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BAFTA North America has postponed the inaugural BAFTA Honors, scheduled for next fall. As first reported by Variety in August, BAFTA North America’s new awards, which will have one winner in each category in the television, film and video game industries, were originally scheduled for Sunday, November 2, but plans to postpone them by a year were confirmed this week. “BAFTA North America is postponing the inaugural BAFTA Honors to fall 2026,” BAFTA North America said in a statement to Variety. “Further details including dates, locations and winners will be announced in the coming months. We look forward to bringing…
Time to check in: ‘Hotel Costiera’ ranks #1 on Amazon Prime Video in the US “This is a big moment for all of us,” said Jens Richter, Fremantle’s commercial and international chief executive, who is selling Hotel Costiera in a bid for a strong performance. “The demand for this type of bold, sky-blue drama is clear. It connects with audiences around the world and ticks all the right boxes for buyers. This is a great example of premium storytelling with a truly global perspective and appeal.” The show follows Daniel De Luca (Grey’s Anatomy alum Jesse Williams), a half-Italian former…
What you need to know Lin-Manuel Miranda’s father, Luis A. Miranda Jr., was skeptical when his son told him he was going to perform Hamilton songs at the White House in 2009. “I was like, ‘No, no, why don’t we do what we know works, which is ‘In the Heights,'” the proud father recalled telling his son. The performance is believed to be the first time songs from the hit Broadway musical were performed in public. Lin-Manuel Miranda wasn’t throwing away a shot! Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at a screening of Hamilton in New York City last month, the Tony…
Bette Midler, Ben Stiller, Kerry Washington, Nancy Sinatra and more have donated to Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton, who died Saturday at the age of 79. Keaton’s “First Wives Club” co-star, Bette Midler, posted a photo of the two together on a merry-go-round thread, writing: “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has passed away. Words cannot express how unbearably sad this is.” Midler continued, “She was cheerful and had none of the malice or competitiveness you would expect from a star like that. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, la!” Another First Wives Club co-star, Goldie Hawn, paid…
What you need to know Shailene Woodley recalls how adopting her first cat changed her life in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE When she was 16, she rescued a cat named Kitten while starring in The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Shailene Woodley knew she wanted to be a cat mom when she was a teenager. The 33-year-old actress, who recently partnered with Mars & Calm to raise awareness of pet adoption at Global Adoption Weekend, rescued her first cat in the late 2000s. “Her name was Kitten. She was a little black cat who was very small when…
“Mortal Kombat II” has not yet been released in theaters, but fans can be assured that “Mortal Kombat III” is also in development, it was announced at New York Comic Con on Saturday. Mortal Kombat cast and crew members Adeline Rudolph, Karl Urban, Martin Ford, Simon McQuoid, and Tati Gabriel took to the stage to announce that Jeremy Slater will be returning to the martial arts fantasy film as producer and writer for the third installment. “Our friends at New Line and Warner Bros. are very happy and excited about this film,” said Slater. “They are confident that there is…
On a crisp February evening in 2006, about 100 people gathered at the historic Koreatown watering hole HMS Bounty to pay their final respects to Los Angeles’ historic Ambassador Hotel. Despite the Los Angeles Conservation Society’s best efforts, the ambassador was torn apart. And Diane Keaton was among the speakers that night who decried the fate of the legendary institution. Keaton, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 79, is, of course, known around the world for her on-screen credits, from “Annie Hall” to “The Godfather,” “Father of the Bride,” and more. But in Los Angeles, she was…
“Saturday Night Live” continues the “Wives Hunt” phenomenon with a second season of the Netflix hit. In a recorded piece, host Amy Poehler and guest Aubrey Plaza lampooned the streaming sensation and the culture’s response to it. (As Poehler caresses Chloe Feynman, the narrator tells her that People magazine calls “Wives of the Hunt” “the equivalent of ‘Call by Your Name’ for women shopping at Bass Pro Shops.”) Described by “SNL” as “a straight but lesbian and horny Republican murder drama,” the hypothetical second season begins with Poehler (who is slamming Malin Akerman’s role) pulling down her top and proclaiming,…
What you need to know Laney Miller’s daughter died on September 2, 2023 Despite having to go back to work just eight weeks after her eldest son’s death, the loss left her in a “terrible fog of grief” that took her months to come to terms with. Now, more than two years later, she’s telling people about the tragedy and offering support to other parents dealing with the loss of a child. There is no deeper sadness than the death of a child. It’s a loss that reshapes every part of a parent’s world. And while the moment of loss…
UK-based repertoire giant Park Circus has secured distribution in France for Warner Bros. Classic Film Library CEO Doug Davis made the confirmation to Variety ahead of the International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in Lyon. “We will be theatrically distributing Warner Bros.’ classic film library in France, which is completely new territory for us in our partnership with Warner Bros. We are extremely honored to be the stewards of these classic libraries,” Davis said. The deal brings the French market into line with Park Circus’ existing Warner partnerships in the UK and other territories, and underlines the growing confidence major studios…