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Litter-picking creatures emerge from underground for global franchise targeting nostalgic adults and gen Alpha Move over Paddington Bear. After almost 30 years off screen, the Wombles – the furry, litter-picking creatures who live beneath Wimbledon Common – are set for a comeback. The characters, whose motto is “Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish”, are being revived after the consolidation of the brand…

James Bond actor, who is only the second non-royal woman to be celebrated in this way, called the honour ‘truly overwhelming’ Dame Judi Dench is to have a West End theatre renamed after her, becoming only the second non-royal woman to be honoured in such a way. The Shaftesbury theatre will be known as the Judi Dench theatre from February 2027 in celebration of the actor’s “unparalleled contributi…

The actor told Esquire magazine the couple have ‘a relationship that will stand the test of time’ and his family ‘were all there’ for the wedding Tom Holland, the British actor best known for playing Spider-Man, has offered confirmation that he and co-star Zendaya have already got married. The wedding of the couple, who have been together for some years and got engaged in December 2024, has been …

‘France’s Banksy’ has created a monumental art installation over the Seine. And visitors to La Caverne du Pont Neuf are in for an uncomfortable and unforgettable crossing With the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower to one side and Notre Dame to the other, Pont Neuf is not only Paris’s most picturesque bridge but, contrary to what its name suggests, it’s also the city’s oldest. Yet as of today, Pont Neu…

Marina Market, Cork Michael Glenn Murphy is the accidental soldier and reluctant revolutionary reckoning with his past in Deirdre Kinahan’s touching drama of regret and return A ferry terminal in steely morning light is the bare setting for Deirdre Kinahan’s poignant drama of return, as a man (Michael Glenn Murphy) in overcoat, suit and hat clutches a suitcase and considers his next move. In the …

Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food, and the basic they scrimp on? The model and entrepreneur talks pants, lawnmowers and restoring classic cars with the Filter • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here David Gandy is one of the most recognisable faces in fashion, starring in hundreds of campaigns for brands including Dolce & Gabbana, B…

Oscar-winning actor to write and direct fact-based movie that will follow a police officer mixed up in 2021 Capitol riot Sean Penn will direct a new film about the January 6 riot set to star Bradley Cooper . According to Deadline , the star, who recently won his second Oscar, will bring what’s been described as a “passion project” to the screen and act as both writer and director. Continue readin…

When Rivers received a surprise letter from DeLillo, it encouraged him to set the author’s one-act play in an adult-free, postapocalyptic world Nine-year-old girls reciting the gnomic prose of Don DeLillo – it sounds like an extreme English detention, but for film-maker Ben Rivers this was the foundation of his new movie, and the culmination of an unlikely friendship with the literary titan. DeLi…

The pianist and bandleader, who has died aged 91, had an inimitable style where bright, guileless melody met a fearless improvisational impulse • South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91 Scullery Department (from Jazz Epistle Verse 1, 1960) Born Adolph Johannes Brand in Cape Town in 1934, Abdullah Ibrahim spent his six-decade career defining the heartfelt sound of South African ja…

Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger is the first novel from the Nobel laureate since 2021’s Klara and the Sun and draws on the author’s love of music, art and Golden Age cinema A new novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro is set to be published in March next year. Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger, announced by his UK publisher Faber, is a spy caper. Set in 1938, the novel follows Richard Hadley as h…

‘The studio wanted me to wear less. They wanted to see my muscles. But we were shooting outdoors in winter – and I had to put Vaseline on to keep my body heat in’ Cannon Films had the rights to Masters of the Universe and thought: “Let’s get this new guy. He’s blond, has good pecs … He can wield the sword.” I was convinced to do it but only very reluctantly – I didn’t want to play a toy. There wa…

Hugely successful London show to open in the US, with performances beginning in March Marmalade bagels at the ready: London’s Paddington Bear musical is to open on Broadway next spring. The phenomenally successful show, which won seven prizes at the Olivier awards, will begin performances on 30 March at the Al Hirschfeld theatre in New York, currently home to Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Luke Shepp…

Dave Grohl spread the word about the ferociously funny quartet and now they’re supporting Foo Fighters in stadiums. Just make sure you switch off your phone’s flash if you go to their gigs … They say brevity is the soul of wit and few bands have as much of both as Otoboke Beaver. Playing short, sharp songs packed with equal parts ferocity and black humour, next week the Japanese quartet will play…

Podcasting continues to expand its influence in the digital media landscape, reaching more consumers than ever as it evolves beyond its audio-only roots. What began as an on-demand listening format... The post Podcast reach hits record highs as video viewing grows appeared first on Digital Content Next .

The star added that the original film appealed to a female audience ‘because it’s not about revenge, it is about vengeance’ – and because it didn’t have a gratuitous sex scene Russell Crowe has said that the Gladiator sequel was a failure because it lacked a “moral core” and that studio behind it “didn’t understand why [the original movie] was successful”. Crowe was speaking at the Taormina film …

The writers behind 'All Her Fault,' 'The Audacity,' 'Wonder Man,' 'The Comeback,' 'The Testaments' and 'The Gilded Age' sit down with moderator Yvonne Villarreal for the 2026 Emmy Writers Roundtable.

Original works by 30 artists have been commissioned by the Obamas alongside vital pieces of memorabilia for visitors to appreciate It is a tale of two presidents. On 14 June Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday by hosting a raucous crowd for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on the White House South Lawn. Four days later, on the eve of Juneteeth, Barack Obama will unveil a monument to his…

A 1,000-year-old vampire obsessed with removing men’s genitals is the main storyline in this body horror, filmed in trashy 1980s synth-heavy style Wibbling willies! This gore fest from Iceland starts as it means to go on: parked on a quiet back road, where a balding 1,000-year-old vampire has lured a middle-aged man into his car with the promise of a quickie. The vampire’s head lowers into his po…

LACMA will follow the April opening of its David Geffen Galleries with a large-scale Art Parade that moves beyond the museum walls and into the streets.

The team behind the MGM+/Prime Video series explains how they achieved the series' distinctive dual look.