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Barbie,” Greta Gerwig recently played coy about the possibility of a Ken movie starring Ryan Gosling.During an interview on Sunday, “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi asked Gerwig if “there ever was a Ken Movie.” Gerwig stated she couldn’t comment on that but wouldn’t totally rule it out. “I mean, the truth is, you know — I guess we’ll see,” the director said with a smile.Gerwig had found her perfect Ken early on in creating “Barbie.”The 41-year-old and her partner — in both work and life — filmmaker Noah Baumbach explained that they alway had Gosling in mind to play Ken while writing the script.The couple even wrote the 43-year-old actor’s full name next to Ken’s lines in the first draft.

Childish Gambino has kicked off his world tour this week – check out some of the live debuts and rarities he performed below.Last night (August 11), Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, began his world tour at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center. The set included songs that Glover had never performed live, as well as a few rarities that haven’t been performed in several years.It was also Gambino’s first time taking his new album ‘Bando Stone & The New World’ out on the road.Some of the rarities that were performed for the first time in nine years included ‘Do Ya Like’, ‘Bonfire’ and ‘Freaks And Geeks’.

Elon Musk‘s trans daughter Vivian is NOT done putting him on blast!

Jennifer Lopez is putting in the work with husband Ben Affleck — no matter what may come of their relationship in the future!

The last three Strictly Come Dancing contestants have been announced on BBC's The One Show.The hit dance show has been teasing fans for the last week with the gradual unveiling of this year's contestants, who include a mix of Olympians, an EastEnders icon, a funny man, and a Love Island favourite. Fans tuned into The One Show on Monday where hosts Alex Jones and Lauren Laverne announced the last trio of celebs set to complete this year's line-up.The first of the final three to be announced was DIY SOS host Nick Knowles.

Prince William wasn’t the only one referencing the past in that new Olympics video!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Have you met Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb in “Slow Horses”? Here’s someone who could give “Succession’s” Logan Roy a run for his money. The unkempt Jackson sports a trademark beige mac, rarely showers, shamelessly farts around other people and epitomizes rude and crass behavior. He’s also been sent to the equivalent of purgatory by his British spy agency bosses, Slough House.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly been dealt another blow in the form of their new Chief Of Staff, Josh Kettler, quitting the role after just three months, according to MailOnline. "Josh Kettler is no longer working for them," a source told the publication.

A man in his 20s was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a brutal attack in Manchester city centre on Monday night (August 12).

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after his car ploughed into a set of railings near Manchester Airport on Monday afternoon (August 12).

Every now and then, a piece of clothing comes along that becomes a must-have in your wardrobe. As a fashion writer, I'm used to seeing certain items become a major hit, but few have been as popular as Ganni's Leopard Printed Cotton Tie String Mini Dress.The £235 Ganni mini dress has been seen on everyone from fashion editors to influencers due to its ability to tick every trend box for the summer.

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director James Gunn wrapped filming on “Superman” at the end of July, but there’s still plenty of work to be done on the 2025 comic book tentpole. Responding to fans on Threads, the writer-director said he’s not nearly finished with the movie that will kick start his new DC Universe. “Heck no.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has opened up about who he believes is “the greatest rock bass player.”The musician appeared as a guest on Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, and discussed The Beatles‘ very own Paul McCartney. Flea – real name Michael Peter Balzary – shared that Macca is an incredible musician and opened up about what made him special.“I think Paul’s the greatest rock bass player. He’s just great.

Spice Girls fans. Geri Halliwell has allegedly shut down talks of a potential reunion tour because of her frustrations with bandmate Mel B, according to a new report.

, but Ben’s eldest kid, Violet Affleck, is still close enough to J.Lo to borrow her stuff, apparently.On August 11, the recent high-school graduate and daughter of Jennifer Garner was spotted wearing a pink Dolce & Gabbana dress—the same one that Lopez wore when the singer stepped out for a Valentine's Day date with the Argo director. A bit fancy for a lunchtime outing, but Violet still nailed the look!Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in happier times: Valentine’s Day, 2023.(It could also be true that J.Lo and Violet each own the dress, but a closet swap seems more likely given the pair’s tight bond.

Kanye West’s 19-year streak of Number One album debuts has been broken by Taylor Swift this week.Swift’s The Tortured Poet’s Department has now spent 14 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 in the US.Meanwhile, West’s new album, ‘Vultures 2’ a collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, debuted at number two, ending West’s 19-year reign of achieving number one debuts.The last time West didn’t debut at number one was for his debut, ‘The College Dropout’, which debuted at number two in 2004.West, now known as Ye, and Ty, real name Tyrone Griffin Jr., released their first collaborative album, ‘Vultures 1’, under the name ¥$ on February 10, before ‘Vultures 2’ arrived earlier this month (August 4) – months after its planned original release date in March.Swift recently released another variant of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.After her album returned to Number One on the Billboard charts, fans speculated that the ‘Anti-Hero’ singer was priming for a further chart run by strategically releasing another limited-time-only variation.Some fans speculated the release was timed in an effort to block both Charli XCX and Billie Eilish from charting with their recently released albums, ‘Brat‘ and ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft‘.When both artists teamed up on ‘Guess’, Swift released another variant of the album.The release has now also blocked West from achieving a Number One.Initially, Swift’s album spent its first 12 weeks on the chart at Number One, then fell briefly to Number Four for two weeks.

the plans for “Top Gun 3.”Pullman, 31, revealed in an exclusive interview with The Post that he hasn’t been contacted yet to reprise his role as LT Bob Floyd in the next Tom Cruise-led “Top Gun” movie.“I haven’t heard hide nor hair about that,” the actor said while promoting his new crime thriller movie, “Skincare.” “But,” he added, “I would be game to get back up in those planes and especially get back with those actors and those filmmakers. They’re all like family to me now.”“So that would be fun to slip back into that again, but I haven’t gotten a call yet.”Pullman starred in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” which was acclaimed by critics and grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide.

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The Mighty Boosh will be coming to London later this year.Behind The Boosh 20 was first exhibited in Australia last summer and will be coming to Behind The Gallery at 2 Hoxton Street from October 10-13.The photos were taken by cast member Dave Brown, who wasn’t an official photographer but captured images of the cast purely for fun.“I’m in total denial that it’s been 20 years since I donned a fake mullet and sprayed on the fake tan to play Joey Moose in ‘Killeroo’, the first episode of season 1 back in 2004,” Brown said in a press release. “I had a Nokia brick phone back then, social media consisted only of Friends Reunited and MySpace, Franz Ferdinand was number 1 and Rich Fulcher had a perm.“It’s been a while since I showed some Behind The Boosh pics to the UK fans! It’s gonna be great to get my monkey hands back into the dusty Boosh archives to find some old fan-favorite classics but I’m also keen to show some never-before-seen moments from all the TV and Live shows,” Brown said [via Behind The Gallery].“The exhibitions I had last year in Sydney and Melbourne blew me away, it was so great to meet a new generation of fans whose older siblings and parents had handed their Boosh love down to them, I’m hoping there are a few new Boosh babies over here too but also great to see all the fans who still watch it late on a Saturday night with a Pot Noodle and a bowl of Coco Pops.”Behind The Gallery Creative Director Stephen Dallimore added: “The love The Mighty Boosh still has to this day, is comparable to legendary acts such as Monty Python and continues to draw together all fringes of society.