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Young Irish actor cast in new Star Wars film

Young Irish actor Flynn Gray has joined the cast of the upcoming Star Wars film, Star Wars: Starfighter, Walt Disney has announced.

Movies • 31 Aug

Rory Best will be among The Late Late Show guests

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

There's The Late Late Show and Graham Norton for celebs and chat, Amy Adams stars in Nightbitch, The Last Leg is back again, there's a fascinating documentary about Naples – and the final of The Traitors . . .

Television • 24 Jan

Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Monday, 7 August. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Taylor Swift to close historic run of shows in US

Taylor Swift is to finish her historic run of shows at the SoFi Stadium in California, following a week of Swift-mania across Los Angeles.

Music • 09 Aug 23

Florence Pugh arrives in Ireland to film The Wonder

Florence Pugh has arrived in Ireland to shoot a movie adaptation of Emma Donoghue's post-Famine psychological thriller The Wonder, which is set in the Irish Midlands in 1859.

Movies • 09 Aug 21

Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams in Enchanted

The fairytale is over: Disenchanted wraps Irish filming

New Disney movie Disenchanted has wrapped filming in Ireland after stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and Maya Rudolph spent time shooting in and around Wicklow and Dublin.

Movies • 05 Aug 21

Amy Adams, image via The Book of Kells/Twitter

Amy Adams visits the Book of Kells in Trinity College

Disenchanted star Amy Adams visited the Book of Kells in Trinity College Dublin during a break from filming the Disney sequel.

Movies • 30 Jul 21

Disenchanted movie set in Greystones / Image courtesy of Kate Egan

Enniskerry and Greystones 'enchanting' transformation

The villages of Enniskerry and Greystones in Co Wicklow are undergoing huge transformations in preparation for the shooting of the Disney movie Disenchanted.

Movie • 26 May 21

Hollywood star Patrick Dempsey with businesswoman Olivia Burns, image via Instagram

Dempsey loved his 'relaxing' stay in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland businesswoman Olivia Burns has revealed she secretly hosted Hollywood star Patrick Dempsey for the past two weeks while he is in Ireland to shoot the Disney film Disenchanted, and said he "absolutely loved it here".

Movies • 18 May 21

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Friday

Tonight's TV picks include new epic drama Domina, Seth Rogen and much more on The Late Late Show, the return of Jools Holland, Tom Allen's new show Quizness, and Amy Adams starring in The Woman in the Window . . .

Television • 14 May 21

Amy Adams arrives in Ireland to shoot Enchanted sequel

Amy Adams and her co-star Patrick Dempsey have revealed that they have arrived in Ireland to shoot Disenchanted, the sequel to the 2007 fairy-tale rom com Enchanted.

Movies • 06 May 21

Enchanted sequel is said to be shooting in Ireland

A sequel to 2007 fantasy film Enchanted is reported to be shooting in Ireland and it seems Disney have sent out a call for dancers to appear in the new movie.

Movies • 27 Jan 21

What's on? TV highlights for Monday July 9

Amy Adams stars in new HBO drama Sharp Objects, Stonemouth comes to RTÉ, and Olivia Colman is first up on the new run of Who Do You Think You Are?

Television • 09 Jul 18

Neither Jake Gyllenhaal or Amy Adams have Oscars!

8 stars you won't believe DON'T have Oscars

With the countdown well and truly on for this year's Oscars, Sinead Brennan takes a look at some of the stars you might think already have an Academy Award, but shockingly do not.

oscars • 28 Feb 18

Oscars website accidentally includes Amy Adams in Best Actress list instead of Ruth Negga

Ooops! Oscars accidentally name Adams instead of Negga

The official Oscars website suffered a major gaffe yesterday when it accidentally named Amy Adams for Best Actress instead of Ruth Negga.

Entertainment • 25 Jan 17

Scarlett Johansson: exceptionally steady earner throughout 2016

Scarlett Johansson is 2016's highest-grossing actress

Scarlett Johansson's 2016 films brought in $1.2bn at the global box office over the past 12 months, with movies such as Captain America: Civil War and Hollywood satire Hail, Caesar!

Entertainment • 28 Dec 16

The Accountant, Nocturnal Animals and a Street Cat Named Bob.

Movie review round-up: This week's new releases

Planning a cinema trip this weekend? Planning a cinema trip this weekend? Here's the low-down on which of this week's new releases are worth the ticket price.

Headlines • 06 Nov 16

Amy Adams - “We need to work on how women are viewed in society and then the pay will be reflected in that"

Adams says Hollywood pay gap is down to lack of respect

Amy Adams has addressed the gender wage gap in Hollywood and says that women need to be valued more in wider society.

Headlines • 13 Oct 16

Clooney condemns Sony hack but welcomes pay debate

George Clooney has criticised last year’s Sony hack into Hollywood wage inequality as “an abomination”, but believes it was a positive force in bringing about a renewed conversation about the pay gap between men and women.

Entertainment • 29 May 15

Amy Adams weds in secret ceremony

Amy Adams reportedly married her partner of 14 years, Darren Le Gallo, in a secret ceremony in California this weekend.

Entertainment • 06 May 15

Watch! Amy Adams talks Big Eyes

With Tim Burton's Big Eyes opening in cinemas from Saturday December 27, the film's star, Amy Adams, and its subject, artist Margaret Keane, have been discussing the biopic at a special screening in Los Angeles. Watch the interview here.

Entertainment • 17 Dec 14

Amy Adams to play Janis Joplin in new biopic

The long-delayed Janis Joplin biopic is finally set to start shooting in 2015, with Amy Adams' name reportedly still attached to play the title role

Entertainment • 24 Nov 14

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey in Enchanted

Enchanted sequel in the works for Disney

Seven years after Amy Adams took a spin as a Disney Princess in Enchanted, it is reported that a sequel is on the way.

Entertainment • 03 Jul 14

Amy Adams loved dancing with Pharrell

Amy Adams has said she enjoyed her short dance with Pharrell during his Oscars performance and hopes to get a full dance another time.

Entertainment • 07 Mar 14

Adams almost gave Cooper a black eye on set

Amy Adams almost cried after hitting her American Hustle co-star Bradley Cooper so hard while filming that she thought she’d given him a black eye.

Entertainment • 02 Mar 14

Amy Adams kept American Hustle trench coat

Amy Adams like to keep mementoes from her films, and from American Hustle she fell in love with a trench coat.

Entertainment • 01 Mar 14