Production in Europe Rebounds, But Box Office Lags Way Behind

After being lashed by a thunderstorm yesterday, Greater Manchester is heating up to 23C today (Tuesday 17 May), making it hotter than Monaco.

Kasabian frontman was convicted in 2020 of assaulting his wife.Pizzorno, who has since taken over lead singer duties in the Leicester band, spoke in a new interview about the decision to fire Meighan.“The summer when Tom left was absolutely heartbreaking,” Pizzorno told The Guardian.“It felt like leaving home and coming back and seeing it burnt down, walking round the ashes, seeing old pictures and artefacts and picking things up and sifting through the destruction. It was an intense time.”Pizzorno, who is promoting Kasabian’s new album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’, added that “it always amazes me” how fans were so aggrieved by the band’s decision to sack Meighan.

Sunny Day Real Estate have confirmed a headline tour of North America across September, October and December of 2022.The tour, announced yesterday (May 16), will serve as the band’s first headlining tour since 2010. Three of the band’s four founding members – frontman Jeremy Enigk, guitarist Dan Hoerner and drummer William Goldsmith – were all confirmed to be part of the band’s 2022 reunion earlier this year.Prior to the tour’s announcement, the band had announced two festival dates – Chicago’s Riot Fest and Furnace Fest in Birmingham, Alabama.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorU.K.-based sales firm 101 Films Intl., part of Amcomri Entertainment, has secured worldwide distribution rights to apocalyptic thriller “Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist,” the recently completed sequel to 2014’s “Left Behind,” which featured Nicolas Cage. The movie is available for the first time at the Cannes Film Market this week.In “Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist,” contemporary events are shown as setting the stage for the return of Christ and the coming Apocalypse.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMalaysia is set to increase the value of its location-based incentives from the current 30% to 35%, the government is expected to announce this week in Cannes.The Film in Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) was launched in 2013, around the time that the Iskandar Malaysia studios were opened in the south of the country, and is administered by the National Film Development Corp. (FINAS).FINAS and Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa will lead a Malaysian delegation at the Cannes Market and are expected to reveal details of the FIMI upgrade at a Malaysia-focused conference on May 19.“FINAS intends to use the Marché film market as a platform to promote Malaysia as an international filming destination that offers 30% cash rebate through FIMI and up to 5% [additional] through a cultural test,” FINAS chief executive Nasir Ibrahim told state news agency Bernama, in a pre-departure briefing.

He was a member of one of the biggest bands in the world before eventually embarking on his own solo career.And Harry Styles reflected on his connection with his One Direction bandmates in an interview withZane Lowe on Apple Music 1.The 28-year-old said he and Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson will always have 'respect' and 'deep love' for one another. 'There is very much a respect':Harry Styles reflected on his connection with his One Direction bandmates in an interview on Zane Lowe's Apple Music 1Harry said it was nice being around others who understood what he was going through.'I feel really lucky that we always had each other to be this unit that felt like you could keep each other in check and you could just have someone else who gets it,' he said.

Tom Hanks, Jodie Comer, Olivia Colman, David Cronenberg and Richard Linklater head projects at a Cannes 2022 pre-sales market that looks like the most buoyant in recent years, while also ushering in what is being hailed as a new era in global rights licensing.“We’re very optimistic, expecting a pretty busy market with a lot of titles, the first real market after the pandemic,” said Constantin Film’s Martin Moszkowicz.“Several distributors have told me that this Cannes will be the biggest market for projects in several years — in volume and quality,” said Cecile Gaget at Anton, which is selling Jodie Comer-led apocalyptic thriller “The End We Start From.”Multiple larger packages hit the market late last week. “People are conscious there could still be quite a lot to come in,” said Anne Cherel at Studiocanal, which over the weekend unveiled one hot project, comedy “Wicked Little Letters,” re-teaming Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Snowpiercer” producer Tomorrow Studios has struck a first-look deal with Frank Spotnitz’s London-based production company Big Light Prods.Under the deal, Tomorrow Studios will tap into Big Light’s network of established and emerging writers and its pursuit of IP for projects to produce together under one development slate.Big Light Prods. specializes in returning and limited dramas for the global market.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra returned to their homeland Ukraine following an emotional victory. Hundreds of fans greeted the Ukrainian band at the border with Poland as Russia’s occupancy of the country continues.

UK is braced to enjoy its hottest day of the year as the mercury jumps once again within hours, weather forecasters have claimed.Temperatures could reach highs of 27C in London and 24C in the north of England later today (May 17), according to the Met Office, easily beating 2022's current record of 23.6C recorded in Faversham, Kent on May 6.But the national forecaster also warned that the same weather front would also bring widespread rain in the evening, with these even turning to storms in some areas.Met Office forecaster Richard Miles told the Daily Mirror: "Today will be dry, fine and warm, particularly in the south east which will be very warm, but in the coming week it will be sunny spells and heavy showers."Everyone will see a shower. It's looking like more stable conditions are coming by the weekend as we start to see high pressure build again."We'll also see more average temperatures [around 16°C] by the weekend."Meteorologist Jo Farrow from Netweather meanwhile warned that flooding could even strike across the UK today, writing in her latest blog post: "A band of cloud and damp weather will be over Wales, the Irish Sea and Northern Ireland to start Tuesday with heavier rain developing near to SW Britain." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."This is a cold front with less humid air following but still anywhere seeing sunshine could feel warm.

Ezra Miller admonished a police officer for calling them 'sir' and explained they identified as 'transgender non-binary' during their arrest in Hawaii back in March.In newly-released body cam footage from the arrest obtained by TMZ, Miller warned the officer that failing to refer to them by their proper pronouns again would be an 'intentional act of bigotry' and a technical 'hate crime.'Miller, 29, who uses they/them pronouns and came out as queer in 2012, and said in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter: 'Queer just means no, I don't do that. I don't identify as a man. I don't identify as a woman.

Reba McEntire is headed for Big Sky country.The 67-year-old is joining the ABC crime drama as a series regular for season three.The award winning singer will star as Sunny Brick, the unpredictable matriarch of the Brick family, who run a backcountry outfitting business with a secret history of missing customers. New job:Reba McEntire is headed for Big Sky country.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “A Bright and Cloudless Morning,” the May 16 season finale of “9-1-1: Lone Star.”The third season of “9-1-1: Lone Star” came to an end Monday with a moment years in the making: T.K. (Ronen Rubinstein) proposing to his boyfriend Carlos (Rafael Silva). It’s been a long and rocky road at times for these two, but “9-1-1” and “Lone Star” showrunner Tim Minear finally gave the couple what they — and fans — have long hoped would happen.But, in typical “Lone Star” fashion, the proposal was very unconventional and prompted by advice T.K.

Spur of the moment! Kyle Cooke revealed why he shared his Loverboy legal troubles on Summer House season 6, noting that it wasn’t planned.

Kourtney Kardashian and rockstar Travis Barker have released the first snaps from their low-key wedding.The 43-year-old reality TV star and the 46-year-old Blink-182 rocker swapped vows in front of friends and family at a ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, on Sunday afternoon (May 15).Kourtney took to Instagram to share a selection of black and white pictures of their special day.The photos show the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star posing in her short white dress while posing next to her hubby Travis who is in all black.In another precious photo, the duo are seen posing with Kourtney’s grandmother Mary Jo Campbell and Travis’ dad Randy Barker.She captioned the special post: “Till death do us part.”Their adoring fans flocked to the comment section to celebrate the newlyweds.One wrote: “Happiness looks amazing on you, congrats… you deserve it all!” While a second added: “Congrats Kourtney and Travis.A third penned: “You both look beautiful”, while a fourth quipped: “Oh my God, I love this.”After getting hitched, the lovebirds were seen driving off in a vintage black convertible with a sign that said “just married” hanging off the bumper.For more of the latest showbiz and TV news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.After the courthouse wedding, the newlyweds were craving Italian food, as eyewitness claims reveal the pair indulged at a local restaurant.The source told The Sun: “They were in the restaurant for over an hour with MJ, Kourtney’s elderly grandmother, and Travis’ dad Randy, along with security.“It seemed very casual.

Like the time traveler hero of NBC’s Quantum Leap, we were transported to two different times with the two presentations on the first day of the upfronts. NBC took us back to pre-Covid 2019, pulling out all the stops with an elaborate production at Radio City Music Hall, including an energetic, elaborately choreographed number promoting Bravocon that featured dozens of performers and Bravo stars to rival a top Broadway show. There were a ton of presenters, with Kelly Clarkson performing to open the show and Miley Cyrus singing a medley to close it out.

KOURTNEY Kardashian has confirmed she is now married to Travis Barker in a set of new photos. The reality star and the famous drummer tied the knot over the weekend in Santa Barbara.

EXCLUSIVE: LeBron James may have lost an attorney, but gained a law firm in the end.

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central has set up Out of Office (working title), a workplace comedy film from The Office executive producers Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein. The movie, which is set to premiere this summer, is a co-production of MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS Studios and Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate.

Coronation Street has released behind-the-scenes snaps of Phill Whittaker's house on the ITV soap. Taking to Twitter, the hit ITV soap shared a glimpse of Phill's house after Fiz Stape recently moved away from the famous Weatherfield cobbles to set up home with her new boyfriend.

Lina Lecaro A sprawling all-day Springtime event celebrating the darker edge of ’80s music held under a brutal Southern California sun? It might sound antithetical, but the Cruel World Festival, which took over Pasadena’s Brookside golf course at the Rose Bowl this weekend, was in fact, a fitting, full-circle moment for music, celebrating and validating an often misunderstood — and even mocked — subculture. It was also a reminder that the U.S., and specifically Los Angeles, has long served as a welcoming home for gloomy post-punk — maybe even more so than the U.K.Saturday and Sunday’s festivities highlighted the legacy of Gen-X’s dark side with a dynamic and defiant bill full of enigmatic weirdos and erstwhile rock heroes, most in their sixties or older.