Russell Crowe gave fans a warning before signing autographs outside of his hotel in Paris, saying that if the waiting crowd got out of control he’d walk. “Are you listening?” the “Gladiator” star told autograph-seekers as they surrounded the steps, motioning with his arms to overcome any potential language barriers. “Stay where you are, don’t […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the series finale of the HBO/BBC drama “Half Man,” now streaming on HBO Max. For the past six weeks, Richard Gadd’s sophomore drama, “Half Man,” kept viewers on tenterhooks as they waited to find out what actually went down between his character Ruben and Jamie Bell’s Niall in […]

Joe Alwyn is set to join the cast of upcoming espionage thriller “Legacy of Spies,” a joint BBC/MGM+ co-production. Alwyn will play MI6 agent Jim Prideaux in the eight-part series, which is based on John le Carré’s “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” while Hugh Laurie joins as his spy agency boss Control. […]

Sherlock Holmes remains a prime source of inspiration for TV execs, so what to do when series about the iconic private detective have become almost ubiquitous? Elementary, my dear reader; turn to his arch nemesis, Professor James Moriarty. The criminal mastermind, created by author Arthur Conan Doyle to torment his famously observant protagonist, is set […]

Richard Gadd is fast establishing himself as the master of uncomfortable viewing. If “Baby Reindeer,” the super-viral 2024 Netflix series he wrote and starred in, raised difficult questions about masculinity, power and sexuality, his follow-up, “Half Man,” does the same — on steroids. The HBO/BBC co-prod, which ends its six-episode run on May 28, follows […]

Tom Hardy was not fired from “MobLand,” Variety has confirmed. Despite rumors swirling since last week that the actor would not return for a third season, sources confirmed discussions are underway to find a way for Hardy (who plays gangster Harry Da Souza in the Paramount+ show) to come back. “Tom was not fired, the […]

“Next Life,” the romantic drama feature starring Emilia Clarke as an aspiring jazz singer, has been snapped up by Vertigo Releasing for the U.K. and Ireland. Clarke (“Game of Thrones,” “Me Before You”) plays opposite Édgar Ramírez (“Emilia Pérez”) and Jack Farthing (“Towards Zero”). Femi Koleoso, drummer and leader of British jazz group Ezra Collective, […]

Nowhere does royalty like the U.K. so it makes sense that the country is set to welcome an entire musical experience themed around the Disney Princesses. “Disney Princess – The Concert” will debut in Warwick in March 2027 followed by a major tour across the U.K. and Ireland including stops in Swansea, Brighton, Hull, Manchester, […]

Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson have joined the roster of keynote speakers at the second edition of SXSW London, which runs June 1-6. The former First Lady and Robinson, executive director of the National Assn. of Basketball Coaches, will host a live recording of their podcast “IMO With Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” […]

Update: This story has been updated following statements from the U.K. Home Office and SXSW London. The U.K. home secretary Shabana Mahmood has barred controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and his uncle, broadcaster Cenk Uygur, from entering the U.K. The move means they will be unable to attend SXSW London, where they were scheduled to […]