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Slow Horses adds five actors for season seven as season six wraps on Apple TV
Slow Horses has added Varada Sethu, Ethan Moorhouse, Tuppence Middleton, Merab Ninidze and Joshua McGuire for season seven, with James Callis back as Claude Whelan. The new season adapts Mick Herron's Bad Actors, and season six was scheduled to wrap on Apple TV on October 21.
October 22, 2026 10:34 am
Paul McCartney texted Sam Mendes that Paul Mescal looks too short next to the other Beatles
The complaint came after the cast recreated the Abbey Road cover in August. Mendes told him it was just the stride.
October 20, 2026 10:09 am
James McAvoy pitched a young Picard series after playing young Patrick Stewart in four X-Men films
His Star Trek idea, Mutiny on the Stargazer, covered Picard's first command. Six novels and a newer USS Stargazer got there first.
October 19, 2026 11:46 am
Rafe Spall's amnesiac Sherlock Holmes fills a three-year gap that took Conan Doyle ten years to close
The new Sky series is set between Reichenbach and The Empty House. Conan Doyle's readers waited almost a decade for that return.
October 18, 2026 12:27 pm
San Sebastian’s Director Said Three Donostia Awards Were Ideal. He Is Leaving With Two
San Sebastian's outgoing director said in July that three honorary awards were the ideal. His farewell festival closes on Saturday having given two, and nobody has explained why.
September 23, 2026 5:52 pm
Martin McDonagh Has Never Won a Golden Lion, and One Live Report Still Says He Just Did
A report published five days ago says Wild Horse Nine won the Golden Lion at Venice. It did not. Martin McDonagh has never won a Golden Lion, and the article is still up with no correction.
September 21, 2026 8:02 am
Band of Brothers Turns 25, and the New Documentary Can Only Interview the Actors
Band of Brothers turns 25 on Wednesday, and HBO is marking it with a documentary called Legacy. In 2001 the series came packaged with a film in which the real men of Easy Company told their own story. This one interviews the actors. Not by choice — there is nobody else left to ask.
September 7, 2026 1:05 am
Tarantino Called Black Hawk Down the Best Film of the Century. Ridley Scott Says No.
Quentin Tarantino called Black Hawk Down the best film of the 21st century. Nine months later, Ridley Scott was asked whether he agreed and said: "No." Then: "I wonder what he was on, because whatever it is, I want some."
September 6, 2026 1:10 am
Teyonah Parris Joins Apple's Running, Which Already Has Brian Tyree Henry and Rhea Seehorn
Teyonah Parris is joining Running, the Apple Original Films project from director Gavin O'Connor, per Deadline. She joins a cast that includes Spike Fearn, Brian Tyree Henry and Rhea Seehorn.
August 30, 2026 7:27 am
Adèle Exarchopoulos Is Joining Zoë Kravitz in Megan Park's Apple Mystery
Apple's untitled mystery from My Old Ass director Megan Park has landed Adèle Exarchopoulos in a lead role opposite Zoë Kravitz, per Deadline. What she's playing hasn't been disclosed. Apple declined to comment, which is Apple's default posture on everything short of a hardware launch.
August 28, 2026 3:18 am
Ridley Scott Wants the Kid From Adolescence and Hugh Grant for His Treasure Island
Scott already has Hugh Jackman attached to his Treasure Island. This week he named the two people he'd like next, and one of them is a genuinely inspired idea.
August 24, 2026 8:37 am
The next Wolverine in the MCU? Five actors to follow Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman won’t be Wolverine forever, so we picked five actors you could actually buy as the MCU’s next Logan.
August 14, 2026 10:29 pm
Money can trump a bad script in Hollywood, Morgan Freeman admits
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman got candid about how he chooses movie roles — and what can, sometimes, outrank a flawed script.
August 14, 2026 6:05 am
Tommy Lee Jones Reveals the Only Actor He Rates Flawless
Tommy Lee Jones opens up about his deep respect for John Wayne, sharing why he rates the Western legend’s work so highly—even as Wayne’s off-screen views remain divisive.
January 26, 2026 7:31 am
Will Smith’s Unexpected Pick for Best Film Ever
Will Smith stuns fans by naming a classic war epic as his all-time favourite film, and opens up about his admiration for Humphrey Bogart and the legendary Casablanca.
January 26, 2026 7:13 am
Orson Welles’ Surprising Pick for the Century’s Top Actor
Orson Welles once named a Russian opera legend as the greatest actor of the 20th century, praising his unmatched stage presence and talent. Discover who left such a mark on the iconic filmmaker.
January 26, 2026 5:16 am
Why One Actor Struggled on Christopher Nolan’s Set
Christopher Nolan’s unique directing style has won him global acclaim, but not every actor finds his approach easy. Discover why one performer found working with Nolan unexpectedly challenging.
January 26, 2026 4:20 am
Sofia Coppola’s Dream Collaboration: The Actor She’s Chasing
Sofia Coppola has her sights set on a surprising actor for a future project, revealing a long-standing admiration that might just change how we see him. Find out who’s caught her eye.
January 26, 2026 3:58 am
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