‘The Last of Us’ co-director returns to game development with new studio

Not giving up! Following Travis Barker‘s recent health scare, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the musician is still looking forward to starting a family with wife Kourtney Kardashian.

Billie Faiers has shared the touching moment her two children learnt that another sibling will be joining them in a few months’ time.The former TOWIE star, 32, is currently pregnant with her third child with husband Greg Shepherd and spoke about revealing the news to her children on her joint podcast with her sister Sam Faiers, 31. Billie planned the moment perfectly, as she wrote a special letter for her daughter Nelly, eight, and son Arthur, five, and had her mum Suzie Wells help out by capturing it all on camera.

Ashton Kutcher admits it was “bizarre” reuniting with his “That ’70s Show” co-stars for the upcoming Netflix spinoff “That ’90s Show”.

Canal+ Groups Bolsters Literary Adaptation Strategy With New Appointment

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFilms from Maze Pictures, producer of Colin Firth-starrer “The Happy Prince,” and from Basis Berlin, behind Oscar-nominated doc feature “Of Father and Sons,” figure among the six pix in post to be highlighted at Locarno’s First Look on German Cinema, which is shaping up as one of the festival’s industry highlights.Maze and Basis Berlin will unveil what look on paper like the section’s biggest commercial plays: Drug scene drama “Three Lives Long” and Iran-set social thriller “Empty Nets.”First Look’s most classic art house play may be Milena Aboyan’s “Elaha,” a Kurd bride-to-be emancipation drama set in contemporary Germany.Two other titles have more of an indie tenor: Pan-Europe road movie “Arthur & Diana” and farewell dinner dramedy “One Last Evening.” “Life is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning” weighs in as an arch film essay from queer feminist activist Julia Fuhr.Five of the six works in progress are first features, making the First Look on German Cinema an effective new talent showcase. The directors, however, are not all totally German, three being born outside Germany – a sign of the welcome larger inclusivity and pulling power of today’s German film industry.Selected projects, none with a sales agent attached, will be awarded by a jury of major festival directors made up of Vanja Kaludjercic (International Film Festival Rotterdam), Tricia Tuttle (BFI London Film Festival) and HUH Moonyung (Busan International Film Festival).Awards take in the Cinegrell First Look Award, which consists of services towards the completion of films in post-production up to the value of €50,000 ($51,000). A brief drill-down on titles:“Arthur & Diana,” (Dir: Sara Summa.

Aston Merrygold is juggling some major wedding planning with his solo career and making his debut in musical Footloose this week, so the dad-of-two can be forgiven for not even knowing which city he’s in right now. “Oh my God, where am I?” he says, as he calls us for a catch-up while on the road, then remembers: “I’m in Edinburgh!” “When I was young, I was the type of person that was cool with going away for work. I got used to missing people.

Love Island 2022 is almost over, but there’s still some major bits to go and one of those is the highly anticipated meet the parents episode. While viewers at home are on tenterhooks watching interactions between those in the villa and their parents, the Islanders are bound to feel plenty of nerves as they introduce their partners to their parents.This year’s series has had plenty of awkward encounters off screen thanks to moments in the villa that left some family members shocked, so its bound to have a few rather uncomfortable moments… We take a look at the off screen opinions of this year’s Love Island’s parents.

Police have issued a video appeal after two men broke into a shed at a community garden. The incident happened at the site of the Cleavley Community Forest Garden in Winton, Eccles, Salford.

Here are more images for anticipated cannibal love story Bones And All, which has just been confirmed for a Venice Film Festival Competition bow.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBerlin-based sales agent Pluto Film has acquired Michal Blaško’s suspense drama “Victim,” about a woman seeking justice in a racist society, ahead of its world premiere in Venice’s competitive Horizons strand.The Slovak-Czech-German coproduction tells the story of Irina (Vita Smachelyuk), a single mother from Ukraine living in a town in the Czech Republic. When her son Igor (Gleb Kuchuk) is attacked, the whole town stands in solidarity with her family and condemns their Roma neighbors, who allegedly committed the crime.

Britney Spears has reportedly recorded a new version of Elton John’s 1971 song ‘Tiny Dancer’ with the man himself, serving as her big musical comeback following the end of her conservatorship last year.The recording session apparently took place in Beverly Hills last week, overseen by Andrew Wyatt in the producer’s own home studio.“This was Elton’s idea and Britney is a huge fan”, an unnamed ‘music industry insider’ tells Page Six. “They have recorded a remix of ‘Tiny Dancer’ as a full duet – and it is incredible”.“They’ve already played it for people at their record label and everybody is freaking out”, the source adds.

Kelly Ripa often talks about her family life on her hit daytime show, Live with Kelly and Ryan, and in the past few years fans will know that it's changed a lot now that all three of her children have flown the nest.MORE: Kelly Ripa reunites with son Joaquin - but he's not impressed!The TV star and husband Mark Consuelos have raised their children in Manhattan, New York, and for the majority of their life the kids have lived in a gorgeous townhouse in the Upper East Side.However, their firstborn Michael Consuelos is now leading a very different life to what he was used to as a child, carving out his own career as an actor on his own.VIDEO: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' love story Michael - an aspiring actor who has appeared in Riverdale alongside his famous father - has swapped the Upper East Side for Bushwick, Brooklyn, and his parents were adamant that their children would be self-sufficient after leaving home.MORE: Kelly Ripa showcases toned legs in stylish dress you'll want to seeMORE: David Muir gushes over Kelly Ripa's children in revealing new interview The former All My Children star opened up about her oldest son Michael's living situation during a previous appearance on Jimmy Kimmel. "Your son lives in Brooklyn now," the chat show host said, to which she replied: "He lives in Bushwick."She continued: "I think he loves the freedom, he hates paying his own rent and he is chronically poor.

Michael Strahan was left wondering where the time had gone when he revisited some old photos for a heartfelt reason. The star took to Instagram and shared two snapshots of his beloved pet pooch, Enzo, and fans were left cooing. MORE: Michael Strahan's twin daughters storm the runway in swimwear show Michael posted one photo of the dog as a tiny puppy and another of the bundle of fluff today. Both images were adorable and sparked quite the response from his followers. WATCH: Michael Strahan's daughter makes her runway debut "Enzo then and now!! Where did the time go??" he captioned the post.

There were 17,000 of them. Their toil over six years was the foundation of a magnificent feat of engineering. Now 135 years later the navvies who built the Manchester Ship Canal will be recognised.

The 79th Venice Film Festival is about a month away and the Biennale organization set cinephiles’ hearts aflutter this morning with its 2022 program. This year’s slate includes new films from Darren Aronofsky (“The Whale”), Todd Field (“Tar”), Luca Guadaginio (“Bones & All”) Martin McDonaugh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Alejandro G.

It's almost that time of year again, with the return of the most prestigious prize in British music. 

DPR IAN has dropped a brand-new track ‘Ballroom Extravaganza’ from his upcoming debut studio album.On July 26, the musician and visual director dropped a movie teaser for his upcoming MIITO short film, which will accompany the release of his debut album ‘Moodswings In To Order’ this Friday (July 29).The new 1-minute visual, which features snippets of DPR IAN, is soundtracked by his new track ‘Ballroom Extravaganza’, which he released digitally shortly after the video arrived. “I know I won’t stop searching / For the moment where the world / Stopped for you, stopped for you / Then the world came crashing down,” he sings on the new 3-minute track.In addition to the album and short film, DPR IAN has also shared a preview of a documentary he has in works, which will detail his process behind the release.

IU has shared a mysterious new teaser for something called ‘The Golden Hour’.On July 26, the K-pop musician took to social media to share a teaser image for an upcoming project titled ‘The Golden Hour’. The new photo features IU leaping in the air in a long tulle skirt, and is accompanied by a caption reading “Coming Soon” and a hashtag with the phrase “under the orange sun” in Korean.<The Golden Hour>Coming Soon ⌛ #아이유 #IU#The_Golden_Hour #오렌지_태양_아래 pic.twitter.com/2JsmVtcUrM— 아이유(IU) 공식 트위터 (@_IUofficial) July 26, 2022The singer has yet to share details on what exactly the project entails, though fans have made a connection between its title and lyrics from the chorus of her 2020 digital single ‘Eight’ featuring BTS’ Suga: “Under the orange sun / We’re dancing without a shadow / There’s no decided goodbye / Let’s meet in the beautiful memories / Forever young”.IU’s last music release was her December 2021 special album ‘Pieces’, which comprised several unreleased songs from her previous albums.

GOT7 singer JAY B and South Korean rapper Sik-K have parted ways with H1GHR MUSIC.On July 25, H1GHR MUSIC announced via its social media accounts that both artists have departed the agency following the expiration of their respective contracts.“Our contracts with Sik-K and JAY B have expired and we have agreed that it is best to continue their careers on a different path,” wrote the agency on Twitter. “We will always support them as family forever.”Hello.

It's almost that time of year again, with the return of the most prestigious prize in British music. 

High street fast food chain McDonald's has announced a major menu shake up which is seeing a number of seasonal products axed from the order list - but it’s not all bad news. In fact, the chain will be launching a new cheesy sharebox sure to send shoppers wild.

said in a statement.Directed by Chukwu, the film also stars Whoopi Goldberg, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, and Sean Patrick Thomas.The trailer, released on Monday, shows Emmett’s mother (played by Danielle Deadwyler) fighting back tears as she says, “This was my boy, Emmett Till.”The clip then shows Emmett (played by Jalyn Hall) preparing for his visit to see his cousins.“The lynching of my son has shown me that what happens to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business of us all,” Emmett’s mother says in the trailer.Carolyn Bryant Donham — then just Carolyn Bryant and 21 years old — accused Till of making improper advances and obscene comments toward her while she was working the register of her family’s store in Money, Miss., in August 1955.Till, who was in town from Chicago to visit relatives, allegedly whistled at her, according to a cousin who witnessed the interaction. Such an interaction violated the racist code of behavior in the Jim Crow-era South.Donham told her husband, Roy Bryant, about the alleged encounter.

Addressing intrusive thoughts and feelings is a key theme on Tuesday - while Aries is urged to spend time alone to evaluate a current relationship, adopting a calm approach will help Sagittarius make final decisions. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.