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Danny DeVito: Get Shorty is the closest I've come to playing myself
Danny DeVito says 'Get Shorty' is the "closest" he's come to playing himself on the big screen.The 76-year-old actor starred in Barry Sonnenfeld's 1995 comedy film as actor Martin Weir along with John Travolta, Gene...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2021
Robbie Williams biopic in the works
A Robbie Williams biopic is in the works.'The Greatest Showman' director Michael Gracey is set to helm 'Better Man', a coming of age about Robbie's unlikely rise to stardom.The flick will tell the story of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2021
Justin Bieber surprises fans with special set for Spotify's Stream On launch
Justin Bieber surprised fans with a special set at Spotify's 'Stream On' virtual launch event on Monday (22.02.21).The 'Yummy' hitmaker performed a three-song set of his recent hit singles; 'Holy', 'Anyone' and 'Lonely'.For the intimate...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
The Horrors return with first new music in four years
The Horrors have returned with their first new music in four years.The indie band - made up of Faris Badwan, Rhys Webb, Tom Furse, Joshua Third and Joe Spurgeon - released their new single, 'Lout',...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
Dee Snider slams 'elitist' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame committee
Dee Snider has branded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame committee members "arrogant elitist a*******".The Twisted Sister frontman has hit out at the illustrious establishment and accused them of looking down on "metal" and...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
MF DOOM petition launched to get NYC street renamed in late rapper's memory
A petition has been launched to rename a New York street after the late rap legend MF DOOM.The ‘KMD-MF DOOM Way Committee’ has started the Change.org appeal, which calls for the block between Riverside Boulevard...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
Aerosmith push back UK and European tour until 2022
Aerosmith have delayed their UK and European tour until 2022.Steven Tyler and co have postponed the shows for a second time, having already rescheduled the 2020 dates for this summer, due to COVID-19The 'Dream On'...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
Twiggy: I've never been able to walk in high heels
Twiggy still can't walk in high heels.The 71-year-old supermodel - whose real name is Dame Lesley Lawson - has confessed she wears flats most of the time because she struggles to keep her balance in...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 23rd February 2021
K-pop girl group aespa named Givenchy brand ambassadors
K-Pop girl group aespa have been named Givenchy brand ambassadors. The South Korean four-piece - comprising Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning - will showcase the luxury fashion house's upcoming collections and designs by the brand’s...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 23rd February 2021
My Chemical Romance had a bunch of plans before COVID-19 delayed their comeback tour
Frank Iero has revealed My Chemical Romance had planned a lot of stuff before COVID-19 delayed their reunion tour.The 'Welcome to the Black Parade' hitmakers - completed by Gerard Way, Ray Toro and Mikey Way...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
Sir Mick Jagger narrates poignant short film to mark Royal Albert Hall's 150th birthday
Sir Mick Jagger has narrated a poignant short film to mark the Royal Albert Hall's 150th birthday.The Rolling Stones frontman, 77, reads from WH Auden’s poem 'For Friends Only' in the 90-second clip titled 'Your...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
Guy Ritchie directing Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Guy Ritchie is to direct 'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare'.The 52-year-old filmmaker will helm and write the World War II movie for Paramount Pictures.Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman are producing on behalf of Jerry Bruckheimer Films....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2021
Charlie Day and Jenny Slate to star in I Want You Back
Charlie Day and Jenny Slate are to star in romantic comedy 'I Want You Back'.The duo will be joined by Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, Manny Jacinto and Clark Backo in the ensemble cast for the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2021
Hayley Kiyoko: I want to remind my fans to love themselves
Hayley Kiyoko hopes her debut fragrance, Hue, reminds her fans to "love themselves".The 'Girls Like Girls' hitmaker - who is a lesbian - has explained that she decided to name her perfume Hue to represent...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 23rd February 2021
Gabrielle Union only embraced her natural hair in her early forties
Gabrielle Union didn't learn to embrace her natural hair until she was in her forties. The 'Being Mary Jane' star has admitted she "wasted" so much of her youth despising her tresses, because women on...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 23rd February 2021
Frank Turner stopping livestream gigs after raising £250k for independent venues
Frank Turner has announced his final Independent Venue Love show after raising around £250,000.The 'I Still Believe' singer has confirmed his live show series - which recently made a comeback after he spent much of...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd February 2021
Mila Kunis boards Netflix adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive
Mila Kunis is set to star in Netflix's adaptation of 'Luckiest Girl Alive'.The 'Bad Moms' star has bagged a role in the upcoming flick and will also produce via her Orchard Farm Productions banner.Jessica Knoll...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2021
Zack Snyder not paid for new Justice League cut
Zack Snyder wasn't paid for his director's cut of 'Justice League'.The 54-year-old filmmaker - whose own version of the 2017 comic book blockbuster is set to launch on HBO Max on March 18 - was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2021
Zack Snyder 'lost the will to fight' for his version of Justice League movie
Zack Snyder "lost the will to fight" for his version of the 'Justice League' movie.The 54-year-old filmmaker departed the original film after the death of his daughter and was replaced by Joss Whedon and he...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2021
Claes Bang: I'm too old to play James Bond
Claes Bang thinks he’s “too old” to play James Bond.The Danish actor has been one of the names in the frame to replace Daniel Craig as 007 when he bows out after the release of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2021
Matthew Modine regrets rejecting Big role
Matthew Modine regrets rejecting the lead role in 'Big'.The 61-year-old actor was offered the chance to star in the iconic 1988 movie and revealed that it had a "much darker" tone before Tom Hanks joined...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2021
Daft Punk split up after 28 years
Daft Punk have split up.The electronic duo - whose real names are Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo - have announced their split via a dramatic video titled 'Epilogue'.In the video, the French duo -...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2021
Roger Taylor slams Brexit as 'dreadful retrograde step' for musicians and crews
Queen's Roger Taylor has branded Brexit a "dreadful retrograde step" for musicians and their crews.The 71-year-old drummer is the latest musician to speak out on post-Brexit touring, after they were left out of the Brexit...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2021
Celeste attributes 'falling in love' with making her music more warm and sincere
Celeste says "falling in love" has made her music more "triumphant".The 'Stop This Flame' hitmaker has explained how there is "more warmth and sincerity" to some of her songs, as a result of being head-over-heels...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2021
Tom Hardy to star in Havoc
Tom Hardy is to star in action thriller 'Havoc'.The 43-year-old actor has boarded the cast of the Netflix movie which is being directed by 'Gangs of London' creator Gareth Evans.The story follows a bruised detective...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2021
Daniel Kaluuya uncertain about Black Panther sequel appearance
Daniel Kaluuya is uncertain about whether he will appear in the 'Black Panther' sequel.The 31-year-old actor played the role of W'Kabi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster – the best friend of the late...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2021
Ashley Graham shows fans what her skin looks like under a magnifying glass
Ashley Graham has shown her fans what her skin looks like under a magnifying glass.The 33-year-old model took to Instagram to post a video of her complexion up close through the looking glass during a...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 22nd February 2021
Tom Grennan agrees to let Ella Henderson tattoo him if their duet reaches No1
Tom Grennan has agreed to allow Ella Henderson to tattoo him if their duet, 'Let's Go Home Together', reaches No1.The pair have just dropped the flirtatious track, which includes a line about "bad tattoos", and...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2021
Idris Elba teases upcoming collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion
Idris Elba has collaborated with Megan The Stallion.The 48-year-old actor, DJ and rapper has let slip that he's teamed up with the US rap sensation and record producer Davido on an upcoming "banger".Speaking to MistaJam...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2021
Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou and Jacob Anderson join Timestalker
Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou and Jacob Anderson have joined the cast of 'Timestalker'.The trio have boarded Alice Lowe's romantic comedy which explores a woman's love across several centuries.Each cast member – including Lowe who also...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2021
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