Elle Fanning, Helen Mirren, Viola Davis & More Stars Attend Lights On Women's Worth at Cannes 2024

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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The National Music Publishers Assn. has filed a legal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Spotify, primarily to oppose its recent plan to bundle music and audiobooks, which will result in a lower mechanical royalty rate for songwriters and artists, estimated to be a $150 million annual loss.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “In the next 45 minutes, we’re about to hear Gus speak more than he has in the last 40 years,” Vito Schnabel, the art world scion who is increasingly turning his head toward Hollywood, told a crowd at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival last week. He was there to moderate a conversation with American heavyweight filmmaker Gus Van Sant, who just directed Schnabel (and a pack of actors barreling toward Emmy nominations) in “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” That history, of a glittery New York whose underbelly was found in the bedrooms and hallways of the ruling class, took a back seat to Van Sant’s impactful career.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Mark James, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member who wrote or co-wrote “Suspicious Minds,” “Always on My Mind” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” died June 8 at his home in Nashville. The news was reported by his hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle. James was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jude Law turned down Superman in the early 2000s because “it just felt off,” which he knows sounds ridiculous considering he would later agree to star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and to play Dumbledore in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise. The actor confirmed he was courted to play the Man of Steel in Brett Ratner’s failed Superman project, which was announced in 2002 and based on an iteration of J.J. Abrams’ “Superman: Flyby” script.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Another one bites the dust. Filmmaker Yann Demange (“Lovecraft Country”) is no longer set to direct “Blade,” Marvel Studios’ long-in-the-works reboot of the vampire superhero franchise set to star Mahershala Ali.

Alison Herman TV Critic When the news broke earlier this month that Japan-set crime drama “Tokyo Vice” had been canceled, it came as a blow to fans, but not exactly a surprise. For two seasons on Max, the show — adapted by showrunner J.T. Rogers from journalist Jake Adelstein’s memoir of the same name — stood out as an increasingly rare gem in a contracting, decidedly post-peak TV landscape.

Angelique Jackson SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot developments from “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” now streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. “You really want me to ruin this shit for you?” Donald Glover asked at an FYC panel on Tuesday, just hours after he and “Mr.

Jack Dunn Indie musical “Heart Strings” will have its Los Angeles premiere June 30 at American Cinematheque‘s Loz Feliz Theater. Director Ate de Jong (“Drop Dead Fred”) co-wrote the film with Steven Gaydos, Variety executive VP, Global Content, who is also co-producing. “It’s a great honor to screen at the American Cinematheque.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “American Psycho” co-stars Chloë Sevigny and Josh Lucas recently reunited for a discussion with Vanity Fair in which the two reflected on their leading man, Christian Bale, whose apparent Method acting to play the serial killer Patrick Bateman left Sevigny confused and intimidated on set. Sevigny starred in the film as Patrick’s secretary, Jean. “I was trying to respect his process, which I found challenging because I’m very gregarious and silly and goofy, unbeknownst to the general public,” Sevigny said.

Amusement parks usually provide thrills to guests. On Tuesday, two camels at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio did their part, escaping their enclosure and romping in the pedestrian area of the petting zoo.

The Conservative Party manifesto confirms that a General Election win on July 4 will see the introduction of the ‘Triple Lock Plus’, a new measure that will ensure the Personal Allowance - which has been frozen at £12,570 since April 2021 - rise in-line each year with the Triple Lock. This guarantee would mean that the Personal Allowance is always higher than the maximum rate of the New State Pension, which is now worth £11,502 annually.

Glen Powell relayed a true dating horror story on a recent podcast appearance. Well, minus the “true” part maybe…

Chace Crawford has some hot Gossip Girl goss! You know you love it!

EastEnders' Bianca Jackson, played by Patsy Palmer, has left fans speculating about her fate after she was seen driving away in a drunken state.The soap legend made a triumphant return to the BBC One soap this year, having first joined the cast back in 1993 and quickly becoming one of the show's most iconic characters. Recently, Bianca found herself tangled up in drama with Whitney Dean, who decided to leave Walford after discovering that her boyfriend Zack had cheated on her with Lauren Branning. Whitney was even more devastated when she learned that Bianca knew about the affair but chose not to tell her.

While appearing on The One Show actor Jason Donovan gave an update about his family life. Chatting to hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas, the star, who shot to fame in the Australian soap Neighbours, talked about his missing cat - and revealed there was a happy ending to the story. Jason's cat Pixie went missing months ago and while Jason and his family held out "hope" that Pixie would return it seemed unlikely.

Love Island has shocked the villa with a double dumping, with the islanders being forced to choose who to eliminate - but viewers suspect that different motives were at play during the firepit ceremony. In Wednesday night's episode, the results of a public vote were revealed to the cast, with islanders having to choose one girl and one boy to eliminate from the show. With Munveer Jabbal, Patsy Field, Uma Jammeh, Omar Nyame, Harriett Blackmore and Sean Stone receiving the fewest votes from the public, it was up to the safe couples to decide who should go home.

Love Island star Ronnie Vint has been causing chaos in the Mallorca villa with his love triangle antics, stringing along ladies Harriett Blackmore and Jess White as they battle for his affection. However, fans think that Ronnie's actions could land him in hot water later in the series - particularly if a major show twist returns for this series.

Dozens of people marched in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday to demand justice for former General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor, who was shot and killed May 25 at Pico Boulevard and Hope Street in Los Angeles.

Tony Lo Bianco, who played the key role of Sal Boca in Best Picture Oscar winner The French Connection and appeared in more than 100 films and TV shows during a 60-year screen career, died Tuesday of prostate cancer at his home in Maryland. He was 87.

EXCLUSIVE: Esteemed animation studio Titmouse has brought on Marcy Pritchard as VP of Production.

EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that Joker and Deadpool 2 actress Zazie Beetz has signed on to headline They Will Kill You, the first feature from Nocturna, the horror label formed this year by Skydance and Andy & Barbara Muschietti. 

Every drinker knows that mixing drinks in the same session is a bad idea. But that didn’t stop Seth Meyers and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who decided to go day drinking on a Tuesday in a Late Night celebration of her new movie, coincidentally named Tuesday.

Russell Crowe is sharing his thoughts on the Gladiator sequel, which will drop in theaters later this year.

Eva Mendes is reflecting on mental health, and explaining the importance of showing emotional reactions when facing difficult or frustrating situations. The Hollywood star decided to look back on her emotional moments and detail one of the things that are healthier when it comes to letting everything out.Ryan Gosling, in awe of Eva Mendes’ beauty, influence, and support, shares his feelings at ‘The Fall Guy’ premiereEva Mendes shares why she’s happy to have had kids in her 40s; ‘I could not have raised kids in any other era’Ryan Gosling shares his daughters’ Spanish nickname for him; ‘It kills me every time’The actress took to social media to share a photo, captioning the post with an important message about mental health.

Director Yann Demange has exited Marvel Studios‘ long-anticipated reboot of Blade, Deadline has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress and filmmaker Karimah Westbrook, known for her role as Grace James on CW’s All American, has signed with Innovative Artists for representation.

There must be something in the air lately because I have been seeing and reviewing a number of really good and intriguing documentaries on iconic showbiz figures. At Cannes I saw new docus on Faye Dunaway (Faye), Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes) and others on Michel LeGrand and Jacques Demy. Currently on Max you can see a wonderful docu on the great Albert Brooks directed by his longtime friend Rob Reiner, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.

ESPN basketball analyst and former NBA player Austin Rivers is apparently no fan of the theory of the willing suspension of disbelief.

Editor’s note: As part of Deadline’s ongoing coverage of the contraction going on in Hollywood, we asked Sam Stiglitz — a former casting director who now coaches by professional referral only — to weigh in on the lack of roles and how actors should protect themselves.

Baby Reindeer has proved to be one of the standout cultural moments of the first half of 2024, and the show has picked up a number of high-profile fans.The Netflix drama was written, created by and starred comedian Richard Gadd, and it is a semi-autobiographical story depicting his real experience of being stalked by an older woman named Martha.The show spent almost a month at the top of Netflix’s viewership rankings and sparked many conversations around reporting and dealing with stalkers.Gadd himself has spoken about his disbelief at the scale of the reaction to the show, telling Netflix that there is one particular celebrity fan that has left him especially surprised.“I grew up loving wrestling and WWE and never really shook it, much though I tried,” he said.He went on to reveal that he received a video from the wrestler-turned-Hollywood star John Cena, who proclaimed his love of the show.“You sometimes just can’t believe it’s happening. Like, you’re gonna wake up one day and, ‘Oh, it was a dream’,” Gadd added.Others who have shared their admiration for the show include horror legend Stephen King, who said: “I have an essay about BABY REINDEER in the London Times.

Reading & Leeds 2024 have been revealed – check them out below now.As is tradition, the twin festivals will take place over the upcoming August bank holiday (23-25) and will return to the usual sites of Richfield Avenue (Reading) and Bramham Park (Leeds). They will both be headlined by Fred Again.., Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon.

Enter Shikari have announced a run of “smaller, sweatier” shows for later this year.After they played a massive UK arena tour earlier this year, and are set to perform on the main stage of Download Festival this weekend, the band are set to round out the year by returning to some towns and venues they haven’t played as frequently.“People often travel considerable distances to come to live shows, so we feel it’s important for us to make the effort as well sometimes and play places that your standard tour wouldn’t normally,” frontman Rou Reynolds said in a press release.“On this run we’ve got some smaller stops that we haven’t played in ages, sandwiched in with cities like Birmingham, Liverpool, and Glasgow, that we didn’t get to visit on our arena tour.“As much as we love the bigger rooms it’s going to be killer to play some smaller sweatier places again, and as these will be our last UK shows for quite a while, we couldn’t go into hiding without one last visit to the Barras!”The tour is similar in size and scope to their 2013 ‘Return To Energiser’ tour, which saw the band play a range of smaller towns, including a show on Weston-Super-Mare’s pier.To coincide with the announcement Enter Shikari also shared a live video of them performing recent single ‘Losing My Grip’ featuring a guest appearance from Fever 333’s Jason Aalon Butler.“Preparing our production for the arena tour was so intense that we never got to make a music video for ‘Losing My Grip’.

Rebel Wilson made a surprising revelation about her relationship with Ramona Agruma: She hasn’t met her fiancee’s parents yet.

It's always great when parents get involved in the school sports day and, just like their kids, give their all on the field. Sometimes, the mums and dads take it as an opportunity to show off to their children and rival parents.

So, Amber Portwood and her fiancé DID get into a fight before he disappeared!