny ’cause we were kind of saying… well, I told Robert, ‘You put a list [of drummers] together, I’ll put a list together and then we’ll kind of see who’s touring and who’s available and try to do it’.”Muir continued: “And my middle son, who’s 14, was asking, he goes, ‘If Brooks [Wackerman] can’t do it, who are you gonna get to play drums?’ And I’m, like, ‘We’re not sure. We’re putting a list together’.

statement to Variety, which noted that Joe Flaherty died on Monday, April 1. According to Gudrun’s statement, Joe’s death comes after “a brief illness”.Her statement reads, per Variety: “After a brief illness, he left us yesterday, and since then, I’ve been struggling to come to terms with this immense loss.

SHINee singer Onew has signed with Griffin Entertainment, just a month after leaving longtime agency SM Entertainment. Griffin Entertainment announced that SHINee’s Onew had signed with the company today (April 3) in a statement to South Korea news outlet Sports Kyunghang. “We are happy to be together with Onew on his new start,” the agency said, as translated by Soompi.“Griffin Entertainment will not spare any effort so that we can become the artist’s sanctuary,” the label added.

SEVENTEEN have announced their first-ever compilation album, titled ’17 Is Right Here’, due out later this month.The K-pop boyband first announce ’17 Is Right Here’ at the end of their ‘Follow Again’ encore concerts in Incheon this past weekend (March 30 and 31) to fans in attendance. Teaser for the upcoming album was shared by their label Pledis Entertainment shortly after.The teaser was designed and animated by artist Max Dalton, and included re-creations and illustrations of SEVENTEEN’s past albums as a callback to their discography.

Beyoncé‘s new album, ‘Cowboy Carter’ – see what she had to say about the album below.Last night (April 2), Michelle Obama took to social media to share the cover art of Beyoncé’s new country album, ‘Cowboy Carter’. In the post, Obama praised the singer and the album, and also urged fans to register for voting.Obama wrote to start her post: “@Beyonce, you are a record-breaker and history-maker.

Dakota Fanning is opening up about one of her big life goals.

Michelle Obama is singing her praises for Beyoncé!

Doja Cat has announced a deluxe edition of her fourth studio album ‘Scarlet’.The rapper and singer-songwriter confirmed on social media last night (April 2) that she will release ‘Scarlet 2 Claude’ this Friday (5). Pre-save/pre-add here.Doja revealed the news in an atmospheric teaser video, which sees the artist appear in silhouette.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor ZDF Studios is set to launch sales on documentary “Tepui – Into the House of Gods” at MipTV. The 50-minute film will “take viewers on a journey to a forgotten world isolated for millions of years – the tabletop mountains in southern Venezuela,” the distributor said.

Seven people have been killed and over 700 injured with dozens more trapped in the rubble after a huge 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the entire island of Taiwan, with a terrifying tsunami warning being issued for Japan.

EXCLUSIVE: Gina Lyons, a producer on Dreaming Whilst Black and Amazon Freevee’s upcoming Dinner with the Parents, has launched a comedy indie to amplify working class, female voices.

EXCLUSIVE: Ken Loach has been restored to a decision-making role at Bectu after his shock suspension last year, but a bitter internal row at the UK’s biggest film and TV union shows no sign of abating.

An Uddingston shop manager who has raised funds to equip his store with a defibrillator and has helped to train dozens of people in lifesaving skills has been honoured at the Scottish first aid awards.

Nick Offerman plays the POTUS in the dystopian action film Civil War, but although some liken his character to Donald Trump, the actor didn’t think about him during filming.

Michael Keaton recalls the initial reaction that comic book fans had when he was chosen to portray Batman in the 1989 Tim Burton-directed film.

EXCLUSIVE: The competition investigation that is spooking the UK’s fabled TV drama industry looks set to rumble on until at least the end of the year.

Scots star Laura Anderson will join the Capital Scotland breakfast show as Tallia Storm leaves the much-loved station.

Striker Kemar Roofe has sent a timely reminder to Rangers boss Philippe Clement about his previous heroics against Celtic - having been thrown a fitness challenge by the Ibrox boss.