Olivia Colman To Star As Miss Havisham In FX/BBC’s ‘Great Expectations’; Fionn Whitehead & Matt Berry Also In Cast

Tom Hardy has returned to season six of Peaky Blinders as Alfie Solomons after he was shot in the face by Tommy Shelby in series four. The 44 year old actor, whose character has suffered facial injuries after the brutal shot in series four, is said to 'love' playing the role of the leader of a Jewish gang in the British period crime drama which is set in Birmingham. Meanwhile fans have praised his return to the hit BBC One series with one tweeting: "Tom Hardy’s performance in Peaky Blinders truly deserves an award." But while Tom, who married actress Charlotte Riley in 2014, is very committed to his acting, he also has a very impressive tattoo collection and has 30 inkings on his body.

What could be better for a young actor than to be recognised at the Baftas? Maybe being introduced by one of the world’s biggest stars. Lady Gaga is set to introduce the rising star segment at this year’s Bafta film awards, in a move that is pretty much guaranteed to make someone’s life. The pop icon, who has broken records across the world with her stellar music career, has been making a pretty significant move to acting in recent years.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Hollywood stars are fundraising for Ukraine on Cameo.As Russian troops continue to attack major Ukrainian cities, displacing more than a million refugees from their homes, actors such as Olivia Colman, Busy Philipps, Denise Richards and Maggie Wheeler have committed to donating a portion of their proceeds from the video-sharing platform to the organization Choose Love.The nonprofit will use the funds to support projects providing vital aid and services to those still in and fleeing Ukraine, including emergency medical care, food, shelter, clothes, legal support, support for the LGBTQIA+ community and mental health resources.More than 400 stars have joined the platform’s fundraising efforts, such as John Bradley West, Jay Sean, Montell Jordan, Dule Hill and Carson Kressley. Starting at $100, fans can buy personalized messages from the site’s long list of bold-faced names, a portion of which, for a limited time, will go to Choose Love’s relief efforts.

K.J. Yossman Lady Gaga will present the Rising Star segment at the BAFTA awards in London.Actors Ariana DeBose, Harris Dickinson, Lashana Lynch, Millicent Simmonds and Kodi Smit-McPhee are the 2022 nominees for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.It is the only BAFTA award voted on by the British public.Lady Gaga, who is also nominated for Best Actress at the London ceremony, for her performance in “House of Gucci,” will introduce last year’s Rising Star winner, Bukky Bakray, who will announce the winner.

Danny Dyer left daughter Dani Dyer in hysterics as he mocked her over her flirting admission.  The father and daughter duo discussed the topic of flirting during the latest instalment of their podcast, Sorted With The Dyers, when 25 year old Dani expressed her attraction towards delivery drivers. "I think it's difficult because I feel like you can just have them flirty relationships with people, and then it never develops into anything more.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper gave each other a warm embrace when they were reunited at the 2022 SAG Awards on Sunday 27 February. The duo were nominated for a host of awards for their performance together in 2018 film A Star Is Born, but didn't win at the SAG awards in 2019 after losing out to Glenn Close (The Wife) and Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody). Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, won a Critics Choice Awards for her performance, however.

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Mendes has begun principal photography on the south coast of England for his upcoming feature, Empire Of Light. From Searchlight Pictures, the drama is written by Mendes — his first solo screenplay — and stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clark and Tanya Moodie.

White hot! Lady Gaga shined bright at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, February 27.

Russell T Davies’ It’s a Sin has been nominated six times for the UK’s prestigious Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards next month, with Jeremy Clarkson, Olivia Colman and Stephen Graham also picking up nods.

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has revealed that he visited various Birmingham boozers to help him perfect Tommy Shelby's accent.

Award-winning period drama Peaky Blinders - inspired by a real crime gang from Birmingham - has gripped the nation since 2013 and it’s back for its sixth and final season this year.The last nine years have been a wild ride for the cast, including lead actor Cillian Murphy who plays crime boss Tommy Shelby.The Irish actor is famous for his roles in 28 Days Later, Inception and Batman Begins, but even he had to admit transforming into Tommy was a tricky task. Cillian told Radio Times: “I’m not a physically imposing person. I have to eat a lot of protein and lift a lot of weights - that takes a while, which I hate.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

The work of Charles Dickens always seems prescient and allows for multiple incarnations when it’s adapted for the stage, big screen, and television. Another version of his classic love story “Great Expectations” is coming from FX and BBC as the two are teaming for an ambitious new series from Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders“).

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFX and BBC have announced the main cast for the upcoming “Great Expectations” limited series, Variety has learned.The six-episode version of the Charlies Dickens classic will star: Olivia Colman (“The Favourite,” “The Crown”) as Miss Havisham, Fionn Whitehead (“Dunkirk,” “Bandersnatch”) as Pip, Ashley Thomas (“Them,” “The Night Of”) as Jaggers, Johnny Harris (“London to Brighton,” “This Is England ’86”)  as Magwitch, Shalom Brune-Franklin (“Roadkill,” “Line of Duty”) as Estella, Hayley Squires (“I, Daniel Blake,” “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”)  as Sara, Owen McDonnell (“Killing Eve,” “Women on the Verge” as Joe, Trystan Gravelle (“A Discovery of Witches,” “The Terror”) as Compeyson, and Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows,” “Toast of London”) as Mr. Pumblechuck. Steven Knight is writing and executive producing the series.

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA Award-nominee Tahar Rahim is set to co-star alongside Academy Award-winner Joaquin Phoenix and Academy Award-nominee Vanessa Kirby in Napoleon, the latest film from esteemed director Ridley Scott, who is directing.

BBC One has set the premiere date for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders with the award-winning period gangster saga set to return on February 27 at 9pm in the UK. The date was made official this morning in Birmingham, home to the fictional Shelby clan, via a 42-foot high mural looming over Digbeth’s Old Crown (see it in full below).