Formula 1 Driver James Hunt Subject Of Feature Doc From Deep Fusion Films

Katcy Stephan Ben Schnetzer has joined the cast of the upcoming Lily James-led film inspired by the story of Bumble founder and former CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, from 20th Century Studios and Ethea Entertainment. Schnetzer recently completed the film “The Yellow Tie,” a biopic on the famed Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache. He plays the young version of the legendary classical music conductor, with John Malkovich co-starring as the older version.

EXCLUSIVE: Blackwater Pictures, the British indie production company behind the buzzy biopic about the life of veteran Snooker player Jimmy White, has set up what they describe as a “multi-million-pound” fund to support commercially-minded independent British films.

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter star Tom Felton has boarded Gandhi, the Hansal Mehta-directed streaming series about the iconic Indian nonviolent resistance leader from Applause Entertainment.

James Bond in an “elaborate prank”.In 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: “It would be very cool if I was named the next James Bond, because the collective meltdown it would inspire in a section of the British press would be so profoundly hilarious that I almost think Barbara Broccoli should do it as a prank.”Kumar added: “They’ve made enough money from the franchise, why not make the next casting of James Bond an elaborate prank?”This follows recent rumoured developments in the casting of 007, after Daniel Craig stepped down from the role in 2021 with No Time To Die.It was reported last month that Kick-Ass and Tenet star Aaron Taylor-Johnson had been offered the role by production studio EON Productions, who were awaiting his response. Taylor-Johnson has neither confirmed nor denied the rumour.Kumar took the opportunity to throw a jokey remark at Acaster in his response, adding: “I think it’s a longer journey obviously to imagine me as a spy than it is to Acaster as a Ghostbuster because, let’s face it, the guy is a fucking nerd.”Elsewhere in the interview, Kumar opened up about some of the best and worst advice he has received in his career.He explained how he was “once given some pretty horrendous advice by a comedy agent,” sharing: “They told me I should do a broad, racist Indian accent in an audition.

Uberto Pasolini, who wrote and directed the James Norton-starring Nowhere Special that opened this weekend, says, rightfully, the film’s power emanates from the tangible bond you feel between father and son. Norton – the BAFTA-nominated British actor (Bob Marley: One Love, Little Women, Happy Valley) – is John a 35-year old window washer and single father to four-year old Michael (BIFA-nominated Daniel Lamot). John has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and is on a quest to place his son in a loving home.  

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty is a well-known face on British TV, but her husband, James Haggar, is also a big name in television. While Naga has become a household name through her stellar journalism career and even dazzled us on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, James has been making waves behind the scenes as a television director and broadcast consultant.

EXCLUSIVE: London-based Alliance Media Partners (AMP) has hired Anthony Buckner as Head of Sales, Acquisitions and Distribution in the run up to the Cannes market.

Downtown Abbey star Lily James celebrated her birthday in a £10,000 outfit at London's 'most exclusive' private members' club, Apollo's Muse on Friday, 19 April but still looked radiant and fresh-faced the morning after.The exclusive Apollo Muse, also known to welcome Kate Moss from time to time, is known to be the 'most private of private members' clubs' within the Mayfair Bacchanalia restaurant with only 500 people granted membership in the world. Looking relaxed and happy as she left her central London hotel, the newly turned 35 year old appeared effortlessly casual wearing baggy trousers, leather jacket and baseball cap and pulled along a stylish Antler Stamford 2.0 Large in Dusk Blue.The designer luggage piece, worth £270, is a stylish choice for the star as she jetted off on a 600 mile trip to Milan for a fashion exhibition.

The Inbetweeners‘ James Buckley will be returning to 2:22: A Ghost Story when it returns to London’s West End next month.The actor, who played Jay Cartwright in the hit comedy series, will reprise the role of Ben opposite Stacey Dooley, who will be making her West End debut as Jenny. The play made its debut in the West End in 2021 and has enjoyed various successful runs in different theatres since then, while also being taken on tour throughout the UK.Buckley will appear in the play from May 25 to August 4 at London’s Gielgud Theatre as part of the show’s seventh West End season.

James Cameron has backed a new UK film studio and said it could act as a base for his technology training center, but the £750M ($927M) Marlow Film Studios still requires a planning greenlight and is proving controversial in its local area.

Dane Bowers was among the celebrities in Dubai who got caught in extreme floods caused by a freak storm on Tuesday, 18 April.The DJ and singer had to take refuge in his car after he lost power in his home due to the torrential downpours. Meanwhile, TOWIE stars James Argent and Joey Essex were also left stranded and wading through water to find shelter.The desert state in the United Arab Emirates experienced more than a year and a half's worth of rain in just a few hours. Dane took to Instagram to show how the area surrounding his apartment had quickly become submerged in water.

The Beatles released their debut single in the UK, 1962’s “Love Me Do,” as the first of many classic songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, their offspring have come together to bring back their tune-making magic.“Primrose Hill,” the new single by James McCartney — Sir Paul’s only son, with his late wife Linda — was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon, John’s youngest son from his marriage to Yoko Ono.And the next generation does their papas proud on this wistful beauty of a ballad that recalls some of the nostalgic reverie of “Now and Then” — which was released to much fanfare in November as the last Beatles song (and their first new tune since 1996).Released on Friday, “Primrose Hill” — which is a public park north of Regent’s Park in London — is the first-ever collaboration between McCartney, 46, and Lennon, 48.And if any song could sound just like taking a bittersweet stroll in the park with nothing but your longing memories, then this one pretty much captures it.There’s instantly something familiar about it — both the dreamy moodiness and McCartney’s lilting delivery — but it never seems to fall into Beatles mimicry.Nor does it ever reach the reach the heights of Beatles transcendence — I mean, how could it?The lyrics almost border on lovesick cliche at one point: “Forever’s not long enough to be loving you/Forever and a day/I look into your eyes, it’s such a great surprise/You take my breath away.”But if you just lose yourself in the warm, woozy feeling, you’ll get over that.And the bluesy guitar that comes in at the end adds a nice bite to the bliss.“ ‘Primrose Hill’ is here!” McCartney wrote in a post on Instagram, alongside a photo of him and Lennon.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s documentary “Sugarcane” garnered the top nonfiction honor at the 26th annual Sarasota Film Festival. About the abuse and death of Indigenous children at a Canadian-based Indian Residential School, the docu premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival (SFF), where it picked up the U.S. documentary directing kudo.

Pierce Brosnan And Amir El-Masry have signed on to star in the sports drama Giant from AGC Studios about the life of British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed and his rags-to-riches ascent to a world championship under the tutelage of his Irish-born boxing trainer Brendan Ingle.

When Guy Ritchie’s cheeky crime drama The Gentlemen debuted on Netflix in March, it came in at #1 Global Top 10 for English-Language Series, garnering 1.2B minutes viewed in its first four days on the platform, according to Nielsen. That being said, will there be a Season 2?

Despite an illustrious sports career, O.J Simpson was perhaps best known for being at the centre of his ex-wife's murder case. The American football player died of cancer at the age of 76 on Wednesday April 10, his family confirmed.

The official trailer for the upcoming Blumhouse thriller Speak No Evil just debuted!

James Bond. Created by Ian Fleming, Bond epitomizes the suave, sophisticated spy with a penchant for danger and romance.

Every day thousands of travellers pass through Manchester Airport and fly to destinations across the globe. From beaches in the Caribbean to historic cities in Europe, the airport is a gateway to the world.

just weeks after bashing him during her short-lived stint on “Celebrity Big Brother UK.”Speaking on her family’s podcast “The Osbournes,” Sharon doubled down on her decision to critique the former “Late Late Show” host. Admitting that she and her longtime pal Louis Walsh “got into so much s–t” for revealing their opinions, Sharon’s son Jack Osbourne added, “You weren’t a f–king saint — you went after everyone as well.”“All I said was Anna Wintour’s a c–t,” Sharon chimed in, before Kelly Osbourne noted that it wasn’t just the Vogue Editor-in-Chief Sharon took aim at.“You f–king went off at James Corden,” Jack said, noting that his mom’s comments about him were “fair.”“That’s fair,” Sharon said.