Jon M. Chu To Direct Disney+ ‘Willow’ Series Written By Jonathan Kasdan

Vanessa Bryant showed off her hometown pride in the latest Super Bowl commercial. During the spot, that premiered Sunday, ahead of the big game, the Los Angeles native, celebrated the city that her late husband, Kobe Bryant, called home and played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years, until his retirement in 2016. In the commercial, Vanessa parks next to a mural of Kobe and their daughter, Gianna Bryant, who died in 2020, as clips roll from Kobe's historic time on the Lakers and Oscars win.

Super Bowl LVI!In just a few hours, we'll get another chance to watch the National Football League crown a champion in Super Bowl LVI at the brand new home of the Rams and Chargers — SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. If you're feeling confused about the who, what, where and when of it all, ET has you covered. We have all the details of where to tune in for the big game. Once again, your Super Bowl Sunday plans for 2022 might be a little different, but we know you'll still want to catch all the excitement. NBC will air this year’s Super Bowl, which you can watch via live stream on Peacock’s premium tier, in addition to the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com. If you want to know how to watch the Super Bowl without cable, from date and kickoff time, plus all the details on the halftime show, read on.Sunday, Feb.

Beryl Vertue, the acclaimed UK TV exec behind Sherlock and Men Behaving Badly, has died aged 90.

Almost 12 years after Law & Order was abruptly canceled by NBC, Dick Wolf’s Emmy-winning drama series is returning Feb. 24 for a 21st season, which features Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson reprising their roles from the original series, joined by new cast additions Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi.

Call the Midwife’s Judy Parfitt, 86, has spoken out on dementia and how it affected her relationship with her late husband, Tony Steedman. Judy and Tony, who was best known for his role as Socrates in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, met at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1960.The couple went on to tie the knot in 1963 and have a son together.Tony passed away on 4 February 2001 after battling Alzheimer’s for three years.She pointed out how she “lost him as a husband” about a year after the diagnosis.Judy revealed how the diagnosis changed their life together, explaining that the condition leaves the partner “feeling very alone”.In a piece for the MailOnline published in 2014, Judy continued: “Tony didn’t understand what was happening to him which is, I suppose, about the only positive of his illness.

Noel Gallagher is the latest artist to pay tribute to David Bowie for the late, great pop and rock icon’s David Bowie Is series, praising him to be “right up there with the greats of all time”.Not to be confused with a museum exhibit that toured the world between 2013 and 2018 (also named David Bowie Is), the series began last month with a seven-minute video showing Dave Grohl, Yungblud and Ricky Gervais reminiscing on their favourite Bowie moments, songs and interactions, and touching on the ways Bowie influenced their own careers. It was followed by a second video from Grohl at the end of January, and then one from Elvis Costello at the start of February.For the series’ fourth instalment, Gallagher looked back fondly on Bowie’s “forever changing” legacy, likening him to The Beatles and describing him as “fearless and not afraid of ridicule” with “a great, unique voice”.

Madonna, 63, is known for her risqué photos, with her latest string of pictures being no different.The singer posed for a string of x-rated snaps where she can be seen spreading her legs in fishnets and leather while lounging on an armchair.In the pictures, Madonna can be seen posing on an armchair in a range of suggestive poses.Her attire included fishnets, along with leather boots and a leather corset bodysuit.The singer's assets were on show due to the plunging neckline and she styled her outfit with a leather jacket, black gloves and a shiny cap.Jewellery-wise, she wore several silver and gold chains on her neck and a large M ring on her finger.A post shared by Madonna (@madonna)She captioned the post in view of her 17.5 million Instagram followers: "For Ye Suffer Fools Gladly Seeing Ye Yourselves Are Wise……………… 2 Corinthians 11:19 #givenchy." (sic)Many social media users took to the comments section to compliment the star on her raunchy snaps.Joey.Mastro said: "This woman just keeps serving."Tw1lliam added: "Imagine being married to this goddess."However, not all the comments were filled with such love for the singer.Adamzzz_cassandra said: "I think I'll pass."Paulreeves_itsme added: "You look great for your age but you're better than this - there's really no need...

West Ham United fans disgraced themselves by singing a vile Kurt Zouma chant before their side's Premier League fixture against Leicester City on Sunday.Zouma was named in the starting XI by manager David Moyes despite backlash after footage of the defender kicking and striking his pet cat in front of his child.The defender has been fined two week's wages - amounting to £250,000 - by his club, and has seen his two pets taken away from him. He later issued a grovelling apology, saying: "I want to apologise for my actions.

Super Bowl half-time show is one of the most coveted gigs in the whole of the entertainment industry - but things don't always go to plan.Over the years, we've seen everything from nudity and swearing to bad singing and some acts allegedly not even signing at all during the interval of one of the most-watched sporting events of the year. Seasoned NFL fans will recall Janet Jackson's infamous nip slip at Super Bowl XXXVIII, but that's far from the only thing to have gone wrong with the eyes of the world watching.

Warwick Davis will reprise his role in a sequel series to the George Lucas film Willow, Disney has confirmed.

Ellise Shafer editorCBS is in advanced discussions with Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Simon Cowell to produce the next big music competition series, Variety has confirmed.The show will be called “50 States to Stardom” and will mix a music competition with a unique documentary format in order to discover America’s next greatest talent. The docuseries will profile all 50 states in the U.S.

Ellise Shafer editorCBS is in advanced discussions with Simon Cowell, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer to produce the next big music competition series, Variety has confirmed.The show will be called “50 States to Stardom” and will mix a music competition with a unique documentary format in order to discover America’s next greatest talent. The docuseries will profile all 50 states in the U.S.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: CBS is jumping back into the music competition reality arena in a big way, teaming with top producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Simon Cowell on 50 States To Stardom.I hear the network is in advanced discussions with Grazer and Howard’s Imagine Entertainment and Cowell’s SyCo Entertainment for the project, billed as “the next big music competition series.”Blending music competition and documentary formats, 50 States To Stardom aims at discovering great emerging talent from every part of the country. Filmed in a TV studio and in the field, over the course of a season, the series will profile each state across the U.S.

Disney Plus is bringing back the beloved Willow, played by Warwick Davis, for a new sequel TV series.The show is reportedly set several years after the events of the original 1988 movie, directed by Ron Howard and based on a story by Star Wars creator George Lucas.Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) has come aboard to direct the pilot episode, written by Jonathan Kasdan (Solo: A Star Wars Story).

The Willow sequel series is officially coming to Disney+!

Willow Ufgood is making a comeback.

Peter White Television EditorThe Willow television adaptation has been handed a series order at Disney+.Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu will direct the pilot for the series, which is slated to begin production next year.This comes 18 months after news of the development of the adaptation of the movie, directed by Ron Howard from a story by George Lucas, first emerged.The fantasy film starred Warwick Davis as a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe enchanting world of “Willow,” created by George Lucas, is officially coming to the small screen.Disney Plus has confirmed a sequel series taking place years after the events of the original Ron Howard-directed pic is heading into production next year. Howard is returning to the project as executive producer alongside original star Warwick Davis, who will once again play the titular hero Willow Ufgood.The series has also tapped “Crazy Rich Asians” and “In the Heights” director Jon M.

It hasn’t even been one full month since Tatiana Maslany was reportedly cast in the lead role in Marvel Studios’ upcoming “She-Hulk” streaming series. But even though the news has barely had time to cool off, it appears that the actress at the center of it is ready to deny its validity.

If you wanted to hire someone to possibly create a new cinematic universe based on existing IP, you could do a lot worse than filmmaker Jon Favreau. After directing “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2,” Favreau would go on to see his two films spawn dozens more and an entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.

When Bob Chapek took over as CEO of Disney, things were going really, really well. The films were making billions of dollars, the theme parks were humming along, and Disney+ was launching at just the right time.