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The former Bond actor has given his seal of approval to 007 hopeful Callum Turner, who is rumoured to be one of the frontrunners for the coveted role. An official announcement regarding the identity of the next Bond is expected to drop before the end of the year.

EXCLUSIVE: Manny Montana (Ironheart, Good Girls) has joined the Season 5 cast of Paramount+’s Tulsa King in a recurring role. He will play Gilberto Torres, a gangster with a strong presence, though he doesn’t have to advertise it. Through his network in the streets, nothing goes on in New York without him knowing about it. […]

Matt Damon still can’t get “Ted” out of his head. Damon confirmed he passed on starring in the 2012 comedy as the foul-mouthed teddy bear’s best friend, John, who was later played by Mark Wahlberg “I don’t want to live with the regret, but I can tell you that I passed on ‘Ted’ and I’ve […]

Chris Pratt will continue his journey as former Navy SEAL James Reece. Variety has learned that Pratt will again play Reece in “Savage Son,” which is based on Jack Carr’s third novel in the “The Terminal List” book series on which the main show is based. At this time, it is unclear if this would […]

Daniel MacPherson, who recently starred opposite Russell Crowe in “Beast,” has signed on for “Bluefly,” a science-fiction action thriller toplined by Crowe and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. “Predators” filmmaker Nimród Antal is directing. MacPherson will play Dugan, a Special Forces soldier toughened by years of combat, joining the film’s two leads. The film unfolds in the […]

The ‘new James Bond’ isn’t Callum Turner, if you believe a bunch of actors in a pub (Picture: shutterstock/ metro) The new James Bond might have just been revealed in the most British way possible – being leaked by the actor’s mates at the pub after too many pints. The identity of the next 007 has been one of Hollywood’s most closely guarded secrets, with anticipation building since Daniel Craig’s 2021 exit. After writer Steven Knight teased that someone had been selected, rumours ramped up about who that chosen actor could be. However, it’s not frontrunners Callum Turner or Jack Lowden’s mates who were ‘insisting’ their friend was Bond. Instead, Josh O’Connor has reportedly landed the role, if the murky beer-goggled details are to be believed. An insider told The Sun: ‘I bumped into one of Josh’s Golden Boy cast mates at The French House. They were recognised by a lot of people who asked for selfies, and we got chatting in a corner completely by accident. Josh O’Connor reportedly told his Golden Boy cast mates he was Bond (Picture: AP Photo/Michel Euler) The next 007 has been speculated since Daniel Craig’s exit (Picture: Danjaq/UPI/Kobal/Shutterstock) ‘Out of nowhere, and oiled by a few glasses of lager, they blurted out that Josh was the next James Bond. ‘I said it was pure speculation but they were insistent it was Josh.’ The actor has been mentioned in the running for Bond but not quite as a top contender, according to bookies. He would undoubtedly be a popular choice, having enjoyed a run of huge films, including Knives Out’s Wake Up Dead Man, Challengers, and God’s Own Country. Reportedly, the Golden Boy cast claimed he had ‘confided in them about getting the role’ after the cast had ‘celebratory drinks’ when the play finished on Halloween. While it would be silly to rule out any contender, it’s probably best to wait for an official announcement before anyone takes O’Connor out for another round of celebratory drinks. Fans are still waiting on…

After breaking out with ironic Instagram videos and self-caricaturing roles, the 35-year-old is ready to show us a ‘more true side’ of himself with his atypically earnest directorial debut, Club Kid.

The nicest man in acting is back with new comedy, Bill’s Included. He talks about rejecting Hollywood, refusing to play a villain – and why he just can’t make fun of Steve Coogan ‘I’m a nice person, you know,” says Rob Brydon, as I met him in a basement green room of the BBC, where probably nobody with such a mellow ego has ever sat. “I am a people-pleaser. That’s who I am.” It’s an unnecessary clarification – at 61, he’s been nice on TV, as himself and in character, for most of our adult lives. We’re here to talk about his new six-parter, Bill’s Included, but his character in it, the eponymous Bill, is such a distillation of pure Rob Brydon that it’s (accidentally, he says) a celebration of his entire career. As the show opens, Bill has just been left by his wife, who’s run off with the gardener. At no point does he ever fire the guy – “I like him!” – but otherwise, his life is completely upended. The utterly plausible cocktail of his civic mindedness and howling loneliness drives him to take in four lodgers, local university students. Continue reading...

The 14-year-old Brit discusses owing his music taste to onscreen dad Jordan Firstman, shooting with queer performers and why a failed 'Harry Potter' audition was the best thing that ever happened to him.

Taiwanese star Chang Chen introduced six rising actors in a showcase co-organized by the Golden Horse Awards and Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) at the seventh edition of TCCF today. The event, which marks the first collaboration between TCCF and Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, aims to raise the profile of Taiwanese actors at a time […]