Ben Howard shares ethereal Aaron Dessner collab ‘Rumble Strip’

Ben Affleck was supposed to be in summer blockbuster smash Barbie, according to Michael Cera.Cera played doll Allan in the film and speaking at a Q&A this week (via The A.V. Club), Cera revealed that original plans for the scene would have featured a cameo from Affleck, with him initiating a fight scene Cera is involved in towards the end of the film.He suggested Affleck wanted to do the movie but couldn’t due to his acting and directorial commitments on Air.“I wasn’t even supposed to fight in the movie,” Cera explained.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Brittany Howard is not one for the easy path. A dozen-odd years ago, she burst onto the scene as the fiery lead singer of Alabama Shakes, a rootsy combo that brought hope to rock fans, just as the uneasy realization set in that there weren’t many interesting traditional rock bands coming up anymore.

Adventurer and TV presenter Ben Fogle is back on our screens tonight with his new showBen Fogle: New Lives in the Wild.The programme, airing at 9pm on Channel 5, sees Ben visiting Sri Lanka to stay with Naveen and Anke at their home in the country's highlands. Undoubtedly his family is incredibly proud of his latest project, including his wife Marina.The couple have been happily married for 17 years and share two children, Ludovic Herbert Richard, born in 2009, and Iona, born in 2011. Marina, who was previously known as Marina Hunt, co-founded The Bump Class, a business that offers guidance and antenatal classes to expectant mums.

Bob Marley: One Love star Kingsley Ben-Adir has revealed that people often send him gifts because they think he’s Ben Kingsley.In a new interview with NME, Ben-Adir was asked if he’s ever mistakenly received anything intended for the Oscar-winning actor due to them having similar names.“Every other time I check into a hotel there’s flowers and cards and gifts, because they think Ben Kingsley’s coming,” said Ben-Adir, laughing. “And I don’t tell anyone.

Ben Affleck’s child Seraphina recently debuted a bold new look, showing off a new buzzcut hairstyle. The 15-year-old was spotted with Jennifer Garner in Los Angeles, looking stylish with a new look before heading to school.Seraphina, one of the childs of Ben Affleck and his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, previously rocked layered locks.

and I make our case.In photos from her Argylle press tour, Howard styled a sparkly, purple and red striped sweater dress with a playful pair of red, pointed-toe stilettos. BDH could have gone with a black or a nude-colored shoe here, but the scarlet color lends the whole ensemble a sense of cohesion, while adding enough pop that the actor didn't even need to accessorize with jewelry.Bryce Dallas Howard chose to match her red shoes to the red of her outfit, and we've seen similar monochrome takes on the trendy color on the likes of , , and . But when you think about it, a pair of red shoes could be paired with basically anything.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner continue to show the power of co-parenting. The former couple was photographed outside their son Samuel Affleck’s school on Wednesday in Los Angeles.Ben and Garner looked happy and on great terms as they chatted before parting ways. Samuel was wearing a basketball jersey, so they may have attended one of his games or practices.It looks like Ben is the one who took Samuel home, as they were photographed walking down the street alone.

Believe it or not, Taylor Swift actually did have a hand in Argylle!

Ben Affleck is set to direct Matt Damon in a new thriller film called Animals.The two, who are known for their long friendship and writing partnership that resulted in an Oscar win for Good Will Hunting in 1997, have worked together several times in the past – including on The Last Duel and last year with Air.Now, the two will work together again on the new thriller film, which is set to centre around a kidnapping plot. No more plot details have yet been shared about the project.Affleck will direct the film, with the the script written by Connor McIntyre.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Discovery Channel’s hit franchises, like “Gold Rush” and “Deadliest Catch,” featured plenty of blood and sweat. But where were the tears? That’s something Howard Lee immediately began asking, upon taking control of the network at the end of 2022. After Lee was handed the keys to Discovery that December, “I spent my entire Christmas vacation devouring, scrutinizing, every single Discovery Channel show and familiarizing myself with it, like a fanboy.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon got Artists Equity off to a strong start last year with “Air.” Now the duo’s long creative partnership continues with “Animals,” a crime thriller with Affleck set to direct and Damon starring. THR reports that Netflix landed the film, which looks to start shooting in LA this March.   READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024 Written by Connor McIntyre with revisions by Billy Ray, “Animals” follows a mayoral candidate whose son gets kidnapped, forcing him and his wife to get their hands dirty.

Bullion, the U.K. producer who has worked with artists including Avalon Emerson, Nilüfer Yanya, and Westerman, has announced details of a new solo album.

The biggest weekend foes of summer 2023 continued their drag-out fight into Oscar nominations this morning, with Universal’s Christopher Nolan3-hour physicist drama, Oppenheimer, beating Warner Bros.’ highest grossing movie ever, Barbie, 13 to 8 in Oscar nominations.

Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard are promoting their new movie Argylle!

EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Entertainment co-chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have entered into a multi-year co-financing and production partnership with Fifth Season and their co-CEOs Graham Taylor and Chris Rice.

Good Morning Britain star Charlotte Hawkins was left red-faced as Ben Shephard shared a "mortifying" underwear blunder story about her live on air. The co-hosts asked viewers of Friday's show, 19 January, to share their stories about things they had left behind in hotel rooms - leading Ben to cheekily share a story Charlotte had told him off air and had meant to keep private.

The stars of the upcoming spy movie Argylle stepped out for their first major red carpet premiere this week!

Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell are promoting their new movie Argylle in South Korea.

“Can’t Get Enough” — and the trailer for her upcoming short film, “This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” teases that that title may apply to her sexual appetite.“We think you might be a sex addict,” says one of her friends gathered for what appears to be a J.Lo intervention.“What?!” responds the shocked superstar, who can previously be seen in a therapy session with her “Feelin’ So Good” collaborator Fat Joe.The two-minute trailer, which dropped on Wednesday, is for the Amazon Prime original that will premiere on Feb. 16, the same day that Lopez releases her ninth studio album, “This Is Me … Now.”But, really, it’s more love than sex that the 54-year-old pop diva craves in the sweepingly cinematic trailer for the short film, which was directed by Dave Meyers.

Ron Howard nearly left “Happy Days” after Henry Winkler’s popularity changed the course of the show.Howard almost quit when producers floated the idea of calling the hit show “Fonzie’s Happy Days” in an effort to capitalize on fans’ love of Winkler’s character, Arthur Herbert “The Fonz” Fonzarelli.“They came to me at ABC and they wanted to change the title to ‘Fonzie’s Happy Days,'” Winkler told the New York Times. “I said, ‘If you do that, it is an insult to everybody I’m working with.