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Ben Whishaw felt inspired to become an actor after watching a Samuel Beckett play. The 43-year-old star has revealed that he quit university and decided to pursue an acting career after watching 'Waiting for Godot'. Ben - who is now set to star in a new West End production of the play - told BBC News: "When I was 18 I was doing an art foundation course in Bedford and went one night with a friend to London to see a play that was part of a season of plays by Samuel Beckett at the Barbican Theatre. The play was 'Waiting for Godot'. "The next day I dropped out of my art course, having decided I wa...
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Dame Judi Dench accidentally made a naked phone call to two fellow actors. The 88-year-old actress' daughter, Finty Williams, had called her and asked her to wish Chris Logan a happy birthday just as she was getting into the bathtub, so she quickly rang her pal - but didn't realise she was making a video call and the 'Now You See Me 2' actor and their mutual friend Ben Whishaw got much more than they were expecting. Appearing on BBC Radio 2, Judi - who is losing her sight to macular degeneration - told DJ Zoe Ball: "I can’t see, Zoe. I can’t see at all, so my phone is an anathema to me, I don’...
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'Paddington in Peru' is heading to UK cinemas on November 8, 2024. The third movie of the film franchise will hit the UK more than two months ahead of the US, when the motion picture will be in theatres from January 17th. StudioCanal confirmed the exciting news on X, posting: "How marvellous! “We can finally reveal that @PaddingtonBear's latest feature film, Paddington in Peru, will be coming to the big screen on November 8th 2024. #PaddingtonInPeru (sic)" The post was accompanied by a 14-second clip of Paddington wiping marmalade off the screen to reveal the UK release date of the movie. It r...
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The new ‘Paddington’ movie is reportedly shooting despite the strike that has brought Hollywood to a standstill. ‘Paddington in Peru’ starring Ben Whishaw, 42, is said to be filming in the UK as part of a handful of productions which are going ahead amid the 171,500-strong actors’ and writers’ walk out. The Independent reported: “The Paris and London-based Studiocanal, which produces ‘Paddington’, is not a member of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the body with which the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union i...
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'Paddington 3' will begin filming this summer. The long-awaited movie is titled 'Paddington in Peru' and is on course to begin production on July 24. Plot details are being kept under the bear's famous red hat but the movie will see Paddington getting into sticky situations in his home country of "deepest, darkest Peru" - as the title suggests. The film will be directed by Dougal Wilson in his feature directorial debut. The movie will once again be produced by Studiocanal with Heyday Films following their work on the first two installments of the 'Paddington' franchise. The new flick will be s...
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Ben Whishaw has admitted he doesn't know if 'Paddington 3' is "happening". Back in the summer, it was reported that 'Paddington in Peru' is set to start principal photography in 2023, and the team will film on location in both London and Peru. However, the voice behind the titular bear has admitted he's not even seen a script yet and it's all gone "silent". He told Collider: “I haven't read this script and I don't even know when we're due to shoot it. I don't know. I thought it would be happening by now, but I don't know. It's gone silent in the way that sometimes these things do. Maybe that j...
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Jennifer Connelly believes everything came together on 'Top Gun: Maverick'. The 52-year-old actress starred in the long-awaited 'Top Gun' sequel as Penelope Benjamin, the love interest of Tom Cruise's Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, and thinks that everybody involved in the film gave their best to make it so successful. Jennifer told IndieWire at the Sundance Film Festival: "I think, honestly, it's a really well-made movie. I think everyone did a really good job. I think Joe Kosinski is a great director. It's a huge undertaking, and I think that it's hard to make that kind of movie well, and...
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Jennifer Connelly is set to star in the independent comedy movie 'Bad Behaviour'. The 51-year-old actress will appear on-screen alongside Ben Whishaw and Alice Englert, who has written the movie and will also direct the project. They will be joined on set by Ana Scotney, Dasha Nekrasova, Karan Gill, and Marlon Williams, according to Deadline. The film centres on a former child actress named Lucy who attends a spiritual retreat amid her relationship struggles. Jennifer will play the part of Lucy, while Ben will play Elon, who runs the retreat. The project is being produced by Desray Armstrong a...
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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is up for Best International Film at the 8th annual National Film Awards UK. The superhero blockbuster, which stars Tom Holland and Zendaya, has been recognised by the National Film Academy in the nominations for the ceremony that will take place in London on July 4. 'No Time to Die', 'I Care A Lot', 'Citation', 'The Harder They Fall', 'Don't Look Up', 'Spencer', 'King Richard', and 'People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan' have also made the academy's shortlist for the gong. Jude Law's performance as Albus Dumbledore in the 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' ...
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Ben Whishaw says his James Bond's character's coming out was “unsatisfying”. The 41-year-old actor's alter ego Q was revealed to be gay in 'No Time To Die' when James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) interrupted him preparing for a date and he casually referenced the fact it was a man he was waiting to meet. And though Ben thought about questioning the fleeting reference, he ultimately “accepted this was what was written”. He told The Guardian newspaper: “I think I thought, ‘Are we doing this, and then doing nothing with it?' I remember, perhaps, feeling that was unsatisfying...
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