John Boyega On Returning To ‘Star Wars’ Universe: “I’m Open To All Opportunities”

Barbie featuing an elderly woman on a bench to remain in the final cut of the film.While Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) are in ‘the real world’, they pass by an elderly woman on a bench, and Barbie stops to tell the woman she is beautiful. Gerwig faced pressure to cut the scene because it didn’t add to the plot.Gerwig stood her ground, however, maintaining that the scene was ‘the heart of the movie’. “I love that scene so much,” Gerwig told Rolling Stone.

Primavera Sound will not be returning to Madrid next year, its organisers have confirmed.While the Spanish festival has taken place in Barcelona since 2001, this year was the first year that it became a dual-site event, with the same line-up playing both locations.Now, it has been confirmed that the festival will not take place in the Spanish capital next year following numerous issues with its inaugural edition.“Although both the city of Madrid and the whole region welcomed us with open arms, with a warmth that was mirrored in the institutions, the cultural agents and of course the audience, the external difficulties that the festival had to face in the final stretch of the pre-production gave rise to one of the most complicated events that Primavera Sound has ever had to face,” said Almudena Heredero, director of Primavera Sound Madrid, in a press release.“And today, in the run-up to 2024, the city does not have a site able to host an event of this magnitude and format in terms of audience demands, production requirements, and musical show.“As a consequence, although the evaluation of the festival was more than satisfactory on a musical level, the expectations we had were not fulfilled and the experience of the festivalgoers due to several logistical aspects was not the desired one. Inside the Ciudad del Rock, we experienced a festival full of great musical moments, but we are not oblivious to the annoyances.

Reading & Leeds festivals have announced the comedy line-up for the Alternative Stage at the 2023 festivals – see the full list below.The twin festivals return to Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park from August 25-27, with Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons all set to headline.The 1975 were also recently announced as last-minute headliners, replacing Lewis Capaldi who is taking a break from all live performances for the time being following his Glastonbury set to focus on his mental and physical health.Playing the Alternative Stage at Reading & Leeds next month are the likes of Joel Dommett, Russell Kane, Fern Brady, Chris Washington, Daliso Chaponda, Fern Brady, Laura Lexx, Mark Oliver, Jack Skipper, Sara Schaefer and Thanyia Moore.See the full list of new names below and buy any remaining tickets for Reading & Leeds 2023 are available here.

Drake and Central Cee have shared a new radio freestyle for the New York-based On The Radar – check it out below.READ MORE: Central Cee – ‘23’ review: drill star finds himself on the brink of greatnessThe drill-based platform, which is hosted by Power 105.1 DJ Gabe P, has seen a host of artists including Ice Spice come through to share freestyles on the radio.In the latest edition, Drake took a day off from his ‘It’s All A Blur’ US tour with 21 Savage to join Central Cee for a freestyle performance.Watch the pair’s freestyle for On The Radar below.The ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour began last month at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where Drake and Savage delivered a mammoth 48-song set that included numerous live debuts and rarities.The rapper at one point performed as a large hologram of a sperm floated above him. Another visual of a group of sperm cells, meanwhile, appeared to circle him on stage.You can find the full list of dates and any remaining tickets for Drake and 21 Savage’s 2023 North American tour here.Central Cee, meanwhile, teamed up with Dave this summer on the four-track ‘Split Decision’ EP.

Police say a full investigation will be launched after hundreds of kids ran riot on the last day of school in Manchester city centre. A large group of school children gathered in Piccadilly Gardens yesterday afternoon (Friday).

Joao Cancelo has a future at Manchester City, despite his high-profile loan exit last season.

Erik ten Hag believes Andre Onana will have to have a good connection with all of his teammates in order to be a success, which makes it handy that he already has one with Lisandro Martinez.

Two people have been injured and a teenager charged after a car allegedly smashed into a house in Fife. Emergency services were called to the scene on Woodside Way in Glenrothes shortly before 8pm on Friday.

Dozens of heartfelt tributes have been paid for a “remarkable” university lecturer after she tragically lost her bowel cancer battle. Dr Johanna Green was hailed an “exceptional teacher, scholar, and friend” following her death at the The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow on Thursday.

British travellers are being warned to be cautious while on holiday over a potentially deadly stomach bug that is spreading in European destinations.

A teacher has told of her "heartbreak" at wanting to return a £75 gift from her pupils because she is struggling to pay her bills.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Spanish director J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow,” a reconstruction of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes that forced survivors to take extreme measures, including cannibalism, has been set as the Venice Film Festival’s closing film. The deeply immersive Spanish-language saga is a Netflix original film shot in Andalusia’s Sierra Nevada, mainland Spain’s highest mountain range, using a 300-person crew. “Society of the Snow” will world premiere on the Lido out-of-competition on Sept. 9th. Its official screening will be held in the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony. In 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to bring Montevideo’s Old Christians Rugby Club team to Chile, crashed at an altitude of 11,712 feet in the Andes.  Of its 45 passengers – which consisted mostly of the rugby team, friends and family – 29 survived. Without food, the survivors, who belonged to Uruguay’s elite, were forced to eat the flesh of the deceased to stay alive. 19 survived an avalanche. 72 days after the crash, 16 finally made it out alive. 

EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Menzies was hiding in plain sight at a rally held by UK actors union Equity in support of its sister union SAG-AFTRA.

Rain across Greater Manchester is set to disrupt the thrilling fourth Ashes test match at Emirates Old Trafford this weekend.

Manchester United's transfer window is already going a lot better than last year.

Pep Guardiola has already given a glowing review of Manchester United's latest addition, Andre Onana.

Manchester United and Lioness star Ella Toone will appear in a limited edition of Elle UK magazine with international teammate Alessia Russo amidst their Women's World Cup campaign.

Dan Wootton has made a plea for cash donations as he attempts to fight serious allegations made against him. The GB News presenter earlier said he "vehemently denies" claims made by the Byline Times.

A man has tragically died after crashing his motorbike on a rural countryside road in Argyll and Bute.

A woman who had a panic attack in Asda after her cards were declined has praised the “angel” who paid for her shopping.

British broadcaster Dan Wootton has made a public plea for funding to support his legal fight against allegations made against him.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Myleene Klass has turned the pain of four miscarriages into power, after it was announced the Government will be implementing the changes for which she has spent four years campaigning. An advocate for women’s health, the former Hear’Say singer has been backing changes to the Women’s Health Strategy in Parliament, among which was a call to ensure women will not have to suffer up to three miscarriages before receiving help – an issue with which she is personally acquainted.

From loss to a complicated divorce or navigating a tangle of tricky friendships, messy situations in life will often make us feel stressed, uneasy and uncomfortable. We’re conditioned to believe that any bump in the road will send us into a spin. But life IS messy, and without any challenges to work through, we wouldn’t learn valuable lessons and discover the truest versions of ourselves.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag After England’s Lionesses stormed to victory at the 2022 Euros last year, eager fans are excited to see how they’ll do at this year’s Football World Cup.The 2023 Women’s Football World Cup is being hosted by Australia and New Zealand and, with interest in the women’s game growing and growing, is set to be the largest in history as 36 teams will be vying for glory. Despite the tough competition, the Lionesses look like they stand a pretty good chance and the current odds that they bring it home for England are slated at 5/1. But who are the women of the team? Here’s a full list… Goalkeepers Mary Earps Mary, 30, plays for Manchester United and is widely regarded as one of the best in the business.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Catherine Tate was recently left unimpressed after Netflix cancelled her show without telling her. The mockumentary Hard Cell, which she both created and starred in, was set in HMP Woldsley. It was about life inside the prison.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag As Love Island viewers have been watching the never-ending drama unfold between the islanders, fans have now accused ladies man Tyrique of “plotting downfalls” of his fellow islanders following the latest challenge.Thursday night's episode of the show saw a number of islanders vote Whitney and Lochan as the show's smuggest couple, including Ella and Tyrique where Tyrique also went into detail about why he thinks Whitney is smug.Tyrique, who has had his fair share of drama, said: “Whitney is kinda smug because she always thinks that she is with the typical nice guy so she's winning, but nice guys can also hurt you so be careful.” This wasn’t the first time that Tyrique had made comments to the couple as he suggested they had made the “wrong decision” when they chose to save Mitchel and Ella, subsequently sending home Kady and Ouzy. Fans swiftly took to Twitter where one said they are “convinced” that he is “plotting on other people’s downfalls”.They penned: “I’m convinced Ty is plotting on other people’s downfalls; he’s just bad vibes.” Another fan added: "Ty does this kind of thing so much.

thousands of actors and entertainers striking in Hollywood and around the country with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for the first time in over six decades.Ahead of the strike, Radcliffe opened up about his newfound journey into fatherhood.“He’s very cute,” he told Extra of his son “We’ve moved into a less screaming phase and he’s now giving us little smiles and giggling.”“It’s been a crazy few months, as anyone who’s been through parenthood would attest. But it’s also the literal best thing that’s ever happened, so it’s great.

After a slow start to the window, Hearts have completed their second transfer in a matter of days with the capture of Calem Nieuwenof.

Barbie is currently set to outpace Oppenheimer at the box office over the two films’ shared opening weekend.The films have been the subject of particular attention for coming out on the same day, with many people attempting to see both in the space of 24 hours.As things stand, Greta Gerwig’s comedy is set to bring in $110million (£86.6million) at the US box office this weekend, over twice the expected takings of Christopher Nolan’s biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer is expected to gross $50million (£38.8million).Barbie’s current takings mean it will break the record for the highest-opening film in the US by a female director. Wonder Woman previously held the title, bringing in £103million(£89.1million) in 2017.Warner Bros confirmed yesterday (July 21) that Barbie had earned $22.3million (£17.3million) in box office previews – the highest figure of any film this year.

Netflix has released a full-length trailer for the upcoming live-action adaptation of One Piece – check it out below.Based on the ongoing manga series by Eiichiro Oda, which was later adapted into a popular anime from 1999, Netflix’s One Piece is developed by showrunners Matt Owens and Steven Maeda (Helix, Pan Am).The series stars Iñaki Godoy as young adventurer Monkey D. Luffy, who sets off from his small village with an assembled crew on a journey to find the titular treasure, One Piece.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In America today, no one has a lock on conspiracy theory. It has become the air we breathe, the Kool-Aid we drink, the rabbit-hole ideology that defines too many of us. Yet conspiracy theories come in different shapes and sizes. Many are false, some are true. Many are bat-house crazy, some are more than plausible. All, in one way or another, work as metaphors: for the forces (within government, corporations, whatever) that collude in hiding things from us, for the sinister tantalizing truth that we aren’t allowed to see. “They Cloned Tyrone” is a slow-burn inner-city sci-fi nightmare thriller, one that plays off the spirit of conspiracy theory that has often thrived — with justification — within Black culture. The Tuskegee experiment was a conspiracy that happened; its horrific impact on the hearts and minds of African-Americans is beyond measure. And in the 1970s, the belief that the CIA, linked by the war in Vietnam to the Golden Triangle (the source of most of the world’s heroin), was dumping drugs into America’s inner cities was a notion that gained currency, culminating a decade later in the theory that the CIA was the hidden force behind the crack epidemic.

In a recent interview, John Boyega, most recently known for his role as Finn in the Star Wars movies, opened up about a possible return. His recent words about the franchise come years after he spoke out about how Disney treats black characters in their projects. Boyega accused Disney of using diverse casting to bring in viewers and then pushing those characters to the side after they have made their quick buck. “That was a few years ago, so they were the subject of that particular project,” Boyega recently told TechRadar, in an interview that was conducted before the actors strike.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director John Boyega was asked by “Hot Ones” to rank the films in his “Star Wars” trilogy, which kicked off on a high note in 2015 with the beloved “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and then got polarizing with 2017’s “The Last Jedi” and 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens is most definitely the best,” Boyega answered “Second, for me, comes [‘The Rise of Skywalker’]. The worst – in the most respectful sense – is [‘The Last Jedi’]. But they’re all lovely.” Boyega cracked a smile and gave some side eye, alluding to the fact that many “Star Wars” fans already know Boyega’s grievances with the space franchise. He notably told GQ magazine in 2020, “What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.”

A few years back, John Boyega wasn’t afraid to voice his criticisms about his character Finn faded into the background in “The Last Jedi” and “The Rise Of Skywalker.” But Deadline reports that the actress has since changed his tune, and he’s open to a return to the “Star Wars” universe if the right project comes along. READ MORE: ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Trailer: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx & Teyonah Paris Star In This Stylish, Sci-Fi Comedy “That was a few years ago, so they were the subject of that particular project,” Boyega said to TechRadar about his comments.

John Boyega is opening up about his personal life.

Star Wars trilogy.The actor, who played Finn in the Disney trilogy, was asked to rank the Star Wars films he’s appeared in from “best to worst” during an interview with First We Feast’s Truth or Dab: Rapid Fire.“Hell yeah, I’ll do it,” Boyega said in response. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens is most definitely the best.