John Malkovich Discusses Missing ‘Seneca’ Co-Star Julian Sands: ‘It’s A Very Sad Event’

Harry Potter will open in Japan. Billed as the world’s largest indoor Harry Potter attraction, it is set to open its doors this summer, on Friday June 16. Ticket sales will begin on March 22. It is also set to be the first Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Asia. The attraction, which will feature exclusive sets and experiences, will be located on the site of the Toshimaen amusement park in Nerima, Tokyo, which shut down in Aug. 2020. Potter fans will be able to step into the world of Hogwarts and more, learning how the films were made, exploring costumes, props and sets and special effects.

Naman Ramachandran Writer, producer and script editor Cassandra Johnson-Bekoe has joined U.K. independent production company DARE Pictures in the newly created position of head of scripted development. Johnson-Bekoe was previously senior development executive at Daniel Kaluuya’s production outfit 59%, overseeing the company’s slate and generating new IP across international and regional markets. Prior to this she worked in scripted development and her credits include “Ted Lasso” season 2 (WarnerBros/Apple+), “Riches” (Greenacre Films for ITV), “Secret Invasion” (Marvel Studios) and “The Chemistry of Death” (Cuba Pictures Ltd, for Paramount+). Reporting into DARE CEO Derren Lawford, Johnson-Bekoe will focus on developing the company’s scripted slate, as well bringing with her an original slate of IP and working on new drama and film projects with a view to taking them from pitch to commission with a particular emphasis on the U.S. and African markets. She will identify and develop relationships with emerging and established storytelling talent.

Emiliano De Pablos In an early market deal at this week’s Málaga Film Festival, Guido Rud’s sales house FilmSharks has nabbed worldwide sales rights to Spanish period thriller “Olvido” (“The Forgotten Killings”). Directed by Inés París (“A mi madre le gustan las mujeres,” “La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre”) and written by Fermín P. Pina, “The Forgotten Killings” is produced by José Luis Rancaño at Madrid-based La Dalia Films.   Inés París’ “La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre,” also produced by Rancaño at La Dalia and starring Spain’s Belén Rueda and Argentina’s Diego Peretti, snagged the audience prize at the 2016 Málaga Film Festival.

Emiliano De Pablos The Walt Disney Co.’s Star Distribution has taken Latin American distribution rights to Argentine writer-director Pablo Solarz’s coming-of-age film “Desperté con un sueño” (“I Woke Up with a Dream”) An Argentina-Uruguay co-production, teaming Buenos Aires-based Pampa Films and Aramos Cine with Montevideo’s Mutante Cine and Bocacha Films, “I Woke Up with a Dream” screened March 14 at the Málaga Film Festival’s main competition. Top Argentine producer Pablo Bossi’s Madrid-based company Gloriamundi is handling “I Woke Up with a Dream” rights outside Latin America.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Tyler West and Molly Rainford appear to have confirmed their romance after months of speculation. The Kiss FM DJ and the CBBC star were said to have grown close behind the scenes of the BBC One dance contest before heading on tour with some of their fellow 2022 co-stars.

A planning inspector has thrown out a bid to build 72 new homes near the centre of Ramsbottom. Last year, Bury Council’s planning committee rejected Eccleston Homes’ plans for the new estate at the ‘gateway’ Mondi Mill site on Bridge Street.

The government will extend the energy price guarantee for a further three months, the Treasury has confirmed.

Carrie Underwood recently invited Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose on stage to perform the latter’s ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ together at her recent concert in Los Angeles.Underwood brought Rose out during the encore portion of her set at the Crypto.com Arena on March 13, where both of them would sing a rendition of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Welcome To The Jungle’.Watch the pair perform ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ below.This performance would mark the first time that Carrie Underwood and Axl Rose have performed the track together. Underwood first performed with the Guns N’ Roses frontman in April last year, when she brought him out to perform ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ and ‘Paradise City’ during her headlining performance at California’s Stagecoach Festival 2022.Elsewhere during her concert, Underwood performed a slew of her biggest hits including ‘Good Girl’, ‘Hate My Heart’, ‘Ghost Story’ and ‘Last Name’ before ending the show with ‘Before He Cheats’.Axl Rose and his Guns N’ Roses bandmates are set to headline Glastonbury later this year alongside Elton John and Arctic Monkeys.

Netflix‘s popular K-drama series The Glory has officially become the streaming platform’s most-watched release of the week.This is according to Netflix’s latest weekly list of Top 10 most-viewed TV shows and movies of the week for the week of March 6 to 12. The revenge-thriller series racked up over 124million hours viewed, and ranked in the Top 10 in 79 countries globally.

Louis Tomlinson has revealed his thoughts on having the most songwriting credits in One Direction among his former bandmates.In a new clip released from Tomlinson’s upcoming documentary film All Of Those Voices, the former One Direction star said the thought of the boyband writing their own songs “had always been in my mind”, adding, “it’d be cool if we weren’t just the standard boyband who just got given songs and sang them”.Tomlinson would go on to explain that once he had begun writing for the group, he finally felt a sense of ownership in his career: “All of a sudden, I felt in control again. The first two and a half years, I just felt like I wasn’t in control of myself or certainly had an influence on the band.”The clip would end with Tomlinson talking about how proud he was of his songwriting credits, comparing it to how proud of the group as a whole: “When I think about how proud I am of One Direction, I think of us as a collective.

TV personality Georgia Harrison has said she developed cysts and later went into septic shock after becoming a victim of revenge porn. Her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear, who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, was jailed for 21 months for sharing a private sex video of them on his OnlyFans website.The 28-year-old model told The Sun that her career was “damaged” and she was “thriving” prior to seeing the footage circulating online.

There's a brand new recruit joining Made In Chelsea's high-society roster – a drop-dead gorgeous model with royal connections. Cheeky and charming, Freddy Knatchbull is about to become SW3's most eligible bachelor.The 19-year-old, who makes his TV debut in the upcoming series of the E4 reality show, currently balances the notoriously hardcore student nightlife of Newcastle with country house getaways with the boys. The hunk was introduced to MIC's producers by his model pal and current star Joel Mignott, and Freddy tells OK! we can expect to see him flirting up a storm.

It’s Wednesday and one star sign should curb their impulsive spirit, while another will be trusted with a secret.There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years. From Aries through to Pisces, here's what today could bring for your horoscope - and what you can do to be prepared.

There are 'severe delays' on the Metrolink this morning with one line fully suspended due to a fault on the overhead line.

Midwife Pip Podcast that she started to feel "guilty, freaked out and panicked" and questioned whether she had made the "wrong decision". Chloe explained: "I felt very isolated, very alone. [I was] quite depressed and quite freaked out.

Read More: Martin Lewis issues 9 character warning over painkiller rip-offMartin tweeted after the show: "Hi folks. Just leaving the @itvMLshow studio to go home. Tonight's show was one I've long wanted to do.

his divorce in 2021. Appearing tonight (March 14) on Emma, Oti and Rylan's Red Nose Day Challenge on BBC One, Rylan was joined by Emma Willis and Oti Mabuse as they attempted to climb the Cairn Gorm mountain in the Scottish Highlands to raise money for Comic Relief. During training, Rylan spoke to cameras, telling viewers his reasons for embarking on the tough challenge to summit the peak.

adding blackmail to his list of worries and monthly spends. It’s cost Noah dearly to keep Samson off his back, but with Amelia (Daisy Campbell) in mind he’s soldiered on, and now the family unit will be hit with yet another setback.

Lindsay Lohan has announced that she is set to welcome her first child. The Mean Girls and Freaky Friday actress shared the wonderful news that she is expecting her first child with her husband Bader Shammas, whom she married last July. Lindsay, 36, revealed the exciting life update with an adorable snap of a white babygro on her Instagram page.

Former reality star Kyle Chrisley was arrested for aggravated assault in Tennessee, Fox News Digital can confirm. The 32-year-old, who appeared alongside his family on the USA Network reality show "Chrisley Knows Best," was taken into custody by the Smyrna Police Department on Tuesday.

Fears have been raised that dozens of affordable flats planned for a major housing development could ‘disappear’ within five years. Housing association Great Places wants to build 73 ‘rent-to-buy’ apartments on a former car wash site in Stockport town centre.The one and two-bedroom homes would be spread across two adjoining blocks on disused land at King Street West - part of the regeneration zone overseen by the town’s mayoral development corporation (MDC). These would be let to working households at a discounted rent, giving tenants the opportunity to save for a deposit to buy their first home.

The 2023 Juno Awards, Canada’s long-running annual music awards show, saw a protestor take the stage as Avril Lavigne introduced a performer. The individual, an environmental activist, was topless and had the phrases “SAVE THE GREEN BELT” and “STOP LOGGING OLD GROWTH NOW” written on their body, references to the Ontario government’s plan to build developments on thousands of acres of the province’s protected green space and British Columbia's timber industry.

Manchester United face Real Betis in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 on Thursday night.

Cleaning influencer Mrs Hinch has had Instagram posts banned after she failed to make clear to her followers that she was advertising her own products. The social media star, whose real name is Sophie Hinchliffe, burst onto the scene back in 2018.

Jowita Przystal is enjoying an idyllic break in the Maldives, as is not letting reports of her split from fellow Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice dampen her spirits.Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the Strictly winner shared a gorgeous photo showing her posing on the edge of the most stunning swimming pool.WATCH: Kevin Clifton gives his thoughts on the 'Strictly curse'Rocking a black bikini, the 28-year-old can be seen with her hands on her face whilst enjoying the water falling on top of her."Appreciate every second," she wrote, whilst also revealing that she is currently holidaying at the Sun Siyam Iru Fushi resort in the Maldives.A post shared by Jowita Przystał (@jowitaprzystal)Jowita stunned whilst posing in a swimming poolJowita appears to be on holiday with some girlfriends, and the trip comes just as it has been revealed that she has reportedly split from Giovanni due to their hectic work schedules.The split comes three months after it was first reported they were dating and were pictured holding hands, and just days after the Italian dancer seemed to confirm their relationship in a new interview with Radio Times.A post shared by Jowita Przystał (@jowitaprzystal)The star has been posing about a storm during her breakAsked about his romance, Giovanni told the publication: "This was my New Year's resolution. We are not talking about anything."The interviewer then pressed: "We, so there's a 'we'?" to which Giovanni "smiled silently".Laughing at the not-so-subtle indiscretion, Anton - who is set to go on tour with the Italian hunk - remarked: "I want Gio to find love like I have.

The stars are stepping out for the premiere of Extrapolations!

Alejandro Garnacho had a golden opportunity ahead of him over the coming weeks.

David Proctor says his Cumbernauld Colts side stood up to be counted as they fought back to draw 1-1 with Celtic ‘B’ in the Lowland League.

Stephen Frail says Motherwell can never expect to beat Rangers, but they go into the Saturday lunchtime kick-off with a lot of confidence.

A man who choked his ‘kind’ sister to death after an argument at a caravan park had previously stabbed her with scissors and authorities ‘underestimated’ the risk he posed to family members, a review has found.

It’s been more than a month since Julian Sands was reported missing and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has an update regarding the search efforts.

John Malkovich has said the disappearance of his friend and fellow actor Julian Sands is “a very sad event”.The pair became close while working on the film Killing Fields in 1983 and later appeared together in 2014 US drama series Crossbones. Malkovich is a godfather to one of Sands’ sons with his first wife journalist Sarah Sands. Authorities have vowed to “bring closure” to the Sands family, after more than five weeks of searching in southern California.The actor was first reported missing on January 13 in the Mount Baldy region of the San Gabriel mountains after failing to return from a hike.

Over a month after Julian Sands was reported missing, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced its team is delaying the search to find the missing actor due to a winter storm approaching the area.  "On Saturday, February 18, 2023, over 20 members of the Fontana Sheriff's Station and the West Valley Search and Rescue team conducted a ground search in the Mt. Baldy area," the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The crew members focused on the area where the California Highway Patrol's RECCO device hit on a possible electronic device on January 25th," the statement continued.

John Malkovich admitted his heartache about the unknown as his dear friend and co-star, actor Julian Sands, has been missing for more than one month. "Julian and I were very, very close," Malkovich said during a press conference in Berlin for "Seneca — On the Creation of Earthquakes." John and Julian co-starred in the film, but first met decades ago on the Academy Award-winning movie, "The Killing Fields." Sands was reported missing on Jan. 13 after failing to return from a hike on Mt.

The audiences at Berlin International Film Festival tend to be respectful and engaged.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor AnnaSophia Robb has joined Kathy Bates, John Malkovich, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Root and Lewis Pullman in the cast of “Thelma.” The Exchange is selling the film at Berlin’s European Film Market. Robb starred in Hulu’s Emmy-winning series “The Act,” Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” and HBO Max’s “The Carrie Diaries,” and is toplining Netflix’s upcoming “Rebel Ridge.” “Thelma” tells the true story of the 11-year battle by the mother of John Kennedy Toole, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “A Confederacy of Dunces,” to get his novel published after his suicide.