Legendary Entertainment has entered into a first-look television deal with Eric Heisserer, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, Heisserer and Carmen Lewis — with whom Heisserer founded the production company Chronology — will develop and shepherd IP-driven and related projects for Legendary.

Shortly after Halle Bailey and Rachel Zegler were crowned real-life Disney princesses, they met for the first time at a ball — the 2021 Met Gala, to be exact. It was the beginning not only of a beautiful friendship, but of a new era for Disney. Bailey became the first Black Ariel in Rob Marshall’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” based on Disney’s beloved 1989 animated film. Zegler — who used to dress up as Snow White as a little girl — will embody a Latina fairy-tale heroine who befriends seven CGI-created dwarves in 2025’s “Snow White.

Frederik Riedel was addicted to Instagram. It was the first COVID-19 lockdown and, stuck at home in Berlin, Riedel knew he was spending too much time on the app. He knew that he felt worse after using it than before. And yet, multiple times a day, his finger would gravitate to the little square icon. To quit, he first tried going cold turkey. That didn’t work—it was too easy to get around.

Have you ever wondered what questions people working in fire brigades are asked most often? Few of us know that firemen actually have to save frightened cats down from trees, that their uniform can withstand a direct blow from a flamethrower, and that they also repair pipes, cut metal and don’t like the full moon. Ready to find out why? Bright Side collected half a dozen little-known facts about how firefighters work — they may change your opinion about this amazing profession.

Transgender athletic participation has been a point of contention in American politics in 2021, with the focus primarily on Republican efforts to ban trans girls from competing against other female athletes in school sports. On Monday, however, the issue will take center stage in a very different context: the Olympic Games. Laurel Hubbard will become the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics when she represents New Zealand in the women's over-87 kg weightlifting event.

EcoFolio, éco-organisme chargé de la prise en charge de la responsabilité des émetteurs d'imprimés gratuits, vient d'ouvrir à la contractualisation l'adhésion des collectivités territoriales qui collectent et traitent chaque année environ 4 millions de tonnes de déchets d'imprimés papiers. En signant la convention proposée par EcoFolio, les collectivités bénéficient de nouvelles recettes qui s'ajoutent à la recette industrielle versée par le repreneur : 65 euros par tonne recyclée, 30 euros par tonne valorisée (valorisation énergétique, compostage ou méthanisation) et 2 euros par tonne orientée en centre d'enfouissement.

BUENOS AIRES  — Argentina’s Lucía Puenzo, one of Latin America’s most sought-after writer-directors, is in talks with Mariana di Girolamo, star of Pablo Larraín’s “Ema,” and Marcelo Alonso (“Neruda,” “The Club,” “Araña”) for both to star in feature “Impactados.

Eon Productions, the company behind the James Bond films, posted revenues of £234.7 million ($285.5 million) for the financial period covering the initial release of “No Time To Die,” its latest accounts show.

Anthony Weiner, take note: according to a new study about cyberinfidelity, sexting with people you meet online is a really poor substitute for sex. New research shows that the majority of people who first cheat online end up cheating with their Internet lovers in real life. Evolving technology means that people find paramours in very different ways than they used to. In fact, the popularity of the Internet and the anonymity it affords has catapulted it to No.

All people are special and unique in their own ways. In fact, some people have abilities that could amaze you. These include things that you may have never thought about or figured were even possible. Some people can’t do things as simple as wiggle their ears or raise one eyebrow, for example. But believe it or not, there are a select few that can. Bright Side has found some surprising bodily functions that most people just can’t do. Keep in mind, we said “most” for a reason.