Vin Diesel’s film Bloodshot to release again in the US on August 20?

Saturday Night Live is in the business of making viewers laugh, but when it comes to supporting one of its own, the cast isn’t clowning around. As Pete Davidson deals with Kanye “Ye” West’s constant social media attacks against him and Kim Kardashian, he’s been absent from recent SNL episodes. That doesn’t mean he’s not in the cast’s thoughts. “We are supporting him by giving him space,” Bowen Yang told Entertainment Tonight while on the red carpet of the 2022 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (Mar. 13).

EXCLUSIVE: David E. Kelley is exploring the issue of climate change and its impact on the oceans in a new docuseries.

Universal Studio Group has made permanent the interim roles held by Beatrice Springborn and David O’Donoghue, with Springborn becoming President of UCP and Universal International Studios and O’Donoghue taking on the Head of Universal International Studios post.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSean Astin is joining Dwayne Johnson’s “Young Rock” Season 2 in the role of The Rock’s childhood nemesis, Variety has learned exclusively.A recurring guest star for the NBC comedy’s upcoming second season, Astin will play Dr. Julian Echo in the show’s fast-forwards.

EXCLUSIVE: Kat McNamara (Shadowhunters) has signed on to star alongside Mickey Rourke, Mark Dacascos, Shaina West and Marcus Vincios Maciel in the action pic Jade, which marks the debut feature from director, producer and stuntman James Bamford.

EXCLUSIVE: Dwindling staff at the International Documentary Association are pursuing plans to unionize, Deadline has learned.

Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Deuce), Kyle Vincent Terry (Gotham) and Caroline Chikezie (Mayhem) are joining the upcoming third season of Power Book II: Ghost, Starz’s Power universe spinoff, in recurring roles. Power Book II: Ghost is the first series in the expanded Power franchise from executive producers Kemp and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBeatrice Springborn, president of UCP, is adding president of Universal International Studios to her portfolio, while David O’Donoghue has been named head of Universal International Studios.The U.K.-based Donoghue will report into Springborn, and continue to have operational responsibility for the international business. Meanwhile, Springborn reports into Pearlena Igbokwe, chairman of Universal Studio Group, and now has oversight of all aspects of Universal International Studios’ slate, with a keen focus on growing the studio’s global footprint.Springborn’s creative strategy will continue to bolster the business’s in-house scripted programming division, which is responsible for developing and producing shows including “Hanna” (Amazon) and “Dodger” (BBC).

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball Tour is expected to be one of the hottest events of the summer.The pop star will travel across the globe, starting in July, in support of her sixth studio album “Chromatica.” Gaga initially planned to go on tour immediately following the album’s 2020 release but, like many performers, postponed the tour due to COVID.The singer announced the rescheduled dates last week, with shows set for dozens of cities such as Paris, London, Toronto, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tickets for the newly added shows went on sale last Friday, going for as low as $100 on resale sites such as Vivid Seats and Ticketmaster.The 2020 album faced a fairly silent press cycle due to COVID but still shot to the top of the Billboard 200 chart and earned Gaga a Grammy nod in 2021 for best pop vocal album.

A fleet of vans is being used as the latest tool in helping drive home the suicide prevention message in North Lanarkshire.

Petrol prices in the UK could reach as high as £2.40 a litre this year due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A lorry has shed its loads causing travel chaos on a busy road through Grangemouth and forcing it to be closed.

Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale are stepping out to promote their new movie Seriously Red!

sequel,. While speaking to ET, Nicol reflects on a decade of playing the cook in charge of the downstairs kitchen staff in the acclaimed British drama and what inspired her return to the stage. Created by Julian Fellowes, first launched in the U.K. in 2010 before quickly becoming an international sensation, thanks to its captivating stories about the lives upstairs versus downstairs at the Crawley family estate in Yorkshire county in the early 1900s.

Billie Lourd and Austen Rydell. The couple, who got engaged in June 2020, tied the knot in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Saturday, according to social media posts of the pair's wedding festivities and multiple reports. While neither actor has spoken out about the personal milestone, Lourd's friend, Leslie Grossman, confirmed the news in a video on her Instagram Story. «Billie and Austin’s wedding weekend is over,» Grossman proclaimed, «which is so sad because it was the most fun.» According to 's source, Lourd's father, Bryan Lourd, paid for a block of rooms at the hotel venue for all guests, and that they enjoyed a private pool party there a day prior to the wedding.Lourd hinted at her imminent nuptials in February when she shared photos of herself all dressed up for her bachelorette party. In June 2020, Rydell revealed in an Instagram post that he had popped the question.

The cost of gas and electricity bills is set to rise next month following Ofgem's energy price cap announcement. The energy regulator has revealed that the price cap will increase by 54%.

Over 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in what has been described as the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War Two.

Dolly Parton has asked to be taken out of consideration for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.In February, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame revealed its nominees for the Class of 2022. Alongside Dolly, the likes of Eminem, Kate Bush, Beck, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Rage Against The Machine, A Tribe Called Quest, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, New York Dolls, Dionne Warwick, MC5, DEVO and Pat Benatar all made it onto the nominees list.However, Parton has now asked to bow out, writing in a statement: “Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right.

fraudster pretending to be Hollywood hardman Vin Diesel successfully conned a German woman out of £5,000. The star-struck woman thought she was having an online relationship with Fast and Furious star and has complained to the cops after transferring money to help him get back home when he was 'mugged while filming in South Africa'.Katja Lorenz, 45, from the German capital Berlin, a mother of three, said she had not been surprised when the star contacted her online.She said: "I work with actors, and I met Vin Diesel years ago at the Berlinale and follow him on Instagram.

Pitch Black director David Twohy says it would have been a “fate worse than death” if he had been forced to cast Steven Seagal as the lead in the movie instead of Vin Diesel.Twohy told Yahoo Movies UK the studio were keen to hire the action man for the ambitious sci-fi story, but the director fought to bring in someone else instead.“I fought hammer and tongs to make that not happen, even though somebody along the line had promised [Seagal] the role,” the 64-year-old said.He added: “I had to unwind all that nonsense. Then once I won that battle, it was like ‘okay motherf***er, who are you gonna cast?’.“Vin came along at just about the right time.

Forbes.The list, based on earnings over the past 12 months, includes $140million (£105million) paid out by Netflix, over a quarter of the $545.5 million (£416m) paid out across the entire list.The top 10 list is, as with last year, topped by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who was paid $87.5million (£66million) over the past 12 months, including $23.5m (£18m) for his role on upcoming Netflix original film Red Notice.Ryan Reynolds has come in second on the list, earning $20 million (£15m) for each of Six Underground and Red Notice, where he joins Johnson.