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• Frequent Cillian Murphy collaborator Stephen Rea reveals why ‘Oppenheimer’ star is so “special”

  18-04-2024 23:27 via nme.com
  
  Irish actor Stephen Rea has heaped praise on Cillian Murphy, describing the Oppenheimer star as “adorable” and “very special”.
  Rea, who was Oscar-nominated for his performance in 1992’s The Crying Games, has collaborated with Murphy on a number of projects over the years, including Breakfast On Pluto and Ballyturk.
  “He is a really adorable guy,” Rea told Irish news channel RTE. “Of course, he had something very special, with tremendous focus, and h
  
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• Terry Jones threw typewriter at John Cleese during Monty Python row, says Sir Michael Palin

  18-04-2024 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Sir Michael Palin has revealed that his fellow Monty Python star Terry Jones once threw a typewriter at John Cleese during a row.
  In a new interview with the Radio Times, Palin opened up about the “huge” arguments that occurred within the comedy group, which consisted of himself, Cleese, Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman.
  “Since Python split up, and even in our time together, we have all had huge arguments,” said Palin.
  “The great thing is that we d
  
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• Donald Trump mixes up Jimmy Kimmel and Al Pacino in weird rant

  18-04-2024 17:43 via nme.com
  
  Donald Trump has been mocked for confusing presenter Jimmy Kimmel with Al Pacino.
  Earlier this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the chat show host took a brand-new jab at the former president by jokingly describing the alleged hush money paid to adult star Stormy Daniels as a “legal expense”.
  Trump quickly took to social media to fire back at Kimmel, but in the process of doing so, managed to confuse the Oscars host with acting legend Al Pacino in an error-filled rant.
  “Stupid Jimmy
  
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• Sydney Sweeney hits back at producer who said she “can’t act”

  18-04-2024 14:13 via nme.com
  
  Sydney Sweeney has hit back at producer Carol Baum for criticising her appearance and claiming she “can’t act”.READ MORE: Sydney Sweeney doesn’t get why you’re obsessed with her: “I’m just being me”Baum made the comments in a conversation with New York Times film critic Janet Maslin following a screening of her 1988 film Dead Ringers, beginning: “There’s an actress who everybody loves now – Sydney Sweeney.
  
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• Watch Timothée Chalamet sing as Bob Dylan in first biopic footage

  18-04-2024 13:00 via nme.com
  
  Footage of Timothée Chalamet singing as Bob Dylan for the upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown has emerged online – you can watch it below.READ MORE: ‘Dune: Part Two’ review: sandworm-sized sequel should blow a hole in the box officeOn Monday (April 15), Chalamet was captured in New Jersey filming a scene alongside Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez.
  The clip sees Barbaro and Chalamet singing into a microphone and strumming their guitars before he starts pl
  
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• Warwick Davis pays tribute to wife Samantha, who has died aged 53

  18-04-2024 11:18 via nme.com
  
  Samantha Davis, the wife of Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis, has died aged 53.
  Davis paid tribute to Samantha in a statement, revealing his wife of 32 years had died on March 24.
  The couple, who first met on the set of Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy film Willow, co-founded the dwarfism charity Little People UK.
  Davis told the BBC that Samantha’s death “has left a huge hole in our lives as a family”, adding: “I miss her hugs.”
  The Life’s To
  
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• Park Chan-wook is developing an English-language ‘Oldboy’ TV series

  18-04-2024 09:49 via nme.com
  
  Park Chan-wook, director of the iconic South Korean action-thriller film Oldboy, is developing an English-language TV series based on the film.READ MORE: ‘Parasyte: The Grey’ review: ‘Train To Busan’ director spins a decidedly human talePark’s 2003 film is a loose adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name, which told the story of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), who is imprisoned in a cell that resembles a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the identity o
  
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• Brian Cox says Joaquin Phoenix was “terrible” in ‘Napoleon’

  18-04-2024 08:17 via nme.com
  
  Succession star Brian Cox has slammed Joaquin Phoenix‘s “terrible” performance in Napoleon – see what he had to say below.READ MORE: ‘Napoleon’ review: swords, sex and musket fire in an unmissable historical epicWhile attending HistFest earlier this week, Cox spoke about a number of films, actors, theatre critics, and politicians that he had deemed “terrible” – which included Napoleon and its star Joaquin Phoenix.
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• Quentin Tarantino has reportedly scrapped ‘The Movie Critic’ as his final film

  18-04-2024 05:28 via nme.com
  
  Quentin Tarantino has reportedly decided to drop The Movie Critic as his final film.READ MORE: Why is Quentin Tarantino only making 10 movies?According to a report from Deadline Hollywood, undisclosed sources have allegedly told the outlet that filmmaker “simply changed his mind” about making The Movie Critic. Deadline‘s report also notes that there were rumours of Tarantino rewriting the script, and that the film’s production had been delayed due to last year’
  
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