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Over the years, audiences have been treated to some fantastic biographical dramas, especially when it comes to famous musicians who changed the industry and culture as a whole. Soon, we’ll get to see Kingsley Ben-Adir bring the reggae pioneer to the big screen with Bob Marley: One Love, a biopic that could prove to be one of the actor’s biggest roles yet. As part of our partnership with AMC Theatres, where you can now purchase tickets to see Ben-Adir’s leading role in  Bob: Marley: One Love, we’ve gone back and looked at…

There have been many mind-blowing revelations on Finding Your Roots, the Henry Louis Gates Jr.-hosted PBS television series that employs a team of professional genealogists to trace celebrities’ ancestral histories. We’ve learned that Bernie Sanders is related to his SNL doppelgänger Larry David, that actor Joe Manganiello is part-Black and descended from slaves, and that LeVar Burton is part-white, which caused the Roots star to jokingly scream, “Nooooooo!” The Jan. 30 episode of Finding Your Roots, now in its…

Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is producing `Bob the Builder,` and actor Anthony Ramos will voice the title character. A twist on the long-running children’s series, `Bob the Builder` follows Roberto (a.k.a Bob), who travels to Puerto Rico for a major construction job. According to the official logline, audiences will see Bob as he “takes on issues affecting the island and digs deeper into what it means to build. Bob’s journey will celebrate the vibrant and colourful textures of the Caribbean Latin…

Lashana Lynch is cocooned in a full-length padded coat and beanie, looking inconspicuous as a friend checks her into the well-known London members’ club we have arranged to meet in, then leaves. Lynch sees me and grins, yet I can’t help but picture the 36-year-old actor axe-kicking me in the face. That was more her speed with a history-making turn as M16 agent Nomi, the spy who takes over the 007 code number in Daniel Craig’s 2021 swansong Bond film No Time to Die. Today, though, she’s unassuming. So much so that no one…

Bob Iger wished his colleagues “smooth waters ahead” as he stepped down in 2021 after 15 years at Disney’s helm. They proved anything but.Eleven months later, he was summoned out of retirement. Iger, who had been lauded for transforming a rusty Hollywood tug into a gleaming flotilla of new media entities during his first stint in charge, was given a second stint to steer the company back on course.The seas have yet to calm. Now pirates are looking to clamber aboard, as the renowned activist investor Nelson Peltz fights to…

Other musicians on the soundtrack include Daniel Caesar, Wizkid, Leon Bridges, and Jessie Reyez Kacey Musgraves has released an intimate, acoustic cover of “Three Little Birds,” a reggae song originally written and recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1977. The track will appear on the soundtrack to forthcoming Marley biopic Bob Marley: One Love, in theaters Feb. 14. Bob Marley: One Love (Music Inspired by the Film), also out Feb. 14, is a seven-song EP featuring reinterpretations of…

Bob the Builder, the cheerful handyman who first appeared on CBBC 25 years ago, is getting a cinematic makeover by none other than Jennifer Lopez. Bob the Builder is getting a cinematic makeover by Jennifer Lopez(Reuters) The film will follow Roberto (also known as Bob) as he travels to Puerto Rico for a big building project, where he “takes on issues affecting the island and digs deeper into what it means to build”. Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram Mandir! Click here According to reports, the film…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJennifer Lopez is set to produce a big-screen adaptation of popular children’s series Bob the Builder.The film project is being developed by Mattel, who own the rights to Bob the Builder and who enjoyed blockbuster success with last year’s Barbie.Bob the Builder first debuted on CBBC 25 years ago, but the new film is set to update his story. The plot, from a script by Felipe Vargas,…

Paramount executive Bob Bakish attends the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. Thilo Schmuelgen | ReutersParamount CEO Bob Bakish announced layoffs at the media company Thursday, citing a need to "operate as a leaner company and spend less.""Our priority is to drive earnings growth. And we'll get there by growing our revenue while closely managing costs — a balance that will require every team, division and brand to be aligned," Bakish said in a memo to…

Move over Barbie: the latest Mattel property set for cultural domination has been unveiled as Bob the Builder, the chirpy construction worker who debuted 25 years ago on CBBC and is being belatedly brought to the big screen by booty-shaking multi-hyphenate Jennifer Lopez.In something of a spin on the original series, the film’s plot will see Roberto (AKA Bob) travel to Puerto Rico for a major construction job, where he “takes on issues affecting the island and digs deeper into what it means to build”.His journey will…