Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.
Michael Jackson’s nephew to play ‘King of Pop’ in biopic
The late pop singer Michael Jackson will be portrayed by his 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the biographical movie “Michael,” the Lionsgate studio said on Monday. “Michael” will explore “the complicated man who became the King of Pop,” Lionsgate said in a statement. The film will include “all aspects” of his life and his most noteworthy performances that set him on the path to becoming an icon in the musical world,” it said.
Alec Baldwin, armorer to be charged over ‘Rust’ shooting
Actor Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be charged on Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Western “Rust” in 2021, a New Mexico prosecutor said. The charges follow 15 months of speculation whether District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies would find evidence Baldwin showed criminal disregard for safety when a revolver he was rehearsing with fired a live round that killed Hutchins.
‘Laverne & Shirley’ actress Cindy Williams dies at 75, AP reports
Cindy Williams, who played Shirley alongside Penny Marshall’s Laverne in “Laverne & Shirley,” one of the most popular U.S. TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at 75, the AP reported on Monday, citing a statement from her family. Williams passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday following a brief illness, said her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, in the statement.
In UK lawsuit, Hollywood star Eva Green says making ‘B movie’ would ruin career
Hollywood actress Eva Green, who is suing financiers for her fee for a failed film in which she was to star, told a London court on Monday she would not make a career-ending “B movie” that she said was cutting corners in stunt safety and crew pay. The French actress, whose film credits include the James Bond movie “Casino Royale”, is suing White Lantern Films and SMC Speciality Finance for the $1 million fee she says is owed over the collapse of the planned independent movie “A Patriot”, in which she was to play the lead role as a soldier.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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