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Paul Rudd almost robbed Steve Carell of his big break in 2005: “Don’t do it, man”
Steve Carell has recalled that Paul Rudd was initially considered for the lead role in the 2005 comedy *The 40-Year-Old Virgin*, before Carell ultimately secured the part that helped establish him as a major film star. The role became pivotal to Carell’s career, arriving shortly before *The Office* made him widely known on television and…
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New Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has recorded the second-biggest global opening weekend in box office history, taking $927m (£687m) and easily covering its estimated $225m production budget. Starring real-life couple Tom Holland and Zendaya, the film provides a timely boost for Disney and Marvel following a run of underperforming releases, ahead of December’s much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.…
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Jimmy Kimmel’s FCC Fight Could Officially Mark the End of an Era for Late-Night TV
Jimmy Kimmel’s ongoing clash with US regulators has escalated into a broader confrontation between the FCC and ABC, after the comedian hosted a spoof version of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner featuring jokes about Melania Trump. Disney-owned ABC has filed a brief accusing the FCC of retaliating against the network by launching unprecedented early licence…
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Margot Robbie’s Barbie sequel in limbo over ‘salary demands’… with one star allegedly seeking eight-figure payday to return
Production on a planned Barbie sequel starring Margot Robbie has reportedly stalled amid a pay dispute with Warner Bros, according to the New York Times. Robbie was expected to reprise her lead role, with Ryan Gosling returning alongside her, but negotiations have broken down, leaving the follow-up’s future uncertain and highlighting tensions between the studio…
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Aemond and Alicent’s dinner turns deadly as war shifts
Collider’s review of the penultimate episode of House of the Dragon Season 3 confirms that Alicent’s reunion with her son Aemond at Harrenhal leaves her in grave danger, as she learns of his and Alys Rivers’ plans to seize control of Westeros over a tense dinner. Rhaenyra had sent Alicent to Harrenhal as bait to…
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‘House of the Dragon’: Gayle Rankin on That ‘F — ed Up’ Aemond-Alys-Alicent Scene, ‘Unbearable’ Family Dinner and Dragon Egg Plans
Actor Gayle Rankin has discussed filming a startling scene in “House of the Dragon” Season 3, Episode 7, in which her character Alys Rivers becomes entangled in the Targaryen family’s incestuous dynamics. In the episode, Alicent Hightower visits her son Aemond at Harrenhal as part of a plot by Rhaenyra to lure and kill him,…
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What song was number one when Nirvana released ‘Nevermind’ in 1991?
An article explores how Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind” transformed rock music by pushing grunge and punk sensibilities into the mainstream, ending an era dominated by more polished commercial pop and rock. The piece argues that this shift set the tone for much of the decade’s alternative music boom, influencing later British bands such as Oasis,…
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Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai Trump reveals her unexpected song of the year pick
Kai Trump revealed Adele's “Rolling in the Deep” as her song of the year in a new video, surprising fans with the classic 2010 hit as her pick.
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Inside Bendigo Bank’s diabolical plot to get workers to ‘volunteer’ to give up their jobs and hand them to foreign contractors: How staff were left stunned when the truth emerged weeks later
Bendigo Bank asked staff in certain roles to “volunteer” for what was presented as a routine restructuring process, only for employees to later discover their jobs were being handed to overseas outsourcing firms Genpact and Infosys. Workers say they were left stunned when the true purpose of the exercise emerged weeks after they had agreed…
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Massive Attack respond after Singapore ban over Palestine display
Massive Attack have said they were “surprised and disappointed” after Singapore banned them from performing in or returning to the country, following a pro-Palestine display at their 29 July concert there. Band members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall held up a Palestinian flag and shouted “Free Palestine” during the show, in apparent breach of…