Latest Emma Thompson News
Emma Thompson Wanted Good Luck To You, Leo Grande To Provide 'Opportunity' For Co-star
Dame Emma Thompson wanted 'Good Luck To You, Leo Grande' to be an "opportunity" for her co-star.The 63-year-old big screen legend appears opposite Daryl McCormack in the drama - which tells the story of a...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 June 2022
Thomas Brodie-sangster 'Really Proud' To Be 'The Kid From Love Actually'
Thomas Brodie-Sangster insists he's "really proud" to be labelled "the kid" from 'Love Actually'.The 32-year-old actor rose to fame as a teenager when he starred as Sam in the 2003 rom-com classic, and he says...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 May 2022
Emma Thompson Told She Didn't Have 'The Right Kind Of Body' For Sex Scenes
Emma Thompson was told she didn't have "the right kind of body" for sex scenes.The 63-year-old actress revealed she has rarely been asked to do racy scenes in movies because male executives did not think...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 May 2022
Emma Thompson Reveals Full-frontal Scene Was The 'Hardest Thing' She's Filmed
Dame Emma Thompson says her naked scene in 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' was "the hardest thing" she's ever done.The 62-year-old actress stripped off for a full-frontal scene in the drama - which sees...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 February 2022
Sundance Film Festival To Offer Covid Booster Shots To Attendees
The Sundance Film Festival will offer COVID booster shots to all eligible attendees.The film festival - which is set to take place from Thursday 20th January 2022 until Sunday 30th January 2022 - is rolling...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 December 2021
Emma Stone Wants To See Ursula Origin Movie
Emma Stone would like to see an origin movie about Ursula from 'The Little Mermaid'.The 32-year-old star took on Cruella de Vil in the live-action movie 'Cruella', and she has revealed another Disney villain she'd...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 June 2021
Stephen Graham, Andrea Risborough And Sindhu Vee Join Matilda Cast
Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough and Sindhu Vee have joined the cast of the Netflix adaptation of 'Matilda'.Graham and Riseborough will play the roles of Matilda's parents, Mr. Wormwood and Mrs. Wormwood, in the new take...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 April 2021
Dame Emma Thompson Joins Netflix's Matilda
Dame Emma Thompson is to star in Netflix's 'Matilda' adaptation.The 61-year-old actress has signed up to play sadistic headmistress Miss Trunchbull in the new take on Roald Dahl's novel with newcomer Alisha Weir playing the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 January 2021
Mark Strong Had A 'Great Time' Filming Cruella
Mark Strong had a "great time" working on 'Cruella'.The 57-year-old actor plays the role of Boris in the new Disney flick based on the '101 Dalmatians' villain Cruella de Vil and relished working with director...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 November 2020
Dame Emma Thompson To Star In Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Dame Emma Thompson is to star in 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'.The 61-year-old actress has signed up for the new comedy, which is being directed by Sophie Hyde and written by comic Katy Brand.Emma...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 October 2020
Love Actually Is Cheesy And Has Aged Badly, Says Star Lulu Popplewell
'Love Actually' star Lulu Popplewell has branded the film cheesy and has "aged badly".The comedian-and-actress was just 12 years old when she starred as Daisy in Richard Curtis' 2003 Christmas rom-com, and despite it being...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 October 2020
Emma Thompson Is So Over The Royal Wedding
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has seized even the most sceptical romantic in its royal grip - with the slight exception, however, of actress Emma Thompson. The veteran star - a symbol...
By Charlotte Court in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 May 2018
Emma Thompson's Marital Breakdown Inspired 'Love Actually' Performance
It's been fifteen years since the iconic romantic melodrama that was 'Love Actually', and many scenes from the movie still resonate with viewers. One heartbreaking moment in particularly saw Emma Thompson's character realising that her...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 February 2018
Emma Thompson Attacks Hollywood Pressure On Female Actors To Be Thin
Emma Thompson has spoken out about the “evil” pressures that Hollywood puts on actresses to lose weight and stay thin on movies, revealing she almost quit Brideshead Revisited because another female star was asked to...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 March 2017
Emma Thompson Won't Be Reprising Love Actually Role As It's "Too Sad And Too Soon"
It might be 14 years since the original romantic comedy, Love Actually, hit our screens but for some actors the death of one of the film’s pivotal stars has meant this year's reprisal has come...
By Charlotte Court in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 February 2017
'Love Actually' Mini-sequel Will Not Include A Tribute To Alan Rickman
Love Actually director Richard Curtis has confirmed that the upcoming mini-sequel for Red Nose Day will not feature a tribute to the late Alan Rickman.Rickman died aged 69 in January of last year, after a...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 February 2017
Angry Farmer Sprays Manure At Emma Thompson And Greenpeace Protestors On Proposed Fracking Site
An angry farmer has sprayed raw sewage Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson and her sister Sophie after they violated a court injunction protecting a proposed fracking site in Lancashire.The 57 year old actress and her younger...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 April 2016
Emma Thompson, Mark Rylance And Others Pose For Nude Photos With Dead Fish
Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance and other stars are taking part in an awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of overfishing. Nothing unusual about that, you might think, until you see the photos from the...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 March 2016
Deleted Scenes From 'Love Actually' Reveals Heartbreaking Storyline Cut From Final Film
Christmas must be soon approaching if we’re talking about Love Actually again. Richard Curtis’ 2003 rom-com has become a Christmas staple over the past decade and has been responsible for more than a few tears...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 November 2015
Stars Campaign For Mental Health Funding In Open Letter
The Boomtown Rats frontman leads calls for mental health care funding to be protected, and made equal to investments for physical health, when a Government spending review is announced on 25 November (15)....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2015
Stars Sign Open Letter Over Refugee Crisis
The escalating refugee crisis in mainland Europe has captured headlines in recent weeks as those fleeing violence in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan try to make a new life in European countries. Coverage...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 September 2015
'Radical Feminist' Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson is a ''radical feminist''.The 'Saving Mr. Banks' star has insisted she will always champion equal rights for women and claims those who do not agree with feminism believe they should be subservient to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 September 2015
Emma Thompson Joins Greenpeace Protests Over Shell Arctic Drilling
Emma Thompson has added her voice to the Greenpeace protests occurring outside Shell’s headquarters on London’s Southbank over the last several weeks, helping the demonstrators and telling the attendant media that people needed to “get...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 September 2015
Emma Thompson Joins Greenpeace Anti-drilling Protest
The Sense and Sensibility star joined more than 60 demonstrators to haul the animatronic animal, named Aurora, into place in the early hours so it could 'roar' periodically throughout the morning. She...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 September 2015
Bridget Jones Scenes Filmed At Ed Sheeran Show
Scenes for 'Bridget Jones's Baby' were filmed at an Ed Sheeran concert.Some of the first scenes for the eagerly-anticipated third movie were shot at the 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker's Croke Park show in Dublin last...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 August 2015
Emma Thompson Claims Hollywood Sexism Is Worse Than Ever
Beloved English actress Emma Thompson has waded into the debate about gender equality in Hollywood, claiming that, far from making progress since the issue was first seriously raised in the last decade, the industry has...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 July 2015
Emma Thompson: Sexism In Acting Industry Is Worse Than Ever
Emma Thompson thinks ''sexism'' in the acting business is worse than ever.The Oscar-winning actress has joined other female stars - including Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dame Helen Mirren - in criticising perceived sexism in the television...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 July 2015
Robert Carlyle Blasts American Actresses
Robert Carlyle thinks American actresses shy away from ''monstrous roles''.The 54-year-old actor - who starred in 'Trainspotting' and 'The Full Monty' - has argued that Americans, unlike their British counterparts, are reluctant to take on...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 July 2015
'Downton Abbey', Emma Thompson And 'Wolf Hall' Lead A Very British Year At The Emmy Awards
‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Wolf Hall’ have led the British nominations at this year's Emmy Awards, with both dramas picking up three nods each. While HBO series ‘Game Of Thrones’ might have dominated this year’s nominations...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 July 2015
Robert Downey Jr And Paul Thomas Anderson Working On Pinocchio
Robert Downey Jr and Paul Thomas Anderson are writing and producing a live-action movie of 'Pinocchio' together.The 50-year-old actor is producing the live-action Warner Bros movie and will star as the toymaker Gepetto in the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 July 2015
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