John Ridley On His Scrapped ‘Eternals’ TV Series: “My Version Was The Good Version. It Was So F*cking Weird”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Margot Robbie, lead actor and producer of “Barbie,” is to be awarded the AACTA Trailblazer Award next month by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. Hailing originally from Queensland, the presentation will be a homecoming of sort for Robbie. The award will be presented to her at the 2024 AACTA Awards Ceremony on Feb.

Marta Balaga Please don’t stop the music: Anne Fontaine isn’t done with it just yet. Following “Boléro” — world premiering at International Film Festival Rotterdam — the noted director is developing another melodic project. “It’s about a character who was a star at 10 years old.

Alex Ritman Kim Kardashian is set to both executive produce and feature in an upcoming docuseries about Elizabeth Taylor. Commissioned by the BBC, the three-part documentary — given the working title “Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar” — is coming from the Oscar-winning “Searching for Sugar Man” production house Passion Pictures, behind the recent Sundance hit “Super/Man” about Christopher Reeve.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The line sprawling along the corridors and staircases of De Doelen, the heart of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, alerted passersby that there was a star in town. The actor in question? German thesp Sandra Hüller, at the festival to support Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” and to give an in-depth talk about her career and latest projects. Hüller, who landed her first Oscar nomination for best actress last week for Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” said she is “definitely not” used to the growing attention.

Nicki Minaj has dropped her Megan Thee Stallion diss track called ‘Big Foot’.The rapper’s latest track comes amidst a feud between her and Megan Thee Stallion, who appeared to make barbs at Minaj in her new track ‘Hiss’.On Minaj’s new track she name-drops Megan in the first verse, rapping: “This little beggin’ whore talkin’ ’bout Megan’s law / For a free beat, you can hit Megan raw / If you a ghost writer, Pardi in Megan jaw / Shots thrown but I still ain’t let Megan score.”Megan’s Law refers to the federal law in the US requiring public access to information about registered sexual offenders. Megan Thee Stallion made her own reference to Megan’s Law in ‘Hiss’: “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan’s Law.”Fans have suspected that the line is a jab at Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, who was convicted of first-degree attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl in 1995.

Bryan Cranston has said that it is time to let Breaking Bad “go”.The actor famously played the role of chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin Walter White across the show’s run between 2008 and 2013.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Cranston was asked about prequel series Better Call Saul coming to an end in 2022, the star suggesting that it was time to draw a line under the franchise.“Everything should come to an end,” he noted. “Everything’s cyclical. Our lives are cyclical.

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will launch with controversial anti-piracy software Denuvo.While Rocksteady Studios hasn’t officially confirmed the inclusion of Denuvo, an updated Steam listing said Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League “incorporates 3rd-party DRM” while an entry on SteamDB’s changelist from January 20 reads: “Added third-party DRM – Denuvo Anti-Tamper.”Denuvo is a digital rights management system designed to protect games from piracy and requires a regular online connection to confirm a player owns a license to play the game. However it’s one of the more intrusive DRM systems and has been accused of slowing down several games.Back in 2021, hackers claimed that Denuvo was to blame for Resident Evil Village‘s performance issues while Humankind developer Amplitude Studios said Denuvo’s integration was “not good enough” to avoid performance issues, and dropped it ahead of launch.The news about Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’s use of Denuvo hasn’t gone over well with fans either.“It’s like someone is trying to sabotage the game,” wrote one Reddit user.

Snoop Dogg has said he has “nothing but love and respect” for Donald Trump.The US rapper – who previously blasted the former president for being “racist” and compared him to the devil – appeared to put their past feuds behind them in a new interview.Speaking to The Sunday Times, the ‘Gin And Juice’ rapper said: “Donald Trump? He ain’t done nothing wrong to me. He has done only great things for me.”He referred specifically to Trump’s 2021 pardoning of Michael Harris, the co-founder of Snoop’s Death Row label, who spent more than three decades behind bars for drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder.

Wireless Festival have been announced, with Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage and Doja Cat leading the line-up. Find ticket details below.For this year’s instalment, the iconic London festival will return to its new space in Finsbury Park and span across three days.

Sofia Vergara fans have all made the same demand after watching her new Netflix series, Griselda. The six-parter sees the Colombian actress transform into fearsome drug boss Griselda Blanco.

Tenants at a housing association in Stockport say their homes have been left with a backlog of repairs which have not been sorted by their landlord.

Holly Willoughby has been defended by fans after comments about her appearance were made following her latest social media post. The presenter returned to her Instagram page with a closer look at her glam for week three of Dancing on Ice.

A teenager has been charged in connection with a spate of incidents in south Manchester.

The family of a student who was stabbed to death in Nottingham have criticised the decision for a review instead of a public inquiry. Valdo Calocane killed 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, last year.

The art of naming a royal baby is incredibly delicate, especially if that baby is destined to one day be King or Queen. Almost every royal name has at least one, if not more, links to previous royals.

Lauryn Goodman seems to have made a thinly-veiled jibe at her former flame Kyle Walker with a cryptic Instagram post, just hours after the Manchester City footballer spoke out about betraying his wife, Annie Kilner. Kyle has hit the headlines after it was revealed that he had fathered a second child with Lauryn, while married to Annie, with whom he shares three sons. He has now spoken out and admitted to making 'idiot choices', while sharing his regret.

King Charles has extended his stay in hospital after undergoing a correction procedure on his prostate last week. The King had the operation done at the London Clinic in Marylebone - the same hospital where the Princess of Wales is recovering from her abdominal surgery - and was expected to spend two nights there, but he will now be staying a third night under the watchful eye of doctors.

Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker has opened up about why Lauryn Goodman told his estranged wife Annie Kilner about their second child together. Annie announced her split from Kyle earlier this month, and it was later revealed that Kyle had fathered a second child with Lauryn, with whom he already shared son Kairo.

Gemma Collins famously told her ex-boyfriend James Argent, “Take a good look at this, you ain’t ever gonna get this candy,” as her sarong fell to the floor. Ever since that iconic episode of TOWIE, the reality TV star hasn’t held back when it comes to flaunting her curvaceous body.

When it comes to finances, January is often the time we not only find money tighter than usual, but it’s also the perfect time to take a look at your budget ahead of the year and decide where you can cut back when it comes to spending. It may not be the most fun or the most glamorous task, but being financially savvy is a great way to make yourself feel more in control of your future.

“Peggy Ramsay used to say ‘agent’ is the most disgusting word in the English language,” ponders Adam Welsh, the founder of Divergent Talent Group (DTG).