‘God of War’ TV Series Adaptation Eyed By Prime Video

Six people have died in a shooting in California, with nine others injured, police in Sacramento say. The horror attack took place early on Sunday morning, the force added.

A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, experts have confirmed. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was looking at the XE variant, which is a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron strains.

Anton Du Beke will reportedly return as a judge on the new series of Strictly Come Dancing later this year.The dancer, 55, stepped in for Bruno Tonioli in last year’s series, with Craig Revel Horwood being said to have revealed that Anton will be joining the panel as a judge again. It comes after Bruno was unable to take part in the 2021 series due to Covid travel restrictions and work commitments in the US, leaving Anton to take his place. Craig, who has appeared in every series of the BBC show so far, made the admission at his new stage show All Balls and Glitter, according to The Sun .

returned over the weekend with a whole lot of material, thanks to Will Smith's actions at this year's Oscars.Many expected the slap heard 'round the world to be the primary focus of the night's cold open — although the show instead opted to for politically-focused sketch that only touched on the slap, via James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump.However, first-time host Jerrod Carmichael made sure to address the elephant in the room in his hilarious debut monologue. Additionally, Michael Che and Colin Jost didn't hold back while mocking the controversy during Weekend Update. And then there was the sketch that took fans back to the night in question with an up close and personal look at what it was like for the people around Smith during the altercation.Here's a roundup of how this week's dealt with the largest pop culture news story in recent memory.Carmichael plays an Oscars seat filler who is overjoyed to be sitting next to his Hollywood hero, Will Smith.

Fire crews are currently battling a blaze at a Port Glasgow flat as flames rip through the roof of the residential block.

In the latest episode of his Apple TV+ series, Jon Stewart convened a panel of guests to discuss racism in America, a hot-button topic if there ever was one.

Emergency services are currently dealing with an ongoing incident in Rutherglen after being called to reports of a ‘disturbance’.

Police Scotland are investigating after a glass bottle was thrown onto the pitch during this afternoon's Old Firm clash.

A Wishaw pensioner caught with hundreds of child abuse images has been jailed for 18 months.

Celtic continued their fine form and recent Old Firm bragging rights with an important win over Rangers.

EASTENDERS actor Adam Woodyatt is asking fans to fork out £40 to be "roasted" or subject to a "pep talk". The Ian Beale star, who has been away from the BBC soap for a year, has tapped into another cash stream with a Memmo Me profile.

LOVE Island star Sharon Gaffka has revealed a show divide and admitted the cast's forced friendships have finally come to an end. The reality show alumni, 26, said she doesn't speak to many of her former housemates, which includes winners finalists Millie Court and Liam Reardon.

CORRUPT cop Roy Slater was Del Boy's nemesis throughout the Only Fools And Horses episodes. Yet the actor behind Peckham's Mr Unpopular, Jim Broadbent, 72, looks completely different now.

K.J. Yossman Jacob Batalon is best known as Spidey’s BFF Ned Leeds in the box office-smashing “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” but he’s exploring his undead side in upcoming Syfy comedy drama “Reginald the Vampire.” In the series, based on Johnny B. Truant’s “Fat Vampire” novels, Batalon plays a recently turned vampire, Reginald, who finds he still has mostly the same problems as his living counterparts: an evil boss, unrequited love and a vampire chieftain out to get him.

Rihanna, 34, recently turned heads when she was photographed walking outside a fancy Los Angeles, CA restaurant while putting her baby bump on display in a stylish outfit. The singer, who has had headline-making maternity fashion choices since announcing her first pregnancy earlier this year, wore a hot pink mini dress with spaghetti straps and a light blue feather lining at the bottom as she went to enjoy an Italian dinner at Giorgio Baldi. She also rocked green heels and held a feathery purse that matched the feathers on her dress.

The fallout for Will Smith continues. Following the dramatic slapping incident with Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, the 53-year-old actor’s upcoming film projects have been put on hold. Will’s Netflix film Fast and Loose was “quietly moved to the back burner” by the streaming giant, per a report from The Hollywood Reporter published on April 2. Bad Boys For Life (a.k.a. Bad Boys 4) will also be “paused” by Sony, despite Smith already receiving 40 pages of a script. HollywoodLife has reached out to both Sony and Netflix for comment on the respective films.

Estelle Harris passed away on Saturday (April 2) in her home in Palm Desert, California from natural causes. The beloved actress, who played George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) short-fused mother Estelle on the iconic sitcom Seinfeld, was 93.

Good Morning America's Lara Spencer always turns heads with her epic fashion but this weekend the broadcaster wowed fans for a completely different reason. MORE: Lara Spencer celebrates long-awaited movie news with GMA co-starsTaking to her Instagram the mum-of-two shared an adorable snap that made fans do a double-take as she stood next to her lookalike son Duff Haffenreffer, 20.WATCH: Lara has co-stars laughing live on air on Good Morning America Lara captioned the post: "Mother son date night at SMU," with a red love heart, as she stood with Duff and two other mother-son duos.READ: Lara Spencer receives quite the reaction from her co-stars following on-air announcementRELATED: Lara Spencer returns home to the best welcome following LA adventureFriends and fans of the family couldn't wait to comment on the heartwarming post featuring the pair. Kit Hoover wrote: "That’s a whole lot of awesomeness right there." One fan commented: "Family is everything." Another replied: "Beautiful family alert." Lara and son Duff could be twinsOne excited mother commented: "Pony up! My son starts next year!"In the snap, Lara sported a fantastic gold jacket and jeans - a very different look to her elegant Oscars outfit last week when she wore a stunning strapless black dress with a gold snake statement necklace.Posting multiple fabulous updates from the star-studded event, the GMA host posed alongside Hollywood's finest, the most recent being Kenneth Brannagh and on an Instagram captioned a photo with the star and wrote: "The golden guy weighs 8 glorious pounds.

If you're hooked on the current series of Married At First Sight Australia, then you'll be all too familiar as to who Olivia Frazer and Jackson Lonie are.The couple appeared to share an unbreakable bond after meeting on the hit show, with their romance going from strength to strength. But, mid-way through the experiment, tensions started to rise after a falling out between Olivia and co-star Domenica.

Focus Features has picked up Of An Age, the second feature by writer/director Goran Stolevski.

CBS has made several announcements regarding their 2022/2023 lineup of TV shows.

Around 4,700 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in Scotland every year, according to The Scottish Public Health Observatory.

Phillip Schofield has continued his birthday celebrations with a third day of celebrations as he turns 60.The TV presenter previously received a cake and some champagne from his colleagues at This Morning. But the star’s celebrations weren’t quite done yet, as he was joined for a third day of celebrations by Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly and Phillip's wife Stephanie, as well as his two daughters, Molly and Ruby. Ant’s wife Ann-Marie Corbett and Dec’s wife Ali Astall also joined the dinner party, along with fellow presenter Christine Lampard.

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“The Bubble” is not based on the challenging production of “Jurassic World: Dominion” – even though his movie is about a group of actors coming together to make a sequel to a blockbuster franchise about dinosaur-like beasts in London. “It really isn’t based on it at all, other than it seemed fun to do comedic dinosaurs,” Apatow told TheWrap in a recent interview.And yet, when he showed “Jurassic World: Dominion” star Laura Dern his comedy he was relieved that she found it funny.

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least.”So, in the final moments of his monologue, he turned to the camera and asked for help — from former president Barack Obama.“You got us all hopped up on hope and change,” he said. “And unfortunately I have some news for you Barack.

Deadline, which first reported the news. “Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.”Harris first appeared as George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) mother on the sitcom in 1992, in the episode “The Contest.” After that, she went to appear in 26 more episodes, including the series finale in 1998.Harris also appeared in several beloved television series, including “Futurama,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Mad About You,” and more.

PlayStation franchise God of War is in the works, with Amazon Prime Video in negotiations to host.According to Deadline, the project will be helmed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Otsby of The Expanse, and Rafe Judkins of The Wheel of Time.God of War spans seven games, designed for four different PlayStation consoles. It was first launched in 2005 and focuses on ex-Spartan warrior Kratos and his mission to avenge the death of his loved ones at the hands of the Ares.Several games were released on PS3 and PSP, before being revived with the 2018 PlayStation 4 game.

PlayStation Productions has been putting together a string of high-profile, live-action projects based on its video game IP, which includes the latest Sony Pictures box office hit “Uncharted” starring Tom Holland (“Spider-Man: No Way Home“), the post-apocalypse HBO series “The Last of Us” led by Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian“), Anthony Mackie‘s “Twisted Metal” series at Peacock, a film at Sony based on the samurai game “Ghost of Tsushima” set in feudal Japan during the first Mongol invasion with director Chad Stahelski (“John Wick” franchise) attached, and it looks like a live-action “God of War” project is also on the horizon.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmazon Prime Video is in talks to pickup a “God of War” live-action TV series adaptation from Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions, Variety has learned.No deal has closed yet for the project based on the popular Santa Monica Studio-produced PlayStation game. The potential series hails from “The Expanse” creators Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and “The Wheel of Time” showrunner Rafe Judkins.Per PlayStation’s officially description for “God of War,” “Staring with the release of ‘God of War’ in 2005 on PlayStation 2, Santa Monica Studio has created seven games across multiple platforms.

here and above.As for the movie within the movie, according to its official synopsis, “Cliff Beasts 6” follows humankind as it is “threatened once again by a dinosaur species: Cliff Beasts.

Peacock has handed a series order to Twisted Metal, a comedic half-hour live-action adaptation of the popular video game, from Sony Pictures TV, Playstation Productions and Universal Television. Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) stars and executive produces the project, first announced in September, which is written and executive produced by Cobra Kai writer Michael Jonathan Smith, who will serve as showrunner. Will Arnett and Marc Forman, who secured the rights to the material and helped put the adaptation together, also executive produce via their Electric Avenue production company.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Twisted Metal” TV show has landed at Peacock with a series order, Variety has learned.As previously announced, Anthony Mackie will star in and executive produce the series, which is baed on the video game franchise of the same name. The show was first reported as being in development back in February 2021.The half-hour action comedy will see Mackie play John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives.