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Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci say “Be our Guest”
Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci have joined the cast of Beauty and the Beast.
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Ian McKellen describes Beauty and the Beast table read
It’s not often actors reveal information about what happens before the cameras start rolling on a major film, but Sir Ian McKellen has written about the table read for his new film, Beauty and the Beast.
Reading McKellen’s words you can tell he’s really excited about what’s to come, not least because he’ll be singing and dancing!
He took to Twitter to describe the first read through for the film’s cast.
With McKellen’s description and Josh Gad’s cast selfie, I’m starting to get really excited about this film.
News round-up April 12
A quick round-up of some of the news you might have missed this week including Ian McKellen, Daniel Radcliffe, the Avengers and dates for your diary.
Looking forward to London theatre
For the first time in a while, there are lots of new plays coming into London that I actually want to see.
Usually I get my fill of theatre when I’m in New York. I tend to fill my week with back-to-back shows. There’s been little in London that I’ve wanted to see.
2015 preview: Theatre
2015 kicks off with the return of James McAvoy to the London stage.
He opens in The Ruling Class at the Trafalgar Studios on January 16. The play is about a paranoid schizophrenic with a Messiah complex who inherits his father’s Earldom.
So nothing like the Earl of Grantham in Downton then!
In March, Emma Thompson returns to the London stage for the first time in 25 years as she co-stars with Bryn Terfel in Sweeney Todd at the ENO.
It’s a really limited run – just 13 performances – and the show went down a storm when it was performed in New York in early 2014. I have tickets and I can not wait!
Another Hollywood star set to tread the London boards in 2015 is Damian Lewis who will lead the cast of a new production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo.
The play will run from April to June and it explores the fickle nature of honour among thieves.
No date yet, but I’m really excited about the return of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart to London.
They’re teaming up again for a staging of No Man’s Land. I saw it in New York in 2013 and recommend it!
And finally the biggest thing in theatre in 2015 sold out within minutes of going on sale in 2014.
Benedict Cumberbatch will play the gloomy Dane in Hamlet at the Barbican in the autumn. I suspect it’s going to be huge.
Best of British at BIFA Awards
The stars of British cinema will be out in London on Sunday night at the annual Moët British Independent Film Awards.
Emma Thompson and Benedict Cumberbatch are being honoured with special awards whilst drama 71 leads the nominations with nine followed by Pride with seven nods.
A whole who’s who of acting talent will be there including Alicia Vikander, Andrew Scott, Asa Butterfield, Anne Marie Duff, Bill Bailey, Charles Dance, Douglas Booth, George Mackay, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Helen Mirren, Jamie Sives, Jared Harris, Jodie Whittaker, Keira Knightley, Lesley Manville, Mark Strong, Max Irons, Maxine Peake, Mike Leigh, Olivia Colman, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Stanley Tucci, Timothy Spall and Tom Hollander.
The awards are being hosted by Simon Bird of The Inbetweeners and this year you can watch them live on YouTube – or below!
Emma Thompson gets major honour
The brilliant Emma Thompson will receive the Richard Harris Award at this year’s British Independent Film Awards.
The award recognises outstanding contribution to British film by an actor. Previous winners include John Hurt,
Bob Hoskins, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes and Julie Walters. Thompson will receive the accolade at the BIFA ceremony in London on December 7.
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