Entertainment

Kevin Smith wants to make his Mallrats sequel
14 September 2024

Kevin Smith offers update on Mallrats sequel plans
Kevin Smith thought Shannen Doherty's death would "close the book" on a 'Mallrats' sequel. The 54-year-old filmmaker has long been working on a follow-up to the 1995 cult comedy and while ...

Paul Mescal didn't want a 'superhero' body in Gladiator II
14 September 2024

Paul Mescal didn't want to resemble a 'superhero' in Gladiator II
Paul Mescal didn't want to have the appearance of a "superhero" in 'Gladiator II'. The 28-year-old actor plays the lead role of Lucius in Ridley Scott's epic historical sequel and didn't ...

Pharrell Williams isn't on speaking terms with Chad Hugo
14 September 2024

Pharrell Williams and Neptunes collaborator Chad Hugo
Pharrell Williams is no longer speaking to his Neptunes collaborator Chad Hugo. The musicians had been friends since high school but in March, Chad filed a trademark opposition at a federal ...

Sir Elton John has finished working on his new album
14 September 2024

Sir Elton John finishes work on new album
Sir Elton John has finished work on his 32nd studio album. The 'Tiny Dancer' hitmaker has handed over the finished record to his label and had planned for it to come ...

Alison Moyet felt she 'had to be voluminous to be heard'
14 September 2024

Alison Moyet felt she had to be 'voluminous to be heard'
Alison Moyet developed her signature singing style because she "had to be voluminous to be heard". The 63-year-old musician - known for her time in synth pop duo Yazoo - played ...

Author Lynn Florkiewicz
14 September 2024

The Lure of Cinema’s Golden Age by Author Lynn Florkiewicz
Cary Grant, William Holden, Gregory Peck, Spencer Tracey… Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn … From my childhood to the present day I enjoy films but those from the ...

A Greenland tsunami caused vibrations that went through to Earth's crust
13 September 2024

Greenland mega-tsunami made Earth vibrate for nine days
A landslide and mega-tsunami in Greenland made the Earth vibrate for nine days. A study has revealed that the collapse of the 1.2km-high mountain peak last year caused water in Dickson ...

Self-medicating gorillas could aid scientists
13 September 2024

Self-medicating gorillas could help find future drugs
Self-medicating gorillas could provide the key to the discovery of future drugs. Researchers in Gabon have studied the tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas and used by human healers in the ...

Touching wood can ease stress
13 September 2024

Touching wood can have a calming effect
Touching wood can alleviate stress. Scientists say that placing your hands on a wooden surface can have the same calming effect as petting an animal. Professor Baroness Kathy Willis, a boffin at ...

A vaccine could offer a breakthrough in the fight against cancer
13 September 2024

Cancer vaccine could be groundbreaking in fight against the disease
A cancer vaccine could prove revolutionary in the battle against the disease. The jab, which is known as mRNA-4359 and has been developed by Moderna, is designed to help the body ...

Microsoft has announced it has axed a further 650 employees from its games division
13 September 2024

Microsoft lays off 650 staff from gaming division
Microsoft has announced it has axed a further 650 employees from its games division. In a memo obtained by IGN, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said the roles that would be ...

Ubisoft developer Thierry Dansereau has insisted 'creative choices' had to be made in Assassin’s Creed Shadows after facing backlash for the game’s protagonist
13 September 2024

Ubisoft reaffirms ‘creative choices’ in Assassin’s Creed Shadows after protagonist backlash
Ubisoft developer Thierry Dansereau has insisted “creative choices” had to be made in ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ after facing backlash for the game’s protagonist. The upcoming action-adventure title received some criticism after ...

Jay Blades has been charged with one count of controlling and coercive behaviour
13 September 2024

BBC star Jay Blades charged with controlling and coercive behaviour
BBC star Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour towards his estranged wife, Lisa Zbozen. The 'Repair Shop' host, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on ...

Tony Hawk is working with Activision on a new project that 'fans will truly appreciate'
13 September 2024

Tony Hawk working with Activision on an ‘insanely exciting’ new project
Tony Hawk is working with Activision on a new project that “fans will truly appreciate”. The 56-year-old professional skateboarder had previously collaborated with the publisher on his ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ ...

Pharrell Williams managed to overcome his hatred for his own voice for Piece by Piece
13 September 2024

‘I hate it’: Pharrell Williams got over voice performance struggle for Piece by Piece
Pharrell Williams managed to overcome a hatred of his own voice for ‘Piece by Piece’. The 51-year-old singer is used to performing in front of packed stadiums but the ‘Happy’ chart-topper ...

Constantine 2 producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura says the screenplay for the sequel is finished
13 September 2024

Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms that Constantine 2 script is finished
‘Constantine 2’ producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has revealed the screenplay for the movie is complete. While the producer has confirmed the script for the upcoming DC superhero flick - which will ...

Clean Bandit's dolphin meme craze boosts streams to above 2 billion and sees 'Symphony' top Billboard's TikTok chart for three consecutive weeks
13 September 2024

Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson's Symphony reigns on Billboard's TiKTok chart thanks to Dolphin memes
Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson's 'Symphony' has remained at the top of TikTok's Billboard Chart for three weeks running - thanks to a dolphin meme craze. The 2017 hit has seen ...

Nick Knowles finally has the chance to take part in Strictly Come Dancing
13 September 2024

Nick Knowles was convinced to join Strictly Come Dancing after DIY SOS collaboration
Nick Knowles says that the 'DIY SOS' link-up with 'Strictly Come Dancing' convinced him to sign up for the show. The 61-year-old presenter will star in the new series of the ...

Dame Prue Leith's husband John Playfair wishes he was married to Dame Mary Berry
13 September 2024

Dame Prue Leith's husband hates how she doesn't bake cakes for him
Dame Prue Leith's husband wishes he'd have married Dame Mary Berry instead. The 84-year-old TV cook has revealed how her husband John Playfair is so exasperated by their home being a ...

Jacqueline Jossa attended the National Television Awards
13 September 2024

'Security beefed-up around EastEnders cast' at the National Television Awards
Security was beefed-up around 'EastEnders' cast members at the National Television Awards (NTAs) amid concerns for their safety. Additional measures were put in place for 'EastEnders' cast members - including the ...

Ant McPartlin loves being a dad
13 September 2024

Ant McPartlin feels 'really happy' as a dad
Ant McPartlin is loving the challenge of fatherhood. The 48-year-old TV star became a dad for the first time in May, when his wife Anne-Marie gave birth to a baby boy, ...

Razorlight share new song 'Zombie Love' and admit new album was unexpected
13 September 2024

Razorlight share new song Zombie Love and confess new album was unexpected
Razorlight's Johnny Borrell has admitted he doubted the band would release another album. The 'America' group recently announced 'Planet Nowhere', the first full-length record by the group’s classic line-up - Johnny, ...

Damiano David and Victoria De Angelis' solo projects don't spell the end of Maneskin
13 September 2024

Maneskin are not splitting up despite launching solo projects
Måneskin "are not done" after frontman Damiano David and bassist Victoria De Angelis unveiled their solo projects. Fans were concerned after the two members of the 2021 Eurovision-winning group - completed ...

The Cure fans might not have much longer to wait for their first album in 16 years
13 September 2024

The Cure's long-awaited new album looks set to drop in November
The Cure have seemingly confirmed the release date of their first album in 16 years via postcards. Fans of the 'Friday, I'm in Love' group received a black postcard with the ...