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Halftime feels like a more intriguing prospect than some of the recent concert tie-ins to feature J-Lo’s juniors. The film, directed by Amanda Micheli, focuses primarily on the run-up to Lopez’s performance at the 2020 Super Bowl and covers Lopez narrowly missing out on an Oscar nomination for her lauded performance in Lorene Scafaria’s 2019 film Hustlers. Lopez’s reasons for releasing a documentary are understandable: her three-decade career has been mired by professional and personal criticism.

Ridley Scott is reportedly in talks to helm an upcoming biopic based on the Bee Gees.According to a report from Deadline Hollywood, anonymous sources close to to the project told the outlet that Scott is currently in the negotiations phase with Paramount Pictures to lead its upcoming biopic based on the group.The film, which is currently untitled, has yet to receive a release date or cast. Scott will also supposedly co-produce the film alongside Graham King for GK Films, Stacey Snider and Michael Pruss for Scott Free.

Katcy Stephan Ridley Scott is in talks to direct Paramount’s Bee Gees film. Scott will produce the currently-untitled film alongside Graham King for GK Films, Stacey Snider, and Michael Pruss for Scott Free. John Logan, who wrote Scott’s 2000 epic “Gladiator,” will pen the script.

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Keith Urban may have just hard-launched Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnham's relationship — at least that's what the internet thinks!Urban and his wife Nicole Kidman attended the Philadelphia leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour over the weekend and took to TikTok to share a clip from the show.Rocking out to «Style» and the beginning of «Blank Space,» from the VIP section of the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field, Urban captioned his post, «We love ya @Taylor Swift.» But it wasn't their cute couple moment that caught fans' attention. Eagled-eye viewers spotted another potential love match in the corner, after catching what appeared to be Bridgers and comedian Bo Burnham in the background. The quick clip saw Burnham at one point pulling the singer in for a kiss.Fans pointed out the moment in the comments on Urban's video, with one user writing, «keith urban being completely oblivious about hard launching phoebe and bo was not what i was expecting on a monday afternoon,» and another commenting, «Is anyone gonna talk abt phoebe bridgers and bo burnham in the back.»Bridgers and her Boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker have been opening for Swift at select Eras Tour concerts, with Bridgers joining the «Anti-Hero» singer on stage several times to perform their song «Nothing New,» off Swift's ) album.Bridgers and Burnham, meanwhile, have been linked since January, after being photographed together in Los Angeles.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from Season 4, Episode 6 of “Succession,” now streaming on HBO Max. Director Lorene Scafaria first entered the world of HBO’s “Succession” with the Season 3 episode “Too Much Birthday,” in which Kendall (Jeremy Strong) attempts to throw an elaborate party for himself, and ends the night having an emotional breakdown. She followed that up two weeks ago with Season 4’s “Honeymoon States,” the first episode after Logan’s (Brian Cox) death. Now, in Sunday night’s new episode, she “resurrected” Logan in a bizarre promo video for Living+, Waystar Royco’s new cash-grab product that combines real estate, healthcare and, naturally, IP integration.

This love triangle is shaping up to be a love square…

A chance meeting? Angelina Jolie was spotted having coffee with Paul Mescal amid rumors that he and Phoebe Bridgers quietly split.

Deadline has confirmed that Hustlers director Lorene Scafaria is taking on Paramount’s Bee Gees movie as John Carney steps back.

“It takes a while to warm up to me,” says Jennifer Lopez in a pep talk to the troupe of admirably stoic dancers she’s been putting through the wringer for several months. The same is true of Amanda Micheli’s documentary Halftime, a scattershot and largely anodyne portrayal of the actress-singer that snatches enough intimate moments to just about pass muster as more than PR fluff.

Jennifer Lopez is getting candid in the trailer for her new documentary Halftime.

Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B has reportedly dropped out of her starring role as an undercover small-time crook in Paramount Pictures comedy Assisted Living one week before production was set to start in New York.The reason behind the Bronx-born 29-year-old's abrupt exit is that she feels 'overextended' with her busy schedule, an insider told Deadline on Thursday.Thembi Banks (Love Life, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Work in Progress) was set to make her feature directorial debut with the $30M budget movie penned by This Is Us writer Kay Oyegun, and they're hoping to regroup later this year. Nevermind! Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B has reportedly dropped out of her starring role as an undercover small-time crook in Paramount Pictures comedy Assisted Living one week before production was set to start in New York (pictured March 2) Too much on her plate: The reason behind the Bronx-born 29-year-old's abrupt exit is that she feels 'overextended' with her busy schedule, an insider told Deadline on ThursdayIn it, Cardi's (born Belcalis Almánzar) character Amber is wrongly accused of a crime and she dons old lady prosthetics to hide out in her grandmother's retirement home.The Cardi Tries star previously confirmed her involvement with Assisted Living on January 14, 2021 by retweeting @hosthetics' post: 'WAP = working at Paramount.' Last year, Cardi portrayed Leysa - a woman who shares history with Vin Diesel's street racer character - in Justin Lin's dismally-reviewed action flick F9, which amassed $726.2M at the global box office.The former stripper also had a small role as Diamond in Lorene Scafaria's 2019 crime dramedy Hustlers, which amassed $157.6M at the box office and scored 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Lorene Scafaria Guest ColumnistFor Variety‘s Writers on Writers, Lorene Scafaria pens a tribute to “Parallel Mothers” (screenplay by Pedro Almodóvar). Pedro Almodóvar is in control.From the opening image of “Parallel Mothers,” Almodóvar calls attention to the artifice of filmmaking. On the set of a photo shoot, the props and lights and craft service and crew are all in view as Penélope Cruz’s Janis gives her subject precise direction.

Succession threw a party for Kendall Roy’s (Jeremy Strong) 40th birthday in the seventh episode of season three, although some planned celebrations didn’t make it to the screen.Titled ‘Too Much Birthday’, the episode opened with Kendall rehearsing his rendition of Billy Joel’s ‘Honesty’ for the party – which is later scrapped by Kendall, alongside a set from a child version of the Wu-Tang Clan, as his ego comes crashing down.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, director Lorene Scafaria revealed that they originally planned to show the pint-sized Wu-Tang in the episode.“We began the casting process,” Scafaria said.

original house from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is back on the market for $3.25 million, but it turns out there is more to this iconic house than was first reported. Reddit sleuths discovered that 1428 Elm St.

Have you got the guts to make Freddy’s nightmare your home?

Lili Reinhart is becoming something of a big star of late. Quickly rising to prominence through the ongoing CW show “Riverdale” and through her amusing supporting role in Lorene Scafaria’s critically acclaimed 2019 film “Hustlers”, the actress now leads the coming of age romance “Chemical Hearts”, set to release on Amazon Prime Video next month.

For BAZAAR.com's latest digital cover story, actress Keke Palmer opens up about her Hustlers costar Jennifer Lopez getting snubbed by the Oscars."I feel like everybody deserves their respect and their opportunity to be acknowledged in that way," says Palmer. No lack of award show recognition can diminish the pride Keke Palmer retains for Hustlers.

Keira Knightley says she has made the conscious decision to work with a string of female directors and added the industry is reckoning with the lack of opportunities women have been given.

Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film and director Lorene Scafaria receives no Golden Globes or Oscars love, much to the annoyance of pretty much everyone who watched it.But even after the film’s time in cinemas and its anti-climactic awards season, Hustlers’ cast is the gift that keeps on giving.The majority of the cast have been some of the most vocal in Hollywood amidst the Black Lives Matter protests, from Keke Palmer leading protests to JLo sharing resources as an ally to Lili Reinhart coming out as bisexual and supporting the queer black community.At a time when silence equals complicity, the women of Hustlers have been using their platforms for good, when other stars have been keeping quiet or simply using a

Lorene Scafaria did not mess around on the set of Hustlers.