‘Jumanji’ Franchise Extending To Theme Parks, Rides, Hotels & More As Sony & Merlin Entertainments Make Pact

Britney Spears’ ex Kevin Federline is congratulating his former wife on her pregnancy with Sam Asghari.  Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told NBC News on Monday, "He wishes her the best for a happy, healthy pregnancy and congratulates her and Sam Asghari as they plan for the excitement of parenthood together." The former backup dancer, 44, and Spears, 40, share two sons together: Sean, 16, and Jayden, 15.The couple was married from 2004-2007.  Britney Spears' ex, Kevin Federline, congratulates the singer on her pregnancy. (Photo by Michael Caulfield/WireImage for Sony BMG Music Entertainment) This will be the "Toxic" singer and Asghari’s first child together. On Monday, Spears took to Instagram to announce that she is pregnant.

“Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” is a new murder-mystery series that’s delivering some serious star-power.

After just 17 days on Netflix, Season 2 of Bridgerton cracked the streamer’s Top 10 of most watched English-language TV seasons in their first 28 days of release, jumping straight to #3 with 560.50M hours viewed. Of them, 115.75M hours were consumed this past week (4/4-4/10) for a third consecutive #1 weekly finish on the streamer.

Britney Spears is ready to be a mom again, and she’s showing off some fabulous fashions in the process! The 40-year-old took to Instagram Tuesday to “model” off some clothes before she would “really start showing” from her pregnancy. She began the video lookbook with a purple floral long sleeve crop top with grey flared pants.

Not here for it. Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) set a major boundary for herself after receiving unkind comments — and some social media users are thinking it has to do with “fans” of Justin Bieber‘s ex Selena Gomez.

More family members are opening up about Britney Spears’ bun in the oven! And this one is particularly spicy…

death of iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who was just 67 when he passed on Tuesday.His family called him “the most iconic voice in comedy” as they confirmed the devastating news in a statement on Tuesday afternoon, saying, “We are heartbroken,” and sharing only that he’d died following a “long illness.”Gottfried’s representative, Glenn Schwartz, has since shared that the actor succumbed to a heart abnormality called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia caused by myotonic dystrophy Type 2.Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle wasting and weakness which predominantly affects the limbs and face but can create increasingly dire complications for respiratory, skeletal and cardiac muscles.People with DM are at a higher risk of irregular heartbeat, including ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia in the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) that causes the heart to beat faster. A sustained sped-up rhythm can cause a fatal drop in blood pressure.Gottfried’s heart condition has been publicly known for some time.

Millie Bobby Brown is once again opening up about sexualization of young girls, but this time she brings added perspective now that she recently turned 18.The  star spoke to Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma on podcast and revealed that, in the wake of turning 18 in February, she's «definitely seeing a difference between the way people act, and the way that the press and social media have reacted to me becoming of age.»«But it's gross and it's true,» she added, «and so I think it's just a very good representation of what's going on in the world and how young girls are sexualized. And so I have been dealing with that but have also been dealing with that for forever.»Brown — who burst onto the scene as a 12-year-old playing Eleven on the hit Netflix series — had previously opened up about the topic when she turned 16 back in February 2020.

Zack Sharf Michael Bay’s “Bad Boys” movies are one of his signature action franchises, but the director said the studio did not have faith in the project because of a misguided belief that Black actors don’t attract international audiences. Sony Pictures was behind “Bad Boys,” which paired Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as two Miami narcotics detectives. The action movie opened in 1995.“Sony didn’t believe in the movie, because two Black actors don’t sell overseas,” Bay recently told Entertainment Weekly.

Warner Bros. confirmed it has removed part of its dialogue from "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" to satisfy the Chinese government.

Attorneys representing "Sweeny Todd" actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, "Aquaman" actress Amber Heard, accused both parties of abuse and manipulation in their opening statements Tuesday during Depp's defamation trial against Heard. Depp, 58, sued Heard, 35, for $50 million in 2019 over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse.

Fans of The Wanted star Tom Parker have been invited to pay their respects outside a private ceremony next week to celebrate the life of the late singer. Tom, originally from Bolton, tragically died aged just 33 last month surrounded by his family, after a gruelling 17 month battle with an inoperable brain tumour.

Arcade Fire have teased the next single, from their forthcoming sixth album ‘WE’. Watch the video clip below.In a reel shared on the Canadian band’s Instagram page, Win Butler plays their yet to be released album, ‘WE’ on vinyl.As the record spins, you can hear Butler say “first single was” before playing the album’s lead track ‘Lightning I’.

Alex G has shared a new song, ‘Main Theme’. Listen to the “gentle, sad, personal” track below.The song will feature during the opening credits and throughout the film, We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, which the musician has soundtracked.The movie, which is set for release on April 15, is about a teenage girl who becomes obsessed with an online role-playing game.

Queen Kwong, aka Carré Kwong Callaway, has today (April 12) shared a new song called ‘On The Run’ – check it out below.The song features keys and synths from The Cure’s Roger O’Donnell and is taken from her forthcoming album, ‘Couples Only’ which arrives on July 12 via Sonic Ritual.Speaking about the track, Callway said: “On the Run is the song that inspired the record’s title, ‘Couples Only’. It’s a romantic, slow-dance-sounding song, but if you listen carefully, the lyrics are more realistic and self-aware.“I spent a lot of my life confusing dramatic, whirlwind, fleeting romance with true love but they’re not the same thing.

Coronation Street star Millie Gibson has paid tribute to campaigner Sylvia Lancaster following her passing on Tuesday morning. Sylvia was the mother of Sophie Lancaster, who was murdered after she and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were targeted for being goths. Since her daughter's passing in 2007, aged 20, Sylvia has spent the last fifteen years campaigning to create education programmes to combat prejudice and intolerance against those from alternative subcultures.

Former TOWIE star Ferne McCann, 31, has been in a relationship with Dubai-based businessman Lorri Haines, also 31, since January, and it looks like they’re still in the honeymoon phase, as Lorri has shared intimate private messages between the two. Sharing a screen grab of their direct messages to his Instagram story, Lorri revealed that Ferne gushed: “I’m still as obsessed with you. I can’t wait to spend just some one on one time with you baby.” He replied with just as much heartfelt emotion, telling her: “Yea me too.

Jennifer Lopez has shared intimate details of Ben Affleck's proposal, revealing that she was enjoying a bubble bath when he dropped to one knee.MORE: Jennifer Lopez's $5m engagement ring from Ben Affleck is exceptionally rareCalling it her "biggest dream come true," the singer and actress admitted that she could not stop as she tried "to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again".WATCH: Jennifer Lopez teases engagement news with 'major announcement' video"Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed," she told fans on her On The JLo newsletter."I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again, I was quite literally speechless and he said, 'Is that a yes?' I said, 'YES of course that’s a YES'."MORE: Nicola Peltz's father's dazzling wedding gift to son-in-law Brooklyn BeckhamSHOP: 26 of the best diamond engagement rings from Vera Wang, Tiffany and more"I was smiling so big and tears were coming down my face, feeling so incredibly happy and whole," she continued, adding that the proposal was "nothing fancy at all, but it was the most romantic thing I could’ve ever imagined, just a quiet Saturday night at home, two people promising to always be there for each other"."Two very lucky people. Who got a second chance at true love," she concluded.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye «Ye» West went through an extended period of silence amid their divorce proceedings. During the latest episode of Dear Media's Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, the 41-year-old reality star said she didn't speak to West, 44, for months after she filed for divorce in February 2021.«We went about eight months without even speaking to each other at the beginning of the divorce. And then we started talking again and I went to the premiere,» Kardashian said, referencing a listening event for West's album.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were one of Hollywood’s most watched power couples. And, they’re one of few duos to receive their own nickname, hence: “Kimye.” Since 2012, Kim has been the only one who can make a sometimes poker-faced Kanye smile. Throughout the past ten years, their relationship has certainly weathered its fair share of ups and downs.

Hollywood is mourning the loss of beloved comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, who died on Tuesday, April 12 at the age of 67. He was battling Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia brought on by Myotonic Dystrophy type II. Gilbert’s family shared the heartbreaking news in a statement that was posted on the late star’s Twitter account.

Gilbert Gottfried, who passed away at the age of 67 after a “long illness,” was known to the world as a talented actor and comedian, but he was also a loving husband and father. The late star is survived by his wife Dara Kravitz, 52, and their two children, Lily, 14, and Max, 12, who will surely the closest people to him in his life. Since around 2007, Gilbert and Dara have lived their love life in the public eye and have seemed to live their lives together happily. Shortly after Gilbert’s death, his family released a touching statement about him on social media.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPrepare to enter the world of Jumanji.The 1995 adventure movie, starring Robin Williams — and the Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart-led sequels — will be the inspiration of new rides, lands, retail outlets and themed hotels.Sony Pictures, the studio behind the billion-dollar film franchise, and Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates Legoland and Madame Tussauds, have entered into a multi-territory exclusivity agreement to develop and operate attractions across Merlin’s Resort Theme Parks and Waterparks in Europe (including the United Kingdom) and North America.The first “Jumanji” experience to be brought to life will be a theme park ride, which will open in April this year at Merlin’s Gardaland Resort in Italy. A second activation is already in development at a different, yet-to-be announced theme park for a 2023 launch.

A series of rides, attractions, theme park lands, retail outlets and even themed-hotel rooms inspired by the “Jumanji” franchise are coming to theme parks and water parks across Europe and North America.Sony Pictures Entertainment has entered into an agreement with Merlin Entertainments and their brands to launch several “Jumanji” branded attractions, including the first to open at Merlin’s Gardaland Resort in Italy in April. “Jumanji – the Adventure” will open at Gardaland next month, and the ride, on which Merlin teamed up with Oceaneering and Framestore, will transport guests into the exocitc world of Jumanji and is described as a “dark ride” that will have “pitfalls, surprises and dangers through the wild jungle.” Opening alongside the ride will be a series of Jumanji hotel bedrooms.