Tom Cruise’s latest ‘Mission: Impossible' almost featured a de-aged Julia Roberts

Knocked Loose’s Bryan Garris has spoken to NME backstage at Reading 2023, and discussed going viral at Coachella and how his Kentucky upbringing shaped their sound. Watch our full interview above.While Loyle Carner brought an emotional message to the Main Stage, the US hardcore giants tore up the Festival Republic stage on the opening day of the festival — proving to Reading punters how they left such a lasting impression at their recent US festival appearances.Before they took to the stage, however, frontman Bryan Garris caught up with NME backstage, and gave us an insight into the UK artist that the band can’t get enough of, and his anticipation to see the response from mainstream crowds.“I’m feeling good! Yeah, excited. I’m very happy to be here.”“I feel like we thrive [by] just staying busy, you know? So it feels good to be here.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Bob Barker was a pillar of television’s greatest generation. Barker, the enduring host of “The Price Is Right” who died Aug. 26 at the age of 99, was a World War II veteran who trained as a Navy fighter pilot.

The BBC is being sued by the man mistakenly interviewed live on its news channel, for a share in the royalties of the clip that went around the world.

Disability rights advocate Sophie Morgan, 38, has joined forces with Hollywood A-lister Reese Witherspoon.The Loose Women star has teamed up with Reese's company Hello Sunshine, which aims to empower women by telling their stories, in a collaboration with her Making Space Media, which amplifies voices in the disabled community. Speaking to The Mirror, Sophie described Reese as a “badass woman doing important things”.

Alison Hammond has opened up about her romantic life and said she would be ready to settle down if Mr Right came along.This Morning star Alison has always kept that part of her life private but shared all during a podcast with Gyles Brandreth. In their chat, Alison claimed that previously, whenever she heard the word marriage she would get cold feet but now feels she is ready to settle down. Alison, 48, is currently single, but over the years of her being in the spotlight plenty of speculation has arisen over her love life.

Derek Hough has officially mamboed into marriage. The ballroom pro and “Dancing With the Stars” judge married his longtime dancer girlfriend, Hayley Erbert, on Saturdayin Monterey County, California.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has talked up the benefits of writers rooms for shows of “scale and length” as he threw his support behind the ongoing writers strike.

Residents heard a 'big explosion' before a car burst into flames in south Manchester on Saturday evening (August 26).

Loch Ness Monster hunters braving horrific weekend weather heard “four distinctive noises”. Around 200 volunteers took part in the biggest search for the mythical creature in 50 years.

Adele stopped a show at her Las Vegas residency this week to defend a fan from security guards.The singer’s ‘Weekends With Adele’ residency has continued across the summer, and took in two more shows this weekend (August 25-26).As footage posted online shows, Adele paused one of the shows during a rendition of ‘Water Under The Bridge’ to acknowledge a distressed fan.“What is going on with that young fan there who’s being bothered so much since I’ve been on for standing up. What’s going on with him?” she said.After identifying the fan, she said to security: “Why are you bothering him? Can you leave him alone please?”She then added to the fan: “They won’t bother you again, my darling.

Dancing With The Stars very own Derek Hough married Hayley Erbert in a symbolic ceremony on Saturday 26 August.The happy couple announced their engagement back in June 2022 following a wonderful seven year romance.Taking to Instagram to announce his newly engaged joy at the time, he posted: "It’s only the beginning…the beginning of forever," and Hayley Went on to post the same across her social media channels as the loved-up pair gushed to friends, family and followers.The pair tied the knot on Saturday and Hayley spoke to People magazine about some of the magical finer details. “We’re in a redwood forest, but we got married right in front of this mother tree that’s surrounded by all these smaller trees,’ she revealed.

Kim Kardashian took her brand-new baby bangs out for a spin in Los Angeles on Saturday evening. Attending the annual charity party for This Is About Humanity - which boasts the mantra of creating "a community of allies and advocates dedicated to raising awareness about separated and reunified families and children at the American - Mexican border" - the 42 year old mum-of-four's hourglass shape stole the red carpet limelight as she posed for photographers.

This Morning star Alison Hammond has confessed that after years of "cold feet", she is now ready to settle down and get married. The single television star has shared candidly how she was afraid of commitment, and was always fine in her own company.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse before being saved by actor Daniel Kaluuya.According to the film’s writer-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Spider-Punk (also known as Hobart “Hobie” Brown) was nearly cut out of the film because there were too many characters in the film.Miller said to Entertainment Weekly: “Some people were like, ‘Is there a way to simplify this? There’s so many characters. Do we really need Spider-Punk?'”Lord explained further: “He was in and out of the picture for a little while because we weren’t sure which elements we were going to stick in this part and which were going to migrate to the next movie.”“When we met Daniel Kaluuya, we realized that he had to be Hobie Brown, no matter the cost.

Tom Morello played a set at the re-opening of the United States’ only unionised strip club this week – see footage below.Last year, workers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, Los Angeles went on strike, criticising a workplace “full of belligerently drunk men who push our boundaries and often scare us.”Since then, they have become members of the Actors’ Equity Association and become the only unionised strip club in the country.During the re-opening on Thursday (August 24), Morello joined the celebrations with a short set having joined the workers on the picket line across their strike.See footage from the celebration below.Earlier this month, the Rage Against The Machine guitarist played a surprise set on the picket line in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood.Speaking before the performance, Morello told NME he wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with striking actors and writers: “They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios and I’m here to support them and express my solidarity.”The guitarist, who described himself as a “proud union man”, applauded the actors and writers for “flexing their power and showing what solidarity means.”Earlier this summer, Morello became an honorary Italian citizen and been given the keys to his ancestral hometown.It was revealed that the star’s great-great-grandfather Carlo left the town of Pratiglione to live in the United States in the late 1800s.

Green Day have announced the limited-time sale of a t-shirt featuring Donald Trump‘s mugshot for charity.The t-shirt, titled ‘Ultimate Nimrod’, is currently available for a limited amount of time, with proceeds from the sale of the merchandise being used to “bring food to those affected by the Maui wildfires,” per a post from the band on Instagram. Green Day are teaming up with the Greater Good Music Charity for the cause.According to a phot of the t-shirt shared by the band, the merch uses Trump’s viral mugshot to recreate their iconic ‘Nimrod’ cover, with the album’s title covering Trump’s face.See the post below.A post shared by Green Day (@greenday)The limited-run t-shirt is available for just 72 hours, with the clock already ticking.

There’s so much happening on Big Brother Season 25 right now.

Lisa is having a fun night out!

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of Content Tuesday Weld’s 80th birthday on August 27 is a valid excuse to remind all cinephiles of the wondrous work of one of American cinema’s most gifted and enigmatic actresses. And a reminder is desperately needed because over the six decades of her original, fearless, often lacerating performances in film and television, Weld’s reluctance to promote herself makes Greta Garbo look like Demi Lovato.

The Prince and Princess of Wales impose a strict tea time rule on their three Royal children, which means that they sometimes leave them to eat alone. The Royal Family are fans of some strange and strict protocol, like dress codes, reports the Mirror.

Lee Johnson is the first Premiership manager of the season to be sacked after a dismal start.

A student was left in floods of tears when she was diagnosed with cancer - after thinking she was too young to get the disease. Abby Maxwell first became concerned when she found a lump in her armpit.

A third man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged attempted murder at a Glasgow shop.

Emmerdale's Chloe Harris will reportedly meet her end in a horrifying car crash which is set to come to our screens later this year. Chloe, who is played by Jessie Elland, is currently a key player in a heated storyline involving Mackenzie Boyd and Charity Dingle. Mackenzie (played by Lawrence Budd) had cheated on his wife Charity (played by Emma Atkins) with Chloe which left her pregnant.

Reality TV and Royal worlds briefly collided on Saturday when Kardashian family momager Kris Jenner, 67, and Meghan Markle’s mum Doria Ragland, 66, crossed paths on the red carpet.The pair both happened to be at the This Is About Humanity fifth annual Los Angeles charity event and happily posed for some snaps together.This Is About Humanity was founded in 2018 and is a community dedicated to raising awareness about separated and reunified families and children at the border.They help support those individuals with essentials for living, access to legal services, mental wellness checkups, and other shelter projects.The charity also provides for a range of projects including educational bus trips to the border, donations to legal services, construction projects at shelters, as well as material goods for unaccompanied minors. At this incredibly worthwhile event Doria Ragland sported a bright and bold loose fitted dress with accents of yellow, orange and pink.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic When did the “Mission: Impossible” films become action movies? I’m not sure when that happened, but I do know this much: For a series like the one in question, it’s live by the action, die by the action. For a few days there, people were chattering about all the great action in “Dead Reckoning Part One,” talking up the Fiat car chase or that train-dangling-from-a-cliff climax as if we’d never seen a sequence like that one before.

filed a lawsuit Wednesday which reveals extraordinary allegations of a harassment campaign against her and other “survivors.”Remini, 53, who named Cruise’s BFF, Scientology leader David Miscavige, as a defendant in the suit, has former church leaders backing her—and they tell The Post they’re ready to tell their truth about its “regime of abuse.”Remini, who has labeled Hollywood icon Cruise as “essentially second in command” in the church, alleged that she was held at a Scientology facility for 4 months and “psychologically punished” after asking where Miscavige’s wife, Shelly Miscavige, was at Cruise’s 2006 Italian wedding to his ex-wife Katie Holmes.One highly-placed source told The Post: “I think that Leah will call Tom to be a witness. She claims that she was abused after his wedding, so why wouldn’t she call him? He’s a part of this.”The Post has reached out to Cruise for comment.The church grew out of the writings of British science fiction author, L.

Emily Blunt is not passing at an opportunity to tease Tom Cruise. On a recent episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast, the "Oppenheimer" actress revealed that she would love to star in an "Edge of Tomorrow" sequel if Cruise could ever find the time. Blunt shared that she has read a script for a potential "Edge of Tomorrow" sequel.

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” didn’t fare as well commercially as Paramount expected, taking in $452 million in its theatrical run so far. And most of that comes from overseas, particularly China, where the film is a big hit.

Supermodel Christy Turlington joined the list of leading Hollywood women who have rejected plastic surgery despite societal pressure to look as young as possible. Turlington, 54, and Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts and more A-list stars have spoken out against going under the knife to change one's appearance. "When celebrities go from looking natural to looking like caricatures from bad surgery or bad injections, they lose their humanism, fans and future prospects," Dr.

split from husband Joe Manganiello.The “Top Gun” superstar, 61, briefly wooed the “Modern Family” actress, 51, back in 2005, shortly before he fell for Katie Holmes, 44. “They do have that history already, even if it was more of a brief dalliance than a fully-fledged romance,” a source told UK’s Heat magazine, as per The Mirror. “They had a special time together partying in the Hollywood Hills and having a blast.

Tom Cruise is reportedly a big fan of British tea parties, and though the guest lists on who attends have been kept under wraps, there is a good chance Prince William and Kate Middleton will make an appearance in the future, according to royal experts. Per the New York Daily News, the "Mission: Impossible" actor hosts Sunday afternoon tea parties at his flat in the prestigious Hyde Park neighborhood in London. Everyone in attendance — guests, DJs and waiters — are required to sign non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, before entering the home.

Suri Cruise was spotted out shopping this past week in New York. The 17 year old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was spotted wearing comfortable clothes and some flip flops as she walked through the city, mirroring her mother’s casual style. Katie Holmes flaunts her jaw-dropping abs during a stroll in New York CitySuri Cruise and a friend enjoy summer in New YorkPhotos show Cruise walking around the city and feeling at home.

A screenwriter who worked with Tom Cruise in the erotic drama Eyes Wide Shut has labeled the Hollywood star an “egocentric control freak” among other things.Frederic Raphael, 91, made the claims about the actor in his new book, Last Post, in which he targeted the Mission: Impossible star’s career, links to Scientology, and his failed marriage to Aussie actress Nicole Kidman.Raphael fell out with the film’s director Stanley Kubrick in 1999, when he released his first memoir, Eyes Wide Open, where he was very critical of Kubrick’s directing style, which led to him being uninvited to the film’s premiere.Now in his new book, Raphael again slammed Kubrick and accused the Hollywood heavyweight’s wife Christiane Harlan and her brother Jan Harlan of spearheading the unflattering portrayal of him on Wikipedia.The author also roped Cruise into the drama by claiming the actor knew of the Wikipedia entry.“The Harlans and Master Cruise have managed to insert some derogatory stuff in my Wikipedia entry,” he writes, as obtained by the Daily Mail.Raphael’s claims appear to stem from the Wikipedia entry citing film critic Roger Ebert’s interview with Cruise in 1999, where he sided with Kubrick in the feud.“[Raphael] wouldn’t have written it if Stanley had been alive,” Cruise is quoted saying in the interview.“Opportunistic. Self-serving.

Director Christopher McQuarrie previously revealed that a flashback segment that would have de-aged Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One was briefly considered.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” director Christopher McQuarrie revealed before the film opened in theaters that he rejected de-aging Tom Cruise for a 1989-set opening scene. Now on a new episode of “The Empire Spoiler Special Film Podcast” (via /Film), the filmmaker dropped that he considered reaching out to Julia Roberts to de-age her as well for the scene that never happened as planned.