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• Harrison Ford turned down Sam Neill’s character in original ‘Jurassic Park’

  12-06-2026 13:09 via nme.com
  
  Steven Spielberg has confirmed that Harrison Ford turned down the role of Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park.READ MORE: ‘Disclosure Day’ review: Spielberg remains the master of sci-fi blockbustersThe iconic film maker is currently promoting his new movie, Disclosure Day, and during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast he discussed the lore surrounding his classic movies, including E.T. and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.
  At one point Josh Horowitz asked if it was true tha
  
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• Christopher Nolan responds to “irrelevant” backlash over ‘The Odyssey’ casting

  13-07-2026 22:45 via nme.com
  
  Christopher Nolan has responded to the backlash over some of the casting choices in The Odyssey, calling it “irrelevant”.READ MORE: ‘The Odyssey’ could be Christopher Nolan’s biggest blockbuster yetThe director’s new film, which is released in cinemas on Friday (July 17), is an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem, with Matt Damon starring as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca who embarks on a treacherous journey hom
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G shows up at Wimbledon following new movie rumours

  13-07-2026 19:40 via nme.com
  
  Sacha Baron Cohen has revived Ali G at Wimbledon, amid reports that a new movie based around the character has been filmed in secret.READ MORE: Da Ali G Show’s Five Best Musical GuestsThe comedian and actor popped up in character on Centre Court during the Wimbledon men’s singles final yesterday (July 12), where Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev to retain the title.
  Cohen was seen in full Ali G mode, including the familiar yellow-tinted sunglasses, skull cap and gold
  
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• ‘Daredevil’ and ‘Iron Fist’ actor Wai Ching Ho dies, aged 82

  13-07-2026 13:00 via nme.com
  
  Wai Ching Ho, who was known for starring in Marvel shows such as Daredevil and Iron Fist, has passed away aged 82.
  The Hong Kong-born actress played the role of Madame Gao across the shows, as well as The Defenders, also appeared in series such as Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Only Murders In The Building and Pixar film Turning Red.
  According to Variety, Ho died from a reported stroke on July 10, with a representative for the star confirming the news.
  “Her family are deeply grateful for t
  
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• ‘Backrooms: Everything Must Go’ bonus footage will be on YouTube this week

  13-07-2026 12:05 via nme.com
  
  Director Kane Parsons has confirmed that bonus footage from Backrooms will be released on YouTube this week.
  The psychological horror has become a cultural phenomenon since its debut in May, and follows on from a web series by Parsons, who rose to prominence as a YouTuber. The story follows a furniture store owner (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who discovers a dimension of liminal spaces accessed through the store’s basement alongside his therapist (Renate Reinsve).
  As well as attracting acclaim, the
  
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• ‘Michael’ becomes first biopic to make $1billion at the box office

  13-07-2026 11:23 via nme.com
  
  Michael has officially become the first biopic to make $1billion at the box office.Read More: ‘Michael’ review: safe, shiny reminder of the King Of Pop’s musical geniusThe film, which follows the life of Michael Jackson, features the late singer’s nephew Jaafar Jackson portraying the star, following the beginning of his career in the Jackson 5 up until the ‘Bad’ world tour in the late 1980s.
  After debuting to the largest-ever opening weekend for a biopic
  
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• Sam Neill, ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ actor, dies aged 78

  13-07-2026 08:55 via nme.com
  
  Sam Neill, the versatile actor whose career spanned Oscar winners like The Piano to blockbusters like Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.
  News of the actor’s death was confirmed by his family on social media this morning (Monday July 13). No cause of death was given, but Neill recently revealed he was cancer-free after being diagnosed with blood cancer in 2022.
  “It is with immense sadness that the whānau [Māori term for extended family] of Sam Neill share the news of his passi
  
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• A ‘Free Willy’ spin-off is in the works

  10-07-2026 14:00 via nme.com
  
  The ‘90s family movie franchise Free Willy is being rebooted, with Marvel directors The Russo Brothers producing the film.READ MORE: Joe and Anthony Russo on their most iconic film scenesReleased in 1993, Free Willy told the story of a young boy who befriends an orca whale named Willy, who lives in captivity at an ailing amusement park. When he learns that the owners plan to kill the animal for insurance money, the boy hatches a plan to release him into the wild. The film co-starred Lori P
  
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• Anthony Hopkins has signed a record deal and released his debut single

  10-07-2026 13:04 via nme.com
  
  Anthony Hopkins has announced his first album, after signing with record label Decca Classics.
  ‘Life Is A Dream’ is released on August 21, and features orchestral music composed by the two-time Oscar winner over six decades. The debut single, ‘Bracken Road’, is released today (July 10) and can be listened to below. It is said to be inspired by memories of his childhood in Margram in South Wales in the 1940s. Hopkins wrote the piece in 1963 while working as an actor at the
  
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• Justin Baldoni breaks silence after Blake Lively settlement

  10-07-2026 11:06 via nme.com
  
  Justin Baldoni has spoken out for the first time about his legal battle with Blake Lively, posting a five minute long video on Instagram on Wednesday (July 8) alongside his wife, Emily Baldoni.
  In December 2024, Lively sued her It Ends With Us co-star and director, with her suit claiming that Baldoni exhibited behaviour that caused her “severe emotional distress”, arguing that after raising concerns about an unsafe working environment on set, she faced retaliation that extended into
  
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• Christopher Nolan likens Samantha Morton’s ‘The Odyssey’ performance to Heath Ledger’s Joker

  09-07-2026 11:52 via nme.com
  
  Christopher Nolan has revealed that Samantha Morton’s performance in The Odyssey earned an ovation that he hadn’t seen since Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.READ MORE: ‘The Odyssey’ could be Christopher Nolan’s biggest blockbuster yetThe Oppenheimer director’s epic arrives on July 17, with Matt Damon starring in the classic story of a king’s treacherous return from war. In a new interview with the LA Times he recalled the impact Morton had with her perfo
  
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• ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Hacks’ lead 2026 Emmy nominations

  09-07-2026 10:26 via nme.com
  
  The nominations for the 2026 Emmys have been announced with The Pitt and Hacksleading the way – check out the full list below.READ MORE: Emmys 2025: ‘The Pitt’, ‘The Studio’ and ‘Adolescence’ win bigBoth HBO series are out in front with 25 and 24 nominations respectively, with Hacks also breaking an Emmy record for most nods ever received by a comedy in a single year.
  Apple TV+’s breakout comedy horror series Widow’s Bay also had an
  
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• Every song on the live-action ‘Moana’ soundtrack

  09-07-2026 08:33 via nme.com
  Moana is released in cinemas this week, but what songs appear on the live-action remake’s soundtrack? Find out below.
  Directed by Thomas Kail, the film is a live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2016 animated musical adventure. It stars Catherine Lagaʻaia as Moana, the daughter of a Polynesian chief who sets sail beyond the reef of Motunui after being called by the ocean.
  Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as the demigod Maui, while the cast a
  
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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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• NFL coach shares marriage advice Adam Sandler gave to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce when officiating wedding

  07-07-2026 13:23 via nme.com
  
  NFL coach Andy Reid has revealed the “touching” words of advice that Adam Sandler gave to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce when officiating their wedding.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself beThe couple announced their engagement last August and tied the knot at a star-studded ceremony at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday (July 3).
  Per a statement from Swift’s longtime publicist,
  
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• AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood will make her debut in “coming-of-age story” ‘Misaligned’

  07-07-2026 13:12 via nme.com
  
  Tilly Norwood, the AI creation marketed as a future movie star, is set to be the lead of a new, AI feature film.
  Norwood, a white, brunette and brown-eyed AI character presented as an actor, was showcased by Dutch actor and comedian Eline Van der Velden at the Zurich Film Festival last year, and is the property of production company Particle 6. The initial unveiling drew industry-wide criticism, led by actors Emily Blunt and Natasha Lyonne.
  Now, Variety reports that Norwood will “star&rdqu
  
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• There’s a new ‘V/H/S’ found footage horror film on the way

  07-07-2026 12:14 via nme.com
  
  Found footage horror franchise V/H/S is returning with a film that incorporates the internet phenomenon SCP Foundation.READ MORE: ‘Backrooms’ review: meme-based horror runs on unsettling vibes and creepy visualsBeginning in 2012, the V/H/S movies are found footage horror anthologies, with each movie broken up into different segments of fictional horror presented as reality. There have been eight V/H/S movies so far, with directors such as Johannes Roberts (Primate), Gareth Evans (The
  
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• ‘The Odyssey’ first reactions hail it as a ‘triumph’: “Not even the gods can prepare you”

  07-07-2026 11:13 via nme.com
  
  The first critics’ reactions have come from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which held its premiere last night (July 6) in London.READ MORE: ‘The Odyssey’ could be Christopher Nolan’s biggest blockbuster yetThe Oscar-winning director’s follow-up to Oppenheimer is an adaptation of the epic poem by Greek writer Homer, and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, a king making the perilous voyage home after a long war. It was recently revealed the film would screen for cri
  
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• Charli XCX announces ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ album listening parties in 25 cities

  07-07-2026 09:48 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has announced plans for a series of album listening parties for ‘Music, Fashion, Film‘ in independent cinemas across the globe this week.READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Wuthering Heights’ review: delicious gothic pop for a winter of yearningThe sessions will take place in the UK, North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Japan on July 9-11.
  Details and RSVP information can be found on her website here by clicking on the listed citi
  
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• Dustin Hoffman claims America is as divided as during Vietnam War

  06-07-2026 12:09 via nme.com
  
  Dustin Hoffman said during a recent film festival appearance that he believes America is as divided as it was during the Vietnam War.
  The veteran actor was speaking at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic on Saturday (July 4) following a screening of his 1967 comedy-drama The Graduate. The movie, which propelled the actor to stardom, saw him play a young college graduate whose life is thrown in a different direction when he is seduced by an older woman (Anne Bancroft).
  Hoffman, who r
  
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• Tom Holland thought Christopher Nolan hated his performance in ‘The Odyssey’ at first

  06-07-2026 11:10 via nme.com
  
  Tom Holland has revealed how a misunderstanding on the set of The Odyssey made him think Christopher Nolan hated his performance.READ MORE: ‘The Odyssey’ could be Christopher Nolan’s biggest blockbuster yetThe Oscar-winning director’s follow-up to Oppenheimer is an adaptation of the epic poem by Greek writer Homer, and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, a king making the perilous voyage home after a long war.
  Among the ensemble cast is Holland, who plays Odysseus’ son, T
  
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• Bam Margera rules out any ‘Jackass’ reunion: “I never want to see them ever again in my life”

  04-07-2026 22:13 via nme.com
  
  Bam Margera has said he never wants to see Johnny Knoxville again, and has ruled out any future Jackass reunion.READ MORE: ‘Jackass: Best And Last’ review: silly stunts and fond farewellsThe stunt performer was fired during the production of 2022’s Jackass Forever after allegedly violating a series of drug and alcohol tests. He later sued Paramount, Knoxville and director Jeff Tremaine over his dismissal, and the lawsuit wa
  
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• Watch the first trailer for Steven Knight’s “landmark” Oasis documentary ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’

  04-07-2026 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Oasis have shared the first trailer for their “landmark” new Steven Knight-directed documentary, telling the story of their reunion and comeback tour.READ MORE: Oasis live in Cardiff opening night review: a supersonic reunion for a new generationToday (Saturday July 4) marks the one year anniversary since the mammoth and acclaimed Live ’25 tour kicked off in Cardiff, and now the first glimpse of the film has been shared.
  Titled Don’t Look Back In Anger, it will be re
  
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• Trump accuses Julia Roberts, Robert De Niro, and more of suffering “Trump Derangement Syndrome” in AI video

  04-07-2026 11:18 via nme.com
  
  Donald Trump has diagnosed several Hollywood stars with “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
  In a recently shared AI-generated video, the US President appears dressed as “Dr Trump” and doles out treatment plans for his “patients” – many of whom are some of his most vocal critics.
  The video, which plays out like a pharmaceutical ad, includes clips of fake testimonials from the likes of Julia Roberts, Robert De Niro, Rosie O’Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, John L
  
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• Every song on the ‘Evil Dead Burn’ soundtrack

  03-07-2026 16:36 via nme.com
  
  Evil Dead Burn is the latest entry in the long-running horror franchise, but what songs appear on the soundtrack? Find out below.READ MORE: ‘Evil Dead Rise’ review: a riotous reboot that rips up the rulebookDirected by Sébastien Vaniček, the film follows a woman who seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home after the death of her husband. However, the gathering soon becomes a “family reunion from hell” when members of
  
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