43 h. ago Morgan Freeman admits appetite for acting at 88 has ‘dimmed a little’ ahead of Now You See Me sequel

Actor appears in the new Now You See Me movie, out Friday

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56 h. ago ‘I enter a room and people say: “God just walked in”’: Morgan Freeman on voicing the divine, meeting Mandela – and his six decades on screen

The 88-year-old actor has appeared in more than 100 films, playing everyone from presidents to prisoners. Here, he reflects on AI’s ‘robbing’ of his voice, not believing in Black History Month – and why he’s nowhere near retirementIn a dishonest age when truth is under siege, media attention shatters into a thousand shards of glass and nothing is quite what it seems, what could be more precious than a voice of authority? Cue Morgan Freeman, an actor who has portrayed a US president, Nelson Mandela and the Almighty, and replaced Walter Cronkite on the voiceover introducing the CBS Evening News. If John Gielgud’s baritone was described as being “like a silver trumpet muffled in silk”, Freeman’s is like rich wood polished to a quiet shine.It was less God’s gift than the product of hard work, thanks to an inspiring voice and diction instructor at his community college in Los Angeles. “If you’re going to speak, speak distinctly, hit your final consonance and do exercises to lower your vo...

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5 d. ago First look at The Night Manager series two as smash hit BBC drama returns after a decade off screen

THE BBC has released the first tantalising trailer for the second series of The Night Manager. The smash hit thriller is returning after a decade off-screen, with Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as former British intelligence operative, Jonathan Pine. Also returning is Olivia Colman as Angela Burr but sadly Elizabeth Debicki, 35, is not back as...

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7 d. ago Kim Kardashian's new TV show All's Fair is SAVAGED by critics as it's branded 'the worst drama ever', 'existentially terrible' and 'a crime against television' while debuting at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes

Kim Kardashian has ruled the reality TV realm for two decades but her foray into fictional small screen drama has already been dubbed a crime against television.

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8 d. ago How Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi made the horror movie of the year

The Oscar-winning filmmaker behind ‘The Shape of Water’ spent decades attempting to bring Mary Shelley’s masterpiece to the screen. As it arrives on Netflix, he, as well as his stars Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, speak to Clarisse Loughrey about its long gestation, its surprise easter eggs, and its very Freudian subtext

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8 d. ago Guillermo del Toro and his cast on his very intimate new Frankenstein: ‘This is autobiographical for me’

The Oscar-winning filmmaker behind ‘The Shape of Water’ spent decades attempting to bring Mary Shelley’s masterpiece to the screen. As it arrives on Netflix, he, as well as his stars Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, speak to Clarisse Loughrey about its long gestation, its surprise easter eggs, and its very Freudian subtext

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8 d. ago Morgan Freeman sparks concern as looking 'confused' in TV appearance

Morgan Freeman was a special guest on The Jennifer Hudson Show but the movie great is now 88, and fans rushed to show their love for him after some raised concerns

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1 week ago Anthony Hopkins, 87, suspects he may have a neurodivergence diagnosis but insists 'these labels are all nonsense it's fashion'

The Academy-Award winning Welsh actor, 87, has had a stage and screen career spanning an incredible seven decades.

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2 w. ago 'One of the world's best movies' that's been hailed a 'cinematic triumph' is airing today

Superhero fans will be able to relive a "masterpiece" today starring the likes of Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway and Morgan Freeman.

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker allowed to stay in UK is jailed for trafficking Channel migrants in a gang run by his gun

Anjan Ahamdi, 26, was jailed for five years and seven months for his role in helping two migrants to illegally enter the country with people smuggling kingpin Amanj Hasan Zada, 35.

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3 w. ago Hollywood stars who wore merkins on film as Kim Kardashian flogs fake pube thong

Kim Kardashian recently released a brand new thong covered in fake pubic hair, but Hollywood stars have been wearing them on-screen to protect their modesty for decades

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