Viggo Mortensen says he turned down Wolverine in X-Men because of 'the commitment of endless movies'

Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour has urged Russian soldiers to cease carrying out President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, as the conflict enters its seventh consecutive day.“Russian soldiers, stop killing your brothers. There will be no winners in this war,” Gilmour wrote on social media yesterday (March 1).“My daughter-in-law is Ukrainian and my grand-daughters want to visit and know their beautiful country.

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall made a 'shady' dig about Jesy Nelson's exit from the band during her latest TV appearance.On Tuesday's dose of Drag Race UK vs The World, Jade, 39, appeared as a celebrity guest judge.The five remaining queens formed a mega girl group in the episode as they performed the track London to RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Graham Norton.Ahead of the performance, Ru turned his head to Jade and asked: "How did recording with the queens compare to recording with Little Mix?"Jade replied: "Oh it's just the same really."I bossed everyone around and there there's an ugly rumour going around that one of the girls is leaving the group tonight."Michelle and Ru both gasped in shock over Jade's remark as the head judge then burst into laughter over the gag.Although Jade didn't mention Jesy by name, several eagle-eyed pop culture enthusiasts interpreted her comment to be a reference to her former bandmate's departure.One person tweeted: "Jade didn't hold back."Another penned: "The way that Jade shaded Jesy."Another fan piped up and tweeted: "Jade shading Jesy best part of drag race so far."Jesy, 30, announced she would be leaving Little Mix in December 2020.Since stepping down from Little Mix, the singer has launched her solo career which started with the release of her debut single Boyz featuring Nicki Minaj.A year later in December 2021 Little Mix - now made up of Jade, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock - announced that they were taking a break after "10 amazing years".With four number one albums to their name, the girls insisted that they were not "splitting up" as a group.The announcement came shortly after the births of Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock's babies.

dad has been reunited with his wife and son after launching a daring rescue mission to reach them in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.28-year-old Ian Umney, from St Helens, Merseyside, had been an English teacher and a courier but left his job in a desperate bid to reach his Ukrainian wife Nelia and son Jonathan, two. Speaking on a TikTok video, Ian said last week: "I cannot sit here, while my wife and son are in Ukraine, and watch the freedom and safety of Ukraine be threatened by Putin."I took four days of stress, upset, hurt, and anger but now I have packed my bag, planned, written my letters."I’m now on the way to reunite with my family by whatever means."He went viral after news of his rescue attempt spread, and on Sunday he flew from Manchester to Krakow, Poland, before crossing the Ukrainian border in the early hours of Monday.

who made headlines last month for posing on the cover of Vanity Fair in a schoolgirlish Miu Miu crop top and miniskirt set, pushed the envelope more successfully this weekend in a Saint Laurent gown with an oversized silk bow at the neck (it was fun, but also elegant, while the Vanity Fair cover seemed an attempt to make a grown-up woman look like a teenager).There were also some memorable appearances at Milan Fashion Week: the eternally beautiful Julianne Moore, 61, at Bottega Veneta in square-toed mule sandals and Sharon Stone on the front row at Dolce & Gabbana in Milan in a crystal embellished suit (she told Telegraph head of fashion Lisa Armstrong that great tailoring is her secret to looking sexy at 63: “If you’re going to show skin, whatever your age, you want clothes you can rely on to stay in place.”)It is important to note that these women are not the type to have had their faces ironed into an unrecognisable approximation of their younger selves (I’m looking at you, Madonna). While these red carpet stars may have indulged in a number of tweakments and injectables, the overall impression is that they aren’t trying to hide their age; they’re just trying to look like the best version of themselves.Take Mirren’s hair: it may be white, but it is in such impeccable condition that she was able to wear it loose in a portrait released ahead of the SAG Awards last week.

Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, blessed his fans with a brief but saucy video of him showering in nothing but a speedo. The world-famous soccer player rocked a navy blur speedo as he let the water run over his washboard abs for nearly 1 million of his followers’ viewing pleasure. He understood the importance of his service as he saluted and blew a kiss for the camera before signing off of Instagram Live. Watch the steamy video here.

Max Mara for almost three decades (Italians like continuity, even if that isn’t always reflected in their politics). Since he divides his time between the two countries, Griffith is well placed as an objective observer of a society that loves a sense of luxury but also ease and easy colours, although they don’t faint if they see brights. To this end, this season he drizzled clementine orange and yellow among the cappuccino and panna cotta shades and pulled off the happy Italian trick of designing cosy, androgynous clothes that still threw some feminine curves and gauzy fabrics into the mix. Fuzzy, muted outlines over hard lines and sharp angles.

Kulture Kiari Cephus doesn’t want to add another sibling to the family just yet, but that’s because her baby brother is more “perfect” than she could ask for. “You want me to have another baby?” the three-year-old’s mom, Cardi B, 29, asked her during an Instagram video shared on Monday. “No!” Kulture quickly responded, causing Cardi to inquire why.

Chris Pine and girlfriend Annabelle Wallis have reportedly gone their separate ways.

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.

Viggo Mortensen has revealed how his young son shut down X-Men director Bryan Singer in a meeting about taking on the role of Wolverine.   The Lord of the Rings star has often spoken about turning down the part of Wolverine in Singer’s 2000 blockbuster X-Men, but the actor gave further details surrounding his decision during a recent appearance on MTV’s Happy Sad Confused podcast.

“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.

Despite having appeared in one of the biggest franchises of the ’00s, Viggo Mortensen has never appeared in a superhero movie (though the fantastic “A History of Violence” is based on a comicbook). That being said, it’s not for a lack of offers.

The list of actors cut out of Terrence Malick’s classic 1998 “The Thin Red Line” war movie is long and legendary (we’ve dedicated entire features to digging up nuggets of stories over the years). And actor Viggo Mortensen—cut out of early roles in films like Woody Allen’s “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” and Jonathan Demme‘s “Swing Shift”—knows a thing or two about being left on the cutting room floor.

Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen will make his feature directorial debut with Falling which makes its premiere in theaters, digital and on demand today. Mortensen went all-in with his feature debut because also wrote, starred in and composed the score for Falling to show us that he’s not just a one-trick pony (but was there any doubt?)

Viggo Mortensen is speaking out against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Viggo Mortensen says he’s interested in checking out the upcoming “Lord Of The Rings” series for Amazon Prime Video.

horror project he’s involved in with film director David Cronenberg.The Green Book actor, who has been promoting his directorial debut Falling, said in a new interview that he hopes to shoot the new works this summer – and that it will be a return to Cronenberg’s past as a horror filmmaker.Asked by GQ to reflect on working with Cronenberg again in Falling (Cronenberg plays a proctologist, and the filmmaker directed Mortensen in A History Of Violence and Eastern Promises), the actor went on to reveal that the pair “have something in mind” for a project.“It’s something he wrote a long time ago, and he never got it made,” Mortensen said. “Now he’s refined it, and he wants to shoot it.

David Cronenberg has worked with some incredible actors over the course of his decades-long career. However, if you really want to get film fans excited, mention a project that has Cronenberg directing Viggo Mortensen.