Films

Brits to star in Beauty And The Beast remake

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It looks like the live adaptation of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast will be a very British affair. 

 Emma Watson has already been cast as Belle in the film which is being directed by Bill Condon. 

Now it looks as though Belle has found her Beast in the shape of former Downton Abbey star, Dan Stevens. 



And not only that – Luke Evans has been set to play vain villain Gaston. 



When Watson was cast she wrote on Facebook about how excited she is to sing and dance in the film, so will the boys be doing the same?

TV

Ex-EastEnder set as Frankenstein’s monster

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Former EastEnders actor Robert Kazinsky is to play Frankenstein’s monster in a new TV series adaptation of the classic gothic horror story.

The show, which is at pilot stage with the Fox network, takes inspiration from the Mary Shelley story of a man brought back to life by scientists.

In this version, Ray Pritchard (Kazinsky), a morally corrupt retired cop is given a second chance at life when he is brought back from the dead. 

The “monster” is athletic, strong and handsome — his body may be new, but his mind is still that of a 75-year-old.

Kazinsky was known to millions of Brits as Sean Slater in the BBC soap and has since found fame in the US sigh a role in True Blood.

Films, Trailers

Clips of the week

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Get ready for the return of Frozen.

A special short film featuring Anna, Elsa and the gang will be in cinemas later this month. Here’s the trailer for Frozen Fever:

Frozen Fever will accompany the new live action version of Cinderella when it’s released so here’s a clip from the film – when Cinders meets Prince Charming for the first time:

And finally, here’s a new behind the scenes clip from the next Bond movie, Spectre https://youtube.com/watch?v=nDaBMMF6zTw

Films

Eddie’s Second Oscar Shot?

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Here’s your first look at Eddie Redmayne playing a transgender woman in The Danish Girl.



Eddie plays Einar Wegener, a Danish-born artist who was one of the first known people to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Born as a man, she underwent a series of experimental surgeries in Germany, beginning in 1930.

The film, directed by Tom Hooper, also stars Alicia Vikander as Wegener’s wife Greta as well as Amber Heard and Matthias Schoenarts.


Books, Films

From Divergent to Insurgent: how the cast are flying

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Just over a year ago the film adaptation of Veronica Roth’s novel Divergent hit cinemas. It went on to gross over $288 million at the global box office and the sequel, Insurgent, will be released in just a few weeks. At the time of the first film’s release most of the cast weren’t on – lot of film fans radars, apart from Shailene Woodley. What a difference a year makes…

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