Robert De Niro’s Children’s Film, ‘War With Grandpa,’ Hits Theaters In September

Roberto Bentivegna, co-writer for the Ridley Scott-directed “House of Gucci,” developed most of the script over Zoom when he was stuck in Colombia during the onset of the pandemic. And yet, for a virtual screenwriting experience, it went off without a hitch.“The process was very smooth,” Bentivegna told TheWrap about the process of writing the script. “I read the script in February of 2019, and we spent a couple of months casting the movie,” he said.

Nadia Sawalha has said her "heart is aching" as she broke her silence on the death of Jamal Edwards, the son of her Loose Women co-star Brenda Edwards. Music mogul and entrepreneur Jamal tragically passed away on Sunday at the age of 31, with his mum Brenda saying she is "completely devastated". Loose Women dedicated Monday's show to their colleague Brenda and her son Jamal, with Nadia taking to her YouTube channel to pay her own tribute.

Kate Middleton paid tribute to Denmark in a themed ensemble as she began a solo two-day trip to the country on Tuesday. The Duchess of Cambridge is visiting alongside The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to drive awareness on the extraordinary impact of the early years.

Jess Wright has gushed that her and her sister-in-law’s babies will be the “best cousins” as the pregnant pair posed together at a christening. Former TOWIE star Jess shared a snap of herself cradling her bump and wrapping her arm around her brother Josh Wright’s wife Hollie Kane Wright on her Instagram page. Hollie, 29, also cradled her growing bump in the shot.

Florence + The Machine have updated their website and confirmed their forthcoming return.The Florence Welch-led band first teased their comeback yesterday, sending letters and cards to fans marked ‘Chapter 1’.Now, their website has been updated to show fifteen cards, one of which is the ‘King’ card sent out to fans. The remaining fourteen are currently face-down.

DMA’s have announced details of their ‘Live At The Seaside’ summer shows in the UK.The Australian trio have added to their growing tour schedule for 2022, which already includes slots at TRSNMT, Neighbourhood Weekender and the inaugural Neck of the Woods Festival, with this new announcement.DMA’s will play two seaside headline shows in July, with the band set to perform at Winter Gardens in Margate on July 8 before they head up north to Scarborough for a show at the Spa Grand Hall on July 9.Tickets for DMA’s’ ‘Live At The Seaside’ shows will go on general sale here from 10am on Friday (February 25).A post shared by DMA'S (@dmasmusic)DMA’s most recent release, the ‘I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You’ EP, was released back in August 2021.Speaking to NME last year, guitarist Johnny Took said that the sound of the EP could be a sign of things to come on the band’s forthcoming fourth album.“When you have an experience like making this EP, it’s amazing how much you learn about yourself. It makes you realise where you’re at and what path of music you want to write,” he reflected.

Actress Jaida Benjamin was found early Tuesday morning in Los Angeles after going missing, Fox News can confirm. "She was located this morning at Colfax Avenue and Ventura Boulevard. She's been located and her family has been notified," a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.

Starring in “West Side Story” again was an emotional experience for Rita Moreno.

The Miz just revealed his tag team partner for WrestleMania: Logan Paul.

Michael Bublé and his wife Luisana Lopilato are expecting their fourth child together.

Amid health issues that have forced her to be absent for the entire season, Wendy Williams’ daytime talk show is coming to an end.

Chris Willman Music WriterMaking a good argument that rehearsals are for rookies, and that some Oscar nominees are better utility players than others, Questlove sat in with John Mayer’s band at a Madison Square Garden show Monday after the singer’s usual drummer, Steve Ferrone, tested positive for COVID before the show.Mayer’s crew was actually down by two at the start of his second night at MSG, with backup singer Carlos Ricketts Jr. also testing positive.

A new ‘bus gate’ will be installed on Heaton Lane in Stockport town centre — meaning only buses, cyclists, and taxis will be able to access the road from today.

Naman Ramachandran Kids’ content distributor Federation Kids and Family and ZDF Enterprises have sold all three seasons of hit series “Find Me in Paris” to streamer Disney Plus as part of a worldwide multi-territory deal, while Italian state broadcaster RAI also picked up season 3 following on from its successful run of the first two seasons.Broadcast in over 80 territories, “Find Me in Paris” (78 x 26’) follows the story of Lena Grisky, a time-travelling ballet dancer from 1905 Russia trapped in modern day Paris, and the many dilemmas she faces finding her place between two worlds. The series has also been a social media hit across all platforms, with the soundtracks registering 18 million streams across all music streaming platforms for 2020/2021 and its YouTube channel recording 46.1 million views to date.

Bruno Fernandes believes that, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane's experience of winning the Champions League is important in the competition, the rest of the squad must follow in their footsteps and be hungry enough to win it for the first time.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterInvestment firm Standard General has struck a deal to purchase TV broadcaster Tegna Inc. for $24 per share in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.

Vicky Pattison has announced that she is engaged to partner Ercan Ramadan.

Petrol prices are expected to rise and hit the 'grim milestone' of £1.50 per litre after Russian troops entered eastern Ukraine.

Zack Sharf With a reported budget of $50 million and a U.S. box office gross of only $29 million, “Zoolander 2” is one of the biggest flops of Ben Stiller’s career.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMediawan (“Call My Agent!”) has signed a strategic partnership with Laurent Zeitoun’s production company Good Hero to co-develop and co-produce original international TV series and feature films.Based in New York and Paris, Good Hero was launched by Zeitoun, an independent producer whose credits include “The Intouchables,” “The Death of Stalin,” “Ballerina” and “Fireheart” (pictured). Zeitoun is working with Gregory Ouanhon, the banner’s CEO and producer.

Porsha Williams, 40, proudly flaunted her sensational figure during a recent trip to Anguilla with her fiancé, Simon Guobadia The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum rocked a strapless, two-piece bikini while posing on the beach for photos she shared to Instagram on Monday, February 21. In addition to her beige bikini top and green bikini bottom, both of which showcased her incredibly fit body, Porsha also wore a straw hat and a pair of stylish sunglasses.

Just days after Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley’s breakup made headlines, the Green Bay Packers quarterback took to Instagram to profess his “love” for the Big Little Lies alum amid their split.

Sherri Shepherd announced that she'll be debuting her own talk show, , this fall.«In September, I am debuting my own talk show, !» Shepherd said. "… I am so excited because when I started in this business I have always wanted to do a talk show, even before I joined in 2007.«Shepherd noted that her show „is going to look different, it's going to feel different, but we are going to have a lot of fun, we're gonna have a lot of laughs, we're gonna have a lot of joy.“Shepherd also spoke about Williams, saying she is not replacing the 57-year-old TV personality „because no one can replace the queen,“ adding that she's „not trying to at all.“»This show was specifically crafted for her.

Chris Noth has returned to social media following a two-month absence after being accused of sexual assault. The actor, 67, shared two photos of his sons whom he shares with his wife Tara Wilson, 42. In one snap, the embattled star commemorated his youngest son Keats’ second birthday.

on Instagram, while also revealing it’s his birthday.“Four months later … finally out of hospital. My birthday today” he captioned the photo of the couple wrapped in a cozy blanket and sporting stocking caps.

It’s official — a daytime syndicated talk show hosted by Sherri Shepherd (The View, Dish Nation) will succeed The Wendy Williams Show.

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Guillermo del Toro needs to make more room in his trophy. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will receive the Advanced Imaging Society’s Inaugural Gene Kelly Award next month.

EXCLUSIVE: Anita Hill, who was thrust into the national spotlight when she accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, is launching her own podcast.

Nick Cordero, a Tony-nominated Broadway actor, died July 5 of COVID-19 complications at age 41. He last appeared on the Great White Way in 2018 as gangster Sonny in A Bronx Tale, a musical adaptation of the 1993 film of the same name that Robert De Niro had directed and, with Jane Rosenthal, produced.

Nick Cordero, a Tony-nominated Broadway actor, died July 5 of COVID-19 complications at age 41. He last appeared on the Great White Way in 2018 as gangster Sonny in A Bronx Tale, a musical adaptation of the 1993 film of the same name that Robert De Niro had directed and, with Jane Rosenthal, produced. De Niro and Rosenthal were behind the stage version, as well, with De Niro co-directing and, with Rosenthal, producing. They shared their memories of Cordero with The Hollywood Reporter...

Robert De Niro‘s Nobu restaurant group is under fire after receiving millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program loans from the federal government amid the coronavirus pandemic.The upscale chain, which was founded by De Niro, 76, celebrity chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa and film producer Meir Teper in 1994, has outposts all over the world, including several in the United States.According to government filings released on Monday, July 6, the Nobu brand, which also includes several luxury hotels, took 14 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration for as much as $28 million.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In another deal that demonstrated the vibrancy of the Virtual Cannes Market, Focus Features is in final talks to fund and distribute worldwide Armageddon Time, the James Gray-directed drama that has Robert De Niro, Oscar Isaac, Donald Sutherland, Anne Hathaway and Cate Blanchett poised to star. Sources said that the Focus commitment will be in the $15 million range, meaning that’s what Gray will have to work with to make a movie that will begin production at the start of 2021 with the intention to shoot in New York.Wild Bunch International introduced the RT Features film to buyers at virtual Cannes market and repped international rights.

Dave McNary Film Reporter101 Studios announced it will domestically distribute Robert De Niro’s comedy “The War With Grandpa” on Sept. 18 in partnership with financier Brookdale Studios.The film, directed by Tim Hill and produced by Marro Media Company, is based on the children’s fiction novel by Robert Kimmel Smith and centers on a boy being forced to give up his bedroom when his grandfather moves in.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor101 Studios will release the Robert De Niro family comedy The War With Grandpa on Sept. 18 wide in conjunction with financier Brookdale Studios.Marro Media Company financed and produced the Tim Hill (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) directed movie based on the children’s fiction novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith.

Also Read: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway Join Cate Blanchett in 'Armageddon Time'Also starring alongside De Niro and Fegley are Christopher Walken, Uma Thurman, Laura Marano, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin and Jane Seymour. “The War With Grandpa” was written by Matt Ember and Tom Astle and features the original song “Point of War” by cast member Laura Marano.101 Studios will release the movie in partnership with financier Brookdale Studios.