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  • It’s a wrap for ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’

    By Express News Service

    We had earlier reported that Tom Cruise-starrer Mission Impossible film, titled Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, will be the first in the final two-part conclusion to Cruise’s career as Ethan Hunt. The makers have now announced that the shooting for the film has been wrapped up.

    The director of the film, Christopher McQuarrie, took to Instagram to announce the update. The film is set to hit the theatres on July 12, 2023, while the second part is expected to be out on June 28, 2024.

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will feature Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, and Frederick Schmidt. The seventh film has a few callbacks from the past, including Vanessa Kirby as Alanna Mitsopolis, a black-market arms dealer who’s the daughter of Max Mitsopolis, played by Vanessa Redgraves in the first Mission: Impossible in 1996.

    We had earlier reported that Tom Cruise-starrer Mission Impossible film, titled Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, will be the first in the final two-part conclusion to Cruise’s career as Ethan Hunt. The makers have now announced that the shooting for the film has been wrapped up.

    The director of the film, Christopher McQuarrie, took to Instagram to announce the update. The film is set to hit the theatres on July 12, 2023, while the second part is expected to be out on June 28, 2024.

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will feature Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, and Frederick Schmidt. The seventh film has a few callbacks from the past, including Vanessa Kirby as Alanna Mitsopolis, a black-market arms dealer who’s the daughter of Max Mitsopolis, played by Vanessa Redgraves in the first Mission: Impossible in 1996.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

  • Jock Zonfrillo, MasterChef Australia judge and author, dies at 46

    By PTI

    MELBOURNE: Jock Zonfrillo, judge on “MasterChef Australia”, celebrity chef and author, has died.

    He was 46.

    In a statement shared on his official Instagram account, Zonfrillo’s family said the Scottish restaurateur died in Melbourne on Sunday.

    “With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday.

    So many words can describe him, so many stories can be told, but at this time we’re too overwhelmed to put them into words.

    For those who crossed his path, became his mate, or were lucky enough to be his family, keep this proud Scot in your hearts when you have your next whisky,” the family said in the statement.

    “We implore you to please let us grieve privately as we find a way to navigate through this and find space on the other side to celebrate our irreplaceable husband, father, brother, son and friend,” they added.

    No cause of death was given.

    In 2019, Zonfrillo became a judge on “MasterChef Australia”, along with Melissa Leong and Andy Allen, stepping in for the long-running cookery competition show’s original hosts Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan.

    In a statement, the official Twitter page of “MasterChef Australia” said the new season of the series which was due to premiere on Monday night will not air this week.

    “Network 10 and Endemol Shine Australia are deeply shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of Jock Zonfrillo, a beloved member of the MasterChef Australia family.

    Jock passed away in Melbourne yesterday. MasterChef Australia will not air this week,” the makers of the show said.

    Zonfrillo is survived by his third wife, Lauren Fried, and his four children.

    MELBOURNE: Jock Zonfrillo, judge on “MasterChef Australia”, celebrity chef and author, has died.

    He was 46.

    In a statement shared on his official Instagram account, Zonfrillo’s family said the Scottish restaurateur died in Melbourne on Sunday.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday.

    So many words can describe him, so many stories can be told, but at this time we’re too overwhelmed to put them into words.

    For those who crossed his path, became his mate, or were lucky enough to be his family, keep this proud Scot in your hearts when you have your next whisky,” the family said in the statement.

    “We implore you to please let us grieve privately as we find a way to navigate through this and find space on the other side to celebrate our irreplaceable husband, father, brother, son and friend,” they added.

    No cause of death was given.

    In 2019, Zonfrillo became a judge on “MasterChef Australia”, along with Melissa Leong and Andy Allen, stepping in for the long-running cookery competition show’s original hosts Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan.

    In a statement, the official Twitter page of “MasterChef Australia” said the new season of the series which was due to premiere on Monday night will not air this week.

    “Network 10 and Endemol Shine Australia are deeply shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of Jock Zonfrillo, a beloved member of the MasterChef Australia family.

    Jock passed away in Melbourne yesterday. MasterChef Australia will not air this week,” the makers of the show said.

    Zonfrillo is survived by his third wife, Lauren Fried, and his four children.

  • Joseph Quinn cast in Gladiator sequel

    By Express News Service

    LOS ANGELES: 23 years since the release of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, the sequel of the film is in works with several known actors as the cast. With Connie Nielson to reprise her role as Lucilla, Joseph Quinn who appeared in Stranger Things, will be playing the role of Roman Emperor Caracalla.

    The sequel is set twenty years after the original. Gladiator, which released in 2000, featured Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Conie Nielsen. Russell essayed the role of Maximus, the Roman general-turned-gladiator, who avenges the murders of his wife and son.

    The sequel will focus on Lucius (Paul), the son of Conie’s Lucilla and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin). Lucius and Lucilla were saved by Maximus when he defeated Commodus in combat, though he too succumbed to his injuries, allowing him to finally reunite with his murdered wife and son in the afterlife.

    Others part of the sequel include Paul Mescal as Lucius, Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington. The sequel is set to go on floors later this year. It will also be helmed by Ridley, with David Scarpa serving as writer. The director will also back the film under Scott Free banner along with Michael Pruss.The yet-to-be titled sequel will release in theatres on November 22.

    LOS ANGELES: 23 years since the release of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, the sequel of the film is in works with several known actors as the cast. With Connie Nielson to reprise her role as Lucilla, Joseph Quinn who appeared in Stranger Things, will be playing the role of Roman Emperor Caracalla.

    The sequel is set twenty years after the original. Gladiator, which released in 2000, featured Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Conie Nielsen. Russell essayed the role of Maximus, the Roman general-turned-gladiator, who avenges the murders of his wife and son.

    The sequel will focus on Lucius (Paul), the son of Conie’s Lucilla and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin). Lucius and Lucilla were saved by Maximus when he defeated Commodus in combat, though he too succumbed to his injuries, allowing him to finally reunite with his murdered wife and son in the afterlife.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Others part of the sequel include Paul Mescal as Lucius, Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington. The sequel is set to go on floors later this year. It will also be helmed by Ridley, with David Scarpa serving as writer. The director will also back the film under Scott Free banner along with Michael Pruss.
    The yet-to-be titled sequel will release in theatres on November 22.

  • ‘I Want to Play Unruly Women’: Actor Rachel Weisz

    Express News Service

    Many will know Dead Ringers for the terrifying 1988 David Cronenberg movie. What can you tell us about this version?

    I’m huge a fan of the original film. I remember seeing it years ago, and it has haunted me ever since. That’s really how the idea to turn the story into a television show about sisters rather than brothers came about. I loved the idea of playing two roles, and to perhaps bring the story to a new audience as well as others who, like me, loved the original. It’s a really fascinating psycho-sexual twisted thriller, with an element of dark humour to it.

    A poster of  Dead RingersTell us about the two characters you play. How did you approach your double role?

    I play sisters Elliot and Beverly Mantle. They are both obstetrician-gynecologists in Manhattan, and are the best at what they do. They are, however, very different from each other. While Elliot is more interested in science and pushing the boundaries of medical ethics, Beverly wants to open a birthing centre.

    Personality wise, Elliot is wild, mischievous and ethically a bit dubious. Beverly, on the other hand, is more thoughtful. The writer, Alice Birch, and I spent a lot of time talking about the two sisters as individual characters. That was how I approached playing them as well, which wasn’t too hard because they were psychologically so well defined and layered from the very start.

    Which one of the sisters did you enjoy playing more?

    Both. They are beautifully written and so complicated.

    How did it work in scenes where both sisters are in the frame?

    We definitely did not shoot the scenes with me as Beverly one day and then Elliot the next. That would have been easier for me. It worked with us doing it all at once, and having to do everything twice, which, of course, meant everything taking twice as long. It was complicated, especially if both sisters were speaking to each other, which they are for majority of the show. It was challenging, but you get used to it.

    How long did it take for you to go through hair and makeup from playing one sister to the other?

    It took a little while at the beginning, but like anything else, the more we did it, the quicker it got. After a couple of weeks of filming, we had it down to about 15 minutes, which is pretty quick for hair, makeup and to costume change. 

    It was really a team effort. After that, it was all about the technical things such as making sure I had the right eyeline to be looking at the other sister, and to make sure we reset the scene each time. 

    How do you go about choosing your projects at this stage of your career?

    It’s exactly how I have always done things. For me, it’s not about the genre, but the character. It’s about finding complicated, difficult, unruly women with appetite. Those are the characters I want to play.

    Besides playing the two sisters, you were also involved behind the camera in Dead Ringers. Tell us about that.

    I’m an executive producer on the show and I was involved with the development of the script, which is something I enjoy. I was in the writer’s room for six weeks, and then I participated in pre-production, as well as the choosing of directors. But when it came to filming, I was just an actor playing two roles. That was enough.

    What is it about producing that you enjoy?

    I like optioning material, discovering novels or memoirs and finding writers to adapt them. Working with writers is what I love the most about producing.

    Finally, why should people watch Dead Ringers?

    Because it’s deliciously mischievous, emotional, and darkly humorous. It’s a wild ride. 

    – Asia Features

    Many will know Dead Ringers for the terrifying 1988 David Cronenberg movie. What can you tell us about this version?

    I’m huge a fan of the original film. I remember seeing it years ago, and it has haunted me ever since. That’s really how the idea to turn the story into a television show about sisters rather than brothers came about. I loved the idea of playing two roles, and to perhaps bring the story to a new audience as well as 
    others who, like me, loved the original. It’s a really fascinating psycho-sexual twisted thriller, with an element of dark humour to it.

    A poster of  Dead RingersTell us about the two characters you play. How did you approach your double role?googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    I play sisters Elliot and Beverly Mantle. They are both obstetrician-gynecologists in Manhattan, and are the best at what they do. They are, however, very different from each other. While Elliot is more interested in science and pushing the boundaries of medical ethics, Beverly wants to open a birthing centre.

    Personality wise, Elliot is wild, mischievous and ethically a bit dubious. Beverly, on the other hand, is more thoughtful. The writer, Alice Birch, and I spent a lot of time talking about the two sisters as individual characters. That was how I approached playing them as well, which wasn’t too hard because they were psychologically so well defined and layered from the very start.

    Which one of the sisters did you enjoy playing more?

    Both. They are beautifully written and so complicated.

    How did it work in scenes where both sisters are in the frame?

    We definitely did not shoot the scenes with me as Beverly one day and then Elliot the next. That would have been easier for me. It worked with us doing it all at once, and having to do everything twice, which, of course, meant everything taking twice as long. It was complicated, especially if both sisters were speaking to each other, which they are for majority of the show. It was challenging, but you get used to it.

    How long did it take for you to go through hair and makeup from playing one sister to the other?

    It took a little while at the beginning, but like anything else, the more we did it, the quicker it got. After a couple of weeks of filming, we had it down to about 15 minutes, which is pretty quick for hair, makeup and to costume change. 

    It was really a team effort. After that, it was all about the technical things such as making sure I had the right eyeline to be looking at the other sister, and to make sure we reset the scene each time. 

    How do you go about choosing your projects at this stage of your career?

    It’s exactly how I have always done things. For me, it’s not about the genre, but the character. It’s about finding complicated, difficult, unruly women with appetite. Those are the characters 
    I want to play.

    Besides playing the two sisters, you were also involved behind the camera in Dead Ringers. Tell us about that.

    I’m an executive producer on the show and I was involved with the development of the script, which is something I enjoy. I was in the writer’s room for six weeks, and then I participated in pre-production, as well as the choosing of directors. But when it came to filming, I was just an actor playing two roles. That was enough.

    What is it about producing that you enjoy?

    I like optioning material, discovering novels or memoirs and finding writers to adapt them. Working with writers is what I love the most about producing.

    Finally, why should people watch Dead Ringers?

    Because it’s deliciously mischievous, emotional, and darkly humorous. It’s a wild ride. 

    – Asia Features

  • Hollywood actor Drew Barrymore admits she tried ending her life twice

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Drew Barrymore got candid about going through her darkest time. When discussing suicidal thoughts with Madison Beer on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, she said that she tried to end her life twice.

    The 48-year-old made the honest confession after her guest shared her own story.

    The singer first explained: “I feel like I was sort of putting on this facade and living this role I had been assigned for so long and it all caught up to me one day and then one day turned into weeks and months and, honestly, I feel like it was at least year that I was always in this sort of, like, suicidal ideation mindset.”

    “It felt very normal to me to think about that at the end of every day, and then that wasn’t until I ended up actually making an attempt,” Madison further noted. “It was, thankfully, obviously unsuccessful.”

    “I don’t know, it just all became too much. I wasn’t successful and I want to do something with that,” the 24-year-old continued. “I want to be able to say I made the choice to live and, what am I gonna do now? What does that mean?”

    Barrymore later stated that she could relate to Madison because she also attempted to “end her life twice.”

    She said: “Everybody struggles, so I related on levels that are difficult to talk about and I want to thank you because you’re discussing stuff right now that I want to make you feel safe about because I’ve been there.”

    Drew, who made her acting debut at the age of five in 1980’s ‘Altered States’, has been open about her struggle with mental health. She was 13 when her mother admitted her to the Van Nuys Psychiatric Hospital near Los Angeles, California, for an 18-month stay.

    “I was a real wild child and I just got so out of control that no one knew what to do with me,” Drew recalled when revisiting the facility in 2021. “They drove me here in the middle of the night and they walked me through those two doors and when you go through those two doors you do not come out.”

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Drew Barrymore got candid about going through her darkest time. When discussing suicidal thoughts with Madison Beer on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, she said that she tried to end her life twice.

    The 48-year-old made the honest confession after her guest shared her own story.

    The singer first explained: “I feel like I was sort of putting on this facade and living this role I had been assigned for so long and it all caught up to me one day and then one day turned into weeks and months and, honestly, I feel like it was at least year that I was always in this sort of, like, suicidal ideation mindset.”googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “It felt very normal to me to think about that at the end of every day, and then that wasn’t until I ended up actually making an attempt,” Madison further noted. “It was, thankfully, obviously unsuccessful.”

    “I don’t know, it just all became too much. I wasn’t successful and I want to do something with that,” the 24-year-old continued. “I want to be able to say I made the choice to live and, what am I gonna do now? What does that mean?”

    Barrymore later stated that she could relate to Madison because she also attempted to “end her life twice.”

    She said: “Everybody struggles, so I related on levels that are difficult to talk about and I want to thank you because you’re discussing stuff right now that I want to make you feel safe about because I’ve been there.”

    Drew, who made her acting debut at the age of five in 1980’s ‘Altered States’, has been open about her struggle with mental health. She was 13 when her mother admitted her to the Van Nuys Psychiatric Hospital near Los Angeles, California, for an 18-month stay.

    “I was a real wild child and I just got so out of control that no one knew what to do with me,” Drew recalled when revisiting the facility in 2021. “They drove me here in the middle of the night and they walked me through those two doors and when you go through those two doors you do not come out.”

  • Bob Marley biopic gets official title

    By Express News Service

    Bob Marley: One Love is the official title of the highly-anticipated biopic about the king of reggae. The news was shared by Bob Marley’s older son, Ziggy Marley, during Paramount’s panel at CinemaCon 2023.

    Written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard), Bob Marley: One Love will explore the life and career of one of the most influential songwriters in history. As one of the pioneers of reggae, Marley helped Jamaican culture be known worldwide while also using his music to spread his political messages of union and respect.

    While Paramount is yet to reveal plot details about Bob Marley: One Love, Green has revealed that the movie will revolve around the making of “Exodus.” The Wailers recorded “Exodus” after Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt, left Jamaica, and was exiled to London.

    Bob Marley: One Love stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary musician.  

    Bob Marley: One Love is the official title of the highly-anticipated biopic about the king of reggae. The news was shared by Bob Marley’s older son, Ziggy Marley, during Paramount’s panel at CinemaCon 2023.

    Written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard), Bob Marley: One Love will explore the life and career of one of the most influential songwriters in history. As one of the pioneers of reggae, Marley helped Jamaican culture be known worldwide while also using his music to spread his political messages of union and respect.

    While Paramount is yet to reveal plot details about Bob Marley: One Love, Green has revealed that the movie will revolve around the making of “Exodus.” The Wailers recorded “Exodus” after Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt, left Jamaica, and was exiled to London.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Bob Marley: One Love stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary musician.  

  • Adam Brody joins Kristen Bell in untitled Netflix comedy

    By Express News Service

    Earlier, we had reported that Kristen Bell has reunited with Netflix to headline an untitled new comedy series. The latest update is that Adam Brody has joined the cast of the series. The untitled series is created by Erin Foster and executive produced by Steven Levitan.

    According to the official logline, the series will be about, “The unlikely relationship between an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman (Bell) and an unconventional rabbi (Brody).” Apart from playing the agnostic woman, Bell will also serve as an executive producer of the show.

    While Kristen Bell’s most famous The Good Place streams on Netflix, this series will mark the second Netflix-produced series for her, after she starred in The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window last year.

    Brody’s breakthrough came with Seth Cohen’s popular TV series The O.C. He was last seen in the critically acclaimed series Fleishman Is in Trouble. He will next be seen alongside his wife Leighton Meester in a reboot of the classic film, River Wild. Disney’s 20th Television and Steven Levitan Productions will be backing this untitled Netflix series. 

    Earlier, we had reported that Kristen Bell has reunited with Netflix to headline an untitled new comedy series. The latest update is that Adam Brody has joined the cast of the series. The untitled series is created by Erin Foster and executive produced by Steven Levitan.

    According to the official logline, the series will be about, “The unlikely relationship between an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman (Bell) and an unconventional rabbi (Brody).” Apart from playing the agnostic woman, Bell will also serve as an executive producer of the show.

    While Kristen Bell’s most famous The Good Place streams on Netflix, this series will mark the second Netflix-produced series for her, after she starred in The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window last year.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Brody’s breakthrough came with Seth Cohen’s popular TV series The O.C. He was last seen in the critically acclaimed series Fleishman Is in Trouble. He will next be seen alongside his wife Leighton Meester in a reboot of the classic film, River Wild. Disney’s 20th Television and Steven Levitan Productions will be backing this untitled Netflix series. 

  • Bond actress Eva Green wins UK court case over acting fee of $1 million

    By AFP

    LONDON: James Bond star Eva Green on Friday won a court case in the UK over her $1 million (£810,000) acting fee for the never-made science fiction film “A Patriot”.

    The French actress had sued UK-based production company White Lantern Film at the High Court in London for the fee but the firm countersued, saying she derailed the £4 million project by making “unreasonable demands”.

    Judge Michael Green ruled the 42-year-old actress was entitled to the sum and dismissed the counter-claim.

    “In particular, I find that Ms Green did not renounce her obligations under the artist agreement; nor did she commit any repudiatory breaches of it,” the judge said.

    Green, famous for her role as Vesper Lynd in 2006 Bond film “Casino Royale”, was due to play a soldier.

    She signed up to the project in 2018, but became increasingly uneasy as funding issues meant that UK producer Jake Seal began to assume more control.

    The star attended a trial in January, where messages between her and production staff were read out.

    At one point, she blamed her “Frenchness” for calling a film director “weak and stupid” and accusing him of making a cheap “B shitty movie”.

    Max Mallin, lawyer for White Lantern, said Green had shown a “categorical and unequivocal refusal to perform” and repeatedly made “unreasonable demands”.

    “I don’t care about the money. I live to make good films. It’s my religion,” Green had told the court.

    Green was also angry that production was shifting from Ireland to Black Hangar studios in southern England.

    “I need my team around me so that I can handle anything evil Jake (Seal) throws at me”, she messaged her agent.

    “My team will have to pull out and I will be obliged to take his shitty peasant crew members” from nearby Hampshire, she added.

    Green claims that she was not given enough training for the role and accused the producers of “cutting corners”.

    “Look at what happened with Alec Baldwin on the movie ‘Rust’,” she told the court.

    “Producers cutting corners, no safety measures in place, and a young woman got killed.”

    LONDON: James Bond star Eva Green on Friday won a court case in the UK over her $1 million (£810,000) acting fee for the never-made science fiction film “A Patriot”.

    The French actress had sued UK-based production company White Lantern Film at the High Court in London for the fee but the firm countersued, saying she derailed the £4 million project by making “unreasonable demands”.

    Judge Michael Green ruled the 42-year-old actress was entitled to the sum and dismissed the counter-claim.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “In particular, I find that Ms Green did not renounce her obligations under the artist agreement; nor did she commit any repudiatory breaches of it,” the judge said.

    Green, famous for her role as Vesper Lynd in 2006 Bond film “Casino Royale”, was due to play a soldier.

    She signed up to the project in 2018, but became increasingly uneasy as funding issues meant that UK producer Jake Seal began to assume more control.

    The star attended a trial in January, where messages between her and production staff were read out.

    At one point, she blamed her “Frenchness” for calling a film director “weak and stupid” and accusing him of making a cheap “B shitty movie”.

    Max Mallin, lawyer for White Lantern, said Green had shown a “categorical and unequivocal refusal to perform” and repeatedly made “unreasonable demands”.

    “I don’t care about the money. I live to make good films. It’s my religion,” Green had told the court.

    Green was also angry that production was shifting from Ireland to Black Hangar studios in southern England.

    “I need my team around me so that I can handle anything evil Jake (Seal) throws at me”, she messaged her agent.

    “My team will have to pull out and I will be obliged to take his shitty peasant crew members” from nearby Hampshire, she added.

    Green claims that she was not given enough training for the role and accused the producers of “cutting corners”.

    “Look at what happened with Alec Baldwin on the movie ‘Rust’,” she told the court.

    “Producers cutting corners, no safety measures in place, and a young woman got killed.”

  • First glimpses of Prince William and Kate Middleton from ‘The Crown’ revealed

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Popular series “The Crown’s” versions of Prince William and Kate Middleton have arrived.

    Netflix revealed the first images of Ed McVey, 23, as Prince William and Meg Bellamy, 19, as Kate Middleton on Thursday.

    As shown in the photos, the two are at St. Andrews during their university days.

    They met there in 2001, while Middleton was studying art history.

    “The Crown” Season 6 will be the final season of Netflix’s hit drama about the royal family.

    As reported by New York Post, the show has spanned decades so far, going back to the early days of Queen Elizabeth II. The final season will cover the ’90s, including the death of Princes Diana, which has already caused controversy.

    Imelda Staunton will return as Queen Elizabeth for Season 6, while Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret, Jonathan Pryce will play Prince Philip, Dominic West will play Prince Charles, Olivia Williams will play Camilla Parker-Bowles, and Elizabeth Debicki will play Princess Diana.

    Creator Peter Morgan has previously said that the show won’t cover Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and their various controversies.

    Netflix’s official description of the photos reads, “As The Crown enters a new decade, Prince William starts at University in St Andrew’s, determined to lead as normal a life as possible while he still can. Also beginning life as a University student, is Kate Middleton from Berkshire. As the pair meet for the first time on campus, a new romance and a new future for The Crown begins.”

    Netflix has not yet announced a premiere date for the final season. 

    WASHINGTON: Popular series “The Crown’s” versions of Prince William and Kate Middleton have arrived.

    Netflix revealed the first images of Ed McVey, 23, as Prince William and Meg Bellamy, 19, as Kate Middleton on Thursday.

    As shown in the photos, the two are at St. Andrews during their university days.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    They met there in 2001, while Middleton was studying art history.

    “The Crown” Season 6 will be the final season of Netflix’s hit drama about the royal family.

    As reported by New York Post, the show has spanned decades so far, going back to the early days of Queen Elizabeth II. The final season will cover the ’90s, including the death of Princes Diana, which has already caused controversy.

    Imelda Staunton will return as Queen Elizabeth for Season 6, while Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret, Jonathan Pryce will play Prince Philip, Dominic West will play Prince Charles, Olivia Williams will play Camilla Parker-Bowles, and Elizabeth Debicki will play Princess Diana.

    Creator Peter Morgan has previously said that the show won’t cover Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and their various controversies.

    Netflix’s official description of the photos reads, “As The Crown enters a new decade, Prince William starts at University in St Andrew’s, determined to lead as normal a life as possible while he still can. Also beginning life as a University student, is Kate Middleton from Berkshire. As the pair meet for the first time on campus, a new romance and a new future for The Crown begins.”

    Netflix has not yet announced a premiere date for the final season. 

  • James McAvoy to star in Robert Schwentke’s thriller ‘Control’

    By Express News Service

    James McAvoy is all set to lead a high-concept action thriller, titled Control, helmed by Robert Schwentke. The film is backed by Studiocanal and The Picture Company. The shooting for Control is set to begin in Berlin in Summer.

    Adapted from the award-winning podcast Shipworm from Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, Control will be a tense edge-of-the-seat thriller that features a doctor who wakes up one morning with an untraceable device planted in his head. He is forced to follow a mysterious voice’s instructions to avoid devastating consequences.

    With the latest revision by Andrew Baldwin, the script for Control was penned by Akers. The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman will produce under Studiocanal.

    James McAvoy is known for his performance in a few films of the X-Men series, The Last King of Scotland, and Atonement. He will next be seen in The Book of Clarence alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and LaKeith Stanfield. He recently signed Blumhouse’s Speak No Evil remake. 

    James McAvoy is all set to lead a high-concept action thriller, titled Control, helmed by Robert Schwentke. The film is backed by Studiocanal and The Picture Company. The shooting for Control is set to begin in Berlin in Summer.

    Adapted from the award-winning podcast Shipworm from Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, Control will be a tense edge-of-the-seat thriller that features a doctor who wakes up one morning with an untraceable device planted in his head. He is forced to follow a mysterious voice’s instructions to avoid devastating consequences.

    With the latest revision by Andrew Baldwin, the script for Control was penned by Akers. The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman will produce under Studiocanal.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    James McAvoy is known for his performance in a few films of the X-Men series, The Last King of Scotland, and Atonement. He will next be seen in The Book of Clarence alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and LaKeith Stanfield. He recently signed Blumhouse’s Speak No Evil remake.