Colin Firth to Star in Zombie Comedy ‘New York Will Eat You Alive’ for STX and Tencent

Kendall Jenner has developed an effective method for better mental health.

Florence +The Machine has said that wanting a family “might not be as simple” for her “as it is [her] male counterparts.”Welch, who returned with new single ‘King’ this week, made the comment in a statement that accompanied the release.“As an artist, I never actually thought about my gender that much. I just got on with it,” Welch said in the statement.She continued: “I was as good as the men and I just went out there and matched them every time.“But now, thinking about being a woman in my thirties and the future, I suddenly feel this tearing of my identity and my desires. To be a performer but also to want a family might not be as simple for me as it is for my male counterparts.”Welch continued: “I had modelled myself almost exclusively on male performers, and for the first time I felt a wall come down between me and my idols as I have to make decisions they did not.”The new song’s lyrics also allude to this when she sings “We argue in the kitchen about whether to have children/ About the world ending and the scale of my ambition/ And how much is art really worth…I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king.”While the next Florence + The Machine album has still yet to be officially announced, ‘King’ marks the band’s first new music release since 2021’s ‘Call Me Cruella’, which featured in the Disney film Cruella.They are also set to make their live comeback this summer, playing a host of European headline festival sets.

Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway really put their love to the test in a new trailer for Apple TV+’s “WeCrashed”.

Phoebe Bridgers has recalled in a new interview the “total high” of talking to Taylor Swift for the first time in a text exchange.Last year, the pair collaborated on the song ‘Nothing New’, one of the “From The Vault” bonus tracks that appear on Swift’s re-recording of her 2012 fourth album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’.During an interview on Late Night With Seth Meyers last November, Swift hailed Bridgers as “one of my favourite artists in the world”, adding: “If she sings it, I will listen to it. I just love her voice.” She also explained how her team-up with Bridgers came about, sharing that it started with a text message.Now, speaking to Billboard, Bridgers has given her side of the story, explaining that at first she thought the text was from The National‘s Aaron Dessner.“I got this random text from Aaron Dessner that was really weirdly worded for him,” she said.

Shanna Moakler’s boyfriend Matthew Rondeau has reportedly been arrested for felony domestic violence.

Spider-Man stars in ‘No Way Home’ wore a fake bum.Three generations of the web slinger appeared in the movie alongside Holland, with the return of the original Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who took up the role in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel.Speaking about the fake bum revelation on a recent episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers. Holland said: “I’ll give you a spoiler, I’m not gonna tell you who, but one of us has a fake ass in their suit.”He went on to talk about the moment he first saw it on set.

a-ha The Movie, a documentary about the Norwegian synth-pop band, will be released in UK cinemas on May 27.The film follows a-ha over a period of four years, featuring unreleased footage and interviews with members Pål Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket.Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, a-ha The Movie will be shown at Dublin International Film Festival on March 3 and Glasgow Film Festival on March 4-5.The film will then be released across the UK and Ireland in May to coincide with the band’s upcoming UK tour, where they’ll play in Liverpool, Birmingham, London and Bournemouth from May 24-28.A synopsis for the film reads: “The documentary follows the band over a period of four extraordinary years, sharing the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of making it big. When ‘Take On Me’ reached Number One on Billboard in the US in 1985, buoyed by Steve Barron’s iconic sketch-animation music video, that dream came true.“Almost 35 years after their breakthrough, a-ha still creates magic on stage with their timeless music.

Zack Sharf Elliot Page is “horrified” by Texas government officials declaring that medical care for transgender youth is child abuse. The “Juno” actor spoke out after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proclaimed Monday that hormone therapy, puberty blockers and other types of gender-affirming health care for trans youth are forms of chid abuse.“There is no doubt that these procedures are ‘abuse’ under Texas law, and thus must be halted,” Paxton said in a news release.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Many of this year’s Oscar nominees are available to stream online, making it easier than every to watch the year’s buzziest films from your home ahead of the awards ceremony. .If you plan on making your way through all the Oscar nods — such as  Jane Campion’s “Power of the Dog” on Netflix or “Dune” on HBO Max —  it’s important that your viewing room is fitted with the best technology so you can give each film the cinematic experience it deserves. Luckily, the past year has seen immense advancements in 4k projectors, which you can use to watch the best movies from the past year, in addition to streaming the ceremony itself.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor“Barbie Girl,” the ridiculously catchy dance hit by ’90s one-hit-wonders Aqua, has joined the rarified ranks of YouTube’s billion-views club.The official video for the 1997 hit single has now surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube since it was uploaded to the video platform by the Danish-Norwegian pop group in 2010. According to YouTube, “Barbie Girl” has averaged more than 400,000 daily views over the past 12 months.The calculatedly kitschy “Barbie Girl” video features the group’s four members — Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif and Lene Nystrøm — on garishly colored sets.

Maude Apatow was born into a family of actors so it comes as no surprise that she's one of the stars of hit show Euphoria.MORE: Who are the cast members of Euphoria dating?And ahead of the finale on Sunday, her famous father Judd Apatow showed his support for his daughter in a tongue-in-cheek comment posted on Instagram.Last weekend, Maude wrote on Instagram: "SUNDAY!!! @euphoria," to which her dad replied: "I will watch right after I finish Yellowstone."VIDEO: Euphoria season two in a nutshellWhat's more, the official Yellowstone account then replied to Judd's remark, replying: "We support these priorities."Maude is the oldest daughter of Judd and Leslie Mann, and has a younger sister, Iris.MORE: Euphoria's Barbie Ferreira stuns in curve-hugging bikini on sun-soaked vacationThe pair grew up on movie sets and have both starred in a number of their dad's comedy films, including Knocked Up and This Is 40. Maude shares a close relationship with filmmaker dad Judd ApatowWhat's more, a camera was rolling a lot of the time during their childhood.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorBTS was named the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s Global Recording Artist of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, the organization announced Thursday.BTS (consisting of members RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook) has been on IFPI’s top 10 Global Artist Chart since 2018, when the iconic K-pop band entered the list in the No. 2 spot.

Dancing with the Stars alum Maks Chmerkovskiy had posted a devastating video from Kyiv in the hours after Russia invaded Ukraine. "I'm in Kyiv, contrary to what I probably should've done a while ago," he began.MORE: Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin inundated with support after Russian invasion into Ukraine"Everybody was hoping that the finality of this situation would be averted, that there wasn't going to be these kinds of aggressive measures," he added before posting a second video of military vehicles driving through the city center as he broke down in tears over the "reality" of the situation of his friends and family who "cannot just escape".WATCH: DWTS alum Maks Chmerkovskiy posts devastating video from Kyiv as Russia invades UkraineMaks is married to fellow DWTS pro Peta Murgatroyd and shares one child, 5-year-old son Shai Aleksander, with her.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.BTS aren’t quite ready to stop dancing. The wildly popular K-pop group just announced this week that they will return with a four-night Permission to Dance residency at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium.The group will take the stage at the 65,000-capacity stadium on April 8, 9, 15 and 16, the last of which will be streamed online for fans to watch live from home. The four-night residency is an extension of the group’s ultra-successful mini-residency at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

pic.twitter.com/42ZgKZIkmu"I mean, not the best timing," a user said while attaching a screenshot of a Twitter feed that shows The Weeknd's nondescript tweet sandwiched in between news stories of the invasion.After the tweet marinated for more than two hours, the rapper, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, essentially resigned himself to ignorance and decided to delay the announcement of his mysterious project.unfortunately i'm just now seeing what's happening with the conflict and will pause on tomorrow's announcement.

Romantic reunions can be rare — so it’s always a treat to write about celebs getting back together!

Julia Haart and her estranged husband Silvio Scaglia are back to battling it out in court.

Queen Elizabeth is continuing to focus on her health and only taking on “light duties” as she recovers from COVID-19. According to a Palace spokesperson, «the two virtual audiences that had previously been scheduled to take place today with the queen will be rescheduled for a later date. Her Majesty is continuing with light duties.

Sam Hunt's wife didn't have a change of heart when she withdrew her divorce filing. Her lawyers were merely fixing an error.Hannah Lee Fowler has refiled her divorce petition in Tennessee, but this time did so in Williamson County.

to nab every vote but one when she faced off against her ally, Todrick Hall, in the finals.«I was very surprised. I thought it was gonna be four and four. I was just trying to predict how I thought everybody was gonna vote,» Tate told ET.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterKris Thykier’s Archery Pictures, which has credits including the upcoming Colin Firth-starring Mincemeat and Sky Atlantic series Riviera, is teaming with Elysian Film Group, the banner formed by ex Studiocanal UK boss Danny Perkins, to create a new label focused on producing comedy for the UK theatrical market.Mews Films will be run by MD Kurban Kassam, who has credits including Sally Potter’s The Party. He will report into Thykier, Perkins and Alex Marshall, COO, and Judy Counihan, Creative Director of Archery Pictures.

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Colin Firth absolutely needs to be in more action comedies, as proven by “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Well, if you ever wanted to see Firth face down a bunch of zombies in New York, then you’re in luck, because he just joined the cast of the upcoming horror action-comedy “New York Will Eat You Alive.” READ MORE: ‘Lisey’s Story’: Stephen King Praises Showrunner Pablo Larraín And Teases TV Adaptation Deadline reports that Colin Firth has been cast in a film adaptation of the popular webcomic and anime series “Zombie Brother” created by Jia Haibo.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Colin Firth has signed on to star in New York Will Eat You Alive (tentative title), the STXfilms and Tencent Pictures action-comedy based on the digital comic Zombie Brother.Todd Strauss-Schulson (Isn’t It Romantic) is attached to direct the adaptation, which is being co-produced by Tencent, STXfilms, Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, and Peter Kiernan’s Free Association, and Ged Doherty of Above The Line Productions.Alex Rubens wrote the screenplay with current revisions by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. Created by Jia Haibo, Zombie Brother is one of the most popular titles on Tencent’s digital comics and animation platform.