‘Godfather Of Harlem’-Inspired Docuseries From Forest Whitaker Set At Epix

When you think of the classic movie themes, you can’t help but think of John Williams. He’s a legendary film composer who has worked on a number of iconic scores and themes for films.

The work of Charles Dickens always seems prescient and allows for multiple incarnations when it’s adapted for the stage, big screen, and television. Another version of his classic love story “Great Expectations” is coming from FX and BBC as the two are teaming for an ambitious new series from Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders“).

killed his pregnant wife by shoving her off a cliff edge when posing for a selfie has been jailed for 30 years.Police suspected 32-year-old Semra Aysal's fall was no accident when they saw evil Hakan Aysal, 40, behave weirdly beforehand in a witness' video taken at the beauty spot.Aysal's motive became clearer at the discovery of him immediately cashing in £21,700 of life insurance from his late wife's tragedy.Semra was seven-months-pregnant wife when she was lured by her husband to the edge of a cliff in Butterfly Valley, southern Turkey in June 2018.Chilling pictures of the couple show Aysal taking a selfie with Semra just moments before she died.Prosecutors claimed that the only reason they sat on top of the cliff for three hours was so that he could make sure no one was around, and as soon as he realised they were alone, he deliberately killed her by pushing her off the cliff.Witness Recep Sahin told The Fethiye High Criminal Court: “I stopped there to see the view of Kabak Bay with my family.“My daughter was filming the view with my phone and the Aysal couple came down the slope at that moment.“We even joked, ‘either this man will throw the woman off or the woman will throw the man’. There was no interaction between them.”In a video interview, the court heard from the victim’s brother, Naim Yolcu, who said: "When we went to the Forensic Medicine Institute to get the body, Hakan was sitting in the car.

wrestling calendar is in full flow with some of sports entertainment’s biggest events just around the corner. The road to WWE ’s Wrestlemania 38 and All Elite Wrestling ’s Revolution have begun and you can follow all of the latest news, opinion and interviews in our new wrestling newsletter, Piledriver.

Emmerdale may look like a quiet, peaceful village tucked away in the Yorkshire countryside. But if you tune into the soap every night, you'll know that's far from the reality.But if the drama excites you, and you're desperate to get in on the action yourself, we've got just the thing for you.We're giving away two tickets to the Emmerdale Studio Tour.

EuroMillions grand prize is a dream, as daydreaming Brits turn their imaginations to big yachts, houses all over the world and expensive gadgets, jewellery and luxury items. One lucky Brit won a staggering £109,915,000 from the draw on February 4 in what was recorded as the tenth biggest win in the National Lottery's history.

Godfather” of cinema, Francis Ford Coppola, isn’t too happy with how movies are made nowadays. “There used to be studio films.

Paul McCartney will launch a 13-city U.S. tour in April – his first since 2019 – with a May 13 stop at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on the roster.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Uncharted,” a long-gestating film adaptation of a popular series of video games, racked up $3.7 million in Thursday previews. The big-budget adventure is a key test of Tom Holland’s bankability, coming on the heels of his blockbuster success with “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” The Marvel adventure recently topped “Avatar” to become the third highest-grossing domestic release in history. This time, Holland trades in Spidey’s spandex for treasure hunter Nathan Drake’s cream-colored v-neck and holster.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLarge sections of the fabric roof of London’s O2 Arena have been shredded by strong winds from Storm Eunice, causing the venue to close, according to the BBC. The South London venue has been hit by winds of up to 90 mph in one of the worst storms to hit the United Kingdom in recent memory.The closure looks to be relatively brief: a show tonight by AP Dhillon has been moved to Tuesday.A statement on the venue’s website reads: “Due to today’s adverse weather conditions, we can confirm that there has been some damage caused to the tent fabric in our roof at The O2.

Clearing up confusion! Following the announcement that Kylie Jenner’s son Wolf Webster was born on February 2, 2022, fans drew a crazy conclusion that the 24-year-old beauty boss hinted at her due date with a “222” necklace she wore months prior. 

Two years after stepping back from his royal duties and losing his family’s public-funded protection in the U.K., Prince Harry is addressing his fears about bringing his and Meghan Markle’s two kids to England.

Love is no joke! Fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are used to complicated romances, but many of the show’s stars have a simpler relationship status off screen.

A quick turn of events. Kyle Abrams and Shaina Hurley’s engagement didn’t last long on season 2 of Love Is Blind — and the Netflix stars weren’t able to salvage a friendship either.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC is developing a drama series with both Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker attached as executive producers.Titled “Chicano,” the series is inspired by the novel of the same name Richard Vasquez. It tells the multi-generational story of the Sandovals, a Mexican-American family that immigrates to Los Angeles in pursuit of the American Dream.

Peter White Television EditorABC has put in development family drama Chicano, inspired by Richard Vasquez’s novel, from Queen of the South showrunner Natalie Chaidez, Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders20th Century Fox Television is the studio on the project, which is being produced in association with Longoria and Ben Spector’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment and Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi’s Significant Productions.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court will soon be available as a podcast. MGM and Audio Up, the newly launched podcast content production studio, platform and network, are set to launch a new podcast based on the studio’s Emmy-winning, nationally syndicated courtroom series.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Alcon Television Group has acquired the rights to Diego Gutierrez’s (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Without a Trace) Mexican wrestling drama Luchador.Written by Gutierrez, Luchador is a character-driven action drama about a fictional, Lucha Libre-inspired city run by colorful gangs of Mexican Wrestlers at the brink of tyranny, and the unlikely young wrestler who becomes its champion and savior, both inside and outside the ring.Gutierrez will serve as executive producer alongside Alcon Television Group’s Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson and Ben Roberts. Roberts brought the project into Alcon, which will take the project to market later this year.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Act star Joey King has closed a first-look deal with Hulu. Under the pact, King, who at age 20 is one of the youngest ever to strike a deal with a streaming network, will produce TV series for Hulu.King is coming off a starring role in the critically-acclaimed Hulu limited series The Act, which earned her an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nomination.King is attached to headline and executive produce the limited series, A Spark Of Light, set up at Sony Pictures TV based on the bestselling book by Jodi Picoult.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: PBS’ Masterpiece is set to co-produce and broadcast murder mystery Magpie Murders, a six-part drama series based on Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling novel.