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Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Hulu musical drama pilot “History of a Pleasure Seeker” has added Olumide Olorunfemi and Bebe Bettencourt to its cast, Variety has learned.The pair join previously announced cast members Carla Woodcock and Callum Kerr in the pilot, which is based on the Richard Mason novel of the same name.“History of a Pleasure Seeker” is set in Amsterdam in 1907 and tells the tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.Olorunfemi will play Sisanda, a Xhosa woman raised in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. She’s used to being the most admired young lady in her village. She did not imagine she’d spend her life cleaning other people’s floors.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCarla Woodcock and Callum Kerr are set to star in the Hulu pilot “History of a Pleasure Seeker,” Variety has learned.The project is described as a a musical drama set in Amsterdam in 1907, a tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.Woodcock will play Constance, the most magnetic girl in Amsterdam and the undisputed queen of the city’s gilded youth. Kerr will play Piet, tutor to a very troubled child and an extreme empath, with the confidence to back himself against the odds.

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has handed a pilot order to History of a Pleasure Seeker, a one-hour musical drama based on Richard Mason’s novel of the same name. Mason is adapting his book himself with Bridgerton director Julie Anne Robinson helming the pilot and exec producing.

Robbie Williams has said that he doesn’t have anywhere to live currently after selling all of his properties.The former Take That singer turned solo star reportedly sold his mansion in Los Angeles, California to Drake for £35million in a private deal, though it has not been confirmed (via the Mirror).Williams is also said to have sold his house in Wiltshire for £6.75million in January, and is now looking for a new family home.“We’re actually nowhere,” he told Australian DJs Kyle and Jackie O. “We’ve pretty much sold everywhere.”Williams, who splits his time between the UK and US, added: “We don’t live anywhere and we’re trying to figure it out.”The singer lived at his previous home with his wife Ayda Field and their four children: Theodora, Charlton, Colette and Beau.“The four kids are constantly a Rubix Cube puzzle that we’re trying to sort out because if they are schooled, then they don’t see me because I’m all over the place,” Williams explained.“And if they are home-schooled then they have another set of things that are a problem.”He also addressed the reports that Drake was the new owner of his former LA home, saying: “If it was true I would have signed a non-disclosure agreement with any Canadians that it happened with.”Williams is currently in Australia shooting a biopic of his life called Better Man.

He jokingly added: "If it was true I would have signed a non-disclosure agreement with any Canadians that it happened with.“I couldn’t reveal anything that happened, I would get into trouble.”Robbie will now no doubt be looking for a new place for himself and his wife Ayda Field, who he tied the knot with back in 2010.During their almost 12 year marriage, the couple had four children, including nine-year-old Theodora Rose, also known as Teddy, and Charlie Valentine, who is seven.The pair's next two children arrived via a surrogate - three-year-old Colette Josephine, who is affectionately known as Coco and Beau Benedict Enthoven Williams, who is not yet two."The four kids are constantly a Rubix Cube puzzle that we’re trying to sort out," Robbie explained, detailing his dilemma."If they are schooled then they don’t see me because I’m all over the place and if they are home-schooled then they have another set of things that are a problem."As Robbie decides where he would like to live, he is spending time in Australia to shoot a biopic, Better Man."For a narcissist, it’s a wonderful project because it’s all about me and my life," he joked.“The film is the juicy bits before I lost my testosterone.“The project is a little bit disjointed but is about to be in complete harmony very soon."He added: "I think I am playing me for quite a chunk of the film.”Robbie has been on the lookout for young Australians with the potential to channel Take That vibes, as he needs them to play his former bandmates in the movie.Michael Gracey, who previously directed The Greatest Showman, will also be responsible for Better Man.Meanwhile, Robbie has confessed that his life has recently been tinged by grief, after the death of Shane Warne, with whom

Robbie Williams biopic will “reimagine” the pop icon’s seminal hits, his songwriter and close friend Guy Chambers has said.Better Man is being helmed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey and will tell the story of Williams’ rise to global fame.Speaking exclusively to NME, Chambers explained that the new project will see Williams’ hits undergo a dramatic reinvention – similar to the big-screen treatment received by Elton John‘s music in 2019 biopic Rocketman.“I know Michael Gracey who is directing it, and he’s a bit of a genius,” said Chambers.“The only thing I know about it so far is that the songs will be reimagined in the film, I do know that.

Pink, the Grammy-winning musician, is a larger than life personality, who is giving her fans and everyone a peek through her curtain as a rockstar mum, juggling her hectic work life with her demanding family life. Directed by Michael Gracey, the 41-year-old musician's dazzling documentary Pink: All I Know So Far has finally released today, i.e.

Pink has shared a trailer for her Amazon Prime Video documentary All I Know So Far – you can watch it below.Helmed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, the film follows Pink on her 2019 ‘Beautiful Trauma Tour’ as she tries to balance being a mother of two, wife, businesswoman and performer.Announcing the doc back in March, Pink wrote: “Directed by the one and only Michael Gracey. Starring the cutest kids, made by me.

P!nk has announced a new live album titled All I Know So Far: Setlist.

Amazon Original Film P!NK: All I Know So Far, a documentary featuring the performer and musician, plans a worldwide launch via Prime Video on Friday, May 21.

When he was recently interviewed about his planned Robbie Williams biopic ‘Better Man’, director Michael Gracey said that how the star would be represented in the film was “top secret”. Now, it turns out that what he was keeping under his hat is that Williams will appear on screen as a CGI monkey.He may not have been keen to reveal all to the press about a film that is yet to be made, however this week he’s (virtually) at the annual European Film Market, where he is providing more detail to international buyers.

Robert Carlyle is said to be a firm favourite to play Robbie Williams in a movie about his life.The film will reportedly be made with the assistance of Michael Gracey - director of hit musical The Greatest Showman."Better Man" will be a fantastical coming-of-age story which plots the rise of the former Take That singer, according to US outlet Deadline.And bookies favourite to play the Rock DJ singer is no other than Trainspotting's Robert Carlyle.Paddy Power has priced the Trainspotting and Full Monty star at 10/1 to play the former Take That member, ahead of James McAvoy at 12/1.Christian Bale might also be hoping that ‘He’s the One’ to play Robbie at 14/1, while Daniel Radcliffe is 16/1.Director Michael Gracey has said that the film will

Robbie Williams is in the early stages of development.The big-screen take on Williams’ life is set to be directed by The Greatest Showman filmmaker Michael Gracey and will tell the story of his rise to global fame – as well as his darker days as he battled substance abuse.Gracey has already spent several hours speaking to Williams in order to fully acquaint himself with the project – which is tentatively titled Better Man.Gracey told Deadline: “As for how we represent Robbie in the film, that bit is top secret. I want to do this in a really original way.“I remember going to the cinema as a kid and there were films that blew me away and made me say as I sat there in the cinema, ‘I’ve never seen this before’.

Loved The Greatest Showman? Well, film director Michael Gracey has found his new story to showcase and it’s none other than that of Robbie Williams.

The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey has announced that his next movie will be Better Man, a biopic about singer Robbie Williams.

The life and career of Robbie Williams is reportedly going to be immortalised in film with the director of hit musical The Greatest Showman saying it is already in the works.