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Nicole Scherzinger Pleased For New X Factor Judges
Nicole Scherzinger is ''pleased'' for new 'X Factor' judges Demi Lovato and Britney Spears.The 33-year-old singer was axed from the panel of the US show alongside Paula Abdul after just one series, but she insists...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 May 2012
Love Actually Sequel Wanted By Universal
Universal Pictures president Eddie Cunningham wants a 'Love Actually' sequel.The movie boss admits he would love to ''green light'' a follow-up to the 2003 Richard Curtis-directed romantic comedy - starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 May 2012
Emma Thompson To Reprise Her Oscar Nominated Role Of Peirce
Emma Thompson is set to return to the big screen as the lawyer who earned her an Oscar nomination in 1994.The Brit scored a Best Supporting Actress nod for her portrayal of attorney Gareth Peirce...
By WENN on 04 April 2012
Jeremy Irons To Join Cast Of Beautiful Creatures
Jeremy Irons is in final negotiations to join the cast of 'Beautiful Creatures'. The 63-year-old actor will join a star studded ensemble including Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum and Thomas Mann in the supernatural...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 March 2012
Lady Gaga Has Men In Black Role
Lady Gaga has a cameo role in 'Men In Black 3'. Will Smith - who reprises the role of Agent J in the comedy sci-fi movie - has confirmed the 'Marry The Night' singer is...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 February 2012
Emma Thompson To Play The Queen In New Tv Drama
Emma Thompson is set to follow in Helen Mirren's royal footsteps after signing up to play The Queen in a new British TV drama.The Oscar-winning actress will portray Her Royal Highness in the project, Walking...
By WENN on 24 February 2012
Keira Knightley Inspired By Thompson To Beat Dyslexia
Keira Knightley overcame dyslexia by reading a screenplay by Emma Thompson.The 26-year-old actress suffers from the learning disability - which affects sufferers ability to read - and when she was growing up it was having...
By Bang Showbiz on 31 January 2012
Demian Bichir An Outside Bet For Best Actor Oscar
Demian Bichir is just the latest in a long line of Oscar nominees who've bucked the trend, the traditional prestige movie awards often going against the grain of awards season and finding outside candidates to...
By WENN on 25 January 2012
Emma Thompson Mistaken For Naked Male Intruder
Emma Thompson has revealed that she was once mistaken for a man, after walking through a field naked. When police received a report of a naked intruder outside the home of Emma Thompson, they were...
By WENN on 14 January 2012
Keira Knightley For Rival Effie Biopic?
Keira Knightley is set to star in a rival biopic to Emma Thompson's film on Euphemia 'Effie' Gray. Although Emma is currently shooting the project 'Effie' which she wrote starring Dakota Fanning and based on...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 November 2011
Stars Donate To Rainforest Charity Auction
Dame Judi Dench, Emma Thompson and Sting are among the stars who have donated signed memorabilia to raise funds for an environmental charity.Rockers U2 and funnyman Stephen Fry have also handed over personal items for...
By WENN on 01 November 2011
Helen Mirren Tops Hot List
Dame Helen Mirren has topped a list of Hotter Than Ever Women Over 50. The 65-year-old actress - who is renowned for her enviable figure - was named number one in the study by home...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 May 2011
Thompson, Welch And Taylor-wood Are Harper's Women Of The Year
EMMA THOMPSON, FLORENCE WELCH and SAM TAYLOR-WOOD have been named the Women Of The Year by Britain's Harper's Bazaar magazine.The Nanny MCPhee star picked up the Role Model prize at the Harper's Bazaar Women of...
By WENN on 02 November 2010
Movie Reviews Nanny Mcphee Returns
Many critics did not regard the terribly British Nanny McPhee as their cup of tea when it was released in 2005. They're even less enthusiastic about Nanny McPhee Returns . The film's star, Emma Thompson,...
By Lew Irwin on 20 August 2010
Thompson Taking Extended Vacation In 2011
British actress EMMA THOMPSON is taking a break from Hollywood in 2011 to spend more time with her family.The Oscar winner is mum to daughter Gaia and adopted son Tindyebwa with her actor husband Greg...
By WENN on 07 August 2010
Thompson Honoured With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Oscar winner EMMA THOMPSON has been immortalised on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after unveiling her star on Friday (06Aug10).The actress was joined by her Nanny MCPhee Returns co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal and her ex-boyfriend, House...
By WENN on 07 August 2010
Wise Tried To Date Winslet Before Thompson
Actor GREG WISE tried to seduce KATE WINSLET before he married EMMA THOMPSON - after a clairvoyant told him he was destined to wed a SENSE AND SENSIBILITY co-star.Wise met both Winslet and Thompson on...
By WENN on 29 March 2010
Maggie Gyllenhaal's Emma Bond
Maggie Gyllenhaal "hung out" with Emma Thompson on the set of 'Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang'. The 32-year-old actress admits she didn't get to do much work with the star, but they still found...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 March 2010
Maggie Gyllenhaal Lost In Translation
Maggie Gyllenhaal has to "translate" what people say when she comes to England. The US actress appeared in London for the premiere of 'Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang' last night (24.03.10) and told how,...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 March 2010
Miller, Nighy & Thompson Back Proposed Tax For Bankers
SIENNA MILLER, BILL NIGHY and EMMA THOMPSON are backing a campaign urging the U.K. government to implement a new tax on the country's bankers.Finance workers have been embroiled in controversy in recent months after it...
By WENN on 24 March 2010
Dustin Hoffman's Directorial Debut
Dustin Hoffman is to direct a film. The 72-year-old actor is in the final stages of negotiations to helm 'Quartet', a movie about a retirement home for opera singers in the Home Counties of England....
By Bang Showbiz on 12 March 2010
Old Blonde Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson was stunned when her daughter told her she was too old to have blonde hair.The 'Nanny McPhee' actress recently dyed her tresses from brunette and while she likes them, 10-year-old Gaia wasn't impressed.The...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 March 2010
Gyllenhaal In Awe Of Thompson
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL is so in awe of actress EMMA THOMPSON, she's been taking tips off her while filming NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG.The Dark Knight star is currently in London shooting scenes for the...
By WENN on 17 September 2009
Thompson Moves Oscars From Restroom
EMMA THOMPSON has been forced to move her two Oscar statuettes from her bathroom at home - to make way for her nine-year-old daughter's artwork. The British actress won a Best Actress Academy Award for...
By WENN on 21 January 2009
Blanchett's Humble Oscar Plans Flushed Away
Actress CATE BLANCHETT wanted to follow fellow Academy Award winner EMMA THOMPSON's lead and place her 2004 Oscar statuette in the bathroom - but was too proud to hide her award away. The Australian star...
By WENN on 27 May 2008
Thompson Credits Writing Success To Late Dad's Lucky Pen
EMMA THOMPSON owes her writing successes to a "magic pen" her late father bought her when she was a child. The actress, who won an Oscar for her SENSE AND SENSIBILITY adapted screenplay and acclaim...
By WENN on 04 March 2006
Thompson's Romance With Sleepy Laurie
Actress EMMA THOMPSON has mixed memories of dating HUGH LAURIE at university in Cambridge, England - because he used to fall asleep while walking her home. Laurie was the SENSE AND SENSIBILITY star's first...
By WENN on 16 January 2006
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