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Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw have teased the second series of the new Netflix spy thriller Black Doves.The drama – which also stars Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchanan, Omari Douglas, Kathryn Hunter and Sam Troughton – was released earlier this month and received a near perfect score from critics.Ahead of its debut, Netflix also confirmed that a second season would go ahead. Now, a short clip of Knightley and Whishaw teasing the new series has been shared.In the clip, which you can view below Knightley, who plays Helen Webb in the drama, wishes Whishaw (Sam Young) a Merry Christmas before toasting the show’s first series.“Don’t forget season two, darling,” Whishaw reminds her before they both drop bullets in their glasses of champagne.Black Doves Season 2 is coming, darlings.

Paddington 2,” was stupendous beyond belief seven years ago. This latest chapter, directed by Dougal Wilson, settles for being merely super.Regardless, as far as children’s movies go, you could do a whole lot worse.

Black Doves delivers a spy mystery against the backdrop of the festive season.Created by Joe Barton, the Netflix series follows professional spy Helen Webb (Keira Knightley) who finds herself entangled in a wider conspiracy with hitman Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) following the death of her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji).Other cast members include Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchanan, Omari Douglas, Kathryn Hunter and Sam Troughton.Netflix renewed the show for a second season ahead of its debut on December 5, 2024.In the final episode, we discover crime boss Alex Clark’s son Trent ordered the hit on Jason, along with Maggie and Phillip. Trent ordered the attack to cover his tracks after accidentally killing Chinese ambassador Chen during an argument.In a heated confrontation with Alex, Helen Webb pulls out a gun and threatens to kill her to avenge Jason.

Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw lead the cast of spy thriller series Black Doves.Created by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji), the Netflix series follows professional spy Helen Webb (Knightley) who finds herself at risk of a wider conspiracy following the assassination of her secret lover.Other cast members include Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan, Andrew Koji, Omari Douglas, Kathryn Hunter and Sam Troughton.All six episodes of the show’s first season debuted December 5 on Netflix. Before the show was even released, it was renewed for a second season.The show’s score is by Martin Phipps, whose previous credits include The Crown, the BBC adaptation of War & Peace, Peaky Blinders and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.A cover of Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Bang Bang’ performed by Raye plays at the end of every episode.

Paddington In Peru, which is in cinemas from next week (November 8).It is the third in the series of films revolving around the marmalade-loving bear created by Michael Bond, and sees Ben Whishaw returning as the voice of Paddington, alongside Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas.But it is another co-star that will capture many viewers’ attention, as the late Queen will feature briefly in the movie in photograph form.It follows on from her famous appearance in a skit alongside Paddington in a short film created for her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022, just months before her death at the age of 96. In the clip, the pair enjoy afternoon tea together at Buckingham Palace, with the Queen pulling a marmalade sandwich out of her handbag, quipping, “I keep mine in here – for later”.The decision to include the photographic image of the late Queen in the new film was made “with the consent and agreement of the royal household,” according to Ron Halpern, head of global productions at Studiocanal, who are distributing the film.Paddington In Peru completed its filming last year, and sees a new director join the franchise in Dougal Wilson, who has worked on high profile advertising campaigns as well as music videos for Coldplay.“It’s been a joy and an honour to shoot Paddington in Peru with such a wonderful and talented cast and crew,” Wilson has said.

Rebel Wilson has opened up on the debate surrounding straight actors playing queer characters.The actor shared her thoughts on the topic during her recent interview on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.Speaking in response to a question surrounding double standards in comedy – for example with people who are not overweight making jokes about being overweight – Wilson shared: “I think that’s hard.”The Pitch Perfect star, who is engaged to a woman, expanded: “It’s going into this territory of saying, ‘Well only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles’, which I think is total nonsense.”The topic has been circulating the entertainment industry recently, with some actors defending the view that straight actors should be able to play queer characters.For example, Paul Mescal defended his portrayal of a gay man in All Of Us Strangers, saying: “It depends who’s in charge of telling the story”He continued: “The issue is that there have been so many queer performances in cinema that have been offensive, but that’s because the filmmakers and the actors have been careless.Earlier this year, Will & Grace star Eric McCormack, weighed in on the topic: “I would like to think in general that the best person for the role, the one that comes in and knocks it out of the park, is the one that gets the part.”Last July, Stanley Tucci reflected on his portrayal of queer characters in Supernova and The Devil Wears Prada, sharing his view on straight actors playing queer roles. “Obviously, I believe that’s fine,” he said.

Will & Grace star Eric McCormack has defended straight actors playing LGBTQ+ roles.McCormack, who is best known for playing Will Truman on NBC sitcom Will & Grace, spoke recently about his casting as a gay character, and how straight actors should still be able to play LGBTQ+ roles.Speaking on Good Morning Britain earlier this week, the actor said: “There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig.

“Mary Poppins” movie due to “discriminatory language.”The Disney movie, which came out in 1964, stars Julie Andrews as magical governess Mary Poppins and Dick Van Dyke as her chimney-sweep sidekick, Bert.It snared 13 Oscar nominations — including one for Best Picture — and won five Academy Awards, including one for Andrews as Best Actress. It is being re-released in some movie theaters in the UK next month to celebrate its 60th anniversary.The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) changed the “Mary Poppins” rating from U — meaning that it contained “no material likely to offend or harm” and is suitable for audiences four years and older — to PG, which delineates “discriminatory language,” and that some scenes may be unsuitable for young children, though unaccompanied children of any age may watch, according to The Independent.The offending language in question is the use of the word “hottentots,” which is used in the movie by Admiral Boom (Reginald Owen), including one instance in which he refers to chimney sweeps (like Bert) whose faces are covered in soot.A BBFC spokesperson told Variety that the film “includes two uses of the discriminatory term ‘hottentots.’ While ‘Mary Poppins’ has historical context, the use of discriminatory language is not condemned, and ultimately exceeds our guidelines for acceptable language at U.“We therefore classified the film PG for discriminatory language.”The word is a racially insensitive term for the Khoekhoe, an indigenous group of nomadic herders in South Africa.The slur was adopted by Dutch settlers in South Africa, thought to imitate their language, but was later used to refer to all black people, according to The Independent.

Paddington in Peru, the third film featuring the beloved bear, has received an official UK release date of November 8, 2024.READ MORE: ‘Paddington 2’ – Film ReviewThe film recently completed filming, with on-set locations including London, Colombia and Peru itself. US audiences will have to wait longer than those in Britain to see it, however, with the American release date set at January 17, 2025.The film will be directed by Dougal Wilson, in his directorial debut.

In a move that harkens back to the 1950s while simultaneously echoing the ongoing censorship of depictions of LGBTQ identity nationwide, the Motion Picture Association has given the upcoming queer film Passages an NC-17 rating.“We hunger for movies that are in any proximity to our own experience,” director Ira Sachs told Los Angeles Times, “and to find a movie like this, which is then shut out, is, to me, depressing and reactionary.”To be sure, the Sundance drama is quite sensual — it centers on a Parisian love triangle between a movie director (Franz Rogowski), his artist husband (Ben Whishaw), and a teacher (Adèle Exarchopoulos).And yes, it has its fair share of sex and nudity — including a two-minute scene of the two husbands shot in a single take. But none of the scenes are particularly indelicate or over-the-top, the film’s distributor MUBI said in a statement.For Sachs, the rating is “a form of cultural censorship that is quite dangerous, particularly in a culture which is already battling, in such extreme ways, the possibility of LGBT imagery to exist.”“MUBI has officially rejected this NC-17 rating,” the film’s distributor said, per Variety.

Ira Sachs prefers relationships of the doomed variety — tempestuous passions torn asunder, sometimes by external forces like capitalism, which complicated the search for a home through New York’s cutthroat real estate market in “Love Is Strange” and “Little Men.” His latest film — the sexy, frustrating, loose-yet-compact, altogether irresistible three-hander “Passages” — also concerns property contracts and a homeless protagonist. However, this one’s got nobody but himself to blame for that predicament, fluent as he is in the same toxic strain of amour fou that previously perfumed the air in “Keep the Lights On” and especially Sachs’ debut, “The Delta.” As in that film — also pitched at the admirably humble quotidian scale Sachs hasn’t felt the need to exceed in more than a quarter decade — “Passages” follows a bisexual chaos agent so wrapped up in his own narcissism that he can’t see where his self-exploration ends and insensitivity to those around him begins.

It’s NYFF day. OK, yes, earlier today, we were honored to premiere the trailer for the 60th New York Film Festival.

Platinum Jubilee over the weekend. After the pair snacked on tea and marmalade sandwiches in a two-minute video, the British teddy is now being called out by “Downton Abbey” star Hugh Bonneville.Bonneville, 58, — who played Henry Brown in the “Paddington” films — jokingly accused the bear of stealing utensils from the 96-year-old monarch.The “Notting Hill” star tweeted Sunday, “Hmm @paddingtonbear, there’s an unfamiliar teaspoon in the kitchen drawer at 32 Windsor Gardens… any ideas?” The children’s literary icon denied any wrongdoing, tweeting back: “I’m sorry I don’t.

Ben Whishaw (“A Very English Scandal,” “Fargo”) and premieres June 2 on AMC+ and Sundance Now. It’s adapted from British writer Adam Kay’s bestselling book, based on the diaries he kept during his six-year career as a physician in the UK specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Kay also wrote the series, which meanders along before taking a brutally dark “didn’t see that one coming” turn later on.

James Bond star Ben Whishaw has reportedly split from his husband after 10 years of marriage.The voice of Paddington Bear, 41, met Mark Bradshaw, 39, in 2009 on the set of Ben’s film Bright Star, which composer Mark wrote the score for.They later entered a civil partnership in 2012 at a ceremony in Sydney, and have since kept their relationship very much out of the public domain.Ben also never discussed his sexuality prior to his marriage, admitting that sharing your personal life as an actor was like ‘shooting yourself in the foot.’However, it is believed that the previously ‘very happy’ couple have gone their separate ways due to ‘hectic work schedules.’According to Mail Online, their split was amicable and they are still on good terms, and still living together in their shared London home.The This Is Going To Hurt actor and Australian-born Mark are also said to be dating other people at the moment, the outlet reports.‘Their marriage has fizzled. Ben’s husband has told friends he is seeing other people.