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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Bros,” one of the first romantic comedies from a major studio to feature an almost entirely 2SLGBTQIA+ cast, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.The film stars Billy Eichner of “Billy on the Street” fame. Eichner wrote the script for “Bros” with Nicholas Stoller, who also directs. Stoller also directed “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek,” and, like those films, “Bros” is produced by Judd Apatow.

During a recent game against Norway, England forward Beth Mead scored her fourth hattrick for her country.The footballing star, 27, hit the ball in the back of the net twice in the first half and once in the second making it her 18th goal under manager Sarina Wiegman in just 16 games. When she isn’t playing for her country, Beth plays for Arsenal, where she’s been since 2017 using her right foot to score many memorable goals for her team.

Adam Sandler is taking on a new role.

K.J. Yossman Lily Allen (“How to Build a Girl”) and Freema Agyeman (“Doctor Who”) are set to star in Sky Original comedy “Dreamland.”“Dreamland” is based on Sharon Horgan’s BAFTA-winning short of the same name about “secrets, lies, loves and aspirations within a family of four sisters.”“Set in the sun-drenched British seaside town of Margate, it is a dark comedic exploration of multi-generational female relationships, and their (somewhat dysfunctional) family dynamics,” reads the logline.Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Gabby Best, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Frances Barber and Sheila Reid round out the cast.

British pop icon Lily Allen is making her TV debut, joining Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman in Sky comedy Dreamland from Sharon Horgan’s Merman.

The upcoming edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival will host a retrospective of films from Ukrainian screenwriter, director and producer Sergei Loznitsa in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the art of film.

Since the model launched in March 2020, FX On Hulu‘s brand has been hit or miss. Some shows like “Devs,” “Reservation Dogs,” and “The Bear,” which just premiered last month, won over critics and audiences immediately.

A gangland hitman who murdered T2 Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh attacked a prison guard while awaiting trial. Sean Orman head butted James Brown, causing a cut that required two stitches and has left the victim with a scar.

PETE Davidson has revealed he plans to marry Kim Kardashian in a shocking new interview. The SNL comedian, 28, has been dating the SKIMS founder, 41, since October and their relationship has gone from strength to strength.

STRICTLY star John Whaite has left fans VERY distracted following a sweaty workout. The talented star took to his ‘Whaite lifter’ account to document a workout in the sun, and fans couldn’t help but comment on his noticeable bulge.

GOOD Morning Britain's Richard Arnold has revealed he has a role in summer blockbuster DC League of Super-pets. The animated flick has a star-studded cast including Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Keanu Reeves.

Drake‘s team has denied reports that the rapper was recently arrested in Sweden.According to The Hollywood Reporter, speculation on social media last night (July 14) suggested that the Canadian star had been taken into custody by local police at a Stockholm nightclub.XXL claimed that Drake and members of his security team were allegedly arrested. The outlet also notes that the term “free Drake” was trending on Twitter.A representative for the rapper has since confirmed that the rumours are false.Drake is said to have landed at Sweden’s Arlanda airport on Wednesday lunchtime (July 13), having flown to the country on his Boeing 767 private jet (dubbed ‘Air Drake’).It’s not known whether the ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ artist is in Sweden for work or personal reasons.Earlier this month, the Drake impersonator ‘Fake Drake’ was banned from Instagram.

LOVE Island star Tasha Ghouri's dad threw his support behind Andrew Le Page, despite their rocky relationship. Tarek Ghouri gave his thumbs up to Andrew recoupling with Tasha, 23, describing the couple as having "the ultimate love story." Andrew and Tasha had been coupled up from day one, but then split after Casa Amor when he decided to recouple with Coco and she came back with Billy.

Kanye West is being sued $7.1million (£6million) by an LA production company over claims of unpaid fees for a series of events.According to the lawsuit, which was filed yesterday (July 14) at Los Angeles County’s Superior Court, West and his team owe Phantom Labs for fees on his ‘Donda 2’ livestream earlier this year, his cancelled Coachella 2022 appearance, last year’s ‘Free Larry Hoover’ concert with Drake, a number of his Sunday Services and the rapper’s studio spaces, reports Variety.The company alleges that, as the unpaid bills began piling up from multiple projects, it was assured that everything would be paid up once the rapper now known as Ye, collected a reported $9million (£7.6million) fee for appearing at Coachella.When West pulled out of that appearance with weeks to spare, the company said it was on the hook not just for the millions already owed for past collaborations but for money it had also paid other vendors for the cancelled festival appearance.The rapper allegedly hired Phantom Labs in October 2021 to “run a renovation project” at a Los Angeles warehouse West was converting into an office and creative space. The rapper also allegedly hired the company to produce four consecutive Sunday Service events in November of that year.

Epic Games Store is getting a new wave of free titles next week with the first-person shooter Tannenberg and the RPG shop simulation game Shop Titans available to grab from July 21 to July 28.Tannenberg is a standalone expansion to the multiplayer FPS Verdun released in 2019. Like Verdun, Tannenberg is a realistic re-telling of World War One with accurate weapons, uniforms, equipment and gore modelling.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has revealed his character Will Byers is gay.After previously addressing fan speculation around Will’s sexuality and saying it was “up to the audience’s interpretation”, Schnapp has since confirmed rumours.“It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing,” the actor told Variety.“Now it’s 100 per cent clear that he is gay and he does love Mike [Finn Wolfhard]. But before, it was a slow arc.

Jay-Z has said that he has not retired from rap and he hasn’t shut the door on releasing new music in the future.Speaking with actor and comedian Kevin Hart on his Peacock talkshow Hart To Heart, the rapper opened up about his future plans.He last released an album in 2017 with ‘4:44’. A year later, he and his wife Beyoncé released a collaborative record titled ‘Everything Is Love’.“I don’t know what happens next. I’m not actively making music or making an album or have plans to make an album,” he said.“But I never want to say I’m retired… It’s a gift, and who am I to shut it off? It’s open to whatever.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentNetflix has announced that rising star singer-model-actor Kitamura Takumi will star in its live-action series “Yu Yu Hakusho,” based on Togashi Yoshihiro’s smash-hit manga. The series is scheduled to launch on the streamer in December 2023.Kitamura made his break-through in the hit 2017 romantic drama “Let Me Eat Your Pancreas.” He has since gone on to star in the 2020 Take Masaharu boxing drama “Underdog,” the 2021 Hanabusa Tsutomu manga adaptation “Tokyo Revengers” and the 2022 Matsumoto Hana relationship drama “The End of the Pale Hour.”In the series he plays Yusuke Urameshi, a delinquent who dies saving a child and in the spirit world gets a second chance at life.

American actress Julianne Moore has been announced as the president of the international jury of the competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, running from August 31 to September 10.

Sausage rolls, steak bakes and doughnuts will soon be on the menu for Salford residents as a date has been set for their Quays branch to open. And it’s VERY soon.

Michael Strahan's head-turning new photo left fans begging him to take them with him on his latest adventure. The Good Morning America star took to Instagram with a photo of his new set of wheels alongside his beloved dog Enzo. MORE: Michael Strahan makes heartbreaking confession about high schoolMichael captioned the image: "Enzo is ready for a ride #cardog #HummerH1EV."WATCH: Michael Strahan's daughter makes her runway debut His social media followers immediately began commenting on his vehicle and his pet pooch as they wrote: "Wow, that's a cool truck. I'd take a ride with you any day," and, "Cute puppy dog," while a third asked: "Is there room for me?"The snapshot was taken from inside his unbelievable garage which looks like a millionaire's playground.MORE: Michael Strahan delights fans with beloved TV show's return MORE: Michael Strahan's road to GMA from Live! with Kelly RipaThe dad-of-four has previously shown off his impressive collection of cars which he stores in the space.  Michael's wowed fans with his impressive garage Michael doesn't have room for the plot at his New York home so he created the garage in a nearby warehouse and he chatted about it to Motor Trend.

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BBC MasterChef star Gregg Wallace has shared his simple weight loss secrets. It comes after he lost weight having hit a peak of 16 stone. The cooking show judge told The Sun : “My motivation at the start was, ‘I just want to look better on the telly’.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFernando Franco’s coming of age drama “The Rite of Spring” and Mikel Gurrea’s rural drama “Suro” will vie for the top Golden Seashell at September’s 70th San Sebastian Festival, the highest-profile film event in the Spanish-speaking world. Also making the cut are Jaime Rosales’s female emancipation tale “Wild Flowers” and Pilar Palomero’s teen motherhood story “La Maternal.”The four titles form part of a Spanish film line-up which looks to be “the strongest Spanish movie presence at San Sebastian in the 11 years I’ve been directing the festival,” San Sebastian director José Luis Rebordinos said on Friday.One or two more Spanish films could still be added to the selection, including one more in New Directors, he went on. Galvanizing the selection is new talent.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Goran Stolevski-directed horror-drama “You Won’t Be Alone,” was Thursday named the best film at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Korea’s leading genre film event.The Australia-U.K.-Serbia co-production is set in Macedonia and stars Noomi Rapace in a 19th century tale about a young girl who is transformed into a witch. It premiered at the Sundance festival in January and recently played in Sydney.

EastEnders fans have all said the same thing after another character quit Walford in yesterday's installment of the popular show. EastEnders star, Peter Beale – who is played by actor Dayle Hudson in the BBC soap – decided to leave the Square after being betrayed by mum Kathy and realising he had no future where he grew up. But after Kathy lied to the police to get Ben freed from custody for Peter’s assault, Ben went straight back and took revenge on his nephew.

The family of an "amazing" teenager who died after falling 120ft during a trip to the Lake District have paid a heartbreaking tribute to him.

Big Mouth, starring Girls’ Generation’s YoonA and Lee Jong-suk.The newly released visual starts off on a lighthearted note, with scenes from Park Chang-ho (While You Were Sleeping’s Lee Jong-suk) and Go Mi-ho’s (Girls’ Generation’s YoonA) earlier days as newly weds. Things quickly turn awry after Chang-ho is publicly and wrongly accused for a murder, with Mi-ho declaring to the press, “I sincerely hope you reveal who on earth would do such a thing.”Chang-ho tries to juggle both clearing his own name and ensuring the safety of his wife in snippets shown through the teaser as he gets himself into physical altercations, telling his aggressors: “Don’t touch my wife.