Actor Sheridan Smith has welcomed her first child with fiance, insurance broker Jamie Horn.
"The Royle Family" star shared a picture of their baby boy clutching onto her finger on Instagram on Saturday.
"Our little man has arrived! We are both completely overwhelmed with love," Smith, 38, captioned the picture.
No other details about the child have been revealed.
Smith, also known for starring in sitcoms "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps" and drama series "Cilla" about the life of English singer Cilla Black, announced her pregnancy last October.

Sheridan Smith gives birth to first child

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American rock band Foo Fighters has decided to shelve its upcoming album amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Frontman Dave Grohl said while the group has completed the album, there are no plans to release it anytime soon, reported Contactmusic.
"We've kind of shelved it for now to figure out exactly when it's going to happen," Grohl said.
The musician is spending the lockdown with his family and is staying away from his guitar.
"By the time we finish and I'm satisfied, it's such a release that I'm really not anxious to jump back into it," he added.

Foo Fighters 'shelve' album

Filmmaker Stella Meghie says it is a "privilege" to direct the Whitney Houston biopic, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody".
The "Photograph" director said it was important for her to tell Whitney's story and "extend" the music icon's legacy.
"Whitney Houston is the greatest singer of all time, so it's a privilege to be able to tell her story. I'm very lucky to have the support of Pat Houston (Whitney's sister-in-law) and Anthony McCarten (screenwriter) and Clive Davis (music producer) to direct the film.
"It's amazing talking about her so much and it's just very important to all of us to kind of extend her legacy and to tell her story. It's the most exciting job I've ever been in a position to tell," Meghie told The Hollywood Reporter.
Davis, who mentored the late singer, is producing the project along with the Whitney Houston estate and McCarten.
Whitney died in 2012 aged 48, drowning in her bathtub after ingesting a large amount of cocaine.
Despite a career marked by drug addiction, she ..

It's a privilege: Stella Meghie on directing Whitney Houston biopic

U2 frontman Bono believes the future of live gigs looks "very different" as the world struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Contactmusic, the singer said drive-in shows can be a successful alternative as there is a possibility to maintain social distancing.
"I think it will be very different for a while. I heard discussion of sort of drive-in type shows.
"Outside the stadiums, you have these big (parking lots) -- so setting up drive-ins, where you have bands playing live from their rehearsal rooms," Bono said.
The 59-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul David Hewson, is happy that his band was able to finish of its tour before the lockdown.
"We haven't learned to phone in our shows. They're full-tilt for us," he said.

Future of live music will be different for a while: Bono

In an innovative way to promote his upcoming production venture, web-series Betaal, superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday announced a contest for budding filmmakers to shoot a scary movie indoors, keeping in mind the nationwide lockdown.
After Emraan Hashmi-starrer Bard of Blood that released on Netflix in 2019, Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainment's second OTT outing is Betaal.
The zombie-horror series starring Viineet Kumar, Aahana Kumra and Suchitra Pillai in the lead, will start streaming on Netflix on May 24.
Since we've all got a bit of time on our hands in quarantine, thought I can get us all to work a bit... in a fun, creative and... spooky way! #SpookSRK, Shah Rukh wrote on Twitter.
Since we all have a bit of time on our hands and have binged a lot of shows and films, how about we channel the inner filmmaking ghost in us to make scary indoor film with an element of horror to it, he said.
The superstar laid down a few rules to be followed while accepting this challenge, which 

SRK announces competition for budding filmmakers to make scary indoor movie

San Diego Comic-Con has announced that it will be presenting an at-home version of its annual event this year.
The convention's official Twitter handle shared the news.
"Coming soon Free parking, comfy chairs, personalised snacks, no lines, pets welcome, badges for all, and a front-row seat to Comic-Con at Home, the tweet read.
Then news comes less than a month after it was revealed that, for the first time in the event's history, Comic-Con would be cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event was scheduled to happen from July 23 to 26.
No dates for the online at-home event have been announced yet.

San Diego Comic-Con goes online

The making of a movie without large crews and outdoor shoots and movies themselves sans party scenes, background dancers or even the staple romantic clinches  that could be the existential crisis facing mainstream cinema in the immediate post-corona world.
Bollywood, after all, has always been about people, whether on screen or off it, in front of the camera or behind it, say industry insiders as they grapple with the uncertainties of life and work after lockdown and contemplate the dimensions of a radical makeover.
Filmmaking has always been a collaborative effort with hundreds of people working in tandem to translate the written word into images but that may change. Producers and directors also wonder how they will manage social distancing with a large crew once they are back on sets.
According to actor-producer Sanjay Suri, there will be behavioural changes on the sets and "cinematic intimacy will take time to return".
"Not because of lack of ideas but purely behavioural changes on 

Social distancing while making films and in movies? Insiders wonder how to make it work

Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal says he is ready to focus on his personal life and that includes having kids some day.
The 39-year-old actor said he has neglected his family a lot due to his commitment to his work but now he has "lightened up".
"I'm interested in my life, even more so than my work. I've reached a point in my career where I feel hungry in a different way. I've seen how much of my life I've neglected as a result of being committed to that work and that idea," Gyllenhaal told British Vogue in an interview.
"(I've) lightened up. Seeing life as something that is, you know, fleeting, and the world being as it is now. I've turned to my family, I've turned to my friends and I've turned to love. I'm a little less interested in the work, I would say, and more interested in that," he added.
Gyllenhaal, who is rumoured to be dating French model Jeanne Cadieu for the past two years,said that he "definitely" plans to have kids in future.
"Yes, of course I do. I definitely do. The ...

I've lightened up: Jake Gyllenhaal on personal life and baby plans

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has tweaked its rules for the Golden Globes in regard to the foreign language film category, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Variety, HFPA has announced that foreign language films will not need a theatrical release in their own country to be eligible for the 2021 Golden Globes.
Earlier there was a rule that foreign films must be released in their country of origin during the 15-month period from October 1 to December 31 prior to the awards.
Foreign-language motion pictures that had a bona fide theatrical release planned to begin in their country of origin during the period from March 15 until a date to be determined by HFPA when cinemas in that country have generally reopened, may instead be released in any country in any format and will still be eligible for the Golden Globe foreign-language motion picture awards, the new rule states.
The films can be released in motion picture format such as in theatres or on pay-per-view ..

Golden Globes makes temporary changes to foreign language film eligibility rules

Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh has launched a unique initiative to raise relief money for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The director has started online classes for budding cinema students and has roped artistes from different fields of filmmaking for the initiative.
Actor Vinay Pathak, screenwriters Anjum Rajabali and Sudip Sharma, cinematographer Siddharth Diwan and director Shoojit Sircar have come aboard the initiative.
Since April 1, more than a dozen lectures have been conducted with students from cities like Bokaro, Kota, Bhilai, Almora, and Coimbatore taking part in them. Overseas students have also showed interest in the lectures.
Through the initiative, Satyanshu has so far raised Rs 15 lakhs which has been donated to non-for-profit organisations like Milaap, Goonj, Sarvahitey, and Sneha, providing food and support to out-of-work labourers, women and children in slums, and the homeless.
The daily wage workers from the film industry are also benefitting from this ...

Satyanshu Singh starts online classes to raise money for COVID-19 relief

CBS network has given straight-to-season orders to TV spin-offs based on movies The Equalizer and Silence of the Lambs.
The Silence of the Lambs series, titled Clarice, features Pretty Little Liars actor Rebecca Breeds as FBI agent Clarice Starling, the character portrayed by Jodie Foster and later Julianne Moore on the big screen.
In The Equalizer reboot, Queen Latifah will play the role of a retired special-ops agent, the part previously essayed on TV and film by Edward Woodward and Denzel Washington.
Chris Noth, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Liza Lapira, and Laya DeLeon Hayes also star.
According to Entertainment Weekly, CBS also greenlit to series a new comedy from Chuck Lorre along with Marco Pennette titled B Positive.
The network is planning to premiere the shows sometime later this year or in 2021.

The Equalizer', Silence of the Lambs' TV reboots greenlit at CBS

"Grey's Anatomy" star Caterina Scorsone and her musician husband Rob Giles have decided to part ways after 10 years of marriage.
According to People magazine, Scorsone and Giles have decided to co-parent their three daughters: Eliza, seven, Paloma "Pippa" Michaela, three, and Arwen, who was born in December.
"Caterina and Rob have separated. They remain friends and are committed to co-parenting their children in a spirit of love," the duo's representative said in a statement.
The actor, known for playing Amelia Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy, tied the knot with Giles in 2009.

Caterina Scorsone, husband Rob Giles split after 10 years of marriage

Bobby Deol says be it the superstars or the aspiring actors, everyone is struggling right now as the nationwide lockdown has brought the Indian film industry to a grinding halt.
The 51-year-old actor, who started his second innings in Bollywood with films like "Race 3" and "Housefull 4", believes the ongoing scenario across India due to coronavirus pandemic is scary.
"There are a lot of actors in the industry who want work but not everybody gets that opportunity or the luck. Right now, even the big stars are also sitting at home.
"Everybody is sailing in the same boat. For actors there is no way out to go and work till things get fixed. It is scary for everybody," Bobby told PTI in an interview.
The actor had finished two digital projects -- a Netflix film Class of 83, to be produced by Red Chillies, and Ashram, a web-series with Prakash Jha -- before the lockdown was announced.
Bobby said he was hopeful that the projects will release this year.
"Everybody's work is on pause right ...

Everybody is sailing in same boat: Bobby on life in Bollywood during lockdown

Luke Greenfield, the director of films such as "The Girl Next Door" and "Something Borrowed", will helm STXfilms' upcoming movie "We Are Untouchable".
The director will also co-write the action-thriller in collaboration with Captain Mauzner, reported Deadline.
The screenplay has been penned by Oritte Bendory and Aaron Feldman with revisions by Michael Diliberti and by Anthony Drazan.
The story is about a group of international college grads working in Mexico City at their respective diplomatic embassies.
"By day, they're slaving away as mailroom assistants getting abused by their bosses. But when they find out they have diplomatic immunity  and they can't get arrested for anything they do  they go wild with it and live out their fantasies.
"Soon they're living double lives in the ultimate wish-fulfillment...until it isn't. They gradually fall into serious danger when they get entangled with a violent and savage group who extort them for their 'get out of jail free' cards," the ...

Luke Greenfield to direct action-thriller 'We Are Untouchable'

Music icon Bob Dylan is set to release his first album of original songs in eight years, Rough and Rowdy Ways, on June 19.
The album is a follow up of 2012's "Tempest.
The Nobel Prize-winning singer shared the release date of his new studio effort on Instagram and also released a third song from the album, the guitar-heavy False Prophet".
The song follows Murder Most Foul and I Contain Multitudes.
The album, his 39th collection of original songs, is said to be named after the 1929 Jimmie Rodgers classic My Rough and Rowdy Ways.
It has ten tracks; on the CD version, while the 17-minute-long Murder Most Foul will get its own disc.

Bob Dylan announces first album of original songs in 8 years

Pop star Taylor Swift has announced an hour-long concert special "City of Lover" which will air on ABC.
The announcement comes weeks after Swift was forced to cancel all of her 2020 live appearances and performances, including "Lover Fest East" and "Lover Fest West" , due to coronavirus pandemic.
The special, which will air on May 17, was filmed in September at the L'Olympia Theater in Paris, where she performed in front of audiences from 37 countries.
It will be available for streaming on Disney Plus and Hulu on May 18.
"Excited to announce the City of Lover Concert! We filmed my show in Paris in September and thought it'd be fun to share it with you. May 17 at 10p ET on
@abcnetwork and available the next day on @hulu and @disneyplus !#TaylorSwiftCityOfLover" the 30-year-old singer tweeted on Friday.
The musical event gives fans unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes moments with the artist and marks her only concert performance this year, ABC Network said in a press ...

Taylor Swift unveils 'City of Lover' concert special for ABC

Adult animated comedy series Santa Inc, featuring Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman, has been picked up by upcoming streaming platform HBO Max.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the eight-episode series comes from writer, showrunner, and executive producer Alexandra Rushfield.
It follows Candy Smalls (Silverman), the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole.
When the successor to Santa Claus (Rogen) is poached by Amazon on Christmas Eve, Candy goes for her ultimate dream -- to become the first woman Santa Claus in the history of Christmas, the plotline read.
The project comes from Lionsgate and Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver's Point Grey Pictures. Rushfield, Silverman, Amy Zvi and Rosa Tran will serve as executive producers.
I have long dreamed of a taking a beloved holiday tradition and adding a feminist agenda and some R rated comedy and when I read this script from Ali, with Seth and Sarah attached to voice, I knew that it was a perfect fit for us at Max, said Suzanna ...

Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen to star in HBO Max animated series

A new series based on actor Hilary Duff's character from "Younger" is in works at ViacomCBS.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company is working with "Younger" creator Darren Star on the spin-off show that will see Duff returning as Kelsey Peters.
The new show could be headed to Paramount Network, where the original series was slated to move for its sixth season.
But the plans were shelved and the show remained in its original home on TV Land, which is owned ViacomCBS.
"Younger", which started in 2015, features Sutton Foster as Liza Miller, a 40-year-old divorcee who has to manage her career in a publishing company having faked her identity as a younger woman to get her job, while her romantic and professional lives are measured against ups and comings.
Duff's Kelsey Peters is a book editor at Empirical Press who befriends Liza after they start working together.
The show also stars Nico Tortorella, Peter Hermann, Miriam Shor, Debi Mazar, Molly Bernard and Charles Michael

'Younger' spinoff with Hilary Duff in development at ViacomCBS

Actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani forbodes that in the post-coronavirus film industry, it might take more time for movies to be greenlit.
Talking both from the perspective of a producer and actor, Jackky said there will be some changes that will happen once the countrywide lockdown is lifted.
"As an actor, I see that there will be a lesser number of projects that will go on the floors. Most investors and producers will take their time to green-light projects.
"As a producer, there might be some pragmatic decisions to be taken on which projects to do first and how to minimise costs without affecting the scale or demands of the script," he told PTI.
Jackky's production banner, Pooja Entertatinment's two films -- Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan-starrer "Coolie No 1" and Akshay Kumar's "Bell Bottom" -- were affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
When asked about the plans for "Coolie No 1", which was expected to release countrywide on May 1, Jackky said, "I think it's insensitive to think of a 

Less projects will go on floors post lockdown, says Jackky Bhagnani

Temuera Morrison will be making a return to the "Star Wars" universe as the actor is set to play Boba Fett in the second season of Disney Plus series "The Mandalorian".
Morrison, 59, had earlier played the role of Jango Fett, the father of Boba Fett, in George Lucas' 2002 movie"Star Wars: Attack of the Clones".
Boba Fett is a famed bounty hunter who first appeared on the big screen in 1980's"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" and later in "Return of the Jedi".
Jeremy Bulloch had essayed the role in the original films.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morrison will have a small role as Boba Fett. The character also had a cameo appearance in the first season of "The Mandalorian".
The show takes place after the events of "Return of the Jedi",in which fans saw Boba Fett die in sarlacc pit.
"The Mandalorian" is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The series depicts a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority .

Temuera Morrison to play Boba Fett in 'The Mandalorian' S2

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan is set to tackle the film adaptation of yet another book from celebrated author Stephen King.
Flanagan, who previously helmed the film version of King's novel"Doctor Sleep", is now adapting a scrip from the author's 2014 book "Revival".
The filmmaker also has the option to direct the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The project has been set up at Warner Bros and will be produced by Flanagan and Trevor Macy through their banner Intrepid Pictures.
"Revival" centres around the relationship between a heroin-addicted musician and a dubious faith healer with a hidden agenda.
The minister is obsessed with trying to find a way to communicate with his departed wife and child but ends up connecting to a Lovecraftian horror.
Flanagan and Macy have earlier teamed for the 2017 adaptation of King's novel "Gerald's Game", which released on Netflix. They also collaborated on the 2018 Netflix series "The Haunting of Hill House".

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