‘The Afterparty’ Stars Ben Schwartz and Sam Richardson Discuss the Killer — and Dissect the Clues

Rock duo Royal Blood's Saturday night date at Manchester's AO Arena has been postponed after frontman Mike Kerr tested positive for Covid, it's been confirmed. In a social media announcement, Kerr said he 'cannot sing a single note' following a gig on Wednesday night at the O2 Arena in London.

he slapped Rock, multiple sources told The Post.“No one ever asked Chris if Will should leave. They never consulted him.

A jobcentre serving east Manchester is to close within the next year and move into a new £22 million pound 'community hub' less than a mile away it has been announced.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEver since “Ghosts” premiered in October, viewers of the CBS sitcom have been wanting to know why Trevor, played by Asher Grodman, doesn’t wear pants. Even costume designer Carmen Alie has been stumped.“I was wondering how he died,” Alie says.The episode airing March 31 will reveal how Trevor — a former Wall Street trader from the ’90s who’s one of the several ghosts haunting an old house in New York’s Hudson Valley — met his demise. But more important, it will explain his mysterious lack of trousers.The episode involved a flashback, and Alie turned to “The Wolf of Wall Street” for inspiration, knowing she would have to show Trevor and his Wall Street bros on the trading floor.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSome people who tune in ESPN2 for an April 6 NBA match-up between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks may think they’ve gone back in time.The game will open in black and white and use graphics that evoke ABC’s 1960s coverage, then shift to a look that mirrors CBS’ NBA telecasts of the 1970s and 1980s. Look for a presentation that emulates NBC’s 1990s telecasts as well, complete with that network’s signature music.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn the day before Thanksgiving 2021, Variety interviewed Michelle Zauner about her close friend Sasami and her new album “Squeeze” for our “Up Next” series — and since Zauner had just received two Grammy nominations two days before, we asked her about those as well, along with the success of her moving memoir about the death of her mother, “Crying in H Mart” and its forthcoming film, her songwriting process, and what might be coming next.We’d originally thought that we’d be publishing this article just a few weeks later, in advance of the Grammys Awards that were then scheduled for January 31, but the pandemic had other plans; the awards are now taking place this Sunday, April 3, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Regardless, Zauner’s comments on all of the above are relevant and a revealing look at her creative and craft processes and inspirations — and check out our “Up Next” video on Sasami here.

Wilson Chapman editorRashaad Ernesto Green will direct “’68,” a biopic about the careers and lives of Olympic runners and activists Tommie Smith and John Carlos for MGM, Participant and MACRO.MGM announced news of the project Thursday, which tells the story of Smith and Carlos from their first meeting on the track team at San Jose State to the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. As the two received medals for the 200 meter race (Smith the gold and Carlos the bronze, pictured above), they raised their fists in salute and silent protest during the American national anthem.

Emily Longeretta The CW has expanded its slate of scripted acquisitions, picking up one-hour Canadian drama series “Family Law.” Entertainment One (eOne) previously secured international distribution rights for the series, which stars Jewel Staite, Victor Garber, Zach Smadu and Genelle Williams. Dan Loewy, eOne’s executive vice president of sales, brokered the deal.“Family Law,” produced by Seven24 Films and Lark Productions for Corus Entertainment’s Global, follows lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi (Staite) as she attempts to put both her personal and professional life back together.

Bella Thorne played the ultimate tease on her fans at the March 30 premiere of "Morbius," as she donned a dress that appeared to be red-stained and completely see-through. In the end, it was all an optical illusion — a very good one, too!At first glance, the dress was shocking, as it looked authentically translucent [check it out here.] But, a closer look proved the dress was designed to look as if it were completely pellucid, making the actress appear as though she was braless and wearing next-to-nothing.Bella didn't make a big deal out of the eye-popping outfit, choosing instead to just post a few red carpet photos to her Instagram Story and not necessarily address her faux glassy gown.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Georgia state Senate has dropped a proposal to cap the state’s film and TV tax credit, after facing industry pushback and opposition from the state House of Representatives.The Senate Finance Committee passed a measure on Monday that would have capped the credit at $900 million per year. The bill would also have made the credit non-transferable, meaning that studios could not sell their credits to other taxpayers.The bill was initially scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor on Wednesday, but was withdrawn.

Emily Longeretta The third season of “The Real World Homecoming” is coming to Paramount Plus next month. The cast of 2001’s “The Real World: New Orleans,” including David “Tokyo” Broom, Melissa Beck, Jamie Murray, Danny Roberts, Matt Smith, Julie Stoffer and Kelley Wolf, will move back to the Big Easy for the new season, launching on the streaming service April 20.Executive producers include MTV Entertainment Studios’ Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin, Candida Boyette-Clemons and Nadim Amiry and Bunim/Murray Productions‘ Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross, Kevin Lee and James Knox.

Selena Gomez proved she can laugh at herself, even when it comes to her love life! The Only Murders in the Building star, 29, took to TikTok on Thursday (March 31) to share a hilarious clip (below) poking fun at her relationship status by lip synching the words to King Nas‘ viral audio, which features a woman blowing off the compliments given to her by a potential suitor. “Maybe this is why I’m single,” she captioned the clip. “Don’t believe a damn word.”

Rangers have cancelled their controversial friendly with Celtic that was scheduled to take place in Sydney, Australia, ahead of the World Cup.It would have been the first time the Old Firm derby would have taken place on foreign soil. But fans were fuming at the announcement, and it sparked protests in Scotland.

Liverpool have won the race to sign 16-year-old hotshot Ben Doak after beating a host of Premier League clubs to his signature - and the Merseyside club will only pay a tiny compensation fee to Celtic.The Reds swooped quickly to pen a deal for Doak with reports that Europe's elite were ready to pounce and prize him away from Celtic Park. Earlier this week, the teenager netted a hat-trick for Scotland Under-17s to help them qualify for the European Championships.

Big Brother's Pete Bennett has revealed Catherine Tate sent a personal apology to him after his scene was scrapped from her new film.The reality star, 40, admitted he was "p***ed off" when he found out about his scene being cut from the comedy flick, called The Nan Movie, which came out earlier this month (March 18).The film stars Doctor Who actress Catherine and Gavin and Stacey actor Matthew Horne, and Pete travelled all the way to Dublin to shoot his scene for the film in 2019.Sadly, though, he found out his scene had been cut just before the film's premiere.Pete spoke out about Catherine's apology to him on FUBAR Radio - an interview which aired on Thursday (March 31).Dishing on the drama to hosts Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng on Access All Areas, Pete said Catherine reached out to tell him the scene had been axed due to technical difficulties, and that she was "gutted" about it.He said: "Just before the film came out, I got a very apologetic email from Catherine Tate saying due to purely technical reasons, our scene in the lift together has been cut out and she’s gutted."Confessing he was upset, he said: "I was like noooo, it’s such a shame, I was so p***ed off."However, he later came to terms with the decision and he appreciated Catherine reaching out to him directly to apologise.He said: "I took it on the chin and it was so sweet that Catherine apologised herself in the email."Chatting about how he landed the role, Pete explained his agent suggested he audition for the role, which saw him travel to London and audition in front of Catherine herself.He said "[Catherine] wanted people with Tourette’s in it.

Lucy Kitada has joined Lord Miller, the production company of Oscar winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, as EVP, Film. In this new role, she will find, develop and produce film projects, reporting to President of Film Aditya Sood.

Sam Richardson's star continues to rise.ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Richardson at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday where he spoke about his comedy career and his role in .«It's one of things where you work hard for a long time...I've been living in L.A. for 10 years, Second City for eight years before that in Detroit and Chicago, so a lot of time put, and now that I'm seeing things kind of happen, it's kind of surreal,» Richardson told ET of his comedy career. «Like you win the lottery two times over. Just gonna make sure I keep on [doing] stuff that I think is good.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards are set to take place Sunday at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT at the Baker Hanger in Santa Monica. The annual shindig honoring the best in indie film will air live on IFC and stream for subscribers on AMC+.

Wilson Chapman editor“The Afterparty” on Apple TV Plus is a wildly ambitious storytelling exercise; over the course of its eight episode run, the series’ first season tells the story of a high school reunion that ends in murder in wildly different genres, as the various suspects recount their recollections of the night through the lens of their own worldviews. And in order to successfully embody the different genres, be they rom-com or thriller, the show needs to adapt itself to every episode: a single moment might be romantic one episode or comical the next, through the use of music and editing to change the mood of the scene.The music of “The Afterparty” is composed by Daniel Pemberton, who came to the project after working with creator and director Christopher Miller and executive producer Phil Lord on the critically acclaimed animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” He was attracted to working on the show because of the challenge and complexity of the score, which would require him to alter his musical style nearly every episode.

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Tiffany Haddish-fronted murder mystery comedy The Afterparty will be back for a second case.