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• Britney Spears biopic set to be written by ‘New Girl’ creator Liz Meriwether

  08-07-2026 16:25 via nme.com
  
  New Girl creator Liz Meriwether is set to write the screenplay for the forthcoming Britney Spears biopic.
  Wicked director Jon M. Chu has already been confirmed to helm the anticipated project based on the pop star’s recent memoir The Woman In Me.
  Now, New Girl and Dying For Sex creator Liz Meriwether has been brought on board to write the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
  The Woman In Me was a huge success upon release and sold over 2.5million copies in the US alone, and shifted
  
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• Brian Molko would want Yungblud to play him in a Placebo biopic: “But he might struggle with my accent!”

  08-07-2026 15:39 via nme.com
  
  Brian Molko has admitted he would love Yungblud to play him in a Placebo biopic.READ MORE: Placebo interview: “David Bowie taught me how to be a better person”Speaking in a new interview with Radio X, when it was put to him who he would choose to portray him and direct, the frontman gave The Doncaster artist (real name Dominic Harrison) his seal of approval and Jim Jarmusch.
  He said: “One of my favourite filmmakers is Jim Jarmusch. I have one of his films tattooed on
  
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• Zooey Deschanel went blonde for ‘Elf’ because she was supposed to play pop star “like Britney Spears”

  08-07-2026 13:55 via nme.com
  
  Zooey Deschanel has revealed that the reason she has blonde hair in Christmas movie Elf was because she auditioned for the part of a pop star.
  One of the New Girl star’s breakthrough roles was playing Will Ferrell’s love interest in 2003’s Elf, with the actor sporting blonde dyed hair as opposed to her natural dark hair. During an appearance on The Zach Sang Show on Monday (July 6), she explained the reasoning behind it.
  “I did a screen test for a movie that never ended u
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen filmed new ‘Ali G’ movie in secret

  08-07-2026 13:02 via nme.com
  
  Sacha Baron Cohen has filmed a new Ali G movie in secret, according to a new report.READ MORE: Da Ali G Show’s Five Best Musical GuestsThe comedy actor rose to prominence with the character, a satire of appropriated street culture, as part of comedy series The 11 O’Clock Show in 1998. He would conduct interviews with unsuspecting guests who were left purplexed by his line of questioning and slang terms.
  The popularity of the character led to several solo series in the 2000s, as well
  
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• Christopher Nolan explains why ‘The Odyssey’ uses modern English for dialogue

  08-07-2026 10:59 via nme.com
  
  Christopher Nolan has explained why he opted for modern English dialogue for his new epic The Odyssey.READ MORE: ‘The Odyssey’ could be Christopher Nolan’s biggest blockbuster yetOne of the biggest movies of the year, the film is an adaptation of the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, and stars Matt Damon as a king embarking on a perilous journey home from war. When the trailer arrived for the film, audiences were surprised about the way dialogue was delivered in the film. Most
  
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• Green Day announce massive ‘Nimrods’ soundtrack with fan favourites and new live recordings

  08-07-2026 09:57 via nme.com
  
  Green Day have announced the soundtrack for their upcoming coming-of-age film Nimrods, including new track ‘I’m Never Gonna R.I.P.’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot’With the film set to be released in August, the soundtrack will arrive on July 31 and will be made up of 22 career-spanning Green Day songs, including four previously unreleased live record
  
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