J.K. Rowling Comes Under Fire For Stereotypical Character Names In ‘Harry Potter’

He found The One! Colton Underwood is engaged to Jordan C. Brown after dating less than one year.

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MarVista Entertainment is entering into a development and production deal with TelevisaUnivision to produce 10 original Spanish-language films for ViX Plus, both sides announced Monday. ViX Plus is TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language subscription-based video on-demand offering; MarVista will produce 10 films across the genres of family, comedy, romance and holiday that will be available to stream exclusively on the service.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaYellow Veil Pictures has acquired all North American rights to Gaspar Noé’s meta mockumentary “Lux Aeterna.” The studio is planning a theatrical release for the film this spring. “Lux Aeterna” made its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was later selected for the Tribeca Film Festival prior to its cancellation due to the pandemic.“Lux Aeterna” unfolds backstage at a French film production and is stylistically daring, in the manner of many of Noé’s movies.

EXCLUSIVE: As the pandemic eases, it’s good to hear that some exhibitors are thriving after close to a year of shutdown from 2020-21. Liberty, MO based, family owned circuit B&B Theatres has upped its screen count to 513 across 56 locations, making it the 6th biggest exhibitor in the domestic U.S./Canadian marketplace, 5th biggest among just U.S.-based chains.

Ellise Shafer Following the explosive Season 2 finale of HBO’s “Euphoria,” composer Labrinth and star Zendaya have released the full version of “I’m Tired.”The gospel-inspired track was first heard in Episode 4, when Labrinth performs the song live during an emotional fantasy scene in which Rue (Zendaya) envisions she is in church. In Sunday night’s finale, viewers got to hear the last minute of the song, which features Zendaya singing solo accompanied by bare-bones piano.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSera Gamble is developing a series adaptation of the Francesca Lia Block book “Weetzie Bat,” Variety has learned exclusively.The series follows Weetzie, her best friend Dirk, and their found family as they traverse the sparkling, dangerous, secret world beneath the surface of 1980s Los Angeles. Weetzie faces the deepest heartbreaks of life with a spirit of hard-won optimism and an unfailing knack for finding the magic hidden inside the ordinary. Weetzie has discovered something amazing: magic is real, and it is hiding in plain sight in the city of Los Angeles.

Joe Rogan is backtracking after getting duped by a fake news story.

Apple TV+ has officially confirmed a limited event series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin. The Oscar winner executive produces the project about the American polymath, from John Adams writer-executive producer Kirk Ellis, TV director, writer and producer Tim Van Patten (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos), Tony Krantz and his Flame Ventures and Richard Plepler’s Eden Productions under the company’s deal with Apple Studios. Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, the series, which has been casting for the past couple of months, is a co-production between ITV Studios America and Apple Studios.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Douglas will star as U.S. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin in a new limited series for Apple, Variety has learned.The untitled series is based on the book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America” by Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff. Kirk Ellis, the writer behind HBO’s “John Adams” series, will write the show for Apple and serve as an executive producer.Emmy-winning director Tim Van Patten will direct and executive produce.

Holly Willoughby's new Olympic-themed show The Real Games has been bringing in a lot of celebrities for their impressive 2022 line-up as stars will be preparing to compete against each other in a range of high-intensity sporting challenges. And after Mark Wright – the first of their many recruits – was said to have pulled out of the show by "text", OK! can reveal that footballer Chelcee Grimes and ITV News journalist Lucrezia Millarini will be stepping up to the challenge.

I Was Better Last Night” (Knopf), his memoir out March 1. “What I did was pass out … I hadn’t had a solid bowel movement in months.

Elsa Pataky and her family are experiencing torrential rains in the country in Oceania. As of this report, the flooding has killed eight people and figures in the books as one of the worst natural disasters in the eastern part of the nation.Although Queensland, Brisbane, and the cities of Gympie and Maryborough have been particularly affected by this rainfall, Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth, and their kids, India and twins Tristan and Sasha are suffering the effects of this complicated weather situation.Pataky took to social media to document how the dangerous flooding didn’t allow the actress and her daughter to continue aboard the family SUV while driving to school.

Milla Jovovich is opening up about the current conflict taking place in her home country of Ukraine, revealing that she is “heartbroken and dumbstruck” about the Russian invasion.The 46-year-old actress shared an emotional message, admitting she is still “trying to process the events of this week in my birthplace of Ukraine.”“My country and people being bombed. Friends and family in hiding,” she wrote, explaining that her “blood” and “roots” come from both Russia and Ukraine.

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw wrapped its 10-episode season by killing off both their onscreen daughter, Elsa Dutton (Isabel May), and Pinkerton agent Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott).It was the former death that really struck a chord with fans, and they weren't shy about their shock and sadness when they took to Twitter to mourn the loss of the show's narrator.«I’m traumatized,» one person wrote of Elsa's death, which came after she was hit with an arrow in a previous episode.«I'm unwell. I'm shattered,» another person tweeted, with a third adding that «tears were shed tonight.»"#1883 is a near-perfect stand-alone series," one fan wrote. «I sobbed watching the brutality, but also the journey of 18-yr-old Elsa Dutton's untamed spirit.»#1883 was a beautiful standalone.

Robbie Williams has shared that he will be debuting a mash-up that features his music with Ludwig van Beethoven’s.The upcoming track, which merges his 1997 hit ‘Angels’ with Beethoven’s ‘Unfinished 10th Symphony’, was due to be showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 28. The performance was, however, cancelled “due to the current political situation” and will now be taking place at a later date.Deutsche Telekom have collaborated with Williams on the track, assisting with the classical music which is performed by Artificial Intelligence.“‘Angels’ obviously has a very special place in my heart”, Williams said of the project in a statement.

Top Boy will join the streaming platform next month, as well as new episodes of Bridgerton and Big Mouth spinoff Human Resources.According to What’s On Netflix, Netflix will also host Spike Jonze romantic comedy Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, from tomorrow (March 1).Other cult films coming to the streaming platform include the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!, and Zac Efron coming-of-ager 17 Again.Take a look at the full list of titles coming to Netflix UK in March here:March 1AliveCujoHell on the BorderHerI Spit on Your Grave 2Love Is Color BlindThe MasterThree Days of CondorSave The Last DanceSpider-Man 2The Guardians of Justice (season one)UnitedWorst Roommate Ever (season one)March 2Against the IceSavage Rhythm (season one)The Pirates: The Last Royal TreasureMarch 3American GirlHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe (season two)Midnight at Pera Palace (season one)Power Rangers: Dino Fury (season two)Surviving Paradise: A Family TaleThe Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties (season two)The Weekend AwayWhindersoson Nunes: My Own Show! March 4Making Fun (season one)Lies and Deceit (season one)MeskinaNightridePieces of Her (season one)The Invisible ThreadMarch 5Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelRick and Morty (season five)March 8An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts (season two)Autumn GirlLast One Standing (season one)Taylor Tomlinson: Look At YouMarch 9 Byron Baes (season one)Queer Eye: Germany (season one)The Andy Warhol DiariesThe BombardmentThe Last Kingdom (season four)March 10Karma’s World (season two)Kotaro Lives Alone (season one)Love, Life & Everything in Between (season one)Surf’s Up 2: WaveManiaMarch 1117 AgainFormula 1: Drive to Survive (season four)Hail, Caesar! Life After Death with Tyler Henry (season

Emmerdale murderer Meena Jutla left viewers baffled on Monday's explosive hour-long episode after she made a blunder. During the latest episode of the ITV soap, Meena met up with vicar Charles Anderson, who is dating her sister Manpreet Sharma and is Andrea Tate's ex, as she shared chilling details of her crimes.

A day after World Cup organizers FIFA and European soccer body UEFA said they would allow the Russian national soccer team to participate in World Cup qualifying games, the organizations Monday reversed course and ruled that all Russian teams, “whether national representative teams or club teams,” are suspended from competitions until further notice.

Chelsea Devantez, who was previously head writer on The Problem with Jon Stewart, has signed an overall deal with 20th Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Rene Rosado (The Conners, Major Crimes), Eddie Martinez (The Sinner, Narcos: Mexico), Ricky Russert (I, Tonya, Queen Bees), and actor/rapper Scotty Tovar (Empire, The Mosquito Coast) have joined the cast of the indie thriller The Low End Theory from Atomic Features Production.

The WGA West on Monday revealed the 13 honorees of its 2022 TV Writer Access Project, a program designed to increase diversity and promote inclusiveness within the entertainment industry. Created in 2009, the project recognizes outstanding and diverse writing talent from within the guild’s ranks and provides access to their work to showrunners, producers, network and studio executives, agents and managers.

In what might be one of the biggest audition shockers in American Idol history, fifteen-year-old hopeful Grace Franklin walked out before the judges and revealed that she is the granddaughter of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Netflix will not be adding Russian propaganda programming to its platform in the territory, contrary to initial reports over the weekend.

Netflix has acquired global rights to Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between, an upcoming YA rom-com based on Jennifer E. Smith’s 2015 novel of the same name, from Ace Entertainment, which produced all three films in its popular To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise.

Bumping along! Pregnant Jill Duggar gave the first glimpse of her baby bump in a family-focused maternity shoot.

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Aida Rodriguez has signed with Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment.

The Internet is discussing J.K. Rowling‘s character naming process.

Actress Katie Leung, 32, who comes from a Chinese background, was horrified when she saw what Donald Trump labelled the new coronavirus: the “Chinese Virus.” He made the insensitive remark in a tweet on March 17, and so Katie clapped back with her own tweet on Tuesday. “Kiss my chinese a– you absolute racist gobshite,” wrote Katie, who’s most known for playing Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series. FYI, a “gobshite” is an Irish slang word used for people who say unnecessary and unwanted things (AKA, Trump’s tweet).