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• Netflix Finally Removes Train Crash Footage from Bird Box

  15-03-2019 18:50
  
  After months of complaints, Netflix has apologized and finally agreed to remove the 2013 Lac-Megantic rail disaster from Bird Box.
  
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• Brian Cox says the Bible is “one of the worst books ever”

  30-04-2024 12:45 via nme.com
  
  Brian Cox has expressed his opinions on religion in a new interview, and has criticised the Bible as being “one of the worst books ever”.READ MORE: ‘Succession’: how composer Nicholas Britell wrote the show’s iconic theme tuneThe Succession star spoke with Rich Leigh on the latest episode of The Starting Line Podcast, where he opened up about the impacts of religion on politics and humanity.
  On whether religion holds humanity back, the 77-year-old actor responded: &
  
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• Martin Freeman responds to Jenna Ortega age gap controversy around ‘Miller’s Girl’ sex scene

  30-04-2024 12:05 via nme.com
  
  Martin Freeman has responded to criticism surrounding his recent movie Miller’s Girl.READ MORE: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five ArmiesThe film, which was released in the US this January, stars Freeman as the professor of an 18-year-old student, played by Jenna Ortega.
  The movie has been described as an erotic thriller and explores the complex and intimate relationship between the student and her teacher, as well as involving some sexual scenes. However, the film has received some backla
  
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• Nish Kumar wants to play James Bond “as a prank”

  29-04-2024 22:47 via nme.com
  
  Nish Kumar has shared that he would like to play James Bond in an “elaborate prank”.READ MORE: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ review: nostalgic return to the old neighbourhoodIn a new interview with The Guardian, the comedian said that he thinks “it would be very cool” to be named as the iconic secret agent.
  When asked if he would like to star in a Hollywood movie, like his colleague James Acaster in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the stand-up comic responded: &l
  
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• Harvey Weinstein is “train-wreck health-wise” as he’s admitted to hospital

  29-04-2024 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.
  Harvey Weinstein is in poor health, according to his lawyer.
  The former movie producer was found guilty on February 24, 2020 after being convicted of first-degree and third-degree rape, and was sentences to 23 years in a New York state prison.
  Last week, The New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape, deeming that the judge at the trial gave improper rulings.
  However, Weinstein remains imprisone
  
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• Beyoncé and Donald Glover to reprise roles in ‘Lion King’ prequel, trailer confirms

  29-04-2024 17:57 via nme.com
  
  The first trailer for Mufasa, the prequel to 2019’s The Lion King, has been released, confirming that Beyoncé and Donald Glover will be back.READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter’ review: country reinvention strikes goldThe new Disney film, which was confirmed a few years ago following the success of the remake, tells the origin story of King Mufasa, and is directed by Moonlight‘s Barry Jenkins, while 2019 film scribe Jeff Nathanson returns as a scr
  
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• Eminem becomes Crypto.com celebrity spokesperson, replacing Matt Damon

  29-04-2024 17:24 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has replaced Matt Damon as the brand-new Crypto.com celebrity spokesperson.READ MORE: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feudThe legendary rapper – real name Marshall Mathers – took to his official social media on April 26 to share the new advert, which features a boxing training montage and Eminem providing a voiceover which includes crypto terms like “proof-of-work” and the phrase “Fortune favours the brave.&r
  
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• Gérard Depardieu in police custody over sexual assault claims

  29-04-2024 17:10 via nme.com
  
  Gérard Depardieu has been taken into police custody regarding two allegations of sexual assault.
  The French actor, known for starring in Jean de Florette and Cyrano de Bergerac, was summoned for questioning by French police today (April 29) regarding allegations from two separate women dating from 2014 and 2021.
  Depardieu is yet to comment on the allegations, though has previously denied other accusations of sexual assault.
  The 2021 complaint that the actor is being questioned about was f
  
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• This little-known Liam Neeson thriller is top of Netflix

  29-04-2024 15:52 via nme.com
  
  Liam Neeson‘s recent film In The Land Of Saints And Sinners has topped the Netflix film charts.
  The little-known Irish action thriller, which first premiered last year, comes from director Robert Lorenz and follows a hitman (played by Neeson) who comes out of retirement when an IRA bomber arrives in his small village.
  After being released on Netflix last week, the film is currently (as of April 29) sitting at Number One on the Top 10 film chart, ahead of titles such as Jurassic World: Domi
  
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• Mike Myers unveils new look in rare public appearance

  29-04-2024 12:58 via nme.com
  
  Mike Myers has unveiled a new look in a rare public appearance.
  The Austin Powers star showed off a new grey buzzcut look as he attended an AFI Life Achievement Award Gala honouring Nicole Kidman over the weekend.
  Speaking to Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet, the actor paid tribute to Kidman, calling her “one of the most versatile [people]”.
  “You admire her and you like her too, which is a very rare combination with any performer… I think everything she does is so
  
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• Aaron Sorkin is writing ‘The Social Network’ sequel about January 6 riot

  29-04-2024 11:59 via nme.com
  
  Aaron Sorkin has revealed he is in the process of writing a follow-up film to The Social Network, focusing on the January 6 riots.
  The screenwriter, who also created The West Wing, won an Oscar for his work on the 2010 drama, which looked at the origins of Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg.
  Sorkin spoke on a new podcast interview about the January 2021 riots, which saw supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington D.C. as Congress tried to certi
  
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• Josh O’Connor wants to play a “darker version” of Willy Wonka

  29-04-2024 08:49 via nme.com
  
  Josh O’Connor has revealed his dream role.READ MORE: ‘Challengers’ review: Zendaya’s titillating tennis drama is one of the year’s best moviesSpeaking to the Wall Street Journal, O’Connor – who stars in Challengers alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist – revealed that the one character he would like to play given the chance is a “darker version” of Willy Wonka.
  However, O’Connor was quick to note that Timothée Chalamet most rece
  
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• Angelina Jolie’s lawyers call Brad Pitt’s NDA request “abusive”

  28-04-2024 21:00 via nme.com
  
  Angelina Jolie’s lawyers have called Brad Pitt’s attempt to obtain her NDAs “abusive” and an invasion of privacy. 
  It is the latest dispute related to the ongoing legal battle between the two over their French winery Château Miraval. Jolie claims that her sale of the property was blocked by Pitt, and that he would only allow it to go ahead if she agreed to a “more onerous” and “expansive” NDA. 
  Jolie has already suggested that Pitt
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen’s team claim victory as Rebel Wilson’s memoir redacted in the UK

  26-04-2024 22:39 via nme.com
  
  Rebel Wilson’s memoir has been released in the UK in a redacted version, with Sacha Baron Cohen’s legal team claiming it as a “clear victory”.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Rebel WilsonThe book, titled Rebel Rising, was published in the UK yesterday (April 25), following its release in the US and other territories earlier this month.
  However, the chapter titled “Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A**holes” has been edited to remove the direct allegations abou
  
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• Idris Elba teases ‘Luther’ return: “The coat is still waiting”

  26-04-2024 16:41 via nme.com
  
  Idris Elba has reiterated his intention to the return to the role of Luther, hinting a new project about the detective could be on the horizon.READ MORE: ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ review: Idris Elba’s rogue cop gets a big-screen adventureIt’s now been over a year since Luther: The Fallen Sun was released on Netflix, and while the film was a hit with viewers, little has been said about a potential follow-up.
  Now, however, in a new interview with Radio Times, Elba has m
  
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• Emma Stone reveals why she wants to drop her stage name

  26-04-2024 12:16 via nme.com
  
  Emma Stone has revealed that she wants to drop her stage name.READ MORE: ‘Poor Things’ review: Emma Stone’s oddball sex comedy will tickle your fancyThe Poor Things actress, whose real name is Emily Jean Stone, recently explained that, despite taking the name “Emma” when she first joined the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), she would once again like to be called Emily.
  “That would be so nice,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in a new interview. &ldqu
  
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• Ashley Judd calls overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction an “institutional betrayal”

  26-04-2024 11:40 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.
  Actress Ashley Judd, one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, has described the overturning of his 2020 rape conviction by the New York Court of Appeals as “institutional betrayal”.
  On Thursday (April 25), the state’s highest court overruled the conviction in a 4-3 verdict, deeming that Weinstein had not received a fair trial. This was based on the grounds that the judge allowe
  
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• ‘Challengers’ soundtrack: artist info, tracklist and where to listen

  26-04-2024 09:00 via nme.com
  
  Challengers, the new tennis-based film starring Zendaya, is out in cinemas tomorrow (April 26).READ MORE: ‘Challengers’ review: Zendaya’s titillating tennis drama is one of the year’s best moviesIt’s the latest film from acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All), and centres on an intense love triangle between tennis coach Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) and rival racket-thrashers Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor) and Art Donaldson
  
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• Emma Stone denies calling Jimmy Kimmel “a prick” over Oscars joke

  25-04-2024 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Emma Stone has denied that she called Jimmy Kimmel a “prick” after he made a joke as the Oscars host about her film Poor Things.READ MORE: ‘Poor Things’ ending explained: what happens to Bella Baxter?In a clip that went viral, Stone appeared to mouth the word to her husband after Kimmel poked fun at the movie.
  “Those were all the parts of Poor Things that we’re allowed to show on TV,” Kimmel quipped after the film’s Best Picture nominee montag
  
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• Crackhead Barney claims Alec Baldwin “maimed her” during recent coffee shop incident

  25-04-2024 19:03 via nme.com
  
  Performance artist Crackhead Barney has claimed that Alec Baldwin ‘maimed’ her after she attempted to ambush the star this week.
  On Monday (April 22), the performer went viral for sharing a video in which she accosted Baldwin in a Manhattan coffee shop.
  Barney repeatedly yelled and swore at Baldwin, demanding him to repeat the words “Free Palestine’. She continued to ambush Baldwin until the 30 Rock star eventually grew frustrated and slapped the phone from her hand.
  Now,
  
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• This week is your last chance to watch these movies and shows on Netflix

  25-04-2024 16:41 via nme.com
  
  Netflix is removing a large number of films and TV shows from its service this April – you can find the full list of titles below.
  As well as adding a wide selection of new titles, the UK and US versions of the streaming platform will be removing some of their most popular movies and series. Many of these have already left the service’s library, but you still have week to stream the rest before they disappear.
  Among the titles set to leave Netflix are Robert Pattinson’s The Bat
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York court

  25-04-2024 16:41 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.
  The New York Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein‘s 2020 conviction for rape, ordering a new trial.
  The state’s highest court overruled the decision in a 4-3 verdict, deeming that judge at the trial prejudiced the disgraced movie mogul with improper rulings. This included the decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
  In 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to serve 23
  
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• Will Young remembers “awful” experience meeting Julia Roberts

  25-04-2024 12:30 via nme.com
  
  Will Young has recalled his “awful” experience of meeting Julia Roberts for the first time.
  Appearing on BBC’s The One Show on Wednesday (April 24), the former Pop Idol star was asked by hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about the kind of stories he’ll be telling crowds on his upcoming UK tour.
  Young then recalled the time he was left sweating and embarrassed after he made a joke that didn’t quite land when he met the Notting Hill star for the first time.
  The sing
  
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• This underrated Cillian Murphy film is now a hit on Netflix

  25-04-2024 11:22 via nme.com
  
  The 2019 Cillian Murphy thriller Anna has emerged as a surprise hit on Netflix, with the film becoming the fourth most-watched movie globally on the streaming platform.READ MORE: ‘Oppenheimer’ review: Christopher Nolan’s mind-blowing biopic hits like a bomb to the brainAnna, which is available to stream on Netflix US, sees Sasha Luss star as a former KGB agent-turned-model who is forced to return to her old profession, become a double agent and avenge the death of her prev
  
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• Aaron Taylor-Johnson to reportedly star in ’28 Years Later’

  25-04-2024 08:44 via nme.com
  
  Aaron Taylor-Johnson has reportedly been cast in 28 Years Later.READ MORE: ’28 Days Later’ at 20: Danny Boyle and Cillian Murphy on why it wouldn’t get made todayPer a Deadline Hollywood report, Taylor-Johnson has boarded the project and will star alongside Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer, who joined the film earlier this month. Little is known of their roles or the film’s plot points at this point.
  Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been rumoured to be cast as the next James Bo
  
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• Ben Stiller says ‘Zoolander 2’ flop affected him “for a long time”

  24-04-2024 22:44 via nme.com
  
  Ben Stiller has said that the Zoolander 2 flop affected him “for a long time” in a new interview.
  Stiller, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in the 2016 sequel reflected on the experience with X-Files actor David Duchovny’s upcoming podcast, Fail Better.
  Stiller said: “I thought everybody wanted this…And then it’s like, ‘Wow, I must have really fucked this up. Everybody didn’t go to it. And it’s gotten these horrible reviews.”
  
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• Ryan Gosling blames ‘Angry Birds’ for killing ‘The Nice Guys’ sequel with Russell Crowe

  24-04-2024 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Ryan Gosling has blamed The Angry Birds Movie for killing The Nice Guys sequel with Russell Crowe.‘Barbie’ review: Greta Gerwig’s grown-up toy story is fantastic funThere were plans for a sequel to the Shane Black-directed 2016 comedy but according to Gosling, the release date of the film clashed with The Nice Guys and resultantly the film didn’t perform well enough at the box office to secure a sequel.
  “So much of a sequel, I think, is decided by the opening weeken
  
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• Quentin Tarantino wanted to bring back classic characters in scrapped final film

  24-04-2024 21:08 via nme.com
  
  Director Quentin Tarantino wanted to bring back a number of his classic characters in what was to be his final planned film, The Movie Critic, according to reports.READ MORE: Why is Quentin Tarantino only making 10 movies?The film was meant to be the director’s tenth and last film after he previously vowed to retire after making the film. However, earlier this month, Deadline Hollywood reported that sources said Tarantino had “simply changed his mind” about making The Movi
  
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• Chris Pratt catches heat for bulldozing historic 1950s house to build his mansion

  24-04-2024 17:37 via nme.com
  
  Chris Pratt has received criticism for destroying a historic mid-century property in order to build his new home.READ MORE: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ review: plucky plumbers’ new adventure should have stayed a pipe dreamPratt, along with his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, purchased the 1950 Zimmerman house last year. The Los Angeles home was designed by Craig Ellwood, and the couple reportedly bought it for $12.5million.
  It is situated in the Brentwood neigbourhood of LA, a
  
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• Rebel Wilson claims she was invited to sex and drugs orgy by British royal

  24-04-2024 16:59 via nme.com
  
  Rebel Wilson has opened up about the moment she was allegedly invited by a member of the British royal family to a party, where drugs were being taken, and an orgy was set to happen.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Rebel WilsonIn her recent memoir, Rebel Rising, the actor recalled the moment, which reportedly occurred in 2014.
  According to Entertainment Weekly, the Pitch Perfect star wrote: “I got thrown a last-minute invite to a tech billionaire’s party”.
  She continued: &ldqu
  
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