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Antonio Akiel, who rose to international fame with his role as Hassan Ahmed on Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, has completed his first short film as a director. “Lessons in Pretending,” which Akeel also wrote and stars in, is a darkly comical drama that examines fame, shame, and the performance of public redemption. The film follows Arun Khan, a former teen film star whose career is ruined by a scandal. Agreeing to lead a master class at a drama school as part of crisis management, he finds the controlled environment quickly taken over by addiction, sexual urges, and career-defining news. Sheila…
This season, makeup artists used everything from sublime touches to full prosthetics to transform actors. At the heart of this is a common goal: to preserve an actor’s performance, no matter how much time and prosthetics they have. In Prime Video’s “Fallout,” Walton Goggins reappears as the ghoul, a character made up of nine pieces of silicone by prosthetics department head Jake Garber. The first application took five hours, but for Season 2, Gerber was able to reduce conversion time to less than two and a half hours. The missing nose and scar tissue that characterize the character were relatively…
As William “Bill” Daniels and his wife Bonnie Bartlett prepare to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary, they say their ability to “adapt” is the secret to their marriage. The oldest living couple in Hollywood admitted they tried an “open” marriage a few years after they married in June 1951, but quickly realized it wasn’t for them. “Well, we were together for three years in college, so we’ve actually been together for 78 years. We met at Northwestern (University). Right, Bill? So, we’ve been together for a really long time,” Bartlett, who turns 97 next month, told Page Six via Zoom,…
Ryusuke Hamaguchi watched with some caution as he received a standing ovation after the Cannes premiere of “All of a Sudden.” He says he’s not one to take praise at face value. “I also know that standing ovations are kind of a tradition here,” he told Variety. “I don’t know how seriously to take it.” But then he looked. “I really felt that this movie was being embraced by people.” What solved it for him wasn’t the applause, but what he saw in the lead. Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto were both visibly moved. “They looked like they had just…
Tom Hardy has reportedly left the Paramount+ drama “Mobland” after two seasons. Sources told Variety on Friday that the actor was removed from the show following “on-set issues” with executive producer Jez Butterworth and 101 Studios. Pac News reports that Hardy, 48, was consistently late to production during season two, frequently leaving notes on scripts and changing lines, and becoming angry with the ensemble cast, including fellow A-list actors Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan. Tom Hardy has been fired from the Paramount+ series Mobland, according to Variety and Puck. Luke Varley/Paramount+ A source told Variety that Hardy (who appeared in…
The world of Korean entertainment has come a long way since “Gangnam Style” dancers toured around the world about 15 years ago. Korean content industry leaders from both sides of the Pacific gathered in London’s West Hollywood earlier this month to take stock of South Korea’s rapid progress as an exporter of music, movies, television shows, short material, and other digital content that has permeated traditional Hollywood. The K-Entertainment Industry Summit was hosted by CJ ENM, one of the few Korean conglomerates that has built a robust ecosystem for the production and distribution of K-content. This is part of the…
Stephen Colbert spoke candidly about the moment he found out that none other than supermodel Paulina Porizkova had given him a “hall pass.” In an episode of “Strike Force Five Returns Celebrating Stephen Colbert” shared on YouTube earlier this month, the talk show host described how he was discussing their “hall passes” over dinner with friends in the early 2000s. “The guy next to me is called Paulina Porizkova,” he explained. “And this was in the middle of ‘The Colbert Report.’ I pulled out my phone, opened the PEOPLE magazine app on my phone, and I was Paulina Porizkova’s hall…
Sompot Chidogasongponse spent more than 20 years as an assistant director to Apichatpong Weerasethakul, working on films such as Tropical Disease, The Syndrome and the Century, The Great Tomb and Memoria. He is currently in Cannes with his feature film, “Nine Temples to Heaven.” The film, a group drama about a Thai family’s one-day pilgrimage to nine temples, had its world premiere at Directors Fortnight and was entered in the Camera d’Or competition. The film follows Sakol, who is warned by a fortune teller that her elderly mother may soon die, and gathers her family to embark on a ritual…
Ricky Martin was forced to interrupt a concert in Montenegro on Thursday after someone in the audience “fired tear gas at the stage.” Following the horrific incident, Martin’s agent, Rondine Alcala, released a lengthy statement via Instagram confirming that Martin is “safe.” “Tonight during Ricky Martin’s concert in Montenegro, where he was beginning the European leg of his ‘Ricky Martin Live’ tour, an individual fired tear gas at the stage, abruptly halting the show,” the statement read. Ricky Martin was forced to interrupt his concert Thursday night after someone “fired tear gas at the stage.” back grid Martin’s spokesperson provided…
In Lionsgate’s most recent quarter, the box office success of “The House Made” led to increased sales and a rebound in profits. Overall revenue reached $906.5 million, which compared favorably to the $865.6 billion in revenue Lionsgate reported in the year-ago period. The increase in sales was primarily driven by the Pictures Group, where revenue increased by 23% and segment profit increased by 39%. That’s because after the theatrical slump that lasted 2025, the film sector appears to have returned to its former glory, releasing hits like “The Long Walk” and “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.” More importantly,…