It’s not every day Uri Geller shows you a mysterious alien object given to him by John Lennon, reads you CIA certification of his paranormal abilities or invites you to become a citizen of his micronation. But after chatting to the 75-year-old Israeli-born illusionist for just a few minutes, it’s easy to see how an
This week’s Backstage podcast is slightly different. The team have reflected on their memories of the Queen’s impact on film and TV, after her death last week. From Claire Foy and Olivia Colman in The Crown, to Her Majesty “skydiving” into the Olympic Stadium in 2012 – listen to what moments they picked out. Click
Timothee Chalamet has become the first man to appear solo on the cover of British Vogue in its 106-year history. The magazine’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful said he had been waiting “for the moment to feel right” to have a man on the print cover, adding that he wanted it to feel “effortless”. Enninful described the 26-year-old actor
R&B singer R Kelly has been convicted of six out of 13 counts in a trial related to images of child abuse. The singer was accused in his hometown of Chicago of 13 charges – including producing child abuse images, enticing minors for sex, and rigging his 2008 trial for child sex abuse. Kelly and
Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion seeking a new trial for Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was the subject of the hugely popular Serial podcast. Syed was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee. He has maintained his innocence and been appealing his
Actor Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip in The Crown, is planning to return to the UK for the Queen’s funeral so he can witness “a piece of history”. He told America’s Today programme: “We’ll never have a monarch that serves for 70 years again… I just want to be in London, I want to
A former BBC radio DJ has been jailed for five years and 26 weeks after being convicted of four stalking charges againast broadcasters including Jeremy Vine. Alex Belfield, 42, was found guilty at a trial at Nottingham Crown Court last month of waging a relentless stalking campaign, with Vine labelling him “the Jimmy Savile of
Dennis Quaid is set as a lead opposite Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes and Timothy Olyphant in the HBO Max limited series Full Circle, from director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon. Soderbergh will direct all six episodes of the series and serve as executive producer, with Solomon as writer and executive producer. Casey Silver is
EXCLUSIVE: After four years at Verve, veteran unscripted television agent Bill Thompson has joined Vital Artists Agency, reuniting with former colleague Phil Irven. At Verve, Thompson launched an unscripted division in 2018 and oversaw that area for the agency. His departure followed the July hire of former ICM agent Andy Stabile as Verve Partner and
CBS is preparing to set sail with The Real Love Boat by sharing the cold open of its new dating show aboard a Princess Cruises ship. Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell will host the veritable Love Island on the sea adventure that will bring 12 singles together for love on the Lido deck. Like the
The merger of French broadcasters TF1 and M6 has been abandoned. In the past few minutes, the channel’s owners have said the pair have called off the plan after appearing in front of the French Competition Authority earlier this month. “Following the debates with the Authority and despite the additional remedies proposed, it appears that
Five Days at Memorial, the grim tale about the disastrous events that took place at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, finished its eight-episode run today on Apple TV+. Here, executive producer Carlton Cuse (Locke & Key, Lost), who adapted the series together with John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) from the
EXCLUSIVE: Wendy Makkena (A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood) has joined the cast of Rabbit Hole from Paramount+. She will portray Debra, a highly regarded, esteemed journalist and one of the most trusted nightly news anchors in America. When a major scoop falls in her lap, Debra is hungry for the potential ratings bonanza, but
Max Thieriot, star of both Paramount+’s SEAL Team and CBS freshman drama series Fire Country, has opened up about the challenges of filming two high-profile series at the same time. Deadline revealed in May that Thieriot would pull double duty by returning to SEAL Team, while also starring in Fire Country, after it was picked
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll) has signed with Stagecoach Entertainment for management. Barnett is perhaps best known for his starring role opposite Natasha Lyonne on the Emmy-winning series Russian Doll, which Lyonne created with Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler for Netflix. The show centers on Nadia (Lyonne), a cynical young woman in New York
EXCLUSIVE: Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise), Isabelle Fuhrman (The Novice) and Liana Liberato (To the Bone) have signed on to star in Justine Bateman’s upcoming feature Face, based on her 2021 bestseller, Face: One Square Foot of Skin. The film penned by Bateman consists of 14 vignettes, both comedic and dramatic, which look
EXCLUSIVE: Sheila Atim MBE (The Woman King) has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Atim is a two-time Olivier Award winner who stars alongside Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega in Sony’s historical epic The Woman King, which world premiered to critical acclaim at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival and opens
EXCLUSIVE: Nesta Cooper (See) has signed on to star in the feature-length drama Kemba, inspired by the life of criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith, which Kelley Kali (I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)) is directing for MPI Original Films and BET. Kemba picks up with its title character (played by Cooper) as a college student,
Neon’s boutique label Super has secured U.S. rights to Alice Diop’s acclaimed drama Saint Omer, following its world premiere earlier this month at the Venice Film Festival, where the film won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, as well as the Luigi De Laurentiis Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Feature. Inspired by a
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Todd (Candyman) and Natasha Henstridge (Species) have been tapped star alongside Isabella Blake-Thomas (Secret Society of Second Born Royals) in the YA supernatural thriller Karma’s a Bitch, which has just wrapped production. Others in the ensemble include Pearce Joza, Terry Hu, Matt Cornett, David Lipper, Rich Ting, Elise Luthman, Notlim Taylor, Abbie Georganna,