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Ray Winstone has described filming Marvel‘s Black Widow as a “soul-destroying” experience.In a new interview with with Radio Times magazine, the actor, who played villain Dreykov in the Scarlett Johansson-led 2021 action-thriller, admitted that filming the Marvel movie “was fine until you have to do the reshoots.”“Then you find out that a few producers have come down, and your performance is too much, it’s too strong… That’s the way Marvel works,” Winstone said. “It can be soul-destroying because you feel like you’re doing great work.”The Sexy Beast actor said that he wanted to give up on the project altogether, but realised couldn’t as he was contractually obliged to complete it.“I actually said, ‘You ought to recast it because that was it for me.’ And you end up doing it again because you’re contracted to do it,” he explained.

Mary Poppins has had its age rating increased in the UK due to the use of “discriminatory language”.The Disney film, which stars Julie Andrews as the titular nanny, was originally released back in 1964.However, last week (February 23) the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) upped its original rating to PG from U due to two uses of a racially insensitive term.A spokesperson for the organisation told Variety that Mary Poppins “includes two uses of the discriminatory term ‘hottentots’”.“While Mary Poppins has a historical context, the use of discriminatory language is not condemned, and ultimately exceeds our guidelines for acceptable language at U.

Gogglebox fans have been missing the Malone family on the show and now, they're asking why.The Malones are one of the longest-serving families on the hit reality TV show, but they haven't been seen in the latest episodes. The new series of the Channel 4 show started on Friday 16 February with lots of familiar faces. But Tom Malone Snr., Julie Malone and their son Shaun Malone, who first joined Gogglebox in 2014 and are sometimes joined by Tom Jr., Vanessa Malone and their dogs, were not on the show, even on the Friday 23 February episode.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has revealed the terrifying moment he had while filming a brand new series, as he shared behind the scenes details from the documentary. Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling is a six-part series that sees the popular BBC actor best known for a gritty police show head out on a gorgeous 2,000 mile-long trip around northern Europe with his close pal Phil MacHugh.The stars travel from Oslo to the North Arctic, experiencing incredible scenery along the way.The pair get stuck in to adventures such as zip-lining and heavy-metal concert crowd-surfing, before a special encounter with Martin and a wolf will leave viewers gobsmacked.They also spend time getting down and dirty with labour work, operating as deck hands on a fishing boat in the fjords and learning helicopter safety training.

lion about the perils of moviemaking.The 61-year-old star of “True Detective: Night Country” recalled what could have been the first and last role of her life after a scary run-in with a lion during filming for the 1972 Disney film “Napoleon and Samantha.”“We finished a take and I was going up the hill and all I remember is I remember seeing his mane come around and then he picked me up sideways, shook me in his mouth and turned me around,” Foster, 61, said while appearing on “The Graham Norton Show.” “Every single person on the crew was running in the opposite direction and I’m like sideways watching everybody,” added the “Silence of the Lambs” star. “And they took their equipment, too.”Foster’s pronouncement, which was made in tones of amusement, left Olivia Colman, Wanda Sykes and Scottish host Lorraine Kelly shocked.

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford and her husband Noel are on a fun half-term holiday with their kids in a luxury £40,000 motorhome as the TV family enjoy their 24th trip in 25 months! The 22 Kids and Counting stars are spending school break in style, as Sue, 48, shared pictures of their cool mobile home on Instagram. It even has an extra special tent attached to accommodate the huge family. In one picture, their daughter Phoebe was fast asleep on a big bed.

according to the Daily Mail.During those five years, a CGI intro showed a glowing star shining in the night sky, representing the Second Star to the Right from “Peter Pan,” the outlet reported.

Another Star Wars project is on the way! Just a few weeks after the announcement of The Mandalorian and Grogu movie a new series is set to premiere on Disney Plus this summer! Star Wars fans will be eating well with so much new content coming in 2024! Including the third and final season of The Bad Batch! Hollywood News Daily is here to tell fans everything they need to know about this exciting news! ‘STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE’ will release this Summer(via: @Collider) pic.twitter.com/ZDZuGIspYo— ScreenTime (@screentime) February 10, 2024Star Wars: The Acolyte will be set in the High Republic Era. This was a time way before the Prequel Trilogy when the Jedi Order was at the height of its power. The series will follow a Jedi Padawan and her master as they investigate a looming evil lurking in the outer rim.

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds, a documentary about the creation of Death Stranding, now has an official date for its release on Disney+.After a screening at the Tribeca Film Festival last June, Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds is heading to Disney+ on February 23.The 60 minute film offers “a journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world,” according to the official description, with the documentary following Kojima as he launches his own Kojima Productions studio and creates Death Stranding.“This visually captivating documentary gives a rare insight into Hideo Kojima’s creative process [and] explores the power and potential of video games as an art form through the work of an influential talent revered by millions worldwide.”Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds also features appearances from a number of collaborators and famous fans, including Guillermo del Toro, Nicholas Winding Refn, Grimes, George Miller, Norman Reedus, Woodkid and CHVRCHES. A trailer released last year saw Reedus compare Kojima to Willy Wonka.Kojima started working at Konami in 1986 and went on to design the likes of Metal Gear Solid before launching Kojima Productions in 2011.

Golden Age film fans are in for a real treat this week, as Disney actress Hayley Mills returns to our screens over 60 years after making her debut performance all the way back in 1959. The 77 year old actress is best known to fans for playing twins Susan and Sharon in the 1960s Disney classic The Parent Trap, but the highly versatile star also went on to star in numerous other films for the company over the years including Pollyanna, Whistle Down the Wind, Summer Magic and even the Moon Spinners.

Last night, The Walt Disney Company reported its first quarter earnings of 2024 on Wednesday, and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger dropped many bombs and surprise announcements. “Moana 2” is coming later this year, “Toy Story 5” and “Frozen 3” are coming in 2026, Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” concert doc is coming to Disney+ in March, and so much more.

The Walt Disney Company reported its first quarter earnings of 2024 on Wednesday, and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger made several surprise announcements. For one, as you probably already read, a surprise “Moana 2” is not only coming, it’s nearly ready, and dated for November 2024.

Star Wars fans gave him a tough time for “betraying” Han Solo.Appearing on Entertainment Weekly‘s Dagobah Dispatch podcast, the Lando Calrissian actor explained how his character’s actions in The Empire Strikes Back – which included making a deal with Darth Vader that lead to Han Solo being captured and frozen in carbonite – resulted in a backlash that extended into his real life.“When I would pick my daughter up from school, the kids would run up to me and say, ‘You betrayed Han Solo!’” Williams said. “I’d go on an airplane and the airplane stewards would say, ‘You betrayed Han Solo!’ I got that for a lot of years.”Williams said that he would try to reason with upset Star Wars fans, telling them: “Look, think about the whole situation.

Daisy Ridley has said the idea for her upcoming, Rey-led Star Wars film is “cool as shit”.The movie, which is set some time after the events of The Rise Of Skywalker and reportedly follows Rey as she attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order, will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.In a new interview with Variety, Ridley was asked how franchise’s first female filmmaker will impact the series.“The short answer is I don’t know. I’m excited to do the job, but not because Sharmeen is a woman,” she said.“Her documentaries are amazing. Her idea for the story is cool as shit.

Safiyya Vorajee, the ex-girlfriend of Ashley Cain and mother of his late daughter Azaylia, has shared an update with fans on social media as she reiterated the importance of “taking time out” for herself, amid a bad day. The 36 year old mum sadly lost her baby daughter Azaylia to leukaemia two years ago at the age of just eight months old and has recently been trying to process the news that her ex Ashley had moved on and welcomed a baby boy with someone else.

Modern Family reboot – at least for the time being.Appearing on Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress, who played Gloria on the hit ABC sitcom, discussed getting together with her co-stars back in November last year.Vergara hosted a reunion party with her co-stars three years after the show ended in 2020. The main cast, including Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O’Neil, Ariel Winter, Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland, and more, all got together for the occasion, with the notable exception of Ty Burrell who had a schedule conflict.During the interview, Fallon asked whether a reboot was in the works, but Vergara was quick to shut down any speculation.

Selena Gomez and David Henrie is currently in the works. According to Deadline, Disney had ordered a pilot of the new series that will reportedly include Gomez, 31, as a guest star, while Henrie, 34, will be reprising his role as Justin Russo as a season regular.

what reboots are made of.A writer for the now-axed “Lizzie McGuire” reboot revealed that Hilary Duff’s iconic character would have finally hooked up with her middle school crush Ethan Craft … two times. In a four-part series on TikTok, writer Jonathan Hurwitz revealed that in the series, McGuire (Duff) would have returned to her childhood home after her picturesque life in New York City implodes. At the end of the second episode, McGuire would receive a text message from Craft (Clayton Snyder) “and animated Lizzie faints.” Additionally, the opening of Episode 3, which had not been filmed, depicted Duff, 36, waking up in Craft’s bed wearing his shirt while the animated version of her character pops up with a to-do list and crosses off Craft’s name.

Lizzie McGuire reboot, has revealed the storyline that likely caused Disney+ to drop the show.In a TikTok video, Hurwitz stated that the first two episodes of revival series had been written and shot.The first episode saw Hilary Duff‘s Lizzie living in New York City as an interior designer.

Disney announced that it was rebooting the hit teen series Lizzie McGuire, with the original cast returning. The series, which would’ve focused on an adult version of the lead character’s life, was cancelled in 2022 after just two episodes had been filmed.Now, Jonathan Hurwitz, a writer on the canceled reboot has opened up about the “adult” storylines the series would’ve covered, leading to Disney’s discomfort and its eventual cancellation.Taking to TikTok, Hurwitz revealed details of the first two episodes – which had already been filmed – and the plot for the third episode, which had been written but was rejected.

EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa wows fans as she shared a candid video showing off her “beautiful” singing voice, as fans urge her to "release an album". The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon where she sat in front of the camera and sang a rendition of On My Own from the musical Les Misérables.The 31 year old, who plays Lauren Branning in the BBC soap, showed off her natural beauty as she went makeup-free and donned a royal blue hoodie. She captioned the video: “Little singing afternoon.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock just took to social media to share a series of photos from her recent trip to Disneyland.The former Little Mix star was joined by her young family: her footballer husband Andre Gray - who she married in a lavish ceremony in Jamaica last year - and their two year old twin daughters.The 32 year old accompanied the wholesome family shots with a sweet caption, and especially gushed over how much her children enjoyed the experience. She typed: "Disney Dump, we had the cutest little family trip.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor ESPN has been giving one of its newest show hosts a lot of rope despite a years-long policy of keeping talent on a very short leash. Pat McAfee has generated reams of unwanted publicity for the Disney-backed sports-media giant in recent days, allowing frequent guest Aaron Rodgers to spread misinformation about vaccinations; insulting Norby Williamson, an influential ESPN executive who manages many studio shows and tries to keep a tight rein on them, and accusing him of working to sabotage his show in talks to media outlets; and giving Rodgers room to call out Jimmy Kimmel, the ABC late-night host who is one of the most high-profile employees in the Disney empire.

Stacey Dooley has admitted to feeling "sentimental" as she shared a sweet post on her daughter's first birthday. The 36 year old TV presenter and her partner Kevin Clifton welcomed Minnie into the world in January 2023. Over the past year, Stacey updated fans on her motherhood journey with adorable posts.

Echo, the newest series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has been labelled by many critics as its most violent show to date.The five-episode run, which is streaming now on Disney+, is a spinoff from the series Hawkeye from 2021, and follows the character of Maya Lopez, aka Echo, played by Alaqua Cox.In the show, Lopez returns to her hometown in Oklahoma, where she is forced to reckon with her past and reconnect with her Native American roots, in an effort to embrace her family and community.This series was first speculated upon back in 2021, with Echo, who is a deaf amputee with the ability to perfectly mimic the movements of others, heavily rumoured to be the subject of the show, even before Hawkeye had been first aired.Echo is the first show to be released under the ‘Marvel Spotlight’ banner, which they have introduced for select products that focus on “grounded, character-driven stories” and less on impacting the broader MCU narrative.Marvel Studios’ Head of Streaming, Brad Winderbaum, said: “Just like comic fans didn’t need to read Avengers or Fantastic Four to enjoy a Ghost Rider Spotlight comic, our audience doesn’t need to have seen other Marvel series to understand what’s happening in Maya’s story.”Many reviews have focused on the surprising levels of violence in the show’s action sequences.In a three-star review, The Guardian wrote: “The show is significantly gnarlier than its Disney+ predecessors, with far bloodier violence than has graced the streamer before.”“While Echo doesn’t quite cure the pandemic of Marvel fatigue currently raging across the globe, it shows there may be some life in the old gal.”Empire Magazine, who also give the show three stars, also points to the excitement in some of the

The Mandalorian was the first of the Disney Plus Star Wars TV shows. Now it will pioneer more uncharted territory as the first Disney Plus Star Wars show to get its own movie! Titled The Mandalorian & Grogu, This movie will seemingly take the place of Mando Season 4. Hollywood News Daily is here to tell you everything you need to know about this upcoming project! The Mandalorian & Grogu will be directed by Jon Favreau as well as Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni on as producers for the movie.

Rita Ora is on a roll. After a decade of dishing up chart-topping hits – and some iconic fashion looks – she is now ready to put her acting career centre stage, following her marriage to Academy Award-winning film director Taika Waititi.The star is known for her bubbly, larger-than-life personality, but when it comes to her private life – and in particular her relationship with Taika, 48 – she typically remains tight-lipped. Until now, that is.

Netflix's new series, The Brothers Sun, is getting loads of love, with a top score on Rotten Tomatoes and fans saying it's the "best show in a long time." It's been so popular, it could knock Michelle Keegan's Fool Me Once off the number one spot.The Brothers Sun is all about action and laughs, with a story that mixes family troubles and funny moments. Michelle Yeoh, who won an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once, stars as the boss of a gangster family and is shot.

Halle Bailey, who starred in the recent film adaptation of the Little Mermaid, has revealed that she has given birth to a baby boy after keeping her pregnancy under wraps. The actress took to Instagram to share the happy news, where she revealed that she and her partner DDG, who is a musician, had become parents to a baby boy called Halo. Announcing the milestone moment, 23 year old Halle shared an adorable picture with her eight million followers that showed her lovingly holding onto her son’s hand while he wore a bracelet which spelled out his name ‘Halo’ in capital letters.