Former Dancing on Ice presenter Phillip Schofield is "finally ready for a TV comeback”, after he was seen for the first time following the show’s iconic return without him at the helm. Phillip famously stepped down from all of his presenting duties last year, after it was revealed he had engaged in an 'unwise but not illegal' affair with a junior colleague while he was working on ITV flagship daytime show This Morning - and lied about it to production staff. Since stepping down, Phillip has mostly kept a low profile following the abrupt end of such a prolific career, however after he was recently spotted shopping and looking far more relaxed, one body language expert believes the star may now be ready to return to TV in the not too distant future.
‘Ferrari’ Driver Gabriel Leone Tapped Into Marlon Brando’s ‘Confidence’ for First English-Language Role
06.01.2024 - 21:59 / variety.com
Stuart Miller Four years ago, Gabriel Leone appeared in a small Brazilian movie called “Piedade” playing a character named Marlon Brando; he was not playing the American actor but does bear a resemblance to a young Brando. So it is only fitting that when the Rio de Janeiro native made his English-language debut, in Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” he’s playing race car driver Alfonso de Portago, a stylish sportsman who both looked like and styled himself after “The Wild One.” “On the first or second page of the script, it refers to him as being like Brando,” says Leone, who had little time to prepare, flying to Italy a month after landing this huge career break.
He’d already watched most of Brando’s films but he went back to his early ones to prepare. “It was a big reference for me — the way my character dresses, but also his confidence, his energy, the way he faces the situations.” But Leone, who first gained attention for a TV series on Prime Video in Brazil called “Dom,” says that perhaps even more important to capturing his character was Mann’s insistence that all the actors spend time behind the wheel of a race car on the track.
“He really wanted us to connect to that,” Leone says. “He loves the realism of the universe he’s shooting and wanted [us] to be inside the cars and feeling like real drivers, not only to pretend and let the stunt drivers do it all.” That approach really helped Leone find his way into his character.
“It was the most important thing for me to understand why people did this even though the risks were so high,” he says. “You start connecting through the adrenaline rush — you want more and more and see how people get addicted to that because it makes you feel so alive.” At first, Leone drove
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Billy Joel to perform at Grammy Awards for first time in 22 years
Billy Joel has announced that he will be performing at the Grammy Awards, marking his first time playing the ceremony in 22 years.The ‘Piano Man’ singer will be joining the likes of Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, Burna Boy, and Luke Combs as 2024 Grammy performers. This year’s ceremony is due to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 4.
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‘Kneecap’ Review: A Raucous, Rebellious Tribute To The Rappers Fighting For The Irish Language [Sundance]
Some movies are Irish. “Kneecap” is Ireland.
‘The Room Next Door’: Julianne Moore Joins Tilda Swinton For Pedro Almodóvar’s English-Language Debut
Late last year, Tilda Swinton confirmed she’ll star in Pedro Almodóvar‘s English-language debut “The Room Next Door,” which starts shooting in NYC in March. And now we know who one of her co-stars will be.
Julianne Moore Joins Tilda Swinton In Pedro Almodóvar’s English Language Debut ‘The Room Next Door’
Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
Julianne Moore to Star in Pedro Almodóvar’s First English-Language Feature ‘The Room Next Door’
Alex Ritman Julianne Moore is set to star in “The Room Next Door,” the first full-length English-language feature from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar. Moore — whose casting was confirmed on Thursday by Almodóvar’s production company El Deseo on social media — joins Tilda Swinton in the film. Swinton previously starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short “The Human Voice.” Swinton’s casting, which Almodóvar’s first spoke about last year, was also confirmed by El Deseo.
‘Ferrari’ Gets Digital and Blu-ray Release Dates
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After premiering at Venice Film Festival in August and hitting theaters in December, Michael Mann‘s “Ferrari” will become available on digital starting Jan. 23, and on Blu-ray/DVD on March 12.
Anna Wintour Wore Sunglasses Even While Laying Off Pitchfork Staff, Axed Writer Claims
Anna Wintour kept her trademark dark sunglasses on even as she was delivering bad news to Pitchfork staffers, one writer that was part of the purge complains.
'Suits' Secrets Only Superfans Know (Including the Actor Auditioned for Meghan Markle's Role!)
Suits became one of the biggest shows of 2024, even though it had been off air for years. With its awe-inspiring renaissance, we’re here to test your knowledge about what was going on behind the scenes of the smash success!
‘Being Maria’: Anamaria Vartolomei and Matt Dillon on ‘Challenge’ of Embodying Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Upcoming Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
Ben Croll Jessica Palud’s showbiz drama “Being Maria” reframes the short career and tragic life of “Last Tango in Paris” star Maria Schneider in a post-#MeToo light. “Happening” breakout Anamaria Vartolomei plays Schneider, while Matt Dillon takes on the role of her co-star Marlon Brando. Currently in post-production and aiming for a festival premiere later this year, the film in part tracks the controversial production and wrenching fallout of Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1972 masterpiece — a landmark that made Schneider an icon while locking her into a sexualized image she never could escape.
Jamie Bell Grapples With Fatherhood In ‘All Of Us Strangers’, Prepares To Tap Into Fred Astaire, And Is Ready For “Action” As A Director
Spare a moment for the degree of difficulty encountered by Jamie Bell as he grappled with the character director Andrew Haigh had written for him on the pages of All of Us Strangers. How does a 37-year-old actor, best known to audiences for his role as a preteen ballet prodigy, wrap his head around playing a father to the 47-year-old Andrew Scott, resurrected from an era before Bell was born? And how does he navigate not only paternal responsibility, but also the complication of being, impossibly, a generation younger than his own son?
‘Ferrari’: Read The Screenplay That Kept Michael Mann’s Foot On The Pedal Of His Passion Project
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Michael Mann’s high-octane sports feature Ferrari, which was two decades in the making.
‘Tokyo Vice’ Trailer: Ansel Elgort & Ken Watanabe Return For Season 2, February 8
While filmmaker Michael Mann helped “Tokyo Vice” get on its feet and gave the show its cinematic grammar, the series was always the creation of writer/showrunner and Tony Award winner J.T. Rogers.
‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Among AARP Movies for Grownups Best Picture Nominees
Jaden Thompson AARP The Magazine has announced the nominees for the annual Movies for Grownups (MFG) Awards. “Barbie,” “The Color Purple,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro” and “Oppenheimer” will contend for best picture/best movie for grownups.
AARP Movies For Grownups Nominations Heavy With ‘Oppenheimer’ & ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon; ‘Barbie’ Up For Best Picture
Amid the flood of awards-season nominations comes AARP, whose Movies for Grownups Awards noms arrived today. Oppenheimer leads the way with six mentions, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon with five. Both will vie for Best Picture alongside Barbie, The Color Purple and Maestro.
‘Tokyo Vice’ Season 2 Trailer: Ansel Elgort Goes Deeper Into Japan’s Criminal Underworld, Max Sets February Release Date
Jaden Thompson Max has released the trailer for Season 2 of its original crime drama series “Tokyo Vice,” which will premiere on the streamer on Feb. 8 with the release of two episodes. Subsequently, one episode will debut every week for eight weeks.
“The Whole Country Is Angry Now”: How ITV’s Post Office Drama “Tapped Into” Frustrations With The “Politics Of The Moment” & Gripped The UK
EXCLUSIVE: With the almost impossible-to-believe Post Office scandal bedecking the front of most UK national newspapers this week, the writer of the ITV smash drama about the saga has said it “tapped into” frustrations with the “politics of the moment.”
Justine Triet Thanks Star Sandra Hüller For “Creating A Complex Woman” As ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Wins Golden Globe For Best Non-English Language Film
Justine Triet gave an emotional thank you to her cast and said that with Anatomy Of A Fall she’d tried to show how truly hard it is to capture truth.
Adam Driver defends playing two Italians back to back: ‘Who gives a s–t?’
Adam Driver is fired up about criticisms of his recent role choices. On an episode of the “SmartLess” podcast, the actor defended playing famous Italian figures in both of his last two movies, “House of Gucci” and “Ferrari.” “So many people have been like, ‘How many Italians… ?’.
Adam Driver is fed up with people asking why he’s played two Italians: “Who gives a shit?”
Adam Driver has had enough of journalists asking him why he’s played two Italian roles in quick succession on the press tour for Ferrari.The actor made an appearance on the SmartLess podcast with Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes on Monday (January 1), where the subject of him playing two Italian men in two recent movies came up. Driver played Maurizio Gucci in 2021’s House Of Gucci and Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s biopic Ferrari.Speaking about how he hasn’t been very strategic in his acting career so far, Driver joked that the decision to play the two roles in quick succession was a “good example of not being strategic in a way that I probably should”.“So many people have been like, ‘How many Italians…?’ I’m like, it’s just kind of worked out that way,” Driver said, noting that someone on his PR team should have warned him it would “come up a lot” on the Ferrari press tour.“But I’m like, you know, it’s Ridley [Scott] and it’s Michael [Mann] and they’re in my mind some of the best filmmakers,” he said.