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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.

EXCLUSIVE: Iconic 1960s television series The Avengers is getting a remake.

Could it be the One Direction Harry Styles is going in is to play none other than James Bond? Chances of the As It Was and Late Night Talking star becoming everyone's favourite secret agent have been priced at 66/1 by William Hill. He joins other longshots such as Thor's Chris Hemsworth and Star Wars' Ewan McGregor to succeed Daniel Craig, who stepped down from the role after last year's No Time To Die. Bizarrely, the chances of Harry landing the 007 role don't seem to have been hampered by his poorly-received acting skills in movies Don't Worry Darling and My Policeman.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticNazi ghouls have figured in plenty of horror movies, whether preserved (1966’s “The Frozen Dead”), newly bioengineered (1978’s “The Boys from Brazil”) or zombiefied (too many to list). Edging close to that terrain, “Burial” revolves around a corpse — the corpse, as far as WWII’s end was concerned — that does not reanimate or otherwise come “back to life,” but poses a grave threat nonetheless.Not-quite-horror despite its macabre theme and mood, this sophomore directorial feature for Ben Parker is a handsomely produced period thriller that delivers in terms of action and atmospherics, even if his somewhat convoluted story doesn’t maximally pay off. IFC Midnight is releasing the Estonia-shot U.K. production to limited U.S. theaters and on-demand platforms Sept. 2.

David Warner, a versatile actor whose career spanned six decades with roles on stage, television and film, has died aged 80. The RADA-trained performer played leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company with his 1965 Hamlet described as “the epitome of 1960s youth”.  The young actor also appeared opposite Helen Mirren and Diana Rigg in the 1968 film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Last Night In Soho, the nostalgic sinister feature from director Edgar Wright, has won Best Film at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The film beat out Licorice Pizza, Promising Young Woman, Sound Of Metal, and The Harder They Fall for the award.Ahead of presenting the award, Stath Lets Flats star and creator Jamie Demetriou said: “I’m incredibly hammered from all the rock music!”He added: “When we think of film, we think of storytelling. When I think of film, I think of the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”“Thank you so much, this is such a nice surprise,” director Edgar Wright said on the podium while collecting the award alongside the film’s star Michael Ajao.

1960s Soho, London comes back to life in Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho. You can’t visit without paying a price though, as Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) finds out in the period psychological thriller.

TheWrap’s critic calling it Wright’s best movie since his debut “Shaun of the Dead” and singling out its eclectic ’60s needle drops and sly references to other art house movies of the day. “Last Night in Soho” also stars Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao and Synnøve Karlsen.

Dansette record player as hand luggage. But her eccentric, old-fashioned ways mean student halls are too bitchy for her, and she eventually takes lodgings in a dingy room just north of Soho, at the top of a creaky house run by mysterious landlady Mrs.

Last Night in Soho has finally been released. The psychological horror film from Edgar Wright (previously Baby Driver and Shaun of the Dead) is one of this year’s most anticipated releases.

The teaser trailer for writer and director Edgar Wright‘s new psychological thriller Last Night in Soho is finally here. Watch it below!

BAFTA’s in memoriam tribute yesterday (April 11) alongside other stars who died in the last year.The Game Of Thrones and James Bond (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, 1969) actress was omitted while other actors including Christopher Plummer and Hal Holbrook were remembered. Fellow Bond girl Honor Blackman (Goldfinger, 1964) was also left out.People on social media pointed out the omissions.

All Creatures Great And Small has found its new Mrs. Pumphrey following the death of Diana Rigg last September.

wearing a white bikini in “Dr. No.” Imagine Honor Blackman delivering the famous line “I’m Pussy Galore” to a tickled Sean Connery in “Goldfinger.” Bond girls are as iconic in world cinema as a roaring Leo the Lion and Humphrey Bogart saying, “Here’s looking at you, kid.” They’re gorgeous, agile, smart and sometimes sinister.

With no Tony Awards this year to honor those Broadway stars and workers who have passed away, a new In Memoriam video directed by actor Raúl Esparza is picking up the mantle. The eight-minute video, called Broadway Remembers, with vocal performances by Esparza and Sierra Boggess pays tribute to more than 100 people from the theater community who June 2019 between December 2020.

AS*H.” Ja’Net Dubois was gossipy Willona on “Good Times;” Jerry Stiller made us laugh out loud as cranky Frank Costanza on “Seinfeld;” and Carl Reiner created and acted in the great TV classic, “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”Robert Conrad played Secret Service agent James West on “The Wild Wild West,” and Linda Cristal was Victoria Cannon on “The High Chaparral.” Phyllis George broke down barriers as the co-host of “The NFL Today,” while Diana Rigg set new standards for style and cool as Emma Peel on

Broadway suffered the way it has in 2020. Its theaters have been dark since March, many of its 97,000 employees out of work for at least another six months, its neighborhood – Times Square – often deserted.

East Kilbride News, said: “We had always based Rose on Mrs Emma Peel from The Avengers — the legendary Diana Rigg. “I think Lily, with her theatrical background, really brings that kind of style to the role.

Game of Thrones book has detailed Dame Diana Rigg’s “mischievous” diva-like ways on set.The late star, who played Lady Olenna Tyrell, has been remembered by a number of cast and crew members for her strong personality while filming.In James Hibberd’s Fire Cannot Kill A Dragon, producer and writer Dave Hill recalls working with Rigg while visiting the brothel owned by Littlefinger, played by Aiden Gillen.“We were preparing for a scene where Olenna meets Littlefinger at the brothel,” Hill said.

Game of Thrones stars, Rose Leslie and Kit Harington, have announced that they are expecting their first child together. Rose confirmed the exciting news to UK's Make Magazine, published this weekend.  The British actor couple met on the set of HBO smash hit Game of Thrones - Rose played Ygritte and Kit played the role of Jon Snow - which concluded its eight-year run in 2019.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine is back on our screens today, and we will be heartbreakingly saying goodbye to in her final episode before her death in early September. She was 82. In the episode, Diana Rigg's character Mrs Pumphrey is worried about her cheeky pooch Tricki Woo, who is under the weather.

2020 Emmys ceremony.The Broadway actor, who appeared in “Waitress” and “A Bronx Tale,” died in July after a battle with the coronavirus.

Rigg on his upcoming psychological horror film Last Night In Soho. Around a month ago, Rigg’s daughter Rachael Stirling called up the writer and director to say that she “wanted to do her final ADR for the movie,” but they’d need to come to her and “do it soon.”“I didn’t want to admit it, but I knew what that meant,” wrote Wright.

Diana Rigg, who passed away at age 82 last week, is being remembered by those who worked with her on “Game of Thrones”, in which she played cunning Lady Olenna Tyrell.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Channel 5's paid a beautiful tribute to the late , whose final role was as Mrs Pumphrey in the hit new period show. Diana sadly passed away on 10 September aged 82.

“Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Untold Story of the Epic Series.” “In the Emilia Clarke version, it’s rape. It’s not rape in my book, and it’s not rape in the scene as we filmed it with Tamzin Merchant.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterWelcome to the latest edition of International Insider. This week we’re looking forward to Toronto International Film Festival, which began yesterday, and closing the book on Venice, which ends tomorrow.

Entertainment Weekly first reported the death - announcing the actress' daughter Rachel Stirling, confirmed that her famous mum Rigg was diagnosed with cancer in March. In the statement, Rachel said Diana "spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life, full of love, laughter and a deep pride in her profession.

Hollywood is paying tribute to English theater, television and film star Diana Rigg, who died on Thursday at the age of 82. The Emmy-, BAFTA-, and Tony award-winning actress began her career on the stage, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late 1950s just two years after making her stage debut — and a decade before crossing the pond to appear in her first Broadway production.

Diana Rigg has died aged 82.The Emmy and Tony-winning British actress, who shot to fame in the 1960s with her performance as seductive spy Emma Peel on The Avengers, passed away “peacefully early this morning,” her agent told BBC News on Thursday (September 10, 2020).“She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time,” they added.Rigg enjoyed a varied career with numerous starring roles, including playing ill-fated Bond girl Tracy di Vicenzo opposite 007 actor

George Lazenby has spoken of his sadness following the death of his James Bond co-star Dame Diana Rigg at the age of 82.The veteran performer was best known for roles in The Avengers, Game Of Thrones and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, where she played Countess Teresa “Tracy” Bond, the wife of 007.Dame Diana died peacefully at home after being diagnosed with cancer in March this year, her daughter confirmed.Lazenby, 81, said on Instagram: “I’m so sad to hear of the death of Diana Rigg.“She

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticGeorge Lazenby, whose sole turn as James Bond in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was blessed with the casting of costar Diana Rigg, dispelled those ancient tales of an on-set feud today, writing, ” Much was made of our supposed differences but that was the Press looking for a news story.”Rigg, who died this morning at the age of 82, played the doomed Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo in the Peter R.

Naman Ramachandran The entertainment world is paying tribute to multifaceted actor Diana Rigg, who died Thursday at her home in England at the age of 82.Rigg’s appeal transcended generations, ranging from playing the stylish Emma Peel in iconic 1960’s series “The Avengers”; Contessa Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo, the only woman to lead James Bond to the altar, in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”; to Lady Holiday in “The Great Muppet Caper”; Mrs Danvers in “Rebecca”; through to discovering a new

Lazenby captioned a photo of the pair. “She undoubtedly raised my acting game when we made On Her Majesty’s Secret Service together in 1968-9.

The Avengers as Emma Peel, a truly groundbreaking action heroine who managed to best bad guys, run a successful business, and pursue both artistic and scientific hobbies—all while wearing a rather iconic PVC catsuit. Female characters as tough and as competent as Peel had hardly been seen on screens—big or small—before that.

LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Diana Rigg, who came to fame in the cult 1960s TV show "The Avengers" and enjoyed a distinguished and varied career on stage and screen from James Bond to "Game of Thrones", died on Thursday aged 82.Rigg won numerous Emmy, Tony and Bafta awards during her long and prestigious career, equally at home in classical theatre roles as those in popular TV shows."My Beloved Ma died peacefully in her sleep early this morning, at home, surrounded by family," her actress