Brent Lang Executive Editor When the Providence Place Mall was constructed in the late ’90s, it was touted by Rhode Island leaders as a sign of urban renewal for its struggling capital city. For eight artists, it became something else — home.
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Brent Lang Executive Editor Who should play the Fab Four? After director Sam Mendes announced Tuesday that he plans to make four separate movies about the Beatles, one from the perspective of every member of the most famous band in history, every actor with a serviceable Liverpool accent and the ability to carry a tune is burnishing their resumes and hoping to score an audition. But John, Paul, George and Ringo were icons for a reason.
Finding the right actor to play each of them will be nearly impossible because so few people have that rare combination of singing ability, sex appeal, charm and that certain something that separates pop music deities from the merely talented. So with that in mind, here’s a list of actors who might have what it takes to bring moviegoers along on a magical mystery tour.
Best Known For: Joining the rebellion in the “Hunger Games” films, then melting hearts in “Me Before You.”
Why He’d Make Beautiful Music: He channeled his inner rock god in “Daisy Jones & the Six,” the Amazon mini-series in which he did his own singing as the leader of a band.
Why He Hits the Wrong Notes: He’s got the charisma, but can he capture Lennon’s darker side? Best Known For: Battling primordial monsters in “Godzilla,” entering the Avengers’ orbit for a hot second in “Age of Ultron,” and taking a pretty memorable bathroom break in “Nocturnal Animals,” which earned him a Golden Globe.
Why He’d Make Beautiful Music: More than a decade ago, he played Lennon as a teenager in “Nowhere Boy,” perfectly channeling his moody intensity.
Why He Hits the Wrong Notes: Been there, done that.
Brent Lang Executive Editor When the Providence Place Mall was constructed in the late ’90s, it was touted by Rhode Island leaders as a sign of urban renewal for its struggling capital city. For eight artists, it became something else — home.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief New Zealand’s funniest export Jackie Van Beek ( (“Nude Tuesday,” “What We Do in the Shadows”) returns to SXSW atop the cast of “Audrey,” an Australian dark comedy that is headed to SXSW. Van Beek, whose 2018 “The Breaker Upperers,” was a previous SXSW hit, portrays a forgotten former soap star whose career and life have been derailed by motherhood and suburban boredom.
Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse are all bundled up for their morning walk!
The Beatles are together again!
sudden death of Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband, Thomas Kingston, has sparked renewed interest in the editor — and her parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.Kingston and Gabriella, 42, tied the knot in May 2019 at Windsor Castle after meeting five years prior. The financier was found dead at age 45 in Gloucestershire, England, on Sunday.
SiriusXM’s “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” “I talk a little too loud. I don’t act as cool as I can.”“I can see that,” O’Brien responded, noting how famous Swift has become. “I mean, she’s this whole other level now.”Sandler compared Swift to The Beatles, specifically how people knew all of their songs.“People talk about The Beatles of it all and her.
Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper and America Ferrera are among the celebrities in attendance at the 2024 Producers Guild Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday evening (February 25) in Hollywood.
Paul McCartney has revealed for the first time the inspiration behind a lyric in one of his most famous songs, The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’. The line in question is “I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday” in the song’s bridge, which appears twice in the song. In his podcast A Life in Lyrics, McCartney spoke about how the line was subconsciously inspired by a conversation he had with his mother several years before writing the song.
the ailing monarch’s coronation festivities in May, has reportedly transitioned into a more behind-the-scenes role. A palace source claimed to the Times on Thursday that Thompson, 40, “remains senior equerry to the King and the Queen, in a more executive and less public-facing role.”The outlet added that Thompson is “understood not to have enjoyed the public attention he received after attending several high-profile events with the King.” The Post has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
The Beatles will be the subjects of four brand new movies!
“1917” and “Skyfall,” will helm the entire magical mystery tour of biopics that explore the lives of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. “We intend this to be a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time,” producer Pippa Harris, of Neal Street Productions, said in a statement.
Beatles biopic projects told from the perspective of each band member.Sam Mendes (1917, Skyfall) is set to direct all four feature films. The biopics will be told from each band member’s point-of-view and will intersect to “tell the story of the greatest band in history.”The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd.
All four members of The Beatles will get their own standalone biopic as part of an ambitious series of movies from director Sam Mendes. News of the first fully licensed Beatles films depicting the lives of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison was announced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Neal Street Productions.
Director Peter Jackson revitalized Beatlemania in 2021 with “The Beatles: Get Back,” his acclaimed three-episode, nearly eight-hour Disney+ series about the making of the British rock group’s Let It Be (which had the original working title of Get Back). And Apple certainly saw an opportunity to do much more.
EXCLUSIVE: In a move that ought to make fans of The Beatles twist and shout, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes and his Neal Street Productions have set plans to make four separate theatrical films, one on each of the members of music’s most famous and enduring band.
They say that blood is thicker than water, and for Phillip Schofield it's been a lifeline since his fall from grace and scandal at This Morning.The veteran presenter has been back in the headlines this week after reportedly paying his former male colleague - with whom he had his "unwise but not illegal" affair - a substantial six-figure payment in a deal that came with a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for both sides. As the story of his dramatic departure circled once again, a source exclusively told OK! that Phillip, 61, is being supported by the two people who will do anything they can to help him - his daughters Molly, 30, and Ruby, 27, who he shares with wife Stephanie Lowe.The two women are reportedly "fiercely protective" over their father, who came out publicly in early 2020, and will do all they can to look after him.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter John, Paul, George and Ringo will each be the subject of a new feature film. Director Sam Mendes is planning to make four separate movies, one about each member of the Beatles.
The highly anticipated new BBC drama The Way hits our screen this week. And with Michael Sheen as the director and co-creator of the three-parter, it is little wonder viewers have been eagerly waiting for a release date for the series.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Lionsgate has acquired domestic rights to the Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lily James and Himesh Patel comedy “Greedy People.” The film explores what happens when the eccentric residents of a small, picturesque island town are faced with a sensational murder and the discovery of $1 million next to the body. This sparks a series of increasingly bad decisions that do a number on the peace and tranquility of the community.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Without Valentine’s Day date nights to bolster grosses, ticket sales for “Bob Marley: One Love” fell sharply on Thursday. The drama about the reggae legend earned $3.8 million in its second day of release, a 73% drop from its debut that brings its stateside total to $17.9 million. The Paramount release is hoping to hit the right notes over Presidents Day.