Hundreds of thousands could lose jobs across UK next month as furlough scheme ends

Caitlyn Jenner has reacted to the KarJenners continuing their reality television saga without her!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have weighed into politics after signing an open letter from The People's Vaccines.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNetflix is going to ride the gaming rocket. TikTok is just getting started.

Jaime Lee Curtis stars in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” She plays the role of an IRS inspector, a part that made her want to look as real as possible. She shared a first look on Instagram and discussed the making of the film and why she chose to show everything to the camera for the first time.Judy Greer talks about the blood, gore, and screams, inHalloween Killsin this exclusive interview‘Halloween Kills’ star Jamie Lee Curtis reveals she is afraid of horror moviesA post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@curtisleejamie)The photo features Curtis in character, playing the part of the awesomely named Deirdre Beaubeirdra. “WELL....

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterAfter weeks of internal strife and external controversy surrounding the Walt Disney Company’s lack of public response to the “Don’t Say Gay” legislation in Florida, CEO Bob Chapek announced in a company email on Friday that Disney will pause all political donations in the state during a restructuring of its political giving framework.Chapek also apologized directly to the company’s LGBTQ employees for his widely criticized messaging on the issue.“It is clear that this is not just an issue about a bill in Florida, but instead yet another challenge to basic human rights,” Chapek wrote.

Chris Willman Music WriterKanye West has added a high-profile media figure to his executive ranks, naming Jason Lee, the founder-CEO of Hollywood Unlocked, to his team under the title of head of media and partnerships.Lee shared his take on joining forces with West with Variety prior to the official announcement going out Friday. He says that his appointment was an outgrowth of the camaraderie he established with the superstar musician doing a video interview for Hollywood Unlocked that went up last month.

Tiwary Entertainment Group’s TEG Plus has acquired the stage rights to the beloved children’s book by Crockett Johnson — with plans to adapt it into a Broadway production. The “Harold and the Purple Crayon” musical will feature new and original songs composed by pop group AJR’s Jack and Ryan Met.

Sharareh Drury administratorThe Australian Consulate-General of Los Angeles celebrated Australian women’s success in film and television on Thursday with a panel and networking reception featuring vetted and rising Aussie talent. The event, held in partnership with Variety, spotlighted the increase in international production in Australia and the historic number of Australian women who have been recognized by international award bodies for their contributions to the industry.Diverse representation in film, pushing boundaries on and off set, and becoming one’s own agent of change were featured topics during a panel held at the official residence of Consul General Jane Duke in Brentwood.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhile the Madrigal family is the heart of Disney’s “Encanto,” another key character in the film is Casa Madrigal, the family’s magical home and center of the narrative.From the very beginning, co-writer and co-director Charise Castro Smith says the creative team knew that the house would be a reflection of the family and their magical powers, with a personality and a point of view.“We knew it was going to be alive, magical and fun and a friend to the kids who lived in the house,” she says.Each room in the house also had its own personality and early on, Castro Smith says the magic of technology allowed her to visualize the world of “Encanto” through VR.“The visual design team modeled it in 3D, so we got to put a headset on and walk through the house.” That process came in handy when she was polishing the story that is rooted in magical realism — she was able to step into the casita and immerse herself in the experience. Although the house is alive, in designing the home, associate production designer Lorelay Bove added touches that were inspired by Colombian homes while making sure it oozed energy and vibrancy.The kitchen had items that would be found in a cocinar Colombiana, “like a molinillo, which is a hot chocolate stirrer, a corn grinder and traditional clay pottery called La Chamba,” Bove says.“The one thing the directors said was that there needed to be truth to the materials.

Ellise Shafer Two weeks after pausing the theatrical release of “Morbius” in Russia, Sony Pictures has announced that it is also halting all other business in the country following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.This includes home entertainment releases, such as that of box office hit “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” and any television distribution deals. Crunchyroll has also suspended its anime streaming service in Russia.Below, read the full memo from chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra:“As we continue to see the devastating news and images coming out of Ukraine, I wanted to reach out with an update on how SPE is reacting to these events.

Ben Croll Returning to in-person gatherings after last year’s online event, this year’s Cartoon Movie pitch and co-production forum saw the teams behind 57 animated features pitch their development projects before 930 European industry delegates from 19 countries. Running over March 8 – 10 in the southwest city of Bordeaux in France, this year’s forum saw both international buyers (totalling 297 overall – a 12% increase from the previous edition) and adult skewing projects notch upward – two facts not wholly unrelated.Whether on purpose or by some happy twist of fate, the four beneficiaries of this year’s Cartoon Movie Tribute Awards reflected a pair of key industry trends.At an event where one third of the pitch projects were based on preexisting material, it was thus fitting that adaptation “Even Mice Belong in Heaven” — directed by Denisa Grimmová & Jan Bubeníček, co-produced by Czechia’s Fresh Films, France’s Les Films du Cygne, Slovakia’s Cinemart and Poland’s Animoon – would win for Producer of the Year, and that the graphic novel inspired “Melvile” – directed by Romain Renard and Fursy Teyssier, produced by Belgium’s Need Productions and co-produced by France’s Creative Touch and Special Touch Studios – would claim the Eurimages Co-Production Development award.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek is in full damage control mode today as the blast radius from the company’s bungled response to Florida’s “discriminatory ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation threatens his newly minted reign at the House of Mouse.

Grimes and Elon Musk had a second child together. In an interview with Vanity Fair, where the birth of the baby was revealed, Grimes also discussed her relationship with Musk, saying that it was hard to categorize yet he was still her boyfriend.

A day after Disney announced it was suspending their business in Russia amid the Ukraine invasion, Sony Pictures Entertainment has made it effective that they too, are doing the same. This goes beyond the standard theatrical releases which both studios earlier halted.

Steph Curry has made the day of a young fan.

Kourtney Kardashian isn’t quite done with reality TV.

The One Show presenter Alex Jones was left red-faced during Friday evening's episode after musician Bryan Adams swore live on air.Appearing on the programme alongside Drag Race star Michelle Visage, Bryan spoke openly about his mother and how she made the decision to remove her son from school at the age of 14.Sharing the details to presenters Alex and Ronan Keating, Bryan said: "She went to the headmaster and said 'I'm taking my son out of school, he wants to go and join a band. He said to her 'you are making a huge mistake and you're a bad mother.He added: "I said you should have taken him to chart position or something.

Placebo have shared the details behind their first North American tour in almost a decade.The string of dates will follow the release of the band’s eighth studio album ‘Never Let Me Go’ which is set for March 25. Tickets are on sale here.The tour kicks off in Vancouver in September, with stops in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco before it ends in New York.

Corey Taylor has given an update on Slipknot’s new album and its expected arrival date.In a new interview on Down To Hell with Doug Bradley, the Slipknot frontman said that they’re now in the process of mixing the album with an anticipated summer release date.He said: “We don’t have a hard [release] date yet ’cause we’re lazy and we’re still mixing the damn thing.”He continued: “I can tell you it’s completely recorded and we’re about halfway through mixing it. So, to me, I would say probably two or three months [from now].

Kylie Jenner to have any alone time.On Thursday, March 10, the Kylie Cosmetics mogul returned to Instagram to post her first video since welcoming her second child with Travis Scott, 5-week-old Wolf Webster. While the 24-year-old didn’t reference her newborn in the clip, she couldn’t help but reference his older sister, 4-year-old Stormi Webster.As the former Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is recording herself to promote her new makeup products, her daughter promptly interrupted the party, making for an adorable moment. “Okay so I know, I’ve been M.I.A.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.