Author: Max Pilley

Actress Joanna Lumley has revealed that her Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders once considered killing off their famous characters. In a recent interview with My Weekly, Lumley shared that Saunders once wrote to her asking if they should “just kill them off and bury them”. However, Lumley persuaded Saunders to keep the characters alive, arguing… Continue reading Jennifer Saunders was going to kill off ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ characters until Joanna Lumley stopped her

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal has opened up about his experience as a legally blind actor in Hollywood, saying that he thinks it has been beneficial for him. Born with a lazy eye that was naturally resolved, Gyllenhaal has been wearing corrective lenses since the age of six and remains legally blind. However, he says that he… Continue reading Jake Gyllenhaal discusses being legally blind in Hollywood: “It’s advantageous”

The director of new film “Winter Spring Summer Or Fall”, Tiffany Paulsen, has defended one of the movie’s stars, Percy Hynes White, following a recent allegation of sexual misconduct against him. The film, which premieres later this month at the Tribeca Film Festival, follows the “Addams Family” spin-off show “Wednesday” which Hynes White appeared in… Continue reading Percy Hynes White director defends ‘Wednesday’ actor in wake of sexual assault allegation

Jeremy Renner has revealed that he turned down an offer to reprise his role as William Brandt in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, which was released in 2018. In an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Renner disclosed that he was told he would shoot for only one week, during which his character would be… Continue reading Here’s why Jeremy Renner refused to star in a third ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie

Elle Fanning is the latest actress to be cast in the Predator franchise’s new film, Badlands. The film was announced earlier this year and will be directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who previously helmed the 2022 film Prey. Trachtenberg has co-written a brand new script for the upcoming film with writer Patrick Aison, with principal photography… Continue reading Elle Fanning is leading the new ‘Predator’ movie

Actress Mamie Laverock, known for her role in the Hallmark Channel series “When Calls The Heart,” has suffered what her parents describe as “life-threatening injuries” after falling from a fifth-floor balcony. Although she had been hospitalized in May after a medical emergency, the nature of this has not been disclosed. The actress was reportedly being… Continue reading Hallmark star suffers “life-threatening” injuries in balcony fall

The hit sitcom We Are Lady Parts, which follows the exploits of a Muslim all-girl punk band in Britain, is set to return to Channel 4 for a second season. The first season – which aired in 2021 – introduced audiences to Lady Parts, a defiant and raucous band, largely through the eyes of lead… Continue reading When is ‘We Are Lady Parts’ season two on TV?

The world of film is in mourning after Richard M. Sherman, one half of the legendary Sherman Brothers songwriting duo, passed away at the age of 95. Richard and his brother Robert B. Sherman served as the in-house songwriters at Disney in the 1960s and won two Oscars for their work. Known for providing the… Continue reading Richard M. Sherman, ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘The Jungle Book’ composer, dies at 95

Mike Portnoy, the renowned drummer, has taken on a weighty challenge. He learned to play Tool’s Pneuma, a song that according to Portnoy, makes Dream Theater look like Weezer. Drumeo YouTube channel extended the challenge to Portnoy, offering him six hours to master the twelve-minute track recorded for Fear Inoculum in 2019. The channel describes… Continue reading Mike Portnoy attempts to drum Tool song: “This makes Dream Theater look like Weezer”

Lizzo has responded to a recent episode of South Park that parodied her as part of a wider send-up of alleged weight loss drug, Ozempic. The episode, titled ‘The End of Obesity’, contains a sketch in which Eric Cartman is prescribed ‘Lizzo’ as a body positivity guru when he cannot afford the fictional drug. The… Continue reading Lizzo responds to ‘South Park’ Ozempic jibe: “I’m really that bitch”