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Robbie Williams has officiated an impromptu wedding while at the screening of his biopic in New York City.The solo artist and former Take That star appeared in the city to help promote his new biopic Better Man. The semi-autobiographical film sees the star represented by a CGI chimpanzee and tells the story of his life and career, from the early days of childhood to his success as a singer.Appearing at a recent Q&A event, Williams appeared in a leopard-print coat alongside his daughter, and proceeded to officiate an impromptu wedding ceremony when asked by a member of the audience.As reported by Stereogum, the ‘Millenium’ singer already meets the requirements to be an ordained minister, as he used the internet to do so back in 2002.“So, by the power invested in me by absolutely nobody and it’s not legally binding…” he began, as per footage shared from an audience member, which shows him standing on the stage with the couple.“But it is legally binding in your heart, your heart and my heart.

Robbie Williams was almost one of the real husbands of Beverly Hills, but his wife Ayda Field continuously turned down a chance to appear on the Bravo reality show!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor I’ve known of Robbie Williams ever since Take That, the British boy band, burst onto the music scene in the 1990s. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Williams took the U.K., Europe and most of the world by storm, but they didn’t crack America. When Williams broke away from the band, he launched a solo career.

“Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted atop the box office with $15.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.Mid-January is often a slow moviegoing period, and that was slightly exacerbated by the closures of about 10 theaters in Los Angeles, the country’s top box-office market.A sequel to the Gerard Butler 2018 heist thriller, “Den of Thieves 2” performed similarly to the original.The first installment, released by STX, opened with $15.2 million seven years ago. O’Shea Jackson Jr.

Robbie Williams’ new biopic Better Man has endured a difficult opening weekend in US cinemas.The semi-autobiographical film, which sees the star represented by a CGI chimpanzee, tells the story of his life and career, from the early days of childhood to his first taste of success with boyband Take That.Better Man was released in the UK on December 26, while in the US it expanded into over 1200 cinemas on January 10. As reported by Variety, that opening day saw the film draw only $580,000 (£475,000), which will be seen as a significant disappointment.The film, which is directed by The Greatest Showman’s Michael Gracey, was made for a reported budget of $110million (£90million), and has made a total of £3.8million from its first two weekends in UK cinemas, according to the Film Distributors’ Association.In a three-star review of the film, NME wrote: “Better Man begins like a John Lewis ad and swerves into an R-rated hodgepodge that somehow does too much while also barely skimming the surface of Robbie Williams’ career.

Robbie Williams — the British pop star gets in touch with his inner primate.Indeed, the 50-year-old singer — who rose from the boy band Take That to become one of the biggest UK music icons of the 1990s and early ’00s — is transformed into a singing, dancing chimpanzee thanks to the wonders of CGI in the film that opens wide on Friday.“I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life,” Williams, who narrates the movie, told the Associated Press. “There’s no more cheekier monkey than the coke-snorting, sex-addict monkey that we find in the movie.”And Williams believes that this ape take on his story — which traces his life from childhood to his struggles with addiction and depression at the height of his fame — benefits from seeing it through a furry-faced chimp.“We care for animals more than we care for humans, most of us,” he told AP.

Robbie Williams has admitted that he hates his hit single ‘Millennium’.The song features on his 1998 album ‘I’ve Been Expecting You’ and interpolates the theme from the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.It was also the pop star’s first single to top the UK singles chart. But in an interview with Colin Paterson on BBC Breakfast earlier this week, he heavily criticised the song.Paterson shared: “I interviewed Robbie Williams for @bbcbreakfast about his Golden Globe nominated chimpanzee biopic Better Man, which is spending its second week in the UK Box Office Top 10.

Robbie Williams has said he wants to make a “new Rat Pack album”.The pop star released his big band swing covers collection, ‘Swing When You’re Winning’, in 2001 and followed it up with 2013’s ‘Swings Both Ways’. Both albums went to Number One in the UK.During a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Williams revealed that he was keen to revisit this style of music on a forthcoming record.“I would like to write a new Rat Pack album,” he told the publication.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Will a gritty, globe-trotting police officer and an anthropomorphic chimpanzee pop star be able to kickstart the 2025 box office? The year’s first two new nationwide releases, Lionsgate’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,” a heist thriller starring Gerard Butler as a caper-busting sheriff, and Paramount’s big-budget “Better Man,” a musical biopic in which a CGI monkey portrays the British singer Robbie Williams, are hoping to draw audiences to the big screen amid the post-holiday doldrums. However, wildfires ravaging though parts of Los Angeles could affect moviegoing in one of the biggest theatrical markets in the country.

The upcoming Max medical drama series The Pitt has become the latest project to get its Los Angeles red carpet premiere canceled. A decision was made Tuesday night to scrap the event, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 8, out of abundance of caution.

Paramount has cancelled their Wednesday night LA premiere for the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man.

Robbie Williams has shared his thoughts on ‘Forbidden Road’ being disqualified from the Oscars 2025‘s shortlist for Best Original Song – see what he had to say below.In mid-December, the Oscars revealed its shortlist for Best Original Song for the upcoming 2025 ceremony on March 3. Originally on the list was Williams’ ‘Forbidden Road’ from his new biopic Better Man.

Robbie Williams has reflected on his time making new biopic Better Man and said that he compared himself to Eminem in 8 Mile.The semi-autobiographical film arrived in cinemas over Christmas. Directed and co-written by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), it sees the singer depicted as a CGI monkey and tells the story of his life and career, from the early days of childhood to his first taste of success with boyband Take That.In a new interview following the release, Williams has reflecting on the process of creating the film – particularly his struggle to get the soundtrack right.According to the singer, he felt like Eminem while working on the project, referring to the rapper’s famous battle to get ‘Lose Yourself’ on the soundtrack for the 2002 film 8 Mile.“I was sending these songs over that I’m like, ‘That’s a banger.

Jen Yamato Spotlighting Oscar hopefuls and international heavy hitters, the Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival kicks off its 36th edition with “Better Man,” an audacious crowd-pleaser in which the character of Brit pop star Robbie Williams appears in the movie as a CG chimp, narrating his life story. “It’s touching and has a unique and personal perspective on fame and resilience,” PSIFF artistic director Liliana Rodri-guez says of the unconventional biopic, directed by Michael Gracey (“The Greatest Showman”).

Loose Women viewers were left gobsmacked after one host made a toe-curling blunder live on air. During Thursday, 2 January’s show, the Loose Women panel were joined by Coronation Street legend Simon Gregson as he opened up about his 20-year battle with anxiety, including how he almost didn't go on the show after suffering a panic attack shortly beforehand. However, following the candid conversation with Simon, fans were left in disbelief after host Sunetra Sarker made a huge gaffe as she introduced the next segment.

Robbie Williams has teased news of a new album, which will include collaborations with Glenn Hughes and Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi.Williams shared his plans for new material during a recent interview with NME, in which he promoted his new biopic, Better Man.The semi-autobiographical film, which is directed and co-written by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), arrived in cinemas over Christmas and tells the story of Williams’ life and career. In the film, the singer is depicted as a CGI monkey, and the plot takes viewers from the early days in childhood to his first taste of success with boyband Take That and beyond.In a recent interview with NME, both Williams and Gracey shared insight into how the idea of a movie came to life, and why they decided to have the singer depicted as a CGI monkey.

Music legend Robbie Williams took a cheeky dig at revelers just before Sydney’s iconic fireworks display on New Year’s Eve.The British pop star was the headline act for the night and performed right up until the final countdown.The star admitted that his performance was a chance to promote his biopic “Better Man,” a brainchild of Australian director Michael Gracey.The film has scored six nominations at the 2025 AACTA awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Lead Actor for Jonno Davies, who plays Williams as a chimp in the film.The film has already scored a Golden Globes nomination for Best Original Song and is short-listed for a nomination on the same category for the Oscars.After performing “Let Me Entertain You” and “Land of 1000 Dances,” Williams began “Me and My Monkey,” but fell silent after the encouraging audience began to sing along.“You made me come in, in the wrong place!” he appears to tell an audience member.“Can you stop doing the lyrics to the song, then I don’t get it wrong?”Williams then resumed the song as if nothing happened.

Robbie Williams has insisted Gary Barlow was "stitched up" in old footage shown in the Boybands Forever documentary.

Naman Ramachandran Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” raced to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office with a £11.7 million ($14.7 million) opening weekend, according to numbers from Comscore. In its second weekend, Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” continued to draw audiences, adding £4.2 million for a cumulative total of £12.6 million.

As we bid farewell to 2024, viewers can sit down with presenter Graham Norton and watch The Graham Norton Show on New Year's Eve on BBC.

Mark Wright broke his silence today after the bombshell announcement last night that he and wife Michelle Keegan are having their first baby together.The pair, who are celebrating a decade of marriage next year, revealed their happy news last night with a picture of them together on the beach shared to both their Instagram accounts with the caption: "2025 is going to be a special one for us" followed by an emoji of a baby. TV star Mark, 37, today followed it up with a video that began with the words: "We have been on quite a journey..." But if any of his followers were hoping for an update on the pregnancy and his year with Michelle, they might have been disappointed, with the former Towie star popping up doing exercises alongside his footballer brother Josh in a promo for their Live Wright fitness product.