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Huge change George Lucas made to ‘Star Wars: Phantom Menace’ revealed

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Fri 1 November 2024 11:19, UK It has come to light that there were different plans in place for Obi-Wan Kenobi’s origin story in Star Wars, which George Lucas scrapped at the last minute. The character was played by Ewan McGregor in the prequel series, while Alec Guinness portrayed […]

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Mallorcan political party unveil plans to scale back tourism

(Credits: Jaume Morey) Fri 1 November 2024 10:46, UK A political party in Mallorca has revealed its plans to reduce tourism in the Balearic Islands with a cut of up to 40 per cent on tourism accommodation. Més per Majorca plans to roll out the new “regressive policy” in a bid to “degrow” tourism in […]

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Producers suing Rebel Wilson ask to delay case

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Fri 1 November 2024 10:38, UK The three producers suing Australian actor Rebel Wilson for defamation have requested a 90-day stay in the Los Angeles Superior Court. They’re seeking to discover the source of an anonymous website that claims one of them is “an Indian Ghislaine Maxwell”. The legal fall-out started […]

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Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Evans endorse Kamala Harris

(Credits: Far Out / Olivier Vigerie / Hans Lucas / YouTube Still / Alamy) Fri 1 November 2024 10:27, UK Less than a week before US election takes place on November 5th, the Avengers cast, including Robert Downey Jr and Scarlett Johansson, have assembled in support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. In a video […]

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Quentin Tarantino chastises Hollywood’s remake obsession: “I don’t need to see that story again”

(Credits: Alamy) Fri 1 November 2024 10:13, UK Academy Award-winner Quentin Tarantino has reiterated his distaste for the state of Hollywood, saying he has had enough of remakes. The director has been famously uncomplimentary about franchises, even claiming that Marvel has made movie stars obsolete and that the movies themselves are not cinema.  His most […]

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How did British actor Dan Dewhirst become the face of Venezuelan political propaganda?

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 31 October 2024 11:00, UK The rise of artificial intelligence has been swift, and it has already divided Hollywood. For studios and tech-driven creators, AI is an exciting new tool that could cut costs by, among other things, generating new scripts, making synthetic background actors, creating visual effects, […]

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Mike Campbell announces new memoir, ‘Heartbreaker’

(Credits: Chris Phelps) Thu 31 October 2024 10:49, UK Mike Campbell has enjoyed a long and fruitful career. He was the guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, played on most of Stevie Nicks’s solo efforts, and features on Don Henley’s classic hit ‘The Boys of Summer’. Now, he’s announced his new memoir, Heartbreaker, which […]

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Billy Zane announces premiere of Marlon Brando biopic

(Credits: Torino Film Festival) Thu 31 October 2024 10:40, UK Actor Billy Zane is set to appear at the Torino Film Festival in Italy next month as the Marlon Brando biopic, Waltzing With Brando, get a premiere date. After a five year long creation process, with Zane first being interviewed about the role in 2019, […]