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‘The world has lost a genius’ – worlds of music and film mourn composer Vangelis

The worlds of music and film have hailed electronic composer Vangelis as a “genius” who “created music of extraordinary originality and power”. The Greece-born musician who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the film Chariots Of Fire and ...

19 May 2022 at 22:31

New Alien TV series to be first story of the franchise set on Earth

A new Alien TV series, based on Ridley Scott’s original 1979 film, will be the first story of the franchise to be set on Earth, the chairman of FX has revealed. The action will take place some 70 years from the present day but will not feature ...

17 Feb 2022 at 20:25

Marvel leads tributes to ‘amazing talent’ William Hurt after death aged 71

Marvel has led tributes to William Hurt as “an amazing talent” following the Academy Award-winning actor’s death aged 71. The actor died a week before his 72nd birthday peacefully and of natural causes, according to a statement shared online ...

14 Mar 2022 at 02:55

Paul Mescal on Gladiator role: ‘It’s definitely the biggest one I’ve done’

Oscar-nominated actor Paul Mescal has said his role in the upcoming Gladiator film is one he can “comfortably” make his own. The Irish actor, 27, will star in the sequel to Sir Ridley Scott’s original epic, which so far has not been given ...

24 Aug 2023 at 16:44

Ireland

Paul Mescal: I’ll do a dull play if Gladiator gives me global fame

Irish actor Paul Mescal has said that if Gladiator 2 makes him become globally famous he will “have to move on and do an obtuse play nobody wants to see”. The original film about a Roman general, called Maximus Decimus Meridius, who ends ...

14 Jan 2024 at 14:29

Movies

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon would have been better with more facts, says historian

Military historian Lord Andrew Roberts has said that Ridley Scott could have told a “better story” by filming a more accurate biopic of Napoleon. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, has been criticised for moments ...

26 Nov 2023 at 11:49

Filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott to be honoured at Windsor Castle

Film director Sir Ridley Scott is to be made a Knight Grand Cross at Windsor Castle. The 86-year-old, whose filmography includes Gladiator, Blade Runner and Alien, will be recognised for services to the UK film industry. Former ...

08 May 2024 at 02:45

‘I just do my job’ – Sir Ridley Scott wonders why he received latest honour

Film director Sir Ridley Scott said he was trying to work out what he had done to merit being made a Knight Grand Cross, as he was honoured by the Prince of Wales. Sir Ridley, 86, whose filmography includes Gladiator, Blade ...

08 May 2024 at 19:04

Mary Earps, Michael Eavis and Justin Welby named in New Year Honours list

England goalkeeper Mary Earps, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis and Game of Thrones actor Emilia Clarke are among the stars of sport, stage and screen recognised in the New Year Honours list, while the Archbishop of ...

29 Dec 2023 at 23:01

Crew members injured on set of Gladiator sequel during ‘stunt sequence’

Movies

Several crew members injured during ‘stunt sequence’ on set of Gladiator sequel

Several crew members on the set of the Gladiator sequel in Morocco received “non-life-threatening injuries” during a “stunt sequence”, the film’s production company Paramount has said. Sir Ridley Scott, who directed ...

10 Jun 2023 at 20:10

National News

Paul Mescal tells Vanity Fair how his GAA background helped him land Gladiator role

Paul Mescal has revealed that his GAA background probably played a role in his being cast in director Ridley Scott's follow up to Gladiator. He told Vanity Fair that his Roman nose, which he got teased about in ...

02 Jul 2024 at 18:52

Movies

Paul Mescal faces off with Pedro Pascal in Gladiator II trailer

Irish actor Paul Mescal can be seen facing off against Pedro Pascal in the trailer for Sir Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Gladiator sequel. Normal People star Mescal, 28, plays a grown-up Lucius in the film,...

09 Jul 2024 at 17:08

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