Edgar Wright to direct adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Running Man’

Charli XCX is heading out for the evening after her big night.

David Byrne is currently hosting a second Broadway run of his lauded American Utopia show, and brought a performance to CBS Saturday Sessions yesterday (March 5).The show originally started its second run in Manhattan last year but was forced to cancel dates towards the end of 2021 due to company members testing positive for COVID. However, Byrne announced that the show would go on and set to work creating a modified version of America Utopia.With the second run continuing into 2022, Byrne and his band headed to CBS to perform Talking Heads‘ 1982 hit ‘Burning Down The House’ and ‘Marching Through The Wilderness’ to US TV yesterday morning.Check out the performances below:Last year, American Utopia was turned into a Spike Lee-directed movie, which NME called a rare concert film that packs in brilliant music, incredible visuals, a vital political message and jokes” in a five-star review.Elsewhere, Byrne recently announced ‘Theater Of The Mind’, a collaborative stage production between the singer-songwriter and his friend Mala Gaonkar, who is a neuroscientist.

Over it? Darcey Silva explained why her ex-fiancé, Georgi Rusev, did not participate in Darcey & Stacey: The Twins Tell All.

The parade organizers of the Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade — scheduled for today March 6, 2022 — firmly maintained their ban on LGBTQ participants, according to a report in the New York Times.When executive director of the Staten Island Pride Center Carol Bullock attempted to hand in the center’s application during the parade’s registration, president of the parade committee Larry Cummings immediately threw her application in the “rejection pile,” seemingly without a second thought.This outright refusal to allow LGBTQ individuals or groups from marching in the parade has long been held by the Staten Island St.

Love Island stars Jessica Shears and Dom Lever are set to become parents for the second time after they announced that Jess is pregnant.The duo met on the ITV show back in 2017 and tied the knot in 2018, before they welcomed their first child together in May 2019.Jess, 28, shared the exciting news on Instagram as she posted a photo which showed their son Presley being carried above her growing bump.The brunette beauty wore a dark beige bodysuit which hugged her pregnant curves, while her son Presley wore a similar coloured long-sleeved top.The little lad could be seen reaching his hand out to his mother's hair as she gazed at him sweetly.The expecting mother shared a few more photos too which showed her with Dom and their little boy, while she caressed her bump.Jessica wrote in the caption to her 1.1million followers: "Another one to love.

Manchester United have agreed terms to sign teenage midfielder Toby Collyer from Brighton.

Bernardo Silva has insisted he doesn’t pay any attention to stats as he brushed off rival fans’ criticisms. The Portuguese star has been one of City’s standout players this season. The 27-year-old has bounced back following a somewhat disappointing campaign last season to once again nail down a place in Pep Guardiola’s side.

Cops in Dumfries have carried out a nighttime raid on a flat in the Borders town, arresting a 24-year-old women on alleged drugs charges.

Sean Penn is opening up about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Love Island couple Jess Shears and Dom Lever have announced they are expecting their second child together. Jess, 28, revealed the happy news on her Instagram page as she shared a photo of her and Dom's adorable son Presley resting above her bump as she holds him. Pregnant Jess looks radiant as she wears a beige long-sleeved top which hugs her blossoming bump.

Oti Mabuse appeared on the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing for the first time back in 2015.She was partnered with professional boxer Anthony Ogogo, but was eliminated in Week 3 of the competition.The dancer returned the next year with Hollyoaks actor Danny Mac, finishing second, and in 2019 lifted the Glitterball Trophy for the first time with Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher.Her victory was repeated in 2020 with comedian Bill Bailey, making her the second professional dancer to win twice and the only one to ever lift the trophy for two years in a row. Since then the dancer has moved on to Dancing On Ice, but this time she is sat on the judging panel rather than taking to the dance floor.One of her most iconic looks from the show was featured in the promotional pictures for this year’s series of Dancing On Ice, her first series on the judging panel after making the transition from Strictly Come Dancing.

Cock alongside Jonathan Bailey when he passed out.Following the incident, a co-star halted the performance and put down a safety curtain. Audience member Sue Nelson wrote on Twitter that a doctor from the crowd took to the stage to help the star. The director of the play, Marianne Elliott, after a 40-minute break, came on stage to reassure audience members that Taron was okay. Marianne then said Taron’s understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson, would continue in his place for 15 minutes. Twitter user Sue Nelson then updated Twitter again, saying that the news Taron was okay received applause from the audience.The play’s production team released a statement announcing the incident and how the doctor had helped. It read: “During this evening’s first preview of Mike Bartlett’s play Cock at the Ambassadors Theatre, Taron Egerton fainted towards the end of the performance.“A doctor who was in the audience attended to Taron immediately after the incident. “Whilst he felt fine, it was decided that Taron’s understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson would continue in the role to complete the performance.”Cock, which also stars Phil Daniels, follows the story of a gay couple who hit a bump in the road when one of them falls in love with a woman.Fans took to social media to praise Taron Egerton’s performance in the show, which is also his debut on the West End. Audiences praised his “sensational” performance.@ATDazzles penned: “To put some positivity back out there, I know it's not finished yet but @cocktheplayldn is one of the best plays I've ever seen. “And @TaronEgerton has been absolutely sensational in the role!”From Tuesday March 8, the show will continue to run as normal. It will run until 4th June. Taron is known for starring in blockbuster

Loose Women hosts Katie Piper and Jane Moore have opened up on what life is like behind the scenes on the popular ITV daytime talk show.They also silenced rumours of tension behind the scenes, as well as spilling backstage secrets including "messy nights out" and endless WhatsApp messages, during an interview to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8.Speaking to OK! Magazine, Katie Piper put an end to rumours that there was tension between panellists on the programme, saying: "Everyone’s different in their own way, and that’s what makes the show fresh each time."There’s nobody you dread working with as everyone’s there in their own right and brings something unique."Reflecting on the fiery on-set debates during Loose Women, Jane Moore also explained that the arguments are soon forgotten about off-set, adding: "In the ad breaks, we’ll say, 'That was a bit fiery, wasn’t it?'"I have an issue when people say, 'Jane Moore and Nadia Sawalha cat fight on Loose Women.' Please, come on, we’re past that. "They never do it about two blokes on a news programme and it's so lame.

Focus Features has picked up the worldwide rights toThe Sparks Brothers, the documentary debut from director Edgar Wright. The doc, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, chronicles the decades-long career and influence of the cult pop duo Sparks, and features archival footage as well as interviews with fans that include Beck, Flea, Neil Gaiman and Mike Meyers.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFocus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Edgar Wright’s documentary “The Sparks Brothers,” which premiered to rave reviews at Sundance Film Festival.“The Sparks Brothers” takes a look at siblings Ron and Russell Mael, two halves of the enigmatic rock pop duo known as Sparks.

Focus Features has acquired the global rights to Edgar Wright’s first documentary feature, The Sparks Brothers, about famed electronica pop duo Sparks.

Edgar Wright is taking on a new project!

Hollywood has never been opposed to mining old territory for new projects, and today we have news about another one. Apparently, a new version of The Running Man is in development. Now, adapting the Stephen King novel and Arnold Schwarzenegger movie may seem like a pointless idea, but there’s an interesting twist here. What might that be? Well, none other than Edgar Wright is on board to direct this new take. That alone makes this worth paying attention to. Maybe it’ll turn out to be unnecessary, but with Wright involved, I’m at least curious to see how it turns out. There’s at least potential now for something fun…

English filmmaker Edgar Wright’s been on a tear of late and really holding up the torch for cinema and the theatrical experience. Following his guest spot editing and curating the winter edition of Empire magazine—which culminated with an awesome three-hour podcast with Quentin Tarantino—the “Baby Driver” director has a new gig.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterEdgar Wright has been tapped to direct “The Running Man” for Paramount Pictures, an adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian horror novel.“The Running Man,” published in 1982, was originally written under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story takes place in the United States in the year 2025, which sees the economy in ruins and violence dramatically escalating.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is making a deal with Edgar Wright to develop to direct a new adaptation of The Running Man, the futuristic novel by Stephen King that the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. This won’t be a remake of the 1987 film that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger; the Baby Driver writer/director will co-write the story with Michael Bacall, and they will be much more faithful to King’s bestselling novel.  Bacall will write the script.