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BBC News Published image captionRiz Ahmed, Michaela Coel, and Carey Mulligan are all up for awards British actors Riz Ahmed, Carey Mulligan and Michaela Coel were among the nominees for this years Independent Spirit Awards. The awards honour the best in independent film; and often indicate who could win an Oscar. Ahmed was nominated in the male lead category for his portrayal of a heavy metal drummer struggling with losing his hearing in Sound Of Metal. Mulligan was recognised for her role as C...

The Cannes film festival, seen here in 2019. It is set to return this summer. Photograph: Sébastien Nogier/EPA Cannes 2021 just got hotter. The annual film festival, which prides itself on launching the premieres – and careers – of some of the world’s top directors, will now take place at the height of summer, following concerns over the Covid pandemic. The festival had been scheduled to take place from 11-22 May; now it will run from 6...

John Boyega and Robert De Niro set to star in Netflix thriller The Formula Deadline reports that John Boyega and Robert De Niro will team up to star in an upcoming thriller film for Netflix. The Formula will be helmed by Gerard McMurray, the filmmaker behind one of Netflix’s first original films Burning Sands. McMurray ( The First Purge) will serve as the film’s writer and director as well as producing through his Buppie Productions company. De Niro will also serve as another of the film�...

Harrison Ford in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Credit: Disney) Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has confirmed the film contains a nod to Han Solo. In the film’s opening scene, the Resistance takes the fight to the First Order, and shows a number of bombs as part of one of the attacks. Translating the alien language written on one of the bombs, one fan pointed out the message reads “Han says hi,” which would act as a tribute to Solo who was killed in  Star Wars: The Force A...

Star Wars' John Boyega will star alongside The Irishman's Robert De Niro in new Netflix crime thriller The Formula.

Monday, 25 Jan 2021 12:24 PM MYT British-Zambian artist Hannah Uzor poses next to her portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta at Osbourne House in the Isle of Wight, Britain. — Picture courtesy of English Heritage via Reuters Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. LONDON, Jan 25 — The tale of an enslaved West African girl turned protegee to an English queen may sound like the stuff of fairy tales, but it comes straight from the history books — one of m...

Robert De Niro to star in Netflixs The Formula Robert De Niro to star in Netflixs The Formula The legendary actor Robert De Niro returns to Netflix with The Formula, after Martin Scorseses The Irishman. The Formula will be directed by Gerard McMurray. advertisement Robert De Niro. Hollywood legend Robert De Niro and Stars Wars John Boyega are coming together for the upcoming Netflix thriller, The Formula. Gerard McMurray, the man who helmed titles like Burning Sands and The First Purge, is set ...

John Boyega calls blockbuster franchises "luxury jail" for actors January 26, 2021 by: Star Wars franchise, Boyega doesnt seem afraid to take a stance. Boyega continued his transparency during a recent Q&A for his upcoming movie anthology series Small Axe, and this time hes comparing being a part of a big movie franchise like Star Wars to being in a "luxury jail." "Being in a big franchise, its kind of like luxury jail sometimes for an actor when you want to do something else. Because remem...

Star Wars actor John Boyega compared big film franchises to “luxury jail” for stars. It’s been no secret that being Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy left quite a mark on the young star. But, in some comments during a Q+A for Small Axe (credit to CinemaBlend), Boyega expanded on what he [...]

The 28-year-old went on: "And in wanting to be in something where I knew that Id play a different type of role, a different type of man, and then knowing Steve through, were all a part of the same industry so Id heard about Steves directing style, I was really really curious and excited to have the opportunity anyway to be a part of it. "And when it came through I was on the tele like this is my moment." Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the entire Skywalker Saga are available on