Baz Luhrmann And Chris Hemsworth Talk Tom Cruise “Saving Cinema,” How George Miller Inspired Their Careers & Hemsworth’s Desire To Direct

Welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline.

Michelle Monaghan is reflecting on her unconventional honeymoon.

Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth are one of the strongest couples in Hollywood, sharing daughter India Rose, 11, and nine-year-old twin boys Sasha and Tristan. They are known for going on epic trips together, and they closed out 2023 with one last trip to Fiji.

“Top Gun: Maverick” co-star Glen Powell, Cruise’s famous cake has arrived for the 2023 holiday season. On Monday, Powell, 35, posted a photo in his Instagram Stories of a cake plate and silver slicer splattered with white crumbs and icing. Next to it, a typed note read, “To: Glen Powell.

Rebecca Ferguson has joined the long queue of co-stars and creators lining up to doff their caps to Tom Cruise’s extraordinary work ethic.

Tom Cruise is reportedly dating socialite Elsina Khayrova, the daughter of a prominent Russian MP and ex-wife of a diamond-trading oligarch.The 36-year-old model was apparently seen with Cruise, 61, at a party in Grosvenor Square, London on Saturday (December 9).According to The Daily Mail, a source said they were “inseparable” and “clearly a couple”, adding: “He seemed to be besotted with her.”Neither Cruise or Khayrova have commented on the reports.Khayrova was previously married to Russian tycoon Dmitry Tsvetkov for ten years. Their divorce was finalised in a High Court ruling earlier this year, where a judge accused Khayrova of being “guilty of sustained duplicity”, including lying over the possession of a handbag collection worth almost £1million.In an interview with The Telegraph, Tsvetkov said he learned of the alleged relationship between his ex-wife and Cruise when friends began contacting him after the article was published.The diamond trader, who has survived multiple assassination attempts, also said he previously had discussions with a Hollywood producer earlier this year, where he named Cruise as a potential candidate to play him in a film about his life.“After the judgement in August, a friend of mine who is a producer in Hollywood said, ‘Why don’t we do a movie?’ It would be about the three assassination attempts, about the divorce.

Amanda Holden was flooded with support from fans as she made a joint announcement with husband Chris Hughes.

Andrew Scott shares a laugh with Claire Foy and Jamie Bell while stepping out for a weekend screening of their upcoming movie All of Us Strangers held at Vidiots Foundation – Eagle Theatre on Saturday (December 9) in Los Angeles.

Tom Cruise: a $125 coconut cake.In what has now become an annual tradition, the Mission: Impossible star sends hundreds of the same bakery item to friends and colleagues, with a personalised hand-written note, over the festive season.The white coconut bundt cake is only made by Doan’s Bakery in Los Angeles and in past years, stars who have been lucky enough to receive one have included Tom Hanks, Kirsten Dunst and Jimmy Fallon.According to reports, Cruise first came across the cake in 2008 when his then-wife Katie Holmes was recommended it from her co-star Diane Keaton. SFGate report that come the holiday season, the bakery in question actually hires a member of staff specifically to handle the orders.Check out some of the lucky recipients so far this Christmas below:This year's Cruise cake has arrived, looking more scrumptious than ever.

The third annual Red Sea Film Festival handed out its Yusr Awards on Thursday night, with Zarrar Kahn’s In Flames taking Best Feature and Farah Nabulsi’s The Teacher scoring a pair of wins including Best Actor for Saleh Bakri. See the full list below.

Chris Hemsworth wears a relaxed gray suit while stepping out for the 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival on Monday (December 4) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor A full house greeted Chris Hemsworth as he dropped into the Red Sea Film Festival for an In Conversation event with jury head, Baz Luhrmann. It was something of an Oz fest as the beginning of the conversation was dominated by George Miller and littered with references to fellow antipodean superstars like Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson. It was natural Miller was predominant as Hemsworth had flown directly from Comic Con in Brazil, where the first trailer of Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” was premiered.

Saudi Arabia‘s Red Sea International Film Festival is midway through its third edition, running November 30 to December 9 in the palatial surroundings of the seafront Ritz Carlton in the port city of Jeddah.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor While introducing the Middle East and North Africa premiere of John Woo’s “Silent Night” at the Red Sea Film Festival, actor Joel Kinnaman emphasized the rare opportunity to have “everyone in the world watching the same film.” The actor is referring to the fact that Woo’s first U.S. film in 20 years features no language — no spoken language, that is — and so needs no subtitles. The characters in the revenge thriller have not a single line of dialogue throughout the film, with the only snippets of speech coming from diegetic music, a few brief radio broadcasts and phone messages.

Halle Berry and Gwyneth Paltrow are among the high-profile names that have been added to the popular ‘In-Conversation’ sidebar section at the third edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of attendees.

Furiosa, the latest addition to the Mad Max franchise.Set as the prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, which arrived back in 2015, the first glimpse at the upcoming film sees Anya Taylor-Joy shaving her head and taking on the role of Imperator Furiosa – the war captain originally played by Charlize Theron.Venturing back to before the events in Fury Road, the new movie follows the story of a young Furiosa as she is taken away from the Green Place of Many Mothers and forced to find a way to survive.It marks the fifth instalment to the Mad Max franchise, and also features Tom Burke and Chris Hemsworth – the latter of which looks unrecognisable with his prosthetics for the character Dementos.Other actors to star in the forthcoming prequel include Quaden Bayles, Daniel Webber and Lachy Hulme, as well as Fury Road actors Nathan Jones and Angus Sampson who will be reprising their roles of Rictus Erectus and The Organic Mechanic. Check out the official trailer below.The new trailer was first showcased at Brazil’s Comic-Con event, CCXP, last night (November 30), and this is also where the updated title was confirmed as Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.George Miller directed the prequel and also co-wrote the screenplay for Furiosa alongside Nico Lathouris.

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth are hard at work promoting their new movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at CCXP 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival launched its third edition on Thursday with a characteristically starry red carpet featuring the likes of Michelle Williams, Johnny Depp, Sharon Stone and Will Smith.

George Miller returns to the wasteland with “Furiosa,” the prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Warner Bros. released the first trailer for the action entry, which sees Anya Taylor-Joy shaving her head to take on the role of Imperator Furiosa, the fierce war captain that Charlize Theron played in the 2015 action film. The prequel, which is the fifth entry in Miller’s “Mad Max” franchise, follows a young Furiosa as she comes into her own after being taken away from the Green Place of Many Mothers and is immersed into a sinister world.

Chris Hemsworth and his brothers know how to have a good time. Following a trip to Abu Dhabi, Chris took to social media to share some of the highlights of his stay, including plenty of good times alongside his brothers Luke and Liam, and their parents Craig and Leonie.