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Hollywood has lost a legendary actress.

Diane Keaton died at age 79. People confirmed the news on Saturday, saying she passed away in California. A family spokesperson told the outlet that there are no further details about his death at this time and that his loved ones are asking for privacy. The cause of death is currently unknown.

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As Perezcious readers will know, Diane rose to fame in the 1970s for her role as Kay Adams, the girlfriend of Al PacinoMichael Corleone, in The godfather films. She went on to star in several major films, including Annie Hall, for which she won a Oscar for Best Actress. She also worked on Father of the bride franchise, The First Wives Club, Finding Dory, Book Club (and its sequel) and much more.

Diane is survived by her two children, daughter Dexter and son Duke. Our hearts are with them during this difficult time. Rest in peace, Diane. You will be greatly missed. What are your reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments (below).

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Remember when we all thought VR would be a lot bigger than it actually was? Well, Khalid is here to remind us of at least some of the possibilities of technology with the video for “Nah,” from his new album After the sun sets.

The video is pretty straightforward, with shots of Khalid singing the groovy single outside a nightclub and on a phone (corded and all! Y2K is back, baby!). But if you have a VR-enabled headset, you can look around (or manually pan the YouTube clip above) to see more of the scene, including dancers gyrating to the track’s sinuous bassline.

In a press release for After the sun setswhich was released today following the singles “Out Of Body” and “In Plain Sight”, Khalid said of the album:

“This is what freedom sounds like. I am completely vulnerable, honest, healing, and fearless. I am proud of who I am and the love I have to give, and I think there is power in that. My hope is that my music helps uplift others and is a soundtrack to their journeys.”

Watch Khalid’s Google VR “Nah” video above.

After the sun sets is out now via Right Hand Music Group, LLC/RCA Records. You can find more information here.

Celebridades estão de luto pela perda de Diane Keatonque morreu aos 79 anos.

Pessoas deu a notícia de sua morte no sábado, 11 de outubro, confirmando que O padrinho estrela morreu na Califórnia. Mais detalhes ainda não foram divulgados, pois sua família pede privacidade durante este momento difícil.

Bette Midler foi uma das primeiras estrelas a quebrar o silêncio após a notícia da morte de Keaton.

“A brilhante, bela e extraordinária Diane Keaton morreu. Não posso dizer o quão insuportavelmente triste isso me deixa”, Midler, 79, legendou uma postagem no Instagram no sábado. “Ela era hilária, completamente original e completamente sem dolo, ou qualquer competitividade que se esperaria de tal estrela. O que você viu foi quem ela era… oh, la, lala!”

Keaton Pai da noiva costar Steve Martin compartilhou uma foto dela no X.

“Amado!” ele escreveu. “La dee da, la dee da.”

Algumas estrelas – como Brad Garrett e Olivia Munn – reagiu à notícia por meio de comentários no Instagram, compartilhando emojis de coração partido e rosto chorando. Outros optaram por mensagens mais longas para homenagear a falecida atriz.

Continue rolando para ver quais estrelas se manifestaram após a morte de Keaton:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

“Ela era uma atriz revolucionária, tanto cômica quanto dramaticamente”, escreveu a atriz da Veep nas redes sociais no sábado. “Ela era uma artista singular. Sou muito grato a ela e que ela descanse em paz. @diane_keaton #dianekeaton.”

Michael Douglas

“RIP para minha amiga Diane Keaton. Uma perda dolorosa de um dos maiores ícones da nossa indústria”, escreveu Douglas via Instagram. “Tenho tantas boas lembranças de trabalhar com Diane em nosso filme And So It Goes, há quase doze anos. Envio minhas mais profundas condolências à família Keaton durante este momento difícil.”

Mia Farrow

“Ela era uma atriz absolutamente maravilhosa – e uma pessoa rara e fascinante”, escreveu Farrow, ex-mulher de Woody Allen, via Instagram ao lado de uma foto em preto e branco da falecida atriz. “Pensamentos com seus filhos e irmãs. Descanse em paz, Diane.”

Abby Lee Miller

“Esta foi uma daquelas histórias de Hollywood com as quais só podemos sonhar! Eu estava no meio de uma arrumação de cabelo e os filhos de Diane Keaton queriam uma foto comigo!” a estrela de reality show escreveu via Instagram, relembrando seu encontro casual com a falecida atriz. “Aqui está esta brilhante lenda da tela parada na minha frente em Santa Monica perguntando se seus filhos poderiam tirar uma foto? O quê?!?! Claro, Sra. Keaton ~ e posso tirar uma foto com você? Milhões sentirão falta dela, mas suas performances continuarão a entreter o público para sempre! Obrigada ~ Diane Keaton.”

Reese Witherspoon

Enquanto estava no palco de seu evento Shine Away em Los Angeles no sábado, Witherspoon falou sobre o quão importante Keaton foi para ela no início de sua carreira.

“Eu só queria falar com vocês por um segundo porque, e vou tentar superar isso sem chorar, mas não sei se vocês ouviram que Diane Keaton faleceu”, disse ela logo após pegar o sábio. “E eu tive que parar um segundo para realmente pensar sobre isso, porque quando eu tinha 15 anos – Diane foi muito importante, ela foi uma das minhas primeiras mentoras neste negócio – eu tinha 15 anos e era de Nashville, Tennessee, e não conhecia ninguém e entrei, foi meu segundo, talvez meu terceiro teste para um filme, e fiz o teste para ela e ela olhou para mim depois … e ela disse, quem é você?

Witherspoon passou a compartilhar como ela respondeu de todo o coração ao então diretor, dizendo a Keaton: “Sou Reese Witherspoon. Sou de Nashville, Tennessee”.

“Ela disse: ‘Você está inventando isso? Esse sotaque que você está fazendo?’” Reese continuou a lembrar, antes de acrescentar que Keaton disse a ela: “Bem, você foi contratado hoje, amanhã [and] no dia seguinte. Não sei quem você é, mas estou animado por ter você.”

Melissa Joan Hart

“Há algumas pessoas que você acha que viverão para sempre e fiquei sem fôlego ao ouvir sobre o falecimento de Diane Keaton hoje![r] corpo de trabalho, sua classe, seu estilo, sua capacidade de ser extremamente talentosa e manter sua vida privada fora dos tablóides é @para ser respeitada e estudada por gerações”, escreveu a atriz nas redes sociais no sábado. “Obrigada pelas risadas e lágrimas! De #BabyBoom ​​a #SomethingsGottaGive, gostei de todos os filmes que vi com ela, mas tenho que admitir que nunca vi #AnnieHall. Já sei o que vou fazer neste fim de semana! #GodBlesstheFunnyPeople.”

KaDee Strickland

“SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE foi um dos meus primeiros empregos, e tive o privilégio de trabalhar ao lado de um dos meus maiores heróis. @diane_keaton usou a capa o tempo todo”, disse a atriz, que trabalhou ao lado de Keaton em sua memorável comédia romântica. Algo tem que cederescreveu via Instagram no sábado. “Ela foi acolhedora, gentil e muito focada. E, claro, muito engraçada. Uma artista do mais alto calibre. #dianekeaton #rip 🤍.”

Clint Eastwood

“Descanse em paz, Diane Keaton”, escreveu o famoso ator e diretor no sábado. “Em 1991, o Hasty Pudding Theatricals da Universidade de Harvard homenageou Clint e Diane Keaton como Homem e Mulher do Ano – um momento que reuniu silenciosamente dois artistas definidos pela integridade, independência e resistência.”

Ele continuou: “Esta fotografia rara, preservada daquela cerimônia, marca a única ocasião conhecida em que os dois apareceram publicamente juntos. Anos mais tarde, Keaton expressou sua admiração, dizendo: [I would love to work with … Clint Eastwood, of course.’ Sadly, it never came to pass.”

Ben Stiller

The Dodgeball star took to X to share his condolences following news of the actress’ death.

“Diane Keaton. One of the greatest film actors ever,” he wrote on Saturday. “An icon of style, humor and comedy. Brilliant. What a person.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

“This breaks my heart,” the Father of the Bride alum wrote in an Instagram comment. “Getting to work with Diane Keaton will always be one of the highlights of my life.”

Henry Winkler

“Diane was a really good friend of ours,” the actor wrote via X following news of Keaton’s death. “What an extraordinary talented woman. Diane, you will be so missed on the Earth. Rest sweetly as sweet as sweet as you have been to everyone you have met. Love, Harry and Stacey.”

Matthew Modine

“Every so often a person comes along that defies all definition,” the actor and filmmaker wrote on Saturday via X. “They’re a wonderful mystery. Sometimes they go digging within themselves attempting to discover something hidden inside — and then discover something magical — which they keep private. Diane was like that. All that and more — all packaged behind her gorgeous smile, razor sharp wit, and deliciously infectious laugh. Good speed, sister.”

Josh Gad

“What a monumental loss. Diane Keaton in many ways defined my love of movies,” the Frozen star captioned an Instagram post. “From Annie Hall to the Godfather films, from First Wives Club to Baby Boom, from Father of the Bride to Something’s Gotta Give, here [sic] currículo era nada menos que icônico e digno do hall da fama.

Gad revelou que eles se cruzaram “há muitos anos em um piloto não produzido da HBO” e ele tem ótimas lembranças do tempo que passaram juntos.

“O que descobri foi um dos seres humanos mais humildes, cruelmente engraçados e incrivelmente talentosos que já conheci”, acrescentou. “Em muitos aspectos, este ano será definido pela perda de uma Hollywood que nunca mais veremos.”

A mensagem de Gad concluiu: “Simplesmente não há substitutos para um Gene Hackman ou um Robert Redford ou uma Diane Keaton. Eles foram os dissidentes que ajudaram a redefinir os filmes por uma geração e perdê-los é como perder uma chance de tecido inativo para aquela era de ouro fora de alcance. Meu coração está com toda a família de Diane durante este momento impossível. RASGAR.”

Kat Hudson

“Nós amamos muito você, Diane”, a atriz compartilhou via Instagram, compartilhando um clipe de O Clube das Primeiras Esposas.

Sofia Bush

“Absolutamente de coração partido por Diane Keaton”, ela legendou uma postagem no Instagram Story em 11 de outubro. “RIP, lenda. Obrigada por me ensinar mais do que eu poderia listar.”

Carrie Preston

“Um ícone absoluto – inspirador, original e uma verdadeira força artística e de expressão”, escreveu a atriz na seção de comentários em Variedadepostagem no Instagram. “Condolências à sua família e a todos os seus entes queridos.”

Sarah Hyland

“De coração partido”, escreveu o ex-aluno da Modern Family na seção de comentários de PessoasPostagem de Instagram, compartilhando a notícia da morte de Keaton.

Beverly Mitchell

O 7º Céu ex-aluno referiu-se a Keaton como “uma lenda” ao reagir à notícia de sua morte em um comentário no Instagram.

Arielle Kebbel

“Não posso”, compartilhou a atriz em um comentário no Instagram. “Robert Jane e agora Diane. Nosso mundo não é o mesmo. Espero que todos vocês estejam se abraçando no céu.”

Jeremy O. Harris

O ator e dramaturgo fez uma homenagem a Keaton via X no dia 11 de outubro.

“RIP para uma das musas mais graciosas, elegantes e extremamente talentosas da América, Diane Keaton, que manteve um senso de identidade ao longo de seus muitos papéis, o que foi um lembrete para mim, como jovem artista, de que a pessoa mais interessante que você pode explorar são os muitos aspectos de você mesmo”, Harris legendou uma foto da falecida atriz.

Lago Ricki

“Isso é demais. Meu Deus”, escreveu a atriz em um comentário no Instagram. “Nãooooooooo!”

Nia Long

“Nãooooo!” a atriz compartilhou em um comentário no Instagram. “Comovente.”

Derek Hough

“Comovente”, escreveu a dançarina profissional nos comentários de Pessoaspostagem no Instagram. “Isso parece tão inesperado.

Garcelle Beauvais

O Donas de casa reais de Beverly Hills ex-aluno escreveu “NÃOOOO”, na postagem da People no Instagram anunciando a notícia da morte de Keaton.

Raven Goodwin

“O melhor que já fiz!” a atriz escreveu em um comentário no Instagram.

Piers Morgan

“RIP Diane Keaton, 79”, escreveu Morgan em um comunicado via X em 11 de outubro. “Estrela vencedora do Oscar de Annie Hall, brilhante no Padrinho e Pai da noiva filmes. Uma das maiores atrizes de Hollywood e uma senhora encantadora. Notícias tristes.”

Mandy Moore

“Dizem para não conhecer seus heróis, mas consegui trabalhar com um dos meus e até chamá-la de ‘mãe’ por alguns meses. Uma honra para toda a vida”, escreveu a atriz no Instagram, referindo-se ao filme de 2007. Porque eu disse isso. “Que humano incandescente Di é e foi.”

Moore acrescentou: “Estou muito triste por ela ter partido por todos os motivos, mas também porque parecia que ela ficaria aqui para sempre, deslumbrando-nos com seu talento e charme (e seu estilo, vamos lá)!!! Um dos melhores que já fizeram isso. Todo o meu amor para seus filhos e entes queridos.”

Ashley Tisdale

“Devastado ao ouvir sobre @diane_keaton”, Tisdale compartilhou via Instagram Stories. “Uma das minhas maiores inspirações, sempre quis conhecê-la pessoalmente.”

Vanessa Hudgens

“RIP para este ícone”, escreveu ela em uma postagem no Instagram Story. “Que presente – os filmes que ela nos deixou.”

Belinda Carlisle

A cantora e compositora compartilhou memórias de Keaton dirigindo seus videoclipes no início dos anos 1990.

“Ela era um talento e uma grande parte da minha carreira”, escreveu Carlisle via Instagram. “Ela dirigiu dois vídeos meus – ‘Heaven Is A Place on Earth’ e o vídeo de ‘I Get Weak’. Ela era gentil e excêntrica e fui abençoado por conhecê-la. Esta é uma perda tão grande.”

Ed Begley Jr.

Keaton Clube do Livro costar contou com exclusividade Nós semanalmente que ele a considerava uma “querida amiga”.

“Eu era extremamente próximo de Diane. Eu a amava muito”, disse ele. “Fiquei muito impressionado quando soube do falecimento dela.”

Maria Shriver

O jornalista lembrou Keaton como “um verdadeiro original”.

“Eu cresci observando-a, maravilhado com ela. Observei como ela deixou sua marca em todos os tipos de campos criativos”, escreveu Shriver. “Ela estava sempre crescendo, criando, permanecendo fiel ao seu eu original. Morávamos no mesmo bairro, comíamos no mesmo restaurante do bairro. Ela sempre foi alegre, gentil e generosa em espírito.”

Viola Davis

Davis admitiu que ficou completamente chocada com a morte repentina de Keaton.

“Não!! Não!!! Não!! Deus, ainda não, NÃO!!! Cara… você definiu a feminilidade”, escreveu Davis via Instagram. “O pathos, o humor, a leviandade, sua juventude e vulnerabilidade sempre presentes – você tatuou sua ALMA em cada papel, tornando impossível imaginar qualquer outra pessoa ocupando-os. Você era inegavelmente e assumidamente VOCÊ! Amava você. Cara… descanse bem. Deus abençoe sua família, e eu sei que os anjos estão levando você para casa.”

Márcia Gay Harden

O inimigo na tela de Keaton em O Clube das Primeiras Esposas refletiu sobre o quão próximos eles eram na vida real.

“Oh, como vamos sentir falta desta mulher linda, única, talentosa e compassiva… Na verdade, ela ‘trabalhou com amor e cresceu com amor’ e compartilhou tudo conosco!” Harden declarou.

Roberto De Niro

Keaton Quarto de Marvin costar lembrou-se dela como “brilhante, engraçada e assumidamente ela mesma”.

“Uma lenda, um ícone e um ser humano verdadeiramente gentil”, disse o lendário ator em comunicado. “Tive a honra de trabalhar com ela aos 18 anos. Sentiremos muita falta dela.”

I’ve been watching wrestling for a long time. Since I was a child, I have been obsessed with the sport and have spent countless hours watching action from around the world in the ring. While I’ve occasionally watched Mexican promotions like Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and CMLL over the years, I’ve recently started liking the former since they started working with WWE.

Over the past few months, I’ve had a lot of fun watching things like the two Worlds Collide shows and Triplemania XXXIII (pretty much AAA’s version of WrestleMania) and honestly, I’m remembering why I fell so much in love with wrestling in the first place. I don’t know if I’m the only one going through this, but it’s been amazing so far and I can’t wait to see more WWE and AAA events in the future.

Watching the worldwide Lucha Libre AAA shows over the last few months has been incredible

 

Although I briefly joined Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide in 2015 before the disastrous Triplemania XXIII (an event plagued by technical issues), I didn’t return to the company until the promotion was acquired by WWE. before WrestleMania 41 in April 2025. Watching Worlds Collide: Los Angeles with my dad and younger brother as the first part of a wrestling tag team match that also included Money in the Bank in June was an incredible and emotional experience. For the first time in over 20 years, we were all watching games together and I was fascinated.

Since then, I’ve watched TripleMania XXXIII and Worlds Collide: Las Vegas, both of which streamed for free on WWE YouTube pageand I had a lot of fun. From watching Dominik Mysterio become a two-time champion after defeating EL Hijo del Vikingo for the AAA Mega Championship to seeing the likes of La Parka and Psycho Clown take on WWE superstars, this was a wild experience like no other.

Introducing myself to new fighters is making me feel like a kid again

Watching WWE superstars like Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano find their grooves in AAA has been something to behold over the past few months, but I’ve also fallen in love with other wrestlers I’ve never watched before or haven’t seen in years. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Vikingo, and Pagano were fun to watch, but there is one man who has conquered the world (and my heart), and that is the Absurdly incredible, Mr. Iguana.

Observing the strange Mr. Iguana and his pet, La Yesca (a hand puppet), face Finn Balor and his puppet friend, Demonitoin 2025 is honestly one of the wildest, most eccentric, yet amazing things I’ve seen all year. It’s hard not to get excited when a company can take something like puppets and make it work.

If you’ve never watched AAA, now is the perfect time to start

You don’t need an ESPN Unlimited subscription or even a Peacock subscription to watch Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide events, as the promotion’s YouTube page constantly posts full matches, shows, and other videos. If you want to get in on the promotion, now is honestly the best time. Like, it’s never been easier to watch great lucha libre action in the ring.

Very similar The stacked WWE Vault channel, AAA’s page has everything you need to learn about the company’s history, present, and future thanks to its abundance of content. That said, I’m about to take a look at a few now…

All in all, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide has been amazing and a great reminder of why I fell in love with wrestling years ago. If the last few months have taught me anything, this is just the beginning.

“At first I thought we were digging a deep hole for ourselves as people feel so passionately about this character,” says Angus Gibson, director and co-creator of South Africa’s biggest production of all time, Shaka iLembe.

The character in question is King Shaka, or ShakakaSenzangakhona, the most famous of the Zulu kings who ruled in the pre-colonial era. An extremely important figure in South African Zulu culture, he has often been portrayed in Western media as a brutal warlord, a contrast to the tough military and political leader that most scholars agree he was. The desire behind the production of the series was to correct this error.

Gibson, Desireé Markgraaff and Teboho Mahlatsi – the experienced trio behind Shaka iLembe Bomb production house! Productions – he knew the project would define his career. They wanted to tell a King Shaka story that South Africans considered their own and erase decades of pre-colonial history that they did not recognize.

“This story was deeply important to us because African history has been underutilized in almost every way,” says Markgraaff.“ There is very little television or film that explores the history of this rich and attractive continent – the cradle of humanity. Telling this story felt like the first step in helping to change that: creating something beautiful that Africans everywhere could connect with.”

The founders of Bomba! have built a reputation for creating films and TV shows that put an African lens on storytelling. Gibson co-directed the late Jonathan Demme’s Oscar-nominated biography of Nelson Mandela, Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a NationTeboho made a short film that won the Silver Lion Portrait of a drowning young man and Markgraaff was co-producer of the award-winning docuseries Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony. The trio also did Yizo Yizoa visceral and honest late 1990s drama series from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), set in a Johannesburg city school. Still, facing Shaka would be an entirely different challenge.

Gibson recalls how the original idea was to first create a pre-colonial film or series, covering different narratives about largely obscure figures from across Africa. However, M-Net, the South African pay television channel owned by African content giant MultiChoice, suggested focusing on the Zulu king – by far the most prominent historical figure from South Africa’s pre-colonial era.

There have been previous attempts to tell its story, or at least its role in the history of Western colonizers in Africa. The SABC, then owned by South Africa’s apartheid government, released Shaka Zulu in 1985, but told the story largely based on the writings of British traders who interacted with Shaka and through flashbacks of Henry Francis Fynn, a settler with an important role in South African history who will appear in season 3 of Shaka iLembe.

Outside the US, more recently, a $90 million Showtime series titled King Shakawho told Training day director Antoine Fuqua among its executive producers was fired before its release due to cost-cutting measures. Production in the province of KwaZulu-Natal was shut down 12 days early, a devastating blow to the South African creative community. His unexpected disappearance has made the MultiChoice show, which airs on M-Net’s Msanzi Magic channel, even more critical.

Consulting the king

Initial anxiety about facing Shaka coincided with the start of the pandemic. Having already spent several years in development, the global production freeze allowed for an even deeper period of research. Historians, scholars and family descendants, even the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who gave his blessing, were consulted, and all available paintings and written sources were studied. This led to two results: a TV series that is far more historically accurate in terms of clothing, hairstyles, language, and political dynamics than anything that came before it, and the idea that Shaka iLembe it wouldn’t just be about the man himself, but about the people around him.

Once M-Net gave the green light to what is the biggest-budget production in the company’s history, Gibson decided to hire the two people he envisioned playing Shaka and her influential mother, Queen Nandi – relative newcomer Lemogang Tsipa and Nomzamo Mbatha, the actress and activist known internationally for roles in Coming 2 America and Bruce Willis’ last film Assassin. “I had to go the audition route, but I knew who I wanted,” says Gibson. “That was non-negotiable in my mind.”

In addition to portraying the historical figure she always dreamed of playing, Mbatha came on board as an executive producer. “For me, it was important to be part of something that fully told the story of our beginnings,” she says. “Bomb! has always shown an understanding of the television landscape in South Africa and Africa in general. This was a period in history when we were kings, so how did we explore that and bring that to fruition? Both of my roles were daunting tasks, very labor intensive at the best of times.”

The choice was made to tell a story about Shaka’s rise to leader of the Zulu Kingdom and his eventual assassination, addressing the figures that would define his reign. Senzo Radebe has been cast as Shaka’s estranged father King Senzangakhona, with the likes of Thembinkosi Mthembu, Dawn Thandeka King and Sthandiwe Kgoroge playing other lead roles. NtandoZondi is young Shaka.

Season 1, which looks at Shaka’s journey to adulthood and Queen Nandi’s role in her rise, was released in June 2023 and immediately broke viewership records, with 3.6 million viewers in its first week – the highest number ever for a MultiChoice channel. The production created more than 8,000 jobs and attracted more Internet searches than any other TV show in South Africa that year.

Across the continent, Shaka iLembe played on Mzansi Magic and other local M-Net channels, in French-speaking territories on Canal+ – which has just taken over from MultiChoice – and in South Africa on Showmax, the streamer that is backed by NBCUniversal and Sky. MultiChoice called Shaka iLembe a “love letter” to the nature, wildlife and history of the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.

Shaka iLembe set the record for most wins in the drama category at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2024, and season 2 quickly began filming, with 16,000 jobs created this time around, as Bomb! told the story of how Shaka consolidated his power in early 19th century Africa as the new king and began building one of the continent’s most powerful empires in the KwaNobamba region of what is now the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

After another hugely successful season ended on August 30 this year, Deadline revealed that MultiChoice has ordered a third and final season, which will air in 2026. The final season will explore Shaka’s enemies trying to undermine his rule and the arrival of Francis Fynn and the British colonists.

“In Season 1, Shaka has to win people over, in Season 2 he travels with them, and in Season 3 he gets in front of them,” says Gibson. “I want you to look back and recognize what a genius he was and recognize his flaws. He was certainly brutal and alienated people, but he was a visionary.”

“Tom Cruise’s marketing bible”

When we speak to Gibson and Mbatha via a Zoom call, they are filming a big set. Mbatha says the scale is “much, much larger” than before, adding: “The set feels completely new and really speaks to the testament of the vision coming to life.”

Extras and crew often show up on set on non-workdays, she says, as she describes how the leads feel a shared sense of story forming with the magnitude of their performances. Wearing a dazzling Zulu headdress known as isícholoused by married women to signify status, Mbatha laughs as she talks about the stars using “Tom Cruise’s marketing bible” to sell the show, “going to the malls, kissing the babies and hugging the mothers, and understanding the tangibility of it all.”

He adds that for the production and telling of African stories of this magnitude, this level of personal investment is vital, especially when compared to other recent projects about Africa. For example, “Black Panther It was an incredible project that left its mark, but given the African narrative, it’s not something we can really identify with,” she says of Marvel’s success. “Shaka iLembe It’s close to people.”

Gibson understands the matter. “We wanted to completely flip the lens and the recognizable world to be African, so when the colonists arrive in season three, they will be the exotic things, not the other way around,” he says.

He feels Shaka iLembe achieved these lofty goals? “I expected half the audience to love the project and half to think we had it all wrong and had no right to tell the story, but it has been extraordinarily affirming,” says Gibson. “In the context of Africa, there is an expression of deep appreciation for the project and people feel they have seen a representation of their past that they can celebrate.”

Now it’s a question of how far this can go. Gibson recalls how executives at a major U.S. cable network loved seeing the show, but didn’t think a drama filmed almost entirely in the Zulu language would resonate with audiences. “We need some brave broadcasters there,” he says. “We have one here.”

Allu Arjun’s wife Allu Sneha Reddy shared a series of stunning photos with the Pushpa: The Rule star celebrating her birthday in style. The post, captioned “An anniversary night, just us,” showed the couple in stylish, coordinated outfits, capturing a mix of cinematic and candid moments.

In one image, Sneha is seen on the stairs adjusting her heels, while in another, Allu Arjun holds her hand as she gracefully descends. A third photo features a cinematic shot of Sneha walking down the stairs, followed by a retro-themed photo of the couple in the middle of the road. The final image captures a warm moment, with Sneha hugging Allu Arjun as they both share smiles and laughter.

 

 

Allu Arjun wishes Sneha Reddy on her birthday

Actor Allu Arjun, known not only for his acting prowess but also for his strong family values, shared vacation photos with Sneha on social media. Posting on his Instagram and X, he wrote, “Happy Birthday Cutie #AlluSnehaReddy.” The couple looked stylishly coordinated in monochromatic ensembles, making their anniversary celebrations more memorable.

 

 

Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy got married on March 6, 2011 in Hyderabad. They are blessed with two children, a son Ayaan and a daughter Arha. Over the years, Allu Arjun has consistently demonstrated his family side, celebrating festivals and special occasions with his loved ones.

Allu Arjun’s recent success and upcoming projects

Allu Arjun recently set new standards with the blockbuster Pushpa 2: The Rule, which grossed around Rs 800 crore in Hindi and Rs 1,800 crore worldwide, according to India Today. The action drama, a sequel to Sukumar’s 2021 hit Pushpa: The Rise, featured Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil, Jagapathi Babu and others in pivotal roles and was co-produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings.

Looking at his upcoming projects, Allu Arjun will star in Atlee’s next project, tentatively titled AA22XA6, alongside Deepika Padukone in the lead role. The film reportedly features multiple actresses, making it one of the most anticipated releases in Tollywood.

READ ALSO: Atlee hints at Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone’s film AA22 x A6, says it will be ‘addictive to watch’

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Selena Gomez recently played a mother in a very dramatic way.

She is reprising her role as Alex Russo in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.

After the dramatic Season 2 finale, she’s opening up about her own hopes for motherhood.

Selena and her husband Benny Blanco want to be parents. But be warned: this discussion involves some WBWP spoilers!

To set the stage for Selena Gomez to comment on becoming a mother, we need to delve deeper Wizards of Waverly Place and the recent ending of its spinoff.

Selena Gomez played Alex Russo masterfully in the original series. Her deliveries looked like Megan Mullally in Will and Gracewhich is one of our greatest compliments.

The iconic Disney Channel series followed Alex and his two brothers as they learn magic, face danger, while also learning that some absurd magical laws will eventually require them to compete to determine who keeps their magic.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is a modern spinoff that follows Billie, a young witch who must receive training alongside Alex’s two nephews, Milo and Roman.

The secret twist, revealed at the very end of season 2 (which aired this week), is that Billie is Alex’s daughter.

There was more to the big reveal – including, of course, that Alex Russo had to sacrifice himself.

(Is she dead? Not necessarily. Not every narrative surrogate sacrifice involves actual death, and her fate remains ambiguous)

Speaking of ambiguous fates, Disney has not yet renewed the series for a 3rd season.

We live in a world where the companies that produce television are so desperate for the next big thing that they drown most programs in their infancy, rather than giving them time to build an audience and following.

However, one detail that is catching people’s attention is what Selena wrote after the finale aired.

After the dramatic Season 2 finale, Selena Gomez took her Instagram Story to share a screenshot of that exciting moment on your screen.

“Alex Russo is a mother,” she acknowledged in her Story post.

“I hope,” wrote Selena, “one day, that will be me.”

She had more to say in a interview on Disney Channel’s YouTube page.

She and Janice LeAnn Brown, who plays Billie Russo on the series, discussed the big reveal and what it was like filming it.

“It was very emotional, especially for me and her after the table read,” expressed the young actress.

Selena chimed in: “We were just puddles.”

In previous interviews, Selena has spoken about how she feels playing Alex helped shape her into who she is today.

Not just because her Disney Channel role helped catapult her to fame — but because there’s something of a trade-off when actors play characters for a long time. A bit of the actor becomes part of the character, and sometimes the transfusion goes both ways.

We already knew that Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco want to have children one day.

Obviously, Selena’s health battle over the years — and her treatments — have made this issue complex. Doctors warned her about this.

However, both a gestational carrier (commonly called “surrogacy”) and adoption are on the table.

Selena loves children. She spent much of her life and career entertaining them.

We are sure she will be an incredible mother.

Also, Disney Plus needs to renew Wizards Beyond Waverly Place immediately and show us that Alex is okay. Kids aren’t the only ones who feel invested, you know.

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau
Steamy Yacht Sesh off the coast of California!!!

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau it only made their supposed romance officially undeniable when the two were spotted kissing aboard the singer’s yacht… and sparks were flying on the high seas.

In photos published by Daily Mail On Saturday, the singer was seen wearing a sleek black swimsuit as she shared a passionate kiss with a shirtless Trudeau, who kept it casual in just a pair of jeans aboard Perry’s yacht.

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The steamy photos show the former Canadian prime minister cradling Katy’s back as they cuddled on the top deck, while another captures her with her arms around his neck as he caressed her cheek.

According to eyewitnesses, the PDA crashed off the coast of Santa Barbara in late September and apparently took everyone by surprise. “She stopped her boat next to a small public whale watching boat, then they started kissing,” a witness told the outlet.

 

The pair first generated dating buzz in July after being spotted at an intimate dinner in Montreal, followed by a cozy stroll in Mount Royal Park and Trudeau was later spotted at Perry’s “Lifetimes” tour stop in Canada.

Perry to divide long-time fiancé Orlando Bloom in June, as Trudeau separated from his wife Sophie Grégoire in 2023 after 18 years of marriage.

It looks like they’ve both officially moved on and are making waves about it!! 🌊💋

 

Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are apparently an item!

After the 40-year-old “Teenage Dream” pop star and the 53-year-old politician were spotted together several times in Montreal, there have been some new developments suggesting they may be dating.

Orlando Bloom and Katya confirmed their separation in July, after six years of engagement, while Justin announced his separation from Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in 2023 after 18 years of marriage. They both continue to co-parent their children.

None Katya nor Justin has publicly addressed their alleged relationship, but there have already been many updates.

Click through to see everything that’s happened in Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau’s rumored relationship timeline so far…

 

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Luke Perry fans were shocked when news of the late 52-year-old actor’s death broke in March 2019. After taking on iconic roles in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Riverdalehis legacy remains strong. Luke’s family and friends didn’t hesitate to post countless messages about his passing, and we’re taking a look back at those who were closest to him in life, including his ex-wife, Rachel Minnie Sharp. Here are five things you should know about the woman Luke spent 10 years with.

Luke and Rachel met at a restaurant

Luke said they met at a restaurant once. “It’s that simple,” he said, according to People. After dating for two years, they got married in 1993 and divorced 10 years later in 2003.

Beverly Hills, 90210 producer, Aaron Spelling, once called Rachel “good” to Luke

Aaron thought Rachel’s background outside of Hollywood (she once worked as a furniture saleswoman) was what Luke needed. “She’s not in show business. Her head is really on straight,” he said USA today.

Rachel and Luke had two children together

Your eldest son, Jackis now a professional wrestler who goes by the name “Jungle Boy” Nate Coy. Their daughter, Sofiahas traveled the world in her 20s until now, according to her Instagram page.

Rachel became interested in acting at some point in her life

Rachel appeared in the film Teen Wolf 2 but he did not pursue that career. She does have some family history in the films, however. Her father, Alan Sharpwrote the script for the 1983 film, Living Dangerouslystarring Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver. Your half-sister, Ruth Emmanuella DaviesShe was also an actress for a brief period.

Rachel and Luke had a small, private wedding

Only 50 guests attended, including family and some of Luke’s friends. Beverly Hills, 90210 castmates. The reception took place at Pinot Bistro in the San Fernando Valley, and after the festivities were over, the then-couple headed to LAX to catch a plane to their undisclosed honeymoon destination.