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

Billy Joel: And So It Goes explores his life and music, Dexys at the BBC features the various incarnations of Kevin Rowland's band, Griff Rhys Jones explores the southern states of the USA, and Peter Dinklage stars in The Thicket . . .

Television • 04 Aug

Irish stars' whodunnit to open BFI London Film Festival

The BFI London Film Festival 2025 will open with the international premiere of the third mystery in the Knives Out series - the latest film starring Irish actors Daryl McCormack and Andrew Scott.

Movies • 12 Jul

Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig - US entertainment trade publication The Hollywood Reporter says the film has been described as "a two-hander set in a prison" with a production start eyed for later this year

Cillian Murphy & Daniel Craig in talks for prison drama

It is reported that Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig are in negotiations to star in a prison drama from La La Land and Whiplash director Damien Chazelle.

Movies • 22 May

Pullman announces finale to The Book Of Dust trilogy

British author Philip Pullman has announced the final volume in his best-selling series The Book of Dust.

Daniel Craig • 29 Apr

James Bond writer Anthony Horowitz "looking forward to seeing what happens" with franchise

Bond in 'safe hands' with new producers, says Horowitz

The author who took over writing the James Bond novels from Ian Fleming has said that the franchise is in "safe hands" with the new producers.

Movies • 10 Apr

Rami Malek as CIA agent Charlie Heller - The Amateur opens in Irish cinemas on Friday 11 April

Rami Malek turns avenging action hero in The Amateur

Oscar winner and former Bond villain Rami Malek plays an unlikely action hero in the espionage thriller The Amateur.

Movies • 01 Apr

If a deal is done, The Hollywood Reporter says, Colin Farrell will play "the tough-as-nails leader of Easy Company, the combat unit fighting Nazi forces in Europe"

Colin Farrell in talks to play DC Comics hero Sgt Rock

It is reported that Colin Farrell is in negotiations to play the DC Comics hero Sgt Rock in a movie that could begin filming in the UK this summer.

Movies • 19 Mar

Harris says she hopes Bond doesn't become too modern

James Bond actress Naomie Harris has said she hopes the franchise does not become "too modern" following its sale to Amazon.

Movies • 15 Mar

Bond actress claims 007 'won't be British anymore'

James Bond actress Valerie Leon has raised concerns that the franchise will not be British anymore in the wake of Amazon MGM Studios taking creative control over the 007 character.

Movies • 25 Feb

Daniel Craig - "I would have felt really self-conscious with people thinking I was trying too hard to be a good actor"

Daniel Craig couldn't have made Queer as Bond

Daniel Craig has said he could not have made Queer during his stint as James Bond, as he would have felt "self-conscious" that people thought he was "trying too hard to be a good actor".

Movies • 13 Dec 24

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

New documentary Elton John: Never Too Late lands on Disney+, there's the last Late Late before Christmas, the great Alan Bennett is celebrated in 90 Years On, and Taron Egerton stars in the thriller Carry-on . . .

Television • 14 Dec 24

Daniel Craig: "I was so exhausted at the end of a Bond it would take me six months to recover emotionally."

Craig on the emotional toll of filming Bond movies

Daniel Craig has revealed he felt "exhausted" after shooting James Bond films and said it would take him "six months to recover emotionally".

Movies • 08 Dec 24

Daniel Craig stars opposite Drew Starkey in Queer

Daniel Craig falls for student in trailer for Queer

A trailer released for the upcoming movie Queer shows James Bond actor Daniel Craig falling in love with Outer Banks star Drew Starkey.

Movies • 30 Oct 24

Léa Seydoux slams 'infantilising' culture in the US

French actress Léa Seydoux has said you "cannot get older" in the US, describing the country as "infantilising" and adding that she feels lucky to be a star of the big screen in Europe.

Movie • 27 May 24

Bond villain Pryce: Taylor-Johnson would be 'great' 007

Bond villain Jonathan Pryce reckons that his former co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson would make "a great" James Bond.

Movie • 20 Mar 24

Aaron Taylor-Johnson set to be the new James Bond

It's been reported that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is set to be the next actor to play fictional spy James Bond.

Movie • 20 Mar 24

Andrew Scott says Paul Mescal would be a 'great' Bond

Andrew Scott has weighed in on his All of Us Strangers co-star Paul Mescal taking on the iconic role of James Bond.

Movie • 11 Dec 23

What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Monday

John C Reilly returns in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Chris Packham examines the time when the Earth was first formed, and Confessions of a Cam Girl concludes.

Television • 06 Aug 23

Idris Elba: "I'm going to be John Luther. That's who I am."

No time to spy: Idris Elba says he will not play Bond

Actor Idris Elba says he is going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther, not James Bond.

Movies • 14 Feb 23

Daniel Craig: "I don't really want to get a backstory"

Daniel Craig says he hopes Benoit Blanc stays an enigma

Daniel Craig said he hopes his Benoit Blanc character stays an enigma in the Knives Out series.

Movies • 19 Dec 22

Daniel Craig: "She was so game. I was a fan, Bedknobs And Broomsticks is still one of my favourite movies."

Daniel Craig describes Angela Lansbury as 'so game'

Daniel Craig said Angela Lansbury's Bedknobs And Broomsticks is still one of his "favourite" films, describing her as "so game" during her appearance in his latest film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

Movies • 25 Nov 22

Tennant 'considered for Bond role alongside Craig

David Tennant has revealed he was in the running for the role of James Bond alongside Daniel Craig but only found out years later.

Movies • 19 Oct 22

Daniel Craig said his favourite film is Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Daniel Craig pays tribute to Angela Lansbury

Daniel Craig and co-stars of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery lauded Angela Lansbury on Sunday as the whodunit sequel in which the late actress makes a cameo closed the London Film Festival.

Movies • 17 Oct 22

Michael G. Wilson, Daniel Craig, Barbara Broccoli and Rami Malek

Producers say search for new Bond still in "early days"

James Bond producers have said the search for the new OO7 is still in its "early days", adding that whoever lands the role must be in it for the long haul.

Movies • 21 Sep 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Tonight sees the return of both The Voice UK and The Masked Dancer, there's an excellent Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry night on BBC Two, and some great movies starring the likes of Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington and Matt Damon . . .

Television • 06 Sep 22