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Oscar nominee Paul Mescal has spoken of his “fury” after a fan groped him outside the theatre where he was performing. Irish actor Paul, 27, whose film Aftersun has won him a clutch of best actor nominations this awards season, was outside Almeida Theatre in north London, where he was starring in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire, when he was asked for a photo.The Oscar-nominated actor, who is hoping to win Best Lead Actor at the 94th Academy Awards next month, said he was instantly filled with fury as soon as the "creepy" fan laid hands on his behind. He told ES Magazine: “As we posed for it, she put her hand on my a**.

reports ES Magazine. The “Aftersun” actor was posing with a fan for a picture when he felt the woman’s hand on his behind.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar-nominated actor Paul Mescal has revealed he was groped by a fan outside London’s Almeida Theatre, where he is starring in a sold-out season of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Mescal, who is nominated for best actor for “Aftersun,” told U.K. outlet ES Magazine that he agreed to pose for a picture outside the Almeida. “As we posed for it, she put her hand on my ass,” Mescal said. The actor said he thought it was an accident and moved away, “but the hand followed. I remember tensing up and feeling just, like, fury. I turned to her and said, ‘What’re you doing? Take your hand off my ass.'” “The last thing I want to do is call somebody out in front of the theater — it’s uncomfortable for everyone involved — but it was really not okay. It was so gross, creepy.” On the price of fame Mescal told the magazine: “97% it is really nice — then 3% is somebody, like, grabbing your ass.”

MUBI today shared a first-look image of Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott in the upcoming drama Bring Them Down, the debut feature from writer-director Chris Andrews.

Colin Farrell to “Triangle of Sadness” making Brian Tyree Henry laugh so hard he cried, this year’s Oscar hopefuls spoke with Variety‘s senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin at the annual nominee luncheon about which film most recently brought them to tears. For Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), he said that he was “destroyed” by “All Quiet On the Western Front.” “It’s a beautiful and powerful and important film,” he said. “It’s painfully relevant today, shockingly and shamefully relevant.” “I teared up watching Adam Sandler in ‘Hustle,’ trying to convince this guy that he needs to play better basketball or get out and how passionate he was,” said Brandan Fraser (“The Whale”). “I’m a softie, I tear up during ‘Ratatouille.'”

Sometimes a filmmaker is able to land two stars for a film that are right on the cusp of being huge. And apparently, that’s exactly what Benjamin Millepied was able to do with his feature debut, “Carmen.” As seen in the teaser trailer for “Carmen,” Millepied has landed Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera as leads in his adaptation of the famous opera.

Paul Mescal is opening up about his personal and professional life.

Colin Farrell are among the nominated stars doubling as presenters at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Other principal actors taking the stage to introduce clips of cast performances from their respective films include Jovan Adepo, Diego Calva and Li Jun Li (“Babylon”); Farrell and Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”); Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”); Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle and Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”); and Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy and Rooney Mara (“Women Talking”). Additions to the presenter lineup were revealed Feb. 21 by Jon Brockett, executive producer of the awards show.

Irish actor Paul Mescal had fans in a spin after speaking Irish on the BAFTA's red carpet.The Normal People star, 27, who has reportedly called time on his romance with musician Phoebe Bridgers, was nominated for Leading Actor at the 76th edition of the awards for his portrayal of single father Calum in independent film, Aftersun. Before the ceremony, he spoke to an interviewer for Irish language channel TG4, where he commended the amount of Irish talent being recognised at this year's BAFTAs.

Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett have added another award to each of their collections!

Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell fans have claimed the actors was “robbed” after losing out to Elvis star Austin Butler for the Leading Actor Award at the 2023 BAFTAs.The 76th BAFTAs took place earlier tonight (February 19) at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre in a ceremony hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond.All Quiet On The Western Front was the big winner of the night, taking away seven of the 14 awards it had been nominated for while The Banshees Of Inisherin won four awards.However Aftersun only won in one of the four categories it was nominated in, with Charlotte Wells picking up the award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.Aftersun lost out in the Outstanding Film category to The Banshees Of Inisherin while both Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell were beaten in the Leading Actor category by Austin Butler – and fans aren’t happy.“I would have accepted losing to Colin Farrell but Paul Mescal losing to Elvis? No, just no” wrote one fan.

Paul Mescal and Austin Butler have led the stars putting on a dapper display at the 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday 19 February. Normal People star Paul, 27, and Elvis star Austin, 31, who are both nominated for Best Actor, joined the likes of Rami Malek, Taron Egerton, Jamie Dornan, Regé-Jean Page, Paapa Essiedu, Ed Westwick, Eddie Redmayne and Micheal Ward. Paul looked dapper in a black double breasted tuxedo complete with a white shirt and bow-tie as he posed on the red carpet.The actor also wore a #WithRefugees blue ribbon to show his support for refugees and displaced people around the world.

76th annual EE British Academy Film Awards were announced live during a ceremony hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Colin Farrell, Paul Mescal and Cate Blanchett were among the stars wearing a blue ribbon at the EE BAFTAS 2023 to show their support for refugees and displaced people around the world. Bill Nighy, Jamie Lee Curtis and Angela Bassett were also brandishing the #WithRefugees ribbon as they stepped out on the red carpet at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday. Speaking to the PA news agency about why she wanted to wear the ribbon, supporting actress nominee Jamie Lee said: “My friend Cate Blanchett is asking people to remind us all in the midst of all the season of shiny things that of course there are terrible refugee crises going on all over the world everywhere all at once and we need to do our part.” These blue ribbons sport the hashtag #WithRefugees, in solidarity with all people forced to flee oppression.

Paul Mescal, Letitia Wright, Gemma Chan and Taron Egerton were just a few of the stars to attend the 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival UK Honours on Thursday evening (February 16).

Aftersun actor Paul Mescal heaped praise on his young Scots co-star as she scooped an award at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Thursday.

Paul Mescal reciting the lyrics to the Taylor Swift song ‘We Are Never Getting Back Together’ has been released – you can watch it above.The video, in which Mescal simply speaks the lyrics without any music, was shared by W Magazine to coincide with Valentine’s Day.After finishing the recital, Mescal said of the song: “It’s kind of sad, isn’t it?”Mescal, who is best known for his role in the BBC series Normal People, is nominated for Best Actor at this year’s Oscars for his performance in Aftersun. This is his first-ever nomination for an Academy Award.His fellow nominees in the category include Austin Butler (Elvis), Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Colin Farrell (The Banshees Of Inisherin) and Bill Nighy (Living).In Aftersun, Mescal plays Callum, a young father trying to connect with his 11-year-old daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio) when they go on holiday to a Turkish resort.In a four-star review of Aftersun, NME wrote: “Liable to increase the cult around Mescal, following his BAFTA-winning turn in Normal People, Aftersun may be small in scale, but it leaves a distinct and lasting impression.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday hosted its annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon to celebrate this year’s crop of hopefuls.

Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.The annual tradition allows nominees from all categories to rub elbows before the big night and this year was no different.

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