3 d. ago Katie Price lands film role opposite Patsy Kensit with male oppression storyline

Katie Price shows off her acting skills after landing a role in a spoof comedy film starring alongside Jamie Lomas, Kimberly Wyatt and Patsy Kensit

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3 d. ago Liam Neeson's iconic role in action film airs on ITV tonight

The thriller, starring Liam Neeson, was a huge success when it hit cinemas for the first time in 2008, launching an entire franchise that film fans still love to watch

Culture

3 d. ago 'So brave, so proud': Harry Potter's Jason Isaacs supports screen son Tom Felton as they enjoy a Malfoy reunion at Broadway show

The actor has reprised his role as Draco Malfoy, 15 years after wrapping the film franchise and made his emotional debut at New York's Lyric Theatre last week

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5 d. ago George Clooney jokes his children will need therapy because of his 'disaster' film role

George Clooney has joked that his children will 'need therapy' once they see one of his less-successful film roles - and his costume in particular. 

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5 d. ago ‘It’s important that we tell our own stories’: how the Wicked movies are helping disability representation on screen

Marissa Bode is the first disabled actor to play Nessarose, a key character in the stage turned film franchise – but has had to respond to online abuseDisabled actor Marissa Bode, who plays the prominent role of Nessarose Thropp in the hit film musical Wicked and its forthcoming sequel Wicked: For Good, has called for improved representation for disabled performers in the entertainment industry – and specifically an end to what activists call “cripping up” – casting non-disabled actors in disabled character roles.“I really hope my casting sets precedent,” says Bode, adding: “It’s just navigating a world and a system that we have just not been acknowledged in as we should be.” A recent study by the Rudderman Family Foundation found that only 21% of disabled characters on US TV between 2016 and 2023 were played by disabled actors. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson to reunite for second Luther movie, Netflix announces

Wilson, who did not appear in the first film, will reprise her role as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther’s sidekick, Alice Morgan

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2 w. ago Shirley Valentine gave Pauline Collins a role to match her talent. She seized it with style and glee

The film for which the actor, who has died aged 85, is best-remembered is also that in which she was afforded most airtime. If only more film-makers had managed to channel her warm, sharp charmPauline Collins was the smart, funny, cherubically sexy female actor in the 1970s who became a recognisable star on both sides of the Atlantic in the smash hit British TV show Upstairs, Downstairs, the Downton Abbey of its day.She played Sarah, the pert-yet-vulnerable parlour maid with a dodgy past, who has a relationship with the handsome chauffeur Thomas, played by Collins’s real-life husband, John Alderton. It was a TV marriage that the public loved and which carried on into spinoff shows Thomas and Sarah and No, Honestly. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Meghan turns to famous friends to help sell her As Ever range: Royal sets up her first 'shop' in wealthy pal's bookstore on day her return to acting was revealed

When the Montecito-based Duchess of Sussex first launched As Ever in April, products reportedly sold out within the hour, but fast-forward to today, and the brand appears to have taken a turn for the worse.

Economics

2 w. ago Meghan Markle 'makes return to acting' in Hollywood film – nine years after last role

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is reportedly returning to her acting roots and will appear alongside Hollywood stars Lily Collins and Brie Larson in a new movie

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2 w. ago Downton Abbey favourite lands major role in new film with Happy Valley legend

A major star from Downton Abbey will feature alongside the breakout actor from Happy Valley in a new comedy

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2 w. ago Lucy Liu hopes new film Rosemead will prompt conversations about mental health

She was honoured at Belfast Film Festival for her role as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled son.

Science

3 w. ago Michelle Keegan lined up for first Hollywood role after being courted by A

FORMER Corrie actress Michelle Keegan is being courted for her first Hollywood film role. US screen star Reese Witherspoon is keen for the 38-year-old to play the lead in a big-budget movie adaptation of her new novel. Oscar-winner Reese, 49, wrote crime thriller Gone Before Goodbye with American author Harlan Coben, who was behind Michelle’s...

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3 w. ago I won’t apologise for The Lost King – Leicester University’s treatment of Philippa Langley is a profound injustice

I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia About 15 years ago, Philippa Langley set out on a mission to find the remains of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England. Almost everyone regarded this as an impossible task. His remains had gone undiscovered for more than 500 years. It was a folly, a fool’s errand. She was out of her depth, an amateur. No letters after her name.But Philippa diligently did the work and did her research. She had an inner conviction that she would find him, and she did. It was a staggering achievement, and yet when the news broke of this startling discovery, and it was beamed round the world, there was little to no mention of her. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago I won’t apologise for The Lost King – Leicester University’s treatment of Philippa Langley is a profound injustice | Steve Coogan

I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia About 15 years ago, Philippa Langley set out on a mission to find the remains of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England. Almost everyone regarded this as an impossible task. His remains had gone undiscovered for more than 500 years. It was a folly, a fool’s errand. She was out of her depth, an amateur. No letters after her name.But Philippa diligently did the work and did her research. She had an inner conviction that she would find him, and she did. It was a staggering achievement, and yet when the news broke of this startling discovery, and it was beamed round the world, there was little to no mention of her. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Björn Andrésen dead: Swedish actor who starred in Death in Venice dies aged 70

Swedish actor Björn Andrésen, who appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series, including a small role in the 2019 folk horror film Midsommar, sadly died on Saturday, October 25

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3 w. ago Death in Paradise star shares daughter's blunt verdict on major film role

Death in Paradise star opened up about his role in a major film franchise and the brutal reaction he received from his daughter.

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4 w. ago BBC Traitors star Celia Imrie's next role confirmed alongside Game of Thrones favourite

Celia Imrie is set to star in an upcoming festive film alongside a star-studded cast including a Game of Thrones favourite and a Bridgerton actress

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4 w. ago Celebrity Traitors star Celia Imrie's next role confirmed alongside Game of Thrones favourite

Celia Imrie's next acting role has been confirmed, with the Celebrity Traitors favourite due to star in a new 'chaotic' festive film

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last month Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review – A rote biopic that doesn’t do the Boss justice

Jeremy Allen White is perfectly convincing in the starring role, but Scott Cooper’s film reduces Springsteen’s life to cliches and generic pop psychology

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