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EXCLUSIVE: MPI Media Group has acquired North American distribution rights for Saïd Belktibia’s French thriller Hood Witch starring Golshifteh Farahani and Denis Lavant.

Angelique Jackson As Impact Network rebrands from a faith and gospel-focused multiplatform channel to include family-friendly lifestyle entertainment designed for Black audiences, Variety can exclusively reveal its first “Impact Original” movie, “The Life of Me.” Brian White (ABC’s “Scandal”), Brandon T. Jackson (BET’s “Family Business: New Orleans,” “Percy Jackson”) and Danielle Nicolet (CW’s “The Flash”) star in the film about a wealthy businessman, who “disillusioned by his family’s illicit business dealings, escapes to a small town and finds friendship, love, and a new focus on life until he must confront his past, reveal his identity, and redefine his future.” White plays Marcus Banks, a real estate mogul and heir to his family’s multi-billion dollar development business, who is described in the film’s official description as a “man with a conscience.” The film’s synopsis explains: Marcus becomes disgruntled with the family’s greedy tactics after learning his family would put the lives of innocent people in harm’s way to make a profit. He flees his big-time lifestyle to a small town where he assumes a new under-the-radar identity as a handyman named “Dom.” Nicolet plays Kennedy, a single mother, dance instructor and owner of the local cafe (and love interest to Marcus/Dom). Kennedy and her brother try to keep their small business, which was passed down by their late parents, alive despite the economic devastation experienced from the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcus faces a moral dilemma when his family’s company comes to his small-town hideout and tries to snatch land from his newfound friends. Jackson is Simon, the Banks family’s ruthless fixer, who informs Marcus of the plot.

Aramide Tinubu People can grow, but they rarely change. When backed in a corner or placed in impossible situations, it’s human nature to revert to what you’ve always known. Base instincts kick in, and often, we find ourselves walking down the same paths we’ve sworn we’d never return to.

AMC/AMC+, posits Giancarlo Esposito as Gracián “Gray” Parish, who runs a prestigious black car limo service in New Orleans that’s facing financial hardship.Parish says he’s “tired of being a passenger” in his own life.Note: be careful what you wish for.Gray and his wife, Ros (Paula Malcomson), have a teenage daughter, Michaela (Arica Himmel); their younger son, Maddox (Caleb Baumann), was murdered in the streets of New Orleans a year earlier — and his death haunts Gray, who’s obsessed with finding his killer.That’s just the tip of the iceberg in this high-octane six-episode thriller. (New episodes drop weekly.)“Gray wants to take back his life,” Esposito told The Post.

The Tony Award-winning musical Jelly’s Last Jam is heading to Los Angeles with an exciting cast!

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The sun is higher, the days are longer and festival season is upon us. As always, the packed slate of multi-stage music events scheduled throughout the spring and summer kicks off with Coachella, which will return to the famed Empire Polo Grounds on April 12th and again for Weekend 2 on April 19th.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Giancarlo Esposito‘s new AMC crime drama “Parish” is getting the cable network’s red-carpet rollout treatment, airing ad-break free immediately after Sunday’s “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” finale and then without commercials all the way into a first look at “The Book of Carol,” the second season of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.” Simultaneously debuting on AMC+, “Parish” will premiere at 10:15 p.m. ET and open with a brief “presented by” message from Crown Royal, the episode’s lone sponsor. Then, it will run without interruption.

Lourdes Leon is thanking her band for helping her shine bright. The model and musician who performs under the stage name Lolahol recently shared a post of her most recent performance in New Orleans. She shared various clips of her music and wrote a lengthy statement to her band mates, thanking them for their hard work.

EXCLUSIVE: After leading SAG-AFTRA through its latest round of negotiations with the AMPTP, guild President Fran Drescher (The Nanny) has been set to join the sequel to 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap, reprising her role as publicist Bobbi Flekman.

“This Is Spinal Tap,” were spotted filming the movie’s long-awaited sequel last week in New Orleans. McKean, 76, dressed in a red velvet suit and donned a long blonde wig, photos obtained by The Post reveal.

The NCIS franchise will be airing its 1,000th episode on April 15, and CBS Studios President David Stapf has been involved in every single one of them. Because he was head of CBS current programming at the time, he even participated in the development of the mothership series from Day 1 because it originated as two back-door pilot episodes of an existing show, JAG, that aired in April 2003. He was in on all casting sessions and still remembers Pauley Perrette’s audition that won her the role of Abby in the room.

Selome Hailu CBS and Paramount+ Australia have renewed “NCIS Sydney” for a second season. The series, which is the first international iteration of “NCIS,” debuted in November of 2023. It is the fifth series in the franchise, which includes the still-running “NCIS” and “NCIS: Hawai’i” along with “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “NCIS: New Orleans,” which have both concluded.

EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse is spicing up the opening weekend of their documentary Carol Doda Topless at the Condor on March 22-24 with a live revue of top burlesque dancers before the movie screens.

Natasha Richardson died suddenly at the age of 45 in March 2009.Her son, Daniel Neeson, 27, paid tribute to his late mom on the 15th anniversary of her death Monday.“15 years since you’ve left this plane onto forever more. I look forward to reuniting one day but for now I take solace in knowing you’re beside me every step of the way.

Nicki Minaj suddenly canceled one of her concerts hours before she was scheduled to take the stage.

Jennifer Lopez has quietly cancelled several stops on This Is Me…Now The Tour.

EXCLUSIVE: DeVon Franklin is staying in business with CBS Studios and has sold his latest show.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Kinds of Kindness,” the next collaboration between director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone, will debut in theaters this summer. Searchlight, the indie studio that’s distributing the film, added it to the release calendar on June 21.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Jennifer Lopez has canceled seven dates of her first North American tour in five years, in support of her new album “This Is Me… Now” and its pair of companion films. The dates spanning Aug.

Jennifer Lopez has quietly cancelled a handful of shows from her upcoming 2024 tour.The pop icon released tickets for her forthcoming live shows two weeks ago, held as part of her ‘This Is Me… Now’ tour.Originally, this year’s shows were set to consist of more than 30 cities across North America, kicking off in June and wrapping at the end of August. It would have seen her make stops in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Toronto and more, and was later extended to include more dates in the latter three.Now, with tickets having been on sale for over a fortnight, the singer has quietly and swiftly removed a number of shows without explanation.Seven shows have been axed, including dates in late August across Nashville, New Orleans, Raleigh, Atlanta, Houston, Cleveland and Tampa.

Jennifer Lopez is ditching some of her tour dates but no one knows why — yet!