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John Boyega wants to tackle a James Bond film with Steve McQueen behind the camera.Letitia Wright suggested the Star Wars actor, who like her appears in one of McQueen’s Little Axe movies, would be perfect as 007 in a new interview – and he likes the idea.“Ooh! Hey listen, Steve McQueen directing, let’s do this!” John said. “We could show them something different.

Bindi Irwin has released a new book about her family’s conservationist efforts, after working on the project for five years.The 22-year-old star took to Instagram on Sunday (November 15, 2020) to announce the release of the 272-page Creating a Conservation Legacy, which is available to buy through the Australia Zoo website.“Almost 5 years in the making.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Eric Roth have clashed over the script for Martin Scorsese’s new movie Killers of the Flower Moon.Screenwriter Roth has revealed he and Leo butted heads as he was crafting the script, because the Oscar-winning The Revenant star didn’t like everything he read.“I spent four or five years on this book, Killers of the Flower Moon, which everybody should read. It’s a wonderful book,” Eric told IndieWire.

Ellen Degeneres was quick to thank the staff on her daytime talk show as she accepted her People’s Choice Award on Sunday night (November 15, 2020) after a difficult year.A handful of current and former employees went public with claims the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was a “toxic” environment of misconduct, bad behavior and harassment in a BuzzFeed expose over the summer.The scandal prompted DeGeneres to apologize to her staff and promise conditions would get better, while three producers

Kristen Stewart lost track of her lines working alongside Mary Steenburgen and Mary Holland in new romantic comedy Happiest Season because her co-stars made every scene so funny.The Twilight star’s new holiday movie is a departure from her more serious dramatic roles, and it took a little adjusting for Stewart to get used to the change of pace and style of acting onset.“I was just trying to keep up,” she told U.S. breakfast show Today.

Millie Bobby Brown is set to re-team with bosses at Netflix for the new fantasy film Damsel.The actress, who became a break-out star in the streaming service’s Stranger Things and fronted 2020 Netflix movie Enola Holmes, will collaborate with 28 Weeks Later filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo for the new project, in which she will portray a dragon’s sacrifice, named Princess Elodie.Brown will also serve as executive producer of the film, written by Dan Mazeau.The 16-year-old is also set for

Denzel Washington’s Los Angeles home on Wednesday (November 11, 2020) night to respond to reports of smoke billowing from the property.Emergency services were reportedly called to the 28,887-square-foot residence in Beverly Park Circle as smoke could be seen coming from the second floor of the home.Officials from the Los Angeles Fire Department said that, despite searching every inch of the property with thermal imaging camera, there was no active fire discovered.

Angela Bassett will reprise her role as Erika Sloane in the forthcoming Mission: Impossible 7.The star, 62, tells website ComingSoon.net she’ll star as the Director of the CIA.

Taika Waititi has directed a heart-warming Coca-Cola Christmas advert that follows one man’s quest to get his daughter’s letter to Santa.In the Jojo Rabbit filmmaker’s ad, which carries the tagline, “This Christmas, give something only you can give,” and debuted on Tuesday (November 10, 2020), a father leaves his daughter to go to work on an offshore wind farm – but promises her he’ll pass her letter on to Santa.After taking a sip of Coke and missing the boat he was supposed to pass the letter

Dwayne Johnson is rebooting his first lead movie role – The Scorpion King.The 48-year-old actor first starred as the desert warrior, who rises up to stop an evil army destroying his homeland, in The Mummy Returns in 2001, before headlining a 2002 action movie.

Zendaya is “totally down” for changing her lifestyle in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as long as it keeps people “safe and healthy”.The actress reflects on the state of the world in an interview with her Dune co-star Timothee Chalamet for Elle magazine, during which she opens up on the changes she’s experienced amid the coronavirus crisis.“I love traveling. I don’t feel super-safe traveling all over the place quite yet, but I can’t wait to get back to it,” she explains.

John Boyega had concerns his passionate Black Lives Matter speech would deter directors from casting him in their films.The Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker actor gave an emotional speech referencing his own experiences of racism and the death of George Floyd in the U.S.

Jeopardy! paid tribute to host Alex Trebek as the latest episode of the game show aired on Monday night (November 9, 2020).The beloved TV personality, who has hosted the ABC program since its debut in 1984, passed away on Sunday (November 8, 2020), aged 80 – over a year after he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.A new episode of the show, which was pre-recorded, aired on Monday, with the show’s executive producer Mike Richards taking a moment in the beginning to say a few words in

Jim Parsons is convinced being gay has made him a better actor.The star, who is currently appearing in Netflix movie The Boys in the Band – a small screen adaptation of the hit 2018 Broadway revival of the 1960s gay-themed play – tells Attitude his sexuality has improved his work as he has more “layers” to “share”.Reflecting he didn’t expect to feel so elated when he came out in 2012, The Big Bang Theory actor explains: “To suddenly be part of a large group that has been – and still is –

Zac Efron is turning his stay in Australia into a working vacation after signing on for survival thriller Gold.The movie, about two strangers who discover the biggest gold nugget ever found in the middle of the desert, was co-written by Animal Kingdom actor Anthony Hayes, who will direct and also co-star.“This is an exciting, gripping and timely tale about greed, humanity, who we are, what we’ve done to the world and where we are heading if we aren’t careful,” Hayes shares in a statement.“To

Christopher Nolan is “thrilled” with the performance of his latest blockbuster Tenet at the worldwide box office amid the pandemic.The thriller, starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson, was slated as one of the biggest movies of 2020 but, amid the COVID-19 crisis, it opened with limited showings and only earned $53.8 million at the U.S.

Rami Malek’s role in new James Bond movie No Time To Die is “as big as it gets”.The Bohemian Rhapsody star plays villainous Safin in the upcoming 007 flick, slated for release in April 2021, in which he’ll face off against Daniel Craig’s secret service agent.“There was no way I was going to say no,” he tells GQ magazine of the offer to join the cast “It’s a 007 film, man.

Pete Davidson is set to get serious to star alongside Tom Hardy and Bill Skarsgård in a new Vietnam War drama.Pete is still doing comedies as wellThe Things They Carried will be based on Tim O’Brien‘s 1990 novel, which was inspired by the author’s own experiences as a young soldier in the controversial conflict.Tom Hardy will also be in two more Mad Max filmsSnow White and the Huntsman filmmaker Rupert Sanders will direct from a script adapted by A Simple Plan writer Scott B. Smith, reports

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has become the first modern British royal to vote in the U.S. election.The 39-year-old is said to have cast her vote for the presidential election via postal ballot “weeks ago”.In doing so, she is the first person with such a close attachment to the British monarchy to take part in a U.S.

Bette Midler has thrilled Hocus Pocus fans after confirming reports of a sequel.The star has revealed that she, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy have all signed up for a follow-up to the 1993 Halloween hit.’90s Halloween Movies to Make You Feel Old“They want to make a movie (and) they’ve asked us if we were interested and of course all of us said yes,” Midler said.The film plans were first announced last year (2019), when news also surfaced that Hairspray director Adam Shankman will oversee

Steven Spielberg recommended young Marriage Story actor Azhy Robertson for new horror film Come Play, because he thought the kid could play an authentic non-verbal character.Director Jacob Chase turned to his producer as he was casting the role of Oliver in the film and asked if he knew of any child actor who could pull off the challenging role – and the legendary director knew just the boy.Chase cast Robertson after Spielberg introduced him at an audition and the filmmaker tasked the kid with

Lin-Manuel Miranda won’t object if activists call for the removal of statues of U.S.

Michael B. Jordan is in talks to make his big-screen directorial debut on the third installment in the Creed movie series.According to Deadline, officials at MGM Studios are working on the project, with the 33-year-old actor reportedly interested in directing it – in addition to reprising his role as Adonis Creed.Creed III would be the ninth installment in the Rocky franchise overall, dating back to the original starring Sylvester Stallone, which was released in 1977.The first Creed movie was

Paul Rudd kept voters waiting in the New York rain happy as he handed out cookies on Thursday (October 29, 2020).See where Paul Rudd is on the highest-paid actors listAs queues formed of people keen to have their say in the U.S. presidential election, Ant-Man star Paul was on hand to keep their bellies full.

Daniel Craig is leading tributes to late James Bond star Sean Connery following the Scottish actor’s death at 90.The current 007 has released a statement, calling Connery “one of the true greats of cinema”.“Sir Sean Connery will be remembered as Bond and so much more,” Craig writes. “He defined an era and a style.

Mindy Kaling is plotting her return to TV as a mother-of-two by signing on for a small screen adaptation of the New York Times bestseller Good In Bed.The Ocean’s 8 star will lead the cast in the new film for U.S.

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds are using their long-running funny feud for good, as part of a new charity campaign for American retailer Sam’s Club.The Wolverine star took to Instagram on Wednesday (October 28, 2020) to share a clip of him facing off with the Deadpool actor on behalf of their respective brands, Laughing Man Coffee and Aviation American Gin.“We’re bringing our Feud to @samsclub.

Chadwick Boseman’s fans got a poignant glimpse of the late Black Panther star in his final film role as a trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was released on Monday (October 19, 2020).The movie, which Chadwick filmed before his death from colon cancer in August (2020), debuts on Netflix in December – and bosses at the streaming service released a powerful early glimpse of the star alongside Viola Davis, who plays pioneering blues bandleader Ma Rainey.Scenes of the actor playing her ambitious

Sigourney Weaver Was Determined To Tackle Difficult Underwater Scenes In The Avatar sequel to prove she’s still an action woman at 71.Kate Winslet needed diving classes tooThe actress reunited with director James Cameron for the Avatar sequels and admits she was initially overwhelmed by the amount of underwater scenes in the script, but she worked hard to prove she wouldn’t need a diving double.“I had some concerns, but that’s what the training was for,” she tells the New York Times‘ T magazine.