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• New list of secret abusers set to hit film industry at Cannes

  14-05-2024 16:33 via nme.com
  
  As the Cannes film festival sets to begin this week, it is expected that new allegations about the abuse of women in the European entertainment industry will be made public.READ MORE: We should be at Cannes right now – so here’s 10 of the film festival’s greatest ever moviesRumours have been widespread in France about the existence of a “secret list of 10 men” that is said to include leading actors and directors, who have allegedly been abusive to women.
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• ‘Die Hard 2’ actor Tom Bower dies aged 86

  10-06-2024 11:26 via nme.com
  
  Tom Bower, best known for his performances in It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Die Hard 2, has died aged 86.READ MORE: ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ review: pointless sequel adds nothing to one of the greatest TV shows of all timeThe actor died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles on May 30, as confirmed by his sister-in-law to The Hollywood Reporter.
  Born in Denver, Colorado on January 3, 1938, Bower’s acting career spanned five decades, with his first on-scr
  
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• Ashton Kutcher wants to use AI to make movies – and people are not happy

  09-06-2024 10:45 via nme.com
  
  Ashton Kutcher has been criticised for praising the potential of using AI to create films and television shows.READ MORE: Beyond human imagination: How AI is pushing the boundaries of entertainment The Two And A Half Men and That ‘70s Show star was speaking to Google CEO Eric Schmidt in Los Angeles this week when he extolled the virtues of OpenAI’s generative video too Sora.
  “I have a beta version of it and it’s pretty amazing,” he said (via Variety). &ldq
  
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• ‘School Of Rock’ soundtrack arrives on streaming for the first time

  08-06-2024 13:41 via nme.com
  
  The soundtrack to Jack Black‘s 2003 musical comedy School Of Rock has landed on streaming services for the first time.
  The original School of Rock (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) album featured songs performed by the cast, including the title track and a cover of AC/DC’s ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)’ alongside hits from the likes of The Who, The Doors, Stevie Nicks, Led Zeppelin, and Ramones. It also inclu
  
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• Dakota Fanning says Tom Cruise sends her shoes every year as a gift

  07-06-2024 22:42 via nme.com
  
  Dakota Fanning has revealed that Tom Cruise buys her a new pair of shoes every year for her birthday.
  The actor starred alongside Cruise in the 2005 Steven Spielberg film War of the Worlds, when she was just 11 years old.
  Fanning played Rachel, the daughter of Cruise’s Ray Ferrier, a dock worker who must protect his family and reunite them when extraterrestrials invade Earth and devastate cities with giant war machines.
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• Here’s what Benedict Cumberbatch has been listening to on Spotify recently

  07-06-2024 21:46 via nme.com
  
  Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed to NME what he has been listening to on Spotify recently, including an eclectic range of new and old music.READ MORE: ‘Eric’ review: Benedict Cumberbatch’s troubled puppeteer never truly captivatesThe BAFTA-winning star of Doctor Strange and Sherlock is also known as a music lover, and in a new interview with NME’s Alex Flood, he has shared his most recently played tracks.
  Cumberbatch named Elbow’s new album ‘Audio Vertigo&rsq
  
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• Will Smith thinks this is the best movie he’s ever made

  07-06-2024 21:36 via nme.com
  
  Will Smith has named his choices for the best films he has ever made, picking movies from across his career.READ MORE: ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: daft detectives are asleep at the wheelThe actor was appearing on the YouTube show Hot Ones when he was asked by host Sean Evans to choose the four performances that most define his career.
  In between struggling with increasingly potent hot sauces – a struggle not helped by him rubbing pepper into his eyes late in the episod
  
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• ‘Fair City’ and ‘P.S. I Love You’ actor Annie Kent has died

  07-06-2024 14:33 via nme.com
  
  Annie Kent, best known for roles in Fair City and P.S. I Love You, has died.
  The Irish actor was best known for her time across film, television and theatre, and her standout roles included playing the character Angela O’Connell in the Irish soap opera Fair City between 2005 and 2016, and Rose Kennedy in P.S. I Love You.
  She is recognised for playing Mrs Rabbitte in the hit film The Commitments too. Other roles include an appearance in Coronation Street in 2018 playing Patti Truman, as wel
  
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• Bae Suzy says she is “incomparably more content” after leaving K-pop idol life behind

  07-06-2024 11:04 via nme.com
  
  Singer-actress Bae Suzy has recently opened up about her time in K-pop girl group Miss A compared to her life as an actress.READ MORE: 6 incredible K-dramas to check out in June 2024 on Netflix and moreUpon the release of her new movie Wonderland, the actress and former Miss A member sat down with South Korean media, per SBS Star, to discuss her new project and beginnings as a K-pop idol, sharing that she is much more content in life now.
  Bae first entered the public eye when she debuted in JYP
  
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• ‘Colors Of Evil: Red’ ending explained: who killed Monika?

  06-06-2024 18:24 via nme.com
  
  Netflix adapts the first novel of a Polish crime thriller trilogy in new film Colors Of Evil: Red.
  Based on the book Czerwień by Malgorzata Oliwia Sobczak, the film follows a prosecutor’s pursuits to solve a murder case after a young woman’s body is found on a beach, only to find it has a number of parallels with a case from 20 years prior.READ MORE: ‘Eric’ review: Benedict Cumberbatch’s troubled puppeteer never truly captivatesThe film is directed by Adri
  
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• Reese Witherspoon reveals real name to fans’ surprise

  06-06-2024 16:37 via nme.com
  
  Reese Witherspoon has revealed her real birth name, much to the surprise of many of her fans online.
  In an interview alongside Nicole Kidman in Vanity Fair, the Walk The Line star confirmed that her first name is not in fact Reese when they were discussing their Big Little Lies co-star Laura Dern.
  When Witherspoon referred to the Jurassic Park star as ‘Dern’, Kidman retorted: “I hate how you call her Dern”, saying that it “sounds weird”.“I’m gonna
  
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• Pharrell Williams tells us about his biopic in LEGO, ‘Piece By Piece’: “This is an amazing experience of history for me”

  06-06-2024 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Pharrell Williams and director Morgan Neville have spoken to NME about the former’s upcoming LEGO animation biopic, Piece By Piece. Check out our interview below along with the trailer.
  This October, a new movie based on Williams’ career will be released in cinemas. The film will follow the rise of the prolific creative polymath and recreate monumental moments in his life, such as his time in the producer group The Neptunes with Chad Hugo, working with Snoop Dogg and Gwen Stefani and
  
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• Jodie Foster tells Robert Downey Jr. “you have a big mouth and a crazy mind”

  06-06-2024 15:47 via nme.com
  
  Jodie Foster has told Robert Downey Jr. that he has “a big mouth and a crazy mind” and that he is the sort of person that she would like to be.
  The two Oscar-winning actors took part in the ‘Actors on Actors’ series recently for Variety, where they shared their memories of working together, including on the 1995 Thanksgiving film Home For The Holidays, which Foster directed.
  Recalling their collaboration, Foster said the filming process was “all perfect because of y
  
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• Watch the trailer for Kneecap’s epic biopic movie starring Michael Fassbender

  06-06-2024 15:43 via nme.com
  
  Kneecap have shared the official trailer for their upcoming self-titled biopic, starring Michael Fassbender. You can watch it below.
  Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the feature-length comedy-drama won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It is due to arrive in Irish cinemas on August 8, before hitting the big screen in the UK on August 28.READ MORE: Kneecap: giving peace, protest and partying a chance“Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaki
  
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• Zachary Quinto “made host cry” during Toronto restaurant visit

  06-06-2024 13:11 via nme.com
  
  Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto has been criticised by a Toronto restaurant for allegedly yelling at staff and making its host cry.READ MORE: ‘The Boys in the Band’ review: queer and loathing in New YorkOn June 2, the restaurant, named Manita, posted a statement on Instagram which detailed the alleged incident and urged Quinto not to return.
  The post described how the actor reportedly “yelled at our staff like an entitled child after he didn’t reply to two texts to inform
  
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• Jake Gyllenhaal discusses being legally blind in Hollywood: “It’s advantageous”

  06-06-2024 11:26 via nme.com
  
  Jake Gyllenhaal has opened up about being legally blind as an actor in Hollywood, saying he thinks it has been “advantageous”.
  The Donnie Darko and Nightcrawler star was born with a lazy eye that naturally resolved and he has been wearing intensive corrective lenses since the age of six. He remains legally blind.
  Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Gyllenhaal said: “I like to think it’s advantageous. I’ve never known anything else. When I can’t see in the morn
  
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• Michael B. Jordan says ‘I Am Legend 2’ script is still in the works

  06-06-2024 09:53 via nme.com
  
  Michael B. Jordan has shared an update on I Am Legend 2 with Will Smith – see what Jordan had to say below.READ MORE: ‘Emancipation’ review: Will Smith’s first post-slap role is an Oscar-worthy thrillerSpeaking to PEOPLE, Michael B. Jordan spoke about the upcoming sequel to the 2007 post-apocalyptic action thriller film I Am Legend, which starred Will Smith. I Am Legend 2 was first announced in March 2022, with Smith reprising his role as scientist Robert Neville.
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• Sam Mendes’ Beatles biopics have reportedly cast the Fab Four

  06-06-2024 04:32 via nme.com
  
  The cast of Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics has reported come together – find out more below.READ MORE: ‘Let It Be’ review: The Beatles dust off their spellbinding 1970 break-up docPer reports via ScreenRant and Vogue, the Fab Four have supposedly been cast for Sam Mendes’ four films. ScreenRant and Vogue attribute their reportings to The InSneider, who claims that Mendes has found his Fab Four. Paul Mescal will reportedly be portraying Paul McCartney
  
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• Here’s every song on the ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ soundtrack

  06-06-2024 00:50 via nme.com
  
  Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for the fourth Bad Boys film, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die.
  Directed by duo Adil & Bilall, who helmed the previous instalment Bad Boys For Life, this latest entry sees detectives Mike and Marcus become fugitives as they try to solve a case of corruption within the Miami PD.READ MORE: ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: daft detectives are asleep at the wheelVanessa Hudgens, Joe Pantoliano, Alexander Ludwig and DJ Khaled all reprise their roles from the
  
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• Here’s why Jeremy Renner refused to star in a third ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie

  05-06-2024 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Jeremy Renner has opened up about his reasons for refusing to return to the Mission: Impossible film series.READ MORE: ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ review: staggering stunts can’t make up for the nonsensical plotThe Hawkeye star featured in two of the Tom Cruise-led action blockbusters: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in 2011, and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in 2015.
  However, Renner did not return fo
  
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• Percy Hynes White director defends ‘Wednesday’ actor in wake of sexual assault allegation

  05-06-2024 22:04 via nme.com
  
  The director of a new film starring Wednesday’s Percy Hynes White has defended the actor, following a sexual misconduct allegation against him.READ MORE: ‘Wednesday’ review: Netflix Addams Family spinoff is creepy, kooky and very spookyTiffany Paulsen (Holidate, About Fate) has directed Hynes White in Winter Spring Summer Or Fall, which also stars Hynes White’s Wednesday co-star Jenna Ortega.
  The film is set to premiere later this month at the Tribeca Film Festival,
  
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• Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ slap is reportedly a nod to Oscars scandal

  05-06-2024 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Will Smith’s character in Bad Boys: Ride Or Die is slapped repeatedly in a climactic scene, in what is being described as a nod to his infamous Oscars moment.READ MORE: ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: daft detectives are asleep at the wheelAt the ceremony in March 2022, Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Following the incident, Smith apologised to Rock, resigned from the Academy, and was b
  
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• David Lynch shares details of new project – revealing new single and album with Chrystabell 

  05-06-2024 18:01 via nme.com
  
  David Lynch has shared details of his latest project – confirming that he will be releasing a new album called ‘Cellophane Memories’ with Chrystabell. Check out the lead single ‘Sublime Eternal Love’ below.READ MORE: The future of ‘Twin Peaks’: will there be a season 4?Revealed this afternoon (June 5), the confirmation of the new album comes following the Twins Peaks co-writer informing fans that he had a new venture that he was ready to announce.
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• Murdered ‘Harry Potter’ actor to be commemorated in south London

  05-06-2024 16:54 via nme.com
  
  A commemorative statue to Harry Potter actor Rob Knox will be unveiled in southeast London this weekend.
  Knox was an English actor, who had roles in television shows including The Bill and After You’ve Gone.
  His breakthrough acting role was in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, the sixth instalment in the mega franchise based on the novel series by J.K. Rowling. Knox played the role of Hogwarts student Marcus Belby.
  He was set to appear in its sequel Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallo
  
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• Hollywood veteran Erich Anderson dies aged 67

  05-06-2024 12:45 via nme.com
  
  Erich Anderson, best known for his roles in Felicity and Dallas, has died at the age of 67.
  Anderson’s wife, actor Saxon Trainor, announced his death on Instagram, sharing that he had suffered a “brutal struggle with cancer”.
  The actor was known for his roles in various television shows including Melrose Place, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Murder, She Wrote.
  However, it was his role as Dr. Edward Porter, the father of Keri Russell’s character in J.J. Abrams’ F
  
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• David Lynch is announcing his new project today

  05-06-2024 12:01 via nme.com
  
  David Lynch is set to announce his latest project today (June 5) and fans are speculating over what it could be.READ MORE: The future of ‘Twin Peaks’: will there be a season 4?Last Monday (May 27), the filmmaker announced the upcoming project in a video posted to X.
  In the clip, the Mulholland Drive director said: “Ladies and gentlemen, something is coming along for you to see and hear and it will be coming along on June 5.”
  Some fans of the rebooted ’90s television
  
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• Kevin Costner refused to shorten eulogy at Whitney Houston’s funeral

  05-06-2024 11:22 via nme.com
  
  Kevin Costner has opened up about Whitney Houston’s funeral, and explained why he refused to cut her eulogy short.READ MORE: Draft Day – Film ReviewThe pair appeared together in the 1992 movie The Bodyguard, in which Costner played the bodyguard and love interest of Houston’s character.
  Costner spoke at the ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ singer’s funeral following her death by drowning in 2012.
  The Waterworld star shared more details on his speech, which eventu
  
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• Eli Roth’s ‘Hostel’ is getting a TV series, Paul Giamatti to star

  05-06-2024 10:21 via nme.com
  
  Eli Roth’s 2005 cult classic horror film Hostel is being adapted for a TV series.READ MORE: ‘Sting’ review: spooky space spider throws a monster-sized tantrumPer a Deadline Hollywood report, a TV series is in the works, even though a network or streaming platform have yet to be attached to the show. Eli Roth is due to return to direct and write for the upcoming series with Chris Briggs, who also co-wrote the 2005 film.
  Deadline Hollywood also reports that the TV series will be
  
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• Simon Pegg calls Hollywood’s ‘Godzilla’ films “cultural appropriation”

  05-06-2024 07:25 via nme.com
  
  Simon Pegg has shared his thoughts on Godzilla Minus One, slamming the recent American films in the process – see what he had to say below.READ MORE: ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ review: titanic team-up goes crash, smash and bashOn Monday (June 3), Pegg to his Instagram Stories to talk about Godzilla Minus One. Recorded and shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Godzilla fan account Kaiju No. 14, Pegg said in a video: “Godzilla Minus One is now on Netflix. So if you haven
  
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• ‘Peaky Blinders’ film confirmed at Netflix, Cillian Murphy returning as Tommy Shelby

  05-06-2024 04:03 via nme.com
  
  Netflix has officially confirmed that a Peaky Blinders film is in the works.READ MORE: ‘Peaky Blinders’ season six review: Tommy’s time-jump sets up his final flingLast night (June 4), Netflix announced the film’s confirmation on social media, sharing a picture of what is assumed to be the film’s script. In the post, Netflix wrote: “Tommy Shelby returns. A Peaky Blinders Film starring Cillian Murphy is coming to Netflix”.
  It remains to be seen if the upc
  
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