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Back in the 1970s, Steven Spielberg told George Lucas that he wanted to make a James Bond movie. Instead, the two teamed up with their own action hero in Indiana Jones. But when it came to casting the father of Harrison Ford’s lead in the third movie Indiana Jones and …

As 2023 comes to a close, could 2024 be the year of the next James Bond announcement? Considering the three-year gap between the release of Pierce Brosnan’s Die Another Day (2002) and the casting of Daniel Craig (2005), will it be the same after No Time To Die (2021), which …

Peter O’Toole very nearly didn’t star in the title role of Lawrence of Arabia, which is on Channel 4 this afternoon. Originally Marlon Brando was wanted by director Sir David Lean and producer Sam Spiegel, with the latter having won Oscars alongside the star for 1954’s On the Waterfront. However, …

During the Golden Age of Hollywood, Yul Brynner was best known for starring as King Mongkut in The King and I, both on stage and in the classic movie. Yet aside from that classic, the Russian-born former circus acrobat’s career highlights included the likes of The Ten Commandments, Westworld and …

Screen legends Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson yesterday paid tribute to writer, director and actor David Leland following his death aged 82. Cambridge-born Leland, whose career spanned more than five decades, died on Christmas Eve “held tight by his loving family”. He gave Brosnan his “first opportunity to act on stage” …

With over two years having passed since Daniel Craig blasted his way out of the James Bond franchise, fans are hopeful that 2024 will bring some casting news of his replacement. The likes of established stars from Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Henry Cavill to James Norton and Tom Hardy have dominated …

With over 23.9 million views this week on Netflix, Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire has defied the critics’ devastating reviews as Zack Snyder fans showed up for his sci-fi blockbuster. The director’s passion project, which is Global No 1 movie on the streaming service, may have only …

John Wayne was well known for his tough and gristly persona on and off-screen, not holding back on what he really thought of peers he clashed with. He lambasted Red River co-star Montgomery Clift as “an arrogant little bas**rd” and blasted Gene Hackman as “one of the worst actors in …

Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning Roman epic was incredibly controversial upon its release in 1960. Kirk Douglas allowed blacklisted communist screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, to pen Spartacus without having to hide his name. The scribe had previously been taking a clandestine approach to his work following his ostracisation …

One fan @LFCKM05 who watched the cult classic on Christmas Eve, took to the platform to point out: “Watching Home Alone lost in New York and forgot Piers Morgan has a role in this film.” The playful comparison prompted a less cheerful response from Piers who quipped back: “It’s. Not. …