‘Star Wars’: ‘Solo’ director Ron Howard shares Harrison Ford’s private reaction to spin-off

Inhaler have announced a massive homecoming Dublin gig, to take place later this summer. 

Strictly Come Dancing live tour is over, Nadiya Bychkova is ready to party! Taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, the professional dancer shared several posts from her time away from the Strictly gang.MORE: Nadiya Bychkova shows off stunning new look amid Kai Widdrington 'romance'One of the posts saw the 32-year-old stunner ooze heaps of glamour in a sleek black slip dress as she enjoyed a night out at Sushi Samba at London's Heron Tower.WATCH: Nadiya Bychkova transforms with glam makeover amid Kai Widdrington romance rumoursWith her blonde tresses swept up high and to one side of her face, Nadiya amped up her look with a bold red lip, lashings of black mascara and heavy eyeliner.READ: Nadiya Bychkova hints fans should not believe Kai Widdrington rumoursMORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova reveals surprising new 'love'It is not known who Nadiya was dining with at the celebrity hotspot, but in recent weeks, the professional dancer has been seen getting cosy with fellow pro Kai Widdrington.Both parties are yet to address the status of their relationship despite dominating the headlines after pictures of the pair kissing were published. The Strictly star looked lovely on her night outJust last month, it was announced that Nadiya and her fiancé, Matija Škarabot, had decided to end their romance.The former couple, who share five-year-old daughter Mila together, are thought to have struggled with their commitments; Nadiya is very much focused on Strictly and is largely based in London while footballer Matija remains in Slovenia.

Saira Khan has taken to Instagram to share some very sweet news with her fans.SEE: Loose Women's Saira Khan's house is the epitome of A-list chicThe former Loose Women star is a proud mum to two children – Zac and Amara – and it was her daughter who took centre stage in her post.WATCH: Saira Khan’s daughter Amara undergoes a major transformationSaira, 51, shared a video showing the 10-year-old getting her long hair cut so she could donate it to The Little Princess Trust.READ: Saira Khan shares strong message about 'guilt and shame' on 17th wedding anniversarySEE: Loose Women stars' wedding dresses: Ruth Langsford, Denise Welch and moreWriting in her caption, proud Saira explained: "Amara has been growing her hair for nearly 6 months because she wanted to donate it to the amazing charity @officiallittleprincesstrust which provides free real hair wigs to children and young people, up to 24 years, who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions. Saira is a proud mum of two"She was so excited and a huge thank you to Sheyda @sheyda_beauty who did the honours and cut Amara's hair.

Sofia Vergara threw it all the way back to the 80s on Wednesday as she shared a clip of herself filmed during her days living in Barranquilla, Colombia.MORE: Sofia Vergara, 49, showcases incredible figure - and fans are freaking outThe actress, 49, can be seen sunbathing by a pool alongside her friends whilst showing off her incredible figure in a black bikini. In the video, Sofia is also sporting a fringe and dark brown hair and has a big smile on her face - and fans were left shocked at how gorgeous she looked back then and how little she has changed since.WATCH: Sofia Vergara stuns in video taken during her teenage years"Perfect," wrote one, whilst another asked: "Were you ever not absolutely stunning?" A third added: "I bet you never imagined at that time that you'd be where you are now.

K.J. Yossman New research shows that there is a significant crew shortage in unscripted TV.The most acute shortages are in production management and senior editorial roles while the hardest to recruit were production coordinators, production managers, editors and series producers.As well as “too few” production coordinators entering the unscripted TV sector, the report also found the industry is “haemorrhaging” experienced production managers.The report was undertaken by government-backed industry body ScreenSkills in order to support the new Unscripted TV Skills Fund, which was launched last year.Among the findings in the report were an acknowledgement of “particularly acute” skills shortages amid crew with mid-level experience, challenges in recruitment and retainment across “all genres, roles and production hubs” and shortages across all career levels, suggesting specifically a problem with retainment.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFremantle and Italy’s Cinecittà have entered a five-year pact involving the continuous rental of six sound stages at the iconic studios, which are currently undergoing a major revamp.The deal “confirms Fremantle’s strategic decision to make some of its top international productions in Italy: a decision that finds the perfect and natural partner in Cinecittà,” Fremantle said in a statement.A radical revamp of Cinecittà,  which has been underway since May 2021, has been gaining traction with a rise in occupancy of its sound stages and backlot, realistic prospects for profitability, and new state-of-the-art filming facilities.The Cinecittà revamp is being conceived and carried forth by Nicola Maccanico, a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec who has a mandate from Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini to turn the Rome studios into continental Europe’s top filming facilities thanks to a €300 million ($339) million) investment from the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his first goal of 2022 on Wednesday as Manchester United snapped out of a three-game winless run with an important 2-0 victory over Brighton.

Storm Dudley has been battering the country causing widespread disruption - and soon it will be Storm Eunice's turn to continue the chaos.

Ben Croll Fueled in no small part by international streamers looking to entrench their market share, production days skyrocketed across the European continent in 2021. But if the last year marked a gold rush for both service providers and content hungry viewers, independent producers have been feeling the squeeze.“It’s not a golden age when it comes to IP retention,” said Katharina Hiersemenzel, senior VP public policy of German mini-major Constantin Film.

Bae Suzy has officially dropped her new single ‘Satellite’, alongside its music video.The visual focuses on a woman, played by PROWDMON dance crew leader Monika from Mnet’s hit dance reality series Street Woman Fighter, as she run through the hallways of a decrepit, abandoned building. Bae does not appear in the video.‘Satellite’ was released today (February 17) at 6pm KST, alongside the video treatment.

DaBaby over an alleged unprovoked physical attack on him at a bowling alley in Los Angeles.Brandon Bills, whose real name is Brandon Curiel, is the brother of Danielle Leigh Curiel, whom DaBaby formerly dated and shares a daughter with.Bills claims that DaBaby (real name Jonathan Lyndale Kirk) is legally liable for physically assaulting him “suddenly and without warning” as he walked past the rapper on February 9 at Corbin Bowl.He also claimed that the incident caused him to endure “severe injury and pain” and left him “psychologically damaged”.DaBaby has publicly claimed that he acted in self-defence. He has yet to comment publicly on the lawsuit.The brawl, which was captured in a viral video shared by TMZ, shows Bills and DaBaby grappling and spilling onto bowling lanes before other people appear to attack Bills.Bills’ lawsuit, filed by lawyers Farid Yaghoubtil and Anthony Werbin, also names Corbin Bowl as a defendant.

Lil Wayne has shared details of his first live performance in the UK for 14 years.The rapper is set to return in the summer for an exclusive slot at Strawberries & Creem Festival, which takes place at Childerley Orchard in Cambridge from June 17-19.Strawberries & Creem has also confirmed today (February 17) that Ella Mai, Mabel and Tems will all headline the main stage across the three days of the festival.Tion Wayne, Ghetts, Rema, Ms Banks, David Rodigan, Enny, Sub Focus, High Contrast, Katy B, Wilkinson and Lisa Maffia are also on the line-up.“This year, as we scale up to a full three days, we wanted to ensure our musical offering matched that level of ambition – as well as reflecting our incredibly diverse crowd,” Strawberries & Creem co-founder Preye Crooks said in a statement about this year’s festival, the line-up poster for which you can see below.“We have gone further than ever before to bring exceptional artists together, showing Strawberries & Creem to be a major player on the weekend festival scene. As a team, we also wanted to shine a light on some amazing genres and artists that aren’t always celebrated in full at other festivals.“We hope we have curated a truly representative and exciting line-up, one that offers an unrivalled experience to our festival goers – covering everything from D&B and dance music, to reggae and R&B.”Tickets for Strawberries & Creem 2022 will initially be available in a pre-sale from 10am on Monday (February 21), which requires a sign-up on the festival’s website.

A murderer who was sentenced to life in prison after strangling his fiancée to death with his bare hands has died in prison.

Thousands of West Lothian households are “holding on by their fingertips” as they face a storm of rising prices, warned the Citizens Advice Bureau.

It's another big night in Europe for Scottish football.

first reported revealed two genuine photographs of a compact, modular room consisting of one queen-size bed plus two bunked singles, carved into padded pods in the wall. WDWNT’s report did not specify the size of the pods, but they appear to be fitted for children.The space-age stay is outfitted with mounted screen displays, with one showing the ship’s trajectory through outer space — that doubles as a television — and another acting as a window to the cosmos, projecting different interstellar vistas during the ship’s course.The Galactic Starcruiser will have two room sizes, regular and the “Captain’s Quarters,” though the company did not specify what exactly each room will entail.

Star Wars creator George Lucas has revealed some fascinating new details about his vision for the franchise in new book The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005, dropping hints about what he would have done differently with the sequel trilogy and explaining decisions he made in the earlier movies.Arguably the biggest draw of the prequel movies – Episodes I, II and III, released in 1999, 2002 and 2005 respectively – is that they provide fans with a real insight into exactly how a gifted young Jedi named Anakin Skywalker turned to the Dark Side, became feared villain Darth Vader and fathered heroes of the original trilogy Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.But Lucas has revealed that when he first announced his intention to introduce Anakin as a child in

The Vault restaurant in Banbridge, Northern Ireland created the cutest cocktail in the galaxy inspired by The Child a.k.a. Baby Yoda from Disney+’s The Mandalorian.

**Spoilers for “The Mandalorian” Season 2 Episode 3** It finally happened. After months of speculation, reports, and casting rumors, Bo-Katan Kryze has made the jump from animation to live-action in the latest episode of “The Mandalorian,” and with her, the story seems to finally kick off.

Star Wars sequel trilogy.The filmmaker, who created the original franchise, opened up in the upcoming book The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005 (per Polygon) to explain the development of the characters.Lucas revealed he had planned to resurrect Darth Maul, the villain from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, to become the main antagonist in the sequel trilogy.He was set to appear with “mechanical legs” and “become the godfather of crime in the universe because, as the Empire falls, he takes over.”“Darth Maul trained a girl, Darth Talon, who was in the comic books, as his apprentice,” Lucas added, “She was the new Darth Vader and most of the action was with her.

Actress Paige Howard is used to being in front of the camera — but it’s her voice that takes a co-starring role on Nickelodeon’s new series “The Astronauts.”Howard, 35, plays Matilda, the AI-powered onboard computer interacting with five teens accidentally launched into outer space. The 10-episode live-action series premieres Friday at 7 p.m.“It’s a different ballgame and an exciting field to dive into,” Howard says of her role as Matilda.

Also Read: Paging Oscar? Glenn Close, Amy Adams Act Up an Appalachian Storm in 'Hillbilly Elegy' Trailer (Video)“It isn’t interested in the systems that create poverty and addiction and ignorance; it just wants to pretend that one straight white guy’s ability to rise above his surroundings means that there’s no excuse for everyone else not to have done so as well,” wrote TheWrap’s Alonso Dulrade in his review of the film.Check out more reviews for the film below:“Director Ron Howard has made what’s arguably the worst film of his career with a banal, trite story of family dysfunction devoid of any nuance or normalcy.

Watch Video: Paging Oscar? Glenn Close, Amy Adams Act Up an Appalachian Storm in 'Hillbilly Elegy' TrailerHe’s sketchy on the details with girlfriend and classmate Usha (Freida Pinto), not knowing how she will react to his family drama, but the trip home provides the opportunity for multiple flashbacks to J.D.’s childhood, where Bev could be loving but also abusive, encouraging but rarely reliable. And when things get so bad at home that J.D.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“It didn’t start with her.” That’s the most penetrating thing said about Bev (Amy Adams), the frazzled maternal trainwreck who makes everyone’s life miserable in Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy.” Bev is a parasite, an addict, a narcissist, and a desperate user of others, notably her own family. In a word, she’s a mess.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Daisy Ridley.The actor, who is set to appear in The Matrix 4, originally auditioned for the lead role for six months but eventually failed to get the part.“It was very hard for me when I didn’t get it,” she told NME, adding that the audition process was “very long, very arduous” and lasted around six months. “But I see why – Daisy did such an incredible job and it was 100 per cent her journey to make.

When it was announced that “Russian Doll” creator Leslye Headland was taking over the reins of a “Star Wars” TV project, there was a lot of head-scratching. Not in a bad way, of course, but just that nothing in her previous experience would lead you to believe that Headland was perfect for the role of shepherding a “Star Wars” project.

The Mandalorian could be set for a Boba Fett spin-off after the Star Wars character seemingly made an appearance in the second season.Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett in Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones, was seen at the end of the Disney+ show’s season two premiere ‘The Marshal’ wandering the dunes of Tatooine.

Rogue One – despite the events of that film making it an unlikely premise.Jones’ performance in the 2016 standalone film drew acclaim – including a four-star NME review which called her “terrific” – though the story seemingly left little room open for Jyn to develop in future films.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, however, Jones said: “I just keep saying that reincarnation is totally possible in the Star Wars universe.

The Covid-19 pandemic may have royally disrupted the film industry, but Disney’s Lucasfilm is one of the few companies who’ve avoided delays thanks to fortuitous timing and an innovative, easy-to-work-in system (ILM’s the Volume, see below). “The Mandalorian” season two finished production before the pandemic started and was able to finish post-production remotely and then finished in time for the first episode to air at the end of this past October.

and the Skywalker Saga are officially crossing over — for the, at least. On Thursday, Disney+ gifted the first trailer for the animated comedy, which features an appearance by Baby Yoda, the return of Kylo Ren's greased-up abs and lots and lots of Life Day festiveness."'Twas the night before Life Day in a galaxy far, far away," Yoda narrates the trailer.

Even though you can pretty much just mention the word “Disney” to a diehard “Star Wars” fan and they’ll likely lose their mind and go off on a rant about how the studio has failed the franchise. But even in terms of the entire post-2015 Disney-era of “Star Wars,” the biggest disappointment, if there is one to point out more than others, is probably ‘Solo.’ No matter if you’re a new fan or old, most can agree that ‘Solo’ was a really big missed opportunity and the biggest box office black eye for the Mouse House and its recent “Star Wars” features.

You’re right, we normally wouldn’t cover the latest trailer for a LEGO TV special on Disney+.

Though there are awards predictions and buzz around Ron Howard’s upcoming film, “Hillbilly Elegy,” that drama may not be his best film of 2020. You see, the filmmaker has already released “Rebuilding Paradise,” a heartwarming documentary about a town that unites to rebuild after a terrible tragedy.

Felicity Jones might be the actress that scored the highest praise for anyone who starred in the Disney-era “Star Wars” films. Even more so than Daisy Ridley, who garnered a ton of fans but also a lot of criticisms, Jones starred in a film that is often regarded as one of the best “Star Wars” films and her character seems to be one of the more interesting recent creations.

Having not seen the film, “Hillbilly Elegy,” and only watching the trailer, it’s clear that Ron Howard’s new drama starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close is a clear Oscar front-runner. The trailer features extreme emotions from two incredible actresses bringing their A-game, as well as highlighting some pretty great, subtle visual effects to make these beautiful women look, well, rough.

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