EXCLUSIVE: Martin Bobb-Semple has been upped to series regular for Season 3 of All American: Homecoming.
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Edward Norton has been tapped to play the role of veteran folk singer Pete Seeger in the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.Originally, the role of Seeger was meant to be played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who according to a Deadline Hollywood report, had to drop out of the project over scheduling conflicts. In his stead, Norton will now join the cast to play the folk musician.The film – which has long been in the works – will star Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan and Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, with James Mangold directing.
The film, which reportedly begins production in March, will focus on Dylan’s controversial decision in 1965 to embrace the electric guitar, alienating many of his original fans, rather than chronicling Dylan’s life and career.Pete Seeger played a crucial role in Dylan’s career, being an early supporter of the iconic musician and being the man responsible for inviting Dylan to perform his first-ever electric set at the Newport Folk Festival.Timothée Chalamet has been confirmed to perform his own singing in A Complete Unknown, with Bob Dylan serving as an executive producer. In preparation for his role in the upcoming biopic, Dylan’s longtime manager Jeff Rosen, who will also be serving as a producer on the film, gave Chalamet access to a 12-hour playlist of unreleased Dylan songs which were recorded between 1959 and 1964.The project was announced in 2020, before being delayed indefinitely later that year with no release timeframe shared.
Filming was expected to begin in August this year but was delayed again by the ongoing Hollywood strikes. Now, production is allegedly slated to begin early next year.Dylan also “personally annotated” Chalamet’s script and spent several days with Mangold
.EXCLUSIVE: Martin Bobb-Semple has been upped to series regular for Season 3 of All American: Homecoming.
For over twenty years, Irish actor Allen Leech has been delighting audiences with his phenomenal performance skills and stellar on-screen presence, with the much loved star dabbling in everything from period dramas to Oscar winning movies throughout his impressive career. But while most of us will know him best for playing Tom Branson in Downton Abbey, or his memorable turn as Paul Prenter in Bohemian Rhapsody, this week fans will be able to catch Allen in a brand new drama for Channel 5, called Too Good To Be True.
Bob Marley: One Love, the long-awaited biopic about the reggae icon, has finally arrived in UK cinemas today (February 14), but which of the great artist’s songs are included in the film? British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir (Peaky Blinders, One Night in Miami) plays Marley, with Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die, Captain Marvel) taking the role of his wife Rita and James Norton (Happy Valley, Grantchester) playing Island Records boss Chris Blackwell. The film has been made in partnership with Marley’s family, and is directed by King Richard’s Reinaldo Marcus Green.
Jaden Thompson Finalists have been announced for the British Animation Awards, which will take place on March 7 at London’s BFI Southbank. Contending for best feature film are “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” “A Cat Called Dom,” “Kensuke’s Kingdom,” “Puffin Rock and The New Friends” and “The Amazing Maurice.” “Christopher at Sea,” “The Debutante” and “All Gucci My Broski” are nominated in the short film category.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Roses are red, violets are blue, two new movies will open in theaters on Valentine’s Day, but neither are expected to break through. Paramount’s musical biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” is projected to collect $30 million to $35 million between Wednesday and President’s Day on Monday. Those ticket sales should be enough to lead over Sony’s comic book adventure “Madame Web,” which looks to generate $22 million to $25 million during the same six-day period.
It’s hard to imagine a world where Mark Ruffalo didn’t take over for Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, aka the Hulk, for 2012’s “Avengers.” Ruffalo has played the character for over a decade and has been an integral part of the most successful franchise in history. And it would appear like it’s not ending anytime soon.
More information about Mark Ruffalo‘s future as the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been revealed!
She's no stranger to a drastic hair transformation, and for Kylie Jenner's latest look she's taken inspiration from her mum Kris Jenner. Kylie, 26, who recently dyed her hair candyfloss pink, unveiled her new hairdo on Instagram on 9 February, having chosen to cut off her lengthy locks after dying them back to her natural brunette shade. The mum-of-two braved the chop and chose a short, layered bob, which she showcased in a series of glamorous photographs.
Since first shooting to fame in the 1990s, singer and songwriter Gabrielle has been delighting audiences around the world with her stellar vocals and distinctive stage presence, with fans once again being treated to her phenomenal voice during this week’s Graham Norton Show. The 54 year old star is best known to fans for her iconic track Dreams, which topped the UK singles chart when it was first released back in 1993, however it was her 2000 classic Out of Reach, which featured in Bridget Jones’ Diary, which truly catapulted her to global stardom.
James Norton and Imogen Poots have seemingly called time on their romance, after seven years together.The Happy Valley actor, 38, recently made a solo appearance at the Jamaica, LA and London premieres of the film Bob Marley: One Love, in which he plays Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. It's since emerged that the pair have unfollowed one another on social media, with the Daily Mail reporting that they parted ways just before Christmas after "growing apart." They were last seen in public together in March 2023 when Imogen, 34, supported James on the opening night of A Little Life, the stage adaptation of the Hanya Yanagihara novel of the same name. OK! have contacted representatives for James Norton and Imogen Poots.
Netflix is doing its annual blitz, a big dog and pony show for the press that’s revealing its entire TV slate for 2024. Many heavy hitters are returning for 2024, including a confirmed “Squid Game,” season two, “Cobra Kai” season six, “Emily in Paris” season four, “The Night Agent” season two, “Outer Banks” season four, “Heartstopper” season three, a second season of “That 90’s Show,” “The Diplomat” season two, “Girls5Eva” season three, and the fourth and final season of “The Umbrella Academy.” Noticeable absent, “Stranger Things” season five so we may officially be waiting until 2025.
Elbow performed their new single ‘Lovers’ Leap’ live on The Graham Norton Show last night (January 26) – check out the footage below.The Manchester band returned this week (January 25) with news of their new album, with ‘Lovers’ Leap’ acting as the lead single.The album is called ‘AUDIO VERTIGO’, their 10th studio record, and it will be released on March 22 via Polydor/Geffen. Pre-order/pre-save the album here.Speaking on social media, the band’s lead singer Guy Garvey discussed the origins of the new single, writing: “‘Lover’s Leap’ began with a leap of faith from Pete Turner and Alex Reeves, Elbow’s rhythm section.
Kacey Musgraves has released a cover of Bob Marley’s ‘Three Little Birds’, which is set to feature in the upcoming biopic about the reggae icon. Listen to the track below.The reverb-heavy acoustic version of the track is one of six covers of Marley songs that will accompany the film’s release, with the other artists including Leon Bridges, Daniel Caesar, Skip Marley and Wizkid.‘Three Little Birds’ was first released on Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1977 album ‘Exodus’, later reaching the Top 20 in 1980 as a single.Listen to Musgraves’ version of the song below.The feature length biopic about the reggae icon, titled Bob Marley: One Love, is due to be released in UK cinemas on February 14, 2024, with British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir (Peaky Blinders, One Night in Miami) playing the musician.The film has been made in partnership with Marley’s family, and also stars James Norton, Lashana Lynch and Tosin Cole.
“We Are the World,” the historic 1985 charity single — where even Bob Dylan was intimidated by the star-studded session.Surrounded by everyone from Ray Charles, Diana Ross and Paul Simon to Tina Turner, Willie Nelson and Billy Joel, the Bard was clearly out of sorts — and out of his element.But it took one particular legend to help another one find his solo mojo.“The secret agent to help him get comfortable was Stevie Wonder,” says David Breskin — one of two journalists invited by producer Quincy Jones to cover the momentous occasion — in the documentary. “Stevie is an insanely great mimic,” continues Breskin, explaining how the R&B master used his special talents to help the folk god: “Stevie sang it ventriloquially in Dylan’s voice.”It’s a dead-on impression that impresses even Dylan, who — in the only time the room is cleared to give one artist his space — finally nails his part.Such is the spirit of unity that — against all odds and egos — pulled together the recording of “We Are the World” on Jan.
Bob Dylan is 10 Grammys, a Pulitzer and a Nobel Peace Prize into his 65-year (and counting!) career.Yet, he’s showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.The 82-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee just announced he’ll make like a rolling stone and hit the road yet again this spring as part of his ongoing ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour.’This time around, the “Hurricane” singer will play 12 concerts from March 1-18 in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.And while it hasn’t been confirmed whether or not these are the final shows of the ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour’ — the tour announcement poster teases that it runs from 2021-24 — we do know that no other dates have been announced as of now.If you want to see Dylan possibly for the last time, you can grab tickets for his brief spring run as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Jan.
With Benedict Cumberbatch leaving Searchlight Picture‘s “A Complete Unknown” due to scheduling conflicts, James Mangold needed a new actor to play musician Pete Seeger. It sounds like he found one, as Deadline reports Edward Norton will replace Cumberbatch as the folk singer one production starts in NYC this summer.
EXCLUSIVE: With Benedict Cumberbatch departing Searchlight Pictures and James Mangold‘s Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown following scheduling issues, his replacement has been found, with Edward Norton tapped to play Pete Seeger. He now joins an ensemble that features Timothée Chalamet as Dylan and Elle Fanning on board to play Sylvie Russo. Mangold will direct.
“We Are the World” was a once-in-a-generation meeting of musical giants when it was recorded Jan. 28, 1985 — and released two months later on March 7 — to benefit African famine relief.Anyone who was anyone in music at that moment — a who’s who of legends, including everyone from Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Bob Dylan to Billy Joel, Tina Turner and Bruce Springsteen — showed up to support the cause.Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and ’80s hitmaker Michael Omartian, the single sold a whopping 20 million copies.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Billy Joel is back with new music for the first time in 17 years. The singer-songwriter has announced the release of “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993.
It all started with dim sum, said Da’Vine Joy Randolph. It ended with knives pulled, screaming, and a near-death feeling.