Jamie Dornan Talks ‘Belfast’ and the Unread Texts He Found from His Late Father After Filming ‘Barb and Star’

Residents in West Dunbartonshire can now download an app created by Police Scotland to tackle domestic abuse and gender-based violence.

Work has begun to re-establish what is considered to be a historic Royal route which once linked Stirling and Dumbarton Castles.

Concerned parents of children attending primary schools in Airdrie have been "made aware of an incident involving a social media platform" where "indecent images" were shared to some youngsters.

ELECTRIC car drivers across Scotland have some of the best access to public charge points around the UK, a study of the latest official data has found.

New rules on international travel in Scotland will come into effect from tomorrow as the country continues to emerge from the worst of the Omicron Covid wave.

Being nominated for an Academy Award is one of the biggest honors any actor or filmmaker can receive, and Nicole Kidman, 54, admitted that she got emotional when she found out that she was nominated for her role as Lucille Ball in the critically-acclaimed movieBeing The Ricardos during an appearance on The View on Thursday February 10. The actress said she cried after learning about the nomination on Tuesday February 8.

Another former star of My 600-lb Life has died. Season 7 alum Destinee LaShaee passed away at the age of 30. Her brother Wayne Compton confirmed Destinee’s death via Facebook on Feb. 8, the day after the anniversary of their sibling Destiny‘s death. “I’m sorry bro, I accept you for who you are, I accept every flaw that come with you, I’m sorry you felt alone, I’m sorry you felt you had nobody else to turn too, I’m sorry you felt you had no other option Destiny wouldn’t of wanted this, lord why keep taking my siblings away, how much can I take,” Wayne wrote. A cause of death hasn’t been confirmed.

Queen Elizabeth II met with Prince Charles before he tested positive for COVID-19 and is now being closely monitored, a royal source tells ET. On Thursday, Clarence House announced that Charles — who is vaccinated and boosted — tested positive for COVID-19 that morning and is now self-isolating. Our source tells ET that 95-year-old Elizabeth and 73-year-old Charles met on Tuesday after she returned from Sandringham.

Cate Blanchett is set to star in and produce a film called “The New Boy” that will be set in 1940s Australia and follow the journey of a 9-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy.Indigenous Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton (“Sweet Country”) will write and direct the drama, and filming is set to begin in October of this year in South Australia. Blanchett will star in “The New Boy” as a renegade nun running a remote monastery who takes in the child after he arrives in the dead of the night.

When it comes to low Academy Awards TV ratings, Seth Rogen doesn’t see the big deal.

nearly three hours long, it’s only the beginning of the story as far as star Robert Pattinson sees it.The actor makes his debut as Bruce Wayne in the new reboot co-written and directed by Matt Reeves, and he’s made clear that he’s ready to play Batman “as many times as people want to see it.” Speaking with Fandango, Pattinson teased the notion of making a new trio of Batman films with Reeves: “I’ve talked to Matt about the idea of doing a trilogy, and that would be wonderful. I really, really enjoyed the process and it’s such a fun character to play.”Paul Dano, who plays The Riddler in the new film, added during the same interview, “There’s so much room for this Batman to grow, too,” while co-star Colin Farrell (who plays The Penguin) echoed that sentiment by saying, “I want to see the evolution of Bruce Wayne.”Pattinson said in December he had already “mapped out” the psychology of where his character might go in future films, but these new comments affirm he’s eager to continue his partnership with Reeves on future installments.“The Batman” has been teased as a “Year Two” story for the Caped Crusader, in reference to the iconic comic book “Batman: Year One.” This story picks up in Bruce’s second year of being Batman, where it’s not quite an origin story but he’s not quite an expert yet either.

“The Sky Is Everywhere” opens Friday in U.S. theaters and on Apple TV+.

Kevin Hart’s family learned what happens when they push themselves too far on vacation. The comedian appears on the on Thursday and shares that his family recently took a swim with sharks and his wife, Eniko, got bit. The actor explains that they started off in the water with nerf sharks.

“Marry Me” opens in US theaters and on Peacock Feb. 11.

Former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has exclusively opened up to OK! about his relationship with his daughter Gigi.The soon to be father of three, who is expecting his third child in April with his wife Vogue Williams, chatted to us at the launch party for the star's No/Low spirits brand CleanCo and their collaboration with Swingers West End, where he told us that Gigi is "fantastic" and the "apple of his eye." When asked if little Gigi, 18 months, is a daddy's girl, Spencer, 33, said: "You say daddy’s girl, but I think they both prefer Vogue! But hopefully with time she’ll flip over to me. I’m sure Theodore won’t!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

The Queen's health is reportedly being "monitored" after she met with her eldest son Prince Charles recently, as he has been confirmed to test positive with COVID-19 on Thursday, February 10. While the 95 year old monarch has seen the first in line to the throne recently, Buckingham Palace have reportedly refused to confirm or deny whether she is currently testing positive for the virus.The palace source did confirm that the Queen is yet to display any symptoms, however.

Clayton Davis Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film “Belfast” is opening in theaters this week and has already attracted an immense amount of Oscar buzz, currently sitting as the frontrunner for best picture, director and several other categories. With honors and audience awards from various festivals, the Focus Features black-and-white drama has the famed filmmaker on a path to make Oscar history.For “Belfast,” Branagh serves as one of the producers (along with Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas), which makes him eligible to be nominated for best picture, along with director and original screenplay.

TORONTO – Before “Belfast” won the Toronto International Film Festival’s prestigious People’s Choice Award, took audience awards at three other fall festivals or landed 11 British Independent Film Awards nominations, Kenneth Branagh and Jamie Dornan sat down with The Playlist to talk about the former’s autobiographical tear-jerker. Masked in a Toronto hotel suite the morning following its TIFF premiere, the conversation occurred during a calm before a growing awards season storm.

Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe are still promoting their hit new film Belfast!

Jamie Dornan and Amelia Warner never fail to be couple goals but they really had us swooning at the premiere of his new movie Belfast on Thursday night.

The award-winning film is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the social and political tumult of the late 1960s. Stars including Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Ciarán Hinds and 10-year old Jude Hill joined Branagh on the ‘Belfast’ red-carpet at the ICC Belfast, Waterfront Hall.

Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Thursday.  The pair made for a picture perfect couple as they graced the red carpet at the city's Waterfront Hall, Belfast, to mark the opening night of the Belfast Film Festival.

Irish actress Caitríona Balfe looked sensational as she rocked a suit on the red carpet at the Irish premiere of her new movie Belfast, where she was joined by her co-stars including Jamie Dornan Thursday night.

Angelique Jackson “Belfast” star Jamie Dornan and “Spencer’s” Kristen Stewart are among the star-studded list of presenters and awardees for the 11th Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards.Dornan will present the cinematographer award to “Belfast’s” Haris Zambarloukos, with Stewart honoring “Spencer” director Pablo Larraín at the 11th annual award ceremony on Nov. 13 at the Avalon theatre in Hollywood.

Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical drama Belfast and Philip Barantini’s single-take title Boiling Point both lead nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards with 11 nods a piece.

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson turned the air blue as she gave her first solo performance on The Graham Norton Show.

Jamie Dornan has spoken out about the brutal reality of grieving the death of his father while quarantining in Australia.

Jamie Dornan won’t apologize for his time on Fifty Shades of Grey!

British GQ for their December 2021/January 2022 issue, the “Belfast” actor recalled his time during filming the series.“Look, put it this way: It’s done no harm to my career to be part of a movie franchise that has made more than $1 billion. Every working actor would say the same thing.

Caitriona Balfe shines in a silver dress at a special screening of Belfast in London, England on Thursday night (October 28).

The next edition of “The Graham Norton Show” promises to be a big one, with a guest list including Dame Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Salma Hayek, singer Jesy Nelson and the dynamic duo of Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen.

Jamie Dornan talks “Fifty Shades”, his modelling career, and more in a new interview with British GQ.

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Selome Hailu editorCinema Napa Valley announced the lineup of filmmaker tributes taking place virtually at this year’s Napa Valley Film Festival from Nov. 10-14.

Clayton Davis From fashion model to actor, and currently taking on her most important role yet, a new mother, actress Caitríona Balfe looks to be having her most significant big-screen breakout yet with her awards worthy performance in the emotional drama “Belfast,” opposite Jamie Dornan. On this episode of the “Variety Awards Circuit Podcast,” Balfe talks about getting the call to shoot Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical story for seven weeks during the pandemic.

Kenneth Branagh retreated to his home just outside London. And, like much of the world, he stayed home as COVID cut a deadly path around the globe, upending life and closing the cinemas and West End theaters where Branagh has made a name for himself as an actor and a director over the past four decades.He holed up in his office and began jotting down notes for what would become “Belfast,” the most personal of the 19 features he has directed over the course of his career, a movie that has vaulted itself into the front of this year’s Oscar race.