Celebrity Buzz with Halle Berry and Robbie Williams

Oct 3, 2024 | 5:54 AM

Paramount released a trailer for Better Man, where a CG monkey plays pop star Robbie Williams. The biopic explores his life from childhood to stardom. Williams voices the monkey character, and the film premieres Jan. 17.


DC Studios is developing the animated feature film Dynamic Duo, focusing on the origin story of Robins Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, not Batman and Robin. The film will explore the friendship between the two youths.


John Boyega & Danielle Deadwyler will play Otis Redding and his wife Zelma in the biopic Otis & Zelma, about the life of the late soul legend, focusing on his music and love for Zelma. It has the support of Redding’s estate.


Halle Berry is in talks to join the film adaptation of Don Winslow’s Crime 101, directed by Bart Layton and starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo & Barry Keoghan. The plot involves jewel thefts linked to Colombian cartels.


Sarah Snook, who earlier this year won a Golden Globe, Emmy & Critic’s Choice Award for her role in Succession, is coming to Broadway in March to play 26 roles in The Picture of Dorian Gray, which she also did in London.


The upcoming film Surviving James Dean will delve into the movie icon’s alleged gay relationship with his college roommate, as detailed in William Bast’s memoir. Directed by Guy Guido, the film highlights their friendship.


ABC is developing a 9-1-1 spinoff following the conclusion of 9-1-1: Lone Star after its fifth season. Produced by Ryan Murphy and Tim Minear, the new series, possibly set in Las Vegas, is expected to premiere sometime next year.


Jack Whitehall will star in a Christmas special for Amazon called Jack in Time For Christmas, featuring guests like Michael Bublé and Rebel Wilson. The show follows Whitehall’s journey to make it home for Christmas.


Us Weekly confirms that Angelina Jolie is not dating British rapper Akala; they are just friends. Jolie is prioritizing her career, with her movie Maria, where she plays Maria Callas, premiering at the New York Film Festival.