John Boyega Calls Franchise Acting Roles “Luxury Jail” & Is Excited To Work On More Projects Like ‘Small Axe’

COPS are hunting thieves who stole a huge haul of precious gems and antiques used for TV’s The Crown. Among 200 nicked props is a pricey replica of a Russian Faberge Egg bought by the Queen’s grandfather.

Odell Beckham Jr. just added another title to his resume -- father!The L.A. Rams star and his girlfriend — model and fitness instructor Lauren Wood — welcomed their first child together, baby Zydn, just four days after the Rams won Super Bowl LVI.

The premium theater company reported revenue of $108.6 million, a surge of 94% year-over-year. Imax also reported adjusted earnings of 31 cents per share compared to a loss of 21 cents per share in the prior-year period.

Chris Willman Music WriterSidney Poitier — film noir icon? That may not be one of the phrases that popped up most frequently in the recent obituaries and appreciations for the late actor, but Poitier did take his turn at noir. The movie with which he made his screen debut, “No Way Out,” will be featured at the upcoming resumption of the annual Noir City Hollywood Festival, which is devoting separate days to the treatment of race and women in the crime dramas of the ’40s and ’50s, along with a continued focus on presenting restorations in 35mm glory.Noir City Hollywood has been a staple at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre each spring since the late ’90s, but with that theater closed for extensive Netflix-funded renovations, this year it will take place at the American Legion Theatre a few blocks up Highland Blvd.

Jason Gray-Stanford is opening up about his heart transplant.

The two-part reunion teaser trailer for The Real Housewives of Miami is here and it’s definitely full of drama! The ladies are back in their respective hot seats after a couple-year hiatus from being reality stars, but the conflict between the women is stronger than ever!

Sarah Jessica Parker is taking a trip through memory lane.

Months after the tragic death of his wife, Halyna Hutchins, Matt Hutchins is addressing the world in his first TV interview.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaImax has continued to dig out from a global pandemic that devastated the theatrical movie business, posting its best quarterly results since COVID-19 became a facet of daily life. At the same time, the big screen company made it clear that it is setting its horizons behind the latest new releases, talking up the opportunities it sees in launching special events with filmmakers and musical artists.Revenue at the company topped out at $108.6 million, a 94% year-over-year improvement, while the company reported earnings of 17 cents a share compared with a year-ago loss of 36 cents.

Jenna Jameson’s health is making progress.

ABC 6 reporter Myles Harris has the best mom.

Emily Longeretta “Adults Adopting Adults” has come to an end. The reality series, which was originally set for a 10-episode run on A&E, debuted in January, running both on the network and streaming on the app and AEtv.com.

Megan Thee Stallion, 27, isn’t holding back against Tory Lanez, 29, after the Playboy rapper seemed to call her a liar in a tweet, after a court date for a 2020 shooting incident was postponed to April. The Good News rapper shared an alleged text from Tory in a since deleted Instagram post on Wednesday February 23.

Eddie Vedder paid a moving tribute to Mark Lanegan at a concert in Seattle last night (February 22) following the grunge icon’s death.The former Screaming Trees frontman passed away yesterday morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland.There was an outpouring of grief from artists across the music world from the likes of Manic Street Preachers, The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, Anton Newcombe and many others.Vedder, who was performing at the Benaroya Hall, paused his show to honour the late 57-year-old.“I got here about four o’clock and all of a sudden my body started shaking a little bit,” he told the audience. “I started to feel really terrible and I think it was because I was having an allergic reaction to sadness.“Because we lost… there’s a guy called Mark Lanegan.

EXCLUSIVE: Emerging U.S. production company Marginal MediaWorks has attached Squid Game actor Anupam Tripathi to star in its upcoming scripted audio series Scammers.

Wilson Chapman editorAnne del Castillo has been reappointed as the commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday.Del Castillo was first appointed as commissioner of media and entertainment in 2019, shortly before the pandemic, by former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In her role, del Castillo focuses on partnering with all areas of New York’s creative economy, including the film industry, the nightlife sector and the theater industry.

Michelle Pfeiffer has been taking advantage of the warmer weather, and showed fans what she'd gotten up to over the day in her latest social media post.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer is the picture of elegance in sheer black dressThe actress took to Instagram to share pictures from her day at the beach, starting off with a selfie in a straw hat, sunglasses, a jacket, and her hair tied into two braids.WATCH: Michelle Pfeiffer shows off her gym toned body in her home gymShe then added several other pictures of the interesting items she'd found on the beach, including twisted branches, a rather horrifying rock formation, and even coral.Michelle ended her adventure with another picture of herself, this time of her shadow reflecting on the sand, making her appear to be almost 10-feet tall.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer extends heartfelt support to Regina King following tragic lossShe captioned her post: "Nature's Museum," and many of her fans and friends took to the comments to gush over the natural wonders.Helena Christensen commented: "Always open always free," while her sister-in-law Rona Pfeiffer also wrote: "What a visual…truly magnificent."A post shared by Michelle Pfeiffer (@michellepfeifferofficial)Michelle showed off the fascinating items she uncovered during her beach outingA fan added: "Love these pics xx," with a second saying: "Have fun, what a wonderful place," and a a third writing: "Nature is my favorite museum, these pictures are so beautiful."The actress is enjoying some of nature's wonders before she gets thrust back into the entertainment world for her upcoming release, the Showtime series First Lady.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer shares pictures from bittersweet reunion with rarely seen sistersMORE: Michelle Pfeiffer dons

After filing a wrongful-death lawsuit last week against Rust producers and pic’s star/producer Alec Baldwin over the death of Halyna Hutchins, her husband Matt Hutchins told Today’s Hoda Kotb that he was “so angry” at Baldwin for his ABC News interview, and found it absurd that the Oscar nominee finds himself “not responsible” for the death of the cinematographer

Writing the script for 1977's Star Wars, George Lucas drew inspiration from late-romantic symphonies by Richard Wagner and Antonín Dvorák and the ravishing film scores of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood). He wasn't sure what his space epic would sound like, but he knew he didn't want it to have one of those modernist, atonal scores that had accompanied sci-fi films since 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still (composed by Bernard Herrmann and featuring a theremin).

Dizzee Rascal, Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley, KSI, James McAvoy and more have all signed up for this year’s Celebrity Bake Off.The five-episode special, in aid of the Stand Up To Cancer charity, will air on Channel 4 this spring.Also entering the tent will be Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, actor John Bishop, comedians David Baddiel and Tom Allen, and NME Awards 2020 host Katherine Ryan among others.Other musicians involved include Anne-Marie, Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle and Alexandra Burke.See the full list of contestants for the Celebrity Bake Off 2021 below.The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off returns this Spring! Here are the celebs daring to enter our tent for a great cause… #GBBO pic.twitter.com/dhhppn0xcV— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff)

Nadine Coyle is to join a host of other stars in the Bake Off tent. The Co Derry native will join Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley, Olympian Kelly Holmes, comedian John Bishop and others in this year’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.

Netflix drama.The Formula, directed by Burning Sands‘ Gerard McMurray, will follow a story about a prodigious racing driver who becomes a getaway driver to help save his family.According to The Hollywood Reporter, McMurray will write, direct and produce the film while Jane Rosenthal, De Niro and Berry Welsh will produce the project.Earlier this week (January 25), Boyega said making films for huge franchises is an experience akin to “luxury jail” for actors.Boyega has played Finn in three Star Wars films, from 2015’s The Force Awakens through 2017’s The Last Jedi and 2019’s The Rise Of Skywalker.The actor’s most recent role comes as Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe: Red, White and Blue, a character who tries to dismantle the racist

Star Wars franchise actor John Boyega and Robert De Niro are on board to star in Netflix's car race prodigy drama The Formula. Gerard McMurray (Burning Sands) will direct the movie about a Formula One race car prodigy who becomes a getaway driver to save his family.

John Boyega and Robert De Niro have signed on for a brand new project together on Netflix.

Star Wars films, from 2015’s The Force Awakens through 2017’s The Last Jedi and 2019’s The Rise Of Skywalker.The actor’s most recent role comes as a Black police officer called Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s new film Small Axe: Red, White and Blue, a character who tries to dismantle the racist structures of the police force from within.In a Q&A event about the film (via CinemaBlend), Boyega contrasted his most recent role with his ongoing Star Wars work, saying: “Being in a big franchise, it’s kind of like luxury jail sometimes for an actor when you want to do something else.

John Boyega. Robert De Niro.

Also Read: Steve McQueen on How John Boyega's 'Star Wars' Experience Shaped His 'Small Axe' RoleBoyega, who broke out in the latest “Star Wars” trilogy, most recently starred in one of the five installments of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology, “Red, White and Blue.” He is currently at work on “They Cloned Tyrone” opposite Jamie Foxx.De Niro recently joined the cast of David O.