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Natasha Lyonne on Poker Face and the genius of Rian Johnson: after owning Netflix with Russian Doll and Orange is the New Black, our favourite anti-hero turns to crime with the Knives Out director

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:00:10 +0000

Natasha Lyonne must be Hollywood’s most in-demand lovable rogue and anti-hero. She’s also no stranger to the fashion world, having starred in Gucci’s 2019 The Performers campaign which traded heavily on her trademark style: effortless, at times irreverent and imbued with subtle nods to the 1970s. More recently, Lyonne’s signature sartorial taste has been spotted front row at New York Fashion Week events, where she rubbed shoulders with Hollywood’s elite including close friend and Russian Doll...

Timothée Chalamet on love, loss and isolation in Bones and All: the Dune star opens up about his grandmother’s death during the pandemic, and why he wants to play the disenfranchised on screen

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:30:08 +0000

Timothée Chalamet is one of the most talented actors in Hollywood – of any age. His leading role in Dune, the critically acclaimed 2021 sci-fi film that went on to earn more than US$400 million at the box office, solidified his status as a highly bankable A-list star with a very lucrative future ahead. And he’s only 27 years old. Chalamet’s most recent offering is Bones and All, directed by Luca Guadagnino, the same Italian director who helped him secure his first Oscar nomination after casting...

Michelle Yeoh on Avatar 2, Bond and representation in Hollywood: the Malaysian actress talks James Cameron, female filmmakers and her Oscar-tipped triumph, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:00:12 +0000

This is turning out to be a remarkable time in the life of Michelle Yeoh. Not that she needs more laurels – after all, the Malaysian actress is already a living legend thanks to international blockbusters like Crazy Rich Asians, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. She also made a mark playing Philippa Georgiou in the popular TV series Star Trek: Discovery, and starred in Marvel’s first Asian cast-led movie, last year’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten...

Zendaya on Euphoria and her romance with Tom Holland: the Dune star opens up about love, growing up, her history-making second Emmy Award and being an inspiration to young women everywhere – interview

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:00:17 +0000

It’s been a spectacular last two years in the life of Zendaya, the talented and fearless former Disney princess who has lately emerged as one of Hollywood’s top female stars. This September she became the first black woman to win two Emmys when she took home the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work as recovering addict Rue in Euphoria. She bagged her first Emmy for the same role in 2020 which is also a rarely accomplished feat. Inside Jennifer Aniston’s new US$15...

From Downton Abbey to Netflix’s Anatomy of a Scandal: Michelle Dockery will reprise her role as Lady Mary in the film sequel and talks #MeToo, her recent engagement, and her inspiring family

Mon, 16 May 2022 09:06:13 +0000

As the luminous Lady Mary Crawley of Downton Abbey, Michelle Dockery found a “once-in-a-lifetime” role that has earned her three Emmy nominations and worldwide recognition. Ever since the wildly popular British TV series debuted in 2010, audiences have gravitated towards Dockery’s coolly imperious aristocratic temptress. It’s the kind of momentous success that no one in the industry could have predicted, least of all the actress herself. Following the enthusiastic response to the 2019 Downton...

Interview: Jared Leto on playing Marvel antihero Morbius, WeWork CEO Adam Neumann alongside Anne Hathaway in WeCrashed, and starring opposite Lady Gaga in House of Gucci

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 17:00:36 +0000

Known for the chameleon-esque transformations he routinely submits himself to, Jared Leto knows few bounds when it comes to creating distinctive screen characters, including his Oscar-winning portrayal of an AIDS sufferer in Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and his manic turn as the Joker in Suicide Squad (2016). Most recently, he played a bumbling fashion company heir in House of Gucci (2021) for which he controversially chose to use heavy prosthetic make-up that rendered him totally unrecognisable to...

Spencer: Kristen Stewart opens up about playing Princess Diana – ‘I could relate to those feelings of being trapped and not knowing how to escape’

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:00:16 +0000

In recent years Kristen Stewart has gained a profound sense of self-renewal and empowerment – she’s even recently announced that she’s engaged to her girlfriend of two years, Dylan Meyer. Her new fearless self (“I feel ready for it all!”) is undoubtedly what led her to take on the challenge of playing one of the most celebrated and beloved women of the last half-century – Princess Diana, whose tragic death at age 36 forever enshrined her in the public imagination. The result is Spencer, director...

Charlize Theron at 46: the Oscar-winning Fast & Furious star on motherhood, adoption, and why women raised in South Africa have drive and determination

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:00:24 +0000

As South African-American actress Charlize Theron turns 46 on August 7, STYLE spoke to the award-winning star of Mad Max: Fury Road and the Fast & Furious franchise about portraying strong women, balancing fame with motherhood, and the influence of her own mother on her life. As a young actress you are always in a situation of having to defend yourself against unfair perceptions and harassment. It’s an exhausting rite of passage which I hope women can one day finally leave behind Charlize...

Mark Wahlberg at 50: the Infinite star on being a devout Catholic, an avid golfer and a ‘survivor’ following a missed 9/11 flight – interview

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:00:11 +0000

American actor and producer Mark Wahlberg turns 50 on June 5. The Transformers and Ted star, who is a father of four, talks about his career, marriage and being a devout Catholic. I enjoy being able to be creative in different ways as an actor. I get just as much pleasure out of doing big comedies as I do from very serious movies Mark Wahlberg, actor and producer Apart from action films like Mile 22 or Transformers, he has a penchant for comedy I enjoy being able to be creative in different ways...

Why Lily James quit Instagram – the Rebecca, Yesterday and Cinderella star talks body positivity and being a role model: ‘I worry about a level of self-obsession that can become so destructive’

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 20:00:14 +0000

British actress Lily James, known for her roles in TV series Downton Abbey, Disney movie Cinderella and the Netflix film Rebecca turns 32 on April 5. Here the star talks to STYLE about being a role model to young girls, and reveals why she steers away from social media. If I am to be a role model to young girls, I want it to be something healthy because I worry about a level of self-obsession with perfection that can become so contagious and so destructive. I want to be a positive...

Anya Taylor-Joy: ‘I had trouble making friends’ – The Queen’s Gambit star talks loneliness, addiction and starring opposite Chris Hemsworth in 2023’s Mad Max prequel Furiosa

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 02:10:09 +0000

Anya Taylor-Joy is continuing to ride the massive wave of popularity and critical acclaim that greeted her bravura performance as a teen chess prodigy in The Queen’s Gambit. The seven-part Netflix series was the streaming sensation of 2020 – the most-viewed show aired on its platform – and immediately established Taylor-Joy as a major new star. And on February 28, the 24-year-old British-Argentine actress earned the biggest honour of her career thus far when the Hollywood Foreign Press...

Interview: Lady Gaga opens up about overcoming PTSD, stanning Bruce Springsteen and making peace with her persona on Chromatica, featuring K-pop’s Blackpink

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:00:14 +0000

Lady Gaga is closer than ever to achieving the kind of psychological and spiritual peace that she has long been seeking. Over the course of her spectacular career as musician and actor, she has been remarkably open in discussing her struggles with mental health, and how she has dealt with being the victim of bullying in high school and sexual assault by a music producer. 6 times Lady Gaga showed how much she loves her French bulldogs Miss Asia, Gustav and Koji Many of her songs echo her...

Daniel Craig talks being James Bond in No Time to Die, his comedic turn in Knives Out and the price of fame – interview

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:00:16 +0000

Once voted the sexiest man alive, James Bond star Daniel Craig turns 52 on March 2. He talked to STYLE about the latest film in the franchise, No Time to Die, and how he likes his martinis. 5 of Daniel Craig’s best movies that aren’t James Bond films It took me 20 years to get used to the idea and the fact of having to give up my private life … Not being able to go to certain places and live the way I used to was a difficult adjustment for me. But I’m not going to complain because the upside...

Elliot Page on coming out and empathy for his characters Vanya in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy and My Days of Mercy – interview

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:00:08 +0000

Canadian star Elliot Page, known for his roles in Juno and the X-Men films, turns 34 on February 21. We sat down with the actor to talk about his career and his remarkable gender and sexuality journey. How RuPaul spends his millions on a life fit for a true queen I reached a point where my desire to come out was so great that even if everyone in Hollywood had told me that I’d never work again it wouldn’t have made any difference Elliot Page Hiding his sexuality was a burden “Some people can make...

Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet inspired Amanda Seyfried to act – 20 years later, the Mamma Mia! and Ted 2 star reflects on her anxiety, motherhood, mindfulness and crocheting – interview

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:00:11 +0000

Amanda Seyfried, star of films including the Mamma Mia! series and Ted 2, just turned 35 on December 3. Here the Pennsylvania-born actress reveals her struggles with anxiety and how acting – and now motherhood – have helped her heal. I think every young girl dreams of being Juliet. Thank God for that movie [Romeo + Juliet] or honestly, I wouldn’t be here Amanda Seyfried She dreamed of becoming an actress from a young age “I fell in love with the theatre when I was growing up in Allentown [in...

Before Star Wars and Marriage Story, Adam Driver was a US Marine and his claim to Hollywood fame was through TV show Girls – interview

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 03:00:09 +0000

After celebrated performances in Star Wars, Girls and Marriage Story alongside fellow Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson, Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Adam Driver, who turns 37 on November 19, reflects on life as a US Marine and the unnaturalness of fame. Shooting a movie has something in common with a military mission: you have to spend time with people you don’t know and there’s a forced kind of intimacy with that Adam Driver His role in Girls made him “Within a short period of time, I was...

Zac Efron on getting buff for Baywatch with Dwayne Johnson, getting over High School Musical, hating social media and looking for love as a sex symbol – interview

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:56:49 +0000

Hollywood actor and singer Zac Efron, who turns 33 on October 18, talks about getting his start in the High School Musical films, how it feels to be as fit as he was after Baywatch, and working with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. I’ve always tried to make things as difficult as possible for myself. I’ve tried to push myself and that’s made my life much more interesting than it would have been otherwise Zac Efron He has come far in the years since High School Musical I’ve been able to learn and grow...

Keanu Reeves at 56: the star of John Wick, The Matrix, Point Break and Speed talks about his love of motorcycles, keeping fit – and his fear of death

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:00:12 +0000

Keanu Reeves was once dubbed the sexiest man alive by People magazine (retroactively for the year 1994, some 21 years after the event, if you’re interested). On the eve of his 56th birthday, on September 2, the star of Point Break, Speed and The Matrix films shares how he has changed, his love of motorbikes and his secret to staying fit Acting has always given me a structure and purpose in life and I’ve never found anything else to invest myself in Keanu Reeves Surf movie Point Break remains one...

Jennifer Lawrence interview: Oscar winning Marvel and Hunger Games star on body positivity, dodging paparazzi and keeping it real in the Hollywood machine

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:00:21 +0000

The world’s highest paid actress in 2015 and 2016, Jennifer Lawrence is turning 30 on August 15. To mark the occasion, the newly married Oscar-winning star of The Hunger Games and X-Men franchises shares with STYLE her thoughts on fame, fans and body positivity in Hollywood. The red carpets and free clothes and great hotels are all cool, but it’s not part of the job or who I am. I love acting and that’s why I’m doing this job Jennifer Lawrence 6 things we know about Adele in 2020 Her...

Coronavirus survivor Tom Hanks talks best and worst roles, kindness, love and why he calls Steven Spielberg ‘boss’

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 19:00:11 +0000

After surviving a “crippling” battle with coronavirus, Tom Hanks turns 64 on July 9. With new movies Greyhound and Elvis coming up – Aaron Schneider’s world war two film and a Baz Luhrmann biopic of The King of Rock n’ Roll – the multi-Oscar-winning actor looks back at some of the most defining characters he has played in a prolific career. On positive transformations when playing heroic figures “I like being able to focus on people whose actions help make us less cynical about life … I’m...

Marvel star Chris Evans admits Spider-Man – not Captain America – was his favourite superhero all along

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 07:30:16 +0000

Superhero superstar Chris Evans turns 39 on June 13. To celebrate, the American actor shares with STYLE why he it wasn’t a sure thing for him to play Captain America and how he thinks directing is the way forward. 6 Marvel superhero actors who are among top-paid stars At first he was hesitant to play Captain America, starting from 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger “I grew up knowing a lot about the business and even though a big film like that can mean a lot of money, it also puts you in...

The Batman’s Robert Pattinson on first trying on the Batsuit, ‘calming down’ after Twilight and finding a romantic soulmate

Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:09 +0000

From portraying a most iconic vampire in the Twilight films to playing the new Batman, Robert Pattinson, who turns 34 on May 13, shares his views in an interview with STYLE about movie roles, fame and taking risks. Batman is not a heroic character to him “Batman is a complicated character. I don’t think I could ever play a real hero – there’s always something a bit wrong. I think it’s because one of my eyes is smaller than the other … I have no interest in playing someone who’s heroic. “I’ve...

LGBT idol Kristen Stewart talks sexuality, Karl Lagerfeld, indie films and staying true to herself

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:00:21 +0000

Despite everything she’s already achieved, American actress and director Kristen Stewart turns just 30 years old on April 9. Here she talks to us about her love for indie films, her sexuality, her time as Karl Lagerfeld’s muse, and how she stays true to herself. Shutting down Donald Trump and dating women – why Kristen Stewart is an LGBTQ+ icon Despite having appeared in blockbusters Underwater and Charlie’s Angels, she supports indie projects with as much passion as she does mainstream...

Rebel Wilson: 8 things to know about the star of Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit, Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids and possibly the biggest flop of 2019, Cats

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:00:18 +0000

Feisty Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson, who stars in the Oscar-winning film Jojo Rabbit , turned 40 on March 2. Here, she talks about never having planned to be in showbiz, how comedy became her speciality, and her desire to empower women 1. She was the producer of two of the movies she starred in (The Hustle and Isn’t It Romantic) I’ve discovered that there’s a lot more responsibility when you’re playing the lead and you have to carry a movie. Basically it means you’re in every...

Oscar winner Laura Dern: On Marriage Story, Little Women, working with Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman – and being ‘very tall’

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:00:18 +0000

Laura Dern – who just –won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG award for her role in the film Marriage Story – turns 53 today (February 10). The actress talks about the joy of working with women, and why she’s proud of her towering height. She is enjoying her career right now with roles in Little Women, Marriage Story and Big Little Lies It’s a wonderful time for me. I feel privileged to be able to work with so many talented women on these kinds of projects. When I started working over 30...

Bradley Cooper talks about why he loves working with Robert de Niro, and his friendship with Jennifer Lawrence

Sun, 05 Jan 2020 02:00:15 +0000

Actor and filmmaker Bradley Cooper, who turns 45 on January 5, talks about handling paparazzi, and working with one of his idols, the legendary Robert De Niro. He prefers the paparazzi to photo shoots Coping [with paparazzi] feels like way too strong a word, like coping with a disease or something. I like people. I don’t mind doing press junkets. In fact, if I love the movie, I can talk about it forever. The only thing I hate are photo shoots. I don’t know why but I just can’t stand them....

Big Little Lies’ Zoë Kravitz talks about working with Hollywood A-listers, juggling her acting and singing careers, and her famous parents

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 06:00:10 +0000

Zoë Kravitz turns 31 today. We speak to the American actress and singer about her career, her famous parents, and working with Hollywood’s A-list celebrities. 1. Having a famous name isn’t everything Sometimes it was tough when I was growing up. At school there would be kids who would think that I thought I was someone cool and special because of my parents [Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet]. Some kids would just want to hang out with me because of who my parents were. I never spoke about my...

Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh reunite to sparkle with Emilia Clarke in Last Christmas

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:00:09 +0000

Crazy Rich Asians turned Henry Golding into an overnight star. Not a bad achievement when one considers that the film, a worldwide box office smash – marked his acting debut. Now the British actor is about to test his popularity in the eagerly-awaited holiday movie, Last Christmas, a sparkling romcom directed by Paul Feig and written by Emma Thompson. View this post on Instagram SWOON See @emilia_clarke & @henrygolding in #LastChristmasMovie - in theaters November...

How Last Christmas star Henry Golding bagged Crazy Rich Asians – the ‘most coveted role for any Asian actor in the world’

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 02:00:11 +0000

Henry Golding, of Crazy Rich Asians fame, stars alongside Emilia Clarke and Michelle Yeoh in Last Christmas, a romantic comedy co-written by Emma Thompson which has already been tipped as the feel-good smash of the season. As the movie’s worldwide roll-out begins today, the 32-year-old tells us why we will love the story, and talks about his regional roots and overnight fame. I think it's sad that some people of Asian background who have never lived in Asia should be criticising other Asians who...

Zombieland: Double Tap star Emma Stone on overcoming anxiety and getting career advice from Diane Keaton

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:00:12 +0000

With her distinctive raspy voice and endearing girl-next-door vibe, unlikely Emma Stone has slowly emerged as one of the decade’s most memorable screen stars – forever immortalised with a Best Actress Oscar for her role in Tinseltown musical La La Land (2016). After making her name in romcoms Friends with Benefits and Crazy Stupid Love (both 2011), Stone made a superhero turn with The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and tackled the mob movie in Gangster Squad (2013), before her stand-out role in...

Why Game of Thrones star Lena Headey would love to say and do all those nasty things in real life

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 04:00:14 +0000

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey turns 46 on October 3. Here, the British actress tells us about playing Cersei Lannister on the HBO phenomenon, avoiding interviews, and why she’d like to try a comedy or a soap next. 1. She loved playing Cersei on Game of Thrones – flawed as the character was Playing Cersei has changed my life and she’s one of the greatest characters you can imagine playing. She’s filled with terror and paranoia and she tries to ignore the hurricane around her as much as...

Will Smith on ‘repairing’ his marriage to Jada Pinkett, quitting hip hop and paying homage to Robin Williams in Disney’s Aladdin

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 02:00:12 +0000

1. His confidence comes from hard work, not talent My biggest talent is making things look easy. That’s my g oal, to look so smooth out there that you might think I’m the coolest thing alive, but deep down I’m sweating like mad trying to get it right. Everything I’ve accomplished in life is the result of a psychotic drive and hard work. My confidence doesn’t come from knowing that I’m more talented than anyone else, because there are a lot of people out there with a lot more talent than I could...

Is Chris Hemsworth the ‘sexiest man alive’? The Marvel hunk talks workouts, social media and why he chose living in Australia over Hollywood

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 05:56:04 +0000

1. He has no idea how he got famous When I was 17, I decided one day that [being an actor] was what I wanted to do. Ever since then, it’s been a constant battle of ‘I can do it’ vs ‘No I can’t’, much like anyone else chasing down a dream. I got a job pretty quick when I got to Hollywood (2009’s Star Trek ), so I was very fortunate in that sense. I had a huge amount of anxiety when I was auditioning and that just got worse and worse the more I heard the word ‘No’ Chris Hemsworth 5 sexiest...

5 things you need to know about Selena Gomez

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 18:00:07 +0000

The American actress, singer and producer talks about Beyoncé, her outlook on love, and how she handles fame. I’ve realised that being in a relationship is not a fairy tale. There are going to be problems even if you are very much in love Selena Gomez 1. She gets up close and personal with her fans “I love meeting fans after each show. It’s a special feeling you get from being able to get a little closer to the people who support you and are so appreciative of your work. My crew will go into...

Big Little Lies: Why Meryl Streep didn't even need a script

Sat, 22 Jun 2019 05:00:08 +0000

Meryl Streep has the ability to make “ordinary” female characters seem just as extraordinary as the exceptional real-life women (Karen Blixen, Margaret Thatcher, et al) she has played during her brilliant career. Never has this been more true than in her latest performance as the mother of a slain son in HBO’s American television series, Big Little Lies, season two. What’s been the incredible virtue of this series … is you don’t get six women in a show … It’s so rare … The beauty of television...

Big Little Lies star Nicole Kidman tells us why she’s ‘always going to support female directors’

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 18:00:10 +0000

Australian actress, singer and producer Nicole Kidman turns 52 on June 20. We speak to the award-winning mother-of-four about working with women, Australia and the success of the 2017 HBO drama series, Big Little Lies, which co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep, and returns for a second series on June 9. She’s going to keep working with female filmmakers regularly “Look at the statistics of women in film and see there’s still a gross imbalance,” she says. “It’s there, there’s no getting...

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner on X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and how Tye Sheridan is her ‘best on-screen boyfriend’

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:00:04 +0000

This year, British actress Sophie Turner begins the process of becoming a major star. We’ve already seen her epic arc as Sansa Stark in the eighth and concluding season of Game of Thrones, the HBO series that has been her training ground as an actress. And now we see the statuesque Turner taking on the title role of Jean Grey/Phoenix in this summer’s Dark Phoenix, her first opportunity to carry a major motion picture. Is Sophie up for the challenge? “It’s a dream to be able to take on this...

Game of Thrones: how Sophie Turner said goodbye to Sansa Stark

Sun, 19 May 2019 18:00:05 +0000

English actress Sophie Turner, newly married to pop star Joe Jonas, has weathered a decade of untold savagery, destruction, and bloody battles as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones. While audiences are on the edge of their living room couches awaiting the final episodes of the show, Turner is feeling a rush of optimism about her life and career after enduring some dark moments while growing up in the Game of Thrones world. Her close friend Maisie Williams (Anya Stark) has stood by her during the...

‘Superman’ Henry Cavill was once bullied for being fat: 5 things you should know about him

Sat, 04 May 2019 18:00:12 +0000

1. He was once known as “the unluckiest man in Hollywood” via GIPHY “[About losing out on Batman, James Bond and Twiligh t ’s Edward Cullen.] Much of this is internet rumours. “Batman, I didn’t even screen test so there was no disappointment there. Twilight, there was talk but I was too old for the part by the time they started making the film. Bond, yeah, I wasn’t thrilled. “[At that] stage I was tempted to say goodbye to the acting industry, because things really weren’t working, and I was...

Saoirse Ronan on being ‘hangry’, acting on instinct – and being dandled on Brad Pitt’s knee

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:00:10 +0000

1. She has strong ties with both Ireland and the US [My parents] left Ireland because of the difficult economic situation at the time. But even in the United States my parents had to fight hard to survive. My mother worked as a nanny and my father, who was an actor, had to work most of the time in a bar. And they lived in modest circumstances in the Bronx where I lived until I was three, when my parents decided to move back to Ireland. 2. She points out that some actors just want to act, and...

Robert Downey Jnr on ‘Avengers: Endgame’ – and how the Marvel superheroes see life beyond spandex

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:01:45 +0000

There has been nothing like it in the history of modern cinema. The phenomenal success of the multibillion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe films – from the Captain America and Thor franchises, to the recent, groundbreaking Black Panther and Captain Marvel – has changed the Hollywood landscape over the past decade-plus since Robert Downey Jnr first donned a red-and-gold metallic supersuit for 2008’s Iron Man. It’s hard to overstate quite how much the collective MCU has shaped contemporary...

Actress Saoirse Ronan on ‘Mary Queen of Scots’, Margot Robbie and #MeToo

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:00:16 +0000

In the wake of her best actress Oscar nomination for Lady Bird at the beginning of last year, Saoirse (pronounced Ser-sha) Ronan has emerged as one of the hottest young stars in Hollywood. Having won the hearts of audiences with her spirited portrayal of a rebellious California teenager, the 24-year-old Ronan has entered a new realm entirely – playing the title role in Mary Queen of Scots. View this post on Instagram Our queens ruled the red carpet at the...

7 things that you didn’t know about actress Emily Blunt

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:02:12 +0000

Emily Blunt will turn 36 today. We speak to the Golden Globe-winning actress about being a mum, crying during movies and what John Krasinski is like as a father 1. She’s a softie via GIPHY “I’m quite a positive and energetic person although I’m also overly sensitive. I’m someone who will start sobbing at different moments in sad or especially romantic films at all the key sentimental moments. Even when I watch the news or an athletic competition, I can get very wound up and emotionally...

Lady Gaga: 5 things you need to know about the Oscar winner

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 07:00:06 +0000

A star is born. Actually, she was born on March 28, 1986, as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known to most of us as Lady Gaga. The American singer, songwriter and actress is now an Oscar winner, having bagged the best original song award for the song Shallow, from the movie A Star Is Born, at the Oscars on Sunday. View this post on Instagram @ladygaga with her #oscar for best song for #shallow from @starisbornmovie at the @theacademy tonight...

5 things you didn’t know about Liam Hemsworth, who has just married Miley Cyrus

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:00:30 +0000

View this post on Instagram 10 years later ..... A post shared by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on Dec 26, 2018 at 12:49pm PST 1. We have his brother Chris to thank for Liam’s acting career View this post on Instagram Happy birthday @chrishemsworth I remember the first time I ever threw a knife at your head, there was this look of pure fear in your eyes. You’ve come a long way from that scared little...

Getting arrested and fighting for women's rights: Shailene Woodley takes us down memory lane as she turns 27 today

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 02:00:30 +0000

1. She has been arrested. In 2016, Woodley was arrested for protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline, the construction of which was reinstated by the Trump administration. “[The reinstatement] didn’t surprise me much. I had a glimmer of hope that maybe it would not go this way, but it has and that’s why protest is now more important than ever, to stand up for indigenous rights and indigenous sovereignty, and for the rights of the environment and for clean drinking water. We can all...

Hugh Jackman, who is turning 50, talks acting, spaghetti, chicken and Zac Efron

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 02:00:00 +0000

1. He’s definitely not going to come back as Wolverine/Logan Everyone always says, never say never. I’m saying never. [Logan] is a beautiful movie, with a beautiful story. To do more would throw everything out of whack, and I don’t want to sully this journey and sully this, my love letter, my legacy to the fans. I’ve made eight movies playing this character and I had a gut feeling that it was time to bring the thing to an end. But I wanted to go deeper than we ever had before and do it right....

10 things you didn’t know about Zendaya

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 02:00:45 +0000

American singer and actress Zendaya turned 22 on September 1. We sat down with the Spider-Man and The Greatest Showman star to chat about Disney, feminism and more 1. She is fearless “Style-wise, I am fearless. I used to be very afraid until [my stylist] Law [Roach] got into my life. He pushes me to try new things, I push him to try new things, and we inspire each other as we go along. Ever since I was two, my parents sort of stopped telling me what to wear. They let me experiment with...