The cast for Richard Osman’s film is legitimately incredible and includes a James Bond megastar
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by Danni Scott
5h ago
Richard Osman’s book is getting the A-list treatment (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) Richard Osman’s best selling mystery book is being transformed into a film with the most impressive, stacked with Hollywood A-Listers. The former Pointless host landed number one on the best-selling list last year with his fourth crime novel while his 2020 book gets the silver screen treatment. The Thursday Murder Club is set to be direct by Harry Potter, Mrs Doubtfire, and Home Alone icon Chris Columbus. Not only is the director legendary, so is the cast as Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley, and ..read more
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Netflix’s new ‘stinker’ movie trailer slammed as ‘AI propaganda’
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by Danni Scott
5h ago
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Jennifer Lopez is making another film and this time she’s diving into science fiction in what has been brutally dubbed ‘AI propaganda’. Netflix revealed the first trailer for Atlas starring Jenny from the Block, who is hot off her autobiographical movie musical chaos which failed to wow viewers. Joining the Shotgun Wedding actress is Barbie’s Simu Liu as a villainous AI named Harlan, plus Sterling K. Brown, Abraham Popoola, and Mark Strong. The synopsis reads: ‘A brilliant ..read more
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13 Going on 30 told me I’d feel like an adult by now. It couldn’t have been more wrong
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by Tori Brazier
9h ago
Jennifer Garner’s Jenna Rink enchanted a generation of tweenagers 20 years ago (Picture: Tracy Bennett/Columbia Tri Star) ‘Thirty and flirty and thriving’ – 13 Going on 30’s most iconic quote has become a standard birthday message for anyone celebrating that special day. But as the movie turns 20, where do we find the 13-year-olds who were fed that message back in 2004 in their lives? And what about the 30-year-olds of 2024? 13 Going on 30 is a rom-com that inspires intense and fond nostalgia, even if it’s shocking to realise two decades have passed since we first met Jennifer Garner’s Jenna ..read more
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Hugh Grant confirms devastating news about Bridget Jones 4
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by Asyia Iftikhar
13h ago
Hugh Grant has confirmed the tragic onscreen fate of a major character (Shutterstock) Bridget Jones star Hugh Grant addressed co-star Colin Firth’s absence from the fourth instalment line-up – and it’s not looking good. Bridget Jones has been a stalwart of the British rom-com scene since the first film, based on Helen Fielding’s bestselling novel, came out in 2001. Renée Zellweger stars as the titular lovelorn hero who stumbles her way to a happy ending with the endearing do-gooder Mark Darcy (Firth) in the third film Bridget Jones’ Baby, released in 2016. But eight years on, Fielding’s 2013 ..read more
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Hollywood star apologises for having ‘great t**s’ days after being slammed by female producer
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by Rebecca Sayce
21h ago
Sydney Sweeney had a simple message in her latest Instagram post (Picture: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images) Sydney Sweeney’s boobs are once again a topic of conversation as the star shared a cheeky Instagram post after a Hollywood producer’s scathing comments. The Immaculate star, 26, posted a series of photos from her sun-soaked Mexico getaway, including a clip of her dancing with friends and cuddling an adorable dog. Among them is a picture of the Euphoria actor wearing a khaki sweatshirt with the phrase ‘Sorry for having great t**s and correct opinions.’ It comes after Sweeney found hersel ..read more
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Deadpool and Wolverine trailer has fans ecstatic over ‘perfect’ detail 20 years in the making
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by Rebecca Sayce
1d ago
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next The trailer for Deadpool and Wolverine is here and it is wild, but one detail in particular has Marvel fans shocked and delighted. It’s a collaboration fans of the superheroes have been begging for since the release of X-Men Origins Wolverine in 2009, where Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool was first seen onscreen. Following the release of Deadpool and Deadpool 2 in 2016 and 2018 respectively, Deadpool and Wolverine began development with the first trailer arriving today. Despite vo ..read more
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Iconic 1990s film getting sequel 30 years later with original cast, director confirms
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by Asyia Iftikhar
1d ago
Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert will return for a sequel 30 years on. (Picture: Shutterstock) The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert director Stephan Elliott said now is the ‘perfect time’ for a sequel of the trailblazing 1994 drag film set in Australia. The widely-beloved classic follows drag queens Antony ‘Tick’ Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra (Hugo Weaving), Adam Whitley/Felicia Jollygoodfellow (Guy Pearce) and bereaved trans woman Bernadette Bassenger (Terence Stamp) as they travel from Sydney to Alice Springs in the eponymous bus Priscilla to perform disco hits glammed up in ..read more
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Hollywood legend returns to high school in iconic 80s film for 40th anniversary
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by Robert Oliver
1d ago
Kevin Bacon went back 40 years into his past (Picture: Paramount/Instagram) Kevin Bacon went for a lovely trip down memory lane on Saturday as he revisited the high school where iconic 1980s movie Footloose was filmed. The American actor, 65, starred in the 80s musical drama film as Ren McCormack – it was filmed at Payson High School and became one of the most successful films of 1984. In the film, the face now best known for those EE adverts moves from the big city of Chicago to a small town in Utah where dancing and music are banned by a local Reverend. Kevin revisited the high school over ..read more
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Zendaya finally secures her place as a Hollywood superstar in one of the sexiest films of all time
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by Tori Brazier
2d ago
Challengers is the film that sees Zendaya truly arrive as a Hollywood superstar (Picture: MGM/Everett/Shutterstock/Metro.co.uk) You’d have to have been hiding under a rock for the past several years to not have an inkling who Zendaya is – but Challengers is the film that finally serves up her star quality to an audience in the most undeniable way. The latest film from Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino, Challengers examines the tightly interwoven relationship between three young tennis starsacross more than a decade. Ably supported by The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and West Side Story B ..read more
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Anne Hathaway stopped getting sent ‘romantic’ scripts in her 30s
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by Tori Brazier
3d ago
Hollywood star Anne Hathaway has shared that scripts with romance at the heart of them stopped coming her way after a certain age (Picture: Rick Kern/WireImage) Anne Hathaway stopped receiving scripts offering her the part of the female lead in rom-coms after she turned 30. The Devil Wears Prada star, 41, has enjoyed a rich and varied career over the past 20-plus years after finding fame with teen rom-com The Princess Diaries in 2001. She subsequently appeared in other romances and comedies like Ella Enchanted, Becoming Jane, Love & Other Drugs and One Day, which Netflix has recently re-a ..read more
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