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Disney Sets Cast for Show on Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes

Disney Sets Cast for Show on Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes

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Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Russell Tovey (Years and Years) and Emily Mortimer (Paddington in Peru) have joined the cast of Disney+ four-part U.K. drama Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Written and executive produced by Jeff Pope (Philomena, Stan and Ollie), the series is produced by Etta Pictures, Pope’s production label, which is part of ITV Studios, in association with Kwadjo Dajan’s KDJ Productions. Jean Charles de Menezes’ parents and other relatives are serving as consultants for the series. The show focuses on the events surrounding the tragic killing of innocent Brazilian de Menezes after he was mistaken for a terrorist by London police in 2005. Told from multiple perspectives of those involved, it examines how memory — both accurate and distorted — can be turned into fact and shape our understanding of the truth. Newcomer Edison Alcaide plays Jean Charles de Menezes. Hill is Sir Ian Blair, the then-Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Russell Tovey plays one of Blair’s deputy assistant commissioners, Brian Paddick, alongside Max Beesley portraying assistant commissioner Andy Hayman, leading …

The Goonies cast reunite 40 years after cult movie released | Ents & Arts News

The Goonies cast reunite 40 years after cult movie released | Ents & Arts News

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The Goonies cast has reunited in Hollywood to celebrate one of their number being immortalised in concrete. Actor Ke Huy Quan was honoured with a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday. To celebrate, much of his fellow cast from the classic 1985 film turned up, posing in pictures. Image: The Goonies cast members (L-R): Josh Brolin, writer Chris Columbus, Kerri Green, Ke Huy Quan, Corey Feldman and Joe Pantoliano. Pic: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni Image: Pic: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni Cast members Josh Brolin, Joe Pantoliano, Kerri Green, and Corey Feldman as well as writer Chris Columbus were all snapped with Quan at the ceremony. Lord Of The Rings actor Sean Astin didn’t attend the ceremony but reportedly joined the others for the premiere of Quan’s new movie Love Hurts, according to USA Today. At the ceremony, Dune and Marvel star Brolin also gave a speech. He said: “I’m so honoured to be here today. It’s such a wonderful story that you have. “I hold you in a very dear place …

Where Have You See The Cast Of The Night Agent Season 2 Before?

Where Have You See The Cast Of The Night Agent Season 2 Before?

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After keeping fans waiting for two years, Netflix’s spy thriller The Night Agent is back with a bang. The show premiered with little fanfare back in 2022, eventually proving to be so binge-able that it rose up the ranks of the platform’s most-watched shows ever, where it now sits comfortably in the top 10. Season two began streaming earlier this week, and within 24 hours was already the most-watched TV show on the platform, with critics once again singling the new batch of episodes out for praise. While Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan are both back for the new season as Peter and Rose, the new episodes take the show in a whole new direction – with plenty of new additions to the cast. In that spirit, here’s a quick guide to where you might have seen The Night Agent season two’s cast before… Gabriel Basso Gabriel Basso as JD Vance in Hillbilly Elegy Netflix/Moviestore/Shutterstock Gabriel Basso began his screen acting career as a teenager, and after a string of small roles in the likes …

Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs

Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs

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Kind Read­er, Will you do us the hon­or of accept­ing our hol­i­day invi­ta­tion? Carve five min­utes from your hol­i­day sched­ule to spend time cel­e­brat­ing The Insects’ Christ­mas, above. In addi­tion to offer­ing brief respite from the chaos of con­sumerism and mod­ern expec­ta­tions, this sim­ple stop-motion tale from 1913 is sur­pris­ing­ly effec­tive at chas­ing away hol­i­day blues. Not bad for a short with a sup­port­ing cast of dead bugs. Ani­ma­tor Ladis­las Stare­vich began his cin­e­mat­ic manip­u­la­tions of insect car­cass­es ear­ly in the 20th cen­tu­ry while serv­ing as Direc­tor of Kau­nas, Lithuania’s Muse­um of Nat­ur­al His­to­ry. He con­tin­ued the exper­i­ment after mov­ing to Moscow, where he added such titles as Insects’ Avi­a­tion Week, Amus­ing Scenes from the Life of Insects and famous­ly, The Cameraman’s Revenge, a racy tale of pas­sion and infi­deli­ty in the insect world. The Insects’ Christ­mas is far gen­tler. Think Frog­gy Went a Courtin’, or Miss Spider’s Wed­ding with an old-time Christ­mas spin. Shades too of John­ny Gruelle’s Raggedy Ann and oth­er sto­ries where­in toys wait for their human own­ers to retire, so they may spring to life—though Starevich’s sleepy doll seems to have …

Casa Bonita Cast and Crew Members Win Union Elections

Casa Bonita Cast and Crew Members Win Union Elections

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Onstage and backstage workers at the Casa Bonita immersive restaurant, owned by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have voted unanimously to unionize with Actors’ Equity Association and IATSE Local 7, it was announced Friday. “Today, we are proud that we stood as a group and said clearly: We want to make Casa Bonita better,” the workers leading the unionization effort said in a statement. “We love Casa Bonita, and already give our all to providing our guests with an unforgettable experience. When it is a safer, fairer place to work, we will be able to better focus on doing our jobs knowing we are protected, respected and valued. We knew that the best way to make that happen was as unionized workers, and this landslide vote confirms that we will. We are eager to take our place at the bargaining table soon.” The iconic restaurant, based in Lakewood, Colorado, recently reopened after being bought out of bankruptcy by Parker and Stone. The restaurant features cliff divers, actors, puppeteers, magicians and more as part of the …

Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator

Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator

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Baby in maternity ward, London (UK Stock Images Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo) 4 min read12 November Doubts have been cast over the Law Commission’s recommendation for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to be the UK surrogacy regulator, PoliticsHome can reveal. The HFEA, which currently regulates the use of gametes and embryos in fertility treatment and research, was picked out as being best-placed to regulate surrogacy in a report released last year. The government is currently considering whether to take up recommendations put forward by the Law Commission, which put forward a number of proposals that would overhaul UK surrogacy law. The reforms would see ‘intended parents’ become legal parents from birth and open advertising for surrogate mothers and intended parents legalised. Surrogacy agreements – which would remain non-binding – would be overseen and supported by regulated surrogacy organisations (RSOs) that would in turn be regulated by the HFEA. However, comments made by the HFEA in an interview with The House magazine cast doubts over the suitability of the fertility clinics regulator …

‘SNL’ Cast Attempts to Get on Trump’s Good Side After Election Results

‘SNL’ Cast Attempts to Get on Trump’s Good Side After Election Results

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The cast of Saturday Night Live kicked off their post-election show trying to get on Donald Trump‘s good side after he defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 election earlier in the week. The cold open got underway with castmembers Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernández, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Colin Jost speaking directly to the camera in a serious manner. “On Tuesday, Americans went to the polls and elected Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States,” Yang says as Nwodim continues, “To many people, including many people watching this show right now, the results were shocking and even horrifying.” “Donald Trump, who tried to forcibly overturn the results of the last election, was returned to office by an overwhelming majority,” Gardner says as Thompson adds, “This is the same Donald Trump who openly called for vengeance against his political enemies.” Yang and Nwodim continue, “Now thanks to the Supreme Court, there are no guard rails, nothing to protect the people who are brave enough to speak out against him.” …

Once a beneficent King Cyrus, Trump has lately been cast as a biblical avenger

Once a beneficent King Cyrus, Trump has lately been cast as a biblical avenger

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(RNS) — He’s a type of a Cyrus, the ancient Persian emperor. Or a modern Job, defiantly enduring devilish persecutions. He’s Esther, positioned by providence “for such a time as this.” Now he’s a David, a flawed but anointed man of God … Meet Donald Trump, biblical paragon. In the past decade, Trump’s Christian theologizers, whom I write about in my new book, have made a hobby of connecting the famously profane, philandering, greedy real estate mogul to biblical heroes and quotable Bible verses. The medley of Bible characters, all mirrors of Trump and his cosmic destiny to lead America, are a pillar of his appeal to evangelical Christians. More recently, however, these biblical allusions and correlations have taken a menacing turn. The latest iteration of this trope is Trump as the obscure Hebrew Bible character King Jehu, an equivalence that may signal tacit acceptance that Trump is bringing in a tide of violence. Almost as soon as Trump entered the political scene in earnest, charismatic prophets, whose evangelical followers believe they literally speak the …

Monsters On Netflix: 9 Things We Learned When We Met The Cast

Monsters On Netflix: 9 Things We Learned When We Met The Cast

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After over a week at the top of Netflix’s most-watched list, and countless pieces written about its content, it’s fair to say the latest season of Ryan Murphy’s true crime series Monsters has really captured the world’s attention. Having already split opinion right down the middle and sparked plenty of debate about its more graphic and salacious scenes, HuffPost UK managed to speak to the cast of The Lyle And Erik Menéndez Story about the making of the show – and its aftermath. Here’s what we learned when we spoke to Cooper Koch, Nicholas Chavez, Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny… The interview took place just days after Cooper Koch visited the Menéndez brothers in prison, which he said had been a ‘crazy experience’ Cooper admitted was “super nervous at first” but his meeting with the Menéndez brothers proved to be a “really amazing” experience. He met with Lyle and Erik Menéndez, as well as a group of other incarcerated individuals, in the prison gymnasium, where the inmates shared their names and stories, and the brothers …