Entertainment

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Tom Cruise attends a news conference promoting his upcoming film “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” at the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing, China, August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Action star Tom Cruise is working on a movie shot in outer space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said

FILE PHOTO: A trader is reflected in a computer screen displaying the Spotify brand before the company begins selling as a direct listing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) – Fox News Media, a unit of Fox Corp, said on Tuesday it

FILE PHOTO: Author and producer Stephenie Meyer poses at the premiere of “The Host” in Hollywood, California March 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling “Twilight” novels on Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores the characters’ love story from the perspective of

FILE PHOTO: Taika Waititi, director of “Jojo Rabbit” and nominee for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film category, attends the 72nd Annual DGA Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning “JoJo Rabbit” screenwriter Taika Waititi will direct and co-write a new “Star Wars” feature film

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ITV said its popular dating show Love Island would be cancelled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic and there would not be a new series until 2021, in a big setback for the broadcaster’s advertising revenues. ITV said in a statement on Monday that the novel coronavirus outbreak meant it

FILE PHOTO: Hafthor Julius Bjornsson arrives for the premiere of the final season of “Game of Thrones” at Radio City Music Hall in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo (Reuters) – Icelandic actor and strongman Hafthor Bjornsson set a world record for the deadlift on Saturday when he lifted 1,104 pounds (501

FILE PHOTO: People pose for photos at Universal Studios Singapore in Sentosa March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su (Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) owned NBCUniversal is evaluating a significant reduction of staff across its portfolio of media and entertainment properties as part of a cost-cutting effort, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar

FILE PHOTO: Justin Bieber performs at Z100’s Jingle Ball in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop superstars Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande are teaming up for the first time on a duet that will fund scholarships for the children of health and emergency workers on the frontlines

(Reuters) – Some of Britain’s top comedians are joining forces to raise money for pubs shut down by the coronavirus, by hosting an online virtual pub quiz with a plan to set a new world record. Russell Howard, Nish Kumar, Jon Richardson, Joel Dommett, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Lucy Beaumont, Jenny Ryan and Suzi Ruffel

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Even Tim Gunn, the immaculately dressed fashion mentor from “Project Runway” and Amazon’s new competition show “Making the Cut,” is finding it hard to get out of his pajamas these days. FILE PHOTO: American fashion consultant and television personality Tim Gunn arrives at a private cocktail event celebrating the grand opening

GENEVA (Reuters) – Dressed in a black trench coat and hat, 36-year-old Audrey Lecomte performed “Singing in the Rain” on a drizzly Tuesday evening to the residents of Geneva’s Round House apartment complex, who twirled umbrellas from balconies to the music. Residents of the St-Jean apartments building take part in their choir session, when they

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Harrison Ford poses at the premiere of “The Call of the Wild” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (Reuters) – The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident in which actor Harrison Ford was piloting a small plane that wrongly crossed a runway where

(Reuters) – HBO Max, the upcoming streaming service from AT&T Inc owned WarnerMedia, will be available across Google platforms and devices when it launches on May 27, the company said on Wednesday. HBO Max is entering a crowded streaming landscape dominated by Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co’s Disney+, and Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Video. Customers in

FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is seen on their office in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland plans to introduce a 1.5% surcharge on the revenue of video-on-demand platforms such as Netflix, Finance Minister Tadeusz Koscinski said on Wednesday. “This will not be a tax, this will

Fewer than half of Americans plan to go to sports events, concerts, movies and amusement parks when they reopen to the public until there is a proven coronavirus vaccine, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. The Village Theatre marquee announcing cancellation of March performances due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, photographed

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry is helping “Thomas and Friends” celebrate their 75th anniversary by introducing a special episode which features the cartoon trains as well as some members of the royal family. Britain’s Prince Harry is pictured during the recording of his on-camera introduction to the new animated special “Thomas & Friends: The