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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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• Chloë Sevigny was “really intimidated” by Christian Bale during ‘American Psycho’ shoot

  11-06-2024 21:16 via nme.com
  
  Chloë Sevigny has revealed that she felt “really intimidated” by Christian Bale during the shooting of American Psycho.
  In Mary Harron’s 2000 film, Bale plays Patrick Bateman, a New York City investment banker who leads a double life as a psychopathic serial killer. Sevigny stars alongside Bale in the film as Bateman’s secretary Jean, with whom Bateman has an infatuation.
  In a new interview for Vanity Fair, Sevigny spoke with fellow American Psycho alum Josh Lucas ab
  
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• No cameo for Taylor Swift in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, new report claims

  11-06-2024 18:09 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift is not set to star in the upcoming superhero movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, despite speculation from fans.READ MORE: ‘Deadpool 2’ – Film ReviewAccording to an exclusive report by Entertainment Weekly, the singer of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ will not be making an appearance in the next instalment of the Marvel franchise.
  Despite IMAX posting an Instagram picture yesterday showing its two heroes holding hands and wearing friendship bracelets, a sy
  
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• Tom Hardy says his teenage son likes to critique his acting performances

  11-06-2024 14:01 via nme.com
  
  Tom Hardy has shared that his teenage son often critiques his acting performances.READ MORE: ‘The Bikeriders’ review: Austin Butler and Tom Hardy’s ‘Easy Rider’ rebels roll outSpeaking recently with E! Online, the actor spoke about his 16-year-old son Louis, who takes an active interest in Hardy’s work, even offering constructive criticism about his acting.
  However, Hardy shared that Louis doesn’t explicitly admit whether he likes a film or not: “I
  
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• Talking Heads announce 40th anniversary deluxe edition of ‘Stop Making Sense’

  11-06-2024 13:44 via nme.com
  
  Talking Heads have announced a deluxe edition of their iconic live album ‘Stop Making Sense’ in celebration of its 40th anniversary.READ MORE: Talking Heads: every album ranked in order of greatnessFour decades on from the classic concert album and live film, the set will be re-released as a 2LP and 2CD/Blu-ray set this summer.
  Following the deluxe edition of the soundtrack selling out when released last year, the album will be returning as a 2LP black vinyl on Rhino.com and ret
  
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• Tom Cruise nearly got Edward Scissorhands role, claims Johnny Depp

  11-06-2024 13:05 via nme.com
  
  Johnny Depp has revealed that several high-profile figures were considered for the iconic role of Edward Scissorhands in Tim Burton’s 1990 film.READ MORE: The Best (And Worst) Tim Burton FilmsAccording to People magazine, Depp and Burton have reflected on their early collaborations in a new untitled docuseries about the filmmaker. The series debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City last night (Monday June 10).
  In the film, Depp recalled securing the job of the title role in Ed
  
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• YouTuber Ben Potter dies aged 40

  11-06-2024 12:24 via nme.com
  
  YouTuber Ben Potter has died at the age of 40, following what his wife has described as an “unfortunate accident”.
  Nathalie Potter made a statement on the Youtube personality’s X page, paying tribute to her partner and revealing that he died on June 8.
  Potter had a successful YouTube channel called Comicstorian, where he posted videos about various comic series to his three million subscribers. He was known for streaming games, playing against members of the community, and narr
  
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• Glen Powell is “questioning his whole life now” after cannibalism story is revealed to be urban myth

  11-06-2024 12:01 via nme.com
  
  Glen Powell has responded to the viral interview he did recently, in which he told a story about an alleged cannibalism incident.READ MORE: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: an engaging if brainless return to the danger zoneThe Top Gun: Maverick star appeared on Jake Shane’s Therapuss podcast last month, where he told a “crazy story” about a friend of his sister.
  Powell explained how his younger sister “was friends with a girl who went on a date with a guy.” H
  
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• ‘Shōgun’ star Hiroyuki Sanada is reportedly in talks for ‘Ghost Of Tsushima’ film

  11-06-2024 09:55 via nme.com
  
  Shōgun star Hiroyuki Sanada is reportedly in talks to star in the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Ghost Of Tsushima.READ MORE: What now for ‘Shōgun’ after that life-and-death finale?According to reliable film insider DanielRPK, per Eurogamer, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are looking to cast Sanada in an undisclosed role in the Ghost Of Tsushima film. Sanada’s casting has yet to be confirmed.
  Sanada’s potential casting in Ghost Of Tsushi
  
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• Courteney Cox recreates iconic Bruce Springsteen dance from ‘Dancing In The Dark’ video

  11-06-2024 08:55 via nme.com
  
  Courteney Cox has shared a new clip on social media in which she recreates her iconic dance from Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Dancing In The Dark’ music video.READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen live in London: the heartland hero remains firmly at his majestic peakYesterday, the Friends and Scream actress took to Instagram to join in on the viral ’80s dance trend, for which young social media users ask their parents to recreate how they danced in the 1980s over ‘Smalltown Boy&rsqu
  
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• Russell Crowe says he’s “slightly uncomfortable” with ‘Gladiator 2’

  11-06-2024 07:11 via nme.com
  
  Russell Crowe has spoken about Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator 2, revealing that he’s “slightly uncomfortable” that a sequel is being made.READ MORE: ‘Napoleon’ review: swords, sex and musket fire in an unmissable historical epicSpeaking to Kyle Meredith, Crowe said: “I’m slightly uncomfortable with the fact they’re making another one — because, of course, I’m dead and I have no say in what gets done. But a couple of the things I’v
  
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• Ian McKellen keen to reprise Gandalf role in new ‘Lord Of The Rings’ spin-off

  10-06-2024 21:42 via nme.com
  
  Ian McKellen has said he would be interested in returning to the role of Gandalf in the upcoming Lord Of The Rings spinoff – if he’s still alive.
  The actor portrayed the wizard in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy of films from 2001 to 2003, and now he has opened up about the possibility of coming back in a new film set in the same universe.
  Last month, it was confirmed that Warner Bros. is working on a number of projects set in Middle Earth, the first of which is a 2026 film te
  
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• Check out Daniel Craig’s new look for ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’

  10-06-2024 20:35 via nme.com
  
  The first image of Daniel Craig from the upcoming third Knives Out film has been shared online – scroll down to check it out.READ MORE: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ review: another magical and multi-layered whodunnitWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery was announced last month and is set to go into production shortly. It is slated for a 2025 release and will be the follow-up to 2022’s Glass Onion.
  The film will see Craig return as the private detective Benoit Bla
  
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• Will Smith smashes box office with ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ comeback

  10-06-2024 13:22 via nme.com
  
  Will Smith’s latest movie Bad Boys: Ride Or Die has been a box office success in its opening weekend.READ MORE: ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: daft detectives are asleep at the wheelThe fourth instalment in the buddy cop action franchise Bad Boys, and sequel to 2020’s Bad Boys For Life, arrived in US theatres on June 6.
  Reuniting Smith and Martin Lawrence, and marking Smith’s second return to the silver screen following the infamous Oscars slap incident in 2022, th
  
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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.
  Nearly 20 years may have passed since the film was made, but it s
  
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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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