It’s love from the Moviegoers as BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE debuts at #1 this weekend with $22 million from 3,539 theatres across North America. As it opened Wednesday, by end of weekend its tally brings its to $44 million. It gets 43% on the Tomatometer for Paramount Pictures.

Second is another new entry, MADAME WEB with $13 million from 4,013 theatres for Sony Pictures. It also opened earlier in the week, and gets to $22 million by Sunday. Critics were a bit hash on this one, giving it 13% on the Tomatometer.

Third is ARGYLLE with $4.2 million for Apple Studios/Universal Pictures Canada, bringing its run to $36.7 million over three weekends.

Fourth goes to MIGRATION with $4 million for Universal Pictures, taking it to $116 million.

Rounding things out is WONKA with $3.6 million, a tally of $211 million for Warner Bros.

BritBox has announced that it has expanded its deal with BAFTA to continue its broadcast of the EE BAFTA Film Awards on 18 February 2024 while also expanding its agreement to – for the first time – include coverage of the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises, taking place on 12 May 2024.

Kensington Palace have confirmed today that HRH Prince William, President of BAFTA, will attend the awards ceremony on Sunday.

The deal covers exclusive simulcast streaming for both awards ceremonies in 2024 and 2025 for BritBox audiences in the US, Canada, South Africa, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. Australian audiences will also be able to view both awards ceremonies on BritBox on-demand.

The BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises will air in May 2024 and spotlight the best television content from 2023. This will be the first time that the television awards have been broadcast in North America, South Africa, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. 

The 77th EE BAFTA Film Awards will be simulcast and streaming live from London on BritBox on Sunday, February 18, 2024 with host David Tennant. This year the red carpet will be hosted by Clara Amfo and Alex Zane.

“BritBox is known for being home to the best British content from some of the UK’s most prolific names and iconic cultural events which makes our simulcast  of the BAFTAs to our audiences around the world so special,” said Reemah Sakaan, CEO of BritBox International. “BritBox and BAFTA have a shared vision to celebrate the very best of British creativity so it has been a pleasure to work together to expand our partnership to include both the BAFTA Film and Television awards later this spring.”.

Paramount+ today announced that Emmy® Award and two-time Golden Globe® nominated actor Dennis Quaid (LAWMEN: BASS REEVES, The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow) will star in the new original drama series HAPPY FACE. Quaid will play the titular role of the real-life serial killer notoriously called “Happy Face” because of the smiley faces he drew on evidence in which he bragged about his crimes. He joins the cast alongside previously announced actress Annaleigh Ashford, who is set to star as his daughter, Melissa. The eight-episode first season will begin production this spring in Vancouver and premiere exclusively on Paramount+ globally in 2025.

HAPPY FACE is inspired by the true-life story of Melissa Moore; the critically acclaimed Happy Face podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore; and the autobiography Shattered Silence, written by Moore with M. Bridget Cook.

HAPPY FACE for Paramount+ jumps off from Moore’s true-life story. Happy Face (Quaid) is an incarcerated serial killer who also is Melissa’s (Ashford) once-beloved father. After decades of no contact, he finally finds a way to force himself back into his daughter’s life. In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. Throughout, she discovers the impact her father had on his victims’ families, she must face a reckoning of her own identity.

Quaid is an Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe® nominee who’s known for his roles in hit films such as The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, Traffic, Vantage Point, Frequency, The Parent Trap, Soul Surfer, The Right Stuff, Breaking Away, Midway and many more. His recent credits include a starring role in the hit Paramount+ series LAWMEN: BASS REEVES. Quaid recently completed production portraying the 40th president of the United States in the biopic Reagan, produced by Mark Joseph and directed by Sean McNamara.

HAPPY FACE is produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions, iHeartPodcasts and Semi-Formal Productions. Michael Showalter (The Dropout, The Eyes of Tammy Faye) will direct the first episode. HAPPY FACE is executive produced by Jennifer Cacicio – who also serves as showrunner – and Robert and Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Melissa Moore, Conal Byrne, Will Pearson, Showalter and Jordana Mollick. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution

Some people will literally do anything for citizenship. Including fall in love! Here’s a new Trailer for FRENCH GIRL starring Zach Braff, Vanessa Hudgens and Evelyne Brochu!

FRENCH GIRL
Zach Braff, Vanessa Hudgens, and Evelyne Brochu star in this heartwarming romantic comedy. Gordon, a hopeless romantic, finds his proposal plans are thrown into chaos when his girlfriend is swept away to Quebec by a job offer from her ex, a sophisticated celebrity chef. Determined to keep their love alive, Gordon leaves Brooklyn for her hometown, only to find himself hilariously out of his depth in attempting to charm her hard-to-impress, French-speaking family.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

Jennifer Lopez literally is everywhere these day! Today we get a new Trailer for THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD, coming soon to Prime Video. Here in this Documentary, she gets really candid about love, life and work. Arrives February 27, 2024.

THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD

AMAZON MGM STUDIOS Presents An ARTISTS EQUITY Production

Directed by: Jason Bergh

Produced by: Courtney Baxter, Gillian Brown, Lindsay Utz, Stephan Bielecki 

Executive Produced by: Dani Bernfield, Jason Bergh

Co-Produced by: Caitlin Alba-Rothstein, Eliza Comer 

Synopsis: Directed by Jason Bergh, The Greatest Love Story Never Told follows Jennifer Lopez as she attempts her most daring project yet: independently producing a new album and cinematic original that explore her twenty-year journey to self-love. Intimate and empowering, the documentary offers unflinching access to Jennifer’s most personal moments as she works hard to reclaim her narrative through the making of This Is Me…Now. From interviews with her inner circle, including producing partners and longtime collaborators, to candid home moments, this is a vulnerable portrait of an icon who put it all on the line and discovered a newfound determination in self-acceptance and love.

Runtime: 86 Minutes

Today, 3x GRAMMY and 6x BRIT Award-winning global pop superstar Dua Lipa releases “Training Season,” the second single from her upcoming album, out later this year. Alongside the track, Dua has released the music video for “Training Season,” which you can watch here:

Speaking of the track, Dua shares, “I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning I arrived to the studio to Caroline and Tobias asking me how it all went and I immediately declared ‘TRAINING SEASON IS OVER,’ and like the best ‘day after’ debriefs with your mates, we had a lot of laughs and it all quickly came together from there.”

She added, “And while it is obviously about that feeling when you are just absolutely done telling people…men specifically in this case, how to date you right; it is also about my training season being over and me growing with every experience. I have never felt more confident, clear or empowered. And while it may be that training season is never over for any of us, you start to see the beauty in finding that person to experience it with. You stop looking for the trainees and become more interested in having someone where you are and someone to grow with.”

Directed by Vincent Haycock, the “Training Season” video opens with Dua’s voicemail being flooded with apologetic messages and second chance requests. As the song continues, Dua sits alone while she’s surrounded by men vying for her attention as the room begins to spin into chaos. “Training Season” was written by Lipa, along with Caroline Ailin, Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, and was produced by Parker and Harle.

Earlier this month, Dua kicked off the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards with an electric medley performance of “Training Season,” “Dance The Night,” and “Houdini,” which you can watch here. Dua will return to the stage at the BRIT Awards on March 2nd, where she’s nominated for three awards including Artist of the Year, Best Pop Act, and Song of the Year for “Dance The Night.”

In Dua’s recently revealed global Rolling Stone cover, her upcoming album was praised as “pop bliss,” while noting it is “uniquely and utterly Dua Lipa: confident dance pop full of witty Instagram-caption-ready one-liners.” In addition to “Training Season,” the album will include “Houdini,” which has now surpassed 300 million streams worldwide and was recently certified silver in the UK. Upon release, the single went straight to No. 1 on the UK Airplay charts making it Dua’s 11th No. 1 UK airplay record, and became the No. 1 music video in the world on YouTube the week of its release. The euphoric club-ready single garnered immediate praise across the board from the likes of Billboard and Rolling Stone, who lauded the track as “a neo-psychedelic dance-floor rager,” to Pitchfork and Vogue, who called it a “pop masterclass.” Recently, Dua became the first female artist to have three songs each with over two billion streams on Spotify (“One Kiss,” “Don’t Start Now,” and “New Rules”).

About Dua Lipa

3x GRAMMY and 6x BRIT Award-winning global pop powerhouse Dua Lipa is kicking off 2024 with “Training Season,” the latest single from her highly anticipated forthcoming album. Last November, Dua returned with the euphoric club-ready track “Houdini,” which went straight to No. 1 on the UK Airplay charts, drew in over 12 million YouTube views within 24 hours and garnered immediate praise across the board from Rolling Stone and Billboard, who said the track is “an immediate blast” to Pitchfork and Vogue, who called it “a pop masterclass.” “Houdini” followed Dua’s hit song “Dance The Night” from the box office sensation Barbie, which landed on the Oscars shortlist and earned nominations at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and the GRAMMYs.

Dua’s certified platinum sophomore album Future Nostalgia solidified her position as both a critical success and top radio performer. The GRAMMY-nominated record was the longest running top 10 album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 in 2021, and spawned multiple worldwide hit singles, with “Levitating” earning certified diamond status and the title of Billboard’s No. 1 Hot 100 Song of 2021.

Dua has found superstar status on stage and off, thanks to her many passions outside of music. 2022 saw Dua launch Service95, a global style, culture and society editorial platform that now comprises a weekly newsletter, the Service95 book club and the Dua Lipa: At Your Service podcast, which has been lauded by The Sunday Times and The Guardian, and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2022 by Spotify. Having graced every major fashion magazine worldwide from Vogue and Elle to W and Dazed, Dua added “designer” to her resume in 2023 when she co-designed Versace’s “La Vacanza” collection alongside Donatella Versace herself, which Vogue deemed “the hottest collaboration of the summer.”

Dua’s eponymous 2017 debut album is certified platinum, spawned six platinum tracks, and made her the first female artist in BRIT Awards history to pick up five nominations in a single year. Dua has a total of 10 GRAMMY nominations, with three wins for Best Pop Vocal Album, Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording. Across platforms globally, she has amassed over 40 billion streams and holds the record for having the top two most streamed albums by a female artist of all time on Spotify.

British Pop institution S CLUB are on the comeback trail, reuniting for a limited engagement on their THE GOOD TIMES TOUR! Back are members Rachel Stevens, Jo O’Meara, Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Tina Barrett and oh my God, how do they look so good? Not that they wouldn’t because really it hasn’t been that long since we watched them on MuchMusic every day. But honestly, how do they look so good still?

The fab five came in from London today amidst one of the biggest snowfalls of the year in Toronto, arriving safe and sound. The BRIT Award-winning Act – the highest music honour in their native England – are here to play Meridian Hall tomorrow night, before heading to Boston next.

We’ve seen our fair share of stars over the years, but S CLUB honestly are so gracious despite their international stardom, and were so nice to take their time saying “hi” to fans. Including one who flew all the way from Winnipeg not to miss her chance to see them live!

2024 will be a big year for S CLUB as new Music is on the way we hear! We hope this is just a small taste of big things to come ahead for them! So glad to see them back!

See some highlights from S CLUB‘s Toronto arrival:

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

On February 15, 2019, The Umbrella Academy Season One debuted globally only on Netflix. On that same date, five years later Netflix announced the debut date for the series’ fourth and final season: August 8, 2024.

About THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY:
The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book series created and written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. The show is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, for Netflix.

Series Credits:
CREATED FOR TELEVISION BY: Steve Blackman
SHOWRUNNER: Steve Blackman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steve Blackman, Jennifer Cecil, Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Scott Stuber, Beau Bauman, Pascal Verschooris, Jesse McKeown, Abbey Morris, and Jeremy Webb. Co-executive produced by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá.
KEY CAST: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Colm Feore, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, David Cross

Paramount+ today announced that Emmy® winner Jon Hamm will join the cast of the upcoming original drama series LANDMAN in a recurring guest role. Hamm will play Monty Miller, a titan of the Texas oil industry who has a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy Norris, played by Oscar® winner and series lead Billy Bob Thornton. Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, LANDMAN is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions exclusively for Paramount+.

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, LANDMAN is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast “Boomtown,” the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

Hamm’s nuanced portrayal of high-powered advertising executive Don Draper in the award-winning drama series Mad Men earned him numerous accolades for his performance, including an Emmy in 2015 for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Awards in 2016 and 2008, Television Critics Association Awards in 2011 and 2015, a Critics’ Choice Television Award in 2011 and multiple Screen Actors Guild nominations. Last year, Hamm starred in the fifth season of the critically acclaimed anthology series Fargo, for which he received a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Hamm also can be seen in season three of The Morning Show and the second season of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens. His appearances on the Emmy-winning comedy 30 Rock from 2009-2012 earned him three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and his role in the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt earned him an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy nomination. Hamm has hosted Saturday Night Live three times to critical acclaim. Additional television credits include A Young Doctor’s Notebook, in which he starred and executive produced, and Clear History. Hamm has starred in numerous films over the years; he recently starred opposite Tina Fey in the John Slattery-directed film, Maggie Moore(s) and in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Mean Girls. Additional film credits include Confess, Fletch, which he also executive produced, Top Gun: Maverick, Wild Mountain Thyme, Lucy in the Sky, The Report, The Battle of Richard Jewell, Bad Times at the El Royale, Tag, Beirut, Baby Driver, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Million Dollar Arm, Friends with Kids and Bridesmaids. Next, Hamm will lend his voice to the animated detective comedy series Grimsburg, which he also executive produces. He’ll star and executive produce two upcoming series: Your Friends and Neighbors and the live-action television series adaptation of the psychological thriller podcast American Hostage.

In addition to Billy Bob Thornton, the series stars Ali Larter (The Last Victim), Michelle Randolph (1923), Jacob Lofland (Joker 2), Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart), James Jordan (Yellowstone), Mark Collie (Nashville), Paulina Chávez (The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia), and Demi Moore (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans).

Currently filming in and around Fort Worth, Texas, LANDMAN is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Christian Wallace, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Stephen Kay. Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch, for Imperative Development LLC, and J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt, for Texas Monthly, also executive produce. Peter Feldman serves as co-executive producer.

The series is the latest addition to Sheridan’s growing slate on Paramount+, which includes 1923, 1883, SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, TULSA KING and LAWMEN: BASS REEVES.

Paramount+ today announced that its upcoming original film LITTLE WING, a heartwarming coming-of-age story from Awesomeness, will premiere Wednesday, March 13, 2024 exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada, and the following day in the UK and Australia. Additional Paramount+ international market premiere dates will be announced at a later time. First look images for the film were also released.

LITTLE WING follows Kaitlyn, a teen who is reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home. She and her best friend hope to solve her mother’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but Kaitlyn, instead, forms a bond with the owner, that leads her to a new outlook on life.

Starring in LITTLE WING are Brian Cox (Succession) as Jaan, the pigeon racer; Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone) as Maddie, Kaitlyn’s mom; Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) as Kaitlyn; and Che Tafari (Me Time) as Adam, Kaitlyn’s classmate and friend.

From Awesomeness, and inspired by The New Yorker article about by Susan Orlean the world of pigeon racing, LITTLE WING is a Paramount+ original movie written by Academy Award nominee John Gatins (Flight) and directed and executive produced by Emmy Award nominee Dean Israelite (Power Rangers). John Gatins and Naomi Despres serve as producers. LITTLE WING is executive produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Donald De Line, Susan Orlean, Brian Cox, Don Dunn and Liz Brandenburg.