Charlie And The Chocolate Factory World Premiere Pictures

Check out two galleries of photos from tonight’s Red Carpet World Premiere for the new stage version of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes. The first gallery is packed with the stars and celebrity fans who showed up to enjoy the evening and the second gallery offers a sweet taste of the lavish production itself… [...]

Tom Hiddleston To Play Coriolanus In West End

Avengers and Thor star Tom Hiddleston will take to the stage at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London’s West End for a new contemporary production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. The rapidly rising British superstar tackled the epic role of Prince Hal in the stunning BAFTA winning 2012 television adaptation of  Henry VI and Henry V for The Hollow Crown mini-series. Tom also previously performed in Donmar [...]

Star Wars Episode VII UK Production Announced

Lucasfilm have officially announced plans for the production of Star Wars Episode VII to take place in the UK. All six of the previous films in the series were produced at least in part at renowned UK studios like Elstree, Shepperton, Leavesden, Ealing and Pinewood.  Set for a 2015 release the first of many new [...]

Beautiful Thing Review

The Plot Set on a rough-diamond of a Thamesmead estate, mouthy single Mum Sandra holds together an eclectic bunch of disenfranchised kids. Her son, 15 year old Jamie is beginning to experience the joys of bunking PE lessons much to his mother’s feisty disapproval. Meanwhile, Sandra’s posh hippie lover-boy doesn’t see what  the fuss is about, choosing to don his girlfriend’s [...]

BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations 2013

The BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2013 nominations were announced today with drama Parade’s End Leading the way with five nominations for costumes, make-up & hair, production design, visual effects and writing. The stunning adaptation starred Benedict Cumberbatch and was written by Tom Stoppard. It recently triumphed at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and South Bank Awards as well. [...]

Oliver! 1968 Musical Cast Interviews

At the Memorabilia fan event in Birmingham Red Carpet News spoke to the cast of classic 1968 musical film Oliver! We talked exclusively to stars Mark Lester (Oliver Twist), Shani Wallis (Nancy) and Ron Moody (Fagan) about just what made the classic film so beloved and timeless. They share their memories of the production and their messages for [...]

Leonardo DiCaprio takes The Road Home

Leonard DiCaprio recently made a very public announcement that he intended to take an indefinite break from acting to focus on his working on global campaigns to save the environment.  However, he already seems to have been lured back to work with the prospect of a lead role in The Road Home. Based on a [...]

Spielberg Postpones Robopocalypse

Steven Spielberg has ‘indefinitely’ postponed his adaptation of Robopocalypse due to concerns over Drew Goddard’s script and a prohibitively expensive budget. Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway were already attached to star but Spielberg has put a sudden halt to the project, insisting that the script ‘is not ready’ and the project is ‘too important’ to [...]

Mischa Barton Launches New London Store

Acting star and fashion trend setter Mischa Barton is launching her first UK store in London’s iconic Spitalfields markets this Saturday. We joined her for cupcakes, champagne and a very lovely chat ahead of the public opening. Mischa reveals her eclectic fashion inspirations, her favourite handbags and a recent unexpected passion for heavy metal music. [...]