Bob Newhart knew Elf would be holiday hit: 'This is going to be like Miracle on 34th Street'

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHollywood franchise movies “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” have both secured April theatrical release dates in mainland China.“Transylvania” will open in Chinese cinemas on Sunday April 3, 2022, a couple of days ahead of the Qingming or Tomb Sweeping holiday on April 5. “Beasts” will open, more conventionally, on Friday, April 8.Sony missed out on a China release for “Spider Man: No Way Home,” which was the biggest film worldwide in 2021. But the confirmation represents the studio’s second Hollywood film this year to receive approval from the Chinese authorities (after “Uncharted,” set for March 14 ).

HELLO! have rounded up the most influential women in one room for a special event sponsored by F&F Clothing. We exclusively talk to Katie Piper on motherhood, having more babies and juggling it all and we get the lowdown from Dancing on Ice star Rachel Stevens on raising two girls, plus more celebrity interviews…MORE: International Women's Day 2022: 32 of the best female-founded brands we love to shop Rachel Stevens is raising two daughtersDancing on Ice star Rachel Stevens revealed what International Women's Day means to her. "I just think it's important to celebrate amazing, strong women.

RAPPER Kodak Black has begged Kim Kardashian to date him after she was declared legally single in her divorce from Kanye West. The music star, who is currently recovering from being shot in Los Angeles last month, made his feelings known on Instagram.

CORONATION Street actress Rebecca Ryan has given a glimpse inside her stunning Manchester flat where she relaxes away from the Cobbles. The Lydia Chambers star, 30, who arrived in Weatherfield in December, lives in a gorgeous pad complete with its own music room.

YESTERDAY's trip to Albert Square kick-started Gray Atkins' downfall after years of impunity. However, EastEnders fans couldn't help but notice a funny nod to the soap's new set in a scene involving Sharon Watts.

Newcastle United have reportedly opened talks with Real Madrid over a possible loan move for former Chelsea star Eden Hazard.The Belgian has had an absolutely torrid two-and-a-half year spell in Madrid and the Spanish giants are desperate to offload him at the end of the season, having decided to cut their losses.Chelsea are also considering a move, according to Spanish news outlet Defensa Central, but they are yet to make any kind of formal approach to Los Blancos, who are looking to get the bulk of Hazard's wages off their books to help fund an ambitious summer transfer window.Newcastle will be keen boost their profile in the coming window too and landing Hazard would make a serious statement, given his magnificent Premier League pedigree.The 31-year-old is reportedly earning £400,000-a-week at the Bernabeu, and getting the winger off the books could open the door for Madrid to pursue a move for Erling Haaland this summer.Kylian Mbappe is expected to join from PSG when his contract expires in a few months, but a move for Haaland likely won't be financially viable until next season, unless they can free some space on the wage bill.While any move away will only be temporary, Hazard's fate at Madrid appears to be sealed.

KILLING Eve fans were left stunned after Sandra Oh wore a rather revealing dress in the second episode of the new fourth season.  With the final series now on our screens, the gripping Killing Eve saga is hurtling to a close - and actress Sandra is certainly going out with a bang.  As the second episode began, Sandra’s character Eve can be seen showcasing her stunning hourglass figure in a backless minidress, while sporting an immaculate waist-length braid. And fans were quick to notice her elegant look, too, with many applauding the 50-year-old on Twitter for serving up a “truly beautiful” look.  Alongside an emoji of a heart, one person penned: “Can we talk about Sandra Oh in that black dress with the high ponytail braid for a minute?" Echoing their comments, someone else exclaimed: “Damn! Sandra Oh in that little black dress.

CAMILA Cabello has revealed the surprising reason why her boob fell out on national TV last night. The former Fifth Harmony singer, 25, shocked viewers of teatime staple The One Show when she accidentally flashed her nipple to millions of viewers. And it turns out she'd been partying the night before and was still feeling a little worse for wear when the mistake happened.

forced to pull out of the tour to undergo cancer treatment.The star has been battling an incurable stage four brain tumour.After spending three weeks in Spain for his treatment, Tom, 33, was able to reunite with his bandmates Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, and Jay McGuinness in an emotional moment on Monday night.Just before the boys ended the show with their hit Glad You Came, Tom appeared on stage, seated in a throne, with Nathan telling the crowd: ‘Give it up for Tom Parker!’Fans definitely gave the star the welcome he deserved, chanting his name.Nathan went on: ‘As you guys can probably tell there is a massive space in this band tonight. And we love Tom as much as you do. ‘In fact we’ll be big headed and say that we love him slightly more, which is a lot.

EUPHORIA star Barbie Ferreira has gone viral for looking unrecognisable in photos from 2014. The 25-year-old actress and model is best known for her role as Kat Hernandez in the hit HBO series, which also stars Zendaya, and Maude Apatow.

NASA has finally said it will consider researching something that has tortured astronauts for decades: sex in space. The space agency has come under increased pressure to encourage a '62-mile high club' and embrace space sex research to ensure that humans can safely reproduce in outer space.

The One Show appearance in which she accidentally flashed the viewers with a slip of boob.And now she has hinted at the reason behind the wardrobe malfunction.The 25-year-old singer posted an Instagram video before her guest appearance and showed off her outfit, which consisted of a patterned red silk shirt and gathered gold necklaces.Camila ran her fingers through her hair and toyed with her necklaces as a television played in the background.She captioned the post with: "Familia promo, still hungover though".Familia is Camila’s upcoming third studio album and she joined the BBC show via video link and spoke to presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about the project, alongside comedian Alan Carr and EastEnders actor Toby-Alexander Smith.Before she began the interview, Camila admitted that she had celebrated her birthday the day before and was "still hungover," before she told Alan Carr she "loves him" and cannot wait to watch his new series Interior Design Masters.Alan, on the green sofa in mock amazement, leaned back and put his hands on his face as he smiled at her compliment and told her "he loved her".Camila spoke about her new single Bam Bam featuring Ed Sheeran, which is also on her new album."The song is really about the cycles of life, how things are awesome and then really hard. You need to remember through the hard times that that’s life, things will be awesome again," she said.The first line of the chorus says "that’s the way life is" in Spanish, a line that Camila credits to her mother who used to bestow wisdom on her daughter when she was feeling low.

West Side Story director pointing out that every category is ‘indispensable.’The filmmaker, who’s up for the best director award and has been nominated a whopping 19 times in his life, said he strongly disagrees with the choice.‘I disagree with the decision made by the executive committee,’ he told Deadline. ‘I feel very strongly that this is perhaps the most collaborative medium in the world.

A top hair surgeon has revealed how he was forced to turn away a balding bloke who was 'very insistent' they use his pubic hair for a transplant - warning him it 'wouldn't be a great look'.Hair transplant surgeon Dr Umear Ahmad, from award-winning hair transplant clinic Juvida, said blokes desperate for a luscious head of hair are increasingly turning to other patches of body hair as potential donor sites. Men usually have hair taken from the backs of their heads and transplanted at the front and sides of their heads.

Liverpool badge on Merseyside, while Blackburn Rovers trumps Preston North End and Burnley as the biggest club in Lancashire.More divisively, Colchester City snubbed out Southend United as the biggest club in Essex, and Lincoln City beat Grimsby Town as the biggest in Lincolnshire.Some foresaw the fume the graphic would generate.One wrote: “Here's a tweet that definitely won't cause any arguments.”Another raged: “Colchester are not bigger than Southend, and Lincoln are not a bigger club than Grimsby. And I am not even going to touch the Steel City debate.”One reminded Chelsea fans why their club had been snubbed in favour of Arsena: “Lol so many pressed Chelsea fams.

Geordie Shore star, who recently got engaged, has been very open about her relationship with social media, and has now decided to take a break altogether for ‘self-care’ reasons.She shared a photo of the phrase: ‘Temporarily closed for spiritual maintenance.’ Sharing her thoughts in the Instagram caption, she penned: ‘I think I’m long overdue a bit of a break from social media.

The Dancing on Ice finale has been rescheduled for a later date to make way for a football match, according to reports. Viewers of the hit dancing realty TV series were expecting the grand final to air on 20 March but they'll now reportedly have to wait a week longer.

A mum has shared how she made five family meals by spending just £25 in Aldi. Instagrammer Ashleigh, also known as @Cardiff.Mum, uploads photos of her Aldi shopping trolley to help other busy parents with meal ideas. The mum-of-one works as a geography teacher, and her posts have earned her 69,800 followers on Instagram.Tens of thousands of people liked her latest shopping post, in which Ashleigh shows her £25 trolley and the meals she made with the goods.

Camila Cabello has proved she's cool as a cucumber as she laughed off a wardrobe malfunction on The One Show on Monday 7 March.The 25 year old singer, who has embraced hair long locks following her short bob, was speaking about her favourite dance move while appearing on the BBC show via video link when the incident took place. During the chat, the Havana hitmaker stood up to show off the dance move that involves a lot of hips after being asked "what is your favourite Bam Bam dance move?" Camila, who wore a flowing red loose-fitted top with nothing underneath alongside a pair of jeans, leapt up to bust a move but ended up showing a little more than planned.

Does it get more Kris Jenner than an entire room dedicated to fine china? The momager has a seriously impressive room that she's kitted out with fine china, her daughter Kourtney Kardashian's company blog has revealed.The "walk-in" closet has all of Kris' beautiful designer dinnerware in, and it's quite the collection. Among the coveted items is a Gucci teapot that you certainly wouldn't want to drop with its £488 price tag.

At 91 years old, Bob Newhart's wit is sharp as ever. And even in a phone interview, he delivers just enough pause to drop a killer quip.