Neil Gaiman’s ‘Anansi Boys’ Series at Amazon Casts Malachi Kirby in Lead Roles (EXCLUSIVE)

Murder on the Orient Express,” a miserable, poorly cast, sleepy take on the author’s most famous novel. Bad on its own terms, the film was made even worse by the fact that Sidney Lumet’s superb 1974 version, starring Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman and Albert Finney, is a screen classic.Running time: 127 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence, some bloody images, and sexual material).

opposing an affordable housing project in Yellow Springs, Ohio.Chappelle, 48, addressed the town council and threatened to pull his money from the community if they approved plans to develop 53 acres of residential housing.The town voted on the plan Wednesday after the council meeting, where the public was invited to comment on the proposal. Now, Chappelle is clearing things up. His reps didn’t respond to The Post’s request for comment, but in a statement to Fox News, his spokeswoman Carla Sims said the plan itself needed improvements.“Dave Chappelle didn’t kill affordable housing,” Sims said. “Concerned residents and a responding Village Council ‘killed’ a half-baked plan which never actually offered affordable housing.”In the viral clip, Chappelle, who lives in the town, can be heard calling local politicians “clowns.” He told the council, in no uncertain terms, that he would pull his own business ventures —  a planned restaurant and comedy club called the Firehouse Eatery — out of Yellow Springs.“I don’t know why the council would be afraid of litigation from a $24 million-a-year company while it’s out a $65 million-a-year company,” Chappelle told the Yellow Springs Village Council.

Damn. Can a couple be any better looking?! One would think that David and Victoria Beckham — who have been together for more than two decades — are two humans lifted straight out of a fantasy epic. Like, they can’t be real, right? Oh, yes, my friends.

led the company to bankruptcy after it bled more than $100 million in a single quarter. Moviepass first hinted at its plans for a relaunch in November, when Spikes bought the company in New York bankruptcy court for a meager $14,000. He said in court filings that company was testing a “new proposed business model with a sample group of 1,000 customers” in late 2021. The filings did not provide details of the new business model but did show that Spikes wanted to launch a full-fledged MoviePass comeback in the fall or winter of 2022. Spikes originally co-founded in 2011 but the service only gained steam in 2017 after it was purchased by Helios and Matheson Analytics, a data analytics firm.

Manchester United have won the FA Youth Cup more than any other club but that record is under threat this season.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has sent a title warning to Liverpool ahead of the run-in.

Halle Berry is putting a new spin on. The Oscar-winning actress is set to appear in a spot supporting the Caesars Sportsbook and Best Friends Animal Society that will air during the Puppy Bowl on Sunday.  In the 30-second spot, Berry is dressed as Cleopatra and surrounded by tiny kittens.

Amanda Owen is known for posting updates on farm life on her social media pages.Tonight was no different as the Our Yorkshire Farm star shared her latest news, admitting she had to react quickly to stop an illness outbreak.Amanda posted a video explaining the situation to her 190,000 followers.She can be seen with her sheep as she says: “Well, the wind is blowing again.“And because I’m feeding the sheep hay, it’s irritating their eyes.“So I’m having to catch a few, they’ve got conjunctivitis.”Amanda went on to explain what she was doing to help her sheep.She continued: “It’s just temporary, all I have to do is treat them with a spray.“Now it does sting them when I spray them but usually one spray and they’re cured.“So it’s worthwhile doing,” she added.However, in another clip, Amanda showed how much her sheep hate the treatment.Alongside her video, she wrote: “The North wind doth blow, and we shall have snow….& also sore eyes.“The sheep are very unwilling patients but if not treated they can lose their sight completely.“Better to act fast when treatable than wait until it becomes more serious.”This wasn’t the only update Amanda shared tonight on Twitter.Earlier in the evening, the shepherdess gave a glimpse at how the cold weather was impacting them.She shared some snowy pictures alongside the caption: “A few wintery flakes.”Amanda also posted a sweet snap of her eldest son Reuben.He could be seen atop a horse in the images from her farm.In another photo, Reuben was also posing next to his tractor.The farmer cheekily made a pun about this, quipping: “This boy….Boy loves his horsepower.”Many of the Channel 5 star’s followers reacted to her update, sharing their thoughts.Patn7747 commented: “Terrific photo of you

Nick Cave has opened up about touring Australia in a new post on his Red Hand Files website.Cave, who was responding to a group of questions from fans asking him if he was going to return to Australia soon for a tour, revealed that he will be touring Australia this winter with Warren Ellis.He explained: “I am sitting here looking at this year’s calendar. My assistant, Rachel, has helpfully laid it out in various child-friendly, primary-coloured blocks.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered the heist drama “Jigsaw” to series.Spanning 24 years, the series centers around the largest heist ever attempted, and the vengeance, scheming, loyalties, and betrayals that surround it. It’s loosely inspired by the real story where $70 billion dollars in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy.Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elbay, Jai Courtney, and Niousha Noor are all set to star in the series, which is currently filming at Netflix Studios: Brooklyn.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRichard Schiff, Jessica Hecht, and John Michael Higgins have all been cast in guest roles in the Showtime anthology series “Super Pumped,” Variety has learned exclusively.The first season of the series is based on the Mike Isaac book “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” It centers on the rise of the ride sharing app and its co-founder and CEO, Travis Kalanick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and his relationship with venture capitalist Bill Gurley (Kyle Chandler).The cast also currently includes Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé, Babak Tafti, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Jon Bass, Hank Azaria, and Bridget Gao-Hollitt.Schiff will play Randall Pearson, a San Francisco MTA power-broker who goes head-to-head with Travis.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEmily Deschanel is set to star in a new Netflix limited series based on the book “Devil in Ohio,” Variety has learned.Deschanel will lead the series, which is based on the book of the same name by Daria Polatin and is inspired by a true story. Additional cast members include Sam Jaeger as Peter, Gerardo Celasco as Detective Lopez, Madeleine Arthur as Mae, Xaria Dotson as Jules, Alisha Newton as Helen, and Naomi Tan as Dani.In the series, when hospital psychiatrist Dr.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKrysten Ritter has signed on to the cast of the upcoming HBO Max series “Love and Death.”The series is based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980. The show is inspired by the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly (“Love & Death In Silicon Prairie, Part I & II”).Ritter will appear in the role of Sherry Cleckler.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnthony Mackie has signed on for the lead role in the “Twisted Metal” live-action series currently in the works at Sony Pictures Television, Variety has confirmed.Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are developing the series, which is based on the “Twisted Metal” vehicular combat games, the first of which was released in 1995.

K.J. Yossman Amazon Prime has revealed that “Small Axe” star Malachi Kirby will take on not one but two lead roles in Neil Gaiman’s “Anansi Boys.”The adaptation of Gaiman’s novel sees Charles Nancy discover he has a magical brother called Spider (both played by Kirby) who share a father in the form of trickster god Anansi.

Malachi Kirby (Small Axe) has been set to play the dual leading roles of brothers Charles Nancy and Spider in Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel Anansi Boys.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe CW has acquired the US rights to the action series “Professionals” starring Tom Welling, Brendan Fraser, and Elena Anaya.The premiere date for the show’s U.S. broadcast debut will be announced at a later date.“Professionals” follows Vincent Corbo (Welling), a top-tier security operative, who is paid to protect the interests of rich and powerful clients by any means necessary – legal or not.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max is developing a series about The Penguin that will be a spinoff of “The Batman” feature, Variety has learned from sources.Colin Farrell is set to play the notorious supervillain in “The Batman.” According to sources, Farrell has been approached to star in the spinoff series but no deal is currently in place. Sources also say that Lauren LeFranc is attached to write the script for the project, which is in its very early stages.The show would supposedly delve into The Penguin’s rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series adaptation of Charlie Jane Anders’ “Victories Greater Than Death” is in development at Amazon from Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, Variety has learned.No writer is currently attached to the project.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA She-Ra live-action series is in the early development at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.As the project is in the very early stages, no writer is currently attached. DreamWorks Animation will serve as an executive producer after recently producing the Netflix animated series “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.” However, the live-action version will be a new, standalone story and will not be connected to the animated show.Should the project go to series, it would mark the first live-action adaptation of the She-Ra character.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterElisabeth Shue has joined the cast of the upcoming Showtime anthology series “Super Pumped,” Variety has learned.Each season of the series will focus on a different story from the business world, with Season 1 set to focus on the rise of the ride sharing app Uber. The first season is based on Mike Isaac’s book “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.”Shue joins previously announced cast members Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Kerry Bishé, Babak Tafti, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Jon Bass, Hank Azaria, and Bridget Gao-Hollitt.Shue will play Bonnie Kalanick, the mother of Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick (Gordon-Levitt), who is the one person he can always count on for wisdom and truth.