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Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Thursday, June 22, 2023.

NBC isn't taking another spin on The Wheel.

TV Line reports that the U.S. adaptation of the UK game show has been canceled after one season.

News of the cancellation doesn't come as much of a surprise since the series ended its run in December following a low-rated freshman run.

The series was created and hosted by Michael McIntyre.

Meanwhile, Two CW stars are joining forces for an exciting new project.

Deadline reports Grant Gustin (The Flash) and Lucy Hale are set to star in Puppy Love, set to launch on Amazon's ad-supported Freevee later this summer.

"In Puppy Love, after a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole (Hale) and socially-anxious Max (Gustin) vow to lose each other's numbers until they learn that their dogs find a love match, and now puppies are on the way,...

How’s this for a change of pace? Fresh off his nine-season run as The Flash‘s titular speedster, Grant Gustin will star opposite Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars, Katy Keene) in the Freevee original movie Puppy Love.

Premiering later this summer on Amazon’s ad-supported streaming platform (exact date Tbd), Puppy Love centers on wild-child Nicole (Hale) and the socially anxious Max (Gustin). “After a disastrous first date, Nicole and Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs have found a love match, and now puppies are on the way,” according to the official logline.

Exclusive: Amazon Freevee has acquired the Lionsgate movie Puppy Love, starring Pretty Little Liars alumna Lucy Hale and Grant Gustin, who is coming off a nine-season run as the star of the CW’s The Flash.

The Freevee Original film will premiere on the free, ad-supported streaming platform later this summer. It will also be available to rent or own digitally on its debut date.

Inspired by BuzzFeed’s viral 2015 digital series Puppyhood, Puppy Love was produced by BuzzFeed Studios through the company’s deal with Lionsgate. It was filmed in Canada last summer, with Hale and Gustin both posting on social media Aug. 29 that they had wrapped a movie together with no further detail.

Lucy Hale and Grant Gustin

In Puppy Love, after a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole (Hale) and socially-anxious Max (Gustin) vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs find a love match,...

The Zombieland soundtrack features an eclectic mix of easygoing American recording artists, such as Willie Nelson as well as more hard rock-heavy tracks by the likes of Metallica and Van Halen. Revolving around a ragtag bunch of survivors in a zombie apocalypse, the 2009 comedy has acquired a cult status, eventually spawning a sequel a decade later. The diversity within the movie's soundtrack can best be explained from the vastly different personalities among the main characters. So, while Woody Harrelson's Tallahassee is a short-tempered zombie killer, Jesse Eisenberg's Columbus is more cautious. Joining them are the fearless and strategic Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).

Zombieland's adrenaline-fueled action is perfectly paired with the high-octane music in the soundtrack, with genres ranging from classic rock to metal to musical symphonies. While they can often help add to the pace and comedy of the scene, the music can also foreshadow events to come.

A Hero was the big winner at the 21st Hafez Awards, Iran’s primary national screen awards ceremony. Scroll down for the full list of winners across film and TV.

The latest film from Asghar Farhadi took home Best Motion Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (both for Farhadi), Best Actor for Amir Jadidi (who shared the prize with Peyman Maadi of Walnut Tree), and Best Editor (Hayedeh Safiyari).

A Hero is Iran’s Oscar entry this year, with Farhadi having scooped the Academy prize on two previous occasions for The Salesman and A Separation.

Further winners at this year’s Hafez Awards included Pardis Ahmadieh for Toman and Susan Parvar for Botox, who shared the Best Actress prize, and Morteza Najafi who won Best Cinematography for Toman. Producer and actor Ali Sartipi was presented with a Special Individual Achievement prize while Bahman and Bahram Ark’s Skin was given the Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal.

Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, whose performance in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 “Breathless” helped usher in the French New Wave, has died at the age of 88. The actor’s lawyer confirmed the report to news outlets on Monday. No cause of death has been revealed. Belmondo starred in nearly 100 features, for both film and television including the aforementioned “Breathless” and “Pierrot le Fou.”

Belmondo was April 9, 1933 west of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Acting didn’t come immediately to Belmondo. He began as a boxer, making his amateur debut in the ring in 1949. The physical changes to his face, according to the actor, compelled him to leave the sport. He would eventually attend a private drama school , transitioning to the Conservatoire of Dramatic Arts in his twenties. He made his stage debut in 1953.

His first film role came in Jean-Pierre Cassel’s 1957 “On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels,” but he wound up on the cutting-room floor.

Jean-Paul Belmondo, the French cinema star best known for his performance in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” in 1959, has died, his lawyer confirmed to the news agency Afp on Monday. He was 88.

A cause of death has not been made public.

Belmondo skyrocketed to international fame after appearing in Godard’s 1959 New Wave French classic “Breathless,” and became one of the country’s biggest stars throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

Born in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, the young Belmondo started out as an amateur boxer and, in fact, had an undefeated record. But after spending years pursuing a career as a fighter, he later recalled, “I stopped when the face I saw in the mirror began to change.”

His spent his later teen years at a private drama school and started to perform comedy sketches in the French provinces. After studying for three years at the Conservatoire of Dramatic Arts,...

When Flea refers to you as “the greatest fucking electric bass player,” you know you’ve done something right. Just ask MonoNeon, who appeared in a video on the Red Hot Chili Peppers member’s Instagram this summer. The artist, born Dywane Thomas Jr., likely realized he was headed in a fruitful direction back in 2014, when Prince caught wind of his talents and reached out to jam. But both milestones came before MonoNeon released “Invisible,” his favorite song to date.

A funky pop song with unwavering soul, “Invisible” pulls stylistic elements from the the Sixties,...

By the time Dolly Parton had entered her teens, the young girl from the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee had accomplished something that most adults who love to sing country music could only dare dream: she had performed on the Grand Ole Opry.

Parton, who this week celebrates her 50th anniversary as a member of the Opry cast with an all-star salute, was officially inducted as an Opry member in January 1969, by which time she was a nationally recognized TV star alongside Porter Wagoner. But in 1959, the 13-year-old, then unknown outside of Knoxville,...

We all know Halloween is when the monsters come out to play. But writer-director Stephen Johnson’s short horror-comedy Puppy Love poses the question: “Who is the Real monster here… and what’s it going to do to that cute little dog?” Starring Andrew Kirsanov (Dexter) and Azure Parsons, Puppy Love is the […]

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Eight celebrities took to the stage in the first episode of season 2 of “The Masked Singer.” Each of them was completely clad in an costume with their face hidden behind an elaborate mask. After each pair of contestants sang, one moved on and the other had to return for a sing-off. In the end, two of these costumed creatures were eliminated: the Egg (Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir) and the Ice Cream (professional gamer and YouTube star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.)

The other half dozen contestants will continue on in the competition in coming weeks. We won’t know who they are till they are eliminated or, in the case of one of them, wins the show. If you can’t wait till then to find out, then keep reading as we’ve got “The Masked Singer” spoilers for all of them, including the Rottweiler.

See ‘The Masked Singer’ spoilers: The...

Strand includes Fyzal Boulifa’s Lynn + Lucy and Beyond The Horizon starring Laetitia Casta and Clémence Poésy.

The 2019 San Sebastian Film Festival (September 20-28) has revealed the 14 first and second films set to compete for its New Directors award.

Among the titles are UK director Fyzal Boulifa’s feature debut Lynn + Lucy about two best friends whose relationship is tested after a tragedy. The project, backed by BBC Films, was part of the Great 8 showcase at Cannes this year.

Titles from second- time directors include Jorunn Myklebust Syversen’s Disco, with Skam star Josefine Frida Pettersen, and Delphine Lehericey’s...

Have you ever watched a movie about a psychotic, genetically modified dog and found yourself wondering if it was in fact made by a psychotic, genetically modified dog? Such was the case for me while watching the new Scream Factory release of John Lafia’s 1993 killer canine flick Man’s Best Friend. Now, recently I’ve developed an affinity for the bonkers horror that came out of the early to mid ’90s. I can appreciate a movie that takes a crazy premise and commits to it. The problem with Man’s Best Friend is that it doesn’t quite know what it’s committing to.

Lori Tanner (Ally Sheedy) is a journalist complete with an oversized pants suit, a smoking habit, and a rather weaselly boyfriend named Perry (Fredric Lehne). In an attempt to break away from doing fluff pieces on the local news station, she follows a lead to Emax Laboratories,...

See the legendary Nicolas Cage in a role you’ve never seen him play before when Between Worlds arrives on Blu-ray (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and Digital February 26 from Lionsgate.

Wow! Check out this trailer!:

See the legendary Nicolas Cage in a role you’ve never seen him play before when Between Worlds arrives on Blu-ray (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and Digital February 26 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Starring alongside the Oscar®-winning Cage are Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Garrett Clayton, Lydia Hearst, and Hopper Penn. Called “a remarkable film that has Cage playing to his strengths to bring this bizarre story to life” by Cinapse, the Between Worlds Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Nicolas Cage stars in this twist-filled supernatural thriller that follows Joe (Cage), a struggling truck driver haunted by the memory...

The Toyman Toy Show in St. Louis has been going strong for almost 30 years now and just keeps getting bigger and better! The fun now takes place nine times a year at The Machinists Hall 12365 St Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton, Mo 63044. There are over 120 vendors at the Toyman Toy Show spread out over 220 tables. all selling vintage toys, comics, dolls, diecast cars, movie memorabilia, and more as well as cosplayers and artists. It’s an unbelievable amount of fun for only $5!

The next Toyman Show is this Sunday, December 9th from 9:00a to 3:00p and actors Simon Fisher-Becker from Harry Potter and Steve Cardenas from Power Rangers will be there! And there will be a Toys For Tots Toy Drive!

A Facebook invite for Sunday’s show can be found Here

Simon Fisher-Becker was born 25th November 1961 in London. He’s a character actor with a forte...

The long-awaited new album by Drake has arrived. “Scorpion” clocks in at 25 tracks, 12 on side A and 13 on side B, and features guest appearances by Jay-z (“Talk Up”), Static Major and Ty Dolla Sign (“After Dark”) and a previously unreleased vocal by Michael Jackson which leads the hook to the song “Don’t Matter to Me.”

Credited elsewhere on the album are Nicki Minaj, Future and Paul Anka, the 76-year-old crooner known for classics like “Puppy Love” and “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” and a longtime collaborator of Jackson’s.

The album also seems to confirm rumors that Drake has fathered a son, acknowledging his newborn child in the track “Emotionless” and “March 14,” in which he raps “kiss my son on the forehead.” Other references include lyrics about George Zimmerman and Malcolm X.

Within an hour of its release, “Scorpion” shot up to No. 1 on the iTunes chart and on Apple Music.

Exclusive: Hopper Penn, Paz de la Huerta, and Rosanna Arquette lead comedy.

Insurgent Media head of international sales Christian De Gallegos and his team have commenced talks here with worldwide buyers on Puppy Love starring Hopper Penn, Paz de la Huerta, and Rosanna Arquette.

Michael Maxxis’ dramatic comedy also stars Donald Cerrone, Colleen Camp, Mickey Avalon and Wayne Newton.

The story charts a year in the life of a young man who falls in love with a drug-addled prostitute.

Principal photography wrapped last month in Edmonton, Canada.

David Michaels, George Parra and Nicolette Saina produced, while Sam Osman served as executive producer and financed through Film Alberta Studios.

Insurgent Media CEO Ezna Sands said: “We’re very excited about this film. It’s genuinely unique, funny and stunning to look at. Michael Maxxis is a director with a very bright future and I sincerely hope that this gem marks the beginning of many years of collaboration between...