Samuel L. Jackson Says He’s Nudged Bryce Dallas Howard About Bringing Mace Windu Back To ‘Star Wars’

When we arrive at Sam Quek’s exclusive cover shoot for OK! , she’s already in the make-up chair, relishing her first bit of downtime since welcoming her second child a month ago – a beautiful boy called Isaac “Zac” Gregory Mairs. However, while the former Team GB hockey star is beaming and relaxed today, she tells us the past four weeks have not been without their challenges, including Zac’s dramatic – and at times worrying – arrival into the world.

Chloe Goodman has proudly introduced her newborn son in a stunning OK! shoot – telling all on the little one's dramatic arrival, intense first few weeks and revealing his adorable name. While she's delighted to now be a mum of two, the Ex On The Beach star explains how her pregnancy and labour were far from an easy ride.

Celebrity Big Brother’s Chloe Goodman gave us the grand tour of her family home which she shares with her fiancé Grant Hall and their two children, Isla and Hudson. The stunning brunette kicked off the tour by taking us into their white and grey themed kitchen, where they have a range of idyllic appliances including a wine cooler, a luxe double oven and a teppanyaki hot plate.The former reality TV star also showed off her daughter’s mini-Lamborghini, joking that she is still waiting for husband Grant Hall to buy her one so that she can match with her.

Emmerdale stars Lucy Pargeter and Emma Atkins, who were both bridesmaids for Charley Webb at her wedding to Matthew Wolfenden in 2018, sat down to fill us in on exactly how surprised they were to find out that Charley’s 30th birthday was actually a surprise wedding. During an exclusive game of Confessions with OK! VIP’s, the duo explained that they were under the impression it was an ‘over the top’ party, when in fact, it was the soap star couple’s wedding.

After posing for our exclusive family photo shoot, TV Presenter Sam Quek and her husband Tom Mairs sat down to share all the details about their new addition to the family, baby Isaac (shortened to Zac). Olympic gold medal hockey player Sam recalled the sweet moment that their one-year-old daughter Molly, first met her newborn brother, Zac.

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Doctor Who and Yasmin Khan’s “will they-won’t they?” lesbian romance will finally come to a head in the TV Easter special.The blossoming relationship between the pair – played by Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill – has been a hot topic of conversation for the past four years.In a story called Arachnids In The UK from 2018 – during Jodie’s first year as the Time Lord – they were asked if they were “an item”.Whovians seized on this and started nicknaming The Doc and companion Yasmin “Thasmin” and penned fanfiction about their love story.And, in Eve Of The Daleks earlier this year, fellow Tardis traveller Dan Lewis (John Bishop) revealed he had spotted the fact Yaz fancied the Time Lord and said: “Just tell her!”Now the subject will be addressed in Legend Of The Sea Devils.If they hook up it will be a TV first for the BBC sci-fi show, which next year marks its 60th anniversary.Show runner Chris Chibnall said: “Yaz and the Doctor have hinted that they have feelings they are suppressing and keeping quiet about. So there are some conversations that need to be had and you’ll see those conversations developing and taking place.”Mandip adds: “The relationship between the Doctor and Yaz has definitely developed further.“There’s a lot of bravery, there’s a lot of emotion and a lot of understanding.

Dan Walker was absent from his regular hosting spot on BBC Breakfast this morning.It comes just a week after the TV star announced he was quitting the BBC for a new presenting job for rival broadcaster Channel 5.Walker normally co-hosts Breakfast from Monday to Wednesday alongside his co-star Sally Nugent, but he was nowhere to be seen on Monday's show (April 11).Instead, it was Jon Kay who could be seen leading the show with Sally - after stepping in to replace his colleague on air.The pair discussed the latest events around the globe, from the French election race, to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's wife's tax status, to the cost of milk.At the time of writing, it's unclear what the reason is for Dan's absence, but the former Strictly star did tweet during the broadcast.Dan admitted that he missed his old BBC show Football Focus, which he fronted from 2009 until last year, in response to a fan's tweet.The complimentary fan wrote: "You're missed on FF", to which Dan replied: "I miss it too".Dan announced he was leaving BBC Breakfast for Channel 5 last week, but he admitted it was a "massive decision" for him to make.In a video to fans, he said: "I'm really excited but this has also been a massive decision for me because I love BBC Breakfast.

Ethan Shanfeld “Curb Your Enthusiasm” will return for Season 12, Larry David confirmed on Sunday night.David broke the news at an Emmys event at the DGA presented by HBO Max. The event included a screening of Season 11 episode “The Watermelon” as well as a live panel discussion hosted by Rich Eisen and featuring David, executive producer Jeff Schaffer, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, J.B.

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Naman Ramachandran “Cabaret” was the big winner at the annual Olivier Awards on Sunday with seven wins, with “Life of Pi” following with five.“Cabaret,” a revival of the 1966 Kander and Ebb musical which has transformed the West End’s Playhouse Theatre into the ‘Kit Kat Club,’ won seven of the 11 categories it was nominated in. Eddie Redmayne won best actor in a musical for his performance as the Emcee and Jessie Buckley as Sally Bowles won best actress in a musical, with Liza Sadovy and Elliot Levey awarded in the supporting categories for their roles as Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz.

It’s a very big night for Debra Messing!

It’s always thrilling to discover fun places to explore or stunning locations, either natural or man-made. It’s even better if you don’t have to travel far to find them.

The distraught family of a teenager who was strangled in Australia have blasted a decision to release her murderer, calling him a 'monster'. Rebecca Ryle was 19 when she was killed by evil James Duggan in 2004 after her family emigrated to Australia from Harwood, Bolton.

Back To The Future star Christopher Lloyd has joined the cast of Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian.On Friday (March 18), it was announced that Lloyd – best known for his role as Dr. Emmett Brown in Back To The Future – has joined the cast of the hit Disney+ show and will appear in season three.The Mandalorian, which also stars Pedro Pascal and Giancarlo Esposito, is currently filming its third season in Southern California.While details surrounding Lloyd’s role have not yet been disclosed, it’s described as “guest-starring in nature”.While details of season three are scarce, actor Katee Sackhoff did disclose last November that her character has “unfinished business”. The second season of the show, which won seven Craft Emmy Awards last year, saw Sackhoff appear for the first time as rival Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze.Sackhoff was last seen fighting for possession of the powerful Darksaber, which was acquired in season two by Pedro Pascal’s hero Din Djarin.“The way that Lucasfilm left me in season two, one of the roads that could be gone down – absolutely, you’d think – would be the unfinished business,” Sackhoff told Slash Film.“But that is so far above my pay grade, and you just don’t know, right? As a fan of the show, I’m just excited to see what they come up with.” Reviewing season two of the show, NME said: “…The plot is tweaked enough that it doesn’t feel stale … this franchise is finally on an exciting new path.

Rarely do we see actors that have appeared in both “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” franchises, but given that Lucasfilm is developing multiple live-action shows and films at the same time, there is going to be franchise crossover at some point. The third season of the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” is currently shooting in southern California at the central production hub, and a new casting addition sees an old ‘Trek’ actor from the original wave of films join the “Star Wars” universe.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson is the king of film franchises and one of the most well-recognized actors on the planet; the film he’s collectively been involved in have grossed over $16.7 billion worldwide.

Star Wars actor John Boyega has been announced as the latest addition to Madame Tussauds wax museum in London.The actor, 30, who was born John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, found fame internationally for his role as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, and has since gone on to appear in Small Axe, Detroit and Pacific Rim: Uprising.He is now set to be immortalised as a wax figure at London’s historic tourist attraction, with the news being announced on March 17 – his 30th birthdayPeckham-born Boyega, who has let his interest in starring in a Bridgerton-style period drama be known, attended a sitting in September last year with Madame Tussauds London’s artists, during which precise measurements and reference photographs were taken.The Golden Globe winner’s wax figure will be unveiled at the Baker Street attraction this summer, where he will join fellow stars including Dwayne Johnson, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicole Kidman and Tom Hardy in Madame Tussauds London’s Awards Party zone.Speaking about the experience, Boyega said: ‘Madame Tussauds London is a place that I’ve always heard about since I was a kid, it is part of our culture. It represents our country and the individuals in our country, the best way and it’s fun.

Samuel L. Jackson is just as eager to get back to the Star Wars franchise as fans are for him to make a return. During a recent live taping of the  podcast, the star revealed that he's lobbied for his Jedi Master character, Mace Windu, to make a return much like how other past franchise stars have made it back into the fold in recent years.«There's a huge history of people with one hand returning in ,'» Jackson joked, referring to both Anakin Skywalker severing his character's right hand before his eventual murder by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, as well as the multiple Skywalkers who have lost a hand. Jackson played Mace in the  prequel trilogy alongside stars Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala). He reprised the role for the 2008 animated film and voiced the character in 2019's The character has also appeared in various  books, comics and video games, as well as the television series voiced by Terrence C.

Star Wars spin-off series.In an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Pulp Fiction star was asked if by Horowitz if he should hold out hope for a return to the role of Windu – a role he performed in all three of the “prequel” films between 1999 and 2005.“Definitely,” Jackson replied, adding: “There’s a huge history of people with one hand returning in the Star Wars franchise. The only person I’ve ever said that to about coming back was Bryce Dallas Howard, ’cause I just did a movie with her.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn support of the Disney Plus streaming service, Disney has expanded its involvement in local production in Asia-Pacific. The company’s APAC head of content and development, Jessica Kam-Engle, gives the keynote presentation on the first day of Hong Kong FilMart.Ahead of her speech she gave a few pointers to Variety readers.Jessica Kam-Engle: From our extensive research, consumers across most Asian markets have a strong preference for local language entertainment content.