Matt Damon Says Turning Down 'Avatar' Was 'the Dumbest Thing an Actor Has Ever Done' (Exclusive)

Martin Hobson's grandparents - Harry and Marion - started Hobson’s in Reddish the day after they were married in the June of 1929. “They sold anything and everything,” Martin says.

A supermarket sun cream costing just £3 has come out on top after being tested against premium brands by consumer experts Which?.

The first trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer season two is here!

The warm weather this week takes me back to a famous phrase once said by one of this city’s numerous gobby frontmen: ‘Manchester’s got everything except a beach’.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "wouldn't have gone to Trooping the Colour" even if they were invited, a royal expert said. It is thought to be the first time in history that not all of the monarch's children will be in attendance, after the couple "have not been invited", according to reports.Trooping the Colour marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign and is one of the major events in the royal calendar that takes place every year.

Kourtney Kardashian announced her pregnancy in an epic way!

Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Travis Barker.The reality star, 44, and Blink-182 rocker, 47, shared the news on Saturday morning in a heartwarming Instagram video. In the clip, Kourtney surprised her husband, who she married in 2022, as he performed on stage at a concert with his band. The eldest Kardashian sister held up a sign in the audience which said: "Travis I'm pregnant" as she displayed her blossoming baby bump in a black bodysuit.

Kevin Giraud When DreamWorks purchased the “Trolls” franchise in 2013, it seemed like an odd revival. The furry creatures had been lost in the 1990’s after being the toy fad of a generation.  Since then, DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures managed to turn this IP back into a multi-million dollar success story, powered by catchy songs from star-studded casts and topped with glitter, lots of it. Clips from the third film, due to be released on Nov. 17 in the U.S, were presented Thursday at France’s Annecy Animation Festival, the world’s biggest toon fest, in front of an electrified audience.  Introduced by director Walt Dohrn and producer Gina Shay (returning for their third “Trolls”film together), along with co-director Tim Heitz, the whimsical world of “Trolls Band Together” unveiled itself as a richer and brighter universe than ever, leaving fans’ eyes sparkling.  

This year's Trooping the Colour is one for the history books, with King Charles III celebrating his first official birthday as the monarch. While the King will celebrate his 75th birthday on November 14, the monarch's official birthday is a centuries-old tradition to celebrate with the public in the summer during the Trooping the Colour ceremony.

It’s Saturday, and one star sign should venture into unknown territory, while another will come up with some great ways to spruce up their surroundings. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Ben Croll “Bardot” star Julia de Nunez didn’t intend to make such a splash this early. As a drama student, she was happy to hone her craft, and planned to someday try for France’s National Conservatory, if they would have her. But when she saw a casting notice for an upcoming series – and one that resonated with her in a personal way – she had to answer the call. “Of course, I knew Brigitte Bardot as an actress and singer,” de Nunez tells Variety. “And funnily enough I was often told that I resembled her. In fact, I myself noticed the resemblance as a young girl. So it was all the more amusing to read for the role. It made sense somewhere in my life.”

Ben Croll Running the Monte-Carlo Television Festival since 2012, Laurent Puons has always tried to look ahead. From his embrace of streamers and digital platforms back in 2017 to his growing emphasis on diverse formats, the festival director sees his summer showcase as a bellwether event for the wider television industry – and what the industry could use right now, in Puons’ view, is flexibility.  “There are already so many festivals today dedicated to series,” Puons explains. “But Monte-Carlo follows a wholly different concept. We’re a home for all kinds of content, and one of the only festivals with both fiction and factual competitions. And when you see what’s broadcast on platforms like Netflix and Amazon, [you need to cover that full range.]”

Kylie Gillies was brought to tears on live television Friday morning as she spoke about the death of her Channel Seven colleague, hair and makeup artist Garry Siutz. The Morning Show host, 56, broke down while speaking with Garry's daughter Kiya, who was advocating for better skin cancer awareness. After her father, who was an employee of Channel Seven, died from the disease, Kiya helped kickstart Australia's very first National Skin Check truck.

Lady Gaga has revealed that the concert film for her Chromatica Ball tour is in the process of being edited. The award-winning US singer and actress said she “could not wait” for fans to experience the film. On Friday Gaga shared a lengthy insight into her “artistic process” and her recent projects on Instagram.

Eva Longoria thinks she is the only star who would be up for a 'Desperate Housewives' return. The 48-year-old actress - who starred as Gabrielle Solis on the show, which ran from 2004 to 2012 - admitted she would be the "first to sign up" if a reboot of the series was proposed, but she doesn't think her co-stars, which included Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, and Marcia Cross, would be as keen. She laughed on 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen': "I think I'd be the only one to sign up.

Love Islander, a broadcaster and various TV personalities are among the famous faces looking for love as the new series of Celebs Go Dating screens this summer. The popular E4 reality dating show has pulled out all the stops in their bid to get the viewers on board and they have catered for all ages in the 12th series of the programme. Celebs Go Dating experts Anna Williamson, Paul C.

blasted the end of the Spotify deal as a "shocking failure". "The idea was that several series would be produced.

Gogglebox spoilers follow. Channel 4 Gogglebox fans were in for a treat tonight (June 16) when a celebrity special aired. Viewers saw Loose Women star and host of the recent British Soap Awards Jane McDonald, Taskmaster's Katherine Ryan and The Masked Singer judge Davina McCall chatting with friends and family about what's been on the small screen this week.

There’s a Formula One race this weekend!

Catt Sadler has revealed she had a facelift.

Drake expressed a desire to narrate the 2022 Netflix Kanye West documentary Jeen-Yuhs, the miniseries’ directors told podcaster Samson Shulman in a recent interview. Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah explained to Shulman that Drake became interested in the role after watching a private teaser of the show.

The return of AMC’s series Dark Winds has blown into town, offering its first trailer and key art.

Four Lanarkshire bowlers have been selected for Bowls Scotland’s for the 2023 World Bowls Championships in Australia.

next week’s Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, with her longtime band, Blondie, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. “We’re still playing music and being creative and that’s the essence of it all, isn’t it?” she told The Times of London Friday. Harry, who has been fronting Blondie since 1974 save for a 15-year hiatus between 1982 and 1997, will play Glastonbury for the third time on Sunday, between Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Lil Nas X. The band performed in 1999 and 2014, and the fashion icon fondly remembers what she wore for her inaugural show. “The first time I was wearing an Elsa Schiaparelli hat, so I think I was very happy about that. It was red flowers on a straw bucket, and I thought I was really chic.” Harry also recalled a very punk-rock moment on one of the Glastonbury trips — when her bandmates broke into Stonehenge. “The boys were all very excited, and they climbed over the fence, ran over and touched the stone,” the “Heart of Glass” singer said.

Piper Perabo is weighing in on the end of The actress plays Summer, an environmental activist who gets romantically involved with Kevin Costner's John Dutton, on Paramount Network's blockbuster drama. Perabo sat down with ET's Rachel Smith on Tuesday in New York City to weigh in on the final episodes of the series, which are due to start airing in November (if the ongoing writers' strike doesn't delay its return), and also advocate for safe gun use in media and on Hollywood sets.«I hope [the writers' strike] doesn't have an impact.

Dierks Bentley!The country music superstar — who is gearing up to hit the road for his tour — tells ET that he's been asked if he wants to cross over into the world of acting on TV or reality competition, but decided that he's cool with staying in his lane.«I don't think I'd be good enough to doing those things,» the «Drunk on a Plane» singer tells ET's Rachel Smith. «It requires, like, more time away from home and I just, I don't want to. I had a chance to audition for Larry David and I decided not to do it.

promises to give fans more fashion, fun and, of course, lots of drama. After two years, the sophomore season of the STARZ series returns to follow the 30-something trio of Renee (Bresha Webb), Whitney (Amber Stevens West), and Sondi (Corbin Reid) — Andrea Bordeaux, who played Ella, departed the series in February 2022, after its debut season — as they navigate the trials and tribulations of being successful career women in pursuit of world domination while juggling their romantic relationships and their connections to one another. As the three strive for personal growth and self-discovery, balancing career, love, and the ups and downs of life in Harlem, New York, they rely on their sisterhood to propel them onward and upward in a world in which they were never meant to do so.The show's logline promises, «At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.»And according to the cast, viewers will get all that and more when they tune into the show. ET's Rachel Smith visited the set ahead of the series premiere on May 26, during which Webb, West and Reid teased all the exciting things fans can expect in the second season. «We're doing big things, big style in Harlem, honey! We are taking things by the reins, we're being selfish and not apologizing for it and, might I add, we look fabulous doing it as well,» Webb proclaims.West adds that the cast's real-life friendship enhances their fictional bond, pointing out how close they've gotten while working on the show.

Matt Damon is weighing in on fans pitting his movie Oppenheimer against Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling‘s Barbie.

Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor Entertainment Lawyer Hillary Bibicoff, who has over the years repped such clients as James Cameron, Alfonso Cuaron, Mike Nichols, Robert Towne, “How I Met Your Mother” and “Mom” producer-director Pam Fryman, and “The Power of the Dog” producer Tanya Seghatchian, is joining Beverly Hill firm Pierce Law Group. She moves there after more than a decade at boutique law firm Holmes Weinberg. Prior to that, she was a partner at Greenberg Glusker for a dozen years, arriving there after handling business and legal affairs at LIVE Home Video and then Rysher Entertainment. Bibicoff specializes in talent deals. She also handles production legal for live events, which have included the last two Democratic National Conventions and the most recent Presidential Inaugural Events, as well as seven Super Bowl pre-game and half-time shows.

, with Robert De Niro, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is reuniting with the two-time Oscar winner in the loosely biographical comedy,. While speaking to ET's Rachel Smith, Sebastian opened up about teaming up with the screen legend as well as working on his upcoming Max series, . In the movie, which opens in theaters on Friday, May 26, De Niro portrays a version of Maniscalco's immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo Maniscalco, who finds himself amid a culture clash with the parents of his son's fiancée (Leslie Bibb) after their two families get together for a summer weekend. «It's a classic situation between the in-laws,» De Niro said of the movie, describing Bibb's onscreen family as «very waspy and just the opposite of Salvo.» And as a result, «there's a lot of humor in it,» he said, adding that «anybody can relate to it.»  But when it came to telling this heightened version of his father, Maniscalco revealed, «My father said, 'You're not going to make this movie unless you get De Niro to play me,'» before joking that Salvo got to approve whoever ended up in the titular role.

Lily-Rose Depp plays a modern pop star in the upcoming Max series, but for her inspiration for the character, she drew on icons from different generations.«Of course, there are so many incredible pop stars of today that I have nothing but admiration and respect for — and of course, you can't help but thinking of when you think of a character like Jocelyn — but we're definitely not telling anybody else's story or trying to base her on any real person,» the actress explained to ET's Rachel Smith over a virtual interview from the Cannes Film Festival, where the series premiered its first two episodes this week.«We actually drew from a lot of other influences that are not pop stars,» she added. «We thought a lot about Sharon Stone in and the Gene Tierneys and Lauren Bacalls… all of these women that were very inspiring to me for the role.»There was plenty of pop star inspiration for Depp to draw from on set, as well.

— but her BLACKPINK sisters always have her back!The K-pop star spoke with ET's Rachel Smith from the Cannes Film Festival this week — where the series debuted its first two episodes — and shared how Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa have continued to be a support system for her as she makes her acting debut, under the name Jennie Ruby Jane.«When I was filming for  last year, it was while we were filming the music video for our latest album, ,» Jennie recalled. «So they just checked in on me every day.

Matt Damon isn’t picking sides in the summer movie season’s biggest battle.

Wedding bells are ringing for  star Zeeko Zaki and his now-fiancée, Renee Monaco. ET can exclusively reveal that the duo is officially engaged! On Tuesday, Zaki spoke with ET to spill on his proposal and the upcoming finale of the CBS crime drama.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Social media has been having a field day with “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” ever since it was revealed that Universal and Warner Bros. would be opening the two tentpoles on the same day: July 21. Adding drama to the rivalry is the fact that Nolan left Warner Bros. after a two-decade partnership and made “Oppenheimer” at Universal, only for Warner Bros. to then set its Greta Gerwig-directed tentpole for release on the same day as Nolan’s atomic bomb drama.  “This is the first I’m hearing about it, actually. I haven’t paid any attention to that,” Matt Damon recently told Vanity Fair after learning about the social media debates over which film fans will see first on opening night. “People are allowed to go see two movies in a weekend. ‘Oppenheimer’ is one of them!”

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio continues his stronghold on Hollywood and modern-day cinema. With nearly three decades in cinema, he’s delivered some of the most memorable characters and performances, bringing in more than $6.5 billion in box office receipts, placing him in the top 10 highest-grossing leading actors of all time. Variety ranks DiCaprio’s 18 best film performances of his career so far.