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Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticPractically everybody in “The Princess” has a name, except the princess. Played by “The Kissing Booth” cutie Joey King as an anything-but-passive heroine, the movie’s anonymous eponymous protagonist isn’t a proper character so much as a one-dimensional empowerment symbol: “The Princess” represents the antithesis of every fairy-tale damsel who passively sat around waiting to be whisked away or married off.

Feeling the need — for taking notes. Lewis Pullman and his costars underwent grueling training in order to pull off their Top Gun: Maverick fighter pilot duties — and it couldn’t be done without Tom Cruise.

Bringing a role to life. Stranger Things puts a lot of work into making viewers feel like they have been transported to a fictional town in Indiana during the ’80s — which includes transforming their actors into completely different people.

Warning: This story contains spoilers about the plot of Stranger Things season 4.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBeta Film has partnered with Morena Films and Disney + Spain, picking up international distribution rights to the young-adult mystery drama “The Invisible Girl,” based on the best-selling book trilogy of the same name by Blue Jeans, a leading figure in YA literature. The eight-hour series is being shot in Carmona, Southern Spain, and in various locations across the province of Seville, among them El Viso del Alcor and Gerena.The thriller series, produced by Morena Films, stars Daniel Grao (“Hit,” “Julieta,” “Gigantes”) and Zoe Stein (“Mantícora,” “Merlí.Sapere Aude”), playing father and daughter involved in the investigation of a murder of a teenage girl in the picturesque fictional town of Cárdena, set in Andalusia.

Good afternoon Insider squad. Max Goldbart here back from Glastonbury with all the news, analysis and sunburn you need as we look back on the final week of June. Read on.

Kristin Cavallari is getting candid about her split from Jay Cutler.

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The hype is building around Oscar Gloukh as the Rangers -linked wonderkid continues to tear it up at the Under-19 European Championships. And he's been labelled "unplayable" as he gets set for the final against England.

Paolo Nutini has stunned fans with the release of his new album for the first time in eight years.

A family is growing concerned for a Scots cyclist who has been missing for a week.

The devastated family of a beloved mum have spoken of their 'horrific experience after they were forced to move out of their home just 10 days after her death.

Bret Michaels is currently being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, ahead of one of his shows. The 59-year-old musician took to Instagram to express his regret for having to miss the concert. «To the incredible fans in Nashville, thank you for all your well wishes!!! I was truly fired up to get on stage in the Music City and perform, but due to an unforeseen medical complication and following hospitalization, it was not possible,» he wrote.

James Corden is lending a helping hand around the White House. As part of 's segment, «Take a Break,» Corden headed to Washington D.C., to the seat of political power, to help out with random jobs about the White House.This included working in the Presidential kitchen, fielding reporters' questions as a temporary Press Secretary, and even helping President Joe Biden as his personal assistant inside the Oval Office.In reality, the joke segment mostly saw Corden goofing off around Biden, as the president played along.As his assistant, Corden snuck in a framed photo of himself and Harry Styles from an old «Carpool Karaoke» segment and placed it among the many presidential portraits — inadvertently covering up a photo of President Harry Truman.James is lending a hand at the @WhiteHouse! #LateLateLondon «What the hell is The Late Late Show?» –the leader of the free world pic.twitter.com/XMhkjkSIajBiden also gave Corden a tour of the Oval Office and its many special and significant bits of memorabilia – including a chunk of moon rock inside a protective display case.«You want to put it up on ebay, I reckon you would get a lot, we could do that no problem,» Corden joked.

w**ker" for rejecting his request.The potty-mouthed punter asked the busy team at Cake Tin Bakery in Blackpool to make and deliver a multi-layer cake all in the same day.But, given it was already nearly 4pm, they were told the order would not be possible order. He then swore at an employee, prompting this savoury slap-down from owner and head baker Kelly on their Facebook page.

Ronaldinho rolled back the years with a sublime piece of trickery in a charity football game.The Selecao sensation, 42, teamed up with ex-international team-mate Roberto Carlos for 'The Beautiful Game,' charity contest and wowed fans with his silky skills and ice-cool finishing. Played at DRV PNK Stadium, home of David Beckham's MLS franchise Inter Miami, team Ronaldinho were eventually defeated in a 22-goal thriller but that didn't stop the 2005 Ballon d'Or winner from turning back the clock.Teaming up with the likes of Paul Pogba, Paulo Dybala and Vinicius Jr, Ronaldinho opened the scoring inside the opening seven minutes - slotting the ball into the far right corner after some neat build-up play inside the area.READ MORE: Ronaldinho gives verdict on Mo Salah - and offers him advice on his Liverpool futurePutting on a dominant display in the middle of the park, Ronaldinho ran the show with some insane close control and peerless first-time passing, with the pick of the punch coming midway through the second period.

HAIM have spoken to NME about their chance meeting with Drake, saying that the encounter was “like something out of a movie”.We caught up with the trio at Glastonbury 2022, just after their celebrated return to the Pyramid Stage, when the sisters told us about recently having their photo taken with Drake – who also hailed them as “The Beatles“.Asked which of the Fab Four each of them might be, singer Alana replied: “You can’t ask us which Beatle we are. We had no idea he was going to call us The Beatles, so we’re very thankful.

Stranger Things took seven hours to complete every day.Prosthetics designer Barrie Gower recently told NME about the lengthy process to bring to life the character for The Duffer Brothers, who wanted “their own iconic villain”.Gower explained they created Vecna by making a plaster cast around Campbell Bower from head-to-toe. “It was a really lengthy process of generating the 25 different moulded pieces that made up his makeup,” he said.He went on to reveal the process took between six and eight hours every day, saying: “It was just this massive production line.“We shot 25 days with Jamie and every day needed a brand new set of appliances because when we removed them at the end of the day, we needed to use a mineral oil which destroyed all the fragile, delicate edges where everything overlapped.”Campbell Bower recently revealed he would listen to Placebo‘s cover of ‘Running Up That Hill’ to help him get out of character as Vecna on the set of Stranger Things.“Escaping Vecna… I’m a huge fan of Placebo,” he said.

Yungblud has shared details of an intimate UK and European tour.The artist will play smaller venues as part of his ‘International As Fuck Tour’, taking in shows in Dublin, Dundee, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Coventry, Bournemouth, Southampton, Kingston upon Thames, Brighton, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Wien, Berlin, Milano and Madrid between October 18 and November 15, 2022.Tickets are on sale now via his official website.The Doncaster singer-songwriter is currently on tour playing festivals in Europe ahead of shows in Australia, New Zealand and the US.Yungblud UK and Europe tour dates 2022:OCTOBERThursday October 20 – Dundee, Fat SamsFriday October 21 – Newcastle, Boiler RoomSaturday October 22 – Leeds, Riley Smith TheatreSunday October 23 – Liverpool, Hangar 34Monday October 24 – Coventry, HMV EmpireTuesday October 25 – Bournemouth, Old Fire StationWednesday October 26 – Southampton 1865Thursday October 27 – Kingston, PryzmSaturday October 29 – Brighton, ChalkIn other news, Yungblud recently released new single ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today‘, which is taken from his self-titled third album that arrives on September 2.In a press release, the artist (real name Dominic Harrison) explained that he wrote the song “to help me stand up”, declaring that, “To me, this song is what happiness feels like. A defiant sort of happiness.