Lindsey Beer To Write And Direct A Reboot Of ‘Sleepy Hollow’ For Paramount

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Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick has buzzed yet another box office milestone, this time flying past $800M globally. The worldwide cume through Thursday is $806.4M, including $422.2M domestic and $384.2M from the international box office.

Kate Aurthur editorUpon its release on Sept. 17, 2021, “Squid Game” quickly became an international phenomenon.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentThe Motion Picture & Television Fund, celebrating its 100th anniversary, might be the most active, admired — and most misunderstood — organization in Hollywood. Silent screen star Mary Pickford started the philanthropic org under the name Motion Picture Relief Fund (it was renamed in 1971).Over the century, entertainment’s biggest heavyweights gave support.

Sasha Urban editorJustin Bieber postponed his remaining North American tour dates Friday, after previously announcing that he is battling Ramsay Hunt syndrome. In Bieber’s case, the rare virus has caused facial paralysis.“In light of Justin’s ongoing recovery, the remaining U.S. tour shows scheduled for June and early July will be postponed,” reads a post on the Justice Tour’s Instagram page.After sharing his diagnosis on Instagram on June 10, Bieber postponed his early June dates in Washington, D.C., Toronto and New York City.“As you can see, this eye is not blinking.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentThere’s no doubt about it: social media has revolutionized the food business. Scrolling through endless food porn on Instagram tipped off a craze that has now fully blown up with TikTok, which has turned everyone into a 15-second chef.That also might be the problem.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWhen he was fresh out of USC’s School of Dramatic Arts in the mid-1990s, Danny Strong’s goals were modest. The future multihyphenate just wanted to be able to pay his rent with his earnings as an actor.It took about 18 months, but he got there.

Selome Hailu In 1958, Esquire published “A Great Day in Harlem,” a photo taken by Art Kane of 57 jazz musicians ranging from Thelonious Monk to Coleman Hawkins gathered together on a New York City Stoop. In an homage to that historic picture, on June 5, 2022, Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Pictures organized “A Great Day in Animation,” which features 54 Black professionals working in animation today.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Top Gun: Maverick” has roared past the $800 million mark at the global box office, and by crossing that milestone it now ranks as the highest-grossing film in Tom Cruise’s storied career.The long-gestating sequel to “Top Gun,” the 1986 aeronautics action flick that solidified Cruise’s place on the A-list, has now passed “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” which was previously the actor’s most successful film with $791.1 million worldwide. Its total stands at $806.4 million, with $422.2 million of that impressive bounty coming from domestic audiences.

Addie Morfoot ContributorThis year, podcasts have been the inspiration for narrative watercooler content including on “The Dropout,” “The Thing About Pam” “WeCrashed” and “Gaslit.”However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries.Docus including Apple’s “The Big Conn,” HBO’s “Allen v. Farrow” and ESPN’s upcoming Title IX doc “37 Words” all feature what has been dubbed “the companion podcast.” Described as a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a nonfiction films or series, companion podcasts are less of a marketing tool and more of a chance for storytellers to give insights into the process of researching, producing, shooting and editing their films.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn the reboot of “Father of the Bride,” now streaming on HBO Max, costume designer Caroline Eselin knew that she wasn’t going to emulate either of the previous incarnations of the film when it came to creating the wedding dress worn by Sofia (Adria Arjona). Instead, she drew inspiration from the new movie’s Miami setting and the city’s vibrant style.This time, Andy Garcia is the title character who must come to grips with the marriage of his daughter and is determined to pay for her wedding.

Top Gun Maverick co-star Tom Cruise.Kilmer, who starred alongside Cruise in the original 1986 Top Gun, has a cameo role in Maverick in which his character, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky, speaks through a computer.The actor was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, and currently speaks with the use of a voice box after successfully undergoing chemotherapy and two trachetomies.“36 years later… I’m still your wingman <3” Kilmer wrote on Instagram, sharing a still from Maverick alongside Cruise.Take a look at the post here:A post shared by Val Kilmer (@valkilmerofficial)Meanwhile, Top Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller recently admitted he thought he was “going to die” during a stunt on set.Teller, who plays Lieutenant Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw in the new film, was one of a number of actors to undergo a five-month training course delivered by co-star Tom Cruise to prepare them for the G-forces they would experience while filming scenes in planes.Of one scene, shot in an F-18 Hornet jet, Teller told LADBible: “I think when there’s that much adrenaline and a healthy bit of fear, I was able to hold [vomit] down. I guess that’s a secret skill I have.”“If anything I think it made me really appreciate how nice it is not to have to, you know, go 500 knots an hour all the time,” he said of his new appreciation for commercial flights.

Daft Punk‘s Thomas Bangalter has been spotted in the studio with Lil Nas X sparking rumours that the pair are working together.In a studio video shared by the the ‘Old Town Road’ hitmaker earlier this week, and then re-shared by fans on TikTok, a man who looks like Bangalter can be seen briefly walking into shot with a guitar.Neither artist has confirmed nor shared any info about their potential collaboration. NME has reached out to Lil Nas X’s team for comment.J'hallucine ou c'est Thomas Bangalter en studio avec Lil Nas X ???? pic.twitter.com/EF87y7Vupl— Phoenix 909 (@Phoenix_909) June 15, 2022It’s the first alleged sighting of either member of Daft Punk – Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – in the studio since announcing their split back in February last year, after being together for 28 years.The Parisian duo, who are considered to be one of the most influential electronic acts of all time, confirmed the news in an eight-minute video called ‘Epilogue’ which featured footage from their 2006 sci-fi film Electroma.Their final performance came in 2017, when they joined The Weeknd to perform the latter track at the Grammys.

Noel Gallagher has called out the Royal Family, branding it “farcical” and claiming that it’s “dwindling like religion”.According to The Mirror, the former Oasis star reportedly made the comments after finding out that his staff were taking off the recent bank holidays for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.Gallagher – who doesn’t “hate” the monarchy but has admitted that he is not a royalist – said he was surprised to learn his staff were taking the time off because “the music business should not stop for the monarchy”.“Some of the people who work for me, I was like, ‘See you tomorrow’. They went, ‘Oh, we’re off tomorrow.

Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ has today (June 17) reached Number One on the UK singles chart following its appearance in the latest season of Stranger Things.Last week, the song was the most streamed track on the planet and reached Number One on both the Spotify charts in the UK and the US after earning 57million streams in just one week.As well as being Number One now in the UK, it’s also Number One in Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. In the US, it’s currently Number Four in the main chart and Number One on the Billboard Global 200 chart, making it Bush’s biggest ever hit in America 37 years after its original release.In a new statement today, Bush said of the news: “The Duffer Brothers have created four extraordinary series of Stranger Things in which the child actors have grown into young adults.“In this latest series the characters are facing many of the same challenges that exist in reality right now.

Malaysia and other Muslim countries have banned "Lightyear" from playing in theaters after Disney refused to cut a same-sex kissing scene from the animated film. The Disney Pixar film was released in theaters on June 17. Malaysia's Film Censorship Board said it approved the movie with parental guidance for those under 13 on the condition of modifications.

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Instagram boyfriend! Kim Kardashian is calling Pete Davidson the “best” photographer after the comedian took a series of sexy photos of the reality star during their romantic getaway.

Frankie Essex has enjoyed her first public outing since giving birth to her twins earlier this month, pushing them in a double pram as for a sunny day out. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 34, and sister of former co-star Joey Essex, welcomed a boy and a girl into the world on 1 June with her partner Luke Luv. In the snaps, Frankie looks happy and relaxed as she enjoys on a casual stroll before a trip to the supermarket.

Love Island star Davide Sanclimenti is set to end his romance with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu as the pair come to blows tonight over her terrace action, which she states “is not cheating”.The break-up happens as Davide, 27, confronts the Turkish beauty about her secret dalliances with bombshell Jay Younger, 28, after the pair disappeared to enjoy a make-out session together on the terrace. Davide and Ekin-Su, 27, have been coupled up together since arriving on Love Island.

Tasha Ghouri's dad has jumped in to defend the star after some Love Island fans accused her of copying something Molly-Mae Hague did in the villa.The model and dancer, 23, has regularly seen in the show cuddling up to her teddy bear, who she affectionately calls Flat Ted. The bear even made an appearance in Tasha and Andrew Le Page’s steamy night in the hideaway, after Luca Bish grabbed it and delivered the cuddly toy to just outside the door, shouting out to Andrew and Tasha to let them know. As things started heating up, the camera cheekily flashed to poor Flat Ted lying on the floor by the side of the bed.

not look good in this instance.“I think that after being complicit for four years, he doesn’t get hero status. But at this point, the bar is pretty low,” Hostin said.You can watch the full segment from “The View” in the video above.

defamation verdict against her took away her free speech – but she had her say this week on NBC’s “Today” in a two-part sit-down with Savannah Guthrie, re-affirming claims of abuse at the hands of Johnny Depp and doubling down on the theory that social media turned the jury against her.“To my dying day, (I) will stand by every word of my testimony,” Heard said in the first part of the interview that aired Tuesday on Today. Part two was due on Wednesday on NBC.To her credit, Guthrie didn’t go easy on Heard, taking her to task for the credibility issues the jury obviously had with her side of the story.

Amber Heard continues to stand by her words after Johnny Depp won his defamation trial against her.

for defamation.“To my dying day, I will stand by every word in my testimony,” Heard, 46, told the “Today” show in an interview teaser that aired early Tuesday.Still, the actress admitted that the wild testimony that led to her brutal courtroom loss also painted her and her superstar ex in the worst possible light.“I would not blame the average person for looking at this and how it’s been covered and not think that it is Hollywood brats at their worst,” she conceded to Savannah Guthrie.Her comments came on the second day of footage from a “wide-ranging sitdown” to air in full Friday at 8 p.m. ET.On Monday, clips showed her also saying that she was not surprised that the Virginia jury ruled against her — because they fell for the “fantstic actor.”“How could they not come to that conclusion? They had sat in those seats and heard over three weeks of nonstop relentless testimony from paid employees and — towards the end of the trial — randos,” Heard told Savannah Guthrie with a nervous chuckle.“I don’t blame them.

Paramount Pictures is set to reboot horror classic “Sleepy Hollow” with Lindsey Beer writing, directing and producing, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Beer recently signed a first look deal with the studio.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard battled in a defamation case, the eyes of the world began to focus on the eloquent, intelligent, passionate, and knowledgeable attorney representing the actor. Dubbed “The Queen of Cross-Examination,” Camille Vasquez rapidly grew in popularity for her excellent judgment and communication skills.After becoming a viral sensation for objecting to Amber Heard’s legal team during the redirect session, Vasquez became a worldwide phenomenon, and viewers began investigating more about her life.Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez has been elevated to partner at Brown RudnickJohnny Depp’s legal team: Who are the women becoming mini-celebrities?Despite representing celebrities, Vasquez is very private with her life.

Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp is said to have splashed thousands and left a "large tip" for star-struck waiting staff at a curry house down south.

Sheffield city centre offers "something for everybody", according to TripAdvisor reviewers. Read more: Deliveroo lets you get 'Doctor's favourite meal' direct to your doorstepKommune, found on Angel Street, brings together independent kitchens from across the country all in one place. Inside the unique Grade II listed building, you'll find not one but nine different food vendors, plus an independent book shop.

Johnny Depp was mobbed by fans in Glasgow as he ended a week of performances following victory in his US defamation lawsuit. Mr Depp took to a UK stage with Jeff Beck for the fifth time this week, having recently played in Sheffield, London and Gateshead.

Johnny Depp has been spotted waving to adoring fans as he entered the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow this evening. The Pirates of the Caribbean star is set to perform in a sold out show at the venue with friend and singer Jeff Beck on Friday night.

A smiling Johnny Depp was greeted by fans as he appeared in Glasgow ahead of his gig with Jeff Beck tonight.