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The Scottish film-maker on bringing humour to his look at male emotional repression, being compared to Louis Theroux, and his problems with reality TV

Silence is golden – at least where men are concerned. The “strong, silent type” endures as an aspirational archetype, whether you are a man yourself, or simply someone who interacts with them. In popular fiction, the Jack Reacher action novels have sold about 100m copies. The big man’s catchphrase is, tellingly, not a phrase at all, rather, it’s an anti-phrase: “Reacher said nothing.” In film, one of the ultimate images of machismo is Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator: leather jacket, motorcycle and, famously, only 17 lines of dialogue in the whole of the first film. And at the frillier end of cultural representations of men, the likes of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights depend more on their ability to smoulder a lady to...

Barry Keoghan just might be Sabrina Carpenter‘s biggest fan!

If you didn’t know, the 32-year-old Saltburn actor and the 25-year-old “Espresso” singer were first linked back in late 2023 when they were seen on a dinner date.

In a new interview on Spotify’s The Louis Theroux Podcast, Barry gushed over Sabrina.

Keep reading to find out more…“Are you in a relationship with Sabrina Carpenter?” host Louis Theroux directly asked Barry.

“Oh, I knew you’d do this,” Barry first responded with a laugh.

“Listen, all I’m going to say is I’m incredibly blessed,” Barry added. “Such a strong, independent lady who’s massively talented and yeah. Pretty special.”

A few weeks ago, Sabrina changed up the lyrics while performing her song “Juno” at a concert where Barry was in attendance!

Also on The Louis Theroux Podcast, Barry revealed if he wore in a prosthetic in...

Saltburn actor tells Louis Theroux podcast about his difficult childhood and decision to keep his child offline

Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan has hit back at “disgusting” online trolls who he claimed use his relationship with his son as “ammunition” against him.

The 32-year-old Irish actor, who is dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with his former partner.

Barry Keoghan has opened up on feeling “sickened” by accusations he’s an absent father, trying to avoid weird acting roles, and that final Saltburn scene, which he insists had “no enhancement.”

The Irishman sat down with beloved British broadcaster Louis Theroux on season three of The Louis Theroux Podcast. The episode with Keoghan, star of The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman and the upcoming Peaky Blinders film, is available on Spotify beginning Nov. 5.

“I don’t search or seek out roles that have a demeanor of being evil, I just want to show range and get to play different parts with the directors I love,” Keoghan told Theroux. “But yeah, I do want to get away from the weird parts … I’ve started to understand that less is best, you know, people can get really tired of seeing your face and when you look at the actors like Daniel Day-Lewis and Christian Bale,...

Being the Man With No Name in the mid-60s, Clint Eastwood’s era as the lead of the Spaghetti Westerns granted the actor immortal status. With a single Sergio Leone trilogy, Eastwood was able to climb to such an echelon of Hollywood celebrity that the actor is still running strong as a guy behind the lens.

Leonardo DiCaprio, left, on the set of J. Edgar with director Clint Eastwood and writer Dustin Lance Black [Credit: Warner Bros.]

Clint Eastwood’s Hollywood handbook is so expansive in its content that if one wanted to accrue some foresight and knowledge into a certain area of expertise related to acting, Eastwood would readily have it. The Western legend has been around since the early 1950s and as of yet, shows no signs of quitting or stepping down without one last hurrah.

Judi Dench Has Complaints Against Clint Eastwood Judi Dench in J. Edgar...

Peacock and Sky have unveiled trailer, pics and premiere date for their drama series about the deadliest ever terror attack in the UK starring Colin Firth.

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is inspired by the true story that followed the terrifying events of December 21, 1988, after 270 people were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the Scottish town.

Firth plays Jim Swire, the nominated spokesperson for the UK victims’ families who unite to demand truth and justice. Jim travels across continents and political divides, embarking on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system. Catherine McCormack, Rosanna Adams, Jemma Carlton, Harry Redding, Sam Troughton, Mark Bonner, Ardalan Esmaili and Selwa Jghalef star alongside Firth. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is selling.

The series from Downton Abbey producer Carnival and Sky Studios will launch on January 2. It comes with the...

Filmmaker Asif Kapadia issued an apology for a series of X posts that were accused of being antisemitic. The posts already led to the Grierson Trust rescinding its offer of patronage to the “Amy” and “Senna” director.

“I’m mortified by the hurt and offense that some of my retweets have caused. I now understand that they will be seen by many as antisemitic, or in the case of one even justifying violence. That was not my intention,” Kapadia said in a statement, according to multiple media reports. “Like many, I feel passionate about the fate of the Palestinian and Lebanese people and the suffering they have endured over the years, but I am equally passionate about all anti-racism and condemn all forms of antisemitism. I unequivocally apologize for these ill-judged reposts which were posted in haste with a lack of due consideration.”

Kapadia did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

Senna and Diego Maradona filmmaker Asif Kapadia has had his appointment as a patron of UK documentary charity The Grierson Trust revoked following criticism of his posts on social media.

In a statement, a Trust spokesperson said: “Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are anti-Semitic.

“As a result, at an 8am board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust. When we made the decision to appoint Mr Kapadia,...

Update: The Grierson Trust has confirmed news broken by Deadline earlier today that it has withdrawn Asif Kapadia’s patronage following a backlash over the director sharing what it calls “antisemitic” social media posts. In a statement, the organization said:

“Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are antisemitic. As a result, at an 8am board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust.

When we made the decision to appoint Mr Kapadia, the board was not aware of these posts, some of which appear to be no longer available, and we are sorry that our due diligence was not thorough enough. The Grierson Trust is deeply committed to promoting both freedom of speech and diversity and inclusion in the documentary industry.

The Grierson Trust has rescinded the patronage conferred on Oscar- and BAFTA-winning British filmmaker Asif Kapadia over social media they described as “antisemitic.”

“Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are antisemitic,” the Trust said in a statement online. “As a result, at an 8 a.m. board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust.”

“When we made the decision to appoint Mr. Kapadia, the board was not aware of these posts, some of which appear to be no longer available, and we are sorry that our due diligence was not thorough enough. The Grierson Trust is deeply committed to promoting both freedom of speech and diversity and inclusion in the documentary industry. Whilst we accept and support that...

Leading podcast production company, Listen is proud to announce the appointment of Emma Williams as Director of Marketing and Partnerships, a newly formed role that will see her lead the company's commercial and growth strategy across their award-winning visualised slate, expanding originals and Labs, it's marketing and consultancy division.

Emma brings 15 years of PR and media expertise, including a standout three-year stint at The Diary of a CEO, where she was involved from its startup phase. She played a pivotal role in the podcast’s rapid growth, securing extensive press coverage and booking major guests such as Stephen Fry, Lewis Capaldi, and Louis Theroux. Emma also expanded the podcast’s distribution to 14 airlines, including BA, Emirates, and JetBlue, and launched the first video podcast fast channel on Samsung TV Plus across the UK, Germany, Austria, and The Netherlands. Additionally, she worked on the USA chart-topping podcast, Modern Wisdom, hosted by Chris Williamson,...

Louis Theroux is aware it sounds a little like he’s joking, but he’s quite serious.

“I find the podcast studio, in certain respects, a more intimidating location than being in a prison or a maximum security mental hospital,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. “I know that sounds maybe like a joke, but I’m someone who has always sought comfort and refuge by being on location and surrendering to the flow of actuality. In the podcast space, you absolutely have to be prepared.”

The British documentarian is beloved in the U.K. and beyond for travelling across the world — often the U.S. — and conducting, in a perfectly Theroux-esque manner, investigative interviews with people on the fringes of society. From cults and religious fanatics to swingers and sex offenders, there isn’t a lot of ground the BBC broadcaster hasn’t covered.

Some may recognize him...

Helena Bonham Carter has collaborated with several actors and filmmakers in her exceptional career. However, one of her most frequent collaborations has been with her ex, Tim Burton. Having worked together in several films and features, one of their most iconic films is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Helena Bonham Carter [during the Harry Potter reunion special | Credit: HBO]

Starring Burton’s best friend Johnny Depp as the male lead, the film remains one of the most celebrated musicals of the 21st century. However, before Carter signed up for the film, she was hesitant for she did not want fans to accuse her of bagging the film because of her romance with Burton.

Helena Bonham Carter was Worried About Starring in Sweeney Todd Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |

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Helena Bonham Carter did an impeccable job as Mrs. Lovett opposite Johnny Depp in...

Netflix is once again mining some of Britain’s finest podcast IP by making a documentary about Sweet Bobby from All3Media-backed The Tinder Swindler producer Raw.

The popular Tortoise pod delivered a huge twist. It told the story of how broadcaster Kirat Assi became embroiled in an impossibly complex web of deception that lasted for more than a decade and involved many fabricated characters.

When Kirat met ‘Bobby’ on Facebook and embarked on a long-distance relationship with him, she believed she had found the love of her life. As it evolved from a friendship to an increasingly controlling romantic relationship, Kirat became subsumed into a web of deception, as Bobby’s explanations for why they couldn’t meet face to face became more and more extreme.

The story evoked themes of control and social media, and was hugely popular, turning into a live investigation.

The Netflix feature doc is...

BBC Two will air a new series on the boy band mania of the 1990s and 2000s featuring interviews with Take That’s Robbie Williams, Westlife’s Brian McFadden, and music mogul Simon Cowell.

Boybands Forever, a three-episode series, will air later in 2024. Produced by Mindhouse Productions (Louis Theroux Interviews, Lockerbie) and from producer/husband-and-wife pair Louis Theroux and Nancy Strang, the show will dive into pop culture in the ’90s and ’00s, looking at the success of some of the U.K. and Ireland’s most celebrated pop stars.

Each episode will follow the reality of newfound fame at a young age while revealing some of the pivotal behind-the-scenes moments. Boybands Forever will include interviews with the artists themselves including Williams, McFadden, as well as members of East 17, Blue, Five, 911 and Damage.

The series will also hear from the music label bosses and band managers who handled their ascent to fame,...

It’s been a circuitous journey to the top of the Netflix charts for the documentary Tell Them You Love Me.

Sundance rejected it. So did the Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Festival, and the prestigious Sheffield DocFest in the U.K., according to the filmmakers – director Nick August-Perna and executive producer Louis Theroux.

“I was like, what the f*ck?” Theroux remembers thinking after all the rejections. August-Perna recalls, “It was painful, it was annoying. I think we all felt that we’d made something really special.”

Derrick “D.J.” Johnson (left) with his brother John.

The film explores the unsettling case of Dr. Anna Stubblefield, a white Rutgers University philosophy professor and disability theorist who began working with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal Black man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities, using a scientifically questionable method to help him communicate. That method, called Facilitated Communication, involves supporting the hand...

Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Behind ‘America’s New Female Right’ For BBC

Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse is making a documentary about America’s female right for the BBC. America’s New Female Right will meet a new wave of women using social media platforms and podcasts to champion extreme views on social media, including content that is increasingly shocking and anti-feminist. British journalist Layla Wright is hosting for BBC Three and will travel from Nashville to the Arizona/Mexico border, immersing herself with the ultra-conservative influencers who see themselves as on the frontline of a war against progressive politics. Wright is Creator in Residence at Theroux’s indie and has worked alongside the celebrated documentarian on the project. “I wanted to meet the women that had suddenly taken over my social media feeds posting increasingly inflammatory content – girls my age with huge online platforms who seemed nostalgic for an era where women had less rights,...

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“Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank,” Amar Kaushik‘s sequel to his 2018 horror-comedy hit “Stree,” is on its way to becoming one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of the year. Produced by Maddock Films and billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s Jio Studios, the film released on Thursday, Aug. 15, a public holiday in India for Independence Day. It had grossed $33.7 million through Sunday, in just four days of release, surpassing the $21.5 million lifetime earnings of “Stree.”

Set in the small town of Chanderi, in “Stree,” the menfolk lived in fear of an evil spirit named Stree who abducts men in the night. The film, written by the prolific Raj & Dk pair and Sumit Arora, was based on the folk legend of “Naale Baa” from the southern Indian state of Karnataka. In “Stree 2,” written by Niren Bhatt, Chanderi is being haunted again. This time, women are mysteriously abducted by a terrifying headless entity.

Winner- Best Documentary Feature- 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival Winner – Best Documentary Award – 2023 Montclair Film Festival Executive Produced by Louis Theroux, Directed by Nick August-Perna Tell Them You Love Me explores the story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed Rutgers university professor who becomes embroiled in a controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non verbal man with …

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In the documentary Tell Them You Love Me, a relationship between a married white professor and a Black man with cerebral palsy sparks controversy when the man’s mother alleges that her son is incapable of consent — leading to a nationwide debate over power dynamics, disability, and race. Directed by Nick August-Perna (The Swell Season) and executive produced by Louis Theroux (My Scientology Movie) and Arron Fellows (Louis Theroux Interviews ... ) for Mindhouse (Can I Tell You a Secret?), the film documents the true story of Anna Stubblefield and Derrick Johnson.

“It’s a complex film about some very nuanced ideas,” August-Perna tells Tudum. “For me, it’s about people who became enmeshed in a tragedy together.”

“I came to this story originally via a New York Times article, maybe 10 years ago, and I was riveted by it,” Theroux tells Tudum. “It sat on the fault lines of so many...

British playwright and dramatist James Graham will deliver the flagship address of this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.

Graham’s work includes the BAFTA and Rts-winning Sherwood, starring David Morrissey and Lesley Manville, set against the backdrop of his hometown of Ashfield in Nottinghamshire which returns to BBC later this year, as well as The Way, a collaboration with Michael Sheen and Adam Curtis. The award-winner was also the mastermind behind the hugely popular Quiz starring Matthew Macfadyen and Sheen.

Recent stage work includes Olivier award-winning Dear England starring Joseph Fiennes which debuted at the National Theatre and transferred to the West End earlier this year and is currently being adapted into a TV series for BBC and his new musical Tammy Faye, written with Elton John and Jake Shears, which is soon to debut on Broadway.

Graham has also penned a range of political projects,...

Prolific British scribe James Graham will ask “why television has a problem with the working classes” in the Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart lecture this year.

Graham, whose credits include Sherwood, Dear England, Brexit: The Uncivil War and Quiz, will deliver the 49th address in two months time, an agenda-setting speech that has been helmed down the years by the likes of Michaela Coel, Kevin Spacey and three Murdochs.

The British playwright and screenwriter will “explore why television has a problem with the working classes and how drama can shape the political agenda,” posing questions over how the push for greater representation can more confidently include social class and regionality.

Across a 20-year career, Graham’s oeuvre has repeatedly addressed these topics and recent works include a theater version of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff and political thriller series The Way with Michael Sheen and Adam Curtis. He has...

Exclusive: Passion Pictures has snapped up the development exec behind its buzzy Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story feature with a view to discovering the next generation of British female documentary directors.

Emily Jeal takes on the newly-created role of Head of Feature Documentaries. Her hire is partly intended to help free up time for CEO Nick Southgate, Managing Director David Moulton and Creative Director Hamish Fergusson to focus attention on limited and talent-led returnable TV series.

Jeal played a key role in developing Super/Man, the heartwrenching story about Reeves’ life-changing disability that attracted plenty attention at Sundance and was acquired by Warner, while she also worked across Passion’s Kim Kardashian-produced Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar.

Speaking exclusively to Deadline, Moulton said Super/Man was never a “slam dunk project” but Jeal’s “creativity and tenacity” during a lengthy development period was crucial to getting funders on board.

“Our...

Exclusive: CNN has picked up Sky’s BAFTA-winning Lockerbie doc series from Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse.

Lockerbie examines what was the deadliest terror attack on the U.S. before 9/11 on its 35th anniversary. The 1988 bombing of flight Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, led to the deaths of 270 people, 190 of whom were U.S. citizens. With access to victims’ families, investigators, intelligence officers and other key figures who had not spoken until now, the series follows the disaster from start to end and profiles who was responsible.

Lockerbie was produced by Theroux, Nancy Strang and Arron Fellows’ Mindhouse in association with Sky Studios. Directed by John Dower, it beat off competition from another Sky show, Dublin Narcos, along with Channel 4’s Evacuation and the BBC’s Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland to scoop the BAFTA for Factual Series.

The team behind ‘Lockerbie’ at the BAFTAs. Image: Ian West/Pa Images via Getty Images.

Dame Judi Dench has said she has no plans for any more acting jobs as she “can’t even see”.The Oscar-winning ‘Spectre’ actress, 89, has not appeared on the big screen since she appeared in 2022’s ‘Spirited’ and is losing her sight to macular degeneration, which has grown so severe she can no longer drive or read scripts.When asked if she has any acting work planned, she told a reporter at London’s recent Chelsea Flower Show: “No, no, I can't even see!”The Daily Mirror has reported her agent said there was nothing more to add to Judi’s comment when they were approached for clarification on her acting plans.Her representative told the newspaper: “Judi has nothing more to add than all she mentioned to the journalist.”Judi is still busy with off-screen projects, and is still promoting her 2023 book, ‘Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent...

Judi Dench has enjoyed one of the world’s most glittering careers on both stage and screen, but she has hinted this week her time on film might be over for good.

The Oscar winner last appeared in the 2022 movie Spirited, but this week when she attended the Chelsea Flower Show in London, she revealed she had no other movie projects in the pipeline, telling a journalist: “No, no. I can’t even see!”

The Mirror newspaper reports that, when asked for further comment on Dame Judi’s remarks, her agent had nothing further to add.

Dench is 89 and suffers from macular degeneration of her eyes, a condition that affects 1.5 million people in the UK. The age-related version (Amd) affects more than 700,000 people and is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK (according to the Macular Society).

This is a change in attitude from her determination to carry...

Jonathan Bailey in Bridgerton. (Photo Credit – IMDb)

Jonathan Bailey was cast in Netflix’s Bridgerton in 2020 and played Lord Anthony Bridgerton. However, he became a fan favourite in season 2. Bridgerton Season 2 focused on Anthony and Kate’s (Simone Ashley) story. From dialogue to romantic scenes, Bailey and Ashley’s chemistry made season 2 a bigger hit than the first one.

The fans of the Netflix series are looking forward to Bridgerton Season 3. The excitement for the new one got everyone revisiting the first two seasons, and fans are again swooning over Jonathan Bailey. The series turned him into a bigger star, and his career changed for the better. Now, the talented actor has gotten candid about the intention of the Netflix erotic period drama series and more.

Trending Ryan Gosling Got This Comedian’s Autograph For Partner Eva Mendes; Uses Five Words To Describe Life With Actress Challengers On Ott:...

“The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer has donated signed posters to the Cinema for Gaza auction, which has collected gifts from major names in the U.K. entertainment industry to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Before the fundraiser officially began on Tuesday, Glazer and “Zone of Interest” producer James Wilson donated seven “Zone of Interest” posters and a selection of posters from his 2014 film “Under the Skin.” The posters will be signed by Glazer, Wilson and composer Mica Levi, who scored both films. The gift is one of the most in-demand items in the auction, with a current bid of £2,750. The auction has currently raised over £42,000.

Among the gifts announced with the auction were Tilda Swinton reading a bedtime story over Zoom, Josh O’Connor teaching a porridge masterclass and tickets to attend a Ramy Youssef stand-up show and afterparty. More recent additions include a signed “Game of Thrones...

Appearing on the Louis Theroux podcast, as Sharon Stone took Hollywood by storm with her controversial claims of being forced to sleep with Billy Baldwin, new revelations suggest partial involvement of Brad Pitt in the picture. According to recent reports, it has been found out that Pitt supposedly had something to do with Stone and Baldwin’s rivalry.

Sharon Stone in Sliver (1993)

Taking to the epicenter, Sliver director Phillip Noyce broke his silence on Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin’s escalating feud. Dragging Brad Pitt into the war over allegations, Noyce reported that the initial disappointment began after Pitt refused to star alongside Stone in the box office bomb.

Sharon Stone’s Bombshell Revelation Surrounding Billy Baldwin

Following her career-launching performance in the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone proceeded to appear in a similar movie – Sliver – in 1993. But unlike the first film, Phillip Noyce’s erotic thriller surprisingly turned...

William Baldwin and Sharon Stone’s heated feud goes back to the 1990s before her startling claim of being pressured to sleep with the former to improve their on-screen chemistry in the 1993 erotic thriller movie, Sliver came to the surface. However, the former hasn’t kept quiet on this matter as he clapped back at those claims, adding that he too has a fair amount of dirt on her.

William Baldwin, Sharon Stone in Sliver

While their feud garners public interest, William Baldwin’s elder brother, Alec Baldwin, fights for his reputation over the on-set shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.

William Baldwin Claps Back at Sharon Stone’s Claims

William Baldwin and Sharon Stone in a still from the film Sliver

The 61-year-old actor took to X to respond to Sliver co-star Sharon Stone‘s heated claims about the late producer, Robert Evans suggesting she sleep with...

Robert Pattinson is undoubtedly one of the best actors in the world, who has accomplished a lot in his career. After all, his career didn’t necessarily have the best of starts. However, he has improved a lot over the years thanks to his wide variety of roles. Unfortunately, it appears as though his devoted fans once made life hell for FKA Twigs.

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Robert Pattinson’s most infamous role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise remains a black mark on his career, as many labeled him as the ‘sparkly vampire’ who couldn’t act to save his life. Thankfully, the general perception has changed a lot.

FKA Twigs Was Subjected to Racism From Fans of One Particular Actor FKA Twigs

In an interview with Louis Theroux for his Grounded podcast, FKA Twigs candidly discussed the hurtful and ignorant abuse she endured, attributing it to fans of her former partner,...

Basic Instinct actress Sharon Stone recently revealed an uncomfortable situation that occurred while filming the 1993 movie Sliver. According to Stone, the film’s producer, the late Robert Evans, allegedly pressured her into having a personal relationship with her co-star Billy Baldwin and sleeping with him.

Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct

Stone claims this suggestion was made to improve on-screen chemistry. However, she felt the request was inappropriate and unprofessional. She even reportedly offered alternative solutions, proposing the casting of a different actor altogether. She also said that Evans called her into his office to put more pressure on her.

Suggested“I did not think that you would see my v*gina in this scene”: Sharon Stone Was Tricked into Doing Iconic Leg-Crossing Scene in Basic Instinct

Meanwhile, Billy Baldwin has publicly refuted all these. The 61-year-old actor expressed his frustration and disapproval towards Stone’s claims.

Sharon Stone Claimed...

‘Basic Instinct’ Fame Sharon Stone Makes Shocking Revelations; Billy Baldwin Strikes Back ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone has taken the media by storm as she reveals the producer’s name who asked her to sleep with co-star Billy Baldwin to make their film, Silver, work at the box office. The accused producer passed away a few years back, but Billy has slammed Sharon for her blasphemous claims. Keep scrolling for more.

Stone became popular for femme fatale roles in films and television. She made her movie debut with Stardust Memories by Woody Allen and was an extra. She is famous for her erotic thriller Basic Instinct opposite Michael Douglas. Stone earned her Academy Award nomination for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s crime drama Casino. For the unversed, Billy is the brother of movie star Alec Baldwin.

Sharon Stone recently appeared on Louis Theroux’s podcast and...

Sharon Stone has been associated with some of the sexiest moments in screen history, with hormones practically radiating off the screen in “Basic Instinct” and “Total Recall.” But there’s one occasion where chemistry with her costar did not come across, and on Louis Theroux’s podcast she revealed late producer Robert Evans’ coercive suggestion to correct that.

Evans, who died at 89 in 2019, suggested that she have sex with her “Sliver” costar Billy Baldwin. Then, surely, they’d have true chemistry.

“He’s running around his office in sunglasses explaining to me that he slept with Ava Gardner and I should sleep with Billy Baldwin, because if I slept with Billy Baldwin, Billy Baldwin’s performance would get better,” she said.

“And we needed Billy to get better in the movie because that was the problem. And if I could sleep with Billy then we’d have chemistry on screen,...

Adult Film Star Kagney Linn Karter Dies At 36 (Picture Credit: Instagram)

Kagney Linn Karter was a popular name in the adult film industry who passed away by suicide, as per media reports. Her friends have organized a fund-raising campaign for her memorial services. She was only thirty-six years old. She was also active on her social media handle a few days ago, sharing pictures and videos.

Karter was born in Texas and was raised in Missouri. In 2007, she won the state’s Deja Vu showgirl honor with her erotic dancing skills. Karter moved to California to pursue acting and singing as her career. She started working as an exotic dancer, which resulted in a fall-out with her manager, and after some time, she started modeling after signing a contract with LA Direct Models. She joined the adult film industry in 2008, and one of her first stints was with Johnny Sins.

‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ Producer’s Development Boss Joins Sky

The Head of Development at Am I Being Unreasonable? producer Boffola Pictures is joining Sky Studios next month. Emily Allen will become Commissioning Executive for Comedy within Alex Moody’s Sky Studios comedy commissioning team and will have responsibility for ordering Sky original comedies from indies. She will join from Boffola Pictures, the indie run by former BBC comedy heads Shane Allen and Kate Daughton that produces BAFTA-winning Daisy May Cooper show Am I Being Unreasonable?. Prior to Boffola, she worked in the BBC comedy team. Sky original comedies launching in 2024 include Mr Bigstuff, which stars Danny Dyer, and comedy-drama Small Town, Big Story, written and directed by Chris O’Dowd, and starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine. Brassic will also return for a sixth season. The news comes a few days after Sky Studios slimmed down its structure by unifying...

Exclusive: Tell Them You Love Me explores the story of a controversial affair between Anna Stubblefield, a white university professor, and Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal Black man with cerebral palsy. Stubblefield claimed she and Johnson had fallen in love, but when his family found out about their intimate relationship, she was arrested, and in 2015 stood trial facing charges of aggravated sexual assault.

Ahead of the film bowing on Sky, filmmaker Nick August-Perna sat down with Deadline, alongside Louis Theroux and Arron Fellows, who produced through their Mindhouse banner. The trio spoke about bringing such a multi-faceted story to the screen, capturing both sides authentically, and why festivals just didn’t get it.

“It’s not often that a story comes along that has so many equal parts that are tugging at each other very forcefully, whether it be race or disability or gender,” August-Perna says about the feature documentary.

There...

Exclusive: A two-part Netflix documentary from Louis Theroux’s production biz will tell the story of the victims of a prolific UK cyberstalker and how they ultimately helped bring him to justice.

Dropping on Netflix globally on February 21, Can I Tell You A Secret? will tell the harrowing real-life story of the victims of serial cyberstalker Matthew Hardy. Told using testimony from the women, it will detail the terrifying and sustained online harassment they endured and how his crimes tore lives apart.

In January 2022, Hardy was jailed for nine years, the longest sentence ever doled out in the UK for online stalking. The court heard how he would create fake social media accounts before contacting people with the beguiling message, ‘Can I tell you a secret?’ He went on to send messages to victims and their friends and family that sowed discord and created heartache, frequently with horrible consequences.

The...

Jon Ronson has forged a second series of his Things Fell Apart podcast, this time around focusing on conspiracy theories in the Covid 19 era.

The second season of the hit BBC Sounds show will launch next week, with eight stories focusing on “new battle lines in the culture wars which ignited during lockdown.”

“From covid conspiracies and Antifa hysteria, to racial and gender identity politics, free speech and protests against lockdown that spiralled out of control,” adds the logline.

Ronson said: “Recent months have shown that we’re living in post truth times where all sorts of lies are allowed to flourish for all sorts of reasons, and many people are guilty of that from across the political spectrum. What the podcast is about in the end is that we have to hold on to truth like driftwood or else we’ll drown.”

Things Fell Apart Season 1 won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award,...

Deadline is continuing to bolster its formidable international ranks with the hire of respected industry vet Stewart Clarke, recent Creative Director of the Edinburgh TV Festival and former international correspondent at Variety.

Clarke is joining Deadline as SVP, Content, International. Based in London, he will contribute to editorial and work closely with Deadline’s SVP Global Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, Celine Rotterman, and International Features Editor Diana Lodderhose, to help grow Deadline’s international business opportunities.

Clarke, who starts Monday (Dec 11), will report to Deadline’s President Ellie Duque and collaborate with the overseas team, including International Editor, Andreas Wiseman, who oversees international editorial.

“Stewart’s unique background as a seasoned trade reporter and accomplished festival executive makes him a perfect addition to Deadline’s formidable international team,” said Deadline co-editors in chief Nellie Andreeva and Mike Fleming, Jr. “He had been on our wish list for awhile, and we...

Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg joining Sean Evans on Hot Ones might be the most epic Spiderman meme-level crossover since the reunion of all three actual Spidermen. The two chicken-based interview series hosts have provided the internet with an endless stream of off-guard celebrity content for years on their respective online shows — but they’ve never sat down with one another until now.

Dimoldenberg was up first, taking on Evans’ hot questions and even hotter wings in the first installment of their crossover. Unlike usual Hot Ones guests, the...

Welcome to Deadline’s The Hot Ones, our guide to some of the best television being sold at Mipcom next week. Our editorial team has done extensive research in the run-up to the 2023 market and handpicked what we think are sure to be the shows that will be big talking points at this year’s event in Cannes. In between meetings and cocktail parties, you’re sure to hear whispers about the next potential global hit and The Hot Ones is here to guide you. Here’s three top docs headed for the Croisette.

The Playboy Bunny Murders

Distributor: Blue Ant International

Length: 2×60’

Producers: Soho Studios, Future Studios

The Playboy Bunny Murders is a story so pressing that its presenter Marcel Theroux was “going to do it whether there was a TV commission or not,” says executive producer John Farrar of the Itvx two-parter.

Theroux, older brother of recent MacTaggart lecture giver Louis Theroux,...

The fashion, TV and sports worlds were brought together in one spot in London on Tuesday night for the premiere of Beckham, Netflix’s doc series chronicling the life and times of U.K. soccer legend David Beckham.

Anna Wintour was in attendance, as was James Corden and Louis Theroux alongside a host of names from English soccer, plus Beckham himself together with his wife Victoria and their four children (and their respective partners).

The four-part series, directed by Succession star Fisher Stevens, is a deeply personal and intimate exploration of Beckham’s childhood, rise to fame in the late 1990s playing for Manchester United and England, the start of his relationship with former Spice Girl Victoria, plus the emotional circus that ensued as he became a favorite punchbag of the U.K. tabloid press and various infamous moments on and off the field. It’s also the first to be made by Beckham himself,...

Game Show Returns

The British version of the iconic reality TV series “Big Brother,” which first launched 23 years ago, is set to return to ITV screens on Oct. 8. The show is hosted by Aj Odudu and Will Best and produced by Initial, part of Banijay U.K. “Big Brother: The Launch” will air on ITV1, ITV2 and streamer Itvx, while the remainder of the series will be available nightly at 9pm on ITV2 and Itvx, except Saturdays.

“Big Brother” will be followed each night by “Big Brother: Late & Live,” hosted live by Odudu and Best from the site of the Big Brother house in front of a studio audience, where evictees will be interviewed. Following this, “Big Brother: Live Stream” will stream live footage seven nights a week on Itvx.

The Banijay format is popular globally with some 500 seasons of the show having aired around the world in 64 countries and regions.

The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is drawing to a close after four days of intense industry talks, gossip and Louis Theroux lectures. The halls of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre were buzzing as UK execs, creatives and talent took the chance to get together and talk shop. Here we outline six key themes that emerged.

“Ripple effect” of the strikes

No TV industry confab would be complete at present without a bit of strike chatter. As the writers strike moves way beyond 100 days and the actors’ action rumbles on, the “ripple effects” continue to be felt around the world, according to Lindsay Salt, the BBC’s new Drama Director. There was a small American presence at Edinburgh plus numerous UK commmissioners from the U.S. streamers’ hubs but, somewhat surprisingly, the labor action was not raised during panel sessions with both Netflix and Disney execs. Universal’s Pearlena Igbokwe,...

The morning after his MacTaggart, Louis Theroux has called out the “right-skewing press” and “vested interests” who want to defund the BBC.

The celebrated documentarian delivered the annual address last night, during which he said an “atmosphere of anxiety” is leading to “less confident filmmaking,” while he floated that the BBC is at times overly worried of “causing offense.”

Reflecting during his post-MacTaggart session Thursday morning, Theroux said his lecture had “very little that was critical about the BBC” but he expected the press to focus on “one or two small qualifications.”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the anti-bbc stuff is out there,” he added, in conversation with Mobeen Azhar.

He floated that there were “three audiences” for his MacTaggart: “one in the room, some in the wider community and then the audience in the press, many of whom are right-skewing press looking for anything they can use to defund the BBC.

Renowned British documentarian Louis Theroux, who has been a staple on U.K. TV and radio for more than two decades, used the flagship address of the 2023 Edinburgh TV Festival to speak about concerns over artificial intelligence in the industry, claiming that he found the new world — one where there were “valid concerns” from writers about “robots cannibalizing their creativity” — both “troubling and exciting in roughly equal measure.”

As the giver of the 2023 James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture — which sees Theroux join a prestigious lineup of former lecturers including Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, Michaela Coel and Armando Iannucci — he said that the changing times and raised stakes, where “the manosphere, the conspiracy community, the far-right have real power,” meant that the TV world needed to be “on our mettle to report responsibly.

“But those raised stakes also show how important it is that we do report it, not hide from it...

Louis Theroux has unveiled a Sky feature documentary exploring the controversial affair between a married female professor and a non-verbal black man with cerebral palsy, which led to one of the most divisive criminal trials of the 21st century.

As he prepares to deliver tomorrow’s Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart address, Tell Them You Love Me looks set to be one of the most high profile shows so far to come from the celebrated documentarian’s Mindhouse Productions.

Co-produced with U.S. streamer Topic and distributed by Kino Lorber in North America and NBCUniversal internationally, the 100-minute feature follows the astounding events that led to a divisive criminal trial, which is described as a “misunderstood love affair or a tale of sexual assault and predatory behaviour.”

When the pair first meet, Anna Stubblefield is a respected academic and a disability rights advocate; passionate in her belief that the most essential...

Afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart bringing you another dose of this here weekly roundup. We’ll be taking a break next week for the August bank holiday but will be back in your inboxes in a fortnight for the new term. In the meantime, sign up here.

Sarajevo Nights

Kaufmanesque: Zac Ntim here reporting on an interesting week in the Bosnian capital… The city’s festival kicked off last Friday with a screening of the U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary Kiss The Future, with U2 frontman Bono making a surprise appearance alongside The Edge and CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, who also features in the doc. On the ground, the focus quickly shifted toward the festival’s first of three honorary award recipients, writer-director Charlie Kaufman. Sporting a grey WGA-branded ‘strike’ t-shirt, Kaufman led a packed-out masterclass at the fest where he shared some strong opinions about the state of Hollywood. “At this point,...

The best podcast hosts are like friends, but better, because you’ll never have to go to their wedding and can click unsubscribe if they get weird. They’re company when you’re not dressed for company, officemates when you work from home, and family with a pause button.

Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster on the Off Menu podcast are especially good company because they’re funny gluttons. A cheese boy and a dessert boy/genie who, alongside shadowy lever-puller the Great Benito, are the owner-operators of a dream restaurant that asks guests from Dan Aykroyd to Louis Theroux to name their dream starter, main, side dish, drink and dessert, in that order.

If you’ve yet to have the pleasure, do get involved with this pick of the finest Off Menu episodes from the 200 (!) so far. They’ve been expecting you for some time…

20. Jamie Oliver

Throughout the Off Menu podcast,...