How Disney and Lucasfilm Are Remaking Star Wars in the Image of Marvel Studios

Whitney Houston’s impact is felt a decade after her death. On Feb. 11, 2012, the GRAMMY-winning superstar died of drowning, and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.

Mary J. Blige is confident that fans are going to be wowed at Super Bowl LVI. On Sunday, the 51-year-old R&B legend will join Dr.

Jennifer Lopez pulled out all the stops to promote her new film, Marry Me – wowing fans in a glittery nude jumpsuit during a concert for streaming service Peacock on Thursday.MORE: Jennifer Lopez is a vision in a glam lace dress on romantic date with Ben AffleckThe 52-year-old looked unbelievable in the eye-catching ensemble that was adorned with hundreds of multi-colored gems that sparkled under the stage lights. JLo's skin-tight outfit hugged her famous curves and featured religious motifs including the Virgin Mary's face.WATCH: Jennifer Lopez commands attention in skintight nude jumpsuitPosting a clip of the Marry Me Tonight! performance – which saw four real-life couples get married as part of the special – on Instagram, Jennifer didn't put a foot wrong as she provocatively danced around the stage with a group of backing dancers.Fans went wild over her look, with many left unable to speak, simply commenting with flames, hearts, and heart-eyes emojis.MORE: Jennifer Lopez’s $97million property portfolio is out of this worldMORE: J.Lo gets emotional on Jimmy Fallon talking about an experience with a fan she can't forgetSome were able to pull a sentence together, with one responding: "WOW! AWESOME! I love my JLo." A second said: "You're a goddess," and a third simply added: "Beautiful." Jennifer put her famous curves on showIn the film, Jennifer plays a pop star who plans to marry her fiancé at one of her concerts but backs out after learning just before the ceremony that he has been cheating on her.Instead, she decides to marry the first person she sees, who happens to be Owen Wilson, who is temporarily holding a 'Marry Me' sign that belongs to his friend.

Kim Petras is feeling frisky!

Naman Ramachandran The 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival will open with Alli Haapasalo’s “Girl Picture” and close with Kevin Hegge‘s documentary “Tramps!” “Girl Picture,” which won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at Sundance in January and will screen at the Berlinale next week, follows three girls at the cusp of womanhood. Over three consecutive Fridays, two of them experience the effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she’s never experienced – pleasure.Feature documentary “Tramps,” world premiering at the festival, looks at how in London in the 1980’s, an onslaught of art students arriving in the city resulted in a unique cross-fertilization of British art, fashion, music and film culminating in a group known as The New Romantics.

EastEnders viewers have pointed out a glaring error in the ongoing storyline regarding serial killer Gray Atkins (Toby Alexander-Smith).Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Kheerat Panesar (Jaz Deol) are still looking for evidence to bring him down for murdering his late wife Chantelle Atkins after the pair rumbled the horrific abuse ordeal in December.After finding messages on a domestic abuse forum, Whitney realised Gray has been harming Chantelle before her tragic death and soon believed he killed her.Her theory has been supported by Kheerat and the pair are trying to expose the evil murderer unbeknown to the fact that Gray has also murdered Tina Carter (Luisa Bradhsaw-White) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami).The pair have yet to find proof that Gray was responsble for ending Chantelle's life but are taking matters into their own hands.Whitney recently went to the police to report Gray as Chantelle's killer but things don't seem to be going to plan.While watching at home, fans were left wondering why Chantelle's grieving parents Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths).One fan penned: I can’t believe that Whitney has reported Chantelle’s murder by Gray to the police and shown them the forums, yet Mitch and Karen don’t have a clue about any of this."Another added: "Sorry but I think it’s vile that Whitney hasn’t even told Chantelle’s own parents about how she really died. Karen and Mitch have more chance of taking Gray down than Whitney.""I'm watching and I don't feel anything.

Lisa Nandy has slammed the government's levelling up strategy, likening it to a feudal system in which the north has to go 'cap in hand to a group of masters' in Westminster 'who determine what happens in our own lives and our community'.

Ian MacDonald has sadly passed away at the age of 75.The musician who was known to fans as the co-founding member of the bands Foreigner and King Crimson died peacefully while surrounded by his loved ones following his battle with cancer. Ian's son Max recently took to Facebook to share the news of his father's passing.He wrote: "I’m deeply saddened to tell you that my father passed away yesterday from cancer."He was incredibly brave, and never lost his kindness or his sense of humor even when the going was rough."My father was a brilliant, intuitive musician, a gentle soul, and a wonderful dad.

Rita Ora sent temperatures soaring as she shared jaw dropping snaps in a daring backless top which revealed her assets. The Masked Singer judge put on a sizzling display as she posed for the camera looking over her shoulder.The 31-year-old looked sensational in a pair of wide leg denim jeans as she posed ahead of the "Superbowl weekend."Rita's barely there silver triangle top was held up by thin strap which wrapped around her shoulders.The singer looked glam as she wore a full face of makeup including a bold red lipstick and styled her honey blonde locks perfectly blow dried around her face to show off her natural beauty.Rita shared several snaps to her 16million Instagram followers showcasing her incredible figure as she posed in an empty stadium.In one saucy snap the superstar singer revealed her side boob as she shuts her eyes while reaching out towards the camera.In another photo, the star is seen wrapping up warm in a oversized patterned orange jacket.She penned to the post: "Let the weekend begin!!"Despite Rita referring to the Superbowl which takes place this Sunday, ITV viewers can see the star on The Masked Singer final on Saturday.Rita appears on the ITV panel alongside Johnathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan.This weekend, fans will discover who Mushroom, RoboBunny and Panda really are as they sing for the final time before one is unmasked as the winner.

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Loose Women's Frankie Bridge revealed that she was taunted by girls in her school days.The Saturdays singer revealed on the ITV talk show that girls would try to follow her in a bid to fight her during her school days.Frankie told her fellow Loose Women panellists: "They decided to fight me and I would always be terrified and we were gonna have this fight.She also added: "I was genuinely terrified of her and luckily nothing actually happened and now I've seen them since and seen who they are."And I'm not scared of them anymore."Talking about how she also witnessed certain bullying behaviour, she continued: "I definitely know I was trying to be nice to everyone."But I definitely know I had been there when someone else was being horrible to someone else and I know I didn't step up."You think if I'm not doing it I'm not a part of it.

Visual Concepts, the studio behind the NBA 2K games as well as WWE 2K titles, has revealed it’s making an AAA “open world driving game”.Following an update to their Twitter bio that now promises “a new AAA game that will blow your mind” Visual Concepts is also directing people to their recruitment page.One of the many listings is for a producer at Visual Concepts’ Foothill Ranch studio, with the company “looking for a seasoned producer to join our development efforts on an unannounced, open world driving game with a major licence.“This AAA title is targeted at multiple platforms. Within this role, you will be joining our production team which is responsible for overseeing the product development team in delivering high quality features while also helping to manage the overall project scope, quality, and schedule,” reads the job description.Love games? BUILD games! Join the NBA 2K and WWE 2K teams and build titles that are loved by millions:  https://t.co/1JuN7iI2L8— Visual Concepts Entertainment (@VC_Novato) August 31, 2021The same studio is also looking for a senior technical artist, a senior build and automation engineer, a senior software engineer and a senior software engineer, multiplayer.

https://t.co/cR3gH3u35T— zae | industry plant (@ItsZaeOk) February 9, 2022“It’s so close yet so far,” a Twitter user wrote. Another said: “The wax version of Zendaya looks like she wants to speak to the manager.”“That wax figure looks almost exactly like Zendaya idk what y’all are talking about,” another added.

A busy mum-of-two has said having a heart attack at the age of 45 has give her a huge ‘wake up call’.

Nine people have tragically died within just weeks after allegedly taking dangerous street Valium, the Paisley Daily Express can reveal.

The chaos caused by the aftermath of Storm Arwen has led to calls for improved resilience planning and compensation for those in the firing line.

Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson says refereeing decisions are costing his Dons teammates after a defeat to Celtic.

An Airdrie man jailed for drug trafficking had his conviction overturned after the judge at his trial failed to give jurors proper instructions over an interview he gave to police.

Jamie Lang HBO Max has revealed that principal photography has begun on a second season of its cult Spanish horror series “30 Coins,” from genre maestro Alex de la Iglesia, following an eight-episode commission. Shooting for the globetrotting series will take place in Spain, Italy, the U.S., France and the U.K., with the second season scheduled to launch in 2023.HBO has also released a grim teaser to mark the occasion, which includes a brief look at Eduard Fernández’s Padre Vergara, looking worse for ware after the events of Season 1.A hit in its native Spain, the series also found success abroad as its became available on the WarnerMedia-owned streaming platform in more territories.

Scotland’s first drone port is set to begin trialling collection and delivery of medical supplies and samples for the NHS between Dundee and Angus.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterOne of the best delights of the current season of “Star Trek: Discovery” is the unexpected presence of iconoclastic filmmaker David Cronenberg — as an actor.