The old yet still popular TV comedy show Only Fools And Horses is soon to be back on our screens yet again, but this time it we get to see where it all began in a prequel to the series.
Writer, John Sullivan has said that the prequel will surround Del Boy’s father Freddy Robdal. Also Nicholas Lyndhurst is back, he played Rodney in the original show but now he is to play Freddy The Frog - a gangster from Peckham who funny enough is actually Rodneys dad.
The BBC hasn’t given the final go ahead to get a move on with developing the series but Sullivan is confident it will happen saying:-
“Nick and I are both on board the train, if you like, waiting to arrive at the station.”
Michael Caine has confirmed that the third installment to the Batman franchise is a long way off.
Caine has played Alfred Pennyworth in the two most recent Batman films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. He hopes to reprise his role as the superheros butler in the new movie however, fears its going to take some time before this happens because director Christopher Nolan is very busy on other movies.
Caine said:
“Christopher is doing a picture called Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio which I saw on the Internet. So I imagine another Batman is quite a long way away.
“If they do another one, I’ll probably be the butler. I hope I’m still alive. Michael Gough, who played Batman before me, the last time he played in Batman he was 84.”
He is confident that Nolan will return to direct the next Batman movie and has dropped a hint that the next super villain will be The Ridder, who was originally played by Jim Carrey in the 1995 version Batman Forever directed by Joel Schumacher.
Producer Michael Uslan has estimated that it wont be until 2011 before this film will hit our cinema screens.
Its been a while in the making but finally its been confirmed that a third installment to the popular Sci-Fi movie Ghost Busters. As a nice surprise it looks like the original cast members Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd will be returning to reprising their roles.
Harold Ramis (writer-actor) confirmed Murray was 100% featured in the up coming sequel even though they are yet to discuss the project with each other.
Ramis said:
“Gene [Stupnitsky] and Lee [Eisenberg ], both of whom I mentored, are now writing the new Ghostbusters.
“I’m consulting with them, as is Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman. Bill Murray is just waiting for the truckload of money to arrive to get him out of his office.”
Speaking about Murray, he added:-
“I haven’t talked to him about it. I want to talk to him about it eventually. I think we just need a script, because he’s the thorniest of the group.”
Shilpa Shetty may be taking up a major role within popular TV show Eastenders.
The Bollywood star is in talks with the BBC regarding joining the show in Albert Square later in the year as part of a new family due to be introduced.
The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant turned down a previous offer to appear in the show as Phil Mitchell’s love interest in 2007 so she could focus on her Bollywood career.
Now Shetty is planning to expand her UK career and working harder than ever! No doubt the move into her luxury £5 million home in Surrey with her partner Raj Kundra has something to do with it.
A family friend said:-
“springboard to long-term success in Britain”.
“She knows all about the show as it is a big hit in her homeland - and of course it is popular with a lot of Indians in the UK,” the source added. “Prime time exposure several times a week on mainstream English TV will do her career the world of good. All sorts of roles and deals could follow.”
The 33 year old doesnt look like she will be slowing time as she is also investigating other projects for consideration. Her agent Max Clifford said she is holding meetings with TV chiefs “on a range of projects”.
Marvel have decided to push back the release dates for its up and coming super hero movies Thor & The Avengers to minimise clashing with others they are due to release in the next 2 years.
Thor’s was due to be released in July 16 2010 but has now been Re-arranged to June 17, 2011. The Avengers was originally planned to be released on July 15 2011 however has been moved to May 4Th 2012.
David Maisel, Marvel Studios chairman - said that the reason why The Avengers has been delayed for so long was to space out other ’solo’ superhero blockbusters Marvel plans to release before reunited the characters in the one big superhero film.
“[It] maximizes the visibility of our single-character-focused films, leading to the highly anticipated release of the multi-character The Avengers film in 2012,” he explained.
The plan was to bring out Marvel movies Iron Man 2 and Thor in 2010 and another three the next year The First Avenger: Captain America, Spider-Man 4, and The Avengers. However, it was felt that there wasn’t enough of a time lapse between First Avenger: Captain America and Spider-Man 4 before The Avengers came out, which is basically a team up of all the marvel heroes.
The wait is almost over and X-Men fans will finally find out about Wolverines past in this new Marvel movie due to be released in April 2009.
Its been a long running secret as to what happened to him from the first X-men movie, with him getting close to the truth during the second X-men film but it still remained unclear what really happened to him in the past - how he came to have an adamantium in-cased skeleton and why him and (Victor Creed) Sabertooth are mortal enemies.
The film is obviously a prequel, set 20 years before the first X-men movie and will also show other characters from the hit cartoon series such as Gambit and Deadpool etc.. It will also shed light on his relationship with William Stryker who he left for dead in X-Men 2.
X-Men Origins is the first of many spin off movies planning to be developed such as Gambit, Deadpool and probably the most anticipated after this movie is the story behind Magneto and Professor X - how two strong alleys and best friends turn to be mortal enemies. Hopefully it was also explain how Xavier ended up having to use electric wheelchairs to get around but although it has a script, its still in very early stages and anticipated to be released in 2011.
ITV soap Emmerdale welcomes Kitty McGeever. She will play Lakely, an old friend of Lisa Dingle’s - She will be serving a community sentence for a petty crime within the show. I think she will be an interested addition to the TV programme due to the fact she is blind.
McGeever lost her sight at the age of 33 through an illness and will be the first blind cast member Emmerdale have signed. She will arrive on the TV show in the spring and her character is said to cause friction within the town from the get go, with menacing behaviour and little concern to others. However the the true nature of her visit to the village is still a secret.
McGeeevr said:
“I’m thrilled to be joining Emmerdale as Lizzie and delighted that the show is challenging stereotypes in this way. Lizzie spells trouble from the word go and will be causing all kinds of strife in the village.”
Series producer Gavin Blyth commented:
“Kitty is an extremely talented actress and I’m pleased that she will be joining the show, marking the arrival of such a fascinating character. Lizzie is forthright and fun and she’ll soon prove that she isn’t afraid to manipulate circumstances to her advantage.”
“She’ll no doubt ruffle feathers and make friends in equal measure, and we are looking forward to embracing the opportunity to explore how the residents of Emmerdale react to that.”
First there was Meet The Parents and then there was Meet The Fockers but now a new sequel is due called The Little Fockers.
It has been confirmed that Ben Stiller will return as Gaylord Focker whilst Robert DeNiro will revive his role as disapproving father in law Jack.
Others also being cast for the comedy sequel are Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo) as Gaylords wife and Kevin Rawley (Owen Wilson) who had cameo roles in the first two films being Pam’s x boyfriend adored by her parents in ‘Meet The Parents’ and the priest who married them in ‘Meet The Fockers’. However, he is to play a much bigger part in this movie.
The film will not be directed by Jay Roach like the previous two because he is still busy working on other projects however, David Wain, Paul Weitz and Peyton Reed are all being considered.
Well its almost that time of the year when the red carpet is lit in Hollywood.
On the 27Th February Hollywood will be bursting full of high profile actors and actresses dreaming of winning an Oscar for the work they have put into movies and films from the past year.
The Oscars started in 1927 at M-G-M’s studio by Louis B. Mayer and three of his guests – actor Conrad Nagel, director Fred Niblo and producer Fred Beetson who decided to create an organisation where members of the film industry were credited for there participation. Winners are awarded with what used to be called ‘The Academy Award of Merit’ which is now more commonly know as an ‘Oscar’ after Academy librarian, Margaret Herrick, remarked that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar, and the staff began referring to it as such.
The Oscars have grown to be the most pretigious award given to someone in the film industry.
This year there is a bit of a dog fight for the big awards ‘Best Actor and Actress’ with nominees such as Mickey Rourke, Brad Pitt and Sean Penn for Best Actor and Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie for Best Actress. Rourke and Winslet won a Bafta (Britains version of the Oscars) earlier this month for the same category.
However, winning isn’t everything! The little Statue is just the icing on the cake when there are a range of Promotional Merchandise are available for just appearing to the show. In past years it has included the latest ultra-thin mobile phone, free holidays, a $1,500 voucher for dinner a coffee maker, which together with a toaster and kettle carries a price tag of $700 - not bad for just turning up.
This year should prove to be an award ceremony to remember!
after a long three year break, the guy we all love to hate ‘Cain Dingle’ returns in a spectacular fashion to Emmerdale. He left the show back in April 2006 after an explosive exit where he kidnapped Tom an Sadie king in an extortion plot and abandoned his daughter Debbie whilst he ran off with the money.
Jeff Hordley (38) who plays Cain decided to quit the show to pursue other projects but couldn’t resist a come back after it was offered to him. The story line sees him sending an expensive and high profile solicitor to the town to help get Debbie released from prison but when he arrives in Emmerdale he is instantly arrested.
Hordley said: “I am really looking forward to returning to Emmerdale. The story lines that lead to Cain’s return are in keeping with his character and a perfect way to bring him back to the heart of the Dingle clan where he belongs.”
Series producer Anita Turner added: “I’m delighted to welcome Jeff back to the show. This storyline presented the exciting opportunity in which to reintroduce Cain. Debbie will be going through hell in the next few months and it’s such a boost to have her dad fighting alongside her.”
