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Steve McQueen's World War II drama 'Blitz' will open the 2024 BFI London Film Festival. The 54-year-old filmmaker has written and directed the new picture that features Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson and newcomer Elliott Heffernan. Stephen Graham and musician Paul Weller – making his acting debut – are also attached to star. The film follows the epic journey of George (Heffernan), a nine-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Ronan) sends him to the safety of the English countryside. A synopsis reads: "George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather (...
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'V/H/S' director David Bruckner is helming a remake of 'The Blob'. TheWrap is reporting that the horror filmmaker will write and direct a new version of the film for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. 'The Blob' first hit cinema screens in 1958 and starred Steve McQueen in his first leading role. The plot follows a carnivorous amoeboidal alien that crashes to Earth from outer space, landing in a rural town, and proceeds to devour every living being in its path, growing in size each time, In 1972, 'Dallas' star Larry Hagman directed a sequel titled 'Beware! The Blob' and in 1988 Chuck Russell r...
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Brooklyn Beckham became a “watch guy” when his dad gave him a rare £120,000 timepiece for his 21st birthday. The 24-year-old, who married billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz, 28, in 2022, has built up a collection of 10 classic wristwatches including Rolexes. He told Esquire about his favourite one – a now discontinued rose-gold Patek Philippe Nautilus worth £120,000 – being dished out by his dad David Beckham, 48, when he turned 21: “That’s my favourite watch – I wear that one every day. My dad bought that for me for my 21st birthday. “I bought two watches with me (to the US.) My Patek and my Ro...
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Stephanie Mills believes we are living in "scary times" right now. The 66-year-old actress grew up in New York in the 1970s but "can't even" comprehend the "terrifying" nature of the US today and claimed that amid atrocities such as school shootings, "nothing has changed" in the wake of movements such as Black Lives Matter. Speaking on the 'Onward' podcast, she told host Rosie O'Donnell: "I grew up in Brooklyn but oh my God it was different times. These times now are so scary. I can't even - it's guns, and it's racism, and it's poverty. It's blatant racism. I'm 66 and respect and human kindnes...
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Bradley Cooper will play Frank Bullitt in Steven Spielberg's new movie. The 47-year-old star has signed up to head the cast of the original story that centres on Frank Bullitt – the character made famous by Steve McQueen in the 1968 film 'Bullitt'. Bradley will produce the film with Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger with Josh Singer writing the script. Steve McQueen's son Chad and granddaughter Molly are attached as executive producers on the project. Sources have stressed that this will not be a remake of the original film but is a new idea centred on the character. In the original flick,...
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Tilda Swinton has "quite a collection" of false teeth. The ' Michael Clayton' star has worn various dental sets over the years for her movie roles and she has kept all the custom-made pieces which were created by UK-based company Fangs FX and she's joked she could donate them all to the Academy Museum in Los Angeles so the institute could have a "a room full of teeth." Speaking at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday (15.10.22) where she was honoured with the Visionary Award, Tilda told PEOPLE.com: "There's a wonderful dental technician called Chris Lyons, who I've worked with fo...
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John Boyega was "hungry for the right kind of role" after 'Star Wars'. The 30-year old actor starred as stormtrooper Finn in three instalments of the Disney sci-fi franchise from 2015 until 2019, and explained that he felt typecast until landing the role of real-life Marine Corps veteran Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley in the new thriller 'Breaking'. He said: "I'm really enjoying it. If we look at 'Attack the Block', that's kind of how I was pretty much found, being central to a story and being the actor who plays the character who forces the story forward. It's very exciting and it's a huge...
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Acting veteran Bo Hopkins has been killed by a heart attack aged 80 after appearing in classic films including George Lucas’ ‘American Graffiti’, ‘The Wild Bunch’ and Oscar-winning ‘Midnight Express’. He died at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, with his passing confirmed on the character actor’s official website. A statement on bohopkins.net posted on Saturday night (28.05.2022) said: “It is with great sadness that we announce that Bo has passed away. “Bo loved hearing from his fans from around the world and although he was unable to respond to every email over the last f...
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Steven Spielberg is developing a new movie based on 'Bullitt'. Deadline report that the legendary director is attached to helm a new original story that centres on Frank Bullitt, the character famously played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 movie. Spielberg will produce the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger with Josh Singer set to pen the script. Insiders are adamant that this is not a remake of the original flick but a new idea that focuses on the character. In the original movie, Frank Bullitt is a no-nonsense San Francisco police officer hunting for a mob kingpin that killed his witness. The p...
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Denzel Washington knows he's "only got so much time left". The 67-year-old actor admitted the passing of his mother Lennis last June has made him question his purpose as a human being so he is determined to "contribute" as much as he can with his life. He said: "That's become clearer for me recently. It came to a head this year. I buried my mother. “And then I started to understand that you’re only here for a time and then you’re out. I’ve only got so much time left. “But I’m excited about the future and want to contribute. Not about lifting people up — I’m not heading down that road. I’m just...
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