Taika Waititi And Rhys Darby Sail The High Seas As Pirates In The Comedy ‘Our Flag Means Death’

Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru has been set to open the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in a world premiere on June 13. The fest is returning to a fully in-person event after last year’s hybrid edition. Annecy and the Minions franchise have a long history, going back to 2010’s Despicable Me.

Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.”The music icon who has been elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame explained her decision in a statement posted on her official social media pages Monday, noting she did not want to take votes away from the remaining nominees.“Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right. I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out,” she wrote.Other artists who have made both the Rock Hall and Country Hall of Fame include Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams and the Everly BrothersParton was named on the Rock Hall shortlist last month, alongside fellow first-time nominees Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest.The Cleveland-based institution had announced 17 artists and groups being considered for induction, also including Rage Against the Machine, Pat Benatar, Dionne Warwick, Carly Simon, Judas Priest and Beck.The other nominees are Kate Bush, DEVO, Eurythmics, Fela Kuti, MC5 and the New York Dolls.“I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I’m ever worthy,” Parton’s statement continues.“This has however inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ‘n’ roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do! My husband is a total rock ‘n’ roll freak, and has always encouraged me to do one.”“I wish all of the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment,” Parton concludes.

BTS member Jimin will reportedly be releasing a new solo song for tvN’s upcoming series Our Blues.Earlier today (March 15), a source from Yamyam Entertainment, the company in charge of the forthcoming Our Blues soundtrack, said that the K-pop star would be taking part in the project.“Jimin will be participating as an OST (Original Soundtrack) singer for tvN’s new Saturday-Sunday drama Our Blues,” the source said, as translated by Soompi. “Since world-class group BTS’ Jimin will be joining us, we will energise the drama with a masterpiece OST song that harmonises well with the flow of the story.”The as-yet-unnamed song will mark the idol’s first-ever original soundtrack contribution.

Arcade Fire‘s last-minute Ukraine benefit concert in New Orleans last night (March 14), showing the band performing two unreleased tracks.Taking place at Toulouse Theatre, all proceeds from the “pay-what-you-can” gig will benefit the Plus1 Ukraine relief fund, which is supporting Ukrainian people through non-profits providing humanitarian aid as Russia’s invasion of the country continues.The gig was live-streamed via TikTok and Instagram, and snippets from that recording sees the band performing ‘Lightning I, II’, a song they recently revealed would be released this Thursday (March 17).The band also performed a second unreleased track, ‘Age of Anxiety’. The song borrows elements from ‘Memories of the Age of Anxiety’, a 45-minute instrumental ambient track they released for a meditation app last year.

Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, is no longer in ICE custody.

EXCLUSIVE: German major Leonine has rebranded its TV subsidiary Odeon Entertainment as Madame Zheng Production and appointed producer Tina Wagner as Managing Director as part of a restructure.

Some of the biggest tastemakers in fashion are making bold statements from their words to changes in their business operations to condemn Russia's war on Ukraine. Just days after Russia first invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Milan and Paris — two fashion capitals of the world — held their annual fashion weeks with attention-grabbing shows that offered a first look at their fall/winter 2022-2023 collections.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” a group of rich kids — five old friends, along with a couple of not-so-significant others — gather for a hurricane party at the pastoral suburban mansion of one of their parents. What’s a hurricane party? A storm has been predicted, and they’re using that as an excuse to barricade themselves inside, so that they can dance to TikTok videos and toot cocaine and play games, including one that describes their more-or-less constant state of being: reading each other, one-upping each other, challenging each other like claw-baring rivals on a reality show.

SPOILER ALERT: This story reveals important plot points from the Season 1 finale of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father.

EXCLUSIVE: Cast is rounding out on Sanaa, the Hindi drama written and direced by National Film Award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria (Loev).

Wilson Chapman editor“Downton Abbey” is gearing up to return to the silver screen with its second film, “Downton Abbey: A New Era” this May. But now, the British TV phenomenon is also hopping into the audio realm with “Downton Abbey: The Official Podcast.”Hosted by Rotten Tomatoes awards editor Jacqueline Coley and British radio and TV presenter Anita Rani, the rewatch podcast will cover every episode of the ITV hit, which focuses on the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their staff of servants at the Downton Abbey estate during the 1910s and ’20s.

Brittany Snow and Kid Cudi were at SXSW this weekend for the world premiere of their new horror movie X!

Machine Gun Kelly has announced the song titles for his upcoming album Mainstream Sellout and he did it in a pretty cool way.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are together in Spain!

Milo Ventimiglia leaving the gym has basically become a new category of photos that we are always excited to see.

Evan Rachel Wood is speaking out in response to the lawsuit that her former boyfriend and alleged abuser Marilyn Manson has filed against her.

The Scottish Government has been slammed for not doing enough to protect the country against rising temperatures and sea levels, according to the UK's leading, independent, climate change adviser.

Still Game’s Sanjeev Kohli will be the guest judge when The Masked Singer Live comes to Scotland.

Halle Berry has a lot of love for her boyfriend, Van Hunt. The actress took to Instagram on Monday to share a message of appreciation, and a sweet snapshot of the cute couple.Berry posted a photo of herself and Hunt decked out to the nines at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, where the Oscar winner was honored with the prestigious SeeHer Award.Berry sweetly captioned the photo in tribute to her boyfriend, writing, «When your man lifts you higher than you ever thought you could go! ❤️»A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry)On Sunday, Berry and Hunt attended the star-studded awards show, and he cheered her on from the audience when she took the stage to accept the SeeHer Award.During her speech, Berry delivered one of the highlight moments of the night with an inspiring and impassioned message that Berry later said, in an Instagram post after the event, was meant for «every person who has felt diminished, misunderstood, marginalized and discounted.»A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry)After being presented the honor by Issa Rae, an excited Berry shared a behind-the-scenes story of how she came to star in her 2020 directorial debut, «The first time I read the script for … I realized the role wasn't written for someone who looked like me.

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Arsene Wenger has compared Liverpool player Mohamed Salah to Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-standing rival Lionel Messi.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley shared some of the first photos of her baby girl on Monday in a heartwarming post.The model and proud mom took to Instagram to share a slideshow of snapshots capturing the adorable beauty of her 1-month-old daughter, Isabella James, whom she shares with fiancé Jason Statham.The first photo in the post showed Huntington-Whiteley's hand on her baby's side as the newborn laid in her bed, wearing yellow knit pants over a white onesie.Another photo showed baby Isabelle sleeping in a white sleeping outfit with delicate lace around her the cuffs of her sleeves. The adoring mom captioned the post simply with a heart emoji.A post shared by Rosie HW (@rosiehw)Additional photos in the post included a few photos of baby gifts sent to the couple by some of their famous friends — including the Beckhams.One photo showed an adorable baby outfit, with a sweet card that read, «Dear Rosie and Jason, Congratulations on the birth of Isabella James! We are so happy for you.» It was signed by David, Victoria, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper Beckham.The 34-year-old model welcomed her second child with the 54-year-old action star on Feb. 2. Huntington-Whiteley shared the happy news on Instagram on Feb.

Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Timing Is Everything,” the March 15 finale of “How I Met Your Father.”The finale of “How I Met Your Father” didn’t reveal who the father is — but it did give fans a cameo from the original show they’ve been waiting for. During the Season 1 finale, Sophie (Hilary Duff) and Jesse (Chris Lowell) finally get together, in a relationship so brief that, by the end of the episode, they’re already done.After Jesse tells Sophie that he ended things with Meredith (Leighton Meester), the pair spend the night together and he mutters “I love you” in his sleep.

Charles Melton is rumored to be dating someone new and you might recognize her!

Kristin Cavallari is giving some sexy spring break vibes from her vacation in Cabo. The TV personality sat on a marble table in front of a beautiful beach background. She posed holding herself up with one hand and a coconut cocktail in the other. She looked stunning in a black string bikini and completed her chic beach look with a fedora and a pair of sunglasses. Just two days ago the Laguna Beach star woke up to snow in Tennessee so the sand and sunshine in Cabo must be a great change of pace.

AN ANTIQUES Roadshow expert was left grinding his teeth after a guest had a VERY strange reaction to a huge valuation. In a recent episode of the BBC show, expert Amin Jaffer was presented with two paintings by a female guest.

Former Flight of the Conchords and What We Do In The Shadows collaborators Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi set sail for the high seas and charter a return to the mockumentary in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death.

Pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, starring Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, will land at HBO Max in March.

What’s next on Taika Waititi’s list of Hollywood conquests? Besides the imminent release of “Thor: Love And Thunder” this July, it’s plundering the high seas with fellow New Zealander Rhys Darby. READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2022 The pair teams up as the short-lived real-life pirate duo of Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard in “Our Flag Means Death” on HBO Max this March.

Daniele Lloyd has revealed her new career direction, saying she plans to sell off her body parts as digital art in order to make money.The star, who recently welcomed a daughter with husband Michael O'Neill, explained her plan to use NFT (Non-fungible tokens) – a type of non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain that can be stored or traded online. Danielle explained to OK!: "I am going to sell each of my body parts as digital art NFTS. So someone can buy my derriere, someone else can own my feet.

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