Julian Sands update: Authorities desperate to find missing actor as storms delay search efforts

Stacking up a fourth consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart is Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.

EXCLUSIVE: MGM+ has set cast for Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Julian Fellowes’ sequel series to the hit historical drama. Harriet Slater, Ben Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Claude Perron and Elaine Cassidy are set as series regulars in the drama series executive produced by Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant. Additionally, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson and Sophie Winkleman will recur in the eight-part series. Filming is underway in the UK with premiere set for winter 2023.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International British media editor Juliana Koranteng, a well-respected freelancer in the U.K. journalism community and the founder of JayKay Media Consultancy, has died. She was 64. The Broadcasting Press Guild, of which Koranteng was a member, confirmed on Wednesday that Koranteng died in February following a short illness. “Juliana regularly attended our lunches and breakfasts – most recently, the Kevin Lygo lunch in December 2022 – and lit them up with her shining presence and well-informed questions,” said the BPG in a statement on Wednesday. BPG chair Grant Tucker added: “We had a lovely catch up at the Christmas lunch in December. She was always such a bright personality at every BPG event I attended. She will be much missed.”

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical bounces into a third week as the UK’s Number 1 film.

Missing aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon - who went missing after their car was found burning on the M61 in Bolton - are in police custody after being arrested in Brighton.

Police searching for the sister-in-law of The Office star Mackenzie Crook have found a body. Laurel Aldridge, 62, was last seen in the Walberton area in West Sussex 11 days ago, with Mackenzie previously urging the public for help in finding her.

Mackenzie Crook. In a statement, Sussex Police said: “Sadly, the body of a woman has been found in the Tortington Lane area of Arundel. “At this stage, the family of missing Laurel Aldridge have been informed and we are seeking to confirm the identity of the woman.

Ricky Gervais has entered the debate surrounding Roald Dahl’s books for children, which have been edited to remove words like “fat” and “ugly” in their most recent versions. 

Euphoria star Angus Cloud is reportedly being sought by authorities in connection with a hit-and-run in Los Angeles.Cloud, who plays drug dealer Fezco in the HBO drama, and another male were allegedly driving an SUV that rear-ended a Toyota in Marina Del Rey before driving away without stopping, according to TMZ.At least one passenger in the Toyota reportedly suffered injuries to her legs and arms and police sources claim that “while the Euphoria star is not officially a suspect in the case, his name has been floated for possible involvement,” and they would like to speak to him.The California Highway Patrol also told The LA Times that “at this time we’re only receiving information that they were describing the driver as an actor in Euphoria.”Officer Alec Pereyda added: “We cannot confirm or deny if it is Angus Cloud or not, but we do have information with people describing him as an actor in Euphoria.”Meanwhile, Cloud previously told NME that fame and having people recognise him on the street is still a “strange” new thing he’s trying to get used to.“It’s surreal, everybody knows me [now]. It’s weird,” he added.Elsewhere, Zendaya recently picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria, marking the second time she has won the accolade for her portrayal of Rue Bennett on the hit HBO series.She previously took home the same award in 2020, becoming the first Black woman to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama twice.

It’s been more than a month since Julian Sands was reported missing and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has an update regarding the search efforts.

John Malkovich has said the disappearance of his friend and fellow actor Julian Sands is “a very sad event”.The pair became close while working on the film Killing Fields in 1983 and later appeared together in 2014 US drama series Crossbones. Malkovich is a godfather to one of Sands’ sons with his first wife journalist Sarah Sands. Authorities have vowed to “bring closure” to the Sands family, after more than five weeks of searching in southern California.The actor was first reported missing on January 13 in the Mount Baldy region of the San Gabriel mountains after failing to return from a hike.

Sussex police officers are searching private land in the search for Laurel Aldridge.

The Detectorists, The Office and The Pirates Of The Caribbean, recently told Good Morning Britain: “It’s a week now. It was this time last Tuesday that she left the house with nothing but the clothes she was wearing, no keys, money, phone, and she’s not been seen since.”The actor explained that his family believe that her disappearance could be linked to her ongoing cancer treatment.“She was diagnosed with cancer last year and she missed her fifth chemo session last Tuesday and we think that’s what has triggered some sort of crisis in her and she’s gone off for a long walk somewhere,” he said.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined in the criticism of changes made to classic works by Roald Dahl which came to light over the weekend. Titles like James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have been altered by modifying words that are now deemed offensive.

Mackenzie Crook said his family are “clutching at straws” a week after the disappearance of his sister-in-law but they remain “determined and driven” to find her. Laurel Aldridge, 62, who is the older sister of Mr Crook’s wife, was reported missing from her home in Walberton, in the Arundel area of West Sussex, on Tuesday February 14. British actor Mr Crook, who is known for roles in The Office, Pirates Of The Caribbean and Worzel Gummidge, said her disappearance has been “agonising” for the family.

John Malkovich admitted his heartache about the unknown as his dear friend and co-star, actor Julian Sands, has been missing for more than one month. "Julian and I were very, very close," Malkovich said during a press conference in Berlin for "Seneca — On the Creation of Earthquakes." John and Julian co-starred in the film, but first met decades ago on the Academy Award-winning movie, "The Killing Fields." Sands was reported missing on Jan. 13 after failing to return from a hike on Mt.

Kevin Clifton, who hails from Grimsby, has been a helping hand - with the star sharing a video of the dancer holding their baby in the background whilst she films for her new show. Read More: Stacey Dooley chats with nine-year-old 'GunTuber' who owns 36 weaponsSharing a little clip of Kevin and baby Minnie on Instagram to her one million followers, Stacey wrote: "My angel [boyfriend] holding the fort so mama can work too.

Actor John Malkovich is in Berlin to debut his latest pic Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes, and during a press conference Monday, he spoke to reporters about his relationship with his co-star, Julian Sands, who has been missing since January.

Naman Ramachandran Editors at Penguin’s children’s imprint Puffin have taken a red pencil to the works of iconic, but divisive British writer Roald Dahl, known for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” among many others. An extensive report by U.K. newspaper The Telegraph says “language related to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race has been cut and rewritten.” In 1964 novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which has been adapted twice as films in 1971 and 2005, starring Gene Hackman and Johnny Depp respectively, for example, the phrase “enormously fat” has been edited to just “enormous.” The same phrase in 1970 book “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” adapted as an animated film by Wes Anderson with a voice cast of George Clooney and Meryl Streep in 2009, has also been edited to “enormous.”

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The U.K.’s British Film Commission and Film in Austria, the national film commission for Austria, have struck a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) paving the way for more film and high-end TV production between the two territories. New film and TV production incentives were introduced in Austria last month, including Europe’s first “green” filming bonus. Meanwhile, in the U.K., statistics released in February revealed that investment into film and high-end television during 2022 reached a record height of £6.27 billion ($7.72 billion). Through the MoU, which will be signed in Berlin on Sunday, the BFC and Film in Austria say they seeks to “encourage greater cultural, commercial and creative exchange between the U.K. and Austria whilst actively working together to foster opportunities to support inward investment film and high-end TV production in both countries.”