Mockingjay – first image

Hot on the heels of the release of the teaser poster earlier this week, Jennifer Lawrence has revealed the first image from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.

She posted the pic to her Facebook page, writing, “6.9.15 #MockingjayPart2 #Unite.”

In the image JLaw reprises her role as heroine Katniss Everdeen, wielding a bow alongside a few fellow District 13 members.  It also features Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair and Evan Ross as Messalla.

Eddie enters Harry’s world

It’s official, Eddie Redmayne will play the lead in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

The film is being written by JK Rowling and is set 70 years before Harry’s time at Hogwarts.

Oscar-winner Redmayne has been talked of as lead character Newt Scamander and now it’s been made official.

There are expected to be three films in the series with the first due for release on November 18, 2016.

Scream Queens, American Horror Story head to Comic-Con

We already know one of the big highlights of this year’s Comic-Con will be the Doctor Who panel when Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Michelle Gomez will debut in Hall H.

Now more of this year’s big TV panels are being confirmed.

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Stars set for Tony Awards stage

A whole host of well-known names have been announced as presenters at this year’s Tony Awards.

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Netflix Gets Down

Jimmy Smits has joined the cast of The Get Down, a music driven drama series created by Baz Luhrmann.

Smits will play Francisco Cruz aka Papa Fuerte, a South Bronx politician who delivers services the city fails to provide.

“The Puerto Rican culture of the ’70’s Bronx plays such a large role in the story we are telling that the character of Papa Fuerte had to be played by an actor who could bring experience, gravitas and authenticity to the role,” Luhrmann said. 

“I know our entire cast is excited to have someone of Jimmy’s talent joining us on the journey we are undertaking. We are thrilled to have him on The Get Down.”
The Get Down tells the story of how 1970s New York City on the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco told through the lives and music of several South Bronx teenagers.

It is due to debut on Netflix in 2016.

Meanwhile, Netflix has also announced a second series of Grace and Frankie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Martin Sheen.

Dates for your diary

Lots of celebs will be out and about in London over the next few weeks so here are a few dates you might want to make note of:

May 26: Sir Ian McKellen will be at the Apple Store on Regent Street to promote his new film, Mr Holmes. He plays a much older Sherlock Holmes who is living in retirement but has started thinking back to one unsolved case from 30 years ago.

May 27: Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law and Jason Statham will walk the red carpet at the UK premiere of their new film, Spy.

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McCarthy stars as a CIA operative who finds herself working undercover for the first time. The film also features Miranda Hart in her first Hollywood role. The premiere is at the Odeon Leicester Square.

Also on Wednesday, Rhys Ifans attends a special screening of his new TV drama, The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, at BAFTA. The four part drama, directed by Jake Chapman, will be screened on Sky Arts.

On Thursday, Daniel Rigby and Sarah Alexander will also be at BAFTA to promote their new show for Dave, Undercover. The comedy series follows an undercover police officer who finds himself hopelessly out of his depth when he infiltrates an Armenian crime family.

On June 1, Gemma Chan will be at BFI Southbank for a preview screening of her big new UK/US scifi series, Humans.

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The show will be broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 and The drama is set in a world where the new must-have gadget is a “Synth”—an eerily lifelike robotic servant.

Greg Wise, George MacKay and Jessica Barden will be at the BFI on June 3 for the first screening of their BBC drama, The Outcast. The two part drama is based on the novel by Sadie Jones and follows a young boy who struggles to fir into life in post-War Britain following the death of his beloved mother.

The Entourage gang hit London on June 9 for the UK premiere of the big screen version of the hit show. Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon and Thierry Henry (!) are all expected to walk the red carpet at the premiere which takes place at Vue West End.

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