Former Hollyoaks actress Carley Stenson has been announced as the next Dancing On Ice 2023 contestant.The actress and West End star shared her excitement at the news ahead of her appearance on the show next year. Carley said: "I'm so excited that I get to learn how to dance... on ice! I'm terrified but can’t wait - I just want to make the most of this whole experience." The actress, who has also appeared in Holby City and in the West End, will join RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2019 winner The Vivienne, EastEnders' Patsy Palmer, John Fashanu, comedian Darren Harriott, Corrie's Mollie Gallagher, Olympic Gymnast Nile Wilson and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.
‘Living’ Star Bill Nighy on Capturing the Heroism of ‘Normal People Getting Through Life’ (Video)
19.09.2022 - 23:27 / thewrap.com
Oliver Hermanus and starring Bill Nighy and Aimee Lou Wood, comes from a screenplay that Kazuo Ishiguro wrote, adapting it into English from Akira Kurosawa’s Japanese film “Ikuru.” (“Ikuru” itself was inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s 1886 Russian novella “The Death of Ivan Ilyich.”) Nighy plays a British bureaucrat in post-World War II London whose cancer diagnosis inspires him to reevaluate his life of solitude and try to make a difference in his community before he dies. Hermanus, Nighy and Wood visited TheWrap and Shutterstock’s Interview and Portrait Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival for a discussion about the filmmaking process.Nighy plays the bureaucrat, Williams, and he and Hermanus weren’t too worried by the legacy of Kurosawa’s original film looming over their adaptation.
Having Kazuo Ishiguro’s screenplay writing helped immensely.“We had to ask for permission, and the story is that the [Kurosawa] family did not believe that Kazuo Ishiguro was involved in this form, and he even wrote a letter saying, ‘I, Kazuo Ishiguro, am going to be writing the screenplay’ And they didn’t believe that either,” Hermanus told Senior Film Reporter Brian Welk. “So then he sent a video message of himself and that’s when the family, I think, was like — all their trust was in Kazuo Ishiguro.
Like, if Mr. Ishiguro was going to do it, they felt that it was in good hands and we were all kind of protected.”Hermanus and Nighy were both approached by producer Stephen Wooley to do the film.
Ishiguro hadn’t yet committed to writing the screenplay, but Nighy recounted how Wooley persuaded the Nobel-Prize winning author to board the project. Hermanus described Ishiguro’s unique insight into the transition between the Japanese and
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08.10.2022 / 03:37
‘Wolf Pack’: Paramount+ Series Gets Premiere Date, Teaser Trailer, Adds Cast
Paramount+ has set a January 2023 premiere date for its upcoming original series Wolf Pack. The streamer also released the official teaser trailer and announced eight additional cast members for the series, written and produced by Jeff Davis, during the show’s panel Friday at New York Comic Con.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
05.10.2022 / 11:11
ITV Love Island winner Ekin-Su confirmed for Dancing On Ice after beau Davide 'turned show down'
Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is heading for her second reality show as she's been announced as the latest celebrity confirmed to be taking part in the 2023 series of Dancing on Ice. The line-up for the ITV skating competition started being announced earlier this week.
msn.com
02.10.2022 / 14:59
James Bond origin: The Hollywood star who inspired 007 character
JUST IN: James Bond: George Lazenby forced to reshoot Diana Rigg death sceneWhile his obvious literary comparison to Carmichael is clear, other journalists and critics often compare Bond's appearance to that of his author Fleming. Among them was Ben Macintyre, who compared 007 to Fleming in his 2008 book For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond.
deadline.com
01.10.2022 / 18:43
Bond Producer Michael G.Wilson Reveals That 007 Aspirants Are Given ”From Russia With Love” Bedroom Scene For Auditions
James Bond film producer Michael G. Wilson, who runs Eon Productions with Barbara Broccoli, has revealed that a seduction scene from the 1963 thriller From Russia With Love is always used to test those aspiring to play Ian Fleming’s ruthless spy.
variety.com
30.09.2022 / 18:07
London Film Festival’s ‘Pretty Red Dress’ Captures the ‘Grit and Glamour’ of London Life, With Alexandra Burke in Starring Role
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor In contemporary British drama “Pretty Red Dress,” which has its world premiere on Oct. 9 at the BFI London Film Festival, Dionne Edwards delivers a portrait of London life that embraces both its “grit and glamour.” It was a look and feel that was inspired by “Saturday Night Fever,” says the writer-director. The film kicks off with Travis, a tough, black guy from South London with a gangland past, being released from prison, to be met by his partner Candice. We learn that their daughter, Kenisha, is in trouble at school for fighting, and that Candice, who works in a grocery store, has a thwarted ambition: she wants to be a professional singer. We discover too that both Travis and Kenisha have aspects of their personalities that they keep hidden.
variety.com
24.09.2022 / 12:55
Amanda Jansson, ‘Normal People’s’ Desmond Eastwood to Star in ‘Stormskerry Maja’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Marta Balaga Finnish helmer Tiina Lymi has found the cast for her upcoming period drama “Stormskerry Maja,” set in the 19th century. “Thin Blue Line” star Amanda Jansson will play the headstrong lead, with Linus Troedsson cast as Maja’s husband Janne. Jonna Järnefelt, Tobias Zilliacus, Amanda Kilpeläinen Arvidsson will also star, joined by Tony Doyle and Desmond Eastwood, who appeared in “Normal People.” The film will be shot in Swedish and English. Based on a series of novels written by Anni Blomqvist, “Stormskerry Maja” tells the story of Maja and her family as they move to a barren and remote island. Their everyday life is a relentless battle for survival, but Maja stands her ground. Despite all the setbacks, she stays in Stormskerry, where her roots are.
nme.com
23.09.2022 / 11:07
Actor and director Jung Woo-sung to star in his first K-drama in over a decade
Studio&New reported that Jung had been cast as one of the leads in Tell Me That You Love Me (literal title), a K-drama based on the award-winning 1995 Japanese drama of the same name.According to a report by Korea JoongAng Daily, Jung will be playing Cha Jin-woo, a hearing-impaired artist who expresses his emotions through drawings. He will be joined by Shin Hyun-been (Hospital Playlist), who will be portraying Jung Mo-eun, Cha Jin-woo’s main love interest.Tell Me That You Love Me marks Jung’s return to acting in television series in over a decade.
deadline.com
22.09.2022 / 12:59
‘Got Talent’ Gets Japan Remake; Prime Video Buys Bayou Killers Doc; WBD UK Orders; Studio Hamburg Renamed — Global Briefs
Japan Latest To Remake Simon Cowell’s ‘Got Talent’
dailyrecord.co.uk
19.09.2022 / 11:39
£150 cost of living payment set to start this week for 6m people receiving disability benefits
Some six million people claiming disability benefits are set to receive a one-off payment for £150 from Tuesday, September 20. The money is part of the UK Government’s £37 billion package of support aimed at helping households across the country cope with the ongoing cost of living crisis.
deadline.com
08.09.2022 / 14:07
India’s Kajol To Star In Disney+ Hotstar Drama Based On ‘The Good Wife’; Channel 4 Buys Hulu Drama; ‘The Great Escaper’ Shoot Begins — Global Briefs
India’s Kajol To Star Disney+ Hotstar Remake Of ‘The Good Wife’