Sony Pictures Wins Auction For Untitled David Guggenheim Supernatural Action Spec; Simon Kinberg Producing

EastEnder Danniella Westbrook has posed for a sizzling photoshoot in her bedroom after undergoing facial reconstructive surgery.The actress, 48, was all snuggled up in a white dressing gown in the gorgeous shots, which showed her reclining on a bed.She was pouting at the camera in one of the snaps, while in another she appeared to be roaring with laughter. One picture showed the star clutching a mug as she fixed the camera with an intense stare.Danniella - who found fame as Sam Mitchell in the BBC soap – has had a few setbacks over the years.The star suffered damage to her nasal septum as the result of her cocaine use, which was well-documented in the 1990s and 2000s.And her face was also damaged due to osteoporosis making her bones weaken.Speaking to OK! magazine recently, she shared that she was undergoing surgery to rebuild her face.Danniella confessed that the ops were "very hard", but said the first two didn't take a heavy toll on her.But she added that "the next lot will do".The blonde has previously said she is looking to the future to when all this is behind her."Can't wait for all my surgery to be done… will be back to my best and fighting fit and next year I will be 50!" she posted on Instagram."Bring it on… I'm ready… More than ready," she went on."I'm ready for a full transformation physically.

Actor Kirk Baily has sadly passed away aged 59 following a battle with lung cancer.The 59-year-old voice actor died over the weekend, his family have confirmed to TMZ - and was diagnosed with the condition just six months ago.Baily was best known for his role as Kevin 'Ug' Lee in the hit Nickelodeon show Salute Your Shorts in 1991 and 1992; he also appeared in 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain and The Sixth Man.The star also lent his voice to various SpongeBob SquarePants characters, and appeared in Hollywood flicks like Bumblebee and Frozen.And along with his various film and TV roles, Baily was also a voice actor for a string of video games - from Condemned 2: Bloodshot to Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force.Tributes are already pouring in for the late star, with one fan tweeting: "RIP Kirk Baily. Loved his voice work in Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Fushigi Yuugi, Kenshin, and several other 90s/early 2000s series."Another echoed: "RIP Kirk Baily.

Juventus will attempt to rip up Aaron Ramsey 's contract in the summer following the end of his Rangers loan, according to reports.

Tristan Thompson is now a marked man in pretty much every basketball city he visits following his cheating controversy!

Billie Eilish reflects on how far she’s come in the music industry for V Magazine‘s spring/summer issue.

the latest edition of Drew Barrymore’s game “Drewth or Dare”, the TV host completes a challenge she hopes will be the next TikTok trend.

Russell Wilson spares no expense for his body.

Ariana Grande is getting a real pro to do her makeup.

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe have been discussing those intimate “Outlander” scenes as season 6 returns.

Prince Charles has given an update on the Queen’s health.

Brad Pitt is engaged in an epic battle royale on a high-speed train in director David Leitch’s highly anticipated “Bullet Train”.

Zack Sharf AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron dropped a bombshell this week by announcing the exhibition chain will charge more for tickets to “The Batman” as part of a variable pricing experiment. Tickets to the Robert Pattinson-starring comic book tentpole will be “slightly higher than the prices… for other movies playing in the same theaters at the same time,” Aron said during an AMC earnings call.

Variety once again praises the accomplishments of showbiz women around the world. Talent, success, and plenty of inspiration span this report, spanning across creative and business sectors.

Miky Lee, the enigmatic vice chair of South Korea entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM, grew up believing in the simple dictum from her grandfather that would prove to be the guiding principle of her life and work: “No culture, no country.”An heiress to the Samsung fortune, Lee has spent decades enhancing her family’s long legacy as business titans and innovators who were instrumental in building Korea’s postwar economic infrastructure. Her grandfather, who also launched a newspaper and radio and TV stations, believed that Korea would never become a strong nation without forums for nurturing and celebrating the nation’s distinctive traits, traditions and history.Lee has taken the family mission global in recent years, working tirelessly as an investor and a dealmaker to advance the interests of both her companies and her cultural homeland.

Matt Reeves was terrified. In September 2020, the director had just returned to filming on “The Batman,” Warner Bros.’ latest reboot of the studio’s multibillion-dollar superhero franchise, after a six-month break due to the pandemic.

J. Kim Murphy CBS announced Wednesday that it has renewed its long-running soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” for two more years, setting a run through the 2023-2024 broadcast season. The network also announced a celebration of the program’s 35th anniversary for March 23.“The Bold and the Beautiful” premiered on the CBS Television Network on March 23, 1987.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticNetflix’s new drama “Pieces of Her” kicks off with an act of violence that predicts much of what will lie ahead: It is startling for its randomness.In this series’ first episode, a mother and daughter (Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote) are caught up in a public mass shooting, the denouement of which reveals Collette’s character Laura to have a surprising, unforeseen boldness. The attention Laura’s heroism receives threatens to upset a delicate balance, one that Heathcote’s Andy hasn’t even realized exists.Soon enough, Andy, whose adult life has been in a state of suspended animation to care for the ailing Laura, is thrust into the world, ordered by Laura to leave their town, where they have kept a purposefully low profile existence, and go into hiding.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBaseball legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz is taking a journey through baseball history in his new ESPN Plus series “Big Papi’s Places.”Ortiz hosts the sports series, the latest expansion of the football-centric ESPN Plus series “Peyton’s Places,” with the first episode now available to stream.In an exclusive clip (see below), Ortiz and “Peyton’s Places” host Peyton Manning meet up, with Manning offering Ortiz a chance to host his own show. Of course, there are qualifications.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWarnerMedia Kids & Family will pick up extra episodes of “Jellystone!,” the animated series that presents a modern lens on the company’s vast store of characters from its Hanna-Barbera library.The series’ second season, which consists of 19 new episodes, is set to debut Thursday, March 17, on HBO Max. All episodes will be made available at a later date on the company’s Cartoon Network.

Eve Gabereau Guest ContributorRyusuke Hamaguchi’s Haruki Murakami adaptation “Drive My Car” has been a red hot awards season favorite ever since it debuted at Cannes and won three top prizes there. The film, besides collecting a clutch of awards around the world, is up for four Oscars and three BAFTAs. Eve Gabereau, a stalwart of the U.K./Ireland independent distribution scene, who co-founded and ran leading distribution company Soda Pictures for 15 years and founded Modern Films, shares the film’s journey with Variety.I first saw “Drive My Car” in competition at Cannes in July 2021.

EXCLUSIVE: The market for new material and big spec script vehicles proved strong last year despite the pandemic. First up to test if specs and packages pick right up will be Safe House scribe David Guggenheim and producer Simon Kinberg, the duo that previously teamed on the series Designated Survivor. Sources said that Guggenheim has written a script he developed with Kinberg, who is producing. The result will be brought to market this morning by Verve, which reps Guggenheim. The untitled script has a big action concept with franchise potential, a supernatural element, and a big lead role for an actress.