Quaden Bayles, Young Boy With Dwarfism Bullied in 2020, Lands Role in Two George Miller Movies

Manori Ravindran International Editor Billie Lourd, Colin Hanks and Aisling Bea have boarded the transatlantic comedy “And Mrs,” which is set to start shooting in east London this fall. The British feature centers on Gemma, a woman living in London (Bea) whose American fiancé Nathan (Hanks) dies shortly before their wedding day. When, with some encouragement from her sister-in-law, she decides to go ahead and marry him anyway, she has to overcome public opinion, the law of the land and even her own family’s objections. Bea is best known for “This Way Up,” “Living With Yourself” and “Doctor Who,” and will soon be headlining the much-anticipated film based on the songs of Take That, “Greatest Day.”

Julia Roberts opened up about her special relationship with George Clooney and how he and his family “saved” her while they were filming Ticket to Paradise.

George and Amal Clooney saved Julia Roberts from "complete loneliness and despair" as they filmed Ticket to Paradise in Australia under tight Covid-19 restrictions. The Ocean's Eleven co-stars and longtime friends lived Down Under to shoot the film between November 2021 and February this year, and while George had his wife and five-year-old twins with him, Julia left her family behind in America. In an interview with The New York Times, George explained that his frequent collaborator lived in the house below his and Amal's during the shoot.

WATCH: Attorney General introduces affirmative consent reformBut one concerning act is never classified before appearing onscreen—worse still, that act is often glorified and romanticised: Consent, or a lack thereof, remains unacknowledged, despite occurring alarmingly often.It's the exact reason why Angelique Wan, who co-founded the educational youth organisation Consent Labs, is spearheading a campaign that could see "lack of consent" included in the film and television rating system in Australia."We inevitably get questions from students saying, '[Asking for consent] looks awkward, how do you make it feel normal and second nature?' And these conversations always come around to the fact that you rarely see consent role modelled anywhere, it's definitely not modelled in relationships we see onscreen," Wan told ELLE Australia.Angelique Wan (right), who co-founded the educational youth organisation Consent Labs.She's not wrong. While it's already common knowledge that relationship dynamics shown onscreen often set unrealistic expectations, what you might not have noticed is that some of these relationships appear to normalise problematic, and in some cases, criminal behaviour.Take The Devil Wears Prada for example.

Julia Roberts and George Clooney opened up about their quarantine bubble while filming "Ticket to Paradise" in Australia. "We started in Hamilton Island with all these wild birds, and Julia had the house down just below Amal and me and the kids," Clooney told The New York Times.  "I would come out in the early mornings and be like, 'Caa-caa,' and Julia would come out and be like, 'Caa-caa.' And then we'd bring her down a cup of coffee. She was Aunt Juju to my kids." Roberts noted the time in Australia filming was the "longest" she's ever been away from family.

New York Times. “In fact, the characters’ names were originally Georgia and Julian. I hadn’t really done a romantic comedy since ‘One Fine Day’ [in 1996],” the “E.R.” alum added.

Friends forever. Julia Roberts missed her family while filming her upcoming movie Ticket to Paradise, but George Clooney was there to help her cope.

New York Times. “I would come out in the early mornings and be like, ‘Caa-caa,’ and Julia would come out and be like, ‘Caa-caa.’ And then we’d bring her down a cup of coffee.

Julia Roberts was far away from family while filming but luckily for her, co-star and good pal, George Clooney, was there to keep her company. The 54-year-old actress and 61-year-old actor spoke to in a new interview about quarantining close to one another in Australia while working on the upcoming film.«We started in Hamilton Island, with all these wild birds, and Julia had the house down just below Amal and me and the kids,» Clooney shared, referring to his wife, Amal Clooney, and 5-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella.

Julia Roberts and George Clooney are reuniting in the upcoming film Ticket to Paradise which was filmed in Australia. The longtime friends were stuck in a pandemic bubble and Roberts is now opening up about how the Clooney family “saved” her during filming.

Culture Club frontman and former The Voice Australia mentor, Boy George is at the centre of a heated debate surrounding his upcoming appearance as a guest judge on season four of Drag Race UK.Trigger Warning: This story discusses assault and transphobic comments, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The singer’s appearance has upset many Drag Race fans due to his checkered past, with a conviction for beating and imprisoning a male escort in 2007 as well as for making a series of transphobic statements in 2020.

Boy Swallows Universe has finally been announced and there are some big Aussie stars leading the show.WATCH: Travis fimmel in the Vikings season five trailerBased on the popular Australian book by Trent Dalton, the show will be led by Vikings star Travis Fimmel as Lyle Orlik, Aussie icon Simon Baker as Robert Bell and nostalgic H2O: Just Add Water star Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell.As for the leading child characters, Eli and Gus Bell will be played by Felix Cameron as Eli and Lee Tiger Halley as Gus.The adult cast have some serious acting chops between them, with Simon best known for his long-running role as Patrick Jane on The Mentalist.But it’s Travis who has caught fans’ attention in newly released promotional photos, as he’s sporting a very different look for the show.Travis Fimmel will be sporting a mullet as Lyle Orlik.For years he led Vikings as Ragnar Lothbrok, sporting everything from a heavy tattoos and a long braid to a shaved head and scruffy beard in the role - but we’ve never seen him with a mullet before!The Australian star appears with a “business in the front, party in the back” hairdo as Lyle Orlik, sporting a dangling earring and a few tattoos to match.Meanwhile Phoebe Tonkin, who most Aussie women will remember as Cleo in the iconic H2O: Just Add Water, is looking beachy as ever with wavy blonde locks in the promo photos.Phoebe Tonkin, who most Aussie women will remember as Cleo in the iconic H2O: Just Add Water, will play Frances Bell.Travis Fimmel, Simon Baker and Phoebe Tonkin will lead the cast, with other stars like Bryan Brown, Anthony La Paglia and Sophie Wilde joining them as Slim Halliday, Tytus Broz and Caitlyn Spies respectively.The rest of the supporting cast include the likes of

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Travis Fimmel (“Vikings,” “Warcraft”), Simon Baker (“The Mentalist,” “Breath”) and Phoebe Tonkin head the adult cast of “Boy Swallows Universe,” an Australia-set fantasy-drama series. Production has now begun in Brisbane, Queensland. The eight-part limited series is an adaptation of Trent Dalton’s international best-selling novel “Boy Swallows Universe” and is being produced by Brouhaha Entertainment, together with Anonymous Content and Chapter One, for streaming platform Netflix. “Boy Swallows Universe” follows working-class Brisbane teenager Eli Bell in a whirlwind story about drug addiction, ex-cons, poverty, violence and the discovery of hope through the power of love. Dalton has pitched the story as involving “a boy who receives a message on a red rotary dial phone in a secret underground room that tells him he must bust into Brisbane’s notorious Boggo Road Prison to save his mum’s life on Christmas Day.”

Netflix’s series adaptation of Australian novel Boy Swallows Universe has unveiled its cast, and first images from the shoot have been released.

Married At First Sight viewers were crushed when fan favourites Jack Millar and Domenica Calarco announced they'd broken up shortly after the finale aired.WATCH: Jack Millar and Courtney Stubbs' dateJack has since moved on with Love Island Australia star Courtney Stubbs, while Dom is living her best single life in Europe.But that hasn't stopped fans from wondering where the former couple stands with each other today, nearly six months on from their split.Dom says she still speaks to Jack.While doing an Instagram Q&A on Monday, Domenica, 29, revealed she is still in contact with Jack, 28."Of course! We're both super busy with our own lives now but we will always be in each other's lives now no matter what!" she said when asked by a follower if she still speaks to Jack.Dom also shut down whispers she finds it "awkward" that Jack is now dating Courtney, who appeared on the 2021 season of Love Island Australia."[It] could never be weird between us! We are one of a kind, and Jack will always have a place in my heart," Dom warmly said of her ex."I want nothing more than for him to be happy; which he is."It isn't the first time Dom has spoken highly of Jack and Courtney's new relationship.When the couple first went public with their romance back in June, Dom said she was "so happy he is happy".Jack and Dom are still friends.Coincidentally, it was through Dom that Jack and Courtney met.Courtney previously revealed that she was introduced Jack at the launch of Dom's clothing collection with retailer Showpo.In April, MAFS viewers were left shocked during the reunion dinner when Jack and Dom announced they had broken up in the weeks following final vows."It kind of fizzled – I don't know what happened, and I'm left very confused,"

A young Australian boy who was bullied because of his dwarfism has landed a major role in not one but two movies directed by George Miller.

Milly Alcock is a rising star who is breaking onto the scene with her role as Young Rhaenyra Targaryan on the HBO series House of the Dragon.