Oscars 2021 Pushed Back by Two Months

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As many of its LGBTQ+ employees get set for a full-day walkout tomorrow, Disney has decided to postpone a management retreat set for next week as it continues efforts to calm the internal waters.

The Oscarcast is working on a big get. Deadline is hearing that organizers are courting Beyonce to be part of the 94th Academy Awards Sunday. She is nominated for Best Original Song. That is Be Alive, the theme from King Richard that was written by Dixson and Beyonce. Last year, the songs were separated into a pre-show before the Oscars, but if the Academy succeeds in getting Beyonce, she will be a high point for the show, for sure, though it hasn’t been made clear where the performances will be done, and there has been rumor she will sing from the a tennis courts in Compton. The Academy would not comment.

Newcastle have reportedly joined Manchester United in the race for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.

A man appeared in court on Monday after a group of football agents were allegedly held at gunpoint in an armed robbery in Moss Side. Among those included Dane Rashford, the brother to Man United star Marcus Rashford.

The devastated family of a "beautiful" woman who died after being struck by an ambulance have paid heartfelt tribute to their "beloved daughter, sister and granddaughter".

Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm shop protected with a huge steel gate to keep out doggers.The TV star has applied for permission to build a large car park on the site.But the local police force is worried the property, which is at the centre of Amazon Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm, will attract anti-social elements at night.The Daily Star revealed last year how the area was a magnet for al-fresco sexual thrill-seekers.And now cops want Jezza to pay for a gate to keep out yobs and exhibitionists.Thames Valley Police’s crime prevention advisor Kevin Cox has told the local council: "It is to be expected that this site may well generate significant interest, and due to its isolated rural location, I have concerns that it may be vulnerable to crime and antisocial behaviour."Currently I do not feel this application adequately considers the potential for crime and disorder, and I recommend that the applicants provide a Crime Prevention and Security Statement."In order to protect the site and prevent unauthorised vehicle intrusion outside of opening hours, I recommend gates are added to the entrance and exit route."Exhibitionists have been organising meet-ups on his land after being stunned to find they hadn’t been stopped by alarms, electric fences or guard dogs.Conversations about meet-ups were discovered on a private members-only sex website. The frisky forum was said to be packed with other mentions of sex on Jeremy’s land in Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds.

The One Show about his heartbreak as the Russian invasion of his native Ukraine continues.The Strictly Come Dancing professional shared his worries for his family who are still in Kyiv, as he awaits in worry for their phone call each day.Nikita featured on this evening's The One Show, presented by Jermaine Jenas and Emma Willis who spoke to Strictly stars Nikita and Graziano Di Prima about their upcoming dance show.The interview began, however, with Emma and Jermaine talking to Nikita about the horrendous situation happening at his home.He said: "I still have my grandparents in Kyiv, my aunt for the moment, they are safe."But we are trying to phone call them everyday."I just hope they are going to answer and hope that they are fine.

Zack Sharf Jack Nicholson wanted to stage a boycott against the 2003 Academy Awards due to the Iraq War, revealed Adrien Brody in a recent interview with the Sunday Times (via Yahoo). The United States’ invasion of Iraq began just days before the 2003 Oscars ceremony. According to Brody, Nicholson invited all of the 2003 best actor nominees over to his house to discuss how they should respond to the war.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterOrganizers behind the Oscars are pulling out all the stops to land an iconic performance from best original song nominee Beyoncé, multiple sources close to the show told Variety.While the superstar made nary an awards campaign stop over the past months in support of her track “Be Alive,” co-written with artist Dixson for the film “King Richard,”  Beyoncé’s camp has been in deep talks with producers to mount a satellite performance of the song — one that would possibly open the show, and broadcast live from tennis courts in Compton, Calif. The concept began solidifying last Monday, three individuals with knowledge of the talks said.The location, of course, is where sports legends Venus and Serena practiced relentless drills in their youth under the watchful eye of their father, Richard.

Emilio Mayorga Argentine actor Joaquín Furriel is set to topline Rafa Russo’s next feature, “Devotion” (“Devoción”), which will be produced by Málaga-born producer-director Ezekiel Montes at his label 73140323PC.Spanish actress Elena Martínez, who has starred in Gustavo Hernández’s “Lobo Feroz” and Montes’ admired feature debut “A Dead Man Cannot Live,” which premiered at the Málaga fest last year, will co-star in “Devotion.”Furriel is mainly known for his star turn in Sebastián Schindel’s Guadalajara Actor, New Director double-winner “The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime” and “The Son” by the same director. He was also a standout in the HBO Latin America and Pol-Ka-produced TV show “The Bronze Garden,” recipient of five Telly Awards in 2018 and an international Emmy Awards nomination.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterChristina Ricci, the actress who played Wednesday in the iconic ’90s franchise “The Addams Family,” is returning to the universe by joining Netflix’s “Wednesday” series in a mystery role, Variety has learned.The live-action series from Tim Burton stars “You” and “Jane the Virgin” alum Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. “Yellowjackets” star Ricci will not be playing an older version of the character for “Wednesday,” but further details about her character are being kept under wraps.The eight-episode series is described as a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.

Amber Dowling The overnight buzz surrounding last week’s Critics Choice Awards was enough to catapult the March 13 show to the top of Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of March 14-20, as viewers continued digging into all of the night’s highlights, controversies and big wins.The live broadcast on The CW and TBS drummed up another 567,000 engagements with viewers this week, bringing the show’s total to more than 2 million engagements and marking a two-week run at No. 1.Upcoming Disney Plus series “Ms. Marvel” was close behind this week with 526,000 engagements, landing in No.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCinematographer Ellen Kuras became the first woman to receive the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award at the ASC Awards in Hollywood on Sunday night.Kuras, whose credits include “Summer of Sam,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Blow,” called attention to long working hours on set and advocated for on-set safety during her acceptance speech. “We leave set after having worked a long day or night.

Justin Morgan “Beyond the Summit” (“La Cima”), the latest film from director Ibón Cormenzana, producer of Goya-winning “Blancanieves,” has world premiered at Spain’s Malaga Film Festival, where it must rate as one of the event’s most singular and striking films. It was also one of four new Spanish films to feature in a Market Premiere showcase on Monday, the first day of the Spanish Screenings. The French-Spanish co-production, starring Javier Rey (“Sin fin”) and Patricia López Arnaiz (“The Plague”), tells the story of Mateo (Rey), an amateur mountaineer determined to scale Annapurna, a Nepalese peak rated as one of the world’s deadliest.On his first day, Mateo takes a fall, ending up in the care of revered Spanish mountaineer Ione (Arnaiz), who cares for him despite his recklessness. The story follows a tug-of-war relationship between the two of them, as Mateo seeks to summit despite ghastly conditions, and Ione attempts to bring him to sanity.But Mateo is determined to push for the summit, whatever the cost.

William Earl Hulu’s buzzy new erotic thriller “Deep Water” debuted on March 18 and has been trending on Twitter ever since, thanks to a bizarre plot that feels like chunks were left on the cutting room floor, as well as the sultry performances of one-time real-life couple Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. But what makes this movie special are the bizarrely specific choices made along the way, from jaw-dropping lapses in judgement to a singular obsession with snails.

Ed Meza @edmezavarIn his latest work, which was being singled out for praise on the first day of Malaga’s Spanish Screenings, Imanol Uribe recounts the fateful story of Lucia Cerna, the only witness to the 1989 massacre in El Salvador of six Jesuit priests and two other people by a U.S.-trained death squad at a university residence in San Salvador.“What Lucia Saw” (“Llegaron de Noche”) focuses on the story of Lucia and her husband Jorge, who, with the help of church officials and Spanish and French diplomats, are spirited out of the country to Miami, where they hope to find safe haven. Once in the U.S., however, they fall into the clutches of the FBI and a Salvadoran colonel, who interrogate the couple in an effort to discredit Lucia’s testimony.

Sasha Urban editorIn a conversation on CNBC’s “TechCheck” on Monday, Live Nation Entertainment CEO and president Michael Rapino said he expects a record year for the company’s ticket sales, despite the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.“We don’t have a lot of shows in that area so that hasn’t really affected our business,” Rapino told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin. “Europe seems to be business as usual right now for the summer, so we haven’t seen any disruption in our core business around the world in terms of touring.”He continued, “We’re still tracking 30% plus up year over year, we’re seeing consumers buying tickets on sale this weekend.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been postponed until April 24.The announcement comes following news that the Oscars were being pushed back two months — from Feb. 28 to April 25.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced “Academy Aperture 2025,” its latest efforts to increase diversity in the film community, including plans for a more inclusive Oscar race.“While the Academy has made strides, we know there is much more work to be done in order to ensure equitable opportunities across the board,” Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement. “The need to address this issue is urgent.