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• Andy Serkis explains lack of diversity in new Lord Of The Rings film ‘The Hunt For Gollum’

  14-07-2026 13:06 via nme.com
  
  Andy Serkis has addressed issues of diversity in his new Lord Of The Rings film, The Hunt For Gollum.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Elijah WoodThe new movie is set before 2001’s The Fellowship Of The Ring, and sees Serkis reprise the role of Gollum, as well as directing the film. Due out in 2027, the film stars original cast members Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood join newcomers Jamie Dornan, Kate Winslet, and Anya Taylor-Joy. As yet, there are no non-white actors announced for the blockbu
  
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• ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ reboot is coming

  14-07-2026 12:16 via nme.com
  
  A Nightmare On Elm Street is being rebooted after Paramount Pictures agreed a deal with the estate of Wes Craven, the original movie’s director.
  The 1984 horror classic starred Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, a profoundly burned child killer who returns from the dead to murder teenagers in their dreams. Craven wrote and directed the original movie, as well as the seventh movie, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.
  Englund’s portrayal of Krueger became a pop culture sensation in the &l
  
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• Laura Dern and Steven Spielberg pay tribute to “lifetime friend” Sam Neill

  14-07-2026 11:05 via nme.com
  
  Steven Spielberg and Laura Dern have both paid tribute to their Jurassic Park collaborator Sam Neill, who died on Monday (July 13) aged 78.READ MORE: Sam Neill, ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ actor, dies aged 78In a statement on his official Instagram account, his family shared: “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney, Australia.”
  “Sam was surrounded by family and pa
  
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