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News Roundup: Thompson, Winslet, Weisz Face Off Against Cosmetic Surgery

staff — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:29:36 +0000

• Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz have bonded over the issue of plastic surgery for female actresses. They have formed what they’re calling The British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League, and resolve never to fall prey to ...

News Roundup: Helena Bonham Carter’s Clever Pitch, Daniel Craig Wants to Do Bollywood, and More Kids for the Beckhams?

staff — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:04:14 +0000

Did you hear the story about the two Hollywood A-list stars who made a pitch to the BBC TV show Dragon’s Den? Well it goes like this:

If Christopher Eccleston Can’t Make A Good Beatles Film, Can Liam Gallagher?

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:55:53 +0000

Liam Gallagher has revealed that his production company has now finished work on the script for a movie about the Beatles’ near-ruinous business venture, Apple, and he’s now on the lookout for actors.

Do British Actors Keep Hollywood Franchises Like ‘Pirates’ Afloat?

Leah Rozen — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:09:10 +0000

Hollywood is addicted to the British.

While much has been written of late about all the comic book superhero roles being nabbed by English or Commonwealth-born actors, it’s the casting of supporting roles in blockbuster film series that is really keeping talented Brits ...

Scene-Stealing Judi Dench Makes Off with Latest ‘Pirates’ Sequel

Leah Rozen — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:48:36 +0000

Size – make that length – doesn’t matter to Dame Judi Dench. The English actress, 76, shows up for a mere minute, at most, in one of the funniest scenes in The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth chapter in the ...

Royal Roundup: The Queen and Johnny Depp Are Distant Cousins?

MacKenzie Wilson — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:11:44 +0000

First Kate Middleton and Ellen DeGeneres were reported to be distant 15th cousins, and now The Queen and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp are also long lost kin?

The Kings Speech And Harry Potter: Award Magnets

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:27:52 +0000

Last night, London’s Wembley Arena was host to the National Movie Awards, an event which seeks to reward outstanding achievement in the fields of cinematic art. You could probably have guessed that from the title, right?

Johnny Depp to Make Cameo in New Ricky Gervais BBC2 Comedy

MacKenzie Wilson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:52:06 +0000

Seriously, all that fuss over Ricky Gervais‘ cleverly cutting delivery at the 2011 Golden Globes in January seems like ages ago, doesn’t it?

Dame Judi Dench Signs On for ‘Pirates 4′

MacKenzie Wilson — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:02:00 +0000

The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean is really shaping up nicely. Keith Richards will reprise his role as Captain Teague, while British actor Stephen Graham will make his Pirates debut as the glass-eyed funnyman Scram.

Disney Bans Keith Richards From “World’s End”

Kevin Wicks — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Disney is worried about how Keith Richards' recent "dad-snorting" comments will affect Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, in which he plays Johnny Depp's father. He's been effectively banished ...