Venus Williams, making her 24th appearance at Wimbledon, lost her first-round match Monday after rebounding from a twisted knee in the early going.
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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, who says still enjoys spikes in sales of his 1993 novel whenever the film 1996 film adaption is aired on TV in the UK, has shared details of the musical he is bringing to stage – a show he says will be even darker than the novel or film.
Welsh told the UK’s Observer newspaper:
“I wanted this to be something very different from either the film or the two versions of the stage play.
“So there are some new characters in there, and to be honest it’s quite a lot darker than the book or the film. It’s going to be quite full-on, but hopefully a great experience.
“Phil McIntyre [promoter and producer] had been asking me for years to do it, and I always said, nah, I’m not doing that.
“Then I thought, if I don’t do it, someone like Andrew Lloyd Webber will do it when I’m in an urn above the fireplace, so I might as well.”
The film, which made stars of actors including Robert Carlyle, Ewan McGregor and Johnny Lee Miller, was a box office smash on its release, earning $72million, from a production budget of just £1.5m ($1.9m).
Welsh also revealed that the new show, currently in rehearsal for a planned debut in February 2024 in London’s West, will contain brand new songs, to replace the film’s soundtrack that became a massive seller on its release (including Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life and Underworld’s rave anthem Born Slippy).
Welsh also shared his surprise that the book, written when he was 28, remains as relevant today as he approaches 65.
He told The Observer, “I was writing about things that we didn’t have labels for back then, like toxic masculinity.
“The characters were having mental health and existential crises and really, what’s different today?
“Is it any wonder people don’t really
Venus Williams, making her 24th appearance at Wimbledon, lost her first-round match Monday after rebounding from a twisted knee in the early going.
Prince William and Prince George had a fun day out on Saturday. The Prince of Wales and his 9-year-old son took in a cricket game at the Lord's Cricket ground in London.William, 41, and George were seen sitting in a box as they watched the game. For the outing, William wore a light blue button up shirt, under gray sport coat.
The Prince of Wales and Prince George have enjoyed a father and son day out at the cricket. George, aged nine, was seen tucking into a slice of pizza while his father talked with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.The royal pair were spotted watching the second Ashes test match from a box at Lord’s cricket ground in London on Saturday 1 July. Commentators on social media noted how alike the father and son appeared as they both wore blue blazers and light-coloured shirts while watching England take on Australia, where Stuart Broad is playing.
Black Mirror star Will Poulter has recalled how he “literally begged” the producers of The Bear to cast him in the show’s new second season.Poulter is one of many new faces in the second season of the Disney+ show which lands in the UK on July 19. He stars as pastry chef Luca and is joined in the new season by Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk, Olivia Colman and more.Speaking to Variety about the role, Poulter discussed his love of the Jeremy Allen White-starring show’s first season, and how strongly he put his case forward to be cast.“I called them.
The Prince of Wales is set to earn an eye-watering £20m salary next year as he is now entitled to a private income generated from the Duchy of Cornwall landed estate, following the death of his grandmother, the late Queen.The 41 year old heir to the throne, following his father the King's accession, earned £6m this year but faced criticism for not publishing an annual report in his first year as the next in line to be king. Since inheriting the Duchy land Prince William will now benefit financially from its surplus profits every year.
What do we know about the new “Star Wars” series “Skeleton Crew” from creators Jon Watts (director of the Marvel/Sony ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy) and Christopher Ford (one of the writers on Watts’ “Spider-Man: Homecoming”)? Well, we know it has an Amblin vibe, with the producer citing things like “E.T.” and “The Goonies” as influences.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Anthony Mackie is one of the first Marvel actors to publicly weigh in on the assault allegation facing Jonathan Majors, who joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier this year as Kang the Conquerer in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” Majors’ Kang is the new Thanos-sized villain of the MCU, meaning it’s likely he’s supposed to come face to face with Mackie’s new Captain America at some point in the future. “We’re a country that was built on ‘everyone is innocent until proven guilty,’” Mackie told Inverse when asked by Majors’ alleged assault. “That’s one of the staples of this country. Nothing has been proven about this dude. Nothing. So everyone is innocent until proven guilty. That’s all I can say. It’s crazy where we are as a society. But as a country, everyone is innocent until proven guilty.”
The Witcher fans have vowed to quit watching the hit Netflix show after season three, as Henry Cavill plays Geralt of Rivia for the final time. The latest instalment of the series, season three, part one, was released on Thursday (June 29), while the second part is scheduled to drop on July 27.
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Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny has finally arrived on the big screen – but is this really the end of Indy’s journey?The latest offering marks the fifth instalment of the franchise, and sees acting legend Harrison Ford reprise his role as the daring adventurer at the age of 80.With the first part of the movie being set in 1944, Dial Of Destiny kicks off with the whip-cracking archaeologist looking to retrieve one half of the Antikythera – an ancient dial built by Archimedes – from a Nazi scientist (played by Mads Mikkelsen).The remainder of the film ventures forward to 1969, where Jones partners up with his goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) to locate and retrieve the other half, and potentially alter the course of history.The film has received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with some describing it as a fitting send-off for Harrison Ford’s iconic character. But is this the last time we’ll see the actor in that legendary fedora?The Dial Of Destiny has very much been pitched as Indy’s final adventure, and Ford himself has confirmed on a number of occasions that he is now finished with the role.“This is it! I will not fall down for you again,” the actor joked at D23 last year.“I’ll miss the people who I’ve worked with on the film – everyone at Lucasfilm, at Disney, [director] Jim Mangold, and the actors.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter WWE is expanding its relationship with broadcaster Jackie Redmond. The sports entertainment giant will now have Redmond serve as a backstage interviewer for “Monday Night Raw” alongside Byron Saxton, Variety has learned exclusively. In addition, Redmond will now serve as co-host of WWE’s premium live event kickoff shows alongside Kayla Braxton, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, and Pete Rosenberg. She will continue to do studio work for WWE, as she has with “Raw Talk” and “Talking Smack,” throughout the year. During the hockey season, Redmond will continue to work for NHL Network and WBD Sports. Cathy Kelley will now move to “SmackDown,” where she will join Kayla Braxton as a backstage interviewer. Megan Morant will host “Raw Talk,” “SmackDown LowDown,” international shows for television, and digital shows including the “Monday Night Raw” sidecast on Twitch.
Blake Lively's costumes. In an interview with Jenna Bush Hager, the author, who penned the 2016 novel on which the upcoming film is based, defended the costumes in the movie, after fans spoke out against them when pics from the set surfaced online.Those pics show Lively's character, Lily Bloom, wearing patterned pants, a quilted coat, a patchwork jacket and more, all of which were panned online.Hoover, who noted that she «loves» the conversation around Lily's outfits because it shows that fans «care» about the project, isn't concerned about the character's fashion sense.«I don't remember describing outfits at all,» Hoover said. «I don't care what they have on.
Prince William was seen working on his barista skills as he shined a light on local projects supporting people with experience of homelessness.The Prince of Wales, 41, visited the Mosaic Clubhouse in Lambeth, south London on Monday (26 June) - a charity which supports local people and aims to break the link between mental health struggles and homelessness.The Prince - who last made a public appearance at Royal Ascot last week - spoke with Clubhouse members who had experienced homelessness about how the charity has supported them through some of their most difficult moments. He also met with representatives from Old Spike Roastery, a coffee social enterprise that offers employment opportunities to those people who have experienced housing difficulties.The Prince was seen having a go at brewing his own coffee with people from the enterprise as he discussed their work in supporting people who've been homeless, as he launches his own project Homewards which aims to reduce the number of people in the UK without a secure place to live.
It takes an incredible amount of talent to make it in the music industry, but it takes so much more to find crossover success in the acting world.
Morgan Rielly is helping Tessa Virtue work on her hockey skills.
Will The Coen Brothers ever make a film together again? That remains to be seen. But they’re both doing their own thing right now, with Joel Coen directing “Macbeth” and Ethan Coen focusing on theaters and made the doc “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble In Mind” with the help of his wife Tricia Cooke.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan — who came to Norman Reedus’ defense last year when the actor was unfairly blamed for Melissa McBride’s exit from The Walking Dead spinoff — just dropped a tantalizing tip about the upcoming AMC drama.
which you can watch in full above, came together in a very short amount of time.What are the first steps in choreographing the rusical number?I receive musical tracks and a script. That’s it. Everything else that you see on that stage is 100% what I do and what I bring: where the queens enter, the formations, how they should express something, how should they say something.
Geraldo Rivera said that he’s off Fox News’ panel show The Five, with his last appearance scheduled for next week.
Dan Stevens is voicing Korvo in the upcoming fourth season of Hulu’s adult animated series Solar Opposites. He is taking on the role from series creator Justin Roiland who exited in January when Hulu Originals and Solar Opposites studio 20th Television Animation severed ties with the writer-producer-performer after he had been accused of domestic violence.