6 h. ago Shrek fans floored as they realise how much cast were paid to return for sequel

A Shrek fan has shared the staggering amount that the movie's voice cast were paid to return to the film, with all three members of the central trio receiving a huge amount

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3 d. ago 28 Years Later: Everything we know about the zombie sequel, including Cillian Murphy's rumoured return

It’s taken nearly 20 years, but the highly anticipated horror sequel will arrive on screens next year and now a trailer has been released

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7 d. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s Congo deal: mineral riches for protection | Editorial

Faced with regional chaos and shrinking options, Kinshasa seeks terms of trade that echo the old extractive order in modern disguise“The vilest scramble for loot that has ever disfigured the history of human conscience” is how Joseph Conrad described colonial-era concessions granted to private companies for Congo’s natural resources in Heart of Darkness. Under Donald Trump, that scramble may be back. If news reports are right, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is offering the US a blunt deal: minerals for military help – a slice of sovereignty traded for a shot at stability.The concern is this isn’t a return, it’s a sequel. For three decades, Washington supported Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, a cold war ally and brutal dictator who looted the Congo until his 1997 fall. That history of power politics still casts a long shadow. The Trump administration openly favours muscle over diplomacy. Fadhel Kaboub, an associate professor of economics at Denison University, notes that Biden-era ...

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1 week ago Kelvin Fletcher fans floored as they realise Emmerdale star's daughter is in rival soap

Kelvin Fletcher's daughter Marnie has made her TV acting debut in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and fans of the show have only just realised her famous dad

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2 w. ago Kenny Everett fans floored as they realise he was voice of iconic cartoon character

Kenny Everett died 30 years ago today, yet although we're familiar with the comic characters he created, there's one he lent his voice to that fans are only just becoming aware of

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4 w. ago Batman star Robert Pattison wants Glasgow to return as Gotham City for sequel

The star played Bruce Wayne and his alter ego in The Batman, which saw him travel to Scotland to shoot key scenes in 2020.

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