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Nine’s “60 Minutes” returns this Sunday with a typically eclectic mix of celebrity scandal, unsolved mystery, and a heartwarming personal story. First up, the David Beckham saga gets a fresh coat of controversy as his former personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, speaks out about their alleged affair. Loos is finally breaking her silence after Beckham’s recent […]

60 Minutes: Beckham’s Pa Hits Back, Unsolved Tragedy, and Madeleine West’s Surprise...

Ethan Hawke just recently began filming The Black Phone 2, but more than 10 years ago he worked with a Succession star for a time-traveling epic that just hit streaming. Hawke stars alongside Sarah Snook in Predestination, the sci-fi thriller that recently began streaming on Netflix after previously only having a streaming home on Pluto. The film follows a temporal agent who is tasked with traveling back in time to prevent a bomb attack in 1975 New York. However, upon his arrival in the past, he quickly learns that his goal is impossible. In addition to Hawke and Snook, Predestination also stars Noah Taylor and Madeleine West, and the film currently sits at an 84% score from critics and a 75% rating from general audiences on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.

Get ready for Aaron Eckhart's upcoming shark movie Deep Water, which could be the Deep Blue Sea sequel audiences have waited for. Director Renny Harlin's return to shark-infested waters will surely bring back the excitement of his past horror hits. Eckhart's action star evolution continues in Deep Water, a film that promises wild deaths and thrilling action.

I can't wait for Aaron Eckhart's upcoming disaster movie, which promises to be the Deep Blue Sea I've waited 25 years to see. I can still vividly recall the visceral shock that rippled through the theater during Samuel L. Jackson's death in Deep Blue Sea in 1999, where his character is snatched by a shark in the middle of a stirring speech. This has since become the most iconic part of the Renny Harlin-directed blockbuster, but there's still plenty to enjoy about this finely crafted B-movie.

Deep Blue Sea arrived at a curious time for visual effects,...

Little blue penguins will have a big role in Christine Luby’s You, Me and the Penguins, which has begun filming in Queensland.

Written by Annelies Kavan, the romantic comedy follows Tilly Monterey (Tammin Sursok), a compliance and outreach manager at the Animal Discovery Institute in San Diego, who realises her dream to work in the field after hearing the Crystal Bay Penguin Sanctuary is threatened with closure and its colony of Little Blue Penguins is scheduled to be relocated 2,500km away.

After receiving a begrudging welcome from head zoologist Fletcher (Jason Wilder), she joins the group in their efforts to turn the sanctuary around within the space of a week. As Fletcher teaches Tilly more about the sanctuary’s needs and the Little Blue penguins that they house, his belief in people, and even love, is reignited, while Tilly realises she has never felt more at home. In the end,...

‘Playing For Keeps’ cast (L-r) Cece Peters, Isabella Giovinazzo, Olympia Valance, Madeleine West and Annie Maynard.

Unveiling its 2020 schedule today, Network 10 is betting heavily on renewals of Australian dramas, reality and light entertainment shows.

While there are no new drama commissions, there will be second seasons of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Five Bedrooms, Pablo Pictures and Princess Pictures’ comedy How to Stay Married and, as flagged last November, Screentime’s Playing for Keeps.

The line-up also includes Lingo Pictures’ previously announced psychological thriller The Secrets She Keeps, which stars Downton Abbey‘s Laura Carmichael, Jessica De Gouw, Michael Dorman, Ryan Corr and Michael Sheasby.

The network tells If no decisions have been made on the future of Cjz’s Mr Black and My Life Is Murder or Screentime’s The Secret Life of Four Year Olds.

Not returning are ITV Studios Australia’s Chris & Julia’s Sunday Night Takeaway or Endemol Shine Australia’s Changing Rooms.

‘Playing for Keeps.’

The overnight ratings on Wednesdays for Network 10’s Playing for Keeps were respectable but the catch-up numbers are so healthy the broadcaster has commissioned a second series.

The first seven episodes of the Screentime-produced drama drew an average audience of 503,000, including time-shifted viewing, in the mainland capitals.

But the catch-up component jumped from 9 per cent for the premiere to 25.9 per cent for episode 5, 17.9 per cent for ep 6 and 21 per cent for ep 7.

The finale had 599,000 capital city viewers, which was up by 49 per cent or 197,000 viewers from the overnight number, including broadcast VOD viewing and the encore screening.

“We’re thrilled that Playing for Keeps has really found its place in the market,” said Network 10 head of drama Rick Maier, who came up with the idea of the show about Afl footballers’ wives and girlfriends and took it to Screentime.

“It’s become a bit of...

Jessica Marais in The Wrong Girl.

Network Ten has announced its new Aussie drama, The Wrong Girl, based on the book by Zoë Foster Blake, will premiere on September 28.

The show follows the life of 29-year old breakfast television producer Lily Woodward, played by Jessica Marais (Love Child, Packed to the Rafters)..

.I.m thrilled to bring the character of Lily Woodward to life. She is fun, confident, determined, quick to react and disarmingly charismatic. I hope audiences love her as much as I do,. said Marais.

.It has been a pleasure working with the exceptional cast and crew, and I.m incredibly proud to be involved in this fresh and exciting new drama..

Marais will be joined by a cast that includes Craig McLachlan, Kerry Armstrong, Madeleine West, Hamish Blake, Doris Younane, Steve Vizard, Rob Collins, Ian Meadows, Hayley Magnus, Kevin Harrington, Leah Vandenberg, Christie Whelan Browne, Hugo Johnstone-Burt,...

Today we have the opening scene (over seven minutes) from the upcoming "Predestination" time-travel thriller, starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Madeleine West and Christopher Kirby. Check it out below. Plot: The film chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career for all eternity. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The new movie is directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, who previously worked with Hawke on "Daybreakers." It's set to hit theaters on January 9th, 2015. Video:...

Starship Troopers author Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 short story "All You Zombies" comes to life on the big screen next month in the sci-fi thriller Predestination. For those who want more than the previoiusly-released trailer and the first poster, the first seven minutes have just debuted online. This project reunites Ethan Hawke with his Daybreakers directors Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig.

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost. Sarah Snook co-stars as a woman whose troubled live intertwines with the Agent.

Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby, Madeleine West and Freya Stafford round out the supporting cast. Check out the opening...

Ethan Hawke must save the future by protecting his past in a new poster for the time-bending thriller Predestination.

The actor reunites with Daybreakers filmmakers Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig for this sci-fi thriller, where he stars as a Temporal Agent who has been sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career for all eternity. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.

Sarah Snook co-stars as a woman who crosses paths with this Agent after a tumultuous life, with the supporting cast rounded out by Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby, Madeleine West and Freya Stafford. Based on the Robert A. Heinlein story "All You Zombies," Predestination arrives in theaters January 9, 2015. Take a look at the one-sheet below, and stay tuned for more footage and images as we get closer to this sci-fi thriller's release.

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Noah Taylor, Sarah Snook, Elise Jansen, Christopher Kirby, Madeleine West, Cate Wolfe, Jim Knobeloch, Freya Stafford, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Rob Jenkins, Christopher Stollery | Written by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Directed by The Spierig Brothers

Back in 2003, the Spierig Brothers directed a low budget farmhouse zombie horror called Undead. It was an entertaining and imaginative debut, and everyone looked forward to their next offering. It turned out we had to wait a while. In 2009, they released Daybreakers. Another imaginative genre offering, with an entertaining cast and some neat ideas. What would their next movie be?

After another long wait, we arrive in 2014 with Predestination.

Shown as the opening film for day four of the festival, Predestination is a difficult film to talk about without totally ruining it. So I’ll give you this much: after a tense opening sequence which introduces us to the film’s antagonist the...

Ethan Hawke goes on a journey through time and space in the new trailer for Predestination. The project reunites the actor with Daybreakers directors Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig for this time travel thriller, which follows a Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke) who embarks on his final assignment, to track down the criminal he has been chasing his entire career.

Noah Taylor, Sarah Snook and Christopher Kirby co-star in this thriller that debuted at the South By Southwest Film Festival in March, but doesn't have a domestic release date set at this time.

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career for all eternity. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.

Predestination comes to theaters in 2014 and stars Ethan Hawke,...

Today we have an international trailer for the upcoming "Predestination" time-travel thriller, starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Madeleine West and Christopher Kirby. Check it out below. Plot: The film chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career for all eternity. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The new movie is directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, who previously worked with Hawke on "Daybreakers." It's expected to hit theaters early in 2015. Trailer:...

"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours."

In early 2015, Neighbours will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The Aussie soap has provided us with nearly 7,000 episodes of drama, laughs and Harold Bishop falling off a clifftop and returning five years later as a bloke called Ted.

With preparations already underway for the 30th celebrations and the possible return of Kylie Minogue - the show's most famous breakout star - being teased, we want to find out who else you would like to see back in Ramsay Street to celebrate the show's birthday.

Here are our suggestions on who they could bring back:

Annalise Hartman (Kimberley Davies) - Alex Fletcher, Deputy Editor

Pretty much every teenage boy in the '90s had a major crush on Ramsay Street's Annalise Hartman. Played by Kimberley Davies, she was a man magnet in Erinsborough, working her way through relationships with Lou(!), Sam Kratz, Mark Gottlieb and Stonefish. She...

Today we have the trailer for the upcoming "Predestination" time-travel thriller, starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Madeleine West and Christopher Kirby. Check it out below. Plot: The film chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career for all eternity. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The new movie is directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, who previously worked with Hawke on "Daybreakers." It's set to hit Australian theaters on August 28th. A Us date has yet to be set. Trailer:...

The Nine Network.s crime drama Fat Tony & Co. easily won its timeslot on Sunday night. The premiere of the Screentime-produced series starring Robert Mammone as the infamous criminal Tony Mokbel drew 1.379 million viewers in the five capital cities. Adding the regional audience of 443,263, the first episode had a national average of 1.834 million, peaking at 2.06 million.

The second episode was watched by 1.236 million in the capitals/1.6 million. The nine-part series features other original members of the Underbelly franchise including Vince Colosimo as Alphonse Gangitano, Gyton Grantley as Carl Williams, Les Hill as Jason Moran, Madeleine West as Danielle McGuire, Simon Westaway as Mick Gatto, Gerard Kennedy as Graham Kinniburgh, and Kevin Harrington as Lewis Moran The premiere of season four of Seven.s Downton Abbey pulled 1.125 million (down 206,000 on the launch of season three last year) in the capitals, 1.74 million nationally, and ABC.s Rake had 617,000.

The debut of Matchbox...

Madeleine West has revealed that she suffered serious brain injuries when she was involved in a serious accident almost ten years ago. The Australian actress, who used to play Toadie Rebecchi's wife Dee Bliss in Neighbours, said that she needed rehab and plastic surgery after being hit by a bus on a Sydney street in 2002. West said that she was told to keep quiet about her injuries to save her acting career but admitted that she could not ignore the migraines, memory and co-ordination issues she suffers as a result of the crash. Speaking at BrainLink's Women of Achievement Awards earlier this week, West said: "I was advised by my agents and bosses to sort of pretend it didn't happen. But [brain injury] is something that should be talked about more." West also said that the cerebral haematoma she suffered (more)...