War: Last News

Mubi has doubled down on Andrea Arnold‘s “Bird” — starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogoswki — swooping on North American and Turkish rights to the Cannes competition entry less than two weeks after it announced it had bought the film for the U.K. and Ireland. The acquisition — which Variety understands came after a fierce bidding war — marks another buzzy U.S.

Introduced in 1947 to resolved military manpower services after the Second World War it resulted in two million men being called up to join the British armed services.. But to many the experience of National Service was one of mindless drill and being shouted art by sergeants under pressure to knock conscripts into shape. Some hated it, others saw it as character building camaraderie.

George Lucas is defending the Star Wars franchise against criticism that he cast “all white men” in the movies.

Summer is just around the corner which means trips to the seaside are on the cards. Manchester may not have its own beach, but there are dozens of sandy spots to choose from nearby.

Star Wars creator George Lucas was fêted with an Honorary Palme d’Or at this evening’s Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony.

Vladimir Putin's friend has warned that a "military maniac" could start World War 3 following reports of a drone strike in Russia.

A woman who tried the world's bestselling eyelash serum says it made her eyelashes grow so long, she ended up having to trim them. In an attempt to grow her self-confessed 'non-existent' eyelashes, Kate Lally, a reporter at the Liverpool Echo, decided to give UKLash's bestselling Eyelash Serum a go.

Anya Taylor-Joy leads the fifth instalment in the Mad Max franchise, Furiosa.Directed by George Miller, Furiosa serves as a prequel to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road and charts the origins of the character, who was originally played by Charlize Theron.Other cast members in the prequel include Chris Hemsworth, Alyla Browne, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Nathan Jones, and Josh Helman.Along with directing Furiosa, Miller has co-written the story with his former Fury Road collaborator Nico Lathouris.After tracking down Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) following the 40-day wasteland war, Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) confronts him and tries to make him remember who she is.When he eventually does remember that she is the girl he kidnapped years prior, Dementus is impressed and tells her he’s been waiting for someone worthy of him. “Do this right, and you become me,” he remarks while on his knees, before adding: “The question is, do you have it in you to make it epic?”Through a narrator, we discover Furiosa doesn’t actually kill Dementus straight away, as described in various rumours and fables.

The rumored feud between Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift continues!

Patton Oswalt saw the future. Or, at least his Parks and Recreation character did.

Star Wars films were “all white”, countering that “most of the people are aliens”.Lucas was the executive producer, writer and director of the Star Wars franchise up until Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2005, and also conceived and produced the Indiana Jones film series.Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival after receiving an honorary Palme d’Or Award, he responded to the accusation directly.“They would say, ‘It’s all white men’,” he said (via Variety). “Most of the people are aliens!”“The idea is you’re supposed to accept people for what they are, whether they’re big and furry or whether they’re green or whatever.

Editor’s note: The author intentionally uses “Filipine” in reference to Pura Luka Vega instead of the more commonly used “Filipino” because it is more neutral than the Spanish masculine “-o.” Are there places on this globe of ours where drag performance has been rendered effectively illegal? Where television offers drag franchise competitions, but drag performance outside screens is criminalized? One might ask Pura Luka Vega (PLV), a Filipine national who ran afoul of the high-strung and powerful “Religious Reich” entrenched in the Philippines. By the time the U.S.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Of all the films premiering at Cannes this year, “The Most Precious of Cargoes” is both an anomaly (the first animated feature to compete for the Palme d’Or since “Persepolis” in 2007) and the most likely to become a classic. Blending the heavy lines of early-20th-century woodcuts with the gentle pastels of watercolor painting, “The Artist” director Michel Hazanavicius finds a poignant way to address not only the horrors of the Holocaust, but the kinds of kindness that combatted it, crafting an indelible parable destined to be watched and shared by generations to come.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Jeffrey Wright has joined “The Last of Us” Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned. Wright will appear in the role of Isaac, whom he previously played in “The Last Us Part II” video game. The character is described as “the quietly powerful leader of a large militia group who sought liberty but instead has become mired in an endless war against a surprisingly resourceful enemy.” Wright will appear in the series alongside returning series leads Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, and Rutina Wesley.

Jeffrey Wright is returning to a familiar role in a new setting!

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Ozempic, the weight loss drug that has taken over Hollywood this past year, is at the center of the newest “South Park” streaming special, now streaming on Paramount+. In “South Park: The End of Obesity,” the weight loss drugs take the quiet mountain town of South Park by storm.

“We weren’t really that interested in making money, we were interested in making movies,” said Star Wars franchise architect George Lucas about the early days of his career with mentor Francis Ford Coppola in a Cannes sit down discussion today.

Alt-J frontman Joe Newman has revealed to NME plans for his “Americana, Motown, soul” influenced debut solo album.Newman was speaking to NME on the red carpet of the Ivor Novellos yesterday (Thursday May 23), when he told us that the UK trio were “taking a break as a band” – following their extensive touring for their acclaimed fourth album, ‘The Dream‘.“I’m doing some solo work at the moment,” he said. “I went to LA and I’ve been working with producer Carlos de la Garza [Paramore, The Linda Lindas, M83, Cold War Kids].

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Director Francesca Archibugi, whose feminist fascist-era saga “La Storia” was Italy’s biggest TV event of 2023, is set to return behind camera on World War II drama “The Italian Chapel” set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Inspired by a true story, “Italian Chapel” is centered on a clash between the local Orkney community and prisoners of war who are confined there. Against this backdrop, a secret romance springs up between an Italian prisoner and a Scottish islander.

Warhammer‘s version of Cerberus, is coming to Total War: Warhammer 3 as a free legendary hero.READ MORE: Thrones Of Decay is a return to form for ‘Total War: Warhammer 3’As spotted by PCGamesN, Warhammer 3 is set to add the legendary hound Karanak as a hero. The cinematic trailer announcing this news simply states the pup is “coming soon”, and features a wizard running for his life away from the demon dog.Karanak is the Flesh Hound of Chaos God Khorne, also known as the Blood God.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are "constantly at war" and face a crossroads in deciding their true identity, according to royal experts.