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Cynthia Littleton Business Editor In the late 1980s, when future “SportsCenter” legend Linda Cohn wanted to move up the ladder in her career from Long Island cable news, she made a big batch of chocolate chip cookies one day for her camera operator. It was a bribe to persuade him to stay late to help her film a spec sports report that she sent out to TV stations in pursuit of her dream job as a sports anchor. Fortunately for Cohn, KIRO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Seattle, gave her a shot.

Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel‘s crime thriller The Order made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this evening, with the Sala Grande audience giving the competition title a nine-minute, 23-second ovation.

Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, and director Justin Kurzel, were among the team at The Order‘s Venice press conference this afternoon where they discussed the crime-drama’s resonance with extremism today.

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Riff Raff Entertainment, the company founded by Jude Law and his longtime creative partner Ben Jackson. The London-based production banner has a big U.S. presence and European reach (the latter thanks to a recent deal with French outfit Newen). Law and Jackson walk us through the inception of Venice competition title The Order and their greater production ambitions for the company.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have filed for divorce – and people online have been reacting to the “shocking news”.Earlier this month (Aug 1), reports emerged that the couple were filing for divorce after two years of marriage.The news came after Affleck purchased a new $20.5million (£17.5million) “bachelor pad” mansion in Pacific Palisades on the day of Lopez’s 55th birthday in July. Days before, the pair listed their Beverly Hills mansion for $68million (£52.1million).Around the same time, Lopez also finalised the sale of her four-bedroom New York City penthouse for $23million (£17.6million), People reported.Now, as confirmed by Variety, Lopez has filed papers with an official separation date listed as April 26 this year.It is the second time Lopez and Affleck have separated, as the pair were engaged in 2002 before splitting in 2004.

A cryptic social media user, who claims to be a 'time-traveller from the year 2582', has declared that they know when we will discover extraterrestrial life on other planets.

After giving Dune a prequel series with Max’s Dune: Prophecy, Legendary Entertainment is looking to do the same for another movie title, Pacific Rim. An origin story for the Pacific Rim film franchise is in the works at the indie studio from Eric Heisserer (Shadow and Bone, Bird Box). It is part of a first-look deal Heisserer and Chronology, his recently launched production company with Carmen Lewis, have signed with Legendary to work on IP and related projects.

her 55th birthday party.To be fair, hosted her bash all the way in the Hamptons, so it was definitely easier for the singer to “stop by” "small birthday celebration" in Los Angeles, which is the exact phrasing a source used to describe her visit on August 15.According to a source that spoke with , the Good Will Hunting actor chose to spend his birthday with his children, whom he shares with ex-wife . "The kids were with Ben for most of the day.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are taking separate paths following reports their marriage is over.A source told People that the 55-year-old singer “hasn’t seen Ben for weeks.”“They’re moving on separately. Jennifer is trying to find a new home to start fresh,” the source added.Lopez has been spending time in New York City and the Hamptons, where she recently celebrated her birthday with friends and family but no husband.Affleck has remained on the West Coast and was photographed without his wedding ring on Monday as he drove to a movie set in Los Angeles.Th sighting coincides with Lopez landing back in Tinseltown after spending the past month in the Hamptons without Affleck.Over the weekend, she shopped for a new Beverly Hills mansion sans wedding ring after she and Affleck listed their shared $68 million home last month.

The World Health Organisation has sounded the alarm over a lethal superbug discovered in 16 countries that poses a threat even to healthy individuals.

Ben Affleck is reportedly eager to take on the role of Hulk Hogan in a new film about the wrestler’s sex tape legal saga with Gawker.Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company Artist Equity are said to be lined up to produce the film, provisionally titled Killing Gawker, with filming set to start in January 2025 (via PWInsider).The film would tell the story of Hogan’s legal battle with the American celebrity blog Gawker, who in 2012 released a clip of a sex tape that the WWE star was not aware was being filmed.Hogan filed a lawsuit against the site, backed by PayPal founder Peter Thiel, who Damon will reportedly portray in the film. The wrestler was eventually rewarded $115million for defamation, loss of privacy and emotional pain, and the saga contributed to Gawker’s eventual demise.The Killing Gawker screenplay was written by Charles Randolph, who picked up an Oscar for The Big Short, and was based on Ryan Holiday’s 2018 book Conspiracy: A True Story of Power, Sex and a Billionaire’s Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire, which documented Thiel’s personal vendetta against Gawker for outing him as gay.In 2020, Chris Hemsworth was rumoured to be taking on the role of Hogan in a biopic, but that project has not yet materialised.In other Affleck news, last week, reports emerged that he and Jennifer Lopez are to file for divorce after two years of marriage.It came after Affleck purchased a new $20.5million “bachelor pad” mansion in Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, the day of Lopez’s 55th birthday.

and will travel to Colombia for a national tour later this year at the invitation of the country’s Vice President, Francia Márquez. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit the South American state to “engage with leaders, youth and women” and to “experience the rich heritage of Colombia.”The trip, which is scheduled for an undisclosed date, will precede the inaugural Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children.

Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, when they exposed the royal family’s dirty laundry — including claims that senior members had asked what color the couple’s son Archie’s skin would be.In a follow-up tweet about the interview, CBS said, “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex talk with Jane Pauley this Sunday about a new program supporting parents of children affected by online harm. Jane also interviews parents in the pilot program about its impact on their healing.”In a clip from the CBS Sunday interview, Markle initially gushes about the couple’s children.“Our kids are young, they’re 3 and 5,” referring to Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's destination for their next international tour has been unveiled.

Hollywood power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are on the brink of finalising their divorce after a two-year marriage stint.

Jennifer Lopez is showering her children with love — right after it was revealed estranged husband Ben Affleck has taken a big step towards divorce…

Steve Coogan has been cast in a new biopic focused on the infamous 2002 Roy Keane Saipan incident.The film, titled Saipan, will see Coogan play Ireland manager Mick McCarthy, with The Sixth Commandment‘s Éanna Hardwicke cast as footballer Keane.The real-life incident saw a spat between Keane – who was then captain of the Irish team – and manager McCarthy during preparations for the 2002 World Cup in Japan, with Keane eventually sent home from the squad. The feud still proves very divisive in Irish society to this day.Saipan will be directed by Ordinary Love‘s Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, with A Room For Romeo Brass‘s Paul Fraser writing the screenplay.

Ben Affleck is buying his own place amid rumors about tension in his relationship with Jennifer Lopez.

Ben Affleck is now a proud owner of a brand-new home in Los Angeles! And it’s got all of us Bennifer shippers seriously freaking out now!

TV chef and Top Chef Masters star Naomi Pomeroy has died at the age of 49. It's being reported that the cookbook author lost her life following a river accident with her family.The TV personality, who took part in the hit Bravo competition, is understood to have been inner tubing with her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and an unnamed friend in Oregon over the weekend when the fatal incident occurred. It's reported that the chef was tied to her husband and friend while they were tubing when all three of them struck a tree in the water and Naomi was thrown underwater.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor All six seasons of “Lost,” the cult-classic supernatural show that ended its TV run 14 years ago, are once again streaming on Netflix in the U.S. as of July 1. The full run of “Lost,” created by J.J.