Why It Was Important That Shang-Chi Wasn't a 'Broody, Quiet Asian Character' (Exclusive)

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentPublic service announcement to journalists: When discussing Oscars in the next few weeks, please don’t refer to “the technical categories.”Reminder to Academy/ABC decision-makers: You’ve always stated that all Oscar categories are equal, but the Feb. 22 move was a reminder that some categories are more equal than others.On that day, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced eight of Oscar’s 23 awards will be handed out before the televised ceremony. That includes five of the nine artisan categories.

Two under two! After Liz Sandoz and Vito Presta welcomed their second child, they were initially wary how eldest daughter Jovie would take to the new baby of the family.

Aidy Bryant is getting the chance to embrace her sexuality.

Forget all the drama with the Shelby family down the back streets of Birmingham in BBC One’s Peaky Blinders – this Sunday it’s all about family fights in real-life. Acting brothers Joe Cole and Finn will be competing in a TV ratings war as their mega dramas, Peaky Blinders and new ITV spy thriller Ipcress File go head-to-head. We can only imagine the two of them sitting down in front of the box and fighting over the remote control.

Michelle Heaton has candidly documented her journey before and after getting her breast implants replaced in moving video diary.The former Liberty X star, 42, discovered her breast implants, which she had put in after having a double-mastectomy 10 years ago, had ruptured in December after "worried" fans contacted her following the publication of an OK! photoshoot. In this Tuesday's new magazine, a delighted Michelle will reveal the results of her surgery and tell all on the process.

McFly singer Tom Fletcher and his wife I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! winner Giovanna Fletcher had a fun family day out at Disneyland Paris – and they were not the only celebs there. Strictly Come Dancing star Tom, 36, and Giovanna, 37, were just two celebrities from the UK joining the Disneyland Paris 30th Anniversary celebrations this weekend.Tom and Giovanna were joined by their three children Buzz, seven, Buddy, six, and Max, three, for the family trip.

FireCityFunk‘s Surrender To Me is a song written in the ’70s but never released commercially… until now.

Newcastle United team-mate was named the club's Player of the Month. The Brazilian duo, who have been linking up well in recent weeks, have played a big part in the Magpies' surge up the table, and Eddie Howe's side are now seven points clear of the drop zone following a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion over the weekend.Joelinton is beginning to find his feet at St James' Park, particularly since dropping a little deeper, and was deservedly rewarded with February's Player of the Month award.Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the former Hoffenheim star said: "Delighted to win the February Player of the Month and much happier for the 3 points today."Thanks to all the fans for the amazing support again."Guimaraes offered his congratulations, but did so in a slightly bizarre manner."Parabéns sacana," he wrote, which roughly translates to 'congratulations b*****d'.Despite a distinct lack of emojis, the comment was almost certainly intended to be cheeky, rather than cruel.On reflection, is Joelinton worth the £40 million Newcastle paid for him? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...Joelinton reportedly played a key role in luring Guimaraes to Newcastle in January and has been helping him ease into life in the north-east."Joelinton has been helping me settle in with my teammates and I’m really happy with the way I’ve been made welcome by everybody," Guimaraes said after arriving from Lyon for around £40 million."He sent me a message when I was on my way here and at training he is really helping me as much as possible."I spend all my time with him.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence could help the side beat Manchester City.Ronaldo is not in the matchday squad for the widely-anticipated Manchester Derby owing to injury, according to reports.And despite him being the club’s top goal soccer this season, Neville feels that him not being there is “not a huge loss.”The Sky Sports pundit is normally a huge fan of the superstar - but in this instance, against Pep Guardiola’s club who like to dominate possession, Neville feels as though Ronaldo is better served out the side anyway.

Deadly ultra-modern fighter jets worth £100million have arrived in the UK and will “make Putin sweat”, according to a military source.

A radical vision for Kilmarnock's future has been unveiled in a video proposing how the town centre could look.

Easy DIY projects for beginners can be hard to pull off, but one B&M shopper has shared an affordable and achievable home decor makeover.

Outlander is finally back after a two-year absence, and : romance, sex, flashbacks, and new, mysterious characters. Oh, and plenty of drama. Meanwhile, HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty will be the new show you're talking about each week, while NBC's The Courtship hopes to capture the Bridgerton audience with a reality dating show reminiscent of Regency-era England.

Gary Neville has admitted he has doubts over whether Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are suitable for Manchester United.

Snoop Dogg has confirmed that he now owns the masters to Dr. Dre‘s ‘The Chronic’ among other Death Row albums following his recent acquisition of the iconic record label.It was announced last month that the legendary rapper is now the official owner of Death Row Records, the iconic record label where he started his career 30 years ago.At the time of the acquisition, the full terms of the deal had not been disclosed.

Post Malone has disputed claims made by a songwriter who is suing him over his 2019 hit ‘Circles’.Tyler Armes filed a federal lawsuit in California in April 2020, listing Post (real name Austin Post), Post’s producer Frank Dukes and Universal Music Group as defendants, and claims he is seeking co-writer and co-producer credits, as well as prospective and retroactive royalties and other money owed from the ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ track.On the same day, Post filed his own suit, with the rapper asking a New York Federal Judge to rule that Armes has no claim to the song’s copyright and did not participate in writing it.“It is an age-old story in the music business that when a song earns the type of runaway success that ‘Circles’ has garnered, and individuals will come out of the woodwork falsely claim to take credit for the song, and demand unwarranted and unearned windfall profits from the song,” reads Malone’s complaint.In a new court filing (via Rolling Stone), Post claims that Armes did not contribute anything “original” to the song, just “an admittedly extremely commonplace guitar chord progression,” and potentially a “fragment of a guitar melody that Armes claims he sung to Post”. Armes claims he was initially offered five per cent of the song’s royalties for his work on ‘Circles’, but that was removed when he tried to negotiate a bigger cut.Post’s new court documents read: “Armes admitted that his contributions did not even rise to the level of originality, which is also required in addition to the fixation requirement.

New times and places! Throughout Outlander’s tenure, Claire Randall and the rest of the Fraser family have traveled through time — from 18th century Scotland to 20th century America.

The most streamed television shows of 2021 have just been revealed and the numbers 1 and 2 most-popular shows are surprising!

Dan Walker, 44, used to present on Football Focus from 2009 to 2021, announcing his departure from the show in April last year.The BBC Breakfast presenter has taken to Twitter to remember his "great memories".Dan shared a picture of a chocolate milkshake, with the drink bringing back fond memories for him.He captioned the post in view of his 752,200 followers: "I always used to grab one of these from the shop on the way to the car park after #FootballFocus."I had one today for the first time since I finished."Great memories of that show and the people who made it special."Many social media users took to the comments to remember Dan on the football show, as well as to discuss his milkshake choice.TeresaGibbons7 said: "Hope they send you a year's supply now for that little bit of promotion."Yeezy_jmz added: "Premier league of chocolate milk!"Tretchikoff1 commented: "I wish you still picked up a Chocolush and headed to #FootballFocus."In April 2021, Dan told fans he would be leaving Football Focus.He posted a video of himself on social media explaining the announcement.Dan said: "This is going to be my last season presenting Football Focus."It has been an amazing 12 years and I can honestly say I have loved every single second of it."I am so proud of the job we’ve done, the changes we've made and issues we've looked at a time when the football landscape has changed immeasurably.He continued: "But, having said all that, after 12 years it's time for someone else to take the reins."I'd like to say thank you to the amazing team at Focus who put so much into the show each week and thank you to the audience for tuning in every Saturday."The BBC flagship Saturday afternoon show was taken over by Alex Scott.Talking about the show

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, doesn’t know about cars isn’t worth knowing. However, the former Top Gear host has now admitted he ran into some trouble while test-driving a new supercar with his girlfriend Lisa Hogan last week.The Clarkson’s Farm star encountered several problems as he attempted to drive the Maserati MC20 out to the couple’s local pub for dinner.Jeremy and Lisa struggled at the first hurdle, as they soon discovered they couldn’t actually get out of the vehicle.Writing about the ordeal in his latest column for The Sunday Times, Jeremy penned: “We were still in the pub car park because neither of us could find anything that even remotely resembled a door handle.

By Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Marvel's to its Cinematic Universe, has been out less than a week and is already with nearly $100 million in ticket sales. If you were one of those theater-goers (and with numbers like that, it seems likely), then you know: It's not just one of the best action-packed films in the MCU—it's one of the best action films, full stop. Led by director Destin Daniel Cretton, the cast is a large part of what makes Shang-Chi so successful.