Evangeline Lilly Is ‘Stepping Away’ From Acting and ‘Might Return to Hollywood One Day’: ‘I Am Happy’

Donald Sutherland, who died Thursday at age 88, included one of the most controversial sex sequences in Hollywood history. The nookie was so realistically shot, many audience members at the time believed it was genuine. Some still do.“We did a good job, it’s very real,” cinematographer Anthony B.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent TOLEDO, Spain — Delivering a masterclass on the first full day of Conecta Fiction in Spain’s Toledo, Javiera Balmaceda – Amazon Studios’ head of international originals, Latin America – underscored one of the perils of frequent air travel, in her case around South America: a voice reduced at times to a near gasp. All credit to her; she soldiered on, and her ideas came over loud and clear. Takeaways from her masterclass, one of the highlights of early Conecta Fiction.

Voters are being reminded to double check that they are signed up to vote ahead of General Election 2024, as the deadline to so draws ever nearer.

After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.

EXCLUSIVE: Lilly Wachowski has joined the untitled Chicago-based queer documentary as executive producer under her Anarchists United Studios banner. 

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic For his new “Honeymind” album, singer and actor Ben Platt brought in an especially honeyed voice as a counterpart on one song, Brandy Clark. He had written “Treehouse” in a writing session with Clark well before the album was being put together, and then he and producer Dave Cobb had the eureka (or as Platt puts it, “duh”) moment of realizing just how much more haunting it might sound as a duet with the co-writer, whose chops obviously don’t begin and end with songwriting prowess.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Johnny Depp reveals in Tara Wood’s still-untitled documentary on Tim Burton (via People) that Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Michael Jackson were all in contention for the iconic role of Edward Scissorhands in Burton’s 1990 movie of the same name. Cruise “was not far away from actually playing Edward Scissorhands — true story,” Depp says.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Talpa Studios, the company founded by “The Voice” and “Big Brother” creator John de Mol, has recommissioned its hit reality show “Million Dollar Island” for new seasons in the Middle East and the Netherlands, produced at Saudi Arabia’s innovative Neom production hub. The upcoming seasons, respectively titled “Million Dollar Land” for Middle East broadcaster MBC and “Million Dollar Desert” for NET5 in the Netherlands, will be executive produced at Neom by Dubai-based Blue Engine Studios.

The Liverpool legend and former Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen is seriously ill in hospital, his former club has announced. The Scotsman, aged 69, is in hospital in a serious condition.

Taylor Swift has kicked off the UK portion of her sold-out Eras Tour! A series of shows began in Scotland on Friday, 7 June, leaving fans rejoicing.The popular singer will next perform in Liverpool, Cardiff, and London. If you're looking to see her live in the upcoming weeks, continue reading for important details such as show times, song lists, seating arrangements, merchandise costs, and additional information. If you're still hoping to get a ticket to one of her upcoming gigs, there might still be last-minute tickets available.

Taylor Swift's first night of the Eras Tour in Edinburgh kicked off at Murrayfield stadium on June 7, with thousands of adoring fans flocking to the capital to see their favourite star.

Evangeline Lilly has always been an actor who says whatever she wants. Back during the worst parts of COVID, she was one of the first Hollywood figures to question the legitimacy of the illness and the precautions taken.

Lost alumna Evangeline Lilly has said she is ready to leave acting — for now. In an Instagram post, Lilly wrote in part, “Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but stepping into your dharma replaces the fear with fulfillment. I might return to Hollywood one day, but, for now, this is where I belong. A new season has arrived, and I AM READY…and I AM HAPPY.”

Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ant-Man films, and is also known for her roles in Lost, The Hurt Locker and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy.But now, in a post on her Instagram account, she has signalled her intention to leave Hollywood behind.A post shared by Evangeline Lilly (@evangelinelillyofficial)Alongside footage of her speaking in 2006 about her dream of one day being a “retired actress”, Lilly wrote: “I am so filled with joy and contentment today as I live out my vision. Praise God, I feel so grateful for my blessings.”“Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but stepping into your dharma replaces the fear with fulfilment.

Evangeline Lilly said goodbye to Hollywood, a prophecy she manifested more than 20 years ago. The "Lost" actress admitted in an Instagram post that she's "filled with joy" over her decision to step away from acting. Lilly posted footage from nearly 20 years ago when she shared her "dreams under (what looks like) a full moon)," and described what she wants her life to look like in 10 years.

Evangeline Lilly has announced that she has stepped away from acting, and revealed if she’ll ever return to Hollywood.

a clip from 2006 on the set of “Lost” in Hawaii where she revealed where she sees herself in 10 years. “I am terrified to admit this to the rest of the acting world, but ideally ten years from now I’d like to be a retired actress, and I would like to have a family, and I’d like to be writing,” Lilly said at the time.

Judi Dench is suggesting that she may have already retired.

D:Ream have spoken to NME about their shocked reaction to their 1993 hit ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ returning to the charts after being played over Rishi Sunak announcing a general election in a downpour – and how it has led to them being asked to play Glastonbury 2024.Last Wednesday (May 22), as a drenched Sunak took to a podium outside 10 Downing Street to reveal the snap July 4 election date, in the background protester Steve Bray played the Northern Irish band’s Number One song which had long been associated with Tony Blair’s landslide victory in 1997.The clip has since gone viral on social media platforms and entered the iTunes chart Top 10 within 24 hours.According to D:Ream singer Peter Cunnah, though, the political connotations of the song had become an albatross for the band over the New Labour years and beyond.“My first reaction was ‘not again, please let me move on’,” he told NME. “We all wanted that change in ’97, that sense of positivity.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director George R.R. Martin recently took to his personal blog to double down on his issue with Hollywood adaptations and screenwriters’ attempts to make source material their own. Martin previously spoke out on this issue in 2022 during a discussion with fellow author Neil Gaiman in which he lamented over the majority of writers in Hollywood thinking they do not need to be faithful to written works they’re adapting for film or television.