‘Civilization,’ ‘XCOM’ and ‘The Sims’ Vets Launch Game Developer Midsummer Studios With Funding From Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions

Police have issued a CCTV appeal after a robbery in Manchester city centre.

Bobby Brazier has been flooded with messages as he shared a glimpse at his first BAFTA Television Award experience. The actor was among the famous faces who descended on London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (May 12).

The co-stars of an Apple TV series about a couple struggling to conceive have announced their own exciting baby news.

Gok Wan has been flooded with support after he confirmed the death of his best friend. The This Morning star said he couldn't prepare for the 'overwhelming pain' he now feels following his friend Ali's death from cancer.

Manchester United players have doubts that Bruno Fernandes will remain at the club next season.

The magic of the FA Cup final might be somewhat diminished for Manchester United staff and WAGs this year, as their usually complimentary and luxurious trips to Wembley are at risk of being cut.

Oti and Motsi Mabuse have shared the 'reality' behind their latest glamorous red carpet appearance after the sisters strutted their stuff at the BAFTA Television Awards over the weekend.

Greta Gerwig addressed the growing #MeToo movement in France at the jury press conference on opening day of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. “I think people in the community of movies telling us stories and trying to change things for the better is only good,” Gerwig said when asked how she felt about #MeToo-related rumors swirling ahead of the festival. “I have seen substantive change in in the American film community, and I think it’s important that we continue to expand that conversation.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A new docuseries about Kevin Spacey, which first broadcast in the U.K on Channel 4 earlier this month, will now be available to stream globally on Max. Titled “Spacey Unmasked,” the two-part series features previously unheard testimonies about the actor’s alleged sexually inappropriate behavior.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Viola Davis, Joy Reid and Charlamagne tha God are among partners backing ALTR, a personal development and learning subscription app slated to launch later in 2024 that will feature short-form audiobooks by Black cultural icons and authors. New York-based ALTR was co-founded by CEO David A.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Prime Video continues to expand its game show output, announcing two more new shows on Tuesday at Amazon’s upfronts presentation: “Buy It Now,” hosted by JB Smoove (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and the holiday-themed event “Wish List Games” hosted by Nick Cannon (“The Masked Singer”). Both feature tie ins to Amazon’s shopping portals.

Jamie Lang Uruguay’s José Ignacio International Film Festival (JIIFF) has launched the Pfeffer del Sur Fund, a $50,000 fund dedicated to supporting Ibero-American film projects. The Pfeffer Del Sur Fund, established by JIIFF’s primary benefactors, María and John Pfeffer, will be launched in January 2025 as part of the festival’s 15th anniversary edition. It will be awarded to one of the projects selected from the JIIFF Lab, part of the Working JIIFF industry program.

Selena Kuznikov Get ready to return to Arrakis, now from the comfort of your couch. Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” will be available to stream on Max next Tuesday, May 21.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” has been renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Tencent, the Chinese social media, gaming and streaming giant, enjoyed a 62% gain in profits, earned from a 6% revenue improvement in the first quarter of the year. Profits between January and March reached RMB42.6 billion ($5.92 billion). That figure also represented a 55% quarter on quarter gain.

Jamie Lang Onza Distribution has closed three new deals for the Italian thriller series “Flowers Over the Inferno,” an Italian crime drama that scored a 25% audience share during its domestic run on RAI 1. Public broadcaster SBS Australia, Walter Presents in the U.K., and Antenaplay in Romania have picked up the show.

Kendrick Lamar’s diss track against Drake ‘Not Like Us’ has broken records and topped the singles charts.The two rappers have been engaged in a feud for years now, although the beef has come to a head in recent weeks – with each sharing increasingly personal diss tracks lately and other artists getting involved.Now, it seems that Lamar has taken home the victory, at least in terms of chart figures, with his diss track ‘Not Like Us’ debuting at the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.The track arrived at the start of the month, as the rapper’s third Drake diss in 36 hours. It also saw him making some accusations about the Canadian rapper over his supposed preference for younger women, to the point where he calls him a “certified paedophile”.By topping the charts, ‘Not Like Us’ has become Lamar’s fourth Number One song, following on from his feature on Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That’ earlier this year, ‘Humble’, which arrived in 2017 and his verse on Taylor Swift’s 2015 track ‘Bad Blood’.It has broken records too, with Brooklyn Eagle reporting that the track has become the hip-hop song that has been streamed the most times in a day on Spotify – racking up 6.8million plays.Another one of his scathing tracks against Drake, ‘Euphoria’, also went on to do well on the charts and reached the Number Three spot last week after debuting at Number 11.As highlighted by The Guardian, ‘Family Matters’ – one of Drake’s numerous responses to the feud – is placed higher up at Number Seven on the charts, marking another win for Lamar.The beef between the two came to a head last month, when Lamar contributed a verse to Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That‘, and used the collab to respond to J.

Jerry Seinfeld has said he asked Chris Rock to parody the moment he was slapped at the 2022 Oscars by Will Smith during his directorial debut, Unfrosted.At the ceremony in March 2022, Smith slapped Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Following the incident, Smith apologised to Rock, resigned from the Academy, and was banned from attending Academy events for 10 years.Smith later released another apology on YouTube in July 2022 where he described his behaviour as “unacceptable”, adding: “I just didn’t realise, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment.”Now, speaking on an episode of Fly On The Wall podcast, Seinfeld spoke about an original scene he wanted to include in his new Netflix movie that parodied the infamous moment.The film, which references the creation of the Pop Tart, sees Seinfeld star alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater and Bill Burr.Of his desire to recreate the moment, Seinfeld said: “The other thing I wanted to do that I almost did was Chris Rock was going to be the emcee of the Bowl & Spoon Awards”, which is a fictional awards show that honoured the best in breakfast cereals.He continued: “And we shot that right after the Will Smith slap.

“The Office” spinoff series coming to Peacock.“I will be watching but I will not be showing up,” Carell, 61, told The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his new animated/live-action movie “IF” on Monday. “It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character to show up in something like that,” added Carell, who played the incompetent but lovable Michael Scott in the original mockumentary sitcom series. The actor said he’s “excited” for the spinoff and thinks it “sounds like a great conceit.”“I love the idea — I guess it’s set in a family newspaper company, and I worked with Domhnall Gleeson, who is one of the leads.

Tom Hanks was in the UK yesterday, watching his favourite football team – Aston Villa.The actor was spotted at the game in a claret and blue sweater in honour of his team, who were meeting Liverpool in the Premier League last night (May 13).In a video posted to Villa’s social media before the game, Hanks said: “Hello Birmingham, Tom Hanks here, celebrating the penultimate match here at Villa Park.

Kings Of Leon frontman spoke out about the debate in a new interview with The Independent, ahead of the band’s new album ‘Can We Please Have Fun?’.It was here that the frontman – who is in the band alongside his brothers Nathan and Jared, and their cousin Matthew – opened up about the inspiration behind their ninth album, particularly how they looked back at their childhood to create the songs.“I know every mother believes in their child, but she believed in us way more than you probably should believe in your kids,” he said of his mother Betty-Ann, who died in 2021.“We didn’t have any money… A lot of people are far worse off than we were, but we went to bed hungry and we were embarrassed by the clothes that we wore as kids. But while all that was happening, our mum was still saying, ‘You guys know that you’re going to be really special.

Fallout 4 has seen a huge resurgence in popularity thanks to the success of Amazon’s TV adaptation – but a next-gen upgrade caused many issues, and a recent patch has still left fans wanting more.Fallout 4 received a surprise next-gen update a few weeks after the launch of the Amazon TV adaptation. While it makes sense to ensure all the new players are getting the very best version of the game, to some fans, the update caused more problems than it solved.

Strictly Confidential.Damian Hurley’s movie sparked controversy after it was revealed he would direct his mother during an intimate scene.In the thriller, Georgia Lock plays Mia who investigates the death of her friend, Rebecca. Liz plays Rebecca’s mother in the film.During a recent appearance on The One Show, Liz said she thought the reactions to the sex scene have been “demented”.The actor said she and her son “didn’t even think” about the scene ahead of shooting because of how “low budget” the film was, adding that they needed to “shoot fast”.She continued: “Damian had about six or seven scenes to film that day.

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ last week has issued a statement after a baby was pictured on the floor in the crowd.The pop star began the European, UK and Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour with four concerts at the Paris La Défense Arena in the French capital on May 9, 10, 11 and 12.Fans have criticised the parents who took their baby into the pit at the second date last Friday (May 10). At the gig, one audience member took a photo of the infant on the floor of the arena and shared it online.In the image, the child is seen lying on the floor, surrounded by adults, beer cups and bags of merchandise from the sold-out show.Criticism followed on social media, with many fans commenting on how dangerous an environment the busy crowd could be at the 40,000-capacity venue – which is Europe’s largest indoor arena.“Get ur baby off the floor and GO HOME,” one person wrote.

Chris Hemsworth seemed to admit he broke a major Met Gala rule while attending the 2024 event!

The Boys has received an early season five renewal at Prime Video, ahead of the show’s season four debut next month!

Meryl Streep has made her big arrival for her 2024 Cannes Film Festival photo call!

Janey Godley has claimed to fans that she has also received messages from Baby Reindeer’s real life ‘Martha’ Fiona Harvey.

A Coventry nightclub has sparked outrage online after claiming a 'world exclusive' public appearance by Baby Reindeer's real life 'Martha'.

Prince Harry has opened up on his strained relationship with his brother Prince William and father King Charles and also raised eyebrows when he made a surprising claim about their spats.

A small picturesque beach on a Scottish island has been named as one of the UK's most beautiful places.

The Scottish Government will replace Winter Fuel Payments with a new devolved lump sum later this year. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) is set to be provided on a like-for-like basis to its Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) counterpart and paid to everyone over the State Pension age every year.

The late Queen's cherished local butcher in Scotland, who served her just days before her passing, has been stripped of his royal honour.

Winger Jota is set to lose a key ally in his Al-Ittihad redemption with boss Marcelo Gallardo set to leave the struggling side.

Ant McPartlin already knows what it's like to be a step-dad, as his wife Anne-Marie has two daughters from her previous marriage. But now the Britain's Got Talent presenter, 49, is set to welcome a baby of his own with his 48 year old former PA, three years after the pair married in a beautiful, star-studded ceremony.There's no doubt he'll have been taking some parenting tips from his best pal Declan Donnelly, who already has two kids himself.

Married at First Sight UK's Gemma Rose Barnes is officially off the market, as she said 'yes' to her beau Jordan Bishop just weeks after welcoming their baby boy. The 31 year old reality star, who graced our screens in the seventh series of the hit E4 show last year, has been swept off her feet by Jordan following her stint on the programme.The lovebirds, who are now doting parents to their almost three-month-old son Franklin and Gemma's two other children from a previous relationship, celebrated their engagement at Gemma's birthday bash.Taking to Instagram to spill the beans on her romantic engagement, Gemma couldn't wait to tell her fans about the surprise proposal.