Though he is best known as a superhero, Chris Evans has taken on the sidekick part in the upcoming movie "Ghosted," playing a boyfriend unwittingly pulled into the adventures of his CIA agent girlfriend, portrayed by Ana de Armas.. "It's nice to play a damsel in distress," Evans said.
Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on a movie set are to be dropped, his lawyer and sources to US media said Thursday, as newly appointed special prosecutors take over the case.. Hollywood entertainment media outlet Deadline said the charges were to be dropped without prejudice.
French police fired teargas Thursday in a village in southern France to keep angry protesters away from President Emmanuel Macron, who was the target of chants and heckles for a second day over his unpopular pension reform. . In the run up to his speech, police fired teargas when hundreds of people shouting "Macron, resign!"
A Ukrainian brigade that vows to "destroy Russian troops" simulated a skirmish in the woods near Kyiv on Thursday, as the country pushes ahead with plans for a counteroffensive.. Bureviy says its name in Ukrainian can also be deciphered as "brigade to destroy Russian troops".
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival in next month's election has confronted a Turkish political taboo by speaking out about being an Alevi -- a group targeted by decades of discrimination and violent attacks.. They have faced decades of persecution and have tended to keep their identity private because of discrimination and attacks on their houses of worship.
Michael Schumacher's family is planning legal action against German magazine Die Aktuelle for using an artificial intelligence programme to generate fake quotes from the seven-time Formula One champion, sports broadcaster ESPN said Thursday.. A spokesperson for the Schumacher family confirmed plans of legal action.
The first feature film shot in space premiered in Russian cinemas on Thursday, as Moscow exulted in beating a rival Hollywood project amid a confrontation with the West. . The Russian crew beat a Hollywood project announced in 2020 by "Mission Impossible" star Tom Cruise together with NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded the film, saying: "We are the first to have shot a feature film in orbit, aboard a spacecraft.
Turki finally summoned the courage last year to come out as gay, but his family's refusal to accept him forced the 20-year-old to seek safety -- and freedom -- outside conservative Saudi Arabia.. Now Turki, who asked to be identified by first name only for safety reasons, enjoys "a modest life in a shared flat" that he said, most importantly, is "full of freedom".
K-pop star Moonbin, a member of the boy band Astro, has died, his music label and South Korean police said Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans.. Moonbin's label Fantagio Music also released a statement on Thursday confirming his death but without disclosing the cause.
A quarter century after his death, the cultural legacy of Mexican literary giant Octavio Paz is going on display at the poet's former home in Mexico City.. After Tramini's death, a group of intellectuals led by the French-born Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska asked for Paz's legacy to be declared national heritage.
