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Colson Smith revealed one of the main worries he has around doing the iconic Coronation Street set tour.

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.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Pierce Brosnan will star with Amir El-Masry in the sports drama “Giant,” based on the true-life story 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. El-Masry will play Naz and Brosnan is set to portray Ingle. The film will be written and directed by Rowan Athale (“The Rise,” “Gangs of London,” “Strange But True”), and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions.

Yellow buses will now be seen buzzing through Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Bury and north Manchester following the launch of the Bee Network’s second phase.

Samuel L Jackson's latest film is set to hit the big screen in a few short weeks. Crime thriller Damaged will air in theatres from Friday, April 12.

Samuel L Jackson's highly-anticipated trailer for new thriller Damaged has finally landed. The filming took place in Scotland last year, under the direction of Terry McDonough.

A special Red Nose Day 2024 show was broadcast live from Media City on Friday night (March 15).

Comic Relief viewers claimed they 'couldn't keep up' with an influx of presenters during Friday night's Red Nose Day broadcast (Friday March 15).

Red Nose Day is returning to Salford's MediaCityUK for its live 2024 broadcast tonight (Friday March 15). It will see a stellar line-up of comedians and actors entertain the nation in live performances and hilarious sketches - all in aid of Comic Relief.

Emergency services were seen swarming Salford Quays on Tuesday afternoon (February 27) after a person was hit by a tram.

EXCLUSIVE: Grady Craig has been promoted to President of Buffalo 8 and Senior Vice President of Business Development at BondIt Media Capital, Deadline has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: Game Of Thrones star Lena Headey is set to reprise her role as an avenging mother in action-thriller Ballistic.

Strictly Come Dancing winners Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola have been spotted together in Manchester after finally confirming their relationship status. Ex-Coronation Street actress Ellie, 22, and professional dancer Vito, 31, were all smiles as they exited the BBC Breakfast studios at Media City in Salford on Tuesday, 23 January together.

Salford Quays will be lit up in February as The Christie Charity’s Night of Neon returns next month. The family-friendly 5k walk is taking place on February 3 and will see participants light up the night in dazzling fluorescent colours.

Discovering the ideal city in Britain to live in means weighing factors like well-paid jobs, reasonable housing costs, amenities and a vibrant cultural scene.

A sculpture trail featuring six giant heads has popped up in Greater Manchester, with the aim of promoting mental health awareness. The large installations, each one hand-painted, appeared earlier this month and will be on display until December 11.

CAA has formed CAA Evolution, an investment bank and advisory firm poised to make deals across sports, media and entertainment.

An illuminated whale shark, a garden of fire and giant glowing flowers are among the installations coming to Salford Quays for the Lightwaves Salford this winter. This year the free, interactive light show celebrates its 10th anniversary.

EXCLUSIVE: Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly and Oscar nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, And Good Luck) are in final negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) and Boyd Holbrook (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) in Last Meals.

EXCLUSIVE: The Golden Globes has added Shivani Pandya Malhotra, Managing Director of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), as the ninth and final member of its newly formed Membership Board of Directors.

A group of primary school children out on a field trip were left in tears after an XL Bully dog 'went for' and bit one of them.

Fremantle Spain boss Nathalie Garcia is heading to ITV Studios to head up a new entity helming evergreen formats in the nation.

Peter Kay has spoken out about working with Jimmy Saville, descrbing the disgraced presenter as a “dirty old perv”.Speaking to The Mirror ahead of the release of his new book, Big Adventures on the Small Screen, Kay recalled some of the highs and lows of his career, including working with Savile.The comedian said he was working on the last ever episode of Peter Kay’s World Of Entertainment for the BBC series The Sunday Show, and wanted to “push the boat out” by getting Savile involved. The Jim’ll Fix It presenter agreed on the grounds he would receive £500 in cash and a box of cigars worth £1000, which Kay agreed to.However, Kay said he found Savile to be “very eccentric”, claiming he “talked utter nonsense, spouting weird quotes, crap jokes, limericks”.Kay continued: “The only hint I got of Jimmy being immoral in any way was when he met our executive producer, Bridget Boseley.“I remember she offered him her hand, which Jimmy took, then he flipped it round to kiss the back of it, but before his lips touched her skin I saw a quick flick of his tongue licking the back of her hand.

An historic Salford-based brewery has notched up a record turnover. The family-owned Hydes, which was founded in 1863, delivered a turnover of £34.1m for the year ending April 2023, despite tough economic conditions and the cost of living crisis. This is up £5.8m on 2022’s figure of £28.3m.

EXCLUSIVE: Twilight actors Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet are reuniting on screen for the first time in action crime-thriller Desert Dawn.

An immersive music trail through Salford will feature the chance to see and hear from the likes of Bez, John Cooper Clarke, Peter Hook, and Mike Sweeney.

BBC Breakfast viewers have been left asking 'whose idea was it' as they were left unimpressed after tuning in to a special edition of the programme. Sally Nugent was nowhere to be seen as co-host Jon Kay appeared solo - and not in the usual Salford-based studio the BBC One programme usually broadcasts from.

Range Media Partners on Wednesday announced its hiring of William Lowery and Shawn McSpadden, a pair of Nashville-based music industry veterans who will help it broaden the reach of label Range Music while continuing to work out of the Tennessee capital.

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has set a September 28th nationwide theatrical release date for The Kill Room, the darkly comedic thriller from Yale Entertainment (Bucky F*cking Dent, Parachute) that marks the first reteam for Pulp Fiction stars Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson in decades.

Some of Britain’s top stars including Brian Cox, Imelda Staunton and Simon Pegg are taking to the streets of London this afternoon in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA cause.