Ron Howard’s delivered an early Christmas present with the release of the new trailer for his sea-faring epic In The Heart of the Sea.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth as the first mate of The Essex, a New England whaling ship that was assaulted by something no-one would believe.
The cast also includes Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Ben Whishaw.
It’s released in the UK on March 13.
Here’s the trailer: http://youtu.be/jSGcocTLMlk
Meryl Streep is expected on the red carpet at a special screening of her new musical film Into The Woods next month.
The screening takes place at Curzon Mayfair on January 7.
Streep is part of an all-star cast which also includes James Corden, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick and Johnny Depp.
David Oyelowo is to star alongside Lupita N’yongo in new drama Americanah.
The film is based on the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and follows a pair of young Nigerian immigrants who face a lifetime of struggle while their relationship endures.
The film counts one Brad Pitt among its producers.
Have you been watching this year’s Strictly Come Dancing?
I have to say I think Caroline was the right winner, she just got better and better.
Well details of the Live Tour have now been confirmed.
Frankie Bridge, Thom Evans, Alison Hammond, Caroline Flack, Mark Wright and Simon Webbe will join their professional partners on the tour.
Craig Revel Horwood will be joined on the judging panel by 2008 winner Tom Chambers and his Strictly partner Camilla Dallerup.
The tour begins on January 16 in Birmingham and wraps up at the O2 in London on February 8.
You can find out more at www.strictlycomedancinglive.com
Cast and crew from new BBC drama The Eichmann Show will be at BAFTA on January 19.
The BBC Two film stars Martin Freeman and Anthony LaPaglia and is about the televising of the trial of Adolf Eichmann – one of the main architects of the Holocaust.
No word yet on which cast members will be there.
Carrie Fisher will star in the new Channel 4 comedy from Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney.
She’ll play the eccentric mother of Delaney’s character.
The series follows a couple who struggle to fall in love in London and will also feature Ashley Jensen as Horgan’s ‘awful friend’.
Horgan and Delaney will attend a preview of the first two episodes at BAFTA on January 12.
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart are to appear together on the London stage next year.
They will star in a revival of No Man’s Land – which they performed in rep I’m New York last year (and I was lucky enough to see).
The pair last appeared together on stage in London when they collaborated on Waiting For Godot in 2009.
No news yet on where and when they play will be staged.
Sarah Jessica Parker is in talks to return to TV.
A decade after the end of Sex And The City, SJP is in talks to work with HBO again on a new half hour comedy called Divorce.
The show is written by British actress Sharon Horgan and tells the story of very, very long divorce.
It’s at pilot stage at the moment so we’ll have to see what happens.
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet is in talks to play the lead female role in Jobs, the film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
If she takes the role, Winslet will star alongside Michael Fassbender who is expected to star as Jobs. Seth Rogen is due to play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniack.
The film is being directed by Danny Boyle and is written by Aaron Sorkin.
It’s not quite Ellen’s Oscar selfie but here’s George Clooney and the cast of Downton Abbey posing for their own.
It’s to promote George’s one-off appearance in the show for ITV fundraiser Text Santa which airs in the UK tonight.
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