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Ready your pause button: Paul Bettany promises a ‘surplus’ of MCU Easter eggs in VisionQuest
Expect to be pausing a lot: Paul Bettany says VisionQuest is brimming with MCU Easter eggs, plus familiar cameos and a few major reveals on Disney+.
September 18, 2026 5:22 pm
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu spent 125 million dollars on a dark comedy with Tom Cruise - early tracking puts the opening at 20 million
Tom Cruise’s next outing, Digger, isn’t exactly off to a flying start, with early box office tracking hinting at trouble well before its 2 October 2026 release.
September 17, 2026 2:34 am
Slow Horses has an eighth season before the sixth has aired a single episode
Good news if you’ve been riding with Slow Horses: Apple TV has renewed the Gary Oldman spy thriller just as its sixth is about to premiere.
September 16, 2026 7:07 pm
Slow Horses is about to drop its sixth season in five years, and season 7 is already penned in for 2027
Before Season 6 even lands, Gary Oldman’s misfit spies have their next mission already in the diary — the when and which will raise eyebrows.
September 14, 2026 11:00 pm
A Harry Potter star has shared Alan Rickman’s heartwarming off-camera mission
Gary Oldman has lifted the lid on a quietly heartwarming behind‑the‑scenes mission Alan Rickman maintained on Harry Potter, underlining the late star’s famed kindness.
September 13, 2026 9:06 pm
How many Taskmaster series are there? The running count, plus the deal that books Greg and Alex through 2029
How many series of Taskmaster are there? The current UK total, the Dave years, the move to Channel 4, every special, and the new deal that keeps Greg Davies and Alex Horne setting tasks until 2029.
September 13, 2026 8:16 pm
Colin from Accounts: what kind of dog is Colin? It takes two of them to play him
Colin from Colin from Accounts looks like a scruffy stray, which is what the show's creators believed they'd cast — the truth surprised even them. The breed, the two dogs who share the role and how the work is divided between them, the wheelchair question, and where both dogs are in the final season.
September 8, 2026 8:03 pm
Lenny Rush is HBO's Dobby, and nobody will say whether he will be CGI, motion capture or prosthetics
HBO Max’s new Harry Potter TV show has picked its Dobby — a BAFTA-winning actor — and fans are already wondering about one key detail.
September 6, 2026 7:15 pm
Bombshell leaves Netflix on 10 September and turns up on Prime Video the very same day
Margot Robbie’s Bombshell is set to bid Netflix farewell and reappear on a major streamer, giving you another shot at the award-winning drama.
September 5, 2026 10:44 pm
The Thick of It's first minister died in June, and nobody said a word until this week
Disgraced BAFTA-winning actor Chris Langham, The Thick of It's Hugh Abbott, has died aged 77 — with an obituary this week revealing the cause.
September 5, 2026 6:27 pm
George Clooney has one very specific nightmare about what AI does with him after he dies
At the 2026 Venice Film Festival, George Clooney flagged a personal AI worry about his likeness after he’s gone — and the scenario he fears will raise eyebrows.
September 3, 2026 9:18 pm
John Boyega owes Finn to a stranger who stopped him to talk about Attack the Block
John Boyega says Tom Cruise nudged him towards Star Wars, after crossing paths with him and J.J. Abrams on a Mission: Impossible project.
September 1, 2026 3:07 pm
What happened on EastEnders' 30th anniversary? The show gambled on going out live — and not everything went to plan
What happened on EastEnders' 30th anniversary? Inside the BBC's 2015 live week, the gamble behind it, and the moment viewers still bring up a decade later.
August 28, 2026 8:18 pm
The Bear left MCU’s Will Poulter changed for good — and he explains why
MCU’s Will Poulter says landing The Bear wasn’t luck — he asked to be let in — and the result left him seeing food and cooking in a new light.
August 20, 2026 1:05 am
Pretty much Die Hard at sea: Jason Statham’s Mutiny reviewed
A bodyguard out for payback boards a cargo ship — and uncovers a nasty secret that could turn his hunt on its head.
August 19, 2026 11:32 pm
What Taskmaster series was Bob Mortimer in?
Bob Mortimer has one of the shortest runs of any Taskmaster champion and one of the most quoted. If you're trying to work out which episodes to go back for, it's a single series, eight episodes, and a two-part special. Here's the full picture.
August 18, 2026 10:09 pm
Still sharp: Jon Hamm’s star-studded crime thriller is almost perfect
Craving intense action, dramatic tension and a stellar cast? This crime thriller earns its stripes as a new genre masterpiece — and yes, it still holds up.
August 13, 2026 11:50 pm
What are the MasterChef 2026 finalists doing now? Catching up with Antos, Jhané, Kristen and Matt after Antigua
MasterChef's 22nd series wrapped on BBC One on 5 June 2026 after a finals week in Antigua and Barbuda — the first full series under new judges Grace Dent and Anna Haugh, and the first filmed at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham. Two months on, here's where the final four have landed.
August 6, 2026 7:41 pm
Why was Taskmaster cancelled? America has killed it twice
Search "Taskmaster cancelled" and you'll find plenty of hits — but here's the thing: the show you're probably thinking of is in rude health. The cancellations were both American, and both brutal. Here's the full picture.
August 5, 2026 7:42 pm
John Cena and Alison Brie’s underrated, R-rated action comedy is leaving Netflix—watch it before it’s gone
John Cena and Alison Brie’s overlooked 2023 R-rated romp Freelance, with Christian Slater, leaves Netflix on August 3, 2026 — and it’s the only title dropping that day. Stream it while you can.
July 18, 2026 11:17 pm
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