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The film version of the Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated play Giant, starring John Lithgow as author Roald Dahl, is set to hit the big screen in the fall. Recorded at the Harold Pinter Theater in London with Lithgow, Aya Cash, Elliott Levy and Rachel Stirling, “Giant” will be shown in cinemas in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and select international territories starting November 19th. “Giant” revolves around a 1983 scandal in which Dahl is forced to choose between risking his reputation or publicly apologizing after writing a book review that received backlash for being anti-Semitic. The Broadway production was…

It’s been quite a while since Mr. Kimmel last met with advertisers at Disney’s Upfront Stage. The most notable was last year’s Kimmel media scandal, in which Disney temporarily benched the late-night show host following threats from the Trump administration. On Tuesday, he returned to the front lines, exclaiming, “I never thought I’d see you again!” “I’ve been through so much crap this year, and it’s made me appreciate this crap,” Kimmel said. “You have to throw a chair at your Mormon boyfriend to get ABC to take you off the air!” (This wasn’t ‘Bachelorette’/Taylor Frankie Paul’s only crack: “When…

3 min readIn December 2024, musical icon Mariah Carey and producer and rapper Anderson .Paak were seen enjoying the holiday season in Aspen. The sighting left fans wondering whether the duo was working together or had something romantic brewing. They were together again in March 2025, further fueling dating rumors. Their most recent sighting was in May 2026, though their current status remains unclear.Both stars are reportedly single. Paak filed for divorce from his former wife, Jae Lin Chang, in January 2024 after 14 years together. He and Chang share two sons, Soul Rasheed and Shine Tariq.Carey was last romantically…

“RBG” and “Julia” filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen will produce a new short documentary, “Top of the World,” for CNN Films and Time Studios. Set inside Windows on the World, the legendary restaurant atop the World Trade Center, this short documentary uses the voices of the people who work there to capture a portrait of ambition, community, and resilience. Produced in association with Montalto Pictures, Tribeca Studios and Storyville Films, Top of the World will premiere in select theaters and on CNN this fall. This release coincides with the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks and the…

Marvel’s long-awaited WandaVision spinoff, Vision Quest, will debut on Disney+ on October 14th. It has been known for some time that the show will be released in the fall of 2026. Disney revealed the release date on Upfront, where the company also announced a slew of news about other shows. The series, starring Paul Bettany as an android and former Avenger, was announced to begin development in October 2022, a year and a half after the conclusion of the Disney Plus miniseries WandaVision, in which Bettany played Scarlet Witch opposite Elizabeth Olsen. The series is being touted by Disney as…

2 min readTHE RUNDOWNKate Middleton returned to Italy on May 12, visiting the town of Reggio Emilia.She arrived at the city’s Piazza Camillo Prampolini wearing a sky blue suit by Canadian-British designer Edeline Lee.Kate’s appearance in Italy marks her first overseas trip following her cancer diagnosis in 2024.Kate Middleton arrived Italy today, beginning her first solo trip abroad since her 2024 cancer diagnosis and 2025 announcement that she is in remission.The Princess of Wales made an appearance in the city of Reggio Emilia on May 13, and wore suit separates in a daring shade of blue after sources close to…

Leading German producer Martin Mošković has teamed up with Philipp Kiel, owner of Europe’s largest independent novel publisher Diogenes and a filmmaker himself, to adapt the title from Diogenes’ catalog. Other Diogenes authors whose works have been adapted in the past include Patricia Highsmith (Ripley, Carol), Patrick Susskind (Perfume), and Bernhard Schlink (The Reader). “We are actively negotiating with about a dozen properties. Some are already established, others are in early stages. The pipeline reflects the depth of Diogenes’ catalog,” Mošković told Variety. “In a market drowning in synthetic content, the human voice is a valuable asset, and Diogenes happens…

The mother of “American Idol” finalist Kyra Richardson claims her daughter was “robbed” after the season 24 finale of the show, in which Kyra Richardson finished third. “My baby was taken away from me,” Katya Richardson wrote on Facebook after Monday night’s ABC broadcast. “She didn’t fail, she got robbed, I’m sorry!!” Keira, a 29-year-old teacher from Pensacola, Florida, placed behind winner Hannah Harper and runner-up Jordan McCullough in the live finale. Kyra Richardson performs on the final episode of season 24 of “American Idol” on May 11, 2026. Disney (via Getty Images) Richardson performed Alicia Keys’ “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)”…

A+E Global Media, AMC Global Media, Fox, Hallmark Media, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Scripps Networks, TelevisaUnivision, and Warner Bros. Discovery have entered into a partnership with Open AP to introduce a single, standardized way to link TV commercial exposure to business outcomes. This is the latest in a wide range of industry efforts to rely more on non-traditional viewership measurements. OpenAP and media companies will begin a pilot phase with selected advertisers, agencies and measurement companies. Initial research will focus on demonstrating the benefits of a unified approach to measuring so-called business “outcomes,” which could include anything from a visit to a…

Jimmy Fallon is going dark on Stephen Colbert’s last day as a late-night host. Instead of producing a new episode, NBC will air a rerun of “The Tonight Show” on May 21, which marks the final episode of Colber’s “Late Show” following its cancellation by CBS last year. Fallon joins Jimmy Kimmel in the show of late-night solidarity, as ABC confirmed on Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be bowing out to give “The Late Show” its largest possible audience on its last night. Kimmel and Fallon, alongside “Late Night” host Seth Meyers and “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver,…