Viggo Mortensen reveals how his son shut down X-Men director Bryan Singer in meeting

A busy mum-of-two has said having a heart attack at the age of 45 has give her a huge ‘wake up call’.

Nine people have tragically died within just weeks after allegedly taking dangerous street Valium, the Paisley Daily Express can reveal.

The chaos caused by the aftermath of Storm Arwen has led to calls for improved resilience planning and compensation for those in the firing line.

Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson says refereeing decisions are costing his Dons teammates after a defeat to Celtic.

An Airdrie man jailed for drug trafficking had his conviction overturned after the judge at his trial failed to give jurors proper instructions over an interview he gave to police.

Jamie Lang HBO Max has revealed that principal photography has begun on a second season of its cult Spanish horror series “30 Coins,” from genre maestro Alex de la Iglesia, following an eight-episode commission. Shooting for the globetrotting series will take place in Spain, Italy, the U.S., France and the U.K., with the second season scheduled to launch in 2023.HBO has also released a grim teaser to mark the occasion, which includes a brief look at Eduard Fernández’s Padre Vergara, looking worse for ware after the events of Season 1.A hit in its native Spain, the series also found success abroad as its became available on the WarnerMedia-owned streaming platform in more territories.

Scotland’s first drone port is set to begin trialling collection and delivery of medical supplies and samples for the NHS between Dundee and Angus.

The documentary maker behind Wayne Rooney's new film has revealed what surprised him most about former footballer.

the Sun reports. A deal has not yet been reached between the two fighters, but talks are reportedly at "an advanced stage".If a deal is struck as expected, it will be Hatton's first fight since he suffered defeat on his final professional comeback in 2012.The Hitman announced his final retirement immediately after being knocked out by Senchenko in September 2012, admitting: "I needed one more fight to see if I had still got it – and I haven't."Hatton had last year teased the idea of a possible appearance at some point, as he discussed the increasing popularity of retired fighters returning for exhibition fights.The likes of Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr and Evander Holyfield have all reappeared in the ring since November 2012, while Floyd Mayweather Jr is gearing up for his third exhibition since retiring from professional boxing.Would you like to see Ricky Hatton return to boxing? Let us know in the comments section."I am all for these dream fights we keep hearing about," Hatton said last year – much to the delight of his loyal followers."I have youngsters coming up to me, saying, ‘I’ve watched your fights on video but I never got to see you live!' And I think that is why I’m a fan of these exhibitions."You’re not going to see your heroes get seriously hurt, it is a chance to see them showcase their skills one last time and you can raise a bit of money for charity too, so I’m all for it."There’s a couple of picks that spring to mind for me.

High street burger giant McDonald's has announced it will no longer be selling the Chicken Big Mac.

Google Maps' Street View function after an embarrassing outdoor snap made her "famous".Amanda Byrne was seen rocking a pink tracksuit and fluffy pyjamas outside of her North Dublin home.The Dublin resident was minding her own business, rocking the matching tracksuit with her takeaway in her hand, only for the passing Google Maps Street View car to take a photo of her without her knowing, Dublin Live reports.Some time later Amanda's brother found the picture on Google's Street View map, which allows anyone in the world to view any street across the globe, including those standing on it.Byrne was surprised to say the least, speaking to DublinLive, she said: "My brother sent me the screenshots and was like 'you're famous'."When I saw them first I didn't realise they were from Google Maps. I thought I had a stalker outside my house taking photos of me."Thankfully, Byrne saw the funny side of the Google Maps snap shot, saying: "Google Maps did me dirty.

Covid lockdown was introduced, which means by now most of us are used to testing ourselves to see if we have been infected with the virus.Many people may now associate the phrase ‘positive result’ with a confirmed case of the infectious virus that has caused the pandemic.But, that was not always the case.This was clear when a woman messaged a friend with a picture of her pregnancy test - which gave a positive result.Having snapped a photo of the white stick portraying two red lines, the women wrote “positive” with a neutral face emoji.However, there was a bit of a modern day mix-up.Just like how lateral flow tests show two red lines for a positive result, the friend thought they tested for Covid - not for being pregnant.The confused friend replied: “Damn, I hope you feel better.”Along with a prayer emoji, they added: “Quarantine.”Stunned at the response, the pregnant woman slammed: “Are you stupid?”A screenshot of the text was posted to Facebook by user Amber Lee Clark which has now racked up thousands of likes and 33,000 shares.People were left in stitches at the confusion so tagged their mates with laughing emojis whilst they poked fun at the mix-up.One person chuckled: “I hope she takes all the necessary precautions that the CDC has lined out. Don’t need that s*** spreading”Another added: “Name your kid Covid.”Whilst a third user related: “Remember when I sent you my Covid results and you thought I was pregnant?”Someone else shared: “I laughed too hard at this.” Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Emmerdale fans coulnd't help but be distracted as they tuned into the soap's double bill on Thursday night.

Emmerdale fans were delighted to see some future acting stars dominate the latest episodes.

Manchester United players would "get a slap" if they mentioned the treble during their historic season.The Red Devils' 1998/99 campaign, which ended with Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League glory, is the greatest ever by an English football club.While rivals Man City won the domestic treble in the 2018/19 season, it doesn't come close to the achievement of Sir Alex Ferguson's side.United players would have been forgiven for getting excited about the prospect as season neared its conclusion.But Teddy Sheringham has revealed he and the rest of the squad daren't do that for fear of the response they'd get.During an interview with Genting Casino, the former striker was asked if captain Roy Keane would calm them down if they got over-excited. He replied: "I think actually, the manager was always like that, very straight-laced, very Scottish."He’d say, 'What you getting excited for?'."We had a captain that was very serious at that time, he didn’t have to say it, he might just look at you.Is the treble-winning team the best of all-time? Let us know in the comments section."Someone in the team could mentioned it after they’d scored a goal or when we we’re winning in the league, 'Oh, the treble'."'Don’t even say it.

The contentiously-received 2019 Best Picture Oscar-winner “Green Book” had its fair share of dispiriting controversies and embarrassing dramas surrounding its release, including claims of historical accuracy, and various, deeply tone-deaf and insensitive gaffes from those involved in the film. However, it doesn’t sound like Viggo Mortensen — who offended his co-star Mahershala Ali during the promotion of the film and shocked many by using the N-word in a public Q&A — and earned an Oscar nomination for his performance, is worried about how the film will be remembered in cinematic history.

It appears that the iconic character of Wolverine from the X-Men films was almost played by an actor OTHER than Hugh Jackman.Viggo Mortensen visited the Happy Sad Confused podcast last week, during which he discussed almost being cast in the role, and the meeting he had with since-disgraced filmmaker Bryan Singer.The Eastern Promises star, 62, explained that what initially put him off was the prospect of portraying the 'same character over and over' in many franchise films.

“X-Men”‘s Wolverine almost took a different route when Viggo Mortensen was nearly cast in the role.

Viggo Mortensen is opening up about his decision to turn down the role of Wolverine in the X-Men franchise and what happened in his meeting with director Bryan Singer.

Lord Of The Rings actor Viggo Mortensen has revealed why he turned down the opportunity to play Wolverine in the X-Men franchise.Mortensen, who met with director Bryan Singer about potentially taking on the role of Wolverine in 2000’s X-Men, has explained what put him off playing the adamantium clawed superhero.“The thing that bothered me at the time was just the commitment of endless movies of that same character over and over,” he told the Happy Sad Confused podcast.“I was nervous about that.

An Oscar nomination is a huge feather in the cap of any filmmaker. Even though many would never gauge their success based on awards recognition, there’s a reason why directors are always excited when they get nominated for a trophy.