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J. Kim Murphy A fitfully kooky 23andMe-gone-wrong scary story, “Amelia’s Children” follows an American couple in Portugal as they become entwined in an ancient bloodline of witchcraft. The horror project makes for an intriguing follow-up to Lisbon-based filmmaker Gabriel Abrantes’ much lighter 2018 feature “Diamantino” (that one co-directed with Daniel Schmidt), which lampooned soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo’s patriotic celebrity with giant puppy dog daydream sequences and a prankish but tender queer romance.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As part of their new deal with Amazon MGM Studios, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne are already at work on breaking stories for Season 3 of the Prime Video series. That comes as Prime Video preps a premiere later this year for Season 2 of the series. A Season 3 writers room isn’t yet open, but the showrunners are at work on the initial story outline.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After premiering in 2021 at the end of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” will end its run with season three with its final 15 episodes of the animated series. If you want to catch up with its previous seasons and watch its current season, “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” is now streaming on Disney+.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Ivo (Minna Wündrich) spends her days tending to terminally ill patients. In her capacity as a palliative care nurse, she’s not responsible for saving them — that’s the doctors’ concern — though this 40-ish single mother does her best to listen to their complaints and ease their pain.

Emily Longeretta Brettsey has officially left Chicago. Kara Killmer, who has portrayed Sylvie Brett for 199 episodes on “Chicago Fire” (and dozens of “Chicago Med” and “Chicago P.D” episodes), makes her final appearance on the Feb. 28 episode, marrying Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) and moving to Portland with him.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Electronic Arts is laying off 5% of its workforce, making it the latest video game company to enact staffing reductions in the first quarter of the year. In its most recent annual SEC filing, “The Sims” and “Madden” maker EA reported it employed 13,400 workers, meaning the layoffs will affect approximately 670 jobs.

J. Kim Murphy Larry David has offered a tribute to his longtime “Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star and friend Richard Lewis, who died of a heart attack Tuesday at the age of 76. “Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he’s been like a brother to me,” David wrote in a statement Wednesday, shared by HBO.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly are returning to the “NCIS” franchise, a decade after both stars left the original CBS series. The duo are set to reprise their roles as Ziva David and Tony DiNozzo in a new 10-episode still-untitled “NCIS” series for Paramount+. John McNamara (“Trumbo,” “The Magicians”) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Richard Lewis, who died Feb. 27 at 76, had a long career as a comic, but has lately been particularly well-known as a part of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — something close to its heart. On “Curb,” Lewis’ frequent appearances needled star and protagonist Larry David in a manner no one else in the ensemble quite could.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Nick Offerman and Betty Gilpin have joined the upcoming Netflix historical drama series “Death by Lightning,” Variety has learned. The duo join previously announced series leads Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon in the show, which will tell the story of U.S. President James Garfield (Shannon) and his assassination by Charles Guiteau (Macfadyen).

Paramount Global expects to take a $1 billion charge in the current quarter due to ongoing programming shifts and the layoffs it announced earlier this month.

The Rings of Power showrunners, Patrick McKay and JD Payne, are staying in business with Amazon MGM Studios. The duo have signed a new exclusive overall deal with the studio, and have launched their own prodco, 10:40 PM Productions.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on whether Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on criminal charges that he conspired to remain in office after the 2020 election.

Just over 12 hours after winning big in the GOP Michigan primary, Donald Trump lost big today in his desire to hit pause on the $464 million  judgement he owes out of a New York fraud trial

The White House released a summary of Joe Biden‘s health this afternoon following the president’s annual physical.

Nick Offerman (The Last Of Us) and Betty Gilpin (GLOW) have joined Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon in Netflix’s President Garfield assassination series Death By Lightning.

EXCLUSIVE: Skydance has closed a deal with Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) to produce and star in The 47 Night Stand, a new film scripted by 4x Emmy nominee Greg Malins (Friends, How I Met Your Mother).

Richard Lewis and Larry David became inextricably linked in the public mind after Lewis was cast in David’s Emmy-winning Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2000. But their connection goes back much further.

Friends, castmates and fans are sharing their remembrances of and tributes to Richard Lewis, the beloved comedian and longtime Curb Your Enthusiasm actor who died Tuesday at 76.

My Little Pony franchise, deeming it a hotbed of “LGBT propaganda.”The impetus for the raid appears to be objections to furries — a minority sub-culture of primarily adults, some of whom may identify as LGBTQ, with an interest in roleplaying and dressing up as anthropomorphic non-human animal characters — who may have been present at the conference, known as “Mi Amore Fest.”Furries have commonly been associated with “deviant” expressions of sexuality. They are often accused of trying to entice or indoctrinate children into embracing “non-traditional lifestyles,” as Russian politicians often refer to LGBTQ identity.Other objections seem to be related to the character Rainbow Dash, a pony with a rainbow-colored mane who is one of the chief protagonists of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series, as well as the presence of characters — both male and female — with gender-nonconforming character traits in various iterations of the My Little Pony cartoon series, which first aired in 1986.Organizers of “Mi Amore Fest” had changed depictions of Rainbow Dash to include the colors of the Russian national flag.Still, Russian authorities appear to believe that the series is sending subtle messages to viewers about support for LGBTQ causes.“Eric Myval,” who appears to be a furry, anime, and cartoon enthusiast based on their social media channels, wrote a series of posts on Telegram informing followers about the raid in real-time.“Apparently, you won’t be able to get to the fest anymore,” Myval wrote.

The Eagles‘ Don Henley has been questioned in a New York courtroom over his 1980 arrest.Henley was testifying in an unrelated trial surrounding the unauthorised sale of handwritten lyrics to The Eagles’ hits ‘Hotel California’ and ‘Life In The Fast Lane’, estimated to be worth over $1million (£792,000) in total.On Monday (February 28), the case for the prosecution questioned Henley about his arrest in November 1980, which happened when a 16-year-old was found overdosing on drugs at his LA home. The prosecution aimed to get ahead of the defence lawyers, who were due to question his memory and behaviour during his time with The Eagles.Henley told the court that the 16-year-old was a sex worker he had hired because he “wanted to escape the depression [he] was in” after The Eagles disbanded.

Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died at the age of 76.Lewis’s publicist confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Lewis had passed away from a heart attack on February 28 at his home in Los Angeles.Lewis retired from stand-up comedy last year after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Despite this, he was continuing to appear in Curb Your Enthusiasm’s twelfth and final season, which began airing on HBO earlier this month.In a statement, HBO said: “We are heartbroken to learn that Richard Lewis has passed away. His comedic brilliance, wit and talent were unmatched.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have debuted three brand new tracks while kicking off their 2024 world tour.The group kicked off their massive 2024 tour on Saturday, February 26 at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York. While hitting the stage, they treated gig attendees to three new tracks that have yet to be released.

Michael Kiwanuka, Faithless, Bicep and Jessie Ware have been confirmed as the headliners for Wilderness Festival 2024.The event will return to Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire on the weekend of August 1-4 this year. Other acts set to play at the festival include the likes of Bill Bailey, Oh My God! It’s The Church, Bjorn Again, Barry Can’t Swim, De La Soul, Alison Goldfrapp and more.Along with live music, Wilderness will also offer an extensive line-up of comedy, film screenings, Q&As, panels and more available for attendees to take part in.

Blink-182‘s Tom DeLonge has written a new sci-fi novel, which will hit shelves this summer.The musician has teamed up with frequent collaborator AJ Hartley to co-write Trinity, a novel loosely based on a purported UFO event around a nuclear testing site.The book will be published on June 11 via his To the Stars Media company and distributed by Simon & Schuster.“This story takes place around a seminal UFO event that I believe happened,” DeLonge said. “Although the location may have been changed, the importance of what I believe transpired remains.

Jack Antonoff has criticised Kanye West, saying he “just needs his diaper changed so badly”.The Bleachers frontman’s harsh words for Ye came in a new interview, in which he explained why he so fiercely comes to the defense of frequent collaborator Taylor Swift.After Damon Albarn suggested in an interview with The Los Angeles Times that Swift doesn’t write her own songs, Antonoff called him “a herb”.“I’m a little bitch sometimes,” he told the same outlet. “But you come after my friend Taylor, you’re toast to me.” He added that questioning her songwriting abilities “is like challenging someone’s faith in God.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have announced a 2024 winter ‘Christmas Party’ tour set to kick off towards the end of the year.Following the success of their Sunday Lunch YouTube series and their critically acclaimed Tour of ’23, Willcox and Fripp are set to embark on a string of string of live dates during the holidays.The couple will kick off the shows on December 16 at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh. From there, they will make their way to Sunderland, Bath, and London before wrapping up the dates on December 22 at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton.Tickets are on sale now.

Adele is pausing her Las Vegas residency. She made the announcement on social media and revealed the dates that would be affected, which include the entire month of March. Her Las Vegas residency has been a huge hit and still has 20 shows left.

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Thomas Kingston, husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, tragically passed away at his parents' £3million country mansion.The emergency services were called to the scene around 6pm on Sunday. The home is listed on the National Heritage Register due to its historical architectural significance.

Westlife star Mark Feehily has been left "devastated" as he's forced to pull out of their upcoming tour following a life-threatening infection.The 43 year old posted a lengthy Instagram statement on Wednesday, February 28 outlining his traumatic time and ended it by telling his fans "don't worry." Mark, who is one of the two lead vocalists in the band, explained how he developed sepsis in 2020 and had to spend months in hospital. He then ended up in A&E with pneumonia before needing further surgery and three months later developed "a very large 'incisional hernia'". He continued to share details of his health journey before announcing that he had to "temporarily stand down from all Westlife touring".

Married At First Sight star Jordan Gayle has broken his silence after his shock split from co-star Erica Roberts. It comes after months of reported fallouts and arguments which reportedly caused their relationship to turn toxic.Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, 28 February after news broke of their split, Jordan said: "Yes sadly we are not together anymore but not because of the reunion. "It's very sad the way this has come out and I'm not sure where it's come from.

Sam Thompson has hailed his sister Louise Thompson an 'incredible woman' as he applauded her 'bravery' amid her ongoing health battles. Former Made in Chelsea star Louise, 33, has suffered a series of health setbacks since giving birth to her son, Leo, in November 2021. She's often spoken about these issues on Instagram and she recently revealed that she had been rushed into hospital following her return to the UK from a holiday in Antigua.

Piers Morgan, the former Good Morning Britain host, sparked a bit of a stir with recent comments about the Royal family.The 58 year old, who recently revealed his plans to start a YouTube channel, has called on Buckingham Palace to provide "more clarity" about Prince William's sudden decision to withdraw from a public event on Tuesday. Piers described William's unexpected cancellation as "very strange, and rather concerning." Prince William was due to attend a memorial service at Windsor Castle for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece.

Popular royal couple Zara and Mike Tindall have recently returned to the UK from a holiday to Iceland. Seemingly without their three children, Mia, 10, Lena, five, and Lucas, two, the pair clearly had a great time away as Mike offered an insight into the trip on his Instagram account.