‘The Exorcist’ Director William Friedkin Says There’s No Plan For A Reboot: ‘It’s A Flat-Out Lie’

Peacock. This month, the NBCUniversal streaming service is releasing its long-awaited limited-series based on the notorious subjects of Netflix's along with new episodes of , the dramatic reimagining of Will Smith's beloved ‘90s sitcom.  On March 10, premieres on Peacock. The series stars Sam Jay, Chris Redd, Langston Kerman and Jak Knight and is about casino employees searching for their self-worth.

Nia Archives has won Best Producer Supported By BandLab at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The producer, on the rise for her fresh and vibrant jungle sound, beat out Arca, Fred Again.., India Jordan, and Travis Barker for this year’s award.“It’s an enormous role, but one thing all of tonight’s nominees have in common is they are all dedicated to their craft,” presenter Tiffany Calver said of the job of a producer.“I fucking love jungle music,” Archives said while accepting the award at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, adding that she dedicates the win to her little brother.“It doesn’t matter who you are, it doesn’t matter where you come from, you can do whatever you like and you can make something of yourself,” she added.Nia Archives was born in Bradford and raised in Manchester on a steady diet of reggae, rocksteady and old-school jungle. She made the cut for the NME 100 2022, which lists a hundred essential emerging artists to keep an eye on this year, for her “dancefloor-ready nu-jazz” that packs in “every one of her diverse influences.”The DJ and vocalist’s innovative take on drum ’n’ bass can be heard on her remix of fellow nominee PinkPantheress’ track ‘Nineteen’, which was featured on her ‘To Hell With It’ remix album.

Burna Boy has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with the title of Best Solo Act In The World.The Nigerian star beat Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, Dave, Little Simz, Pyra, Rina Sawayama, Sam Fender, Tkay Maidza and The Weeknd to pick up the accolade.Aitch and Big Zuu presented the award to Burna Boy, who accepted the trophy virtually. “Thank you guys very much for this.

Foals’ ‘Wake Me Up’ has won Best Music Video at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).‘Wake Me Up’ beat out music videos by Billie Eilish (‘Happier Than Ever’), Lil Nas X (‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’), Taylor Swift (‘All Too Well – The Short Film’) and Wet Leg (‘Chaise Longue’) for the win.“We just want to say thank you so much to this guy Dave East who directed it, everyone who danced in it and everyone who loves our band,” Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis said on the podium while collecting the award.“Thank you so much,” he added. “We keep on going, keep on going.”Watch the winning video, directed by Dave East, here:‘Wake Me Up’ was the first single from the British rock band’s upcoming seventh studio album ‘Life Is Yours’, which will be their first as a trio and is due for release June 17.

Little Simz has won Best Solo Act From The UK at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).The North London musician was up against Arlo Parks, Dave, Rina Sawayama and Sam Fender in the category. She accepted the award on the podium from Ghetts and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.“Can I just say – after the awful two years we had, you look beautiful tonight!” Khan said to the audience.

The matter of Russian nuclear warfare is top-of-mind after Vladimir Putin announced he has put his nuclear deterrents on "high alert".

Lupita Nyong’o is 39!The fashion icon celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, March 1, posting a few photos to her Instagram page to celebrate the occassion.The first set of pictures the actress uploaded shows her frolicking on the beach, wearing a long, flowy skirt as she spins around in the sand to celebrate another year. “It’s my birthday, and I’ll twirl if I want to!” she wrote in her caption, tagging her location as Karachi, Pakistan.A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo)Her next post proved just how much the actress likes to twirl, showing Lupita in another skirt that she paired with a matching cropped blazer on top.Of course, being the professional she is, it looked like Nyong’o still had work to tend to on her birthday, but she was still having the time of her life, writing in her caption: “In my birthday suit and loving it!”A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo)Ever since the Black Panther star stepped foot on her first red carpet so many years ago, she’s become a favorite among fans and fellow celebs alike.

Dax Shepard has been married to Kristen Bell since 2013, but before he settled down, he had a pretty long list of loves and hookups. While Google will show you past exes like Kate Hudson and Tara Lipinski, Shepard revealed another surprising celebrity he used to date- Ashley Olsen. The revelation came on his most recent episode of Armchair Expert.Shepard’s podcast has a lot of fans fascinated with his interviews and conversations about addiction, and trauma. He is basically like Jada Pinkett Smith when it comes to being an open and honest host.

Pamela Anderson made a big announcement on her Instagram page on Wednesday.The Playboy model and Baywatch actress shared that Netflix is doing a documentary about her life from Canadian girl next door to mega famous Hollywood pinup.This comes after the blonde bombshell has made headlines while being portrayed by British actress Lily James in the series Pam & Tommy that explores how her career ended after her sex tape with rocker husband Tommy Lee (played by Sebastian Stan) was stolen then sold. Her turn to talk:Pamela Anderson made a big announcement on her Instagram page on Wednesday.

Wings actress Farrah Forke has died at the age of 54.The Lois and Clark:The New Adventures of Superman star, who also performed as a voice actress, passed away from cancer at her home in her native Texas on February 25, according to Variety.The actress passed away after enduring a battle with cancer, as per The Sun. In memoriam:Wings actress Farrah Forke has died at the age of 54; seen in the 1990s Forke was most notable for appearing as Alex Lambert on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Wings, which ran from 1990 to 1997.While on the show, which was created by Cheers writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee, the actress played a love interest to Joe,portrayed by Tim Daly.And she also romanced Brian Hackett, played by Steven Weber.

Lady Gaga is coming to the rescue.The Academy Award winner has stepped up and will take over hosting duties at Elton John's annual Oscars party, set for March 27. The change was made due to scheduling conflicts with the artist's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour.Pose star Billy Porter and Will and Grace actor Eric McCormack will serve as co-hosts for the yearly gathering held on Hollywood's biggest night.

Kelly Rizzo posted a touching tribute to her late husband, Bob Saget, to her Instagram Story on Tuesday.In her clips, the 42-year-old media personality spoke about working through the grief that she had experienced after the comedian's passing.The Full House star was found dead at the age of 65 in a Florida hotel room this past January, and numerous tributes poured out from his fans and former costars. Expressing her thoughts:Kelly Rizzo posted a touching tribute to her late husband, Bob Saget, to her Instagram Story on TuesdayRizzo began her message by expressing her gratitude to all of the fans who had helped her through her period of mourning.'I just wanted to take a second to say to everybody that it has not gone unnoticed.

Britney Spears put her parents Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears on blast yet again as she posted a message from a child whose 'brave' father feared their mother.Spears, 40, posted a popular meme of a questionnaire answered by a young child who called their father their hero. However, when asked if their hero was afraid of anything, the child said he was frightened of their mother.'This is the day I realized my mom should have scared (screaming emoji) my dad in life !!!!!' Britney captioned the post.

Kanye West took another shot at his estranged wife's new boyfriend as he buried aPete Davidson replica alive in a shocking new music video shared on Wednesday afternoon.The 44-year-old musician gave the world just a peek of what was going on in his mind with the visual component to the song Easy, which he worked on with LA-based rapper, The Game.His latest video comes hours after Kim Kardashian was declared legally single by a judge and was granted a bid to restore her maiden name in their on-going, bitter divorce, a move Kanye had vehemently opposed and fought against for months.West raps in the song: 'God saved me from the crash, just so I can beat Pete Davidson's ass.' Yikes:Kanye West took another shot at his estranged wife's new boyfriend as he buried a Pete Davidson replica in a shocking new music video shared on Wednesday afternoon Scary stuff: The 44-year-old musician gave the world just a peek of what was going on in his mind with the visual component to the song Easy, which he worked on with LA-based rapper, The GameKanye kidnapped Pete in the video and throws a bag over his head before tying him up and throwing him on the back of an all-terrain vehicle.The Pete cartoon was then seen tied up in ropes and being dragged through the sand before being buried alive with his head positioned above the dirt.West's caricature grabbed a package of rose seeds and poured them over Davidson's head, before watching the flowers bloom.He then cut the flowers off Pete's head and packed them into the back of a pick-up truck resembling the same vehicle he parked outside of Kim's house on Valentine's Day.

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi has 'no choice' when it comes to stripping down for nude scenes in the HBO hit series, which he admits feels 'weird.''It's like every scene is like, "He sleeps with this person. He does this with this person naked,"' the Australian 24-year-old said on Wednesday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.'I think on Euphoria it comes with the territory of the character. He's this ultra-masculine, macho jock.

Emily Ratajkowski was seen enjoying the sunshine in New York City on Wednesday.The Versace model, 30, went for a walk in the Tribeca region as she donned a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt and finished off the outfit with a pair of pale blue jeans.The beauty was also seen with her child Sylvester who rode in a stroller. In the city! Emily Ratajkowski was seen enjoying the sunshine in New York City on Wednesday.

Who’s who?! Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber look alike as is, but when the mother-daughter duo decided to dress in matching outfits, it took their twinning status to a whole new level. 

Halloween filmmaker David Gordon Green is reportedly in talks to direct a remake of The Exorcist, according to Observer.The film would be released via Blumhouse Productions and Morgan Creek, with Jason Blum, David Robinson and James Robinson on board as producers.Green would be following in the footsteps of William Friedkin who directed the original film in 1973, which went on to earn $193 million worldwide.The Exorcist was the highest-grossing R-rated horror movie of all time until It beat their record in 2017.The upcoming remake would be the next chapter in Green’s relationship with Blumhouse, where the filmmaker directed Halloween in 2018, thus reinvigorating the franchise created by John Carpenter.Green will next be directing

Angelique Jackson “Halloween” filmmaker David Gordon Green is in talks to direct a sequel to “The Exorcist” from Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Productions.The new film would continue the profitable relationship between the filmmaker and the horror production house following 2018’s “Halloween,” the upcoming “Halloween Kills” (slated for an October 2021 release) and the new trilogy’s final film “Halloween Ends.” “Halloween” earned $255.8 million on a $10 million budget.The original “The Exorcist” — starring Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair and Max von Sydow — was directed by William Friedkin.

The director of "The Exorcist" shut down rumors that he’s attached to a remake of the horror classic.  William Friedkin directed the 1973 horror classic about a young girl who gets possessed by a demon, forcing Catholic priests to come to her home and perform an exorcism to save her life.The film spawned four sequels, but Friedkin was not attached to any of them and none were met with the same acclaim as the original, which earned ten Academy Award nominations and won for best-adapted screenplay and best sound mixing.

“The Exorcist” is not a movie you’d think of as being a franchise starter, and yet it has a fantastic sequel (“The Exorcist III“) and a vastly underrated TV series. This year, reports emerged that Morgan Creek Entertainment was planning a reboot of the film, but if you thought original director William Friedkin would be involved in the new project, think again.