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| Zendaya, Robert Pattinson pose awkwardly in 'The Drama' trailer | Robert Pattinson and Zendaya awkwardly pose for a wedding photographer in a teaser for A24's The Drama. The actors portray Charlie and Emma, a couple about to get married in the film, which arrives in theaters April 3. The photographer asks Charlie his favorite qualities about Emma in the the trailer, released Wednesday. "She's beautiful, funny," he says, as the preview cuts to earlier moments in the relationship, when the couple appeared happy. "And she has the best laugh." "I love that he's caring, understanding and open minded," Emma adds. The photographer asks the couple to smile naturally, but they can't seem to do it. As the preview continues, viewers see glimpses of "the drama" that might have led up to that moment. |
| Netflix announces Natalee Holloway docuseries | Netflix announced a docuseries on the Natalee Holloway case on Wednesday. The three-part docuseries will feature Natalee's mother, Beth. Natalee traveled to Aruba with college friends in 2005. Her murder was confirmed in 2023 when Joran van der Sloot confessed and was extradited to the U.S. to face charges. Beth participated in the continued investigation and spearheaded new resources for other missing persons. In the documentary, she will recount events from her daughter's disappearance through van der Sloot's confession. Materials include audio archives from family, friends and the FBI, newly released footage and new interviews with investigators. Dani Sloane and Matthew Galkin direct the series. |
| 'Donkey King' show highlights efforts to 'rehab and re-home' donkeys | Donkey King, hosted by former Time Inc. senior vice president Ron King, is coming to ABC stations on Jan. 3, Hearst Media production Group announced Wednesday. The show will highlight the work done at Oscar's Place Adoption Center & Sanctuary in California, a press release states. "The series will showcase King's and dozens of volunteers' work to rescue, rehab and re-home donkeys, whose global population is threatened," the official synopsis reads. King, who worked as an executive at Time Inc. prior to creating the sanctuary, said that he was influenced to switch career paths after he scrolled across a TikTok video "about donkeys in need of help," he said in a statement. "I left my media career and founded a donkey rescue. |
| John Woo's 'Hard Boiled,' 'Better Tomorrow,' 'Killer' get rerelease | Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment Company, Hong Kong Cinema Classics and GKIDS announced Wednesday that it will re-release three John Woo films next year. Hard Boiled, A Better Tomorrow and The Killer will be re-released. Hard Boiled plays Jan. 25, 26 and 28. A Better Tomorrow plays March 1, 2 and 4. The Killer plays April 5, 6 and 8. Shout! Studios restored the films in 4K and released them on home video this year. Woo spoke with UPI about the films in this collection. Woo called A Better Tomorrow his first auteur film. It stars Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung and Waise Lee as three friends torn apart by a life of crime. The Killer introduced his signature doves, his favorite bird. |
| Daniel Diemer brings Cyclops Tyson to 'Percy Jackson' S2 | The Man in the High Castle and The Midnight Club alum Daniel Diemer says he didn't know exactly what Tyson, the Cyclops he plays on Percy Jackson and The Olympians, would look like until after he was finished filming. "It was guesswork. I had seen the tiniest, little bit of a preview of what [a single CGI eye] might look like before we started shooting," Diemer, 29, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "It really wasn't much to go off of," he said, adding that several conversations were had with the show's team to determine what direction to take the character. "A lot of it was like: 'OK, how expressive do I go? Do I push him to be a little bit younger, a little bit older?'" he recalled. |