Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

India’s Sunny Leone on Cannes premiere: Can’t take this one away from me

Sunny Leone is aware of the importance of being in a movie that premieres on the Cannes Film Festival, and it is an expertise nobody can take from her, the movie star stated on Wednesday, forward of the sold-out midnight screening of the Indian film “Kennedy.” Once one of many prime grownup movie stars within the United States, Leone was on India’s model of the truth tv present “Big Brother” earlier than she moved into movie, a background that led to perceptions of her that she has needed to battle in opposition to.

‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ Tina Turner dies at 83

Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming neighborhood and abusive relationship to turn into one of many prime recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday on the age of 83. She died peacefully after an extended sickness in her dwelling in Küsnacht close to Zurich, Switzerland, her consultant stated.

Stars come out for Cannes premiere of Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’

A bus filled with celebrities poured onto the Cannes Film Festival’s pink carpet on Tuesday night for the premiere of director Wes Anderson’s new space-themed fable, “Asteroid City.”

As along with his earlier movies, Anderson’s forged is a who’s who of Hollywood stars, together with Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody and Margot Robbie.

Italy’s Nanni Moretti directs, stars in Cannes entry ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’

Renowned Italian director Nanni Moretti each directs and stars in “A Brighter Tomorrow,” which premiered worldwide on Wednesday and is his ninth movie to compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s prime prize. So far he has come dwelling with the Palme d’Or solely as soon as – greater than 20 years in the past, with “The Son’s Room” in 2001.

Sony says impartial participant standing paying off in streaming conflict

Sony Group Corp stated on Wednesday that its standing as an impartial supplier of content material to streaming providers is paying off at a time when platform operators are coming beneath stress to exhibit profitability. “Our decision years ago to stay out of the crowded general streaming space and instead become the industry’s leading independent content supplier was clearly the right choice,” Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, advised an investor briefing.

Halle Bailey soaks up good vibes for Ariel function in ‘Little Mermaid’

As the second Black Disney princess in historical past, Halle Bailey, who performs Ariel within the new “The Little Mermaid” film, says she has been moved by movies of Black youngsters and fogeys delighted by her history-making function. And then there was the video that hit nearer to dwelling, despatched by her mom, of her grandparents viewing the movie’s trailer and her grandfather crying as he watched it on repeat.

French delicacies competes on massive display screen at Cannes in ‘The Pot-au-Feu’

Stomachs had been positive to grouse on the Cannes Film Festival premiere of “The Pot-au-Feu” on Wednesday, which brings Michelin star chef Pierre Gagnaire’s culinary abilities to the large display screen. The stars of the movie, French movie icon Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel, two-time winner of France’s Cesar award for finest actor, had been on the pink carpet within the French Riviera metropolis together with Gagnaire and French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung.

‘Last Of Us’ drama success drives Sony gaming gross sales

Sony Group Corp stated on Wednesday that the success of hit drama “The Last Of Us” from tv community HBO is boosting gross sales of the sport collection upon which it’s primarily based, in a stand-out case of the group repurposing its in style franchises. “We could see very, very clearly that every time an episode of that show dropped that sales of the game increased very dramatically,” Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan advised an investor briefing.

Tributes salute Tina Turner’s music and resilience

Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a farming neighborhood and abusive relationship to turn into one of many prime recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday on the age of 83. Below are reactions from musicians, actors and the White House.

Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to six years in jail for promoting cocaine

Rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced on Wednesday to 6 years in jail after pleading responsible in New York federal court docket to taking part in a large-scale drug distribution ring. The “Trap Queen” rapper, whose authorized identify is William Maxwell, admitted to distributing 25 kilograms (55 kilos) of cocaine. Prosecutors stated he was a part of a crew that additionally bought heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine throughout Long Island and New Jersey between June 2019 and June 2020.

(With inputs from companies.)