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Next Wednesday is James Bond Day marking 60 years since the film franchise kicked off with Sean Connery’s Dr No. Yet the Scottish former milkman and bodybuilder almost wasn’t cast as 007. Instead, producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were seeking Cary Grant for the role. However, the English-born American star would only commit to

Over the last 60 years, there have been 25 official James Bond movies starring fewer men as 007 than have walked on the moon. They are in chronological order: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. But who is the nation’s overall favourite? Sean Connery kicked off Bond on

Rooster Cogburn: Trailer starring John Wayne in 1975 Nicknamed The Duke, John Wayne remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring figures, appearing in more than 170 films and TV shows during a long career, which started in the silent era of cinema in the Twenties. For more than three decades, Wayne ranked among the top box-office

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced some major players into the series through Disney Plus this year, including She-Hulk, Ms Marvel and Moon Knight, but one of the swiftest blasters in the galaxy is about to join the fight. A new report says the legendary actor behind Star Wars‘ Han Solo is about to become

Like Austin Butler’s Elvis (another hopeful), this is a lot more than an impression. The Cuban actress nails that breathy delivery but her real mission is to give us glimpses of Marilyn’s soul. And that is perhaps where the comparisons end. Unlike Baz Luhrmann’s joyous homage to the King, Blonde will be no one’s idea

In The Sound of 007’s trailer, Craig is heard saying: “The horns, the guitar, they were so evocative of that era. Bond wouldn’t be Bond without that.” Alongside the new documentary, Prime’s Global James Bond Day will also launch The Sound of 007: LIVE from the Royal Albert Hall. The official charity concert with performances

Marvel fans were spoiled overnight as Ryan Reynolds dropped a video that announced some key details about his next superhero movie, Deadpool 3. On top of Reynolds promising a “special, true to character” movie, he also revealed that Hugh Jackman will be returning to play Wolverine “one more time”. Wolverine’s comeback in the series is

Queen ‘put herself up’ for 2012 James Bond sketch says writer James Bond fans the world over have been clamouring to see what is on offer during a charity auction that will sell off some of the British secret agent’s most well-known memorabilia and props. The likes of an Aston Martin DB5 stunt car, suits

Tom Hanks is one of the best-loved and most prolific actors of our generation. From Toy Story to Forrest Gump, the star has acted in almost 100 movies, but he has now revealed that he has not always been happy with them. Most recently, Hanks starred in the Elvis Presley biopic, “Elvis”, as the King

Earlier this month Disney announced a collection of new projects at their annual event, D23. On top of the Star Wars news that came out of the glitzy occasion, Marvel boss Kevin Feige revealed a plethora of new films and TV shows on their way to theatres and Disney Plus. But Deadpool 3 was nowhere

Since No Time To Die hit cinemas last year, the future of James Bond has been left up in the air. Daniel Craig stepped away from the 007 role after 15 years and five movies, and now it is time for a new star to don the tuxedo and take his martinis shaken, not stirred.

Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries is out next week and absolutely packed with deliciously acerbic and indiscrete commentaries about the entire ten-year process of making the Harry Potter film franchise. Indeed, some of Professor Snape’s waspish wit seems to have bled into the actor’s personality or, more likely, vice versa. It makes for entertaining

The highly anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is just a matter of weeks away from hitting cinemas, but there are still a lot of questions surrounding the Marvel movie. Who is the new antagonist Namor, and why is he hellbent on destroying Wakanda? How did T’Challa die? And who will take up the mantle of

Star Wars fans have not had any news on a new set of films for years, at this point. In the past few years, Disney announced Star Wars would be getting a couple of new entries in cinemas, including Rogue Squadron from Patty Jenkins and an untitled film from Thor boss Taika Waititi. Rogue Squadron

At the moment, the hunt for Daniel Craig‘s replacement is on. The James Bond star has played 007 for 15 years across five films, but his time has now come to an end. After No Time To Die, his tenure is up. He now joins the ranks of former Bond stars including Pierce Brosnan, Sean

Bruce Willis could star alongside Marilyn Monroe in a new Hollywood blockbuster thanks to mind-blowing advances in artificial intelligence. Movie actors past and present can now star on screen together without stepping in front of a camera, as revealed in a new documentary Tech To The Future. Die Hard star Willis, 67, is the first

Ron Howard’s daughter split her childhood between the Connecticut family farm, New York State home and Hollywood. She guffaws when I suggest it wasn’t the typical La La Land upbringing of Fabergé eggs and tea parties. Not only was she warned she had little chance of making a living as an actor, she was also

“Why can’t you just pretend?” Lydia (played by Lisa Jakub) asks him. “Pretend to be Mrs Doubtfire and Pudgy the Bird and all those other things. Why can’t you and mum just pretend to be happy?” “We probably could,” her father wearily replies.  “Then we’d still be a family,” she cries. No wonder they cut

John Wayne, whose cowboy characters regularly killed Native Americans in his movies, was watching from the wings. Speaking with The Guardian last year, Littlefeather recalled: “During my presentation, he was coming towards me to forcibly take me off the stage, and he had to be restrained by six security men to prevent him from doing

So many of her classic roles like The Village have centred on nuanced emotions and those mesmerising eyes, it’s easy to forget that away from the big screen she has always been a total action girl. Raised resolutely away from Hollywood, it wasn’t a childhood filled with Faberge eggs and tea parties. She guffaws at