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Lily-Rose Depp set pulses racing on Thursday, as she shared a sizzling snap of herself to her Instagram Stories.The 23-year-old daughter of Johnny Depp, 59, appeared to go fully nude, covering her modesty with an emoji, while getting her hair done on the set of her upcoming HBO show The Idol.The French-American actress stars as up-and-coming pop star, named Jocelyn, in the series, along with The Weeknd, who plays her mentor. The Idol is set to release on HBO sometime in 2023, but an exact date is currently unknown.  Stunner: Lily-Rose Depp, 23, set pulses racing on Thursday, as she shared a topless snap of herself to Instagram while getting her hair done on the set of her upcoming show The IdolThe beauty had her blonde tresses styled into bouncy curls, and was picture-perfect with glam that included a lovely pink blush and black winged eyeliner.   Set against the backdrop of the music industry, The Idol centers on a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol.The series, which was co-created by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, The Weeknd and Reza Fahim, also stars Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Dan Levy, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Jennie Ruby Jane, Eli Roth, Rachel Sennott, Ramsay, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Hari Nef, Mike Dean and Hank Azaria.

EXCLUSIVE: After word circulated today on the fanboy sites that Eli Roth has been supplanted by Deadpool’s Tim Miller on the long gestating Lionsgate vidgame adaptation Borderlands, allow Deadline to lend a little insight to what is actually happening. Roth handed over the reins on two weeks of reshoots to his pal Miller, because he has to get going with Thanksgiving, the horror film based on a mock trailer that Roth made for the Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse film. Roth has not been fired, despite a flurry of speculative reports to the contrary.

died aged 83.The late screenwriter and actor is said to have influenced high-profile Hollywood filmmakers with his work, including Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone and Eli Roth.Deodato had a lengthy career in cinema, but remains best known for his gruesome 1980 horror film, Cannibal Holocaust.The movie was banned in multiple countries and sparked controversy around the world.Some disturbing scenes included depictions of extreme violence and torture, while real violence against animals, including onscreen killings of monkeys and a coati, were shown.Cannibal Holocaust was also a pioneer of the “found footage” pseudo-documentary genre, preceding other famous films such as 1999’s The Blair Witch Project. While his film was very divisive, he did win a cult following that included several influential Hollywood filmmakers. Tarantino has cited him among his influences, while Roth has also referenced him as one of his inspirations.Roth paid homage to Cannibal Holocaust in his 2013 cannibal horror The Green Inferno.Deodato then later made a cameo appearance in Roth's 2007 shocker Hostel II.The late star began his career as a highly regarded assistant director for Roberto Rossellini.He then went on to work as a number two to Sergio Corbucci on the influential 1966 spaghetti western Django.The movie was the inspiration for Tarantino's 2012 Western drama film Django Unchained.Deodato spent the next few decades of his career making more than 30 movies, although Cannibal Holocaust remains his best-known. The film’s plot follows an academic who heads into the Amazon forest in search of a missing US documentary crew who are feared to have been eaten by a tribe.He then discovers the film they recorded before their horrific deaths and, to

Quentin Tarantino is revealing that he wrote a role specifically for Adam Sandler for Inglorious Basterds but the comedic actor ultimately declined as he was already filming Judd Apatow’s Funny People.

EXCLUSIVE: Cream Productions, the company behind Netflix’s Age of Samurai and Amazon’s All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs, has hired showrunner and director John Ealer.

Hemlock Grove is coming back to streaming.

Nasim Cambron has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Publicity for Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group. She will assume the post on November 7, reporting to Lionsgate Motion Picture Group’s Co-President of Marketing, Keri Moore.

Clayton Davis After Nina Hoss received the role as Sharon in “Tár,” she happened to be in Budapest shooting Amazon Prime’s “Jack Ryan” — where her eventual co-star Cate Blanchett was also on location shooting Eli Roth’s “Borderland.” Hoss and Blanchett soon built a rapport and friendship that would become the foundation of their characters. After that, the German actress felt even more prepared to show her character’s strength: “You can easily make her the victim, but that’s too easy,” Hoss tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “Especially when you’re a phenomenal musician in your own right.” Listen below: On this episode of the award-winning Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we sit down with actress Nina Hoss to discuss her work in the inventive drama “Tár,” working with her co-star Blanchett, her adorations in classic cinema (such as Bette Davis, who helped inspire her career in acting) and reading the incredible script for the first time. “I put it down and I think I only got half of it,” she shares. “It evoked something in you. It invites you and fascinates you.”

Vanessa Hudgens showed off her terrifying transformation for the soon-to-be-released Eli Roth's Haunted House Trick-VR-Treat in a video that was shared to her Instagram account on Monday.In the clip, the 33-year-old performer's visage was covered with gory prosthetics by group of cosmetic artists before the star debuted her new zombie look for the Halloween-themed event.The Disney Channel alum also penned a short message in her post's caption that partially read: 'Oh the transformation.' A new look:  Vanessa Hudgens showed off her terrifying transformation for the soon-to-be-released Eli Roth's Haunted House Trick-VR-Treat in a video that was shared to her Instagram account on MondayHudgens used an image of her spending time with Eli Roth, who directed and wrote the soon-to-be-released Haunted House Trick-VR-Treat as the thumbnail for the video.The Spring Breakers actress expressed that only the filmmaker 'would make me look this good.' The 50-year-old director also remarked that he enjoyed working with the actress in her post's comments section.The Inglourious Basterds actor wrote: 'Honestly I love this look so much, it really suits you.' Good times: Hudgens used an image of her spending time with Eli Roth, who directed and wrote the soon-to-be-released Haunted House VR Trick-Or-Treat as the thumbnail for the videoAccording to Variety, Eli Roth's Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat is a '30-minute, 180-degree VR experience.'The story will follow a teenager who is invited into an old residence with a gruesome past by a mysterious young woman, played by Hudgens.The media outlet also reported that Will Sasso is expected to appear in the project.The actress gave a statement to Variety to express that she was excited to be able to

Vanessa Hudgens made her first foray into virtual reality by starring as a Halloween partier dressed as a fairy who lures unsuspecting partiers into a deadly haunted house in a new video directed by horror auteur Eli Roth.The 33-year-old Spring Breakers star leads Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat for the filmmaker's short-film site Crypt TV, Variety reported on Friday.The 30-minute short film, which was written and directed by Roth, was created exclusively for Meta, Facebook's widely mocked virtual reality universe.  Spooky season: Vanessa Hudgens, 33, made her first foray into virtual reality by starring as a Halloween partier dressed as a fairy who lures partiers into a deadly haunted house in a new video directed by Eli RothThe Hudgens-starring short features 180-degree virtual reality, rather than a full 360 degrees.Viewers with access to Meta’s Horizon Worlds or Meta Quest TV will be able to watch the creepy haunted house tour on Friday, October 21, at 6 p.m. PT.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A fairy-winged Vanessa Hudgens wants to lure unsuspecting trick-or-treaters into the “ultimate haunted house” in a new virtual-reality experience created by horror wizard Eli Roth exclusively for Meta. “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat,” from his Crypt TV banner, will take viewers on a Halloween adventure that goes horrifically awry — culminating in a frighteningly immersive haunted house. Written and directed by Roth, the 30-minute, 180-degree VR experience will premiere in Meta’s Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV on Friday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. PT. If you don’t have a Meta Quest 2 VR headset, the experience also will be available to watch on Crypt TV’s Facebook and Instagram pages. (Watch the trailer below.)

Eli Roth is best known as director of such horror hits and “Hostel” and “The Last Exorcism”, and for starring opposite Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”, but he’s also been making a mark in television.

HBO has released a new trailer for upcoming series The Idol – check it out above.Created by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson, Reza Fahim and Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd, the drama series follows a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol.Lily Rose Depp (The Dancer) and The Weeknd lead the cast, supported by Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Eli Roth, Mike Dean and Hank Azaria.In the trailer, The Weeknd, who plays Tedros, says: “Los Angeles is where all the monsters of the world come to gather. Trust no one.”“I need full control,” he later remarks.

EXCLUSIVE: Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson‘s expansion in the horror movie space with Eli Roth, as part of their three-feature film deal with 3BlackDot, will feature the following newly announced projects: The Gun, Trackmaster, and Creature House. Electromagnetic Produce will now also produce alongside Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television.

Blonde director Andrew Dominik and his star Ana De Armas very much felt the presence of Marilyn Monroe while making the long-awaited biopic that has its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival tonight.

Moses Sumney has unveiled details of a new concert film before announcing his break from music.Sumney was this week revealed to be part of The Weeknd’s upcoming HBO series The Idol and has now today (August 25) unveiled a new concert film called A Performance In V Acts that covers his gig at the Ford Theater in Los Angeles on October 31. After that, he also announced his upcoming break from music.He said in a statement that the new concert film “marks the official end of the græ album cycle.”He continued: “It’s a capsule of our headline show since we will not be touring the album after all,” he wrote. “This film also ushers in a new period of creativity for me – one in which I take a continued break from making albums and touring music to focus on other disciplines.”The film will be released on August 31 and you can see a clip of him from the film performing ‘Doomed’ and his cover of Björk’s ‘Come to Me’ here:Earlier this week, HBO released the second teaser for The Idol, the upcoming drama series created by “the sick and twisted minds of” The Weeknd and Euphoria helmer Sam Levinson.It was confirmed some time ago that the main cast will feature Troye Sivan, Debby Ryan and Hari Nef, while the recurring cast will include Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio and Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects.In the latest teaser, we learn that other actors and artists set to appear.

Carson Burton “Ghostober,” the multi-platform spooky television event, is returning this year with more than 55 hours of new series, specials and returning shows for the Halloween season. The programming for the event includes ghost hunts, supernatural tales and pumpkin carvings fromTravel Channel, Food Network and Discovery+. “Ghostober” will feature programming starring the likes of Zak Bagans, Eli Roth, Sunny Anderson, John Henson and paranormal investigator Jack Osbourne. “Fans have come to view ‘Ghostober’ as the unofficial start of the holiday season and with our 25+ US networks, we can promote all of its in-demand content to more than 35% of cable’s nightly primetime audience,” Kathleen Finch, chairman and chief content officer of US Networks Group at Warner Bros. Discovery, said. “Ghostober is a proven success with record levels of engagement across social media and this year we’ve increased the number of hours across our platforms to super-serve the audience. We are officially the home of Halloween.” 

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA large fire erupted outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Saturday night as fans were leaving the Weekend’s concert at the venue. Local firefighters responded to the blaze shortly before 11 p.m.

HBO have released the second teaser for The Idol, the upcoming drama series created by “the sick and twisted minds of” The Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) and Euphoria helmer Sam Levinson.As well as reminding us that The Idol will feature copious amounts of sex, the new preview offers a closer look at its extended cast. Tesfaye himself will star as a self-help guru, club owner and leader of a modern-day cult, who begins dating an up-and-coming pop artist played by Lily-Rose Depp.In the trailer, we see the latter’s character being taken on a night of clubbing by BLACKPINK‘s Jennie (credited here as Jennie Ruby Jane), who will makes her acting debut in the series.Already confirmed was that the main cast will also feature Troye Sivan, ex-Disney Channel luminary Debby Ryan and Transparent breakout Hari Nef, while the recurring cast will include Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio and Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects.In the latest teaser, we learn that other actors and artists set to appear include Moses Sumney, Mike Dean, Suzanna Son, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Eli Roth, Rachel Sennott, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ramsey and Hank Azaria.

Anticipation is building for “The Idol”, the upcoming HBO Max series set in the music industry starring and co-created by The Weeknd.

William Earl A new teaser for The Weeknd’s upcoming HBO series “The Idol” has been released, which gives a look at the full cast in character.The trailer shows quick footage of the whole cast, including Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Lily-Rose Depp, Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Jennie Ruby Jane, Eli Roth, Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Mike Dean, Ramsey and Hank Azaria.The teaser debuted at The Weeknd’s concert last night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. There’s still no premiere date for the show, with the trailer teasing that it’s “coming soon.”The show has had significant changes behind the scenes in recent months, as changes in creative direction lead to director Amy Seimetz leaving the show.