‘Star Wars Jedi’ actor says a live-action appearance must be “right” for the story

Mark Wright's fans have shown up in force online after spotting a disappointing detail about the launch of his new clothing brand Aytee7 - citing that his promotional team might have been at fault for the lack of fan support. The much-loved TV personality and husband to Michelle Keegan was spotted at the Trafford Centre in Manchester promoting his collection at a pop-up shop near Selfridges, but despite having ample security and designated queuing areas set up, it seems not many turned up initially. Snaps of him alongside his better half were on display for all shoppers to admire as they passed by.

Hannah Einbinder was moved to tears. Nick Thune was moved to sing. John Leguizamo shared hard truths.

One of the highlights of Dune: Part Two is seeing Christopher Walken‘s take on the role of Shaddam IV, the film’s ferocious Emperor. It’s his first acting role in four years, and came about because of his admiration for the first film in the series.

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Star Wars movie.Walken, who stars in the recent critically acclaimed movie Dune: Part Two, recalled the opportunity he had to star in George Lucas’ sci-fi action franchise, and shared the fellow Oscar-winner with whom he shared the process.Speaking with Vanity Fair, the star opened up about the experience: “I think it was for Han Solo,” he shared. “Yes, I auditioned for it.

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has said that immigration has created “division and animosity” in the UK.The London-born singer, whose parents were immigrants from Ireland, discussed the apparent effects of immigration and doubled down on his support for Brexit during an interview on LBC last night (March 7).“Britain today is so, so catastrophically disappointing,” said Lydon, who now lives in Los Angeles, California.He went on to talk about how some of the shows on his forthcoming spoken word tour – dubbed ‘I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right’ – would be taking place “in seaside towns” such as Brighton, Folkestone and Blackpool.“I mean, they really indicate how rundown Britain has become,” Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, continued. “Those used to be fantastic places when I was a kid.

Ice–T has hit out at Keir Starmer after the rapper fell for a fake online interview with the Labour leader.On Wednesday (March 6), the parody X/Twitter account Women For Wes – named after Labour politician Wes Streeting – shared a section of an interview allegedly given by Starmer.In the caption, WFW wrote: “Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing backlash online after criticising Ice-T (@FINALLEVEL) in a magazine interview, describing the Law & Order star as ‘corrosive’ and someone whose online conduct may encite [sic] his followers to ‘seriously hurt’ others.”The politician was asked in the spoof article to provide an example of a public figure he found “corrosive” to society, particularly young people. He responded: “Ice-T.”The faux Starmer continued: “My son is fifteen.

Last week, the trades revealed details about “The Department,” a new espionage political thriller series based on the critically acclaimed hit French drama “Le Bureau des Legendes.” Michael Fassbender was cast in the lead role, and the series came from George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures shingle. While early reports said Clooney would direct, a new Paramount+ announcement revealed that he’s just executive producing the project and Golden Globe and multi-BAFTA winner Joe Wright (“Pride and Prejudice,” “The Darkest Hour” and “Atonement”) will direct the series instead.

Gary Goldsmith has reportedly been 'read the riot act' from members of the Royal Family, ahead of his apparent Celebrity Big Brother appearance tonight (March 4). The rumoured reality TV star is said to be joining this year's line-up and exclusive pictures from the weekend show Gary shopping for new suits at Kerrs Soho, amid whispers the Middleton family is said to be furious over him agreeing to be on the show. Gary - who is the brother of Kate's mum and infamous for his hard partying - is said to have instilled fears in his family over what potential secrets he could leak to his housemates.

After almost 30 years on the Weatherfield cobbles, Roy Cropper and his beloved cafe Roy's Rolls have become part of the Coronation Street furniture. David Neilson - the actor who plays the loveable character - first landed the job back in 1995, and since then, has been at the centre of many different storylines. From his iconic love affair with the anorak wearing Hayley Cropper - which tragically ended following her death in 2014 - to his later relationship with the widow Cathy Matthews, David's character has become a fan favourite.

After an all-too-brief respite, Southern California is once again being hit with a winter storm.

Todd Longwell Sound doesn’t get a lot of high-profile recognition during movie awards season, outside of a single category at the Oscars. That’s why the 60thCinema Audio Society Awards – which will be held on March 2 at the Beverly Hilton – are such an important date on the entertainment industry calendar.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After premiering in 2021 at the end of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” will end its run with season three with its final 15 episodes of the animated series. If you want to catch up with its previous seasons and watch its current season, “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” is now streaming on Disney+.

Holly Jones Keshet International has commissioned the six-part docuseries “Hitler’s Treasure Hunters” from production outfit Perpetual Entertainment(“Troppo”). KI’s second straight-to-series factual order for international distribution, which figures into a new Greenlight: Factual & Formats commissioning initiative, the show centers Heinrich Himmler’s Das Ahnenerbe, a branch of the Nazi SS that sought religious relics and high-value international artefacts – such as the Holy Grail and Thor’s Hammer – in order to gain solid footing in the war and advance Aryan supremacy.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Timothée Chalamet first revealed in September 2022 that his “Don’t Look Up” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio once gave him brief but essential career advice: “No hard drugs and no superhero movies.” DiCaprio has never gone down the comic book movie route, and it’s a path Chalamet has also avoided so far despite the majority of his contemporaries signing up for Marvel and DC films in recent years. Is Chalamet still committed to DiCaprio’s advice? In a recent interview with The New York Times while on the press tour for “Dune: Part Two,” Chalamet said the door on starring in comic book movies is not completely shut the way it might be for DiCaprio.

The Star Wars franchise is coming to shoot in California for the first time with The Mandalorian & Grogu movie, and the Golden State is paying out its weight in tax incentive gold to have the bounty hunter saga made within state lines.

Sting and Billy Joel kicked off their co-headlining concert in Tampa, Florida by treating their fans to a duet – watch fan-shot clips of the concert below.Performing at the Raymond James Stadium this past Saturday (January 24), Sting wasted no time surprising fans, kicking off the pair’s co-headlining concert by bringing out Billy Joel to perform ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’.While the surprise duet to start the night was undoubtedly a big event in itself, the Tampa Bay Times reports that a big chunk of the night’s audience were unable to catch it as they were stuck in traffic outside the stadium.Fortunately, these unlucky fans were able to catch the night’s second duet when Billy Joel brought Sting out to perform ‘Big Man on Mulberry Street’ late into his set. Watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.Sting and Billy Joel will next share co-headlining dates together in April and September as part of Joel’s ongoing tour, which also includes stops with Stevie Nicks.

Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford has said he is unsure about the band’s current status, after drummer Brad Wilk suggested they had split up.At the start of January, Wilk posted a statement on Instagram that appeared to confirm that the band had ended for good. “I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for all the cancelled RATM shows,” he wrote. “So, while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know that RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom and I) will not be touring or playing live again.” A post shared by Brad Wilk (@bradwilk)Wilk continued by saying, “I’m sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen” and “thank you to every person who has ever supported us”.

Star Wars script Harrison Ford left in a London flat sold for thousands last week.The actor rented the flat in 1976 while filming Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and when he moved out, he accidentally left a draft of the film’s script.A description of the item from the auction read: “A revised fourth draft of STAR WARS EPISODE 1: A NEW HOPE – originally titled here as The Adventures of Luke Star Killer as taken from the ‘Journal of the Whills’ by George Lucas (Saga I) STAR WARS (March 15, 1976).”On the items provenance, the description added: “This item came from the home of a family in which Harrison Ford stayed during the filming of Star Wars throughout 1976 and is likely his own copy that was left behind along with other items.“Includes the scene where we first meet Chewbaca in the cantina and where Han Solo introduces the crew to the Milennium Falcon, among many other famous scenes and lines of dialogue including ‘Boring conversation anyway.'”Last weekend (February 18), the script sold for £10,795 following via Excalibur Auctions to an unnamed collector.The auction house went on to add more information about the owners of the flat in the description of the item, writing: “…The vendor recollects that in 1976 she had an advertisement in The Sunday Times “Flat to Let”. She and her husband were looking for a lodger in their home.

Love Island fans saw Tom Clare and Molly Smith crowned winners of the first-ever All Stars series on Monday night, after five weeks of looking to find love on-screen once again. In new pictures of the couples landing back in the UK after their sun-soaked - and drama-filled - South African sojourn, the winning couple were papped at the airport looking as smitten as ever, alongside the other four final couples.