IT prequel TV series Welcome to Derry is happening at HBO Max

Pete Davidson may not appear with his girlfriend Kim Kardashian on the Hulu series The Kardashians. According to a source close to the Saturday Night Live star, friends have been advising Pete against appearing on the show pointing out that his career is already on high.The source told PageSix: “His career has taken off, what does he need this for?”“Before he met Kim, no one knew what Pete was doing [all the time],” the source continued.

Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts has revealed he was rushed to hospital and was close to death.Taking to Twitter, he shared a video of himself in a hospital ward saying: "Well, I have to say this isn’t where I expected to be watching Homes Under the Hammer."Little bit of good news, little bit of bad news."He added: "I ended up in hospital in Bath yesterday, I had a few chest pains and just feeling generally lousy, so I was brought in here and turns out I had a massive amount of fluid all around my heart, which was actually stopping my heart working."Had they not got rid of it, which they did in an emergency operation last night, then it’s sort of quite serious, like, hours to live kind of c***."So here I am, still around, thank goodness, thank the universe and guardian angels, all those things."The star told fans in his worrying update: "There’s lots of other complicated things that have happened as a result, but we will work through those, and I’ll keep you updated."But he was clearly in good spirits, as he chuckled: "Meanwhile, there’s a good TV show on that I think I’ll watch while I'm here!"Also visible in the shot was Martin's hospital bed in what looked to be a private room with a television in the corner and a window showing a sun-dappled staircase.He accompanied the clip on Twitter with the caption: "So. Bit of a shocker.

Love Island’s Lucie Donlan has set her fans into a frenzy after posting a bikini snap on her Instagram profile. The 24-year-old took the opportunity to show off her beach body in a tiny ensemble as she enjoyed a well-deserved getaway.She tagged the location as Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, and wrote in the caption: “Need a ride?”The former Love Island contestant stunned fans as she leaned against a truck, showing off her sun-kissed glow as she posed for the camera.She wore her long blonde hair in beachy waves that flew out behind her as the wind swept through the beach.Lucie wore a pair of tie-dyed denim shorts, open at the fly, with a tiny black bikini top as she flaunted her chiselled abs and toned legs.She is accessorised with a chain necklace and a dainty belly button ring.In the second photo, Donlan closed her eyes as she took a moment to bask in the Spanish sun.In the third, a candid shot of the star showed her walking away from the camera as she gave a huge grin.Fans flocked to the comments to compliment the beach babe on her amazing figure and natural beauty as she took a well-deserved break in the sun.

Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton pledged an estimated £10 million ($13.06 million) each to join a bid for the Chelsea Football Club.According to reports from ESPN, Williams and Hamilton joined former Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton’s bid for the team. Alongside the two superstar athletes, Broughton is also joined by World Athletics president Sebastian Coe and wealthy investors from around the world.A post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton)The outlet also reports private equity veterans Josh Harris and David Blitzer--who own multiple sport teams including the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers--are also backing Broughton’s bid.Serena Williams is already involved in the world of soccer as she is already an investor in Los Angeles’ Angel City FC, which will make its debut in the National Women’s Soccer League later this month.Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca are also on the shortlist to buy the Premier League club, ESPN reports.Serena Williams opens up about her near-death experience during daughter Olympia’s birthSerena Williams and daughter Olympia look pretty in pink in matching Balmain dressesWill Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after getting violent at the Oscars: 'I am embarrassed'Bids to buy Chelsea Football Club began after the club’s current owner, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, announced he was putting the team up for sale in a statement on last month.

Dillian Whyte didn’t kick off with Tyson Fury at Wednesday’s press conference - because his mum told him to behave.The Brixton bruiser takes on WBC heavyweight champion Fury at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The pair finally went face-to-face on Wednesday at the main media conference for the clash. But there was surprise among those in attendance as Whyte didn’t start verbally sparring with his bitter rival.Now he has revealed why as he was under orders from mum, Jane.

lottery in as many years bringing his total prize money up to a massive £245,000.Gregg Hensley, from Marion in North Carolina, US, was so stunned to discover he had cashed in once again that he was rendered speechless.Carpenter Gregg, 63, is excited to splash the cash on a new truck and home repairs but needed his wife's help to secure his recent winnings, the Mirror reports.According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, shocked Gregg could not utter a word over the phone when they confirmed he had won, and so passed it over to his wife to do his talking for him.After entering the Multiply the Cash second-chance drawing, Gregg found out on April 11 that he had landed a jaw-dropping £153,000 ($200,000).It was only earlier this year that he took home £77,000 ($100,000) and back in 2020 Gregg won for the first time a cool £15,000 ($20,000).The North Carolina Education Lottery said in a statement: "So overcome with emotion that he couldn't speak, Gregg Hensley of Marion said he had to just hand his phone to his wife so she could see the $200,000 prize that he won in a second-chance drawing."Hensley, a 63-year-old woodworker, won the grand prize in the April 11 Multiply the Cash second-chance drawing."He told the lottery: "I had to hold on to something I was so stunned."The statement continued: "Hensley is no stranger to winning big prizes in lottery drawings.

“I’m not someone to run away from fights, I want to fight the best fights. “I don’t care what people think or care about me, I just want the best fights and give the fans the best. That’s what I want to do.

EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Perry’s House of Payne alumna Demetria McKinney been cast as a series regular in CW’s The Winchesters drama pilot. The project hails from the Supernatural trio of Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. Glen Winter (Supergirl) will direct and executive produce the pilot.

EXCLUSIVE: Vivian Bang, the co-writer and star of the Sundance Film Festival debut White Rabbit, has boarded the New Line ensemble comedy The Parenting for HBO Max.

EXCLUSIVE: Tamir Muhammad is extending and expanding his relationship with WarnerMedia. Muhammad, executive producer of HBO’s Peabody Award-winning late-night series Random Acts of Flyness, has entered exclusive first-look deals with Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and HBO Max. The parallel pacts follow his previous multi-year overall television production and first-look feature deals, which Muhammad signed in 2018 when he launched his Populace production company. He is now extending the first-look feature deal with Warner Bros. Pictures while also adding a separate exclusive first-look TV deal with HBO and HBO Max.

HBO Max is slowly turning into the home for projects directly connected to the cinematic side of WarnerMedia. The streaming service hosts multiple feature films set in the DCEU and even two shows directly set in the world of Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman.” Now, HBO Max is setting its sights on a recent billion-dollar horror film property.

It prequel series on HBO Max.The infamous clown will be given an origin story in the new series set in the 1960s called Welcome to Derry, according to Variety.It: Part One and It: Part Two director Andy Muschietti is on board to executive produce the series alongside Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuschs.HBO Max and WBTV have declined requests for comment at the time of writing, and there is no word on further plot or cast details yet.Back in 2017, Bill Skarsgård explained why he took on the role of Pennywise in a conversation with NME.“I was excited just to even audition for [Pennywise]. I’m in my mid-twenties, so the roles I’m usually going up for are characters that might be fun, but they’re all pretty close to me,” he said.“They tend to look like you and talk like you and are the same age as you.

HBO Max is developing Welcome To Derry (working title) a prequel series to the It film franchise, according to sources.

HBO Max is getting in on the evil clown business with an IT prequel series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA prequel to “It” is in development at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources.The series, currently called “Welcome to Derry,” will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of “It: Part One,” the 2017 film based on the Stephen King horror novel. The story is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.Andy Muschietti, who directed “It: Part One” and 2019’s “It: Part Two,” is attached to executive produce the series along with Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPriya Dogra, president of WarnerMedia Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia (excluding China), took the stage on Thursday to deliver a keynote speech at the Series Mania TV fest in Lille, France, and the message was clear: the U.S. conglomerate is ramping up production in Europe.“Our industry is becoming more global,” said Dogra.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThey’ll come for the high-wattage HBO and Warner Bros. content. They’ll stick around for Discovery’s lifestyle comfort food.That’s the formula that Warner Bros.

The CW has handed early renewals to a large portion of its scripted schedule including The Flash. 

American Housewife alumna Meg Donnelly and Drake Rodger (The In Between) are set as series regulars in CW’s The Winchesters drama pilot. The project hails from Supernatural trio Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. Glen Winter (Supergirl) will direct and executive produce the pilot. They join previously announced cast members Nida Khurshi and Jojo Fleites.

Betty Gilpin (GLOW, The Hunt) has been tapped as the lead of Mrs. Davis, Peacock’s new drama series written and executive produced by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof. Emmy-winning director Owen Harris (Black Mirror: San Junipero, Brave New World) will direct and executive produce multiple episodes, including the first episode, of the series, which comes from Warner Bros. Television, where both Hernandez and Lindelof are under overall deals.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBetty Gilpin will star in the lead role of Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez’s upcoming Peacock drama series “Mrs. Davis,” Variety has learned.The series was originally ordered in May 2021.