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Charlize Theron has long been a commanding figure in Hollywood, known for her fearless performances in films like Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde and series like Arrested Development. However, when it comes to the action genre, it is role as Andromache of Scythia (Andy) in The Old Guard (2020) that helped solidified her as a powerhouse in the genre, blending grit with emotional depth.

Now, after years of waiting, The Old Guard 2 set to premiere on Netflix on July 2, 2025. Theron will return as her fan favorite character Andy, now mortal, facing a vengeful immortal foe, Discord (Uma Thurman), in a high-stakes mission. Directed by Victoria Mahoney from a screenplay by Greg Rucka, the film will feature returning cast members like KiKi Layne and Chiwetel Ejiofor alongside newcomers Henry Golding and Thurman.

While the sequel promises to be a delectable watch with intense action and intricate character dynamics, Theron...

IShowSpeed has built a brilliant streaming career and part of the reason why fans love him is his energetic and eccentric personality. Speed, real name Darren Jason Watkins Jr., is always making headlines for his unusual reactions and recently he went viral over his reaction to UFC Champion, Khabib.

Khabib and IShowSpeed both made an appearance during the recently held UEFA Champions League final broadcast. But Khabib’s refusal to shake hands with a female reporter caught the streamer off guard, leading to a funny reaction that has been circulating online on social media.

IShowSpeed’s funny reaction to Khabib at UEFA Champions League IShowSpeed | Credits: YouTube

The UEFA Champions League finale was recently held in Munich, featuring an epic showdown between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan. While Psg emerged victorious with 5-0, the finale brought some of the most popular sportspersons in the world together, as well as the streamer IShowSpeed.

Exclusive: Is it just two mates sitting around watching the UEFA Champions League final on a summer Saturday, or is it Tom Cruise and David Beckham opening the gates of Paramount cross-promotion heaven?

We may never truly know the answer to that grand puzzle, but we do know that after Cruise’s Paramount-distributed Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning shattered franchise records in its Memorial Day opening weekend, the four-time Oscar nominee will be live onscreen with the former England captain and Inter Miami co-owner for Paramount+’s Beckham & Friends Live on Saturday to watch Paris Saint-Germain play Inter Milan.

It will come just a few weeks after Cruise celebrated at Beckham’s star-studded 50th birthday party in London, and represents a big get for Beckham’s latest big step in front of the camera.

Put it this way, with Shari Redstone looking for a regulatory sign-off on the $8 billion...

CBS soccer pundit Thierry Henry became the center of wild celebrations last night in Los Angeles after Panama netted a last-minute goal to clinch a surprise win over the Usmnt.

Henry, a legend of world soccer and best known for his time in an Arsenal and French national team jersey, was sitting pitchside analyzing the game with his fellow CBS broadcasters Kate Scott, Clint Dempsey, and Maurice Edu.

The game was tied at 0-0 and heading into its final minute when Panama forward Cecilio Waterman scored the winner. Almost instinctively, he chucked off his jersey, jumped over the advertising board, and ran over to Henry. After shouting something at the former player, he embraces him and is joined by his teammates.

The moment has been shared widely across socials. You can also see former NFL player turned-actor Terry Crews filming the celebrations at the end of the clip. Check it out below.

Europe has rolled out the red carpet for American buyers. Thanks to European Film Promotion’s Europe! On Demand initiative, co-organized with Copenhagen documentary festival Cph:dox, U.S. distributors and other buyers are being offered access to seven European documentaries playing at the festival and available for North America.

On March 12, a dozen U.S. buyers from top outfits including Neon, Mubi, Netflix, Sony Pictures Classics and Kino Lorber were invited to an online pitching session with the films’ respective artistic, production and sales teams. The U.S.-European bridging event will continue on-site with an in-person networking event during the festival’s industry sidebar, Cph:forum (March 24-27).

Five of the documentaries are world premiering in the festival’s most prestigious Dox:award section. Handled internationally by Universal Pictures Content Group, “Á demain sur la lune” (“See You Tomorrow on the Moon”) is directed by the multi-awarded Thomas Balmès. Under the Rise & Shine banner,...

The Dragon Ball series has some of the best anime films of all time. From the iconic Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge to the legendary Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, many of these films have provided fans with epic battles, unique villains, and loads of nostalgia. But come on, not every Dragon Ball Z film is good, and Bio-Broly (released in July 1994) is actually one of the worst.

Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly is often regarded as the worst Dbz movie. | Credit: Toei Animation

While many fans have different opinions on what makes a bad Dragon Ball Z movie, Bio-Broly takes a lot of heat for having a dull plot, a terrible villain, and a disappointing execution. Unlike some of the others such as The Tree of Might or Super Android 13, this one just fails, even with the awesome characters like Trunks, Goten, Android 18, and Krillin making an appearance.

In the past few decades, the influence of anime and manga has reached the absolute corners of the world, making almost every other individual a fan of the art form. It is slowly transitioning into the mainstream world, and much of the credit for this goes to Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball franchise, which serves as the epitome of the anime and manga industry.

Dragon Ball Franchise | Credit: Toei Animation

The influence of the industry was recently witnessed when legendary football player and coach Thierry Henry talked about his favorite anime character and taunted others for not watching or reading Dragon Ball. He pointed out that Son Goku, the protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise, was definitely one of his favorite characters.

However, at the last moment, he changed his choice and decided to go with Cobra, from the underrated Japanese manga series by Buichi Terasawa, which came out in...

Exclusive: Steven Bartlett, host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast and star of the UK version of Shark Tank, has signed with WME for global representation.

The deal has been agreed after Bartlett has been entertaining interest from U.S. agents since last year. He hopes to be able to expand The Diary Of A CEO and his personal brand in America.

Dividing his time between LA, New York and London, his podcast has reached 1 billion streams across Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, according to his company Flight Studio.

Bartlett, who also features as an investor on BBC series Dragons’ Den, launched Diary Of A CEO in 2017 and has interviewed the likes of Simon Cowell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Boris Johnson, Seth Rogen, Maisie Williams, Thierry Henry, and Richard Branson.

It has not all been smooth sailing for the presenter, however. A BBC News investigation last month accused Bartlett of amplifying harmful health misinformation,...

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was celebrated at the fifth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Joy Awards in Riyadh over the weekend, with Anthony Hopkins presenting him with a Lifetime Achievement Award on stage.

The Million Dollar Baby Oscar winner, and the five-time nominee for films including The Shawshank Redemption and Driving Miss Daisy, was among a number of honorees who also included Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and UK director Guy Richie, while Matthew McConaughey was presented with the Personality of the Year Award.

Sunday’s star-studded ceremony – which is part of the Riyadh Season consisting of a series of high-profile entertainment, cultural and sporting events – featured performances by Saudi Singer Mohammed Abdo, U.S. pop star Christina Aguilera, Zimmer, Bocelli, Canadian pop icon Michael Bublé, Lebanese singing star Wael Kfoury, and Turkish singer-songwriter Tarkan.

Prior to the Joy Awards ceremony,...

On Saturday 30 November 2024, ITV broadcasts The Jonathan Ross Show!

Special Guests Season 2: Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Jonathan Ross Show,” titled “Special Guests,” promises to be a delightful trip down memory lane. This episode will air on ITV and will highlight some of the most memorable moments from the recent series. Fans of the show can look forward to a collection of clips featuring a star-studded lineup of guests.

Among the special guests featured in this episode are global icons like Cristiano Ronaldo and the beloved Spice Girls. The episode will also showcase the comedic talents of Lee Evans and the musical prowess of Ed Sheeran. Hollywood star Emily Blunt will make an appearance, along with sports legends such as Rio Ferdinand and Thierry Henry. The charming Dame Joanna Lumley will also be part of the mix, adding her unique flair to the show. Lastly, the talented...

The Diary Of A CEO, Europe’s No.1 podcast and the fastest growing podcast globally has reached the One Billion views and listens milestone across Apple, Spotify and YouTube. In so doing, The Diary Of A CEO becomes the first UK produced show to hit such a milestone, Steven Bartlett also becoming the first black and British podcast host to reach such a landmark. In addition, Apple has once again confirmed The Diary Of A CEO as the UK’s top podcast for the third year in a row in terms of downloads.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett launched in 2017, with the aim of interviewing entrepreneurs within the UK’s business landscape. Originally an audio-first show, Bartlett quickly saw its potential and made the transition to developing the podcast into a video-first experience for viewers to follow along on YouTube in 2019.

The podcast has since attracted huge...

‘The Diary Of A CEO’ Hits 1B Streams

Exclusive: Steven Bartlett’s The Diary Of A CEO has reached 1 billion streams across Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, according to his company Flight Studio. In addition to the landmark, Apple has confirmed Diary Of A CEO as the UK’s most-downloaded podcast for a third year. Bartlett, who also features as an investor on BBC series Dragons’ Den, launched Diary Of A CEO in 2017 and has interviewed the likes of Simon Cowell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Boris Johnson, Seth Rogen, Maisie Williams, Thierry Henry, and Richard Branson. It is Europe’s biggest podcast and the second-largest globally on YouTube. Bartlett said: “It’s frankly unfathomable to me. The show began as a passion project with just me, my laptop, and a microphone, and it has grown into something I never imagined.”

Amazon Confirms Molly-Mae Hague Docuseries

Amazon has confirmed a docuseries following Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague.

Gary Lineker’s departure from Match of the Day has been one of the worst kept secrets in British television, but confirmation of the news today brings the curtain down on a 25-year era for the iconic Premier League highlights show.

Match of the Day is a television institution in the UK and, having averaged 2M viewers for BBC1 on Saturday nights this season, it remains an important part of the soccer schedule at time when highlights and goal clips are readily available online.

Lineker has been central to show’s continued relevance. That rare combination of accomplished former pro and world-class broadcaster, he has a loyal fanbase and the ability to generate headlines with an arch flick of his eyebrow or a knowing gag at the expense of his co-hosts.

For the most part, this has been good for the BBC and for Lineker, even if the relationship has...

Blue Lock might be a sports manga/anime, but reading it is no less than watching a proper Shonen battle. The series beautifully blends the Shonen and sports genres to create soccer matches that can absorb you into them. Author Muneyuki Kaneshiro has created a savage plot that is ruthless to its characters.

In an interview, the author explained why Blue Lock focuses on the individual rather than team play and how he gave the series its unique touch. Additionally, he also revealed his favorite soccer player as a huge soccer fan.

Blue Lock Author and Illustrator Choose Their Favorite Soccer Players Isagi in Blue Lock | Credits: Studio Eight Bit

While most soccer fans would immediately jump to either Ronaldo or Messi when asked about their favorite soccer player, the author and illustrator of Blue Lock didn’t. The author was exalted when asked if he watches games and revealed...

South African filmmaker John Barker is developing a six-episode, “Last Dance”-style documentary series about the South African national soccer team’s stirring triumph at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, a landmark moment for a young nation still celebrating its transition to democracy after the end of apartheid.

“Bafana the Boys,” which has already been acquired by South African streaming service eVOD and is currently being circled by global platforms, features interviews with legendary players from the championship squad, such as team captain Neil Tovey and star midfielder Doctor Khumalo. Barker is in talks with icons of the international game, including French players Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry — who scored his first international goal against South Africa — as well as coaching legends Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho.

Produced by Joel Phiri and Athos Kyriakides for Known Associates Entertainment, “Bafana the Boys” also includes interviews with former South African President Thabo Mbeki,...

The most prestigious club soccer tournament in all of Europe is entering its next phase! The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League begins knockout stage play when the Round of 16 begins on Tuesday, Feb. 13. All matches will play live on Paramount+, but six will also be available to watch on CBS as well. You can stream all matches with either tier of Paramount+, or watch the games airing on CBS with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

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London, July 15 (Ians) Arsenal and Ajax have reached an agreement on the transfer of 22-year-old Dutch international defender Jurrien Timber to London, both clubs announced.

The two sides reached an agreement on a 40 million euros transfer fee (45 million U.S. dollars), which can increase to 45 million euros through variables, reports Xinhua.

Timber has agreed a five-year deal to become Arsenal’s second signing of the close-season after the capture of forward Kai Havertz from Chelsea for around 82 million US dollars.

Timber joined the Ajax youth academy in 2014 and made his debut in the first team in March 2020. In total, he played 121 official matches for the first team of Ajax, in which he scored six goals. He won the Dutch championship twice and the Dutch Cup once (2021). He has also been capped 15 times for the Dutch national team, with four of those coming in the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals.

“I’ve...

The following contains spoilers for Ted Lasso Season 3, now streaming on AppleTV+.

As Season 3 of Ted Lasso wraps, the series packs a lot in. For example, viewers discovered the origin of Coach Ted and Beard's friendship, which helped bring Nate back home to AFC Richmond. The impact comes full circle when Nate's play gets the team a free-kick, helping them beat West Ham and claim the second spot.

It rings in new beginnings, with the team heading to Europe's most prestigious club competition: the Champions League. However, Ted won't be there as he's headed back to America to be near his son, ending hopes for TedBecca. It does feel like the show's concluded on that note, but interestingly, Ted Lasso does set up a spinoff thanks to one key idea. And it could help fix an issue with being genuine.

Related: How Ted Lasso Compassionately Addresses the Complicated Issue...

"Ted Lasso" is many things: a show about mental health, community and self-improvement, a comedy about culture shock, and a thrilling sports drama about the joys and heartbreaks of association football. When it comes to this last part, the Apple TV+ series is in kind of a weird place. You see, AFC Richmond is a fictional team, but it competes against real teams. For the most part, "Ted Lasso" stays in its own little bubble, in part because the show has its own analogs to real-life players — like Dani Rojas being heavily inspired by Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, or Jamie Tartt serving as a sort of Ronaldo stand-in, or Zlatan being a clear inspiration for Zava.

This isn't to say "Ted Lasso" is entirely disconnected from the real world. The show has plenty of references to real athletes, and there have been some stellar cameos from actual football players and pundits,...

As the most popular current sports show on television, Ted Lasso real life players include several real-life footballers and soccer pundits. The Apple TV+ series follows American football coach Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), hired to lead a soccer team in England, despite hardly knowing anything about the sport. Ted Lasso is far more about teamwork, mentoring, and personal growth than soccer itself, but the way the series includes real-life cultural references and struggles associated with the sport only grows its authenticity as an incredible sports tale. Keeping up with the accuracy of real-world football culture, Ted Lasso places its starring football team into the real-life English Premier League, albeit under the fictional guise of AFC Richmond.

The Ted Lasso football club's closest counterpart is Crystal Palace Fc, which still exists in the show’s universe. Many of the show’s AFC Richmond footballers are inspired by real soccer players, such...

New Delhi, Dec 30 (Ians) Legendary attacking midfielder Robert Pires regards fellow Frenchman, Thierry Henry as one of the best forwards the world has ever seen, especially during Arsenal’s Invincible season of 2003/04.

“Thierry is one of the best strikers for me. And this moment [2003-04] he was maybe number two just behind Ronaldo, the Brazilian. Thierry was an amazing, amazing player,” said Pires on the Home of Heroes show on Sports 18 and JioCinema.

Pires also believes legendary football manager Arsene Wenger is one of the finest managers in the world. “Oh, for me, Arsene is one of the best managers. I know him for a long, long time because he’s French. I’m French. I used to play for Marseille. He was in Monaco and I remember because he called me six months before I joined Arsenal and for me. Yeah, it was a great call from Arsene, from Arsenal.

Doha (Qatar), Dec 13 (Ians) France go into their World Cup semifinals against Morocco as the favourites to repeat their place in the final from 2018, when they also won the title.

The French also reached the final of the 2016 European Championship, where they ended up as runners-up, so Didier Deschamps’s men have the semifinal experience they need to go into Wednesday’s match at Al Bayt with confidence.

Not only do the French have a great record in the semifinals, but this World Cup has seen four players set records to highlight the challenge they pose to rivals.

The first of those is striker Olivier Giroud: The AC Milan forward, who is a clear candidate for this year’s Golden Boot, scored twice against Australia to go level with Thierry Henry’s record of 51 goals for France. He then broke the record with the opening goal against Poland and...

With another winning performance at the World Cup, this time defeating Poland in the round of 16, the French national football team also led broadcaster TF1 to yet another ratings record for the year. An average 14.3 million viewers tuned in to see Les Bleus notch a 3-1 victory on Sunday, from the 4pm hour local time. This is the best score for all channels across 2022 and since July 2021. The audience share was 68.9.

There was a peak of 17.4 million viewers during the match that saw Olivier Giroud become France’s all-time leading goal scorer with 52 in 117 appearances (overtaking Thierry Henry’s record). Striker wunderkind Kylian Mbappé lifted his career World Cup marks to nine, including five already in this tournament.

The numbers for TF1 were well above those of the previous France matches in Qatar. And, by comparison, in 2018, when France went on to win the tournament, its round of 16 defeat of Argentina drew 12.6 million viewers,...

On Sunday at the Al Thumama Stadium, a brace from Kylian Mbappe and a record-breaking goal from Olivier Giroud helped Didier Deschamps’ team’s cause.

Poland’s Robert Lewandowski managed to get a consolation strike in injury stoppage time from the penalty spot.

Giroud (44th minute) scored just before half-time to open the door, and Mbappe (74 and 90’+1) marched through it with two scorchers in the second half. Lewandowski (90+9) scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time to salvage some pride.

Poland, in the knockout stage for the first time since 1986 and looking for a first quarterfinal appearance since 1982, was the better team in the first half but could not convert their chances in the first while France managed to latch on to the chance to score with a minute left for the first half.

France’s goal-scoring move started with Dayot Upamecano, who gave the ball to Mbappe, 25 yards out in the inside-left channel.

Doha (Qatar), Nov 25 (Ians) France striker Olivier Giroud is likely to be the centre of attention when France face Denmark in a Group D match on Saturday looking to book their passage into the tournament’s last 16.

Giroud now has 51 goals for his country and another will see him overtake Thierry Henry as France’s all-time top scorer.

The big striker scored twice as France kicked off their World Cup title defense with a comfortable 4-1 win against Australia, becoming the first reigning champions to begin the following tournament with a win since Brazil in 2006.

That win, coupled with the 0-0 draw between Denmark and Tunisia, means another French triumph in Stadium 974 will see them into the next round.

The Australia game saw another addition to France’s long injury list, with Lucas Hernandez suffering a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the opening minutes.

Lucas joins an injury list containing Karim Benzema,...

Despite being plagued by injuries that knocked out some key players in past weeks, France entered the World Cup with a bang on Tuesday — and scored a ratings victory for TF1 at the same time. At home, an average 12.53 million viewers tuned in from 8 Pm local time to watch Les Bleus defeat Australia’s Socceroos 4-1.

That gave the leading broadcaster, and all of French television, the biggest audience of the year and the best since June 2021. Market share averaged 48.1. BeIn Sport, which is also showing the matches, does not communicate viewing figures.

The strong turnout is despite earlier polls which indicated that 54 of French people said they would not be watching the tournament due to the controversy surrounding host country Qatar. Several major cities and towns are not showing matches on giant outdoor screens or organizing fan zones as would normally be custom.

Tuesday night’s audience score is...

Doha, Nov 19 (Ians) It could well be a history-defining FIFA World Cup for France as Didier Deschamps and his boys aim to become only the third country ever to win successive FIFA World Cup titles after Italy and Brazil.

Being the defending champions, there will be a lot of hope from France who will be making their 16th appearance in the World Cup, a competition they have won in 1998, 2018. Barring Denmark, there is little to suggest they would be troubled much by the likes of Australia and Tunisia — the other teams in Group D — as they seek a knockout berth.

As the French national team looks to defend its title, there’ll be a bit of similarity as the group they are in is weirdly familiar to the one they won in Russia in 2018.

They have Australia and Denmark again, with Tunisia replacing Peru this time around. The Danes, though,...

Berlin, Sep 23 (Ians) Kylian Mbappe added another fine solo goal in France’s 2-0 victory against Austria, while the Netherlands, Belgium and Croatia all claimed wins in the UEFA Nations League late on Thursday.

Mbappe and Olivier Giroud scored in the second half in France’s convincing victory. Mbappe now has 28 goals in 58 games for France and is level with Youri Djorkaeff in 10th place on Les Bleus’ all-time scoring list.

Meanwhile, Giroud, who is about to turn 36, became France’s oldest goalscorer, and sits only two goals behind Thierry Henry’s all-time scoring record of 51 for Les Bleus, reports Xinhua. With the win, world champions France move up to third place in Group 1, with Austria sitting bottom of the group.

World Cup runners-up Croatia took over the lead in Group 1 with a 2-1 win over Denmark.

Borna Sosa put Croatia ahead in the second half, before Christian Eriksen levelled the score for Denmark.

Hundreds of the country’s best street artists and muralists are hitting the road this summer for the first-ever “Support Your Local Artist” tour. The “Verzuz”-style battle pits two teams of artists against each other — and the clock — as they work to create an original, full-scale piece of art in front of a live audience.

The Support Your Local Artist Tour (Syla) kicked off this past weekend in LA and will run through 35 cities across the U.S., with stops in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada as well. Produced by...

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Spoiler alert for season three of Ted Lasso: There won’t be mass casualties.

“It’s not like Thanos is in it and half of us die,” co-creator, executive producer and actor Brendan Hunt jokes to THR about the show’s third and possibly — as widely speculated — final season. “Most of us, anyway, will probably still be alive.”

Hunt spoke with THR from London, where production on season three is winding down, about the Apple TV+ series’ repeat and new Emmy nominations, criticisms of season two and what’s to come for the series.

Congratulations on the repeat best comedy series nomination. I have to imagine it’s gratifying to see some other castmembers get nominated this year, along with the people repeating.

They’re all gratifying, but it’s really cool that so many first-timers are on there. The guest category, too.

UEFA said Monday that it was opening a formal investigation into the events that surrounded fans trying to enter the Stade de France on Saturday to watch the Champions League soccer final between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

The kickoff of one of soccer’s most high-profile games as well as a pregame performance by the Grammy-nominated Camila Cabello were delayed by more than a half-hour as fans, mostly from the English club, had trouble getting into the venue in the heart of Paris. Shuttered entry gates forced many ticketed fans to wait as many as three hours to gain entrance.

In the U.S., the CBS Sports/Paramount+ studio team of Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards were forced to stretch out their pregame show as word of the delay came down. There were reports of tear gas used at some point on the crowd outside, which were predominantly wearing Liverpool red.

To celebrate the release of Arsène Wenger: Invincible on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on Blu-ray.

The definitive portrait of one of the greatest football managers of all time ARSÈNE Wenger: Invincible features remarkable access and previously unseen archive footage. Directors Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager, Finding Jack Charlton) and Christian Jeanpierre draw back the veil on a truly enigmatic figure who discusses, for the first time, the football ‘addiction’ that was both his driving force and his ‘fatal flaw’.

Shot on location in England, France and Arsène’s home village of Duttlenheim, ARSÈNE Wenger: Invincible is a compelling, intimate insight into a football figure like no other.

Framed against the backdrop of Arsenal’s historic “Invincible” season of 2003-04, the first and only occasion a team has gone an entire Premier League campaign without defeat, the...

Austria Selects Great Freedom For Oscars

Austria has selected Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom as its official submission for Best International Feature Film for the 94th Academy Awards. Set in post-war Germany, the movie tells the story of Hans who is imprisoned time and time again for being homosexual. Due to Paragraph 175, which prohibited homosexual acts in Germany, his desire for freedom is systematically destroyed. The one steady relationship in his life becomes his long-time cellmate, Viktor (Georg Friedrich), a convicted murderer. The film stars Franz Rogowski (Victoria) and Berlinale Silver Bear awardee Georg Friedrich (The Piano Teacher) in leading roles, with a screenplay by Thomas Reider and Meise. Producers are Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann, and Benny Drechsel. The 2021 Cannes entry and Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner will be released by Mubi theatrically in the U.S. and UK on March 4, 2022. Meanwhile, per the Japanese Filmmakers Federation, Japan has...

Amazon Adapts Son Heung-Min Series For UK

Amazon has partnered with Zig Zag Productions to adapt a South Korean documentary on Tottenham Hotspur soccer hero Son Heung-Min. Sonsational premieres today on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and is reversioned from an original series produced by Cjenm for broadcast on Korea’s tvN. The 90-minute documentary focuses on Son’s life in 2019 and includes contributions from the likes of Thierry Henry and Mauricio Pochettino. Zig Zag CEO Danny Fenton, a lifelong Tottenham fan, said: “The film features some of greatest talent in the world from South Korea, both on screen and off and we are excited to be able to showcase this talent to a UK audience on Amazon Prime Video.”

Sky Signs Movie Deal With Studiocanal

Comcast’s European pay-tv broadcaster Sky has inked a deal with Studiocanal for hundreds of hours of movies, including upcoming releases such as...

“What we want to do is expand Marv studios beyond the typically very successful one film a year.”

Zygi Kamasa, the newly appointed group CEO of Matthew Vaughn’s London-based film and TV outfit Marv has outlined the company’s commitment to UK production and raised the possibility Marv might eventually set up its own distribution arm.

“What we want to do is expand Marv studios beyond the typically very successful one film a year,” said Kamasa. “Part of that expansion is to look at more opportunities in British film and expanding into British television.”

Marv plans to make two to four films a year.

‘Entourage’ creator Doug Ellin has co-created the series; French footballer Thierry Henry to be executive producer.

Marv, the UK production company behind Rocketman and the Kingsman franchise, is to make its first foray into TV with a drama series set in the world of English Premier League football.

Kingsman director and Marv owner Matthew Vaughn will direct the pilot of the 10-part series, titled Day 1’s, which has been created and written by Doug Ellin and Chris Case. Ellin, best known as the creator of HBO drama Entourage, and Case, a writer-producer on 1990s sitcoms Mad About You and Spin City,...

Matthew Vaughn’s UK production company Marv is set to make its first TV series with Day 1’s, a ten-episode series set in the world of soccer.

The show comes from Entourage creator and director Doug Ellin and Chris Case (Mad About You), with the pair acting as co-showrunners. French soccer star Thierry Henry will appear in the series as himself and will also executive produce alongside his long-term agent Darren Dein. Liza Marshall’s Hera Pictures is co-producing.

The story will follow a young footballer Dezmond King and his crew as they navigate his growing stature and struggles.

Vaughn will direct the pilot. Filming is due to begin in 2021, casting is now underway.

Matthew Vaughn said, “For my first journey into television I couldn’t have a better partner than Doug; and with Thierry and Darren to guide us on the football, it’s a dream come true.”

Doug Ellin added,...

Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films, producer of the “Kingsman” franchise, is making its first foray into TV with soccer-centric series “Day 1’s” from writers/creators and showrunners Doug Ellin (“Entourage”) and Chris Case (“Mad About You”).

Set in the world of British soccer, the 10-episode series revolves around a young player Dezmond King and his crew as they navigate his growing stature and struggles.

Marv is working closely with French soccer legend Thierry Henry and his long-term agent Darren Dein, who will both serve as executive producers on the series. Henry will appear as himself throughout the series.

Vaughn will direct the pilot, which begins shooting in 2021. Casting is underway.

Hera Pictures, established by BAFTA-nominee and Rts Television award winner Liza Marshall (“Riviera”), is co-producing the series.

Vaughn said: “For my first journey into television I couldn’t have a better partner than Doug; and with Thierry and Darren to guide us on the football,...

Matthew Vaughn’s Marv studio — behind the Kingsman franchise and last year’s Elton John biopic Rocketman — is making its first venture into TV with an ambitious new project set in the world of English soccer.

Titled Day 1’s, the show has been co-created by Doug Ellin, best known as the Emmy and BAFTA winner and six-time Golden Globe nominee behind Entourage, and Chris Case, who produced Mad About You and Spin City, with both acting as showrunners on the 10-episode series.

With an Entourage-style premise, Day 1’s will focus on a young footballer called Dezmond Kin and his crew as they navigate his growing ...

From a quenelle salute to World Cup controversy, the brilliant short-fuse striker comes with baggage, and this film does a fair job with some fraught material

A galaxy of major names – including Thierry Henry, Arsène Wenger and Didier Drogba – line up to chip in their two-penn’orth on one of the great footballing enigmas of modern times: Nicolas Anelka, the mercurial boy wonder who burst out of the Parisian banlieues but will probably linger longest in the collective memory for triggering a player strike at the 2010 World Cup and flashing the quenelle salute, widely regarded as an ansemitic gesture, after scoring a goal for West Brom in 2013.

But there’s a bit more to this than your standard sporting hagiography: Anelka comes with a lot of baggage, and this film from French director Franck Nataf does its best to get stuck into some comparatively heavy material. We start at the beginning,...

Amazon has scored record sign up for its Prime service after “millions” of Brits watched the company dip its toe into Premier League soccer.

The company has claimed that its inaugural Premier League matches, which were aired across three nights this week, helped set records for the most new sign-ups since it launched the Prime service in 2007.

Amazon Prime Video forms part of the overall service, which also includes next day delivery, book deals and music streaming.

The company aired ten matches including Liverpool’s 5-2 win over Everton as well as Manchester United’s win over Tottenham Hotspur. It had over 350 cameras in Premier League stadiums across the country and featured over 70 on-screen talent including Liverpool legend Peter Crouch and former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.

Although Amazon did not break out the total number of viewers for its matches, it said that “millions” watched. Sky and BT Sport, the...

Amazon has announced that more than 40 presenters and former professionals will be part of its English Premier League lineup, with its coverage of the soccer competition kicking-off in December.

Amazon secured rights to show the Premier League in the UK last year, and will air 20 matches a season. Coverage will launch on December 3 with mid-week fixtures, before it shows 10 matches on December 26-27.

BBC presenter Gabby Logan will anchor the Sunset+Vine-produced action, alongside Eilidh Barbour — a BBC and Sky broadcaster — and Jim Rosenthal, a veteran who has covered the world’s biggest sporting events for major UK broadcasters.

Logan is already hosting weekly Amazon soccer show Back of the Net, but her presence on live coverage is still a coup for the Jeff Bezos-owned streamer. Logan is one of the BBC’s highest-profile presenters, taking home a salary of more than £290,000 and hosting shows including Sports Personality of the Year.

As it prepares to open a fully-staffed office in France and ramp up its investment in local originals, Netflix has unveiled three new documentaries, “Move” (working title), “Gims” (working title), and “Anelka” (working title), and the feature film “Of Earth And Blood” while at Series Mania in Lille.

Announced during a panel with Netflix’s commissioning team, the titles will be launching on Netflix from 2020 and will be available in over 190 countries for the streamers’s 139 million members worldwide.

A documentary series, “Move” portrays six contemporary dance choreographers from totally different backgrounds, ranging from the Spanish flamenco to the vertiginous gaga dance, and from Jamaïcan dancehall to American urban and contemporary dance. “‘Move’ will explore the choreographers’ personal histories, chaotic career paths, convictions and their translation into bodies, gestures, grace, sweat, boldness and determination,” said Netflix in a statement. “Move” is produced by Falabracks and Gaumont.

“Gims” is a documentary...

Lille, France — God, Freddie Highmore’s good at crying. There’s a scene in “Neverland,” screened at his Series Mania masterclass, where he’s acting opposite Johnny Depp. His mother has just died. Highmore sits on a park bench, clutching a notebook, which she helped as tears well in his eyes, and he tries to keep in everything but can’t.

It’s a richly calibrated performance, shame, confusion, deep sorrow all jostling in there, and Depp wisely containing his to give Highmore stage center – despite the fact that he cannot have been much more than 10 when he played the scene.

Many years later, in another excerpt highligh at the French TV festival, Highmore is crying again. It’s another crucial scene, in Ep. 1 of ABC’s “The Good Doctor,” where his central character, Shaun Murphy, makes his pitch to become a surgeon, despite autism, to a skeptical medical team.

To mark the release of Take the Ball, Pass the Ball , out now, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years Pep Guardiola‘s Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world. In this exclusive, first-hand account of events between 2008 and 2012, the players themselves reveal the tension of the bitter Guardiola-Mourinho rivalry, the emotion of Abidal’s fight back from cancer to lift the European Cup and how Messi, the best footballer the world’s ever seen, was almost rejected by Barça as a 13-year-old.

Inspired by the book Barça: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World by Graham Hunter, Take the Ball, Pass the Ball features exclusive interviews with Barça’s stellar cast of current and ex-players, including Lionel Messi,...

The Prince of Wales joined a host of celebrities at a Prince's Trust award ceremony, recognising young people who have turned their lives around with the help of the Trust.

Stars Join Prince Charles at The Prince's Trust Awards 2018

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Among the guests at the London Palladium were actors Tom Hardy and Bryan Cranston, footballer Thierry Henry, actresses Olivia Colman and Helen McCrory and singers Cheryl Tweedy and Sir Tom Jones.

The awards ceremony recognises those who have overcome issues such as abuse, drug addiction, homelessness and depression and have gone on to have successful lives.

Winners included Daisy McDonnell, who was recognised as Young Achiever of the Year after surviving bereavement and homelessness to become a fully certified outdoor instructor.

Speaking about The Prince’s Trust, former Spice Girl Melanie C said, "I think it’s going from strength to strength. These things it’s always unfortunate we still need,...

The FIFA football franchise has come a long way since its origins in the early 90s. Like any other distinguished game series, it has certainly had its ups and downs with a need to constantly innovate to stand out. It is hard for a series which comes out every year to significantly differentiate itself from each previous year’s title other than updating teams to reflect the Summer transfer window or promotions but it’s clear, however, that with FIFA 18 there has been a definite improvement and it’s the little details that improve the overall experience.

Upon launching the game the first time you are treated to a cinematic intro of the Madrid derby. Goals from Antoine Griezmann and Cristiano Ronaldo make the game 1-1. A darting run by Ronaldo is brought abruptly to an end by a heavy tackle on the edge of the box resulting in a...

[[tmz:video id="0_rr1fxfnn"]] Here's "Game of Thrones" star Alfie Allen -- aka Theon Greyjoy -- rockin' a NY Jets hat in L.A. this week.  When pressed about his favorite player on the Jets, Allen didn't know a damn thing about the NFL team and instead jokingly named soccer legend Thierry Henry.  There's only one explanation -- George R.R. Martin, the mad genius behind 'Got.' Martin's a huuuuge NY Jets fan -- die-hard -- and often blogs...

The stars turned out to see the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers battle it out in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on Monday.

Sitting courtside for all the b-ball action was Chris Rock, alongside actress girlfriend Megalyn Echikunwoke, who both entered the arena soon after the game began looking California cool.

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Rock even took a shot at Cavs star Richard Jefferson during the game, teasing the 36-year-old forward when he fell down on the court.

Snoop Dogg, dressed in an oversized bandana-print trench, was also in attendance, arriving to a boisterous crowd of nearly 20,000, who cheered as he walked over to his seat. He also posed for photos with Bay Area rap legend E-40.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs spent a few minutes taking...