Nicolas Cage to voice vodka-loving dragon in new Amazon series ‘Highfire’

Glee star Darren Criss has revealed that his brother Charles has passed away aged 36 from suicide.Taking to his Instagram account on Wednesday morning, the heartbroken actor, 35, shared a series of snaps of his late brother and penned an emotional tribute to him. "It breaks my heart beyond measure to say that my beloved brother Charles has left us," Darren, who played Blaine Anderson in the Fox musical series, began.

Bring Me The Horizon have won Best Band From The UK Supported by Pizza Express at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The Sheffield band were up against CHVRCHES, Glass Animals, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for the title.While collecting the award on stage from Ivorian Doll and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes said: “We didn’t think we were gonna win owt, so I don’t know what to say!He added: “Our first album got two out of 10 in NME, so… follow your dreams!”Bring Me The Horizon are also up for two other categories tonight at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: Best Band In The World and Best Live Act Supported by Grolsch.BMTH are also expected to close out the ceremony with a multi-song set, which follows on from their memorable outing at the NME Awards in 2016 when they smashed through Coldplay’s table during their performance.Speaking to NME earlier about their return to the Awards, frontman Oli Sykes said: “To be honest we’re surprised we’ve even been asked back at all! What a huge honour it is to be asked to close the prestigious NME Awards show, we’re literally buzzing.”Taking place now (March 2) at the O2 Academy Brixton and co-hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr, the BandLab NME Awards 2022 opened with a performance by Sam Fender and also saw joint performances by Griff and Sigrid, and CHVRCHES and Robert Smith.Check back for the latest news, interviews, winners and more from the BandLab NME Awards 2022.

BandLab NME Awards 2022, updated as all the action goes down at O2 Academy Brixton this evening (March 2).After a year of silence due to the pandemic, the wildest night in music returns, sponsored by leading social music creation platform BandLab and hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr.Sam Fender, Little Simz, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Billie Eilish, Rina Sawayama and CHVRCHES are among the artists leading the nominations with several nods each. Meanwhile, Lana Del Rey, Self Esteem, Ghetts, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Bring Me The Horizon, IDLES and Megan The Stallion are up for some of the biggest awards tonight.FKA Twigs will be crowned Godlike Genius, while Neneh Cherry will be honoured with the Icon Award.

Griff and Sigrid have won Best Collaboration at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) for their song ‘Head On Fire’.They beat out collabs from Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar (‘Family Ties’), Coldplay and BTS (‘My Universe’), FKA twigs and The Weeknd (‘Tears In The Club’), and Rina Sawayama and Elton John (‘Chosen Family’).“Thank you so, much this is an incredible honour,” Sigrid said on the podium while collecting the award from presenters Jessie and Lennie Ware.“I really love this collaboration because nowadays there’s a lot of competition and comparison especially in pop music and for girls in music,” added Griff.“I love that we could get together and do this, so this is to all my girls out there.”Griff and Sigrid also performed ‘Head On Fire’ live at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, which is ongoing at O2 Academy Brixton.Last year, before they released the single, Sigrid opened up about her admiration for Griff in an interview with NME.“I definitely see parts of myself in Griff a bit, it’s really nice to know there are other girls doing the same thing and we can talk about stuff whenever – it’s a supportive gang,” she said.She added: “Griff and I decided to meet up and write a little bit together recently, which was fun. Of course we wanted to be in the studio and see what happened there, but it was also really nice to hang out and chat about how things are going and how we’re feeling.”Griff also received this year’s NME Radar Award, an honour reserved for emerging acts making waves in music today.“NME have been there from day one supporting what I do and what I have to say and that’s always meant so so much,” Griff said of the honour.

The Sparks Brothers has won Best Music Film at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The Edgar Wright-directed documentary about the band Sparks beat out Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, Oasis Knebworth 1996 and Questlove’s Summer Of Soul for the win.“We’re so honoured to be given the finger by NME,” Russel Mael said while accepting the award remotely. “Thanks to the great director Edgar Wright and the whole team who made this wonderful film,” he added.His brother Ron Mael, also shared his “thank you”, noting that he was “deeply appreciative of this award” before throwing up a celebratory middle finger.

BERWYN has won Best New Act From The UK Supported By Music Venue Trust at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).The Romford rapper beat fellow nominees Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Bree Runway, Wet Leg and Yard Act for the gong, which was presented to him by the Nova Twins on behalf of the award’s supporter and the BandLab NME Awards 2022’s charity partner Music Venue Trust.BERWYN took to the podium accompanied by his mother. “I didn’t prepare a speech, so I’m going to let my mum talk,” he joked. “She’s scared!”“I’ve never won an award before, so thank you for an award.

took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a lengthy thread in which he called on viewers to “have a little heart.”“It always pains me when nice people come on our show to play a game and win some money and maybe fulfill a lifelong dream, and are then subject to online ridicule when they make a mistake or something goes awry,” Sajak stated. “Last night’s ‘Feather in your cap’ puzzle was a case in point. Sitting at home, it seems incredible that they couldn’t solve it, but I knew in real time what was happening,” the veteran host explained, claiming the contestants were “flailing” due to the pressures of being on TV.

quite as publicly together as Ye and his most recent ex Fox were, the rapper seems to have confirmed the relationship after being spotted out and about in Miami with Jones. And yes, she seems to be fine with the title of muse, as she of her Balenciaga outfit. How she would pronounce the movie Uncut Gems, however, is unknown at this time.On Wednesday, March 1, West posted a screenshot from popular gossip account The Shade Room to his own grid. (You can see post here, since Ye tends to not leave his content up for very long.) It contains two paparazzi pictures of Jones and West in all-black ensembles walking and then embracing.

confirmed to Variety on Wednesday that she passed away on Feb. 25 in her Texas home from cancer.“Farrah was fierce, tender, loyal, loving, strong, funny, smart, protective, kind, passionate and utterly irreplaceable,” they said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

Robert Pattinson, 35 — the man, the myth, the legend. Some celebrities in Hollywood get lucky — and they nail a big break. But then there are others who are so lucky, it’s clear that there is something else going on.

Pierce Brosnan, 68, is celebrating his youngest son’s birthday on Instagram. The actor shared a loving photo and message in honor of Paris Brosnan‘s 21st birthday, which was on Feb. 27, on March 1 and it gave a rare glimpse of part of his family.

Sophie Turner, 25, is pregnant! Us Weekly has confirmed that she and husband Joe Jonas, 32, are expecting their second bundle of joy, and we couldn’t be more thrilled for them. HollywoodLife reached out to both Sophie and Joe’s reps for comment on these reports, but we have not yet received responses. In Touch was first to report the news.

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10 Years Younger in 10 Days viewers were left in awe on Wednesday's emotional episode as prison officer Adeline underwent a "Hollywood" makeover. During the latest instalment, mother-of-one Adeline, 45, revealed that in her 20s she lost her father in an accident and then became a single mum, which made her confidence plummet "very quickly". In a sweet VT ahead of her makeover, Adeline's new partner, Alvin, said he wants her to see she's a "beautiful person", adding: "I hope the experience will let her see what I see and let her see what her family see." Adeline, who has worked as a prison officer for 23 years, admitted that she wanted to find some femininity and fun with her makeover.

10 Years Younger in 10 Days viewers were left in awe on Wednesday's emotional episode as mother-of-six Lisa underwent an incredible transformation. During the latest instalment, Lisa, 54, revealed that she had spent 25 years raising her six children, aged between nine to 25, due to her husband working long hours.The candidate, who is "always there" for everyone, emotionally admitted that she hadn't felt good about herself since before she got married and often wonders "who I am".

Lucy Mecklenburgh shared the heartwarming moment her young son Roman first met his unborn sister at a 4D scan.The former The Only Way Is Essex star and her fiancé Ryan Thomas are expecting their second child together – a girl – after welcoming their son Roman in March 2020. And Lucy, who recently built an incredible bedroom for her stepdaughter Scarlett, is now preparing for her new arrival this spring and shared snaps from her most recent check-up. Little Roman could be seen looking eagerly at his unborn sister at the 4D monitor while Lucy lovingly rested her hand on top of his head.

Looking ahead at the month exemplifies the idea of Peak TV at its most hectic. With so many quality shows coming out, it can be challenging to decide which ones to focus on, especially when so many options are new releases (though “Atlanta” fans will be happy to know that season three is soon on the way.) It’s telling to see trends in narratives being told, with series such as “The Dropout,” “Joe vs.

Chris Willman Music WriterWithin hours of Kim Kardashian West getting her legal emancipation from Kanye West in a Los Angeles court, the hip-hop titan responded — by posting a music video in which an animatronic figure that is assumed to represent West ties up and kidnaps Pete Davidson and buries him from the neck down.The video for the song “Eazy,” his collaboration with the Game, was posted on West’s Instagram account, not long after news was published that Kardashian West had been granted the legal separation and bifurcation arrangement she had been seeking in the process of their divorce.The animated clip — set to a previously released song in which West had notably already rapped, “God saved me from that crash just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass” — portrays the Ye avatar placing a pillowcase over the head of his soon-to-be ex-wife’s boyfriend, putting him on the back of a motorcycle, and burying him. Eventually the West figure pours liquid over Davidson’s head and plants seeds on him, which sprout into flowers.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNicolas Cage is attached to voice the lead character of and executive produce a series adaptation of “Artemis Fowl” author Eoin Colfer’s novel “Highfire” in development at Amazon, Variety has confirmed.Cage will play the titular Highfire, described as a vodka-drinking, “Flashdance”-loving dragon who lives an isolated existence in the bayous of Louisiana.In the series, dragons once ruled the earth and Lord Highfire ruled the dragons from his eyrie. But this is not once upon a time, this is now, and now all Lord Highfire rules is his shack in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Amazon has put in development Highfire, a TV series based on the adult thriller novel by bestselling Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer, with Nicolas Cage voicing the lead character and executive producing.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe book, described as True Detective by way of Pete’s Dragon, is being adapted for television by Davey Holmes, creator/executive producer of Epix’s Get Shorty TV series, based on the movie.The genre-bending, live-action Highfire is a gritty crime-thriller with doses of magical realism.