5 h. ago Sophie Nyweide's cause of death confirmed as family share heartbreaking statement

Sophie Nyweide, the former child actress known for her role in the 2009 romantic drama Mammoth, has passed away at the age of 24, her family has confirmed

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9 h. ago Hilary Swank says she is being offered more acting roles after turning 50

She has won two Academy Awards for actress in a leading role during her career.

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9 h. ago Tom Hardy takes on totally different role in 'bloodbath' Netflix thriller with the year's 'best action sequences'

Tom Hardy stars in a brutal new Netflix thriller hitting the streaming service later this week

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36 h. ago Kaitlyn Dever shares heartbreaking detail about shocking Last of Us scene

Actor played a key role in the devastating new episode

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56 h. ago A ‘Black Snape’ in the new Harry Potter seems designed to cause controversy – but it could work | Jason Okundaye

Ignore the fuss: Paapa Essiedu is a brilliant actor who can bring his own depth and style to enrich the iconic characterAfter months of speculation, HBO has announced part of the cast of the latest round of Harry Potter IP-mining: the new TV adaptation of the original books will feature John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid – and Paapa Essiedu as Snape. As the Mail and Telegraph’s headlines were quick to inform their readers, yes, this means a “Black actor” in that iconic role.There is a real concern that Essiedu is drinking from a poisoned chalice – that he will be associated with an author who is at the forefront of a gender-critical movement that has succeeded in redefining the rights of trans people to their detriment; that he will have to weather the racist storm of Potterheads enraged at the diversion from “book accuracy” (Snape is described as having “sallow skin”); and deal with opportunists looking to illustrate their next rant about how the world has succumbed t...

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57 h. ago Moscow may gain key role in Iran nuclear deal as US talks progress

Russia touted as possible destination for Iran’s uranium stockpile and could also act as arbiter of deal breachesRussia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, with Moscow being touted not only as a possible destination for Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but also as a possible arbiter of deal breaches.Donald Trump, who abandoned a 2015 nuclear pact between Tehran and world powers in 2018 during his first term, has threatened to attack Iran unless it reaches a new deal swiftly that would prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago ‘When medieval times return, I’ll be ready’: Bella Ramsey on friendship, fashion and The Last of Us

The young actor’s life has been transformed since they landed the lead role in what turned out to be a TV phenomenon. As the much-anticipated second season begins, they discuss growing up in the glare of fameBella Ramsey self-recorded their audition tape for The Last of Us at their parents’ home in Leicestershire and sent it off more in hope than expectation. Ramsey, who was 17 at the time, had never played the post-apocalyptic zombie video game on which the new TV series was based, but knew it was a big deal: released in 2013, it had sold more than 20m copies. It would later emerge that Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, the show’s creators, looked seriously at more than 100 actors for the role of Ellie, the sassy and quirky but also complicated and vicious American protagonist of The Last of Us. “Yeah, I’ve been told,” says Ramsey with a wry smile.When Ramsey got the first callback from Mazin and Druckmann, they joined the Zoom from their childhood bedroom. “I’ve gotten very used to ...

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3 d. ago Jason Isaac admits he 'embarrassed' his daughters with major role

As Jason Isaacs appears on the Jonathan Ross show tonight, we take a look at his daughter's reaction to one of his most notable starring roles in his acting career

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4 d. ago ‘No thought given to the human being’: Ben Affleck says he hated his ‘horrendous’ Batman suit

The actor, who took on the role in 2016 for box office let-down Batman v Superman, said the uncomfortable costume ‘made it difficult to make the movie’Ben Affleck says that he “hated” the Batsuit, and that it was “horrendous to wear” and “made it difficult to make the movie”.Speaking to GQ, Affleck said that the main issue with the elaborate costume was the heat it generated. “They don’t breathe. They’re made to look the way they want them to look. There’s no thought put into the human being. So what happens is that you just start sweating So in that thing, you’d just be pouring water, because you have that cowl over it. Like, there’s one thing to wear the suit, but once you cover your head, I guess that’s where all your heat kind of escapes and you feel it.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Emmerdale Aidan's mum actress Julia Watson's past TV roles as Cathleen debuts

Emmerdale fans learned John Sugden was visiting Aidan Moore on Thursday night as Aidan's mother, played by actress Julia Watson, confirmed his identity as well as John's

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5 d. ago Karla Sofía Gascón to play psychiatrist who ‘embodies God and the devil’ in next film

Actor to follow Oscar-nominated role in Emilia Pérez with Italian drama described as ‘perturbing, livid and hypnotic’, co-starring Vincent GalloKarla Sofía Gascón, the actor who made history earlier this year as the first trans performer to be nominated for an acting Oscar, has signalled her next project.Gascón, whose hopes of securing the leading actress award (which eventually went to Anora’s Mikey Madison) were dashed after offensive social media posts were unearthed, will star as a psychiatrist who “embodies God and the devil” in Italian drama The Life Lift, reports Variety. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Harry Potter actor John Lithgow admits he's 'intimidated' to play iconic role as fans' 'appalled'

The 3rd Rock From the Sun actor is playing the Hogwarts headmaster

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5 d. ago Sixth Sense star Haley Joel Osment 'arrested for public intoxication' at ski resort

Former child actor Haley Joel Osment, who is best known for his role in The Sixth Sense, has reportedly been arrested at the Mammoth Mountain resort in Mammoth Lakes, California

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5 d. ago Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications, says medical examiner

Known for roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, the actor was found dead in FebruaryMichelle Trachtenberg, a popular TV actor, died of complications from diabetes, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office.Trachtenberg, 39, was found dead in February and had recently received a liver transplant, according to NBC News, but the cause of her death had been unclear at the time. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Coronation Street announces villain's return as actor reprises role

Coronation Street fans will see a familiar face back on the ITV soap in just a matter of days, with the show confirming a comeback for the sinister character who debuted in 2022

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6 d. ago Legendary Hollywood actor is unrecognisable as he sings in leotard aged 21 decades before rise to fame

The Austrian and German actor, 68, is best known for taking on roles in films such as Inglorious Basterds, and James Bond films Spectre and No Time to Die .

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6 d. ago Peter Andre takes action as role in Jamaican gangster movie sparks fierce backlash

The trailer for new movie Jafaican has been released and it's safe to say that people have a lot to say about Peter Andre's latest role and the singer's attempt at a Jamaican accent

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6 d. ago Audition by Katie Kitamura review – a literary performance of true uncanniness

An actor’s story becomes a thrillingly radical deconstruction of family relationships and the social roles we playThere is an eeriness to great acting. Studied movements take on life; a living other emerges. Bad acting achieves no such uncanniness. Excessively self-conscious, the failing actor never dissolves into their role. We watch them watching themselves act.Although we rarely see her on stage, the actor narrating Audition, Katie Kitamura’s unnerving, desperately tense fifth novel, never stops watching herself perform. Even passing, offhand phrases seem to fray under the strain of an unsustainable self-awareness. “You might think that people wondered how we did it,” she says, describing the comfortable Manhattan lifestyle she shares with her husband. The perspectives are tortuous, unmanageable. Who is this “you” that might imagine their way into the opinions of unseen others? As the novel progresses, these gazes are experienced as social roles both longed for and resisted. “How...

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6 d. ago ‘I hated my body and wanted a different one’: Penn Badgley on dysmorphia, sex scenes and playing a serial killer

He has been starring in the hit Netflix show You, as the psychopath Joe Goldberg, throughout his 30s. As the actor says goodbye to the role, he reflects on celebrity, controversy and masculinityEarly morning in Penn Badgley’s house has the reassuringly normal noisy chaos that comes with a young family. The actor is in his New York home, preparing to talk about murder and manipulation, while listening out for signs that his wife, who is pregnant with twins, needs help getting their four-year-old son out of the door. She does; he excuses himself, and disappears for a few minutes. If Joe Goldberg, the serial killer Badgley portrays on the hit Netflix series You is controlling, devoid of love and unable to form relationships, Badgley appears to have created a life that looks the opposite.His time as Goldberg – the role that has been his highest-profile after his big break on another hit series, Gossip Girl – is about to come to an end. The series’ fifth and final season is about to air,...

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7 d. ago Johnny Depp unrecognisable with long grey hair and new eyes for Hollywood return

Actor Johnny Depp looks very different after he recently landed a role in an upcoming film that marks the star's comeback to the silver screen after years of very public personal and legal issues

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