Labour turns up heat on SNP over opposition to windfall tax on energy giant profits

Austin Butler has revealed to NME that he drew inspiration from Gary Oldman and Heath Ledger for his performance in Dune: Part Two.Butler plays the role of Feyd-Rautha, the villainous nephew of and heir to Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård), in Denis Villeneuve’s new film.When asked if there were any classic movie bad guys that he took a lead from while preparing to play the role, Butler said that it was the broad career work of the two stars that motivates him.“I’ve always been inspired by Gary Oldman in many of his roles,” he said. “Léon: The Professional, or True Romance, or The Fifth Element.”“And you know, we’ve talked about Heath Ledger a lot, the sense of play that he had.

Ellise Shafer During the reading of the U.K. government’s spring budget on Wednesday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt revealed a 40% corporate tax relief for film and TV studios through 2034. The plan also includes independent films shot in the U.K.

Janice Burgess, who as an executive, producer or creator had a hand in some of the most seminal Nickelodeon animated series of the past 20 years, died Saturday in Manhattan, according to the New York Times. She was 72.

Heath Ledger‘s friend has shared new details regarding the circumstances surrounding the late actor’s death.Ledger, who is perhaps best known for his role as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, died in January 2008 after overdosing on prescription drugs. He was 28 years old.Now Ledger’s friend Stephen Gaghan, a director and writer, has said Ledger’s father Kim had told him that Ledger’s body was found with a script for his film.The Oscar-winning director had been working towards making an adaptation of Malcolm Gladwell’s 2005 novel Blink and was hoping to cast Ledger in the lead role.

Over 15 years after his death, new details are still emerging about Heath Ledger.

Rishi Sunak will head to Aberdeen today to rally Scottish Conservative members as his party continues to slide in the polls.

During his recent appearance on Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast miniseries, Development Hell, director Stephen Gaghan talked about the film he almost made with Heath Ledger. And the phone call that ended that dream.

Police and paramedics descended on a street near Newton Heath on Thursday night (February 29) after a 'four car smash'.

“The Dark Knight” star died of an accidental overdose, and director Stephen Gaghan claimed on a recent podcast appearance that the Australian actor had other aspirations at the time. During an episode of the “Developmental Hell” podcast, a spin-off of Malcom Gladwell’s “Revisionist History” show, Gaghan said he had an idea in the early 2000s to turn Gladwell’s book, “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,” into a movie. But after Ledger’s death, “I just had to put a pin in it,” he said.

While 2000’s “The Tipping Point” was writer Malcolm Gladwell‘s first book, it was 2005’s “Blink” that put him on the map. And the bestseller, all about the adaptive unconscious, captured the public’s imagination so much that Gladwell and screenwriter Stephen Gaghan had plans to make the book into a feature film.

girlfriend, Heather Milligan, never skip leg day when they’re together. The former bodybuilder, 76, and the physical therapist, 49, got together for a new YouTube video where they dished on tips and tricks to manage knee and joint pain during workouts.The action star gushed that she is the “best physical therapist in the world.”The couple met in 2012 when she fixed up his shoulder following an injury on the “Escape Plan” movie set.Schwarzenegger inquired Milligan to show viewers some safe movements that can help their knees and leg muscles. “I’ve been having knee problems my whole life,” the former California governor said.

The SNP is set to heap pressure on Keir Starmer by challenging Labour MPs to vote for a ban on arms sales to Israel.

Affairs never usually stay secret for long in Weatherfield and it is Tracy Barlow having to admit to hers next week in Coronation Street, while there's also a surprise return for Daisy Midgeley.

Paramount+ has dropped the official trailer for the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery, which is set to return April 4.

Friends of Red Rocks, who said that they undertook the task in order to “preserve the magic” of the venue.Chewing gum is technically banned at Red Rocks, alongside other items such as umbrellas, bullhorns and alcohol, but it evidently has not stopped people from bringing it onto the site and disposing of it under their seats.Huge THANK YOU to the Friends of Red Rocks Gum Scraping Crew!!! They have been removing the gum from under the benches @…Posted by Friends of Red Rocks Nonprofit on Sunday, January 28, 2024“Gum is not even permitted inside the amphitheatre, but how do you prevent that? People have it in their purses, in their pockets,” said Pia Valeriana, one of the volunteers, to FOX31.“It’s disrespectful of this natural wonder we want to preserve in its most pristine way,” she continued. “We just want people to be aware, and don’t take this place for granted.

BBC Strictly star Ellie Leach has moved to London, amid her rumoured romance with Bobby Brazier. Ellie, 22, who won Strictly Come Dancing, is now living in the city where her reported boyfriend, EastEnders actor Bobby, 20, stays with his dad. Her cousin, Coronation Street star, Brooke Vincent shared on This Morning today that she's planning to catch up with Ellie in London.

Scottish Ministers have coughed up extra funding as a sweetener for local authorities over a bitter council tax freeze row.

The planned sports streamer team-up between Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox may be stuck at the starting line if Fubo TV gets its way in court.

Scottish Labour delegates have backed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after party MSPs called for “unequivocal” support. The party’s conference held in Glasgow unanimously backed Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s calls for an immediate end to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The 1975 star Matty Healy used a day off rocking out arenas with his band to support his actress mum Denise Welch who is also performing on stage here in Manchester this weekend. Denise is starring in the world premiere production of The Gap at the acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre in Ancoats.