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THE third season of “Killing Eve,” the acclaimed Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer series, premiered Sunday on AMC, two weeks ahead of its origi-nal scheduled date. The move comes as networks, cablers and streamers all contend with the programming and scheduling nightmare being caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

“We know how adored this series is and we know how keen people are for great content right now,” said Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios. “This season of ‘Killing Eve’ digs deep psychologically, and with actors like Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer and Fiona Shaw the results are nothing short of astonishing. We literally couldn’t wait for fans to see it.”

Phoebe Waller-Bridge created the series which is based on the “Codename Villanelle” novel-las by Luke Jennings. Season 3 continues to follow the lives of Villanelle (Comer), the assassin without a job, and Eve (Oh), the ex-MI6 operative hiding in plain sight. All seems fine until a shock-ing and personal death sets them on a collision course yet again. The journey back to each other will cost both of them friends, family, and allegiances, and per-haps a share of their souls.

“At the top of Season 3, you see Eve in recovery,” said the Golden Globe-winning Oh. “Although

in some ways it doesn’t look like recovery, it’s still a type of recovery. It’s a retreat. She’s retreating into a place where she feels safe, where she feels anonymous, where her tasks in some ways are very simple and very grounding.”

Less fine with a tight life: Vil-lanelle, used to living lavishly, long before encountering Eve. But things are not exactly simple for the world’s greatest killer at least in her own estimation, either, even if the season premiere finds the erstwhile Oksana Astankova in very surreal circumstances — the first of many times viewers will see more of what’s lurking beneath Villanelle’s veil of death this year.

“She’s having to face a lot of her truths this year, a lot of her past,” said Emmy winner Comer. “A lot of it involves flickers of moments we’ve seen previously in the series — those times where you wonder if she actually feels anything in a moment, is she remorseful, does she have any sense of mortality — and all of that is delved into this season. But I also think we see her in some very vulnerable situations. It’s very important that we as a production grow and listen to what it is that Villanelle is saying and experiencing, and trying to stay true to that.”

“Killing Eve” has already been renewed for a fourth season.

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‘Killing Eve’ Season � returns

WITH the COVID-19 pandemic not about to end anytime soon, TVB announced that it has decided to suspend this year’s Miss Hong Kong Pageant.

In an interview, TVB executive Sandy Yu explained that “There were many unresolved issues. For example, every year, overseas contestants would return to Hong Kong to try their luck in the pag-eant. But now most of them can’t even travel. We too do not want them to take such a risk and come to Hong Kong.”

Yu also expressed concerns for publicity and production activities of the pageant. “There are many public events and large-scale press conferences before the competi-tion. Should the contestants wear masks? Other than the pageants, we also have many staff members on site. Since we considered so many issues without any solu-tions, we can only suspend it for one year,” Yu said.

TVB hosted the annual Miss Hong Kong Pageant with great fanfare since 1973. This year’s cancelation will also mark the first time in history that last year’s winners will re-assume their titles for a second year. (SD-Agencies)

TVB cancels 2020 Miss

HK Pageant

THANKS to shelter-in-place orders and social distancing, traditional Easter celebrations have been scrapped in favor of indoor egg hunts, drive-by Easter Bunnies and virtual church services.

While Mariah Carey and Tyler Perry spent the day popping by Joel Osteen’s online sermon, other celebri-ties helped keep spirits up by sharing their own at-home festivities, from dyeing eggs to hosting dance parties.

“I know these are challeng-ing times, but today is a day we celebrate miracles so let’s pray for our own in the very near future,” Jennifer Lopez told fans in an Instagram video,

adding a bunny ear filter to a photo of her and fiancé Alex Rodriguez’s blended brood.

Rita Wilson, whose husband Tom Hanks spent the previous evening hosting “Saturday Night Live at Home,” also referenced her faith, displayed the palm frond she and fellow Orthodox Christians use to mark Palm Sunday. The actress, who recently recovered from COVID-19, added that she’d be making an appearance at Diddy’s virtual charity dance-a-thon, which the rapper promoted with a “Brady Bunch”-inspired video featuring his six quarantined kids.

Mom of three Jessica Simp-son, meanwhile, reported for Easter Bunny duty in pastel tie-

dyed sweats and a beauty mask. Demi Moore also rocked tie-dye as she hunted eggs and wished followers a happy Easter and Passover.

Rosie O’Donnell got crafty, showing off a basketful of colorful striped eggs ready to be hidden. And Salma Hayek hit up the kitchen, sharing her recipe for handmade Easter chocolates. Heidi Klum donned sparkly bunny ears and posted a photo of her family’s Easter decorations.

Animal lover Kaley Cuoco used an adorable rabbit pal to encour-age fans to adopt, not shop, for bunnies. And Katy Perry posted a photo of her in quarantine. (SD-Agencies)

Stars share Easter messages while in quarantine

From L: Fei Wong (first runner-up), Car-maney Wong (champion) and Kelly Gu (second runner-up) of the 2019 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. File photo

DISNEY is in early development on a remake of its 1973 animated musical comedy “Robin Hood” for Disney Plus.

“Blindspotting” director Carlos Lopez Estrada is on board to helm the movie. Kari Granlund, who wrote the script for 2019’s Disney Plus reboot of “Lady and the Tramp,” is attached to pen the new “Robin Hood.” Justin Springer, whose Disney credits include “Dumbo” and “Tron: Legacy,” is producing the pic.

The new version is being devel-oped with the animals in a CGI/live-action hybrid format, similar to Disney remakes of “The Jungle Book” and “Dumbo.” The deals for Estrada and Granlund were signed early last month prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

In the 1973 “Robin Hood” directed by Wolfgang Reither-man, Hood, portrayed as a fox, leads the fight against Prince John’s excessive taxation. Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen. (SD-Agencies)

‘Robin Hood’ animated film getting remake

JAMES GUNN, director of the upcoming third “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie and “The Suicide Squad,” said that nei-ther movie will be affected by delays during the coronavirus pandemic.

Answering fans’ questions on his Twitter account, Gunn said that the new “Suicide Squad” film for Warner Bros. and DC Comics is moving along as planned for its release Aug. 6, 2021.

“Right now there’s no reason for ‘The Suicide Squad’ release date to move. We are on or

ahead of schedule. We were extremely fortunate to wrap shooting and set up editing from our homes (due to a post production team and studio with foresight) before quaran-tine,” Gunn said.

Then, Gunn gave a similar update on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which does not have a release date yet.

“Right now the plans with ‘Vol. 3’ are also exactly the same as they were before coro-navirus,” he said.

The upcoming slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe films has

been shifted due to coronavi-rus shutting down production throughout the film industry. “Black Widow” was pushed from May to November, creat-ing a domino effect of delays for “The Eternals,” “Shang-Chi,” “Doctor Strange 2” and “Thor: Love and Thunder.” “Black Pan-ther 2” and “Captain Marvel 2” are scheduled for the first half of 2022.

Gunn was originally fired by Disney from the “Guard-ians” movie over controversial tweets from years ago, then was re-hired. The back-and-forth

pushed back development on the film, and Gunn was hired by Warner Bros. to helm “The Suicide Squad” in the mean-time.

Not much is known about “The Suicide Squad,” other than it’s a standalone sequel to 2016’s widely-panned “Suicide Squad.” Returning cast mem-bers include Margot Robbie, Viola Davis and Joel Kinnaman, and the star-studded group of newcomers include Idris Elba, John Cena, Taika Waititi and Nathan Fillion.

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3,’ ‘The Suicide Squad’ won’t be delayed

Katy Perry in an Instagram photo.