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Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie at the Barbie London premiere

Margot Robbie praises 'real life Barbie' Greta Gerwig

Margot Robbie reckons that the upcoming Barbie movie is a celebration of "the real life Barbie" – the movie's director Greta Gerwig.

Movie • 13 Jul 23

Margot Robbie stars as Barbie in the critically acclaimed new film

Barbie go-ahead in Philippines - once movie map blurred

Philippine censors have said they have allowed the upcoming Barbie film to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur a map allegedly showing China's claims to the disputed South China Sea.

Movies • 12 Jul 23

Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan, pictured in Los Angeles in January 2020

Saoirse Ronan's planned Barbie cameo one that got away

Barbie writer-director Greta Gerwig has lamented that scheduling conflicts dashed hopes of having her Lady Bird and Little Women stars Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet film cameos for the much-anticipated new movie.

Movies • 11 Jul 23

(L-R) Barbie writer-director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie at the Barbie Celebration Party at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia last month

Barbie director wanted something 'completely bananas'

Director Greta Gerwig has said she aimed to create something "anarchic and wild and completely bananas" while writing the script of the highly anticipated Barbie movie.

Movies • 09 Jul 23

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ken

Warner Bros speaks out after Barbie banned in Vietnam

Warner Bros says the image of a map which caused the upcoming Barbie movie to be banned in Vietnam was "not intended to make any type of statement".

Movies • 07 Jul 23

What's on - top streaming and TV for Sunday

Documentaries, sport and movies - there's something on for everyone.

Television • 01 Jul 23

Alan Fletcher Mischa Barton Jackie Woodburne

New Neighbours reboot says g'day to Mischa Barton

New Neighbours cast member Mischa Barton has appeared on set as the new series of the long running Australian soap begins production in Melbourne.

Television • 17 May 23

Cynical but magical, grim but beautiful, a sometimes-disturbing celebration of a beloved American institution that a lot of people hate

Babylon: "You ain't seen nothing yet"

This star-studded look at the early days of Hollywood is an Indulgent, excessive, loud, crude extravaganza. In a really, really good way

Movie Review • 20 Jan 23

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling filming Barbie

Robbie and Gosling dazzle in eye-popping Barbie trailer

Warner Bros have released footage of Margot Robbie playing world-famous doll Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken Doll in the first trailer for the upcoming live-action film.

Movies • 16 Dec 22

Margot Robbie at the Bafta: A Life in Pictures event celebrating her work

Margot Robbie reveals acting breakthrough in her mind

Margot Robbie has said her Oscar-nominated performance in the 2017 biopic I, Tonya was the first time she thought she was "a good actor".

Movies • 23 Nov 22

Switching from skittish to sublime, Amsterdam crams in as many themes as it does big names

Amsterdam: zany and deep - sometimes in the same scene

Writer-director David O Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) takes a big swing at the early 20th century in the hope that a very important message will land in the present day.

Movie Review • 06 Oct 22

Ryan has a Ken-do attitude. Picture: Warner Bros/Twitter

Ryan Gosling has a Ken-do attitude in Barbie pictures

Warner Bros has revealed first-look images of Ryan Gosling as Ken Doll in the upcoming live-action Barbie film.

Movies • 15 Jun 22

Kylie discusses her 'emotional' return to Neighbours

Kylie Minogue has described her return to the Neighbours set to film scenes for the show's finale as "emotional".

Television • 13 Jun 22

Kylie Minogue pays emotional tribute to Neighbours

Kylie Minogue has said she will be "forever grateful" for her time on Neighbours, after it was confirmed that the long-running Australian soap would stop production in June.

Television • 28 Mar 22

Kylie 'forever grateful' for her time on Neighbours

In the wake of the news that Neighbours would stop production in June, Kylie Minogue has said she will be "forever grateful" for her time on the long-running Australian soap.

Television • 03 Mar 22

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

Billy Connolly hosts a new show looking back on his life and career, Where's Your Pride? looks back at Irish rugby success in the 1980s, while a farmer and a former marine link up on First Dates Ireland . . .

Television • 24 Feb 22

Neighbours axed in UK by Channel 5

Long-running Australian soap Neighbours is to be axed in the UK by Channel 5.

Television • 06 Feb 22

Jurnee Smollett to play DC super hero Black Canary

Jurnee Smollett has announced that she will star in a spin-off to superhero film Birds Of Prey.

Movie • 21 Aug 21

In the Heights star Leslie Grace to play Batgirl

US actress Leslie Grace has said she is "ready to give her all I've got" as she prepares to take on the role of Batgirl in a standalone movie.

Movies • 22 Jul 21

Greta Gerwig had already been announced to write the Barbie film, but she will now also take on directing duties

Greta Gerwig to direct Margot Robbie in Barbie film

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig will reportedly direct Margot Robbie in a new film based on the Barbie doll.

Movies • 10 Jul 21

Margot Robbie wants more women to write action movies

Margot Robbie has said the perception that women are not interested in action films is "ridiculous".

Movies • 01 Jul 21

Swift returns to the big screen alongside Margot Robbie

Taylor Swift is returning to the big screen alongside some big Hollywood names in the latest offering from director David O. Russell.

Movies • 02 Jun 21

Margot Robbie: "Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, 'Oh I know what that is', but our goal is to be like, 'Whatever you're thinking, we're going to give you something different.'

Margot Robbie: Barbie movie will surprise people

Margot Robbie has said that her upcoming Barbie movie will defy the expectations of the audience and said it will give viewers "something totally different".

Movies • 23 Dec 20