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Sir Ridley Scott will start shooting his Bee Gees biopic in November 2025.The 87-year-old director is to tell the story of the band of brothers, comprised of Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb, on the big screen and filming is tentatively scheduled to begin at the end of the year.When asked if he is shooting any movies in 2025, Ridley answered: "I am… the Bee Gees in November."I think so. That's what I dare say."Ridley says the movie from Paramount Pictures will tell the story of the trio from their childhood right up to the present day, covering their incredible impact on disco due to the soundtrack they created for 1977 movie 'Saturday Night Fever' - which starred John Travolta as dancer Tony Manero - and the deaths of Maurice and his fraternal twin Robin.In an interview with website Collider, he said: "It's really about...

Jimmy Fallon took the good with the bad during his time on “Saturday Night Live.”

During a recent appearance on “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, Fallon said that as a young comedian on “SNL,” he wanted to make everyone happy with his performances. Although he’s since realized it is an impossible task, at the time, it was “the absolute worst” when his jokes didn’t land.

“I want everyone to like me,” Fallon said. “I can’t stand [the hate]. I go, ‘Oh, my gosh. What can I do to make you like me?’ I think the answer is you can’t. You can’t make everyone like you. You just have to do what you do. And do the best that you can at what you do. And be happy with yourself.”

Fallon was on “SNL” from 1998 to 2004. During that time, he co-anchored “Weekend Update” with Tina Fey and...

Ridley Scott continued his endless press tour in a new interview with GQ today, where he proudly talked shit about the studio behind his most recent success, Gladiator II. One would think the studio was happy enough with the returns of that movie to let this guy keep making these massive,...

Jacob Elordi just might be making his Ridley Scott debut: The actor is in talks to be replacing Paul Mescal in Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller “The Dog Stars,” based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel.

Mescal was originally set to have a “Gladiator II” reunion with director Scott for “The Dog Stars,” however, he had to exit after his casting as Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic. Yet now Elordi is expected to take his place. Variety first reported the casting negotiations. IndieWire has reached out to representatives for comment.

“The Dog Stars” centers on a pilot named Hig (Elordi) who befriends an ex-Marine gunman while battling a band of scavengers called Reapers. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where an unnamed pandemic has decimated American society.

The screen adaptation was co-written by Mark L. Smith and Christopher Wilkinson (“Ali”). Smith and Cliff Roberts are producing “The Dog Stars,...

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One year after she herself was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors, Queen Latifah is set to host the show for 2024. The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will be taped on Sunday, Dec. 8, and air on CBS and Paramount+ two weeks later on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 8:30pm Eastern and Pacific. The event will be produced by Done+Dusted in association with Rok Productions, executive produced by David Jammy, Elizabeth Kelly, and Jack Sussman, and directed by Alex Rudzinski.

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This year’s honorees are famed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, the rock band The Grateful Dead, rock singer-songwriter and blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt, jazz musician Arturo Sandoval, and the Apollo Theater, which will receive special recognition as an American institution. They will be seated in the box tier of the Kennedy Center Opera House while their careers and legacies are celebrated...

Director Ridley Scott has opened up about why one of his next movies is in a genre he's never done before, explaining what influenced his decision to tackle something new. The longtime director's original claim to fame was his sci-fi movies, having created both the Alien and Blade Runner franchises. While he would continue to expand the Alien movie timeline with prequels like 2012's Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, he never got the chance to do the same with the Harrison Ford-led film. Instead, he began branching out into different genres across his career.

Despite creating two classic sci-fi franchises, Scott's historical epics have become his claim to fame. These include Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, and Napoleon, with the upcoming Gladiator II also falling into this category. Other realistic films he's done include Black Hawk Down, Body of Lies, and The Counselor, emphasizing just how much the director can embrace a multitude of film genres.

A mixed history in cinema seems to be counting against Madonna as she publicly discusses disagreements with studios over her biopic.

In a world where musical biopics seemed to get commissioned with greater ease than any other genre you’d think a Madonna movie would be an instant green light. After all, she’s an icon of pop with an incredibly interesting life story and a back catalogue of hits to rival any musical biopic that has come before.

The project did make it into some kind of development back in 2020, with Madonna and Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody working on an early version. Then Erin Cressida Wilson was drafted in to co-write alongside Madonna before the project was scrapped by Universal.

Before that happened the planned film had even found its Madonna: Julia Garner, an actor whose star continues to rise following a string of impressive performances was set to...

In a grim turn of events, two drummers for The Bee Gees have died within less than a week. Dennis Bryon, who played on many of the group’s biggest hits, passed away at the age of 76 on November 14th. Just days later, earlier drummer Colin “Smiley” Petersen died at 78 years old on November 18th.

According to The New York Times, former Bee Gees member Blue Weaver first announced Bryon’s death on Facebook this past Thursday. The two musicians were also in the UK bands Amen Corner and Fair Weather together.

Born in Cardiff, Wales on April 14th, 1949, Bryon started drumming as a teenager and found success in the UK with Amen Corner before joining the Bee Gees in 1973 — just as the band was about to go disco.

Some of the group’s hits featuring Bryon’s percussion include “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “More Than a Woman,” “How Deep Is Your Love,...

Put on your favorite Bee Gees song. What catches your attention first? In the opening moments of “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” or “More Than a Woman,” before the golden harmonies of the brothers Gibb come in, it’s probably the disco backbeat running through the whole song. And you can thank the late Dennis Bryon for that.

Bryon, who died at age 76 on Nov. 14, according to The New York Times, joined the Bee Gees in the early 1970s and stayed in the band through 1980 — a tenure that matches up precisely with their most successful era.

Colin Petersen, the original Bee Gees drummer who played on such classic 1960s tracks as “I Started a Joke,” “To Love Somebody” and “I Just Gotta Get a Message to You,” died Monday. He was 78.

His death was confirmed in a Facebook post by his current band Best of The Bee Gees, which reads: “It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our dear friend Colin “Smiley” Petersen. He enriched our lives and bound our group with love, care and respect. Not sure how we can go on without his glowing smile and deep friendship. We love you Col. Rest in Peace.” No cause of death was given.

Nicknamed “Smiley,” Petersen was the first official Bee Gees member not named Gibb when he joined brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice in 1966 after all four had moved to London from Australia. After some early visa troubles, he played on...

Jimmy Fallon is taking on the spicy wings of death.

The Tonight Show host made an appearance on Hot Ones with Sean Evans.

During the appearance, Jimmy spoke about his favorite SNL sketches, making his holiday album, the impression that landed him the SNL gig, Selena Gomez getting mad at him, and much more.

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On making his holiday album:

“…We have a bunch of good earworms and just like kind of happiness. And there’s a lot of ding dongs on our album, there’s a lot of bells ringing…Its like kind of not Whoville, but its those types of vibes hat make you happy and feel good and that’s what the record’s all about.”

On impressions, his Adam Sandler impression and how it helped him become an SNL cast member:

“Impressions are how I got started…I entered this competition…...

Victoria and David Beckham have a new home in Florida. However, while their new neighborhood has plenty of celebrities, the Beckhams went about it wrong. As a result, they have many neighbors who are not happy with them being there, even if it was unintentional.

Here is what the Beckhams did wrong that has made them outsiders in their own neighborhood.

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Victoria and David Beckham bought a new home in an exclusive Florida neighborhood. In and of itself, this is not that big of a deal. However, it is how they bought the home that has their neighbors in an uproar. The celebrity super couple bought the home in their own names, and that has caused a problem.

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Most celebrities, especially those as wealthy as the Beckham couple, set up a company to buy their home. They create the...

Despite being unceremoniously let go by Days of Our Lives, Arianne Zucker continues to have fun. In August, Zucker married fellow ex-costar Shawn Christian and shared the news and a couple of pics with her fans. Now, Zucker has another post from her wedding, which includes an amazing video.

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Days alums Zucker (ex-Nicole) posted a video on Instagram from her wedding to Shawn Christian (ex-Daniel), writing, “Well, another little sneak peek...

The actor and film-maker’s ingenious comedy sees her play a gamut of characters who meet gory ends chasing a not-worth-it love interest

The Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly – but couldn’t be sure if the butterfly wasn’t the one having the dream about him. Film-maker Alice Lowe dreams her way into a cosmically recurring persona in this likably chaotic, flawed comedy; she plays a woman who regenerates Blackadderishly throughout the years, from the 1680s to the 1980s, forever in love with the same man, forever destined to sacrifice herself for him, almost but not quite in possession of the knowledge that this guy is unworthy of her. At each stage, the incarnations of the past are perhaps dream-memories and the personae of the future are prophecies. Or … is she just very, very mad?

In 1688, Lowe is Agnes, a humble Scottish maidservant who is enamoured of...

I dreamed about him. I got up at 5 a.m. to go downstairs and have a private cry. There was a Kris-shaped mantra running through my head, right in the center of the deep sadness: “Do better. Be bigger. Speak truth. Don’t let the bastards get you down. Write about it.”

The space he left is filled with more than grief. It has a sense of urgency.

Time is a thief.

I’ve never known anyone as authentically themselves as Kris. His very thoughts had an armament of courage.

Development and distribution company Escapade Media, based in Australia, will launch the Revealit TV video platform at Mipcom later this month.

The 40th edition of Mipcom, the international co-production and entertainment content market, runs from Oct. 21-24 in Cannes.

Revealit TV, an AI-powered interactive video platform, allows viewers to interact with what they see on screen, either immediately or once they have finished watching a show.

Revealit TV’s shoppable, interactive and searchable viewing experience happens by way of an app armed with six cutting-edge and patented AI technologies including a voice interface, virtual try-ons and generative AI.

Natalie Lawley, managing director of Escapade Media, commented, “This is a very exciting time for innovative content. Revealit TV’s ground-breaking technology truly elevates and enhances the viewing experience for today’s audiences.”

Garry Smith, CEO at Revealit TV, added, “We are thrilled to be working with Escapade Media at Mipcom to...

"Joker 2," or "Joker: Folie à Deux" as absolutely nobody calls it, is finally here! And the results ... are mixed (although you can read our pretty positive review right here). For the sequel to his billion dollar hit "Joker," director Todd Phillips has made a film that deliberately sets out to interrogate the audience of the first film. "Oh, you liked Arthur Fleck?" Phillips is asking here. "Why??" In theory, this is a fascinating idea. I'm all for sequels that try to deconstruct and re-contextualize what came before. On top of that, "Joker 2" is a musical! All of this sounds great on paper.

Unfortunately, the film is a bit of a slog. It's so joyless and dour that watching it begins to feel like a chore. On top of that, Phillips seems genuinely afraid of embracing the musical aspect of the movie — which makes you wonder why the hell...

Coldplay have released their 10th studio album, Moon Music, leaving only two records to go, according to frontman Chris Martin. As the band nears the finish line with two decades of record releases behind them, they have grown increasingly chaotic while sorting out new ways to promote their music. On the eve of the LP’s release, Coldplay led a Moon Music-themed sales segment on QVC. And later on, Martin stopped by The Tonight Show disguised as a busking audience member named Nigel.

Coldplay made a convincing sales pitch for the album on QVC,...

Entertainment phenomenon Barbra Streisand will be searching the corners of her mind for memories – misty, watercolor or otherwise – for a multi-part documentary directed by Egot-winner Frank Marshall and produced by Oscar winner Alex Gibney.

Production is underway on the untitled project from Sony Music Vision, in partnership with Columbia Records, Jigsaw Productions, and The Kennedy/Marshall Company.

“The production has been granted unprecedented access to Streisand’s personal archives, including hundreds of hours of personal, never-before-seen video, photographs, audio recordings, and personal keepsakes from throughout her acclaimed career,” according to a release. “Utilizing this treasure trove of archival materials alongside contemporary verité, the documentary will provide an in depth look of Streisand’s star studded past and her current artistic endeavors.”

In a statement, Streisand said, “For years I’ve been thinking about the best way to share the vast amount of content I’ve been safely storing in my vault.

Gladiator II has fans entertained long before its anticipated release, 24 years after the Oscar-winning original debuted. Director Ridley Scott suggests movie lovers may not have to wait as long for a threequel as the filmmaker is "already toying" with ideas for another follow-up.

Speaking with French film magazine Premiere, Scott admitted he's flirted with the prospect of a potential Gladiator III and teased plot details for the would-be threequel. Scott hinted at Gladiator II's ending resembling The Godfather Part II and how a third film could build on that conclusion.

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"I'm already toying with the idea of Gladiator III. No, seriously! I've lit the fuse The ending of Gladiator II is reminiscent of The Godfather, with Michael Corleone finding himself with a job he didn't want,...

Three film and television studios that center Black stories are coming together to produce a slate of hip-hop biopics — and they’ve announced that Queen Latifah’s will be first. Neither a writer nor director has been announced yet, but Queen Latifah herself will be one of the producers through her company, Flavor Unit Entertainment. Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Jesse Collins’ Jesse Collins Entertainment are also on board for Latifah’s biopic.

In a statement, Smith emphasized the importance of starting with the “Ladies First” artist’s story,...

The Kennedy Center has found the honorees for the 47th installment of The Kennedy Center Honors.

Director Francis Ford Coppola; rock band The Grateful Dead; singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt; and jazz composer, trumpeter and pianist Arturo Sandoval will be feted at this year’s event, with The Apollo Theater in Harlem set to receive special honors “as an iconic American institution.”

The President of the United States typically serves as the host of the event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. — a tradition that President Biden has upheld while in office. Last year’s honorees for the 46th installment of the event included Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb and Renée Fleming. Previous honorees have included George Clooney, U2, Lorne Michaels and many others.

The Kennedy Center Honors will be handed out Dec. 8, and will be broadcast on CBS on Dec.

The Kennedy Center Honors recipients for 2024 are Francis Ford Coppola, Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the iconic Apollo in New York. This 47th annual group of five selections will be honored at a Washington, D.C. ceremony in early December. CBS will air the two-hour event later in December.

Raitt and the Grateful Dead are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sandoval is a legendary jazz musician and composer. Coppola is the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.” The Apollo marks the first time that a Kch will be provided to an institution rather than a specific person. For the Grateful Dead, the honorees attending will be Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir.

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An Ohio woman was scammed out of $122,000 by an online imposter claiming to be former Journey vocalist Steve Perry.

According to the local Wkyc news outlet, the woman was contacted by the fake Perry via Facebook messenger in January, and the two kept correspondence over several months by messaging on WhatsApp. Claiming that he had a “business opportunity” — and that he “needed a woman in his life” — the scammer soon got the woman to start sending him money.

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By the time she wises up to what was happening, $122,000 had already slipped away — $50,000 in gift cards and $72,000 in the form of wire transfers to “various persons in various different states, designated by ‘Perry,’ through her bank,” according to the police report.

The final tipping point for the woman came when the fake Perry began getting more demanding, and asked for photos of her passport and driver’s license.

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Kicking off the start of Summer with the big Memorial Day weekend, a new documentary poses the question: What’s the “go-to” music for this season? Well, for the past 63 years, it’s been these pop icons out of Hawthorne, California, of course. Their signature songs invoke memories of ocean waves hitting the sand as eager athletes run through the foam with their trusty boards. Interestingly only one member of the original band surfed, though when watching a blonde adonis catching a “tasty wave”, you automatically, in your head, recall the sweet infectious harmonies of The Beach Boys.

After opening with glorious footage of an electric 1975 outdoor concert (naturally in the bright Summer sun), the doc springs back 15 or so years to the modest suburban home on 119th Street when the eldest Wilson brother Brian became fascinated by the careful vocal craftsmanship of the Four Freshmen along with other musical acts.

Paramount wasn’t messing around during their CinemaCon panel today, giving attendees previews of movies like Smile 2, Gladiator II, A Quiet Place: Day One, Transformers One, and If, revealing The Running Man casting news, and announcing several movies, including a live-action comedy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Scary Movie 6, a Transformers / G.I. Joe crossover, and a live-action, R-rated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. They also unveiled several titles on their 2024 – 2026 slate, and we can’t possibly cover them all… so we have gone ahead and dropped the full list into this article. Scroll down to see what Paramount has in store for us over the next couple years.

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The five artists chosen for the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors are likely being informed now in the month of April about their selections. That’s according to recent honoree Billy Crystal, who said he was told last April and had to keep quiet until mid-summer when the 2023 Kch choices were officially announced.

Crystal was honored a few months ago in Washington, D.C. for the annual CBS event, along with Renee Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick. Who do we think will be among the honorees announced this summer? Tour our photo gallery above to see who are our choices for the top 50 entertainers who need to be selected soon. You can also visit our forums thread where we have a much lengthier list of hundreds of eligible artists.

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Zayn Malik is gearing up to release his long-awaited fourth studio album, and he’s co-produced the upcoming LP with Grammy-winner Dave Cobb, Rolling Stone can exclusively confirm.

In working with Cobb — one of Nashville’s most accomplished and in-demand producers — Malik will explore new sonic territory and lean into pairing his unmistakable vocals with live instrumentation. The soulful singer-songwriter had spent several years writing the album at his home in rural Pennsylvania before enlisting Cobb’s help as a co-producer. There’s no release date or title yet, but...

Ridley Scott potentially directing Bee Gees biopic for Paramount, with Barry Gibb as executive producer. Project a departure for Scott, but connection to Bee Gees dates back to early career. Film aims to replicate success of Bohemian Rhapsody, highlighting Bee Gees' legendary music journey.

Paramount Pictures is riding high on the success of its Bob Marley: One Love biopic, and it's not slowing down. The studio is quickly advancing on its next musical odyssey, a biopic focusing on the iconic Bee Gees. Sources have disclosed to Deadline an exhilarating update: Ridley Scott is potentially set to direct this eagerly awaited project.

Scott, an acclaimed director known for his versatile filmmaking, is set to produce the film alongside his partner Michael Pruss from Scott Free. Joining them in the production are Graham King of Gk Films and Stacey Snider. Paramount is set to distribute the film globally, with Amblin and Sister potentially co-financing.

Ridley Scott is known for dark, iconic films like Alien and Gladiator, but his next project is a departure. After Napoleon and Gladiator 2, Scott will direct a biopic about The Bee Gees, a surprising shift in genre. Despite Scott's dark film legacy, he has experience with biopics, making The Bee Gees project a fitting choice.

Although Ridley Scott stood out in 2023 for his historical action film, Napoleon, and his upcoming sequel, Gladiator 2, the next film on his docket is going to put him in an entirely new light. Ridley Scott is an English filmmaker who is best known for projects like Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator. Since the 1970s, Scott has worked on iconic projects that are typically dark, unique, and full of crime or violence. He is a master of science fiction, historical fiction, and stories of the human condition. In this way, his next film will be his biggest departure yet.

Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott reportedly lands his next project as the Oscar-nominated filmmaker will helm an upcoming biopic on the legendary Australian music group, the Bee Gees.

Per Deadline, Scott is closing in on directing Paramount's untitled Bee Gees biopic and will also produce alongside Michael Pruss of Scott Free Productions, Graham King via Gk Films and Stacey Snider. The film will be executive produced by the Bee Gees lead singer and only surviving member, Barry Gibb, with John Logan, who Scott worked with previously on Gladiator, writing the screenplay.

Related Director Ridley Scott Claps Back at Napoleon's Critics Napoleon director Ridley Scott bluntly responds to the movie's critics, defending his film and telling dissatisfied viewers to Get a life.

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Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the Bee Gees biopic in the works at Paramount Pictures, with Barry Gibb set to executive produce and Gladiator’s screenwriter, John Logan, set to provide the script.

The news was shared by Deadline in a report explaining that Paramount is hoping to follow up Bob Marely: One Love with the still-untitled Bee Gees biopic they’ve been developing since they acquired the Gibb family estate and the rights to the band’s hit songs in 2019. Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King was an early sign-on to the project, and for a period of time Kenneth Branagh was slated to direct.

Now, though, Scott is in the director’s chair, which is actually pretty fitting. Early in his career, Scott collaborated with the Bee Gees’ longtime-manager Robert Stigwood on a film project that would star the band themselves. The film never came into fruition,...

Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the Bee Gees biopic in the works at Paramount Pictures, with Barry Gibb set to executive produce and Gladiator’s screenwriter, John Logan, set to provide the script.

The news was shared by Deadline in a report explaining that Paramount is hoping to follow up Bob Marely: One Love with the still-untitled Bee Gees biopic they’ve been developing since they acquired the Gibb family estate and the rights to the band’s hit songs in 2019. Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King was an early sign-on to the project, and for a period of time Kenneth Branagh was slated to direct.

Now, though, Scott is in the director’s chair, which is actually pretty fitting. Early in his career, Scott collaborated with the Bee Gees’ longtime-manager Robert Stigwood on a film project that would star the band themselves. The film never came into fruition,...

Exclusive: With its movie Bob Marley: One Love now in theaters, Paramount Pictures is moving fast on another high-profile biopic on a popular music group and looks to have found an A-list director to lead the project. While a deal isn’t done, sources tell Deadline that Ridley Scott is in negotiations to direct the studio’s untitled Bee Gees movie. Scott will produce alongside producing partner Michael Pruss of Scott Free, Graham King through his Gk Films banner and Stacey Snider.

Paramount is distributing the film worldwide, with Amblin and Sister having the right to co-finance. Barry Gibb is executive producing. John Logan wrote the script.

While this isn’t the typical film Scott is known for, several factors came into play that led to the studio pursuing him, and the Oscar-nominated director agreeing to come aboard. First, Scott recently wrapped production on the sequel to his smash hit Gladiator and,...

Fresh from filming Gladiator 2, the British director is being lined up for a project about the Stayin’ Alive singers, produced by the company that made Bohemian Rhapsody

Ridley Scott is in line to direct a Bee Gees movie, in the latest of a wave of biopics about high-profile music industry acts.

According to Deadline, Scott is in negotiations to direct a film about the popular hitmakers, in a project which has sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb on board as executive producer, and Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King also involved. No details of the plot or cast have been revealed, but the film will have access to Bee Gees recordings through a deal that the Paramount studio made with the Gibb family in 2019.

Ridley Scott looks set to take on the long-in-gestation biopic of the Bees Gees, according to a new report: more here.

The official biopic of the musical brothers The Bee Gees has gone through a couple of gestations in recent times. I remember stories writing about when Kenneth Branagh was set to direct the film. Then, Sing Street’s John Carney was attached. Now though? It looks as if the thing is finally going to get made, because Sir Ridley Scott looks set to jump aboard.

He’s in post-production at the moment on Gladiator 2, and showing little sign of waiting around for his next film. He’s in negotiations to direct the Bee Gees film for Paramount Pictures, with a screenplay by John Logan apparently pretty much in place.

The film has the backing of Barry Gibb, who’s serving as executive producer on the project. Paramount got...

Los Angeles, Feb 17 (Ians) Filmmaker Ridley Scott is in talks to direct a film on the music group Bee Gees.

The Bee Gees were a band formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Barry Gibb, the last surviving brother, will executive produce. Siblings Maurice and Robin died in 2003 and 2012, respectively.

Scott will produce the currently-untitled film alongside Graham King for Gk Films, Stacey Snider, and Michael Pruss for Scott Free. John Logan, who wrote Scott’s 2000 epic ‘Gladiator’, will pen the script.

It’s been a long road to tell the Bee Gees’ story on the big screen – Kenneth Branagh was previously tapped to direct a biopic film for Paramount in 2021. John Carney stepped in as director in March 2022, but departed due to scheduling conflicts, reports variety.com.

He was replaced by ‘Hustlers’ director Lorene Scafaria in December 2022.

The story of the Gibb brothers’ legendary trio was most...

Ridley Scott is in negotiation to direct Paramount Pictures’ as yet untitled film about musical group The Bee Gees, according to reports.

Scott is also set to produce along with Graham King of Gk Films, Michael Pruss for Scott Free and Stacey Snider. Barry Gibb, the last surviving member of the group, will serve as executive producer.

The script is from John Logan, who wrote Scott’s classic Gladiator, as well as Martin Scorsese’s Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator and James Bond entries Skyfall and Spectre.

Paramount will distribute worldwide and Amblin and the UK’s Sister have the right to co-finance the project.

Ridley Scott is in talks to direct Paramount’s Bee Gees film.

Scott will produce the currently-untitled film alongside Graham King for Gk Films, Stacey Snider, and Michael Pruss for Scott Free. John Logan, who wrote Scott’s 2000 epic “Gladiator,” will pen the script.

Paramount Pictures is distributing the film worldwide with Amblin and Sister having the right to co-finance. Barry Gibb, the last surviving brother, will executive produce. Siblings Maurice and Robin died in 2003 and 2012, respectively.

It’s been a long road to tell the Bee Gees’ story on the big screen – Kenneth Branagh was previously tapped to direct a biopic film for Paramount in 2021. John Carney stepped in as director in March 2022, but departed due to scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by “Hustlers” director Lorene Scafaria in December 2022.

The story of the Gibb brothers’ legendary trio was most recently depicted in 2020 documentary series “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.

Ridley Scott is filling up his dance card. The filmmaker is in talks to direct an untitled movie centering on music group The Bee Gees, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Scott, who last was in theaters Napoleon, is producing alongside Graham King for Gk Films, Stacey Snider, and Michael Pruss for Scott Free. Scott’s Gladiator scribe John Logan will pen the script. Scott is currently in post on Gladiator 2 for Paramount.

The British Austrailian trio The Bee Gees became one of the top selling musical artists of all time, rising to fame in the 1960s and ’70s. Gibb brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice were behind hits such as “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” “Too Much Heaven,” “Nights on Broadway” and “Stayin’ Alive.”

Barry Gibb, the only surviving brother, will executive produce the film. Paramount is distributing with Amblin and Sister having the right to co-finance. A...

This week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” saw Dakota Johnson stopping by Studio 8H to promote her role in the upcoming “Spider-Man” spin-off “Madame Web.” It was only her second time hosting the beloved sketch comedy series, but she quickly found herself flanked by some “SNL” royalty during her opening monologue.

The episode’s musical guest was none other than Justin Timberlake, a member of the Five Timer’s Club whose many hosting gigs have spawned some of the most beloved sketches of the show’s modern era. As Johnson began her monologue, Timberlake invited himself on stage and was quick to offer his services as a host.

“If you want me to be in sketches — I have hosted before,” Timberlake said, holding up his hand to signify his five prior hosting appearances. “First he was bringing sexy back, and now he’s bringing coming back.”

Timberlake jokingly admitted...

Over 20 years after Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon first debuted “The Barry Gibb Talk Show” on Saturday Night Live, the duo revived the sketch on the latest episode.

The premise remains unchanged after two decades and a handful of sketches: Fallon and Timberlake’s Barry and Robin Gibb welcome politicians and experts onto their show, despite the Bee Gees brothers having little understanding of politics. Instead of a thought-provoking conversation on the subject, Barry instead berates the guests, while he and his brother sporadically break into song.

This episode’s...

During Dakota Johnson’s Saturday Night Live monologue, she acknowledged that she just can’t take “interviews seriously” while promoting her films.

The actress, who stars in the upcoming Marvel movie Madame Web, alongside Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced and Celeste O’Connor, has been doing a lot of press interviews for the film and realized, “I’m just not good at talking to journalists.”

“I think the big problem is that I say stuff and then they write it down and, and it’s really unfair because most of the time I’m joking,” she quipped.

But Johnson said she’s been that way for a long time, even when she was younger. She proceeded to show a video of herself on a red carpet in the ’90s with her father, actor Don Johnson, as a child. In the footage, she can be seen rolling her eyes.

When the camera cuts...

Once it emerged that Justin Timberlake was returning to Saturday Night Live, it was inevitable that Barry Gibb would make an appearance.

Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon brought The Barry Gibb Talk Show back for its seventh appearance – over 10 years since it was last on the show.

Watch above.

As ever, the Tonight Show host and the former NSync star played Barry Gibb and his quiet brother Robin, who doesn’t have anything to add.

Continuing to use the Bee Gees’ “Nights on Broadway” as the basis for their parody, the Gibbs were joined by Bowen Yang, Keenan Thompson and host Dakota Johnson.

“You look like if Don King ate another Don King,” said Fallon’s Barry Gibb. “I fear nothing; I watched Saltburn with my entire family and I knew about the bathtub scene beforehand.”

“I am legend; I have not cried in 77 years except for Australian show Bluey,” he added.

“Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” crashing host Dakota Johnson’s opening monologue as she bantered with the night’s musical guest, Justin Timberlake.

Johnson opened the show by noting it was her first visit to Rockefeller Center’s Studio 8-h since 2015, when she first hosted “SNL” on the heels of its landmark 40th anniversary special when the audience was packed with notables such as directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Donald Trump, months before he launched his first successful campaign for the White House. On screen a photo of Johnson in that starry crowd flashed. Johnson did not single out Trump by name, but she made a joke at the controversial former president’s expense.

“Look at this collection of people. Crazy to be standing so close to someone who would become the most powerful person in America,” Johnson said as the...

This week’s Saturday Night Live kicked things off with a damn near unwatchable parody of CBS’ NFL broadcast before Dakota Johnson took the stage looking absolutely incredible, dressed in a number that recalled Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s black jumpsuit in Fleabag.

The actress described her upcoming film Madame Web — a Spider-Man spinoff co-starring Sydney Sweeney — as “kind of like if AI generated your boyfriend’s perfect movie.”

“I’ve been doing a lot of press for it and I’m just… not good at talking to journalists,” offered Johnson during her monologue.

Nothing marks a new year quite like the annual Times Square ball drops. This year was no exception, as partygoers gathered live in New York City and families and friends huddled in their living rooms across the country to toast 2024. The televised tradition topped the most-watched telecasts in all of broadcast, according to the Samba TV Weekly Wrap Report for the week of Dec. 25 to Dec. 31.

Dick Clark’s show on ABC has reigned as the top-rated New Year’s Eve special for over 30 years. This year’s rendition, “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024” carried on the tradition, edging out all other programming for the week. Live from New York’s iconic Time Square, with co-host Rita Ora, the broadcast featured a star-studded lineup of musical performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Jelly Roll, Sabrina Carpenter, Green Day and more.

Notably, Seacrest also scored a second spot among...

Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal fondly remember their friend Robin Williams during the Kennedy Center Honors. Williams, Crystal, and Goldberg had a special friendship that dated back decades and included collaborating on various projects. Williams' death in 2014 deeply affected Crystal and Goldberg, who both delivered speeches during his funeral and continue to honor his memory.

Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal became emotional remembering their friend, the late, great Robin Williams, during this year's Kennedy Center Honors. At the event, which took place in Washington, D.C., on December 3 but was televised on December 27, Goldberg and Crystal both fondly spoke about Williams. During her speech celebrating Crystal, who was one of the night's honorees alongside Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, Renée Fleming, and Barry Gibb, Goldberg became emotional when noting Williams' notable absence:

I want to acknowledge the person who should also be standing here with me is our brother Robin.

The...