Cancelled shows and massive debts: artists start to report on the reality of post-Brexit touring

Robert Pattinson will reprise his role as Batman in a sequel to the hit film, it has been reported.

The Batman. Makers Warner Bro.s revealed their plans during a presentation at CinemaCon, the annual trade show for cinema owners.The news was announced by The Batman director Matt Reeves who revealed that he will return to write and direct the DC follow up.Reeves said the news was “thrilling for me” and he was “excited to jump back into this world for the next chapter,” according to People.He also confirmed the “whole team” would return for the project according to People, including Pattinson.The first film is now available to stream in the UK, having been released on Premium Video on Demand from April 19 in the UK.The film sees Robert Pattinson play the caped crusader, alongside Paul Dano as the Riddler, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Colin Farrell as the Penguin and John Turturro as Carmine Falcone.In a four-star review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Paul Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.“Most of the time it comes off brilliantly. Pattinson plays him with a dour fanaticism that only occasionally topples over into parody.” Meanwhile, in other The Batman news, Nicolas Cage pitched himself to play a villain in a sequel to the 2022 film.The actor was asked at SXSW festival if there’s any roles he’d like to play, and he proposed a deep-cut Batman villain from the 1960s TV series starring Adam West.“We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as The Batman, which I’m excited to see.

Piers Morgan has blamed an “incompetent” aide and a Donald Trump “simmering with anger” for the incident in which the former POTUS stormed off the set of Talk TV’s Uncensored, but in reality the episode was a damp squib.

Gallery: ‘My mother and father didn’t know what to do!' Did you know these stars lived with epilepsy? (BANG Showbiz)Penny – who shares sons Alastair, 16, and Aiden, 11, with Rod - said: "I had a couple of major meltdowns. I couldn't justify my feelings and emotions, couldn't pull myself out of it and would collapse into a ball of tears of frustration and scream, which is not like me at all.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO’s The Gilded Age is adding two more Tony winners to its cast for Season 2. Laura Benanti and Robert Sean Leonard are set to recur on the period drama, created, written and executive produced by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.

For those watching the promotional events for Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte this week, you will have definitely seen Fury's American trainer, SugarHill Steward. The former Detroit police officer and chef has been training the 'Gypsy King' since he parted ways with Ben Davison back in December 2019.

Well it has certainly started with a bang.

Stewart Maclean, the exec producer of the BBC’s notorious Prince Andrew interview, has been named Editor of flagship BBC Two topical format Newsnight.

Bright Eyes stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night (April 13) to deliver a performance of ‘Dance And Sing’ – watch it below.The song – which Conor Oberst and co. performed with a full band and a miniature orchestra – features on the band’s 2020 album ‘Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was’, which marked their first full-length project in almost a decade.The performance on the late night talk show comes as the band prepare to reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a ‘Companion’ EP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.They will kick off the campaign on May 27, with their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’.Watch Bright Eyes on Colbert below:Last month, Bright Eyes covered Elliott Smith‘s ‘St.

Brexit rules for some music truckers following a number of tour cancellations and delays.Earlier this month, White Lies were forced to cancel the opening night of their 2022 European tour in Paris due to “Brexit legislation” seeing their equipment held up for two days.Since January of 2021, when the post-Brexit trade deal between the EU and the U.K. came into force, truckers in both regions are now subject to “cabotage rules”, which require haulers to return to the EU or the U.K.

On the heels of her first Oscar nomination for Spencer, Kristen Stewart has signed on to star in the A24 film Love Lies Bleeding from director Rose Glass (Saint Maud), Deadline has confirmed.

Mogwai‘s Stuart Braithwaite has announced details of a memoir – find out all about Spaceships over Glasgow: Mogwai and Misspent Youth below.The book is set to land on September 1 via White Rabbit Publishing, and will tell the story of Braithwaite’s childhood in Scotland, through his musical beginnings and decades-long career with Mogwai.“I am immensely proud to be working with White Rabbit on my first book Spaceships Over Glasgow,” Braithwaite said in a statement.“The process of researching it and writing it has been challenging but one that I’ve really enjoyed. It’s incredibly exciting to be able to share it with the world.”Lee Brackstone of White Rabbit added: “From his early years in thrall to the giants of alternative music like MBV, JAMC and Sonic Youth to improbable sonic misadventures on tour with one of the greatest psychedelic bands of the present day, Mogwai, Stuart Braithwaite’s memoir is a funny and righteous celebration of a life lived on the road and in the studio, dedicated to the pursuit of aural (and occasionally) psychic enlightenment and obliteration.”See the cover of Spaceships over Glasgow: Mogwai and Misspent Youth below.Elsewhere, Mogwai are set to head out on a rescheduled set of UK and European tour dates at the end of the month.The Glasgow band were due to start their tour on January 27 in Milan, with a date scheduled at London’s Alexandra Palace on February 25.

Brown died at the age of 95. June was best known for her portrayal of Dot Cotton on BBC’s EastEnders, having been in the show for an impressive 35 year run. Her passing was announced on Monday, April with a statement from her family that read: “We are deeply saddened to announce our beloved mother, June, passed away very peacefully at her home in Surrey on Sunday evening, with her family by her side.

EXCLUSIVE: John Burnham, a cornerstone talent and literary agent who has spent over 25 years at ICM Partners, is leaving to become a manager and partner at Atlas Artists and Atlas Literary, the Atlas Entertainment subsidiary. The exit is amicable, and Burnham will bring with him a client list of renowned writers, filmmakers and actors he will now represent as a manager.

Rupert Friend is stocking up!