Russell Crowe Defends His ‘Master And Commander’ Film To Twitter Troll

Shane Warne's mother Bridgette has broken her silence following the shock passing of her beloved son at age 52. Australian cricket legend Shane was in Thailand at the time when he passed away following a suspected heart attack. His management confirmed the news in a statement which said: "Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.

The fact Cristiano Ronaldo is 200/1 with Betfred to score a hat-trick at the Etihad tomorrow says it all.

Retailer Marks and Spencer has been praised over its plans to donate to the people of Ukraine.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed that it is unlikely that Edinson Cavani will be fit enough to start Sunday's Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium.

A man who set his mother on fire in a drunken temper and a double murderer who killed his ex-partner and her nine-year-old autistic son were just two of the notorious criminals from across the UK locked up last month.

Queen at the tender age of just 13, around the time that Diversity first rose to fame - and admitted to feeling terrified, exclaiming: "I was just a kid!"The 26-year-old had been picked to appear in the Royal Variety Show in 2009 as part of Diversity when he was a teenager.However, the royal protocol he was expected to abide by sent the bewildered youngster's heart racing."Obviously it was a prize for winning Britain's Got Talent to perform at the Royal Variety Show," he recalled."And I thought I was really, really, really excited up until the moment just before."You're all standing on stage in this big semi-circle and she goes around. [The Queen's] greeting everyone and there's rules," he explained."You need to speak to her a certain way."I don't even know what I'm supposed to say - it's 'Ma'am' like 'Jam' instead of 'Ma'am' [like 'Marm']," he elaborated."You can't say [the latter] because you've not met her before - and I was a kid."I was like 'Oh my God, I'm gonna get it wrong and get rugby tackled by some kind of security' - but luckily it went all right."He added: "It was nerve-wracking for sure."Nowadays, Perri has admitted he faces an ongoing struggle to ensure people see the adult he's evolved into, and not the former image of the fearful 13-year-old greeting the Queen."I get it to this day, 'Oh my God, you're the little kid from Diversity' - until I turn up or someone sees me in person," he laughed."[Then] the person gets a little bit of shock.They'd be like 'Oh! That is not what I ordered.That is not what I had in mind!'"The dancer is adamant that he wouldn't change a thing, as he declared: "That's a huge part of my life...

Welcome to Metro.co.uk‘s The Big Questions, where we ask, well, the big questions (and the smaller ones too) and this week, we’re diving deep with singer Charli XCX.In a nutshell: what a week.The superstar, 29, released her song Baby, was announced on the Glastonbury 2022 lineup, and is performing on Saturday Night Live tonight. She also announced she was pulling out of an NFT festival called Afterparty, following intense criticism that saw her step back from Twitter (sort of – more on that below).The work doesn’t stop though and as she prepares to drop her fifth studio album, Crash, later this month, which will be, she promises us, ‘cool as f**k’ Charli – real name Charlotte Aitchison – spoke to us about the perils of social media, her new campaign alongside designer Charles Jeffrey for Samsung and how the pandemic turned her from a member of the ‘straight-through-crew’ to someone with more of a proclivity for ‘good drinks and chic disco music’.It’s called growth.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice has paid tribute to his former dancing partner Rose Ayling-Ellis in a beautiful social media post.The professional dancer gushed over the EastEnders star, as he praised Rose following her win at the Visionary Honours Awards, where she was given the International Person Of The Year award. Giovanni shared a photograph of Rose holding her trophy from the awards ceremony on Instagram, captioning the sweet snap: "Proud of you @rose.a.e," next to a red heart and rose emoji.The actress then thanked the professional dancer in her reply, saying: "Thank you @giovannipernice and huge congratulations for your opening last night."Rose Ayling-Ellis had earlier taken to social media to share the photograph of her holding the award, saying: "Had a wonderful evening yesterday at the Visionary Honours Awards, so lovely to meet such talented and creative people! "I am beyond flattered to have won the inspirational person of the year award."She added: "I always believe the most important people are the ones who we inspire.

cricket legend Shane Warne. The 52-year-old was found unresponsive in his villa on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand after suffering a 'massive heart attack' on Friday.He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead following a series of unsuccessful efforts to revive him.Following an investigation, Thai police officially ruled out foul play on Saturday morning.Warne’s long-time manager and close friend James Erskine has opened up about the spin bowler's final moments, and told Fox Cricket that he had to break the harrowing news to Warne's family."I got a phone call at 10.37 last night from our guy in Melbourne, a guy named Andrew Neophitou who was actually with Shane in Thailand," Erskine said."They’d only arrived the night before.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

Only Fools and Horses has been named Britain's favourite TV show ever, but even the biggest Del Boy fans might not know some of the events that happened on set.The hit BBC comedy sitcom ran from 1981 until 2003, and it followed bickering brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter on their quest to become millionaires in Peckham.It was just crowned the nation's favourite TV programme of all time in a public vote conducted with viewers of The One Show.However, the cast has also suffered sad news in the last year, following Boycie actor John Challis's passing and Mickey Pearce star Patrick Murray's cancer diagnosis.To celebrate the legendary sitcom, Daily Star has rounded up some incredible secrets from behind the scenes.Leading cockney-boy Del Boy has become one of the most famous characters in British television history - known for his cheeky money-scheming ways and catchphrases like 'Lovely jubbly'.Iconic actor David Jason did a stellar job of playing Del, but the character actually harks back to a real person who John knew.Describing the man, called Chicky Stocker, John said: "He was a working-class Londoner and a tough man but always dressed very neatly.“He wasn’t the sort of bloke you’d go out of your way to annoy but nevertheless he was very nice".The story, along with these other facts, was told in Steve Clark's book, Only Fools And Horses: The Official Inside Story.Although producer Ray wanted David Jason for his leading man role of Del, it looked like David wasn't going to play him at first.John, along with BBC show runners, wasn't sure he was the right fit for the role.In 1967, Jason had been offered the role of Corporal Jones in Dad's Army, which Clive Dunn had turned down.David was only 27 at the time, but he was

EXCLUSIVE: Solstice Studios is temporarily taking their Mark Wahlberg drama Joe Bell off the calendar in plans for a theatrical release later this year.

Twitter users thinking they might get a joke off at Russell Crowe's expense might want to think twice before they post a quip. Earlier in the month, a Twitter user made a joke to some, a rude comment to others, about the 2003's war-adventure epicMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which starsCrowe.

You can say a lot of things about Russell Crowe’s 2003 film, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.” No, it wasn’t a box office success that would spawn a franchise devoted to the Patrick O’Brian novels. But you can’t deny that it’s well-made, after being nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World after it was criticised by one Twitter user.The 2003 film, which is adapted from Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series and follows Crowe’s Royal Navy captain Jack Aubrey, was acclaimed when it was released, going on to be nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture.However, one recent viewer wasn’t terribly impressed, vocalising on social media that they were unable to make it very far through the film.“Lots of folk complaining about lack of sleep during the Pandemic,” they wrote. “May I recommend Master And Commander starring the usually captivating, attention-grabbing Russell Crowe.

Russell Crowe doesn't take kindly to anyone bashing one of his favorite movies he once appeared in.The 56-year-old Oscar winner took to Twitter on Saturday to defend his 2003 maritime epic Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World after the English singer–songwriter Ian McNabb took aim at it.Crowe brushed off the complaints as a symptom of 'kids these days,' while plenty of Twitter users rushed to defend the cult-classic film.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe 2003 war drama “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” became a trending topic on Sunday after its star, Russell Crowe, responded to a tweet suggesting that the film is sleep-inducing.“Lots of folk complaining about lack of sleep during the Pandemic. May I recommend Master And Commander starring the usually captivating, attention-grabbing Russell Crowe,” a Twitter user wrote alongside a photo of Crowe in the film.

Russell Crowe is coming to the defence of one of his movies, nearly 20 years after it was released.

Russell Crowe is defending his critically hailed film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Russell Crowe fired back at a Twitter user who issued a harsh criticism of his film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World." The 56-year-old actor was the subject of mockery on Twitter when a jokester shared a photo of him from the 2003 Oscar-winning film along with a snarky caption encouraging people who are having trouble sleeping amid the coronavirus pandemic to give it a watch.  "Lots of folk complaining about lack of sleep during the Pandemic," the Twitter user wrote. "May I recommend Master And Commander starring the usually captivating, attention-grabbing Russell Crowe," he wrote.