Lin-Manuel Miranda praises ‘The Little Mermaid,’ calls out racist trolls

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” wraps up MCU‘s Phase 4 on November 11, and advance word from the film’s world premiere two days ago is very, very strong. No surprise there, as Ryan Coogler cooked up one of Marvel‘s best films with 2018’s “Black Panther.” But the film sees Coogler and its cast and crew face the death of star Chadwick Boseman last year, a difficult thing to manage for any film.

A man from Perthshire was one of two eco-activists arrested in London after smearing chocolate cake on the face of a King Charles wax figure at Madame Tussauds.

Max Greenfield is recalling some very sweet — and very funny — memories of the late Leslie Jordan.

A real s—t show? Sheryl Crow got candid about her experience at Woodstock ‘99 — and the incident that made her leave the infamous music festival.

Not so easy! Pregnant Lindsay Arnold thought having a second child would be simple — but has since realized that she was “naïve” about how difficult conceiving could be.

A Chinese is arguably one of the best takeaway cuisines to enjoy from the comfort of your own home - especially on a weekend sat the sofa.

Finneas feels “lucky to be here” after suffering severe e-bike injury.

East Kilbride MSP Collette Stevenson has welcomed the news that Scotland’s Baby Box is receiving a makeover for its fifth birthday.

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A moving tribute. Call Me Kat honored late star Leslie Jordan with a montage that aired during the sitcom’s Thursday, October 27, episode.

Before anybody gets the urge to criticize Perez for this video – go ahead. Just know that your negative feedback does not bother us. We thank you for the engagement! P is doing his best with the children. And his best is more than good enough! So, for those who want to enjoy, here’s our two day rollerskating adventure. Detours and hiccups and all! Watch!

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Well, this is unexpected!

The end of an era.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s husband has been seriously injured in a an attack following a break-in at their home in San Francisco.

Jerry Lee Lewis has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. The rock 'n roll pioneer passed away after suffering from various illnesses throughout the years, his publicist wrote in a press release Friday.

Jerry Lee Lewis, one of rock ‘n roll’s pioneers and a Hall of Fame member in several genres, died Friday morning at 87. Lewis died at a home in Memphis, TN, his publicist Zach Farnum said in a release.

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent has set Lexi Tannenholtz (Booger), Robert Colom (Mountains), Aya Hamdan (Out of Water), Shao Min Chew Chia (The Plutonians), Sabrina Stoll (Tiny Birds with Broken Brains) and Pin-Chun Liu (Wonderland) as the participants and projects for its annual Producing Lab, now in its 22nd year. 

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Zovatto is set to co-star opposite Anna Kendrick in the true crime thriller The Dating Game, which Kendrick is also directing. Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios is behind the film with Kendrick also producing. Denis O’Hare, Kathryn Gallaghe, Nicolette Robinson, Kelley Jakle and Autumn Best. Production is currently under way in Vancouver.

EXCLUSIVE: MadRiver Pictures has set James Gray to direct its untitled John F. Kennedy biopic, which will focus on JFK’s evolution from an unremarkable young man desperate to prove his mettle to his powerful father, into a WWII hero whose triumph over adversity hardened leadership skills that forged his path to the White House.

EXCLUSIVE: Eugenio Derbez and Ben Odell’s 3Pas Studios (Acapulco) has signed a multi-year first-look deal with ABC Signature for English-language TV content.

Kenya Moore learned a valuable life lesson when she was crowned Miss USA: If you dream it, you can achieve it. But anyone who’s lived a little knows that no matter what course your life is on, everything can change in an instant. A party invitation you accept, a phone call you decline—even whether you return a stranger’s smile or put on your headphones instead—an action (or inaction) that unfolds in mere seconds can upend your trajectory.

Denny Football Centre is almost certain to be closed for good as part of a review of Falkirk Council's sport and leisure facilities.

Many of us are looking for ways to save money this winter with the cost of living crisis in full swing.

Defiant Barry Ferguson reveals he's had arguments with Rangers fans over his shopping on whether Gio van Bronckhorst is still the man for the job. But he insists his old pal deserves a bit of patience - at least until the winter break.

Major plans are being developed to expand improved full fibre gigabit broadband to nearly 10,000 residential and business premises across Perth.

Against all odds, 2018’s “Venom” and its sequel, last year’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” managed to make $1.36 billion worldwide at the box office. Not bad for two films that cost about $100 million each and that critics mostly reviled.

EXCLUSIVE: Eugenio Derbez and Ben Odell’s 3Pas Studios (Acapulco) has signed a multi-year first-look deal with ABC Signature for English-language TV content.

CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) and Janet Yang Productions announced the second year of the Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge for Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers. The Challenge’s sophomore year kicks off with a Nov. 1st premiere, sponsored by AMC Theatres, where the four short films by year one’s winning filmmakers will be unveiled: 

Women supporting women! Olivia Wilde, Lake Bell, Quinta Brunson, Lili Reinhart and more stars wowed at the 2022 Women in Film Gala.

We all know what cold weather means for our skin. Hint: bad things. Our bronze summer glow is replaced with pale, irritated, ghostly skin, and we just hate it. We all know it’s important to moisturize when your skin is dry, dull and red, but if you mean business, you’re going to need a whole routine.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Lin-Manuel Miranda has a message to the trolls who have targeted their hate at Halle Bailey, star of the live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” — watch Brandy in “Cinderella.” “I’m old enough to remember that being a game changer for my generation,” Miranda told me during a Zoom chat from the L’Attitude conference in San Diego, where he was making an appearance with American Express to support Latino small business owners. “And Rob Marshall was the choreographer on that and is now the director of the movie. I’m really thrilled by that symmetry.” Besides, Miranda thinks the positivity and excitement around the new film far outweigh the negativity. Just take a look at the sneak peek of Bailey singing a snippet of “Part of Your World,” which racked up 104 million global views within days of its debut at the D23 Expo. “I’m not interested in giving them any oxygen because I know the lives that are going to be changed. Halle is perfect for the part,” said the Tony winner, who wrote four songs for the movie with composer Alan Menken. “She is going to blow them away. If that’s the thing that makes you mad, then stay mad. But examine your choices.”

Halle Bailey wheels her luggage with her outside the terminal after arriving at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Friday (September 23).